MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
2007-05-01
Meeting No. 14
All Members of Council
Development Services Economic
Development
Chair: Regional
Councillor J. Jones Chair: Regional Councillor T. Wong
Vice-Chair: Councillor
J. Webster
PART B
Report
Agenda
9:00 a.m. –
Council Chamber
Attendance
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Councillor
A. Chiu
Regrets
Mayor
Scarpitti
Councillor
J. Webster
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J.
Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
J.
Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
C.
Conrad, Town Solicitor
S.
Chait, Director, Economic Development
V.
Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design
C.
Raynor, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber with Deputy
Mayor J. Jones in the Chair. Regional Councillor
T. Wong assumed the Chair for Economic Development item, No. 1.
DISCLOSURE
OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed
1. MARKHAM-LAVAL
ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM (10.16)
Report Att1 Att2 Att3 Att4 Att5
Mr.
S. Chait, Director, Economic Development, provided highlights from the
Markham-Laval Economic Alliance Program. These included the generation of new
business leads and the sharing of information and expertise which led to an
exchange of two scientists. Committee was advised that the Government of Quebec
is supporting the mission to Laval.
Moved
by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
That
the report entitled “Markham-Laval Economic Alliance Program” be received for
information;
And
that staff be approved to implement the proposed 2007 action plan at a cost not
to exceed $10,500 and to be funded through Economic Development
Capital account #086-6900-7679-005 ($8,000) and Economic Development
Business Travel Account 610-9985201 ($2,500);
And
that Council authorize the Mayor, the Chair of the Economic Development
Committee and the Senior Business Development Officer, to participate in the
fall business mission to Laval;
And that Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
2. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- April 17, Part B (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Regional
Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the minutes of the Development Services
Committee meeting, Part B, held April 17, 2007, be confirmed.
CARRIED
3. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- April 17, 2007 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Regional
Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the minutes of the Development Services Public
Meeting, held April 17, 2007, be confirmed.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES – HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE
APRIL 11, 2007 (16.11)
Minutes
Moved by Regional
Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the minutes of the
Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on April 11, 2007, be received.
CARRIED
5. MARKHAM PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
- February 12, 2007
- March 19, 2007
- April 11, 2007 (16.34)
Feb
12 Mar
19 Apr
11
Moved by Regional
Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the minutes of
the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee meeting held February 12, March 19,
2007 and April 11, 2007, be received for information.
CARRIED
6. RENAMING OF THE
BY-PASS SECTION OF HIGHWAY 7
EAST OF LOCUST HILL AND THE
TOWN
OWNED MARKHAM BY-PASS IN
CORNELL (10.14)
Report Attachment
Moved by Regional
Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the report entitled “Renaming of the by-passed section of Highway 7
east of Locust Hill and the Town owned Markham By-Pass in Cornell”, dated May
1, 2007, be received;
And that the Town of Markham request the Ministry of Transportation to
rename the by-passed section of Highway 7, east of Locust Hill as Locust Hill
Lane;
And that the Town rename the Town owned Markham By-Pass in Cornell as Cornell Centre Boulevard;
And that a by-law to rename the Town owned Markham By-Pass to Cornell Centre Boulevard be considered by Council at its
meeting on June 12, 2007;
And that the Clerk be authorized to provide notice in accordance with
notice By-law 2002-275;
And further that
Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution.
CARRIED
7. DUFFERIN CONCRETE
7655 WOODBINE AVENUE
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN
AND
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO
PERMIT
THE MODERNIZATION OF AN
EXISTING CONCRETE PLANT
OP 06 132795 AND ZA 06 132837 (10.3,
10.5)
Report Attachment Appendices
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor D. Horchik
That the report
dated May 1, 2007 entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Dufferin Concrete, 7655
Woodbine Avenue, Applications for Official Plan and zoning by-law amendment to
permit the modernization of an existing concrete plant,” be received;
And that the record of the
Public Meeting held on March 20, 2007 to consider the requested Official Plan
and zoning by-law amendments, be received;
And that the Official Plan
Amendment application (OP 06 132795) be approved as outlined in the staff
report and the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix ‘A’ be
finalized and adopted;
And that the Zoning By-law
Amendment application (ZA 06 132837) be approved as outlined in the staff
report and the draft implementing zoning by-law attached as Appendix ‘B’ be
finalized and enacted;
And that staff be authorized
and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. TIMES
MARKHAM CENTRE
(MAJESTIC COURT CONDOMINIUM)
NORTH-WEST CORNER OF SOUTH
TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD
AND CLEGG ROAD, APPLICATION
FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
TO PERMIT AN INCREASE IN THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF STOREYS FROM 12 TO 16, AND INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS FROM
400 TO 532, AND TO
REZONE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY
FOR A PUBLIC PARK
(ZA 07 111517) (10.3,
10.5)
Report Attachment
Committee was
advised that a presentation by the applicant will be made to Development
Services Committee on May 8, 2007.
Moved by Councillor
J. Virgilio
Seconded by
Councillor D. Horchik
That the staff
report dated May 1, 2007, entitled: “Times Markham Centre (Majestic Court
Condominium), North-west corner of South Town Centre Boulevard and Clegg Road,
Application for zoning by-law amendment to permit an increase in the maximum
number of storeys from 12 to 16, and
increase in the maximum number of dwelling units from 400 to 532, and to rezone
a portion of the property for a public park, FILE: ZA 07 111517, be received;
And that a Public
Meeting be held to consider the application;
And that Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
9. YORK REGION
2006 ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT
(5.0)
Correspondence
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L.
Kanapathi
That the letter from York
Region, dated March 30, 2007, including a copy of the York-Durham Sewage System
2006 Annual Report on Compliance with the Minister’s Conditions, be received.
CARRIED
NOTE: A copy of the report is
available in the Clerks Department.
10. IN CAMERA ITEMS (8.0, 10.12)
Moved by Councillor
D. Horchik
Seconded by
Councillor C. Moretti
That Development
Services Committee resolve into an in camera session to discuss the following
confidential matters (9:10 a.m.):
(1) BERCZY VILLAGE AND GREENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY PARKS
(2) COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPEAL
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor
D. Horchik
Seconded by
Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the
Development Services Committee rise (9:15 a.m.)
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at the hour of 9:16 a.m.