General Committee Meeting

That the minutes of the September 9, 2025 General Committee meeting be confirmed.

That the minutes and notes of the January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, and July 16, 2025 Unionville Business Improvement Area Board Meeting be received for information purposes.

That the minutes and notes of the June 23, 2025, Markham Public Library Board be received for information purposes.

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

That Section 5.4(c) of the City's Procedural By-law 2017-5 be waived to allow for the motion titled as, "Valleyview Gardens, 8636 Reesor Road – Request for Extension to the Deferral of Development Charges for Farm Labour Accommodation" be considered at today's meeting.

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, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act , General Committee resolve into a confidential session to discuss the following matters:

That General Committee adjourn from confidential session at 10:20 AM and not report out on any matter.

3 1. That the minutes and notes of the January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, and July 16, 2025 Unionville Business Improvement Area Board Meeting be received for information purposes.

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 4 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.