Council Meeting

That the Council minutes of July 8, 2025 and the Special Council minutes of August 7, 2025 and August 15, 2025 be adopted.

That the deputation from Eileen Costello be received.

That the deputation from Ian Franklin regarding Victoria Square Blvd amendment plan No. 273 and Zoning By-law be received.

That the summary from the City Solicitor regarding OLT Decision regarding Dorsay Development Corporation, North Side of Hwy 7, East of Circa Drive (Ward 2) be received and a By-law number assigned. [By-law 2025-63 (OPA 272) and By-law 2025-64]

That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information and be processed accordingly.

That the memorandum dated October 8, 2025, titled "Request for Extension to Designation Timeline - 10224 Highway 48 (Ward 6)" be received.

That the letter from Eileen P.K. Costello entitled "Request for Extension of Timeline for Designation Pursuant to O.Reg.385/21 - Christian and Nancy Hoover House - 10224 Highway 48, Markham" be received; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

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: World Polio Day, October 24, 2025 (Organized by Markham-Unionville Rotary Club)

That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 6):

That the report titled “2026 Interim Tax Levy By-law” be received; and, That Council authorize an interim tax levy for 2026; and, That the attached by-law be passed to authorize the 2026 interim tax levy; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “2026 Temporary Borrowing By-law” be received; and, That a by-law be brought forward for Council approval to authorize temporary borrowing, if required, of amounts not to exceed $248,091,577 from January 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 and $124,045,789 from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 to meet the expenditures of the municipality until taxes are collected and other revenues are received; and, That the Treasurer report to Council in advance of borrowing, if temporary borrowing is required; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report “2026 Interim Spending Authority Pending Adoption of the 2026 Unionville and Markham Village Improvement Areas Budgets” be received; and, That Council authorize spending for the Unionville BIA (UBIA) and the Markham Village BIA (MBIA) to support their ongoing operations, up to a total of 50% of the UBIA and MBIA 2025 Operating Budgets ($194,175 and $167,350, respectively); and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “2026 Interim Spending Authority Pending Adoption of the 2026 Budget”, be received; and, That Council provide the Treasurer authority to make payments necessary to support the City’s ongoing operations, up to a total of 50% of the City’s 2025 Primary Operating, Waterworks, Planning & Design, Building Standards, and Engineering budgets ($248,091,577); and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “New User Fees - 2026” be received; and, That the new user fee, permit and fines as outlined in Appendix A be approved; and, That By-Law 2012-137, Licensing, Permit and Service Fees be amended to reflect the proposed fee change as outlined in Appendix B (Table 1.1); and, That By-Law 2002-276, To Impose Fees and Charges for Services or Activities Provided or Done by the City of Markham, be amended to reflect the proposed fee changes as outlined in Appendix B (Table 1.2); and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report dated September 9, 2025 titled “2025 In-Year Capital Additions” be received; and, That Council approve 11 in-year capital additions to Budget 2025, which total $4,275,500 as outlined in Appendix 1; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report of the Development Services Committee Meeting be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 5):

That the report entitled “022-R-19 - Agreements with Property Owners for Design, Construction and Funding of Services Relating to the Victoria Square Boulevard Reconstruction Project” be received; and, That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute agreements with property owners for the funding of design and construction of private services approved by the Director of Engineering within the construction limits of Victoria Square Boulevard Reconstruction Project, provided the form of such agreements are satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Development Services; and, That the design and construction of services described in such agreements be included in the City’s design and construction contracts for the Victoria Square Boulevard Reconstruction Project (Phase 1 and Phase 2); and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report, dated September 16, 2025, titled, “Recommendation Report, Amendments to Designation By-laws to Correct Legal Descriptions and Statements of Significance: 7265 Highway 7 (now 82 Markham Veterans Street) and 7323 Highway 7 (now 1 Alexander Donaldson Street), Ward 5”, be received; and, That the legal descriptions as contained within Council-adopted By-laws 2007-206 and 2006-103 be amended to reflect the current legal description of both properties, and that By-laws 2007-206 and 2006-103 be amended to ensure conformance with the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report, dated September 16, 2025, titled, “Amendment to a Designation By-laws to Correct a Legal Description: 5933 14th Avenue (“George Cowie House”), Ward 7”, be received; and, That the legal description as contained within Council-adopted By-laws 2008-190 & 2021-48 be amended to reflect the legal description as described in the deposited Reference Plan, and that By-laws 2008-190 and 2021-48 be amended to ensure conformance with the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the Staff report, dated September 16, 2025, titled "RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Objections to Notices of Intention to Designate – Phase XVI and XVII Properties”, be received; and, That the written objection to designation under the Ontario Heritage Act as submitted on behalf of the property owner of 10224 Highway 48 (Ward 6) be received as information; and, That the written objection to designation under the Ontario Heritage Act as submitted on behalf of the property owner of 7635 Highway 7 That Council grant a 120-day extension of the deadline for designation of 7635 Highway 7 East (Ward 5) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and, That Council grant a 120-day extension of the deadline for designation of 10224 Highway 48 (Ward 6) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report dated September 16, 2025, titled “Comments on the Proposed Updates to the Projection Methodology Guideline (PMG) to support implementation of the Provincial Planning Statement 2024” be received; and, That this report, including Appendix A (City of Markham Comment Table), be submitted to the Province through the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO #025-0844) as the City of Markham’s comments on the proposed Projection Methodology Guideline, and forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for information; and, That the Province provide clear and accessible data sources for all inputs to the methodology through a centralized provincial portal; and, That the Province allow municipalities to cross-reference regional forecasts (e.g., York Region MCR) alongside MOF projections where these better reflect infrastructure and servicing realities; and, That the Province develop technical guidance for applying affordability, suppressed household formation, vacancy rate, and market contingency adjustments to ensure consistency across municipalities; and, That the Province provide guidance on incorporating hybrid/remote work and mixed-use centres having general employment into employment forecasts; and, That the Province provide benchmark density ranges for housing and employment forms (as in the 2020 LNA methodology) and clarify definitions of net density, gross density, and developable area; and, That the Province require transportation and servicing syst

That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 5):

That the report entitled “197-S-25 Supply & Delivery of One Pumper Rescue Apparatus” be received; and, That the contract for the supply and delivery of one pumper rescue apparatus for Fire & Emergency Services be awarded to Safetek Emergency Vehicles (“Safetek”) in the amount of $1,740,851.42 inclusive of HST; and, That the award be funded from project #25189 Corporate Fleet Replacement – Fire (account #057-6150-25189-005) with available budget of $1,608,869.00; and, That the budget shortfall of $131,982.42 ($1,740,851.42 - $1,608,869.00) be funded from the Life Cycle Replacement and Capital Reserve Fund; and, That any potential future price increase due to the award amount under recommendation #2 due to long delivery times be approved as per the Expenditure Control and Capital Budget Control policies; and, That the tendering process be waived in accordance with Purchasing By-Law 2017-18, Part II, Section 11.1 (e) where the City is acquiring specialized vehicles or equipment, such as firefighting vehicles…in which case the sources of supply may be identified based on technical specifications prepared by the User Department… ; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled “237-S-25 Supply & Delivery of Two Auxiliary Roll Off Apparatus” be received; and, That the contract for the supply and delivery of two auxiliary roll off apparatus for Fire & Emergency Services be awarded to Atlas Polar Company Ltd. (Atlas Polar) in the amount of $1,021,158.88 inclusive of HST; and, That the award be funded from project #25191 New Fleet – Fire – Auxiliary Roll Off Apparatus (account #057-5350-25191-005) with available budget of $1,793,000.00; and, That the budget remaining in the amount of $771,841.12 ($1,793,000.00 - $1,021,158.88) be retained in capital project #25191 for the purchase of mobile interchangeable modules and upfitting of each apparatus, with any remaining surplus budget returned to the original funding source at the time of project closure; and, That the tendering process be waived in accordance with Purchasing By-Law 2017-18, Part II, Section 11.1 (e) where the City is acquiring specialized vehicles or equipment…in which case the sources of supply may be identified based on technical specifications prepared by the User Department… ; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled "Appointment of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council for the period of September 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026" be received; and, T hat the appointment of members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council, as noted in the attached report, be confirmed for the term September 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled “Development Charge Deferral Update - Long-Term Rental Housing” be received; and, That Council approve the revision to the Long-Term Rental Housing Development Charge Deferral Policy to levy interest on the

WHEREAS, Varlese Brothers Ltd. (the “Owner”) has owned and operated the commercial greenhouse growing business Valleyview Gardens at 8636 Reesor Road (the “Subject Property”) since the early 1990’s providing a range of plant material to residential and commercial customers across Markham and the GTA; and, WHEREAS, the subject property is zoned Rural Residential Four (RR4) under the City’s Rural Area By-Law 304-87, which permits residential uses together with those uses permitted in the Agricultural Zone (A1), which agricultural uses include speciality farming such as fruit farming, market gardening, horticulture, sod farming, plant nurseries, greenhouse production, forestry and beekeeping; and, WHEREAS, through the Government of Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme (SAWP) the Owner employs seasonal workers who live together as one household at a nearby dwelling; and, WHEREAS, in the interests of the health of the employees and in response to new farm worker accommodation requirements following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Owner installed a modular housing unit at the Subject Property in order to be ready for the workers arriving for 2022 growing season. The modular housing unit is designed to accommodate a maximum of 14 workers with separate bedrooms and communal kitchen and bathroom facilities; and, WHEREAS, a minor variance application to permit a farm labour residence with a maximum gross floor area of 269 square meters (2,895 s.f.) was approved by the City of Mar

That the update on ‘Meadowpark Investments (BT) Inc. (c/o Joran Weiner), Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 42-storey mixed-use building at 77 Anderson Avenue (Ward 5) File PLAN 21 144733”, be received; and, That Council authorizes the settlement of the Applicant’s Mount Joy Secondary Plan appeal as outlined in this update; and, That the City Solicitor be authorized to execute Minutes of Settlement regarding the appeal upon terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Development Services; and, That Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute agreements with the Applicant to secure any financial contributions towards future infrastructure and any other matters required at the discretion of the City Solicitor; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to these resolutions.

That Council waive Section 5.4(c) of the City's Procedural By-law 2017-5 for the motion titled, Appointment of Councillor Nimisha Patel to Boards and Committees.

1. That Council appoint Ward 7 Councillor Nimisha Patel, to the following Boards and Committees, effective immediately, to serve for the remainder of the 2022–2026 Term of Council (or until successors are appointed), • Community Services Subcommittee, Vice-Chair, Under General Committee • Milliken Subcommittee, under Development Services Committee • Box Grove Community Centre Board • Cedar Grove Community Centre Board • Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival Organizing Committee • Mayor’s Youth Council • Race Relations Committee

That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act , Council resolve into a private session to discuss the following confidential matters at 11:36 AM:

That the confidential Council minutes of May 27, 2025 and July 8, 2025 and the Special Council minutes of August 7, 2025 and August 15, 2025 be adopted.

1. That the following individuals be appointed to the Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee with a term expiry date as noted: Name Start Date Term Expiry Rachel Kwok Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Lindsay Stockert Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Monica Shafik Immediately Nov 30, 2028 Amandeep Singh Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Prahnavi Pirapakaran Immediately Nov 30, 2028 2. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the following individuals be appointed or re-appointed to the Markham Village Business Improvement Area. Name Term Expiry Paul Cicchini November 14, 2026 Brian Rowsell November 14, 2026 Daniel Imbrogno November 14, 2026 Rachel Kavanagh November 14, 2026 Tony Paul November 14, 2026 Michelle Brady November 14, 2026 2. That the resignations of Aly Daya from the Markham Village Business Improvement Area be received with regret and letter of appreciation be forwarded; and, 3. That the following individual be appointed to the Unionville Business Improvement Area with a term expiry as noted below; and, Name Term Expiry Nicole MacLead November 14, 2026 4. That the resignations of Alan Mizarchi, Cesario Ginjo, and Juyoun Hong from the Unionville Business Improvement Area be received with regret and a letter of appreciation be forwarded; and further, 5. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the confidential verbal update on ‘Meadowpark Investments (BT) Inc. (c/o Joran Weiner), Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 42-storey mixed-use building at 77 Anderson Avenue (Ward 5) File PLAN 21 144733”, be received; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to these resolutions.

That Council approve the Confidential staff recommendation; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to the actions set out in this report.

That the confidential report entitled “Preparing for the Transition of Markham’s Blue Box Program on January 1, 2026 (Financial Impacts)” be received; and, That Council approve the recommendations as outlined in the confidential report; and furhter, That Staff be authorized and directed to take all necessary actions to give effect to these resolutions.

That the Confidential Report titled “UPDATE REQUEST FOR DIRECTION - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeals of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit a 13-storey mixed-use building at 5871 Highway 7 by 648321 Ontario Inc. (Ward 4) ” be received; and, That Council authorize the Settlement as outlined in this confidential report; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to these Resolutions.

That Council receive the report entitled “Soft Development Charges Deferral – Purpose Built Rental Housing”; and, That Council approve the deferral of soft development charges for the LeBANC purpose built rental building at 28 Main Street, as per the City’s Development Charge Deferral Policy for Long-term Rental Housing framework; and, That the foregoing resolution be reported out in the public Council meeting on this date; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to take the actions set out in this report.

That By-law 2025-62 be given three readings and enacted. Three Readings BY-LAW 2025-62, A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 8, 2025.

That the Council meeting of October 8, 2025 be adjourned at 12:18 PM.

That the deputation from Eileen Costello regarding the objection to notices of intention to designate the Christian and Nancy Hoover House be received.

That the deputation from Ian Franklin regarding Victoria Square Blvd amendment plan No. 273 and Zoning By-law be received. 4

1. That the memorandum dated October 8, 2025, titled "Request for Extension to Designation Timeline - 10224 Highway 48 (Ward 6)" be received; and further, 2. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. 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: a. World Polio Day, October 24, 2025 (Organized by Markham- Unionville Rotary Club)

7 1. That the report titled “2026 Interim Tax Levy By-law” be received; and, 2. That Council authorize an interim tax levy for 2026; and, 3. That the attached by-law be passed to authorize the 2026 interim tax levy; and further, 4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8 1. That the report “2026 Interim Spending Authority Pending Adoption of the 2026 Unionville and Markham Village Improvement Areas Budgets” be received; and, 2. That Council authorize spending for the Unionville BIA (UBIA) and the Markham Village BIA (MBIA) to support their ongoing operations, up to a total of 50% of the UBIA and MBIA 2025 Operating Budgets ($194,175 and $167,350, respectively); and further, 3. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the report titled “New User Fees - 2026” be received; and, 2. That the new user fee, permit and fines as outlined in Appendix A be approved; and, 9 3. That By-Law 2012-137, Licensing, Permit and Service Fees be amended to reflect the proposed fee change as outlined in Appendix B (Table 1.1); and, 4. That By-Law 2002-276, To Impose Fees and Charges for Services or Activities Provided or Done by the City of Markham, be amended to reflect the proposed fee changes as outlined in Appendix B (Table 1.2); and further, 5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the report, dated September 16, 2025, titled, “Recommendation Report, Amendments to Designation By-laws to Correct Legal Descriptions and Statements of Significance: 7265 Highway 7 (now 82 Markham Veterans Street) and 7323 Highway 7 (now 1 Alexander Donaldson Street), Ward 5”, be received; and, 11 2. That the legal descriptions as contained within Council-adopted By-laws 2007-206 and 2006-103 be amended to reflect the current legal description of both properties, and that By-laws 2007-206 and 2006-103 be amended to ensure conformance with the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended; and further, 3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

13 1. That the report dated September 16, 2025, titled “Comments on the Proposed Updates to the Projection Methodology Guideline (PMG) to support implementation of the Provincial Planning Statement 2024” be received; and, 2. That this report, including Appendix A (City of Markham Comment Table), be submitted to the Province through the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO #025-0844) as the City of Markham’s comments on the proposed Projection Methodology Guideline, and forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for information; and, 3. That the Province provide clear and accessible data sources for all inputs to the methodology through a centralized provincial portal; and, 4. That the Province allow municipalities to cross-reference regional forecasts (e.g., York Region MCR) alongside MOF projections where these better reflect infrastructure and servicing realities; and, 5. That the Province develop technical guidance for applying affordability, suppressed household formation, vacancy rate, and market contingency adjustments to ensure consistency across municipalities; and, 6. That the Province provide guidance on incorporating hybrid/remote work and mixed-use centres having general employment into employment forecasts; and, 7. That the Province provide benchmark density ranges for housing and employment forms (as in the 2020 LNA methodology) and clarify definitions of net density, gross density, and developable area; and, 8. That the Province require transp

1. That the report entitled “197-S-25 Supply & Delivery of One Pumper Rescue Apparatus” be received; and, 2. That the contract for the supply and delivery of one pumper rescue apparatus for Fire & Emergency Services be awarded to Safetek Emergency Vehicles (“Safetek”) in the amount of $1,740,851.42 inclusive of HST; and, 3. That the award be funded from project #25189 Corporate Fleet Replacement – Fire (account #057-6150-25189-005) with available budget of $1,608,869.00; and, 4. That the budget shortfall of $131,982.42 ($1,740,851.42 - $1,608,869.00) be funded from the Life Cycle Replacement and Capital Reserve Fund; and, 5. That any potential future price increase due to the award amount under recommendation #2 due to long delivery times be approved as per the Expenditure Control and Capital Budget Control policies; and, 6. That the tendering process be waived in accordance with Purchasing By-Law 2017-18, Part II, Section 11.1 (e) where the City is acquiring specialized vehicles or equipment, such as firefighting vehicles…in which case the sources of supply may be identified based on technical specifications prepared by the User Department…; and further, 7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 15

16 1. That the report entitled "Appointment of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council for the period of September 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026" be received; and, 2. That the appointment of members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council, as noted in the attached report, be confirmed for the term September 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; and further, 3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the following individuals be appointed to the Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee with a term expiry date as noted: Name Start Date Term Expiry 30 Rachel Kwok Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Lindsay Stockert Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Monica Shafik Immediately Nov 30, 2028 Amandeep Singh Immediately Nov 30, 2029 Prahnavi Pirapakaran Immediately Nov 30, 2028 2. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.