Revised Council Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting #:	Meeting Number: 1
Date:	Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 1:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We begin today by acknowledging that we walk upon the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their history, spirituality, culture, and stewardship of the land. We are grateful to all Indigenous groups for their commitment to protect the land and its resources and we are committed to reconciliation, partnership and enhanced understanding.

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

COUNCIL MINUTES - DECEMBER 10, 2019 AND SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 20, 2019

• 1. That the Minutes of the December 10, 2019 Council Meeting and December 20, 2019 Special Council meeting be adopted.

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

2019 MARKHAM SANTA CLAUS PARADE - RECOGNITION OF PARADE WINNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS (12.2.6)

The 47th Markham Santa Claus Parade was held on November 23, 2019.
Council will recognize the following parade winners and City Staff who contributed to the event:

Awards

Best Commercial Float:

1) Miller Waste

2) Main Street Dance

Best Non Commercial Float:

1) Markham Rotary Clubs

2) New Beaver Shrine Club

Best Marching Group:

1) ASF Gymnastic Group

2) 351 Silver Star Squadron

Best Band:

1) Durham Regional Police Pipe & Drum Band

2) Philippine Heritage Band

Best Themed:

1) Bell

2) Country Casa Montessori

Best School:

1) North Toronto Collegiate

2) Morning Star Middle School

 

Rotary Club

• • Jim Sandiford
  • Susan Peterson
  • Peter Still

Grand Marshalls

• • Lorne Smith
  • Carol Smith

Special Guest - Livestream Host:  Lloyd Robertson

City of Markham Staff:

• • By-law Enforcement:
    • Carissa Boyko Sanderson
    • Cameron Elrick
    • Wesley Fung
    • Barry Hails
    • Brandon Sanders
  • Clerks:
    • Hristina Giantsopoulos
  • Corporate Communications: 

    • Stephanie Bagnarol

    • Andrea Berry

    • Prachi Bhaumik

    • Michael Blackburn

    • Rebecca Cotter

    • Daniel Epton

    • Mike Freethy

    • Emma Girard

    • Danny Ho

    • Heather Hogan

    • John Li

    • Ragavan Paranchothy

    • Marco Perri

    • Maxine Roy

    • Abdul Samad

    • Jing Yu

    • Jennifer Yap

    • Renee Zhang

  • Finance

    • Tony Casale

    • Joel Lustig

    • Alex Moore

    • Matthew Vetere

  • Museum

    • Lisa Cerone

    • Cynthia Szeto

  • Operations

    • Joe Basque

    • Jim Cass

    • Mike Conway

    • Steve Dahan

    • Kevin Dent

    • Derrick Doobay

    • Pat Fry

    • Morgan Jones

    • Dennis King

    • Alice Lam

    • Mark Leadbetter

    • Dean McDermid

    • David Plant

    • Ron Roffey

    • Steve Squires

    • Arpad Toplak

    • Paul Willis

  • Security
    • Eriz Lizotte

York Regional Police

• • PC Karen Chen

5.

DEPUTATIONS

5.1

DEPUTATION - DECEMBER 10, 2019 COUNCIL MINUTES (10.7, 10.5)

Adam Layton will address Council with respect to item 8.4.2 of the December 10 Council meeting minutes regarding Recommendation Report 2585231 Ontario Inc. Applications For Zoning By-Law Amendment at 9999 Markham Road (Ward 5) (10.7,10.5) File Nos: ZA/SU 18 180621

6.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.1

1-2020 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION - SISTER'S CAFE DELIGHT (WARD 8) (3.21)

(New liquor licence for indoor areas)

• 1. That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information.

6.2

2-2020 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION - TEN SPOT MARKHAM (WARD 4) (3.21)

(New liquor licence for indoor areas)

• 1. That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information.

6.3

3-2020 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION - RAMEN MISOYA MARKHAM (WARD 3) (3.21)

(New liquor licence for indoor areas)

• 1. That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information.

7.

PROCLAMATIONS

7.1

PROCLAMATION AND FLAG RAISING REQUESTS (3.4)

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• 1. That the following proclamations, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received for information purposes:
     1. Crime Stoppers Awareness Month - January 2020
     2. Tamil Heritage month - January 2020
     3. Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia - January 29, 2020
     4. Black History Month - February 2020
     5. Philippine Week - June 7 - 14, 2020
  2. That the following new request for proclamation be approved and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council:
     1. ALS Awareness Week - June 15 - 21, 2020
  3. That the following new request for proclamation, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council:
     1. Bell Let's Talk Day - January 29, 2020 
  4. That the following requests for flag to be raised at the Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre flagpole, approved by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Community Flag Raisings & Flag Protocol Policy, be received for information purposes:
     1. Tamil Heritage Month - January 15-22, 2020 (Organized by Federation of Tamil Canadians)
     2. Bell Let's Talk Day - January 29, 2020 (Organized by Bell Canada)
     3. Black History Month - February 3, 2020 (Organized by the City of Markham)
     4. Philippine Week - June 7 - 14, 2020 (Organized by the Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians)
  5. That the following new request for flag to be raised at the Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre flagpole be approved and added to the Five-Year List of Request to Raise Flag approved by Council:
     1. ALS Awareness Week - June 15 - 21, 2020 (Organized by ALS Double Play)

8.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE

8.1

REPORT NO. 47 - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE (DECEMBER 9, 2019)

Please refer to your December 9, 2019 Development Services Committee Agenda for reports.

Mayor and Members of Council:

• That the report of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):

8.1.1

RECOMMENDATION REPORT DEMOLITION OF LISTED BARN 10988 WARDEN AVENUE NORTH MARKHAM PLANNING DISTRICT, WARD 2 (16.11, 10.13)

• 1. That the report titled “Recommendation Report, Demolition of Listed Barn, 10988 Warden Avenue, North Markham Planning District, Ward 2,” dated December 9, 2019, be received; and,
  2. That Council not oppose the demolition of the Brumwell Barn and not proceed with designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and endorse the recommendations of Heritage Markham Committee with respect to the property owner incorporating selected salvaged materials into the development of the site, advertising the remaining portions of the barn for salvage, provision of a Markham Remembered Interpretive Plaque, and providing a copy of the Heritage Impact Assessment to the Archives of the Markham Museum; and further,
  3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

      

8.1.2

RECOMMENDATION REPORT REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR THE PROPOSED TIMES GROUP CORPORATION RESIDENTIAL HIGH RISE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 7, EAST OF BAYVIEW AVENUE BLOCK 45, PLAN 65M-3226   

FILE NO. SC 17 137260 (WARD 8) (6.3)

• 1. That the Staff report dated December 9, 2019 entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT Request for authorization to receive parkland dedication for the proposed Times Group Corporation residential high rise development south of Highway 7, east of Bayview Avenue Block 45, Plan 65M-3226, File No. SC 17 137260 (Ward 8)" be received; and,
  2. That Staff be authorized and directed to enter into agreement(s) with Times Group Corporation to provide the parkland required for the High Density Development on Block 45, Plan 65M-3226 as land from part of Block 46, Plan 65M-3226; and further,
  3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

      

8.1.3

HIGHWAY 404 RAMP EXTENSION (ARISTOTLE AVENUE) - LAND CONVEYANCE (5.10)

• 1. That the report entitled “Highway 404 Ramp Extension (Aristotle Avenue) – Land Conveyance” be received; and,
  2. That in accordance with By-law 178-96, the lands legally described as Part of Block 9, Plan M-2029 designated as the Parts 7, 9, 10 and 14 on Reference Plan 65R-36152 (the “Surplus Lands”) be declared surplus to municipal purposes; and,
  3. That subject to recommendation #2, the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any documents and/or agreements required to transfer the Surplus Lands to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario (“MTO”) for nominal consideration, provided that the form and content of such documents and agreements are satisfactory to the Director of Engineering and the City Solicitor; and further,
  4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2

REPORT NO. 1 - GENERAL COMMITTEE (JANUARY 20, 2020)

Please refer to your January 20, 2020 General Committee Agenda for reports.

Mayor and Members of Council:

• That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 7):

8.2.1

AWARD OF TENDER 103-T-19 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TWO (2) TANDEM AXLE PLOW/DUMP COMBINATION TRUCKS (7.12)

• 1. That the report entitled “Award of Tender 103-T-19 Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Tandem Axle Plow/Dump Combination Trucks” be received; and,

  2. That the contract for Tender 103-T-19 Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Tandem Axle Plow/Dump Combination Trucks be awarded to the lowest priced bidder, Tallman Truck Centre Limited, in the amount of $593,796.06, inclusive of HST; and,

  3. That the award in the amount of $593,796.06 be funded from project #19207 Corporate Fleet Replacement (account 057 6150 19207 005), with available budget of $548,020.00; and,

  4. That the budget shortfall in the amount of $45,776.06 ($593,796.06 - $548,020.00) be funded from the Life Cycle Capital and Replacement Reserve Fund; and further,

  5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2.2

EXTENSION OF ONTARIO SPCA CONTRACT (2.8)

• 1. That the report entitled “Extension of Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Contract” be received; and,
  2. That Council approve a one year extension until March 31, 2021 with the Ontario SPCA for the provision of animal sheltering and control services; and,
  3. That staff report back to Council with options for a new animal service delivery model to be implemented when the one year term is complete with the Ontario SPCA; and further,
  4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2.3

MARKHAM ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FUND REVIEW (5.7)

• 1. That the Report entitled “Markham Environmental Sustainability Fund (MESF) Fund Review “ be received; and,

  2. That the Markham Environmental Sustainability Fund include a new funding program entitled the “Sustainable Neighborhoods Small Grant” program under the terms, conditions and approval process outlined in this report; and further,

  3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2.4

BUILDING MARKHAM'S FUTURE TOGETHER (BMFT) 2020 – 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN (16.23)

• 1. That the presentation entitled "Building Markham’s Future Together (BMFT) 2020 - 2023 Strategic Plan" be received; and,
  2. That the report entitled "Building Markham’s Future Together (BMFT) 2020 – 2023 Strategic Plan" be received; and,
  3. That the "Building Markham’s Future Together 2020 – 2023 Strategic Plan" attached as Appendix A, be adopted by the City; and,
  4. That the summary of the Community Engagement program outlined in Appendix B be received; and,
  5. That Staff report annually on the status of "Building Markham’s Future Together 2020 - 2023 Strategic Plan"; and further,
  6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2.5

MARKHAM PAN AM CENTRE VESTIBULE (6.0)

• 1. That the presentation entitled “Markham Pan Am Centre Vestibule” be received; and,
  2. That the Permanent South Exterior Vestibule option be approved; and,
  3. That the project be funded from project #20149 Pan Am Centre Vestibule as approved through the 2020 Capital Budget process; and further,
  4. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2.6

ATTENDANCE AT THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS MEETING, JANUARY 22-24, 2020, WASHINGTON DC (10.16)

• 1. That Council approve the attendance and funding for Mayor Frank Scarpitti to attend the United States Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington DC from Wednesday January 22, 2020 to Friday January 24, 2020; and,
  2. That the estimated cost of $1,240.00 be funded from the Council Conferences Budget (account 840-841-5200); and further,
  3. That Mayor Frank Scarpitti be requested to provide Members of Council with a report on the conference.

8.2.7

ATTENDANCE AT THE 2020 SMART CITY SUMMIT AND EXPO, March 24-27, 2020, TAIPEI, TAIWAN (10.16)

• 1. That Council approve the attendance for Regional Councilllor Joe Li and Parvathi Nampoothiri, Manager, Urban Design to attend the 2020 Smart City Summit in Taipei, Taiwan, March 24-27, 2020; and,
  2. That Council approve the cost of air-fare for Parvathi Nampoothiri, Manager Urban Design; and,
  3. That the estimated cost of $2,500.00 be funded from the Council Conferences Budget (account 840-841-5200); and further,
  4. That Regional Councillor Joe Li be requested to provide Members of Council with a report on the conference.

8.3

REPORT NO. 2 - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING (JANUARY 21, 2020)

Please refer to your January 21, 2020 Development Services Public Meeting Agenda for reports.

Mayor and Members of Council:

• That the report of the Development Services Public Meeting be received & adopted. (1 item):

8.3.1

CITY INITIATED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO PERMIT OPEN STORAGE AND OFFICE USE AS PART OF A PROPOSED OPERATIONS YARD AT 10192 9TH LINE (WARD 5) FILE: ZA 19 142029 (10.5)

• 1. That the written submission from Domenic Conforti, Ninth North Developments Inc. to the January 21, 2020 Development Services Public Meeting, regarding the Zoning By-Law Amendment Application to permit open storage and office use as part of a proposed operations yard at 10192 9th Line (Ward 5) File Number: ZA 19 142029, be received.
  2. That the Information Memorandum titled "Information Memorandum, City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Application to permit Open Storage and Office Use as part of Proposed Operations Yard at 10192 9^th Line (Ward 5)", be received; and,
  3. That the record of the Public Meeting held on January 21, 2020, with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by the City of Markham, File PLAN 19 142029, be received; and further,
  4. That the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by the City of Markham, File PLAN 19 142029, be approved and that the by-law be finalized and enacted without further notice.

  (By-law 2020-3)

8.4

REPORT NO. 2 - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE (JANUARY 27, 2020)

Please refer to your January 27, 2020 Development Services Committee Agenda for reports.

Mayor and Members of Council:

• That the report of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (1 Item):

8.4.1

CHANGES TO THE 2020 COUNCIL AND STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR (16.0)

• 1. That the February 10, 2020 Development Services Committee meeting time be changed to 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and,
  2. That an additional Special Development Services Committee meeting be scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from 8:30 am to 11:00 am.

9.

MOTIONS

10.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER

11.

NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

As per Section 2 of the Council Procedural By-Law, "New/Other Business would generally apply to an item that is to be added to the Agenda due to an urgent statutory time requirement, or an emergency, or time sensitivity".

12.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

13.

BY-LAWS - THREE READINGS

That By-laws 2020-1 to 2020-4 be given three readings and enacted.

Three Readings

13.1

BY-LAW 2020-1  CORNELL ROUGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,  PART LOT CONTROL BY-LAW

A by-law to designate part of a certain plan of subdivision not subject to Part Lot Control,  Blocks 116 to 121 (inclusive), Registered Plan 65M-4544, municipally known as 219 to 231 Webb Street and 2164 to 2196, 2200 to 2228 Donald Cousens Parkway.

13.2

BY-LAW 2020-2  BROOKDALE BUILDING GROUP,  40, 42, 44 AND 46 RIVER BEND ROAD, HOLD REMOVAL BY-LAW

A By-law to amend By-law 122-72

13.3

BY-LAW 2020-3 CITY OF MARKHAM, 10192 9TH LINE, ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

A By-law to amend By-law 304-87, as amended to permit an office building and open storage.

(Item 8.3.1, Report No. 2)

13.4

BY-LAW 2020-4 KYLEMORE COMMUNITIES (YORKTON) LTD., PART LOT CONTROL EXEMPTION BY-LAW

A by-law to designate part of a certain plan of subdivision not subject to Part Lot Control, Blocks 1 and 4, Registered Plan 65M-4613, located on the north and south sides of New Yorkton Avenue, west of Kennedy Road, and north of 16^th Avenue. 

14.

CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW - THREE READINGS

• That By-law 2020-5 be given three readings and enacted.

  Three Readings

  BY-LAW 2020-5 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 28, 2020.
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15.

ADJOURNMENT