MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE
York Room - Civic Centre
Members Regrets
Keith
Thirgood David
Black
Peter Ross Corina
Sallaberger
Jonathan
Mingay Iggy
Natoli
Niki
Burns Morley
Lem
Elizabeth Plashkes
Mark
Champion
Councillor
John Webster
Helen
Walter
Amy Pialagitis
Frankie
Rose
Dave Adams
Dianne More
Councillor
G. McKelvey
C. Raynor,
Committee Clerk
S. Heaslip, Senior Project
Coordinator
R. Hutcheson,
Manager, Heritage Planning
The Main
Street Markham Committee meeting convened at the hour of
1.
ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE FIFTH
MEETING OF THE
THE
That the minutes of the Fifth
Meeting of the Main Street Markham Committee held on May 19, 2004be received and adopted with the following correction
to Item 2 s):
“Mr. R. Hutcheson advised that York
Region are willing to use stops that conform to
the streetscape guidelines.”
CARRIED
2. UPDATES:
a) Members’ attendance
Mr.
C. Raynor, Committee Clerk, advised that Council had recently adopted a staff
recommendation concerning Advisory Committee meetings without quorum. The
recommendation was that meetings without quorum be permitted to convene but
that any recommendations made therein be ratified at
the next meeting with quorum.
b) Update
on
Mr.
S. Heaslip, Senior Project Coordinator provided elevation diagrams of the
proposed retaining wall. He advised that the construction material will be
rough face concrete blocks measuring six (6) feet by two (2) feet. Atop the
wall will be an acoustical fence with a height of approximately six (6) feet.
There
was brief discussion surrounding access to
RECOMMENDED:
That
the design of the acoustical fence be presented for review at the Main Street
Markham Committee meeting on
CARRIED
Mr.
R. Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning, provided an update on the property
formerly located at
c) Wismer
Commercial Design Guidelines
The Committee was advised
that the Wismer Commercial Design Guidelines could not be finalized until the
review of
It was noted that although
there is a theoretical floor space in the area of 1.8million square feet, less
than half of that space has been zoned.
It was agreed that members
would draft a letter to staff, and the consultant on the policy review,
requesting that alternatives to big box malls be considered for the area.
d) Public
Space Recycling Containers On
Councillor J. Webster briefly noted that businesses on
Staff are also reviewing solutions for dealing with
public waste. The Committee suggested that the public would not use wet
recycling bins, and that installing three (3) types of bins on
e)
There was no update on the matter of
the
f) Master Plan
Environmental Sub-Committee
The Committee was advised that staff
had approved the majority of the proposed tree plantings and that a report was
expected on the matter.
Photographs of the park benches in
use in
RECOMMENDED:
That the park benches in use in
CARRIED
g) Master
Plan Sub-Committee
There was no update on the Master Plan Sub-Committee.
h) Mural -
The Committee was advised that there had not yet been contact with Mr.
D. Black on this matter.
i) Tannery
Pond
The Committee requested that
the matter of the Tannery Pond meander be placed on the agenda for the
j) Official
Plan and Zoning Review Sub-Committee
The Committee was advised
that the Sub-Committee had just received the draft Official Plan, and that it
will be reviewed prior to the next meeting. An update will be provided at that
meeting.
k) Farmers’
Market
There was no update on the Farmers’ Market.
l) Expansion
of the
The Committee was advised that Development Services Committee had
approved a design incorporating a shade garden between the arena and the
library. There was considerable discussion surrounding the northern access to
the library. It was noted that this issue will be tackled during the detailed
design stage of the project.
m) Trees
The planting of trees was discussed during consideration of Item 2 (f),
the report of the Environmental Sub-Committee.
n) Heritage Signs
The Committee was advised that all
the heritage signs were now erected.
RECOMMENDED:
That the posts of
the heritage signs in the
CARRIED
o) Morgan
Park
It was suggested that there may be a
problem with some of the trees in Morgan park.
Councillor G. McKelvey agreed to investigate the matter with staff.
p)
The Committee reviewed the Town of
There was no update on the Markham
GO Train Station parking lot improvement project.
RECOMMENDED:
That staff be directed to remove all
newspaper boxes on
CARRIED
q) Signage on
Mr. P. Ross noted that one (1) of the signs is now in
place. He advised that the other three (3) will be in place within the next two
(2) months. This should help reduce the risk to drivers in the area where the
road narrows.
r) Event
signage indicating road closures
The Committee was advised that Town staff deliver the road
closure signs prior to the road closure and then erect them shortly before the
closure comes into effect. One year, signs had been mistakenly erected on the
day of delivery.
s) Quick
Start transit stops
Mr. R. Hutcheson distributed photographs illustrating the
transit stop design that will be used on
t) Box
Grove Community Development Phasing Plan
The Committee appreciated the chance to review the Box
Grove Community Development Phasing Plan.
u) Cranford
Developments Ltd. – Zoning By-law Amendment
The Committee appreciated the opportunity to review the
Zoning By-law amendment relating to Cranford Developments Ltd.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. R. Hutcheson provided an update on the development at
RECOMMENDED:
That staff examine the possibility of alternative accesses
to the apartment block with a view to preserving the large tree on
CARRIED
5. ADJOURNMENT
The Main
Street Markham Committee meeting adjourned at
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Main Street
Markham Committee is on