Regional Clerk's Office
Corporate Services Department
Revised Agenda
Committee of the Whole
November 9, 2017
9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
York Region Administrative Centre
17250 Yonge Street
Newmarket, Ontario
Quorum: 11
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A. Chairman's Opening Remarks
B. Disclosures of Interest
C. Presentations
C.1 Holiday Shopping Bylaw
Joy Hulton, Regional Solicitor
(Please refer to Item E.2.1)
C.2 Approach to 2016 Census Results
Paul Bottomley, Manager, Policy, Research and Forecasting
(Please refer to Item E.2.2)
D. Deputations
(Subject to the Committee granting deputant status.)
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D.1 iMatter Youth Report Card and Resolution [2.5 MB]
Helen Chen and Katherine Gotovsky, iMatter Youth Movement
(Please refer to Item E.2.3)
D.2 Character Community Foundation of York Region
Megan Thomas and Barry Stock, Character Community Foundation of York Region
E. Planning and Economic Development
Chair - Regional Councillor Li
Vice-Chair - Mayor Dawe
Determination of Items Requiring Separate Discussion
Adoption of Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion
E.1 Communications
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E.1.1 Retail Business Holiday Act Applications
John Espinosa, Town Clerk, Town of Georgina, dated July 21, 2017
Recommendation: Receive and refer to staff
(Please refer to Item E.2.1)
E.1.2 Bill 148 - Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, 2017
Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Joy Hulton, Regional Solicitor, dated November 7, 2017
Recommendation: Receive for information
E.1.3 Richmond Hill Resolution - Approval in Principle of the Draft Official Plan Amendment and Draft Zoning By-law Amendment for the Lake Wilcox Special Policy Area
Stephen Huycke, Director of Legislative Services/Town Clerk, Town of Richmond Hill, dated November 7, 2017
Recommendation: Receive and refer to staff
E.2 Reports
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E.2.1 Holiday Shopping Bylaw
(Deferred from the October 12, 2017 Committee of the Whole meeting)
Note:
Regional Councillor Heath gave notice at the June 29, 2017 Council meeting of his intention to bring forward the following motion on this item:
“WHEREAS on December 30, 2016 the Province proclaimed into force Section 1.2 of the Retail Business Holidays Act (RBHA) allowing municipalities to choose to be exempt from the application of the RBHA; and,
WHEREAS Council may exempt The Regional Municipality of York (the Region) from the requirements of the RBHA by implementing the provisions of Section 1.2 by bylaw; and,
WHEREAS Section 1.2 of the RBHA requires that Council must first enact a bylaw under Section 148(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 establishing its own criteria governing retail business closings on statutory holidays including the designation of specific closure dates; and,
WHEREAS implementation of the provisions of Section 1.2 of the RBHA would allow Council to establish common criteria, beyond tourism, to govern retail business closing on statutory holidays; and,
WHEREAS Council has approved 31 exemptions under the RBHA for a variety of holidays which has created inconsistency in retail business openings in the Region; and,
WHEREAS three lower-tier municipalities in the Region have exemptions covering their entire municipalities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a bylaw be enacted pursuant to section 1.2 of the RBHA to exempt the Region from the RBHA; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a bylaw be enacted pursuant to section 148(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 to establish requirements for retail holiday closings in the Region; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the bylaw provide that all businesses in the Region, for which closing under the RBHA is applicable, be required to close on Christmas and Easter Sunday only.”
E.2.2 2016 Census Population and Household Demographic Data [4.2 MB]
E.2.3 Creating a Regional Climate Change Action Plan
E.2.4 Appointments to the York Region Planning Advisory Committee
E.2.5 York Region Broadband Strategy Annual Update 2017
E.2.6 Richmond Hill/Langstaff Gateway Regional Centre - Growth Capacity and Timing
F. Finance and Administration
Chair - Mayor Barrow
Vice-Chair - Mayor Pellegrini
Determination of Items Requiring Separate Discussion
Adoption of Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion
F.1 Communications
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F.1.1 Property Tax Rebate Program - Vacant Commercial and Industrial Units - Township of King
Kathryn Moyle, Township Clerk, Township of King dated October 25, 2017
Recommendation: Receive for Information
(Please refer to Item F.2.2)
F.2 Reports
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F.2.1 Property Tax Treatment for Regional Transit Facilities
F.2.2 Elimination of Vacant Unit Rebate Program
F.2.3 Delegation of Authority During Summer Recess - June 30, 2017 – September 20, 2017
F.2.4 Contract Award for Licensing, Hosting, Maintenance and Related Services for eProcurement
F.2.5 Extension of Insurance Broker Services
F.2.6 Authorization of Name Change to YRT Bus Terminal at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
F.2.7 2018 Municipal Election
F.2.8 Acquisition of Land - 3825 Major Mackenzie Drive - City of Vaughan
F.2.9 Compensation for Expropriation - Yonge Street from Davis Drive to Green Lane - Town of Newmarket and Town of East Gwillimbury
F.2.10 Expropriation of Land - Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor - Highway 7 West, Centre Street, Bathurst Street - City of Vaughan [4.1 MB]
G. Other Business
H. Private Session
Motion to resolve into Private Session to consider the following:
H.1 Private Attachment to Item E.2.4 - Appointments to the York Region Planning Advisory Committee - Matter Involving Identifiable Individuals
H.2 Private Attachment to Item F.2.8 - Acquisition of Land - 3825 Major Mackenzie Drive - City of Vaughan - Land Acquisition
H.3 Private Attachment to Item F.2.9 - Compensation for Expropriation - Yonge Street from Davis Drive to Green Lane - Town of Newmarket and Town of East Gwillimbury - Land Acquisition
H.4 Private Verbal Update - Personal Information
I. Public Session
Motion to reconvene in Public Session
Adoption of recommendations from Private Session
J. Adjournment
