Council
Minutes
January
30, 2018, 7:00 PM
Council Chamber, Anthony
Roman Markham Civic Centre
Meeting No. 1
Roll Call
Mayor Frank Scarpitti,
Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, Regional Councillor Jim Jones, Regional Councillor Joe
Li (arrived 7:06 PM), Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong, Councillor Valerie
Burke, Councillor Alan Ho Councillor Don Hamilton (arrived at 7:07 PM),
Councillor Karen Rea (arrived at 7:07 PM), Councillor Colin Campbell,
Councillor Amanda Collucci (arrived at 7:15 PM), Councillor Logan Kanapathi
(arrived at 7:15 PM).
Regrets
Councillor Alex Chiu.
Staff
Andy Taylor, Chief
Administrative Officer
Catherine Conrad, City
Solicitor and Acting Director of Human Resources
Trinela Cane, Commissioner
of Corporate Services
Biju Karumanchery, Acting
Commissioner of Development Services
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner
of Community and Fire Services
Joel Lustig, Treasurer
Kimberley Kitteringham, City
Clerk
Martha Pettit, Deputy City
Clerk
John Wong, Technology
Support Specialist
Bryan Frois, Chief of Staff
Murray Boyce, Senior Project
Coordinator, Planning & Urban Design
Carlie Turpin, Manager,
Elections, Legislative Services Department
Emma Girard, Communications
Advisor
The meeting of
Council convened at 7:04 PM on January 30, 2018 in the Council Chamber.
Mayor Frank
Scarpitti presided.
(1) Regional
Councillor Joe Li disclosed an interest with respect to Item No. 5 (Liquor
License: Application For Li Dynasty Indian Hakka Chinese Cuisine, 9750 Markham Road)
by nature of his spouse owning the restaurant, and did not take part in the
discussion or vote on this matter.
2. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
Minutes
Moved by Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by Councillor
Valerie Burke
1) That the Minutes of
the Council Meeting held on December 12, 2017, be adopted.
Carried
3. PRESENTATIONS
There were no
presentations.
4. DEPUTATIONS
There were no
deputations.
5. COMMUNICATIONS
Moved by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
That Council
receive and consent to the disposition of communications in the following
manner:
Received
1-2018 LIQUOR
LICENSE: APPLICATION FOR LI DYNASTY INDIAN HAKKA CHINESE CUISINE, 9750 MARKHAM
ROAD (WARD 6) (3.21)
Info
Request
for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form.
(New liquor licence for indoor areas)
Carried
Regional
Councillor Joe Li disclosed an interest and did not take part in the discussion
or vote on this matter.
6. PROCLAMATIONS
Moved by Councillor
Alan Ho
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Joe Li
(1) PROCLAMATION
AND FLAG RAISING REQUESTS (3.4)
1) That the following proclamations, issued by the City Clerk
in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received for
information purposes:
- Canada Flag Day
(February 15, 2018)
- Heritage Week
(February 19 – 25, 2018)
- Day of Mourning for
Workers Killed or Injured on the Job (April 28, 2018)
- Philippine Week (June
10 – 17, 2018)
- Trinidad and Tobago
National Day (August 31, 2018); and,
2) That the following new request for proclamation be approved
and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council:
- National Cupcake Day (February
26, 2018); and,
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:
- Day
of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia (January 29, 2018); and,
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:
- Canada Flag Day (February
15, 2018)
(Organized
by Proud To Be Canadian From Sea To Sea)
- Prince of Wales Prize
Flag (Heritage Week – February 19 – 25, 2018)
(Organized
by The City of Markham)
- Flag
for Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job (April 28, 2018)
(Organized by The City of Markham)
- Flag of Philippines
(June 10 - 17, 2018)
(Organized
by Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians)
- Flag of Trinidad and
Tobago (August 31, 2018)
(Organized
by Dianne Ojar); and further;
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:
- Flag
for the 70th Anniversary of Sri Lanka's Independence Day (February
3, 2018)
(Organized by the Consulate General of Sri
Lanka).
Note: Following the Council meeting, the
request for flag raising for the 70th Anniversary of Sri Lanka's
Independence Day was amended to February 17, 2018,
as requested by the organizer.
Carried
That Report No. 1 - General
Committee comprised of 2 items be received and adopted.
(1) ROGERS HOMETOWN HOCKEY
HOCKEY CELEBRATION WEEKEND (12.2.6)
Presentation
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
1) That
the presentation titled “Rogers Hometown Hockey: Hockey Celebration Weekend” be
received; and.
2) That
Markham Council endorses the Rogers Hometown Hockey Celebration; and,
3) That the project will
be funded from the Culture and Economic Development Operating Fund, Account
Number 610-998-5811 “International Investment and Attraction” in the amount of
$20,000, towards the development and execution of the event; and,
4) That
Rogers Hometown Hockey Week be proclaimed in the City of Markham from Monday
February 26th to Sunday March 4th, 2018; and,
5) That
Rogers Hometown Hockey Jersey Day be celebrated by official proclamation in the
City of Markham on Friday March 2nd, 2018; and,
6) That
the City agree to host, in conjunction with Rogers Media Inc. and The Remington
Group Inc., the Rogers "Hometown Hockey" event to be held in Markham
from March 2, 2018 to March 4, 2018; and,
7) That
the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement with Rogers Media
Inc. and The Remington Group Inc. and any other
documents required to implement the foregoing resolutions in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and further,
8) That
Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution.
Carried
(2) USE
OF CORPORATE RESOURCES FOR ELECTION PURPOSES (14.0)
Presentation Policy
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
Discussion on this matter ensued.
1) That
the presentation by Ms. Carlie Turpin entitled, “Use of Corporate Resources for
Election Purposes,” be received; and,
2) That
Section 8 of the, “Business Conference and Expense Policy,” be repealed; and,
3) That
the Policy titled, “Use of Corporate Resources for Election Purposes Policy,”
as amended at the January 22, 2018
General Committee meeting as follows:
·
Members of Council be restricted to 6/11 of their annual discretionary
budget from January 1st to May 1st in a Municipal
Election year; and,
·
Include “By-Election in Section 3.3”; and
·
Delete Section 3.5.5 “All expenses related to
ward or community meetings and business cards”; and,
·
Include a clause
stating that with respect to a current Member of Council who is not registered
as a candidate effective July 27, 2018 at 2:01 PM none of the restrictions
noted in Section 3.5 in the policy apply; be adopted; and,
4) That
Human Resources staff be directed to amend the employment contracts of
Councillors’ Assistants by deleting the prohibition with respect to working on
councillors’ political campaigns as long as such work is performed during
non-working hours and outside of the City of Markham offices and the existing
Councillors’ Assistants be so advised; and further,
5) That
Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution.
Carried
That
Report No. 2 - Development Services Committee comprised of 1 item be received
and adopted.
(1) RECOMMENDATION REPORT
UNIONVILLE HOME SOCIETY
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK AND MINTO COMMUNITIES
4300 HIGHWAY 7
NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 7 BETWEEN THE GO TRANSIT RAIL
LINE AND SCIBERRAS ROAD, WARD 3
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENTS AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR RESIDENTIAL
AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
FILES: OP 17 178335, ZA 17 178335 AND SC 17 178335 (10.3, 10.5 & 10.6
Report
Moved by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Nirmala Armstrong
1) That
the report dated January 29, 2018 titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Unionville
Home Society, Regional Municipality of York and Minto Communities, 4300 Highway
7, North side of Highway 7 between the GO Transit rail line and Sciberras Road,
Ward 3, Applications for Official Plan and zoning by-law amendments and site
plan approval for residential and institutional developments, Files OP 17
178335, ZA 17 178335 and SC 17 178335;” be received; and,
2) That
Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments (OP/ZA 17 178335) be finalized and
forwarded to Council for adoption/approval; and,
3) That
the presentation by the architect for the York Region affordable rental
apartment building (SC 17 178335), be received; and,
4) That
the site plan application for the York Region affordable rental apartment
building (SC 17 178335), be endorsed in principle; and,
5) That
final site plan approval for the York Region affordable rental apartment
building (SC 17 178335), be delegated to
the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or his designate, to be issued (Site
Plan Approval is issued only when the Director or his designate has signed the
site plan “approved”) when the following conditions have been met:
·
The Owner has entered into a site plan
agreement with the City agreeing to construct the development in accordance
with plans approved by the City and in accordance with the requirements of the
City and public agencies as outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and,
·
Staff has reported
back to Development Services Committee on parking improvements for the Wyndham
Garden and Unionville Home Society developments; and,
6) That
site plan endorsement shall lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date
of endorsement in the event the site plan agreement is not executed within that
period; and,
7) That
staff be directed to report back at the earliest opportunity on potential
expansion of the Anna Russell Parkette; and,
8) That
the correspondence dated January 28, 2018 from Ian Free, Christiane
Bergauer-Free, Tristan Bergauer-Free in opposition be received; and further,
9) That
staff be authorized to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
Carried
8. MOTIONS
There were no motions.
9. NOTICE OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER
There were no
notices of motions to reconsider.
10. NEW/OTHER BUSINESS
(1) DECLARATION OF SURPLUS
LANDS ADJACENT TO
ROBERT WEST LANE (8.6)
Map
Moved by Councillor
Valerie Burke
Seconded by Councillor
Karen Rea
Notices
of Proposed Sale
City of Markham
Proposed Sale of Surplus Real
Property
(Pursuant to By-law 178-96)
1) That the notice of proposed sale for the City owned
lands legally described as Part of Lot 31, Concession 1, shown as Part 1 on
Registered Plan Plan 65R-10487 (the “Robert
West Lane”); City of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, be confirmed.
(In-Camera Item No. 4 – December 12, 2017 Council Meeting)
Carried
(2) RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
JANUARY 8, 2018
LICENSING COMMITTEE HEARING (1 LANDMARK COURT) (2.0)
No attachment
Moved by Councillor
Valerie Burke
Seconded by Councillor
Logan Kanapathi
Recommendation:
1) That the following recommendation of the Licensing
Committee from the Hearing held on January 8, 2018, be approved and adopted:
"1. That
the application to remove two crab apple trees at 1 Landmark Court, Markham,
be denied."
Carried
(3) RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
JANUARY 8, 2018
LICENSING COMMITTEE HEARING (23 LEIGHLAND DRIVE) (2.0)
No attachment
Moved by Councillor
Alan Ho
Seconded by Councillor
Colin Campbell
Recommendation:
1) That
the following recommendation of the Licensing Committee from the Hearing held on
January 8, 2018, be approved and adopted:
"1. That
the application to remove a blue spruce tree at 23 Leighland Drive, Markham,
be approved; and,
2. Upon removal of the
tree the applicant shall plant one (1) tree, with a minimum 20cm diameter at
breast height at the time of planting, anywhere on the subject site by
September 30, 2018; the species to be deemed appropriate by staff; and further,
3. That the
recommendations are based on the unique characteristics of this case only and
are neither intended to be precedent setting nor to be used as a basis for
future cases."
Carried
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
12. BY-LAWS
Moved by Councillor
Amanda Collucci
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
That By-laws
2018-1 and 2018-2 be given three readings and enacted.
Carried
Three Readings
A by-law to designate part of a certain plan
of subdivision not subject to Part Lot Control, Lots 12 to
29 (inclusive), Registered Plan 65M-4513, east side of William Forster Road and
west of Donald Cousens Parkway.
By-law
Carried
BY-LAW 2018-2 FIRST
MARKHAM PLACE PROPERTIES INC., 3265 AND 3275 HIGHWAY 7 EAST, HOLD REMOVAL
BY-LAW
A by-law
to amend By-law 165-80, as amended, to permit
a supermarket.
By-law
Carried
13. CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
Moved by
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong
That, in
accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act,
Council resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the following confidential
matters (7:21 PM):
General
Committee - January 22, 2018
1. THE SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 8) (8.2)
[Section 239 (2) (a)]
2. THE SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 4) (6.0)
[Section
239 (2) (a)]
Council - January 30, 2018
3. LITIGATION
OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR
LOCAL BOARD – 2014 OFFICIAL PLAN, PART 1 – OMB SETTLEMENT
HEARING (10.3)
[Section
239 (2) (e, f)]
Moved by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
That Council
rise from the confidential session. (8:02 PM)
Carried
The confidential
items were approved by Council as follows:
GENERAL COMMITTEE - JANUARY 22, 2018
(1) THE
SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 8) (8.2)
Moved by Councillor
Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Joe Li
1) That the
confidential report regarding the security of the property of the municipality
or local board be received; and,
2) That
staff be authorized to proceed as directed by Council on January 30, 2018.
Carried
(2) THE
SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 4) (6.0)
Moved by Councillor
Alan Ho
Seconded by Councillor
Karen Rea
1) That
the presentation by Ms. Mary Creighton, Director, Recreation regarding a
security of the property of the municipality or local board matter in Ward 4 be
received; and,
2) That
staff be authorized to proceed as directed by Council on January 30,
2018."
Carried
COUNCIL - JANUARY 30, 2018
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor
Don Hamilton
Recommendation:
1)
That the confidential report entitled “2014 City of Markham Official
Plan, Part I – OMB Settlement Hearing” dated January 30, 2018, be
received;
2) That the proposed minor amendments to the Council endorsed
modifications to the 2014 City of Markham Official Plan – Part 1, as outlined
in Appendix ‘A’ of the report entitled “2014 City of Markham Official Plan, Part I –
OMB Settlement Hearing” dated January 30, 2018, be endorsed, and forwarded to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval;
3) That the intent of Sections 3.1.2.17 and 3.3.3.9 of the 2014 City of
Markham Official Plan – Part 1, as set out in Appendix ‘B’ be endorsed;
4) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute Minutes of
Settlement with:
a. the Berczy Glen Landowners Group and the Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority; and,
b. the North Markham Landowners Group Inc. and Angus Glen North West;
in a form satisfactory to the Acting Commissioner of Development Services and
the City Solicitor; and,
5) That staff and legal counsel be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
Carried
14. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
Moved by Councillor
Karen Rea
Seconded by Councillor
Alan Ho
That By-law
2018-3 be given three readings and enacted.
Three Readings
Carried
15. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor
Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by Councillor
Valerie Burke
That the Council Meeting be adjourned at 8:03 PM.
Carried
__________________________________ ________________________________
Kimberley
Kitteringham Frank
Scarpitti
City
Clerk Mayor
(Signed