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)