The Markham Record

Council Meeting

October 13, 2021

Who was there

Present (9): Alan Ho, Keith Irish, Jim Jones, Andrew Keyes, Isa Lee, Joe Li, Reid McAlpine, Karen Rea, Frank Scarpitti

Absent (1): Amanda Yeung Collucci

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 (21 motions)

21 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on September 28, 2021, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Karen Rea, seconded by Councillor Alan Ho
Carried
That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information and be processed accordingly.
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Councillor Andrew Keyes
Carried
That the following new request for proclamation be approved and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council: Franklin the Flamingo - Financial Literacy Day - November 6, 2021
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
That the Report Appointment of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council for the period of September 7, 2021 to June 30, 2022 be received; and, That the following Appointments of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council be confirmed for the term September 7, 2021 to June 30, 2022; Name School Grade Ward they reside in Sabine Cuesta Saint Charles Garnier Catholic Elementary School 8 1 Indrakshi Chakraborty St. Robert Catholic High School 9 1 Jin Zhou Henderson Avenue Public School 9 1 Karina Florea Thornhill Secondary School 11 1 Melody Cao Bayview Secondary School 9 2 Elyssa Qi St. Augustine Catholic High School 10 2 Stephanie Sheng Bayview Secondary School 11 2 Marissa Wang Bayview Secondary School 12 2 Eric Gao Unionville High School 11 3 Justine Lin Unionville High School 12 3 Silken Cheung-Ege St. Justin Martyr Catholic Elementary School 8 4 Meilun Yu Markville Secondary School 10 4 Manny Pahwa Unionville High School 12 4 Olivia Chan Unionville High School 12 4 Jiabei He Bill Hogarth Secondary School 10 5 Enya Law Bill Hogarth Secondary School 11 5 Gloria Huang Bill Hogarth Secondary School 11 5 Callista Chan St. Augustine Catholic High School 10 6 Bryant Zheng Markville Secondary School 12 6 Jasmine Jing St Robert Catholic High School 12 6 Kara Yang Markville Secondary School 12 6 Jonathan Feng Markville Secondary School 12 6 Ashwin Suganthan Markham District High School 12 7 Jonathan Xie Unionville High School 12 8 Ulain Umar Father Michael McGivney Catholic High
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
That the Presentation entitled “Overview of New Blue Box Regulation 391-21” be received; and, That the Environmental Services Department continue to actively participate in and provide comment on the Transition process; and, That the Environmental Services and Finance Departments monitor transition experiences of comparable municipalities to assess potential financial benefits of an accelerated transition timeframe and provide regular analysis and updates of their progress to Council and the Waste Diversion Committee; That Markham Council reaffirms its support for weekly Blue Box collection service and the continuation of weekly collection services post transition to ensure continued high participation and diversion; That the City Clerk circulate this Resolution to York Region and the local municipalities, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of the Environment Conservation and Parks, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Resource Productivity and Recovery Agency (RPRA), and further, 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 presentation entitled “Small Area Flood Control Request Process” be received; and, That staff continue to seek out sources of funding for Small Area projects as well as the Flood Control Program; That the Small Area Flood Control Program be instituted; and further, 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 of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (1 Item):
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
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. (By-laws 2021-80 to 2021-97)
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
That By-laws 2021-75 to 2021-78 and 2021-80 to 2021-97 be given three readings and enacted.
Moved by Regional Councillor Joe Li, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act , Council resolve into a private session to discuss the following confidential matters at 1:44 pm: 14.1.1 APPROVAL OF CONFIDENTIAL COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 [Section 239 (2) (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)] (16.0) 14.1.2 APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS TO BOARDS/COMMITTEES (16.24) [SECTION 239 (2)(b)] 14.1.3 ADVICE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE [Section 239 (2) (f)] (8.0)
Moved by Councillor Keith Irish, seconded by Regional Councillor Joe Li
Carried
That Council rise from Confidential session at 2:08 PM
Moved by Councillor Isa Lee, seconded by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
Carried
That the confidential Council minutes of September 28, 2021 Council meeting, be adopted.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Regional Councillor Joe Li
Carried
1. That the following persons be appointed to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility with a term expiry as indicated: NAME TERM EXPIRY Elham Mahootchi November 30, 2024 Edward Lau November 30, 2024 Dasola Dina November 30, 2024 Kim Adeney November 30, 2024 Ayush Patel November 30, 2023 Michelle Tremblay November 30, 2023 Michelle Del Carmen November 30, 2023 2. That the following person be appointed to the Heritage Markham Committee with a term expiry as indicated: NAME TERM EXPIRY Neil Charkraborty November 30, 2022
Moved by Councillor Karen Rea, seconded by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
Carried
That By-law 2021-79 be given three readings and enacted. Three Readings BY-LAW 2021-79 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2021.
Moved by Councillor Isa Lee, seconded by Councillor Reid McAlpine
Carried
That the Council meeting be adjourned at 2:09 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Isa Lee, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried
1. That the request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form be received for information and be processed accordingly. 3
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho, seconded by Councillor Andrew Keyes
Carried
1. That the following new request for proclamation be approved and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council: a. Franklin the Flamingo - Financial Literacy Day - November 6, 2021
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Carried
1. That the Report Appointment of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council for the period of September 7, 2021 to June 30, 2022 be received; and, 2. That the following Appointments of Members to the Markham Mayor’s Youth Council be confirmed for the term September 7, 2021 to June 30, 2022; 4 Name School Grade Ward they reside in Sabine Cuesta Saint Charles Garnier 8 1 Catholic Elementary School Indrakshi St. Robert Catholic High 9 1 Chakraborty School Jin Zhou Henderson Avenue Public 9 1 School Karina Florea Thornhill Secondary 11 1 School Melody Cao Bayview Secondary 9 2 School Elyssa Qi St. Augustine Catholic 10 2 High School Stephanie Bayview Secondary 11 2 Sheng School Marissa Wang Bayview Secondary 12 2 School Eric Gao Unionville High School 11 3 Justine Lin Unionville High School 12 3 Silken Cheung- St. Justin Martyr Catholic 8 4 Ege Elementary School Meilun Yu Markville Secondary 10 4 School Manny Pahwa Unionville High School 12 4 Olivia Chan Unionville High School 12 4 5 Jiabei He Bill Hogarth Secondary 10 5 School Enya Law Bill Hogarth Secondary 11 5 School Gloria Huang Bill Hogarth Secondary 11 5 School Callista Chan St. Augustine Catholic 10 6 High School Bryant Zheng Markville Secondary 12 6 School Jasmine Jing St Robert Catholic High 12 6 School Kara Yang Markville Secondary 12 6 School Jonathan Feng Markville Secondary 12 6 School Ashwin Markham District High 12 7 Suganthan School Jonathan Xie Unionville High School 12 8 Ulain Umar Father Michael McGivney 12
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
1. That the presentation entitled “Small Area Flood Control Request Process” be received; and, 2. That staff continue to seek out sources of funding for Small Area projects as well as the Flood Control Program; 3. That the Small Area Flood Control Program be instituted; and further, 4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 7
Moved by Regional Councillor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Khalid Usman
Carried
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) 8 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.) 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. (By-laws 2021-80 to 2021-97)
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Keith Irish
Carried

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