Council Minutes

7.Attachment C - Baptist Church and Hoover House.pdf

7.Attachment C - Baptist Church and Hoover House.pdf

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 AND OCTOBER 10, 2018 (16.0)

Moved byRegional Councillor Jack Heath
Seconded byCouncillor Andrew Keyes
1. That the minutes of the Friends of the Markham Museum Board meetings held June 6, 2018, September 12, 2018 and October 10, 2018, be received for information purposes; and,
2. That Council endorse the recommendations from the November 10, 2018 Friends of the Markham Museum Board Extract:
“That the list of artifacts (Attachment A) from the Chapman House and the remaining Strickler Barn items be approved for deaccession and sent to the City of Markham for approval; and,

That the list of artifacts (Attachment B) from the Wilson Variety Hall be approved for deaccession and submitted to the City of Markham for final approval; and further;

That the list of artifacts (Attachment C) from the Baptist Church and Hoover House be approved for deaccession and submitted to the City of Markham for final approval.”
Carried

8.2
REPORT NO. 6 GENERAL COMMITTEE (FEBRUARY 4 2019)

That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (1 item):

8.2.1
ADDITIONAL CITY OF MARKHAM COMMENTS ON THE PROVINCE’S INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY IN ONTARIO CONSULTATION DOCUMENT (7.11)

1.Report- Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document.pdf

2.Appendix A - AMO Submission on Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario consultations.pdf

3.Appendix B - MFOA_who_pays_for_growth.pdf

4.Appendix C - MFOA housing consultation response.pdf

1.Report- Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document.pdf

2.Appendix A - AMO Submission on Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario consultations.pdf

3.Appendix B - MFOA_who_pays_for_growth.pdf

4.Appendix C - MFOA housing consultation response.pdf

Moved byRegional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded byCouncillor Alan Ho
1. That the report entitled “Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document”, dated February 4, 2019 be received; and,
2. That the report entitled “Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document”, dated February 4, 2019, be forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and,
3. That the City of Markham work with the Province to streamline development application processes and consider, among other initiatives, the following:
  1. The Province allow for alternative forms of statutory Public Meetings to obtain public input on applications where Official Plan amendments are not required;
  2. Streamline application review processes undertaken by Provincial ministries and agencies and Upper Tier Municipalities by mandating appropriate application review timelines, having regard for the application approval timelines established under the Planning Act.
  3. Amend the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, and its associated Regulations 82/98, to provide an exemption for second dwelling units constructed at the time that a new residential dwelling unit is constructed.
4. That the City of Markham request the Province to review their One Window Planning Service for input, review, and approval of planning applications that includes streamlining review processes and utilize technology for enhanced coordination between Ministries; and,
5. That the City of Markham request the Province to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 as amended, to eliminate the 10% reduction for services and reduce the list of ineligible services; and further,
6. That the City of Markham forward a letter to the Province outlining the steps Markham has taken to improve processes within the existing framework.
Carried
Council consented to amend the resolution by adding the following clause as Recommendation No. 6:

6. That the City of Markham forward a letter to the Province outlining the steps Markham has taken to improve processes within the existing framework.

9.
MOTIONS

There were no motions.

10.
NOTICE OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER

There were no notices of motions.

11.
NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1
JOINT-COUNCIL MEETING REQUEST (16.0)

Regional Councillor Jim Jones requested that a joint-Council meeting between Markham City Council, Richmond Hill Town Council and Vaughan City Council to discuss various inter-jurisdictional matters including rapid transit and cash-in-lieu of parkland.

11.2
MAYOR'S MEETING WITH PROVINCIAL ADVISORS (13.0)

Councillor Karen Rea inquired about the upcoming Mayor's Meeting with Provincial Advisors and requested that Markham City Councillors have an opportunity to provide input. The Mayor suggested Council consider passing a resolution to send to the Province.

11.3
HYDRO-POLE REPLACEMENT - WARD 3 (5.0)

Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton noted that Hydro Pole replacements were taking place in Ward 3. The Chief Administrative Officer was requested to review the matter and provide Council with an update.

12.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There were no announcements.

13.
BY-LAWS

There were no By-laws to be considered.

14.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

Council consented to not resolve into confidential session.

14.1
COUNCIL

14.1.1
MINUTES OF CONFIDENTIAL COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 12, 2018 (16.0)

Moved byCouncillor Karen Rea
Seconded byCouncillor Keith Irish
1. That the minutes of the Confidential Council meeting of December 12, 2018 be confirmed.
Carried

14.2
GENERAL COMMITTEE - FEBRUARY 4, 2019

14.2.1
A PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 7) (8.0) [Section 239 (2) (c)]

Moved byCouncillor Khalid Usman
Seconded byCouncillor Isa Lee
1. That the report entitled “Declaration of Surplus of lands relating to the East-West road South of the Aaniin Community Centre” be received; and,
2. That in accordance with By-law 178-96 the City declare the lands described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 7, being Part 1 on Reference Plan 65R-38206 attached hereto as Attachment No. 1, City of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, as surplus, being lands originally set out for road servicing; and,
3. That the foregoing recommendations be reported out at the next or subsequent public Council meeting; and further,
4. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to the foregoing.
Carried

14.3
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE - FEBRUARY 11, 2019

14.3.1
LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR

7.Attachment C - Baptist Church and Hoover House.pdf