Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (23 motions)
21 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the minutes of the Development Services Committee Meetings held on February 2 and February 7, 2022, be confirmed.
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Councillor Isa Lee
Carried
That the communications submitted by the following individuals providing comments regarding the above subject matter be received: Elaine Wilton Wilma Inkpen Lake Trevelyan, on behalf of the Unionville Villagers Association Alison Zou Michael Meehan Sharon Taylor Wood Shibani Sahney George Le Donne Harshal Dave ( 2 submissions) Joszsef Zerci Wendy Zeng
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
That the communication submitted by Michael Auduong, Armstrong Planning, on behalf of EP Victoria Square Manors Ltd. (Empire Communities), regarding the above subject matter be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
That the communications submitted by the following individuals providing comments regarding the above subject matter be received: Brian Ma Residents of Staglin Court and the Russell Dawson neighbourhood Bryan Kwon and Colleen Kuan To-Chai Yeung Katy Poon Yeung Woi Fong
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
That the petition received from the residents of Carlton Road to stop the plans to construct a new sidewalk on Carlton Road be
Moved by Councillor Reid McAlpine, seconded by Councillor Karen Rea
Deferred
That the deputations by Doug Denby, Jozef Zerczi, Lake Trevelyan, Niina Felushko, and Harshal Dave on the “Main Street Unionville Commercial Core Streetscape Master Plan Study (2021), be received; and, That the staff report titled “Main Street Unionville Commercial Core Streetscape Master Plan Study (2021)”, dated February 22, 2022, be received; and, That Council endorse Option 3A (the use of brick pavers for all surface treatments) for the Main Street Unionville Reconstruction Project; and, That staff report back with more technical information on Option 3A at the March 8, 2022, Council meeting; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor Reid McAlpine, seconded by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Carried
That the minutes of the December 13, 2021 Varley-McKay Art Foundation Meeting be received for information purposes.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
That the minutes of the January 12, 2022 Heritage Markham Committee Meeting be received for information purposes.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
That the report dated February 22, 2022, entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Alectra Utilities, 7932 Kennedy Road, Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate a height increase of an existing communication tower and antenna system from 38.1 m (125 ft.) to 54.86 m (180 ft.) (Ward 8)”, File No. SPC 20 126772 be received; and, That the presentation by Novanet Communications Limited, regarding the proposed height increase of an existing communication tower and antenna system, be received; and, That the Site Plan Approval application be approved, subject to the conditions identified in Appendix “A” of this report; and, That Site Plan Approval shall lapse after a period of three years from the date of approval, should the Proposed Development not proceed in a timely manner; and, That Industry Canada be advised in writing of this approval (concurrence), and be advised that this approval is with respect to this location only; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor Reid McAlpine, seconded by Councillor Andrew Keyes
Carried
That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Applications for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp., 11087 Victoria Square Boulevard to facilitate the development of 26 townhouse units (Ward 2) File No. PLAN 19 161649”, be received; and, That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp., to amend the Official Plan (Revised 1987), be approved by Council, and that the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’, be finalized and adopted by Council; and, That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp. to amend Zoning By-law 304-87, as amended, be approved and the draft by-law, attached hereto as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be enacted without further notice; and, That Draft Plan of Subdivision application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp. be approved subject to the conditions set out as Appendix ‘C’; and, That the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or his designate, be delegated authority to issue Draft Plan approval, subject to the conditions set out as Appendix ‘C’, as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate; and, That Draft Plan approval for Plan of Subdivision 19TM-19003 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance in the event that a Subdivision Agreement is not executed within that period; and, That Council assign servicing
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
That the report dated February 22 nd , titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Green City Development Group Inc., Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit 115 residential units at Russell Dawson Road, File No. PLAN 21 136184 (Ward 2)”, be received.
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Regional Councillor Joe Li
Carried
That the report titled ‘Review of the Number Four in Municipal Addressing’, dated February 22 nd , 2022, be received; and, That Council direct Staff to retain the current street addressing criteria with no changes; and further, And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Kingsberg Warden Development Inc., Application for Site Plan Approval to facilitate the development of a 91-unit, eight-storey residential building located along the north side of Highway 7 and east of Verclaire Gate, municipally known as 3882 Highway 7 East (Ward 3) File No. SPC 20 135517”, be received; and, That the Site Plan application (SPC 20 135517) submitted by Kingsberg Warden Development Inc. be endorsed in principle, subject to the conditions in Appendix ‘A’, and that Site Plan Approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate; and, That Council assign servicing allocation for a maximum of 91 residential units; and, That the City reserves the right to revoke or reallocate the servicing allocation should the development not proceed in a timely manner; and, That York Region be advised that servicing allocation for 91 residential units has been confirmed; and, That Site Plan Endorsement shall lapse and Site Plan Approval will not be issued after a period of three (3) years from the date of endorsement in the event that the Site Plan Agreement is not executed within that time period; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor Reid McAlpine, seconded by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
Carried
That the report dated February 22, 2022 entitled “Transfer Payment Agreement for the Streamline Development Approval Fund and Approved Projects for the Provincial Audit and Accountability Fund Intake 3” be received; and, That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Ontario Transfer Payment Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Province”) for the Streamline Development Approval Fund, provided the agreement is in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner of Development Services and the City Solicitor; and, That Staff be directed to proceed with the following projects and resourcing requirements through the Streamline Development Approval Fund to a maximum total cost of up to $1,000,000 and procured in accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy: Conduct an end to end review of the development review process Acquire additional ePLAN workflow reviews as identified from the LEAN review Upgrade ePLAN development review and commenting software to version 9.2 Implement ePLAN website improvements Acquire 3D modelling software and professional services to build modelling of selected secondary plan areas Acquire GIS software and professional services to build an interface for open data on development and building permit applications Upgrade AMANDA software to version 7, the database that stores development and building permit application data (project started in 2021 and qualifies for cost
Moved by Mayor Frank Scarpitti, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
That Staff cancel the February 15 th , 2022, Special Development Services meeting; and, That the Markham Centre Update be
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Referred
The Development Services Committee adjourned at 3:03 PM.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Andrew Keyes
Carried
3 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee Meetings held on February 2 and February 7, 2022, be confirmed.
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Councillor Isa Lee
Carried
1. That the communications submitted by the following individuals providing comments regarding the above subject matter be received: o Elaine Wilton o Wilma Inkpen o Lake Trevelyan, on behalf of the Unionville Villagers Association o Alison Zou o Michael Meehan o Sharon Taylor Wood 4 o Shibani Sahney o George Le Donne o Harshal Dave ( 2 submissions) o Joszsef Zerci o Wendy Zeng
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
1. That the communications submitted by the following individuals providing comments regarding the above subject matter be received: o Brian Ma o Residents of Staglin Court and the Russell Dawson neighbourhood o Bryan Kwon and Colleen Kuan 5 o To-Chai Yeung o Katy Poon o Yeung Woi Fong
Moved by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
1. That the report dated February 22, 2022, entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Alectra Utilities, 7932 Kennedy Road, Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate a height increase of an existing communication tower and antenna system from 38.1 m (125 ft.) to 54.86 m (180 ft.) (Ward 8)”, File No. SPC 20 126772 be received; and, 2. That the presentation by Novanet Communications Limited, regarding the proposed height increase of an existing communication tower and antenna system, be received; and, 3. That the Site Plan Approval application be approved, subject to the conditions identified in Appendix “A” of this report; and, 10 4. That Site Plan Approval shall lapse after a period of three years from the date of approval, should the Proposed Development not proceed in a timely manner; and, 5. That Industry Canada be advised in writing of this approval (concurrence), and be advised that this approval is with respect to this location only; and further, 6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor Reid McAlpine, seconded by Councillor Andrew Keyes
Carried
1. That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Applications for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of 11 Subdivision submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp., 11087 Victoria Square Boulevard to facilitate the development of 26 townhouse units (Ward 2) File No. PLAN 19 161649”, be received; and, 2. That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp., to amend the Official Plan (Revised 1987), be approved by Council, and that the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’, be finalized and adopted by Council; and, 3. That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp. to amend Zoning By-law 304-87, as amended, be approved and the draft by-law, attached hereto as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be enacted without further notice; and, 4. That Draft Plan of Subdivision application submitted by SV Sisdimz Corp. be approved subject to the conditions set out as Appendix ‘C’; and, 5. That the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or his designate, be delegated authority to issue Draft Plan approval, subject to the conditions set out as Appendix ‘C’, as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate; and, 6. That Draft Plan approval for Plan of Subdivision 19TM-19003 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance in the event that a Subdivision Agreement is not executed within that period; and, 7. That C
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
1. That the report titled ‘Review of the Number Four in Municipal Addressing’, dated February 22nd , 2022, be received; and, 2. That Council direct Staff to retain the current street addressing criteria with no changes; and further, 3. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
1. That the report dated February 22, 2022 entitled “Transfer Payment Agreement for the Streamline Development Approval Fund and Approved 17 Projects for the Provincial Audit and Accountability Fund Intake 3” be received; and, 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Ontario Transfer Payment Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Province”) for the Streamline Development Approval Fund, provided the agreement is in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner of Development Services and the City Solicitor; and, 3. That Staff be directed to proceed with the following projects and resourcing requirements through the Streamline Development Approval Fund to a maximum total cost of up to $1,000,000 and procured in accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy: a. Conduct an end to end review of the development review process b. Acquire additional ePLAN workflow reviews as identified from the LEAN review c. Upgrade ePLAN development review and commenting software to version 9.2 d. Implement ePLAN website improvements e. Acquire 3D modelling software and professional services to build modelling of selected secondary plan areas f. Acquire GIS software and professional services to build an interface for open data on development and building permit applications g. Upgrade AMANDA software to version 7, the database that stores development and building permit application data (project start
Moved by Mayor Frank Scarpitti, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish