Council Meeting

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on November 6, 2024, be adopted.

That the communication regarding Item 7.2.1 "Cycling Facility Selection Tool (City-Wide) " from Barry Nelson be received and

That the report of the Development Services Public Meeting be received & adopted. (Item 1):

That the report entitled “PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION REPORT, Arbutus Real Estate Ltd., Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit creative industrial uses and food and beverage production, processing and warehousing uses, with accessory office and retail, and ancillary restaurant uses (Ward 8), File No. PLAN 24 187368”, be received; and, That the Record of the Public Meeting held on November 5, 2024 with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, be received; and, That the application by Arbutus Real Estate Ltd., for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (PLAN 24 187368), be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice; 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 be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):

That the Staff report titled “Cycling Facility Selection Tool (City-wide)” be received; and, That the Cycling Facility Selection Tool be endorsed; and, That staff be directed to plan, design and implement in-boulevard multi-use paths or cycle tracks that take into consideration financial, operational and maintenance impacts, available funding and the criteria outlined in the Cycling Facility Selection Tool; and, That the Director of Engineering, in consultation with the Director of Operations and the City Treasurer, be authorized to update the Cycling Facility Selection Tool from time to time, to accommodate changing needs and practices; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “2025 Building By-law Changes” dated November 12, 2024 be received; and, That By-law 2023-177 as amended be repealed and the attached “By-law respecting Construction, Demolition, Change of Use Permits and Inspections,” attached as Appendix ‘A’, be enacted; and, That the by-law come into force and take effect on January 1, 2025; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled "Cornell Centre Secondary Plan Update – Draft Policy Framework" dated November 12, 2024, be received; and, That the written correspondence from Shannon Sigouin be received; and, That the Draft Cornell Centre Secondary Plan be released for public consultation; and, That Staff be authorized to schedule a statutory public meeting on the draft Cornell Centre Secondary Plan, attached as Appendix ‘A’ to this staff report; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the staff report titled “Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 (City-wide) be received; and, That Council request the Province to allow municipalities to determine the appropriateness of implementing bicycle lanes on municipal road networks without the need for Provincial approval and that the City of Markham be exempt from the bike lane regulations of Bill 212; and, That, notwithstanding Recommendation #2, Council request the Province to provide clarification on the following matters pertaining to Schedule 4 of Bill 212: A formal procedure outlining the process and requirements that municipalities are to follow when submitting relevant projects for review; and, A formal identification of which classifications of road are affected by the proposed legislation, given that: the proposed legislation allows the Minister to exempt public highways or classes of highways at their discretion; and, media comments from provincial officials indicate that bicycle lanes should not be on primary roads, and instead be placed on secondary roads; and, What technical criteria the Ministry of Transportation is using to determine whether a project “ would unduly diminish the orderly movement of motor vehicle traffic ”; and, If road lane reductions for road safety considerations are exempt from the Ministry’s review; and, What type of traffic information is being requested from the municipality, by the Ministry, to inform their review of proposed and existing bicycle lanes; W

That By-laws 2024-202 to 2024-207 be given three readings and enacted.

That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act , Council resolve into a private session to discuss the following confidential matters at 1:49 PM:

That By-law 2024-201 be given three readings and enacted. Three Readings BY-LAW 2024-201 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2024.

That the Council meeting of November 6, 2024 be adjourned at 2:39 PM.

1. That the report entitled “PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION REPORT, Arbutus Real Estate Ltd., Application for Zoning By- law Amendment to permit creative industrial uses and food and beverage production, processing and warehousing uses, with accessory office and retail, and ancillary restaurant uses (Ward 8), File No. PLAN 24 187368”, be received; and, 2. That the Record of the Public Meeting held on November 5, 2024 with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, be received; and, 4 3. That the application by Arbutus Real Estate Ltd., for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (PLAN 24 187368), be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice; and further, 4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the Staff report titled “Cycling Facility Selection Tool (City- wide)” be received; and, 2. That the Cycling Facility Selection Tool be endorsed; and, 3. That staff be directed to plan, design and implement in-boulevard multi-use paths or cycle tracks that take into consideration financial, operational and maintenance impacts, available funding and the criteria outlined in the Cycling Facility Selection Tool; and, 4. That the Director of Engineering, in consultation with the Director of Operations and the City Treasurer, be authorized to update the Cycling Facility Selection Tool from time to time, to accommodate changing needs and practices; and further, 5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 5

1. That the report entitled "Cornell Centre Secondary Plan Update – Draft Policy Framework" dated November 12, 2024, be received; and, 2. That the written correspondence from Shannon Sigouin be received; and, 3. That the Draft Cornell Centre Secondary Plan be released for public consultation; and, 4. That Staff be authorized to schedule a statutory public meeting on the draft Cornell Centre Secondary Plan, attached as Appendix ‘A’ to this staff report; and further, 5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 6

1. That the staff report titled “Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 (City-wide) be received; and, 2. That Council request the Province to allow municipalities to determine the appropriateness of implementing bicycle lanes on municipal road networks without the need for Provincial approval and that the City of Markham be exempt from the bike lane regulations of Bill 212; and, 3. That, notwithstanding Recommendation #2, Council request the Province to provide clarification on the following matters pertaining to Schedule 4 of Bill 212: a. A formal procedure outlining the process and requirements that municipalities are to follow when submitting relevant projects for review; and, b. A formal identification of which classifications of road are affected by the proposed legislation, given that: i. the proposed legislation allows the Minister to exempt public highways or classes of highways at their discretion; and, ii. media comments from provincial officials indicate that bicycle lanes should not be on primary roads, and instead be placed on secondary roads; and, c. What technical criteria the Ministry of Transportation is using to determine whether a project “would unduly diminish the orderly movement of motor vehicle traffic”; and, 7 d. If road lane reductions for road safety considerations are exempt from the Ministry’s review; and, e. What type of traffic information is being requested from the municipality, by the Ministry, to inform their review of propose

That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, Council resolve into a private session to discuss the following confidential matters at 1:49 PM: 10

1. That the confidential Council minutes of the Council Meeting held on November 6, 2024, be adopted.

1. That the confidential report entitled “Destination Markham Corporation, Board of Directors Appointments” 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 confidential report entitled “Confidential – Request for Direction re Settlement with Aryeh Construction Limited, 8293 – 8303 Warden Ave” be received; and further, 11 2. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to these resolutions.

1. That the confidential report entitled “Request for Direction RE: 9781 Markham Road Limited Partnership” be received; and further, 2. That staff be authorized and directed to take the actions recommended by this report.

That the Council meeting of November 20, 2024 be adjourned at 2:39 PM.