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                                                                                                  COUNCIL MINUTES

                                             December 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m. (Special Meeting)

                                                                  Council Chamber, Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre

                                                                                                     Meeting No. 21

 

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ROLL CALL

Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, Regional Councillor Gord Landon, Councillor Howard Shore, Councillor Don Hamilton, Councillor Carolina Moretti, Councillor Colin Campbell, Councillor Alan Ho, Councillor Logan Kanapathi,.

 

 

REGRETS

Regional Councillor Jim Jones

Regional Councillor Joe Li

Councillor Valerie Burke

Councillor Alex Chiu

 

 

STAFF

Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer

Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services

Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor

Joel Lustig, Treasurer

Martha Pettit, Acting City Clerk

Stephen Huycke, Acting Deputy Clerk

John Wong, Technology Support Specialist

 

 

The special meeting of Council convened at 4:06 p.m. on December 13, 2012 in the Council Chamber.  Mayor Frank Scarpitti presided.

 

 

 

1.         DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

(1)        None disclosed.

 

 

 


 

2.         PRESENTATIONS

 

Council consented to add presentations Nos. 1 and 2.

 

(1)        UPDATE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
            - RULAND PROPERTIES INC. (THE REMINGTON GROUP)
            HOLD PROVISION REMOVAL, 170 AND 180 ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD (10.5)

 

Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services, provided an update of the Ruland Properties Inc. (The Remington Group) application at 170 and 180 Enterprise Boulevard.  He advised the removal of the Hold Provision of the application is required at this time to facilitate the issuance of a conditional building permit.

 

 

 

(2)        JASON SHELDON, THE REMINGTON GROUP
            HOLD PROVISION REMOVAL FOR RULAND PROPERTIES INC.
            170 AND 180 ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD (10.5)

 

Jason Sheldon, Vice-President of Land Development, The Remington Group, presented the site plans for Ruland Properties Inc. (The Remington Group), 170 and 180 Enterprise Boulevard.

 

 

 

3.         DELEGATIONS

 

Council consented to hear Delegation Nos. 1 and 2.

 

(1)        DELEGATIONS - HOLD PROVISION REMOVAL
            FOR
RULAND PROPERTIES INC. (THE REMINGTON GROUP)

            170 AND 180 ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD (10.5)

 

Moved by Councillor Logan Kanapathi

Seconded by Councillor Howard Shore

 

            1)         That the following delegations with respect to the Hold Removal Provision for Ruland Properties Inc. (The Remington Group), 170 and 180 Enterprise Boulevard, be received:

 

            1.         Karen Rea enquired about the meeting notification process and expressed objection to the hold removal.

 

            2.         Donna Bush provided comments and expressed objection to the hold removal.

 

CARRIED

 


 

The Clerk confirmed the appropriate notification process was undertaken and that the Special Council meeting of this date was officially called and authorized to take place in accordance with City of Markham's Procedural By-law 2001-1.

 

 

 

4.         COMMUNICATIONS

 

Moved by Councillor Logan Kanapathi

Seconded by Councillor Howard Shore

 

That Council receive and consent to the disposition of communications in the following manner:

 

Received

80-2012           LETTER DATED DECEMBER 11, 2012 FROM RANDY PEDDIGREW, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, THE REMINGTON GROUP INC. (10.5)

                        Letter

                        - Requesting a Special Council Meeting be held to remove the Hold Provision for Ruland Properties Inc. (The Remington Group), 170 and 180 Enterprise Boulevard.

CARRIED

 

 

81-2012           MEMORANDUM DATED DECEMBER 13, 2012 FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (10.5)

                        Memo

                        - Providing an update with respect to the proposed hold removal by-law for Ruland Properties Inc. (The Remington Group), 170 and 180 Enterprise Boulevard.

CARRIED

 

 

 

5.         BY-LAWS

 

Moved by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath

Seconded by Regional Councillor Gord Landon

 

That By-law 2012-247 be given three readings and enacted.

 

Three Readings

 

BY-LAW 2012-247    HOLD REMOVAL BY-LAW, RULAND PROPERTIES INC. (THE REMINGTON GROUP), 170 AND 180 ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD

                                    By-law

                                    - A by-law to amend By-law 2004-196, as amended, north side of Enterprise Boulevard and east of Birchmount Road, to permit the construction of multi-storey mixed use buildings.

 

CARRIED


 

 

 

6.         CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW

 

Moved by Councillor Alan Ho

Seconded by Councillor Colin Campbell

 

That By-law 2012-248 be given three readings and enacted.

 

Three Readings

 

BY-LAW 2012-248    A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 13, 2012.

                                    By-law

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

7.         ADJOURNMENT

 

Moved by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath

Seconded by Councillor Carolina Moretti

 

That the Council meeting be adjourned at 4:24 p.m.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________________                            _______________________________

MARTHA PETTIT                                                            FRANK SCARPITTI

ACTING CITY CLERK                                                    MAYOR

 

(Signed)

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