Development Services Committee Meeting

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held on July 7 and July 14, 2026, be confirmed.

That the written submissions from Jonathan Sasso, Humphries Planning, on behalf of 10066 McCowan Road, and from Stephen D'Agostino, Thomson Rogers, on behalf of Upper Markham Village landowners, to the September 15th Development Services Committee be received.

That the written submissions from Chris Zadel, David Fitzsimmons and Marlene Jenett, and Vesna Cota, to the September 15th Development Services Committee be received.

That this matter be referred to the September 22nd Council meeting for consideration.

That the memorandum dated, September 15, 2026, titled, “Update: Mount Joy Transit-Oriented Community Development Proposal”, be received.

That the report dated September 15, 2026, titled “2026 Application to the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies Fund by Friends of the Rouge Watershed”, be received; and, That the City of Markham supports the Friends of the Rouge Watershed’s application to the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies Fund as outlined in the report; and, That the City of Markham acknowledges that any grant funding awarded to the Friends of the Rouge Watershed will count towards the Growing Canada’s Community Canopy Fund’s maximum contribution limit of $10 million per municipality; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report dated September 15, 2026, titled “Comments on Proposed Governance Regulations for Regional Conservation Authorities”, be received; and, That Council not support the proposed regulation and Tiered Allocation Formula, which would limit the maximum number of members allocated to York Region for appointment to the Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority (CLORCA) Board to two members and limit the total CLORCA board membership to thirteen members; and, That Council request that the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks: amend the proposed regulation to remove the restriction on the number of board members that would be allocated in accordance with the proposed Tiered Allocation Formula under the municipal agreement method to provide greater flexibility and enable a sufficient and representative allocation of board members among participating municipalities to be determined locally; and, revise the population adjustment in the Tiered Allocation Formula for participating municipalities located in multiple Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) jurisdictions so that the adjustment is based on the actual proportion of the municipality’s census population located within each RCA, rather than on the proportion of the municipality’s geographic area within each RCA; and, That Council continues to support its position that the governance structure for the new CLORCA Board maintain the current representation and one-member appointment allocated to t

That the September 15, 2026, report titled, “Proposed Demolition of an Accessory Building within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District – 288 Main Street North (Ward 4)”, be received; and, That Council supports approval of the Major Heritage Permit for demolition of the accessory building at 288 Main Street North within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District; and, That approval of the Major Heritage Permit be conditional on photo-documentation of the accessory building at 288 Main Street North and advertisement for salvage to the satisfaction of the Manager of Heritage Planning; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the September 15, 2026, report titled, “Heritage Easement Agreement for the Heritage Property Tax Reduction Program – 10729 Victoria Square Blvd (Ward 2), be received; and, That a by-law be passed to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Heritage Easement Agreement with the property owner of 10729 Victoria Square Blvd, and any other documents required to give effect thereto, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report dated, September 15, 2026, titled, “Urgent approval of new street names as an interim measure while new policy is developed”, be received; and, That Council adopt the proposed street names listed in Appendix A; and, That Council authorize the name change from the previously adopted street name, “Allah Rakha Rahman”, to “A. R. Rahman”; and, That the street names Listed in Appendix A be added to the City’s street name reserve list; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “Appointment of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council for the period of September 23, 2026 to June 30, 2027” be received; and, That the appointment of members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council, as noted in the attached report, be confirmed for the term September 23, 2026 to June 30, 2027; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled 214-S-26 Automated Handling Equipment for Markham Village and Aaniin Libraries be received; and, That Staff be authorized to award a contract to Bibliotheca Canada Inc. in the amount of $674,886.57 inclusive of HST, for the supply and installation of the following equipment: Two (2) Flex AMH System 11-bin sorters, each with one (1) patron return station and one (1) staff induction station, consisting of: One (1) unit for Aaniin Library; and, One (1) unit for Markham Village Library Nine (9) RFID Staff Workstations, consisting of: Five (5) units for Aaniin Library; and, Four (4) units for Markham Village Library Eight (8) self-check kiosks, consisting of: Four (4) units for Aaniin Library; and, Four (4) units for Markham Village Library Four (4) RFID security gates for Aaniin Library; and, That the tendering process be waived in accordance with Purchasing By-Law 2026-53, Part II, Section 11.1 (b) Non-Competitive Procurement, “Where there is only one source of supply for the goods to be purchased; and, That the capital costs for lifecycle replacement of these items for Markham Village and Aaniin branches be funded from capital project 26301 - ITS - Life Cycle Asset Replacement – Library Bibliotheca (3M), GL account 049-6105-26301-005, with an available budget of $834,670.00; and, That the remaining balance in the amount of $159,783.43 ($834,670.00 - $674,886.57) be retained in the project GL Account (049-6105-26301-005), to be used for disposal of the r

That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held June 10, July 8, and August 12, 2026, be received for information purposes.

That the minutes of the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham meeting held April 13 and May 11, 2026, be received for information purposes.

That the minutes of the Doors Open Markham 2026 Organizing Committee held June 24 and July 22, 2026, be received for information purposes.

That this item be deferred to a future Council meeting; and, That the deputation from Chris Zadel to the September 15th Development Services Committee be received.

That the September 15, 2026, report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Robinson Glen East Landowners’ Group, Official Plan Amendment application to expand the Urban Area Boundary and extend the Robinson Glen Secondary Plan to support approximately 2,500 dwelling units, institutional and commercial uses and public parks. (Ward 6), File PLAN 25 116785”, be received; and, That the deputation from Jonathan Sasso, Humphries Planning, made to the September 15th Development Services Committee be received; and, That Official Plan Amendment application PLAN 25 116785 be approved, and that the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’, be brought forwarded to a future Council meeting for adoption without further notice; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the September 15, 2026, report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications submitted by Warden Angus Developments Inc. to facilitate a residential community with approximately 831 units, a secondary school block, two elementary school blocks, a neighbourhood park block, a dual use stormwater management/neighbourhood park block, a parkette, a stormwater management facility, and the supporting road and lane network at 10565 Warden Avenue (Ward 6), Files PLAN 24 194066 and 194063”, be received; and, That the Zoning By-law Amendment application (PLAN 24 194066), be approved, and the draft site-specific implementing Zoning By-law, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’ be enacted without further notice; and, That Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-24006 submitted by Warden Angus Developments Inc, be approved, in principle, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘B’; and, That the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate, be the delegated authority to issue Draft Plan Approval, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘B’, as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate; and, That servicing allocation for 831 units be assigned to Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-24006; and, That the servicing allocation will be revoked or reallocated after a period of five (5) years from the date of Council approval should the development not proceed in a timely manner; and, That Draft Plan Approval for

That this motion be added to the September 15th Development Services Committee agenda.

That this motion be referred back to staff to look at severe cases where residents are impacted by trees to provide options for long-term solutions to Committee at a future date.

That a confidential item related to street names be added to the in-camera agenda pursuant to Section 239 (2)(b) of the Municipal Act: Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees.

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