Development Services Committee Meeting

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held September 27, 2021, be confirmed.

That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held September 14, 2021, be confirmed.

That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held September 8, 2021, be received for information purposes.

That the report titled ‘Information Report Third Quarter Update of the Street and Park Name Reserve List’, dated October 12 th , 2021, be received; That Council approve the revised Street and Park Name Reserve List set out in Appendix ‘A’ attached to this report. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the staff report entitled “Heritage Designation By-law Amendments, Legal and Property Descriptions”, dated October 12, 2021, be received; That the heritage designation by-laws for the following municipal property addresses be amended to reflect their current property and legal descriptions: 33 Artisan Trail (formerly 10372 Woodbine Ave.) 37 Artisan Trail (formerly 10271 Woodbine Ave.) 99 YMCA Boulevard (formerly 7996 Kennedy Rd.) 819 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 9483 McCowan Rd.) 226 Edward Jefferys Avenue (formerly 9462 Hwy. 48) 2 Alexander Hunter Place (formerly 31 Helen Ave.) 2665 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 7006 16 th Ave.) 1 Kalvinster Drive (formerly 6937 Hwy. 7) 28 Pike Lane (formerly 9451 9 th Line) 527 William Forster Road (formerly 8882 Reesor Rd.) 128 Harbord Street (formerly 4672 Kenney Road) 10000 Kennedy Road (formerly Part of Lot 20, Concession 5) 11 Tannis Street (formerly 9765-9767 Kennedy Rd.) 3 Tralee Court (formerly 4077 Major Mackenzie Dr.) 6888 14 th Avenue (formerly 7166 14 th Ave.) 6890 14 th Avenue (formerly 7124 14 th Ave.) 15 Bewell Drive (formerly 7449 9 th Line) 70 Karachi Drive (formerly 7555 Markham Rd.) And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

The Committee referred this item to a future Development Service Committee meeting. That the staff report entitled “Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan – Discussion Paper” dated September 27, 2021 be received; and That Council support the visions and short-term actions proposed in the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) discussion paper entitled “Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan” and the following directions that are part of the proposed 2051 Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan (“GGHTP”) within the discussion paper: Elevating the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node to a higher level at par with the Union Station and Pearson Airport nodes as GGH-level Conceptual Transit Hubs; Exploring a new east-west, cross regional connection (the “Cross Rail” line) between Burlington and Oshawa (including Markham) that connects existing GO Lines; Exploring a new transit loop (the “Orbital Line”) that extends and connects the Ontario Line to new major transit hubs where regional services connect, including at Markham-Richmond Hill Centre and Pearson Airport; and That, as part of the “Getting people moving on a Connected Transit System” pillar of the proposed 2051 GGHTP: the Province and Metrolinx give priority to formalizing the proposed status of the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node and implementing plans and policies for the transit infrastructure and services connecting to the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node, through updates of the Provincia

That the written submission by Valerie Burke on “Monitoring Growth in the City of Markham - Performance Indicators” be received; and, That the staff report entitled, “Monitoring Growth in the City of Markham - Performance Indicators” dated September 27, 2021, be received; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

Committee consented to referring the following motion to an October 18, 2021 Special Development Services Committee meeting: That the staff report entitled “Supplementary Report: City of Markham Comments on York Region’s Growth Forecast and Land Needs Assessment to 2051” dated October 12, 2021 be received; and, That Markham Council defer any comments on the preferred growth scenario until York Region completes its analysis of other intensification scenarios (as per the September 16, 2021, York Region Council motion) and any follow up that results from the Special Regional Council Meeting being held on October 21 st , 2021. And That Markham Council urges Regional Council to analyze Regional scenarios where the derived intensification rate for Markham is at 60, 65, and 70%. That Markham staff work with the Region to confirm the location of lands to be included in an urban area expansion in Markham; and, That any whitebelt lands in Markham that are not needed to accommodate 2051 growth not be designated as ‘Future Urban Area’, but rather maintain a non-urban (agriculture or similar) designation in the Regional Official Plan and Markham Official Plan; and, That the Region’s proposed employment area expansion lands be reconfigured to exclude the Almira hamlet as shown in Attachment 2 to this report; and, That the Region’s Transportation Master Plan Update consider the option of maintaining the current 2-lane cross-section for 19th Avenue through the Almira hamlet; and, That the Re

That the deputation by Claudio Brutto, representing the owners of 10936, 10992, 10994, 11022, 11248-11264 and 11288 Kennedy Road, Joseph Tsang, and Peter Miasek, representing the Unionville Residents Association, regarding the “Supplementary Report: City of Markham Comments on York Region’s Growth Forecast and Land Needs Assessment to 2051” dated October 12, 2021, be received; and further, That the written submissions by Claudio Brutto, representing the owners of 10936, 10992, 10994, 11022, 11248-11264 and 11288 Kennedy Road, and Peter Miasek, representing the Unionville Residents Association, regarding the “Supplementary Report: City of Markham Comments on York Region’s Growth Forecast and Land Needs Assessment to 2051” dated October 12, 2021, be received.

That the report titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, W Garden Corporation, Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the Phase 1 development consisting of 95 townhouse units at 186 Old Kennedy Road and 31 and 51 Victory Avenue (Ward 8), File Nos. SU/ZA 187 149630”, be received; and further, That staff proceed to hold a Statutory Public Meeting and further that a Milliken Mills Sub-Committee meeting be held to update the Committee on the overall status of the Milliken Centre Secondary Plan .

That the Development Services Committee meeting adjourn at 3:28 PM

1. That the report titled ‘Information Report Third Quarter Update of the Street and Park Name Reserve List’, dated October 12th, 2021, be received; 4 2. That Council approve the revised Street and Park Name Reserve List set out in Appendix ‘A’ attached to this report. 3. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the staff report entitled “Heritage Designation By-law Amendments, Legal and Property Descriptions”, dated October 12, 2021, be received; 2. That the heritage designation by-laws for the following municipal property addresses be amended to reflect their current property and legal descriptions: 1. 33 Artisan Trail (formerly 10372 Woodbine Ave.) 2. 37 Artisan Trail (formerly 10271 Woodbine Ave.) 3. 99 YMCA Boulevard (formerly 7996 Kennedy Rd.) 4. 819 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 9483 McCowan Rd.) 5. 226 Edward Jefferys Avenue (formerly 9462 Hwy. 48) 6. 2 Alexander Hunter Place (formerly 31 Helen Ave.) 7. 2665 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 7006 16th Ave.) 8. 1 Kalvinster Drive (formerly 6937 Hwy. 7) 9. 28 Pike Lane (formerly 9451 9th Line) 10. 527 William Forster Road (formerly 8882 Reesor Rd.) 11. 128 Harbord Street (formerly 4672 Kenney Road) 12. 10000 Kennedy Road (formerly Part of Lot 20, Concession 5) 13. 11 Tannis Street (formerly 9765-9767 Kennedy Rd.) 14. 3 Tralee Court (formerly 4077 Major Mackenzie Dr.) 5 15. 6888 14th Avenue (formerly 7166 14th Ave.) 16. 6890 14th Avenue (formerly 7124 14th Ave.) 17. 15 Bewell Drive (formerly 7449 9th Line) 18. 70 Karachi Drive (formerly 7555 Markham Rd.) 3. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

Committee consented to referring the following motion to an October 18, 2021 Special Development Services Committee meeting: 1. That the staff report entitled “Supplementary Report: City of Markham Comments on York Region’s Growth Forecast and Land Needs Assessment to 2051” dated October 12, 2021 be received; and, 2. That Markham Council defer any comments on the preferred growth scenario until York Region completes its analysis of other intensification scenarios (as per the September 16, 2021, York Region Council motion) and any follow up that results from the Special Regional Council Meeting being held on October 21st, 2021. And That Markham Council urges Regional Council to analyze Regional scenarios where the derived intensification rate for Markham is at 60, 65, and 70%. 3. That Markham staff work with the Region to confirm the location of lands to be included in an urban area expansion in Markham; and, 4. That any whitebelt lands in Markham that are not needed to accommodate 2051 growth not be designated as ‘Future Urban Area’, but rather maintain a non-urban (agriculture or similar) designation in the Regional Official Plan and Markham Official Plan; and, 5. That the Region’s proposed employment area expansion lands be reconfigured to exclude the Almira hamlet as shown in Attachment 2 to this report; and, 13 6. That the Region’s Transportation Master Plan Update consider the option of maintaining the current 2-lane cross-section for 19th Avenue through the Almira hamle

1. That the report titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, W Garden Corporation, Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the Phase 1 development consisting of 95 townhouse units at 186 Old Kennedy Road and 31 and 51 Victory Avenue (Ward 8), File Nos. SU/ZA 187 149630”, be received; and further, 15 2. That staff proceed to hold a Statutory Public Meeting and further that a Milliken Mills Sub-Committee meeting be held to update the Committee on the overall status of the Milliken Centre Secondary Plan.