Council Meeting

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on June 29, 2021, be adopted.

That the memorandum titled “Applications for Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit 12 townhouses at 10165 Victoria Square Blvd (Ward 2)” be received; and, That the draft Zoning By-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ to this memorandum be approved and enacted without further notice; and, That in accordance with the provisions of subsections 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the Owners shall through this Resolution, be permitted to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance from the provisions of the accompanying Zoning By-law, before the second anniversary of the day on which the by-law was approved by Council; and, That Staff be authorized to do all things necessary to give effect to the resolution. (By-law 2021-60)

That the following communications providing comments regarding Vacant Housing Tax be received for information purposes: David Smith Heather Davidson Naxin Pan Beverly O’Hara Bob & Marilyn Tufford Brian Mackenzie Larkin Hinder Tom and Norma Luks Paul Naish Beverley Baird and Clive Moorman Elizabeth Brown Shelley Payne-Renaud Donna Dougan Brenda Swenor Andres Rojas Dan Johnstone Scott F. Mustard Steve Lusk Timothy Schnarr Mike Gannon, President URA André Marcil Valerie and Dave Burke Nancy W. Walton Josie Giuseppina Zappulla Robert A Noble Janaki Nagulan Clint Marcham Ann Cape Nesta Morris Carole Noble Gerry Pierce Jessica Page Filgiano Arun Gupta Brett Bergmann Liza Lyon Jean Stewart Ardathe Reid Frances Olive Debbie Burton Jean Gagnon Art & Laurie Hale Richard Jacobs Loraine & Rand Dawson Kevin Terry Angie Karas Marcia Archer Surjit Sachdev Ann Li Clovis Grant Terry and Daryn De Maeyer Tupper Wheatley Carole Wilson Sharon McIntyre Norine Graham-Robinson Alexis Whalen Elisabeth Tan Ellen Leong Don Chen Elizabeth Blakley Mike Clare, President, Markham Inter-Church Committee For Affordable Housing (MICAH) Rick Darche Alfred Chalk Patrick King Lorraine Fish Carmela Petsinis Niranjan Balachandran Mario Crespi E. (Reg) Pembleton Bob Baird Rich Coram Sandra Karda Victoria Tomev Marg Ferguson Carol Retter David Smith Craig Rowland Marlene Paige Rose Marie Thomas Poulis Bell Joseph Um Jesse Gamble Gerri Storr Shobha Mathur Margaret and Michael Brackley Allman Carolyn Johnston-Turcotte

That the communication from Astra Rose providing comments on this matter, be received for information and

That the following proclamations, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received for information purposes: Flight of The Monarch Day - August 21, 2021 World Alzheimer’s Day - September 21, 2021 Caribbean Heritage Month - October 2021

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

That the report and presentation dated June 22, 2021 entitled "Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy" be received; and, That “Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy” attached as Appendix A to the report dated June 22, 2021 entitled "Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy" be adopted; and, That staff be directed to address the York Region February 25, 2021 Council resolution requesting lower tier municipalities to support, in principle, the provision of two acres of land by each municipality, either directly or through partnership for affordable housing over the next five years through implementation of Action 10 of Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and report back to Development Services Committee; and, That staff be directed to assess the York Region February 25, 2021 Council resolution requesting lower tier municipalities amend their parkland dedication by-law to exempt Housing York Inc. from being required to pay parkland fees through implementation of Action 14 in Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and report back to Development Services Committee; and, That the Committee supports the establishment of a Sub-Committee to support the progress of the Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and regular status reporting; 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, save and except for Item No. 8.2.1:

That the report titled, “City of Markham Comments to the Province on a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) request by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited (“the Owner”) to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”) to permit a 332,149.85m2 employment development at 3143 19th Avenue (Ward 2), File No.: MZO 21 121854”, dated July 8, 2021, be received; and, That the City of Markham supports the proposed project by SOW Capital Limited to permit employment development at 3143 19th Avenue (Ward 2); and, That the City of Markham supports the Minister’s Zoning Order request, by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited, subject to the recommended revisions to the Order, attached in Appendix ‘B’ to this Staff report; and, That this report be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as the City of Markham’s comments on the MZO request by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited for the lands at 3143 19th Avenue; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the memorandum dated June 21, 2021 entitled “School Zone Traffic Safety Update (All Wards), be received, and, That the deputations by Amit Arora and Nimisha Patel on the “School Zone Traffic Safety Update (All Wards)”, be received, and, That the Region be requested to assess the impact of its new school zone traffic safety measure and report back on the assessment to local municipalities, and, That the City of Markham endorses York Region’s request to the Ministry of Transportation for the inclusion of flashing lights/beacons to the new school zone maximum speed limit signs, and, That this resolution be forwarded to York Region and the Ministry of Transportation, and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the Deputation by Nimisha Patel regarding the “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7)” be received, and, That the Communications by Raymond Wong, Legacy Community Ratepayers Association, Katherine and Dave Kalmbach, Community Letters submitted on behalf of Nimisha Patel (letters by an engineer, Juanita Nathan, York Region District School Board Trustee, Paul Calandra, MPP, James Ecker, former York Catholic District School Board Trustee, Dawn Adam, Senior Manager, Planning & Property Development Services, York Region District School Board and Joachim Tsui, Manager, Planning Services, Planning & Operations, York Catholic District School Board), regarding the “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7) “ be received, and, That the community petition submitted by Nimisha Patel regarding the Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Project Update (Ward 7) “ be received, and, That the information memorandum entitled, “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7)” be received; and That the Copper Creek Traffic Calming Demonstration Project construction proceed to completion as scheduled; and That staff monitor the performance and effectiveness following project completion to ensure satisfactory mitigation of traffic speeds and improved opportunities for safe pedestrian crossings; and That staff implement intersection traffic control measures, such as all-way stops and traffic signals, subject t

That the report titled “Application for Site Plan Approval submitted by Livante Holdings (BG Phase V) Inc. on Block 94, Registered Plan 65M-4328 (north side of Vetmar Avenue, west of Victoria Square Boulevard and south of Woodbine Avenue) to facilitate a mixed use development (Ward 2)” be received; and, That the Site Plan application ( SPC 19 114746 ) submitted by Livante Holdings (BG Phase V) Inc ., to facilitate the development of an 8 storey building and 3 storey stacked townhouses with a total of 224 residential units and 1680 m 2 of commercial space (Ward 2) 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 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, That Council assign servicing allocation for a maximum of 224 dwelling units; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution .

That the report dated June 22nd, 2021 and titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East Inc. c/o SmartCentres REIT to permit a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive (Ward 7)”, be received; and, That the Official Plan Amendment Application (PLN 20120313) submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East c/o SmartCentres REIT to allow a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive be approved by Council at a later date; once a satisfactory site plan application has been submitted and reviewed; and, That the Zoning By-law Amendment application (PLN 20 134853) submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East Inc. c/o Smart Centre REIT to permit a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive be approved and enacted by Council at a later date; once a satisfactory site plan application has been submitted and reviewed; and further, That Staff be authorized to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the presentation entitled “MiX Innovation District: Where Innovation is realized,” dated July 12, 2021 be received; and, That staff be directed to report back to Development Services Committee outlining the next steps in the Fall 2021; and further, That the guiding principles outlined in the presentation be endorsed in principle.

That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):

That the report entitled, “Alectra Electric Vehicle Charging Partnership – Multiple City Sites” be received; and, That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, including any amendments to the agreement, between the City of Markham (“City”) and Alectra Energy Services Inc. (“Alectra”) for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment at Markham community facilities for public use, provided the form of such agreement is satisfactory to the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the City Solicitor; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the memorandum and presentation “LDD (Lymantria Dispar Dispar) ” dated on July 13th, 2021 be received; and, That staff recommends continuation of the public outreach initiative encouraging resident participation including instructional videos and documents, dedicated website updates and frequent updates on growth cycle to manage expectations on various social media platforms; and That staff recommends continuation of tracking through monitoring service requests, follow up patrols to understand defoliation results and information gathering to inform collaborative efforts with Region of York and municipal counterparts; and, That staff recommends continuation of egg mass removal program beginning in October 2021 onward utilizing 6 additional seasonal staff at a cost of approximately $156,000.00 annually until the end of the infestation to be funded through the existing 2021 Parks part-time personnel budget; and, That staff provide an additional update in the late fall with information on the current stage, City actions and what other jurisdictions are doing to address the LDD infestation; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution

That the report titled, “Celebrate Markham Grant Program – April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 (2021-22) - Funding Approvals and Annual Program Review” be received; and, That Council receive the recommendations of the Interdepartmental Staff Review Committee in Attachment 1, which includes 63 Celebrate Markham applicants, totaling $221,000; and, That Council approve the revised recommendations based on the Resolution of Council dated April 6, 2021 which includes 35 applicants to be funded totaling $48,575 for virtual programming/events for this funding cycle and identified in Attachments 2, 3, 4 and 5; and, That Council authorize a one-time carry forward of unused Community Events monies in the amount of $207,425 to the 2022-2023 Community Events funding envelope; and, That Council authorize 26 postponed applications to be

Whereas housing prices have seen a significant increase in the past couple of years; and Whereas residents, especially young residents are experiencing difficulty entering the housing market due to a lack of affordable homes; and Whereas there has been an increase in buyers purchasing properties and upon closing, many of these homes remain unoccupied; and Whereas some absentee homeowners are not maintaining their properties; and Whereas implementing a residential vacant unit tax will encourage homeowners to maintain, occupy or rent their properties which will help increase the housing supply; and Whereas the Province of Ontario has announced a new tax authority on vacant homes that will give Toronto and other interested municipalities the power to impose such a tax to encourage owners to sell or rent such spaces; Now therefore be it resolved: That staff be directed to investigate and report back in Q42021 on options related to a vacant home tax and that this report include an assessment of the effectiveness of vacant home taxes in other municipalities, the impact of a vacant home tax on affordable housing supply and the resources required to implement a vacant home tax.

That By-laws 2021-54 to 2021-60 be given three readings and enacted.

That By-law 2021-61 be given three readings and enacted. Three Readings BY-LAW 2021-61 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 14, 2021. No attachment

That the Council meeting be adjourned at 3:17 p.m.

1. That the memorandum titled “Applications for Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit 12 townhouses at 10165 Victoria Square Blvd (Ward 2)” be received; and, 2. That the draft Zoning By-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ to this memorandum be approved and enacted without further notice; and, 3. That in accordance with the provisions of subsections 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the Owners shall through this Resolution, be permitted to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance from the provisions of the accompanying Zoning By-law, before the 4 second anniversary of the day on which the by-law was approved by Council; and, 4. That Staff be authorized to do all things necessary to give effect to the resolution. (By-law 2021-60)

That the following communications providing comments regarding Vacant Housing Tax be received for information purposes: 1. David Smith 2. Heather Davidson 3. Naxin Pan 4. Beverly O’Hara 5. Bob & Marilyn Tufford 6. Brian Mackenzie 7. Larkin Hinder 8. Tom and Norma Luks 9. Paul Naish 10. Beverley Baird and Clive Moorman 11. Elizabeth Brown 12. Shelley Payne-Renaud 13. Donna Dougan 14. Brenda Swenor 15. Andres Rojas 16. Dan Johnstone 17. Scott F. Mustard 5 18. Steve Lusk 19. Timothy Schnarr 20. Mike Gannon, President URA 21. André Marcil 22. Valerie and Dave Burke 23. Nancy W. Walton 24. Josie Giuseppina Zappulla 25. Robert A Noble 26. Janaki Nagulan 27. Clint Marcham 28. Ann Cape 29. Nesta Morris 30. Carole Noble 31. Gerry Pierce 32. Jessica Page Filgiano 33. Arun Gupta 34. Brett Bergmann 35. Liza Lyon 36. Jean Stewart 37. Ardathe Reid 38. Frances Olive 39. Debbie Burton 40. Jean Gagnon 41. Art & Laurie Hale 42. Richard Jacobs 43. Loraine & Rand Dawson 44. Kevin Terry 6 45. Angie Karas 46. Marcia Archer 47. Surjit Sachdev 48. Ann Li 49. Clovis Grant 50. Terry and Daryn De Maeyer 51. Tupper Wheatley 52. Carole Wilson 53. Sharon McIntyre 54. Norine Graham-Robinson 55. Alexis Whalen 56. Elisabeth Tan 57. Ellen Leong 58. Don Chen 59. Elizabeth Blakley 60. Mike Clare, President, Markham Inter-Church Committee For Affordable Housing (MICAH) 61. Rick Darche 62. Alfred Chalk 63. Patrick King 64. Lorraine Fish 65. Carmela Petsinis 66. Niranjan Balachandran 67. Mario Crespi 68. E. (Reg)

1. That the report and presentation dated June 22, 2021 entitled "Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy" be received; and, 2. That “Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy” attached as Appendix A to the report dated June 22, 2021 entitled "Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy" be adopted; and, 3. That staff be directed to address the York Region February 25, 2021 Council resolution requesting lower tier municipalities to support, in principle, the provision of two acres of land by each municipality, either directly or through partnership for affordable housing over the next five years through implementation of Action 10 of Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and report back to Development Services Committee; and, 4. That staff be directed to assess the York Region February 25, 2021 Council resolution requesting lower tier municipalities amend their parkland dedication by-law to exempt Housing York Inc. from being required to pay parkland fees through implementation of Action 14 in Housing Choices: Markham’s Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and report back to Development Services Committee; and, 5. That the Committee supports the establishment of a Sub-Committee to support the progress of the Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy and regular status reporting; and further, 6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to th

1. That the report titled, “City of Markham Comments to the Province on a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) request by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited (“the Owner”) to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”) to permit a 332,149.85m2 employment development at 3143 19th Avenue (Ward 2), File No.: MZO 21 121854”, dated July 8, 2021, be received; and, 2. That the City of Markham supports the proposed project by SOW Capital Limited to permit employment development at 3143 19th Avenue (Ward 2); and, 11 3. That the City of Markham supports the Minister’s Zoning Order request, by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited, subject to the recommended revisions to the Order, attached in Appendix ‘B’ to this Staff report; and, 4. That this report be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as the City of Markham’s comments on the MZO request by Tung Kee Investment Limited Partnership representing SOW Capital Limited for the lands at 3143 19th Avenue; and further, 5. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

12 1. That the memorandum dated June 21, 2021 entitled “School Zone Traffic Safety Update (All Wards), be received, and, 2. That the deputations by Amit Arora and Nimisha Patel on the “School Zone Traffic Safety Update (All Wards)”, be received, and, 3. That the Region be requested to assess the impact of its new school zone traffic safety measure and report back on the assessment to local municipalities, and, 4. That the City of Markham endorses York Region’s request to the Ministry of Transportation for the inclusion of flashing lights/beacons to the new school zone maximum speed limit signs, and, 5. That this resolution be forwarded to York Region and the Ministry of Transportation, and further, 6. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the Deputation by Nimisha Patel regarding the “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7)” be received, and, 2. That the Communications by Raymond Wong, Legacy Community Ratepayers Association, Katherine and Dave Kalmbach, Community Letters submitted on behalf of Nimisha Patel (letters by an engineer, Juanita Nathan, York Region District School Board Trustee, Paul Calandra, MPP, James Ecker, former York Catholic District School Board Trustee, Dawn Adam, Senior Manager, Planning & Property Development Services, York Region District School Board and Joachim Tsui, Manager, Planning Services, Planning & Operations, York Catholic District School Board), regarding the “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7) “ be received, and, 13 3. That the community petition submitted by Nimisha Patel regarding the Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Project Update (Ward 7) “ be received, and, 4. That the information memorandum entitled, “Copper Creek Drive Traffic Calming Demonstration Project Update (Ward 7)” be received; and 5. That the Copper Creek Traffic Calming Demonstration Project construction proceed to completion as scheduled; and 6. That staff monitor the performance and effectiveness following project completion to ensure satisfactory mitigation of traffic speeds and improved opportunities for safe pedestrian crossings; and 7. That staff implement intersection traffic control measures, such as all- way stops and t

14 1. That the report titled “Application for Site Plan Approval submitted by Livante Holdings (BG Phase V) Inc. on Block 94, Registered Plan 65M-4328 (north side of Vetmar Avenue, west of Victoria Square Boulevard and south of Woodbine Avenue) to facilitate a mixed use development (Ward 2)” be received; and, 2. That the Site Plan application (SPC 19 114746) submitted by Livante Holdings (BG Phase V) Inc., to facilitate the development of an 8 storey building and 3 storey stacked townhouses with a total of 224 residential units and 1680 m2 of commercial space (Ward 2) 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, 3. 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, 4. That Council assign servicing allocation for a maximum of 224 dwelling units; and further, 5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

15 1. That the report dated June 22nd, 2021 and titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East Inc. c/o SmartCentres REIT to permit a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive (Ward 7)”, be received; and, 2. That the Official Plan Amendment Application (PLN 20120313) submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East c/o SmartCentres REIT to allow a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive be approved by Council at a later date; once a satisfactory site plan application has been submitted and reviewed; and, 3. That the Zoning By-law Amendment application (PLN 20 134853) submitted by Boxgrove Commercial East Inc. c/o Smart Centre REIT to permit a commercial self-storage warehouse facility at 500 Copper Creek Drive be approved and enacted by Council at a later date; once a satisfactory site plan application has been submitted and reviewed; and further, 4. That Staff be authorized to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

16 1. That the presentation entitled “MiX Innovation District: Where Innovation is realized,” dated July 12, 2021 be received; and, 2. That staff be directed to report back to Development Services Committee outlining the next steps in the Fall 2021; and further, 3. That the guiding principles outlined in the presentation be endorsed in principle.

1. That the report entitled, “Alectra Electric Vehicle Charging Partnership – Multiple City Sites” be received; and, 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, including any amendments to the agreement, between the City of Markham (“City”) and Alectra Energy Services Inc. (“Alectra”) for the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment at Markham community facilities for public use, provided the form of such agreement is satisfactory to the 17 Commissioner of Corporate Services and the City Solicitor; and further, 3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That By-law 2021-61 be given three readings and enacted. Three Readings BY-LAW 2021-61 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 14, 2021. No attachment 23