The Regional Municipality of York
Report No. 6
of the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Held on March 12, 2015
For Consideration by
The Council of The Regional Municipality of York
on March 26, 2015
The Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order at 9:09 a.m. on March 12, 2015 with Regional Chair Emmerson in the chair.
The following were also in attendance:
Members
J. Altmann, N. Armstrong, D. Barrow, M. Bevilacqua, M. Di Biase, J. Heath, J. Jones, S. Pellegrini, M. Quirk, G. Rosati, F. Scarpitti, V. Spatafora, T. Van Bynen
Staff
D. Basso, B. Bloxam, P. Casey, L. Cugalj, S. Fung, B. Hughes, J. Hulton, D. Kelly, D. Kostopoulos, B. Macgregor, E. Mahoney, L. McDowell, M. Rabeau, M.F. Turner
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Table of Contents
Finance and Administration Items
Disclosures of Interest
Mayor Quirk and Regional Councillor Heath declared an interest in Clause 7 – Finance and Administration Communications regarding Canada Post, as they each own property in an area that is being converted from door-to-door mail delivery to super mailboxes, and did not take part in the discussion of or vote on this item.
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Environmental Services
Regional Chair Emmerson chaired the Environmental Services section of Committee of the Whole.
1. Communications – Environmental Services
Committee of the Whole recommends:
1. Receipt of the communication from Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services, dated March 12, 2015 regarding “Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Posting No. 012-1559: Reducing Coal in Energy Intensive Industries (Waste Management)”.
2. Receipt of the communication from Mike Walters, 2015 Chair, Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition, undated, regarding “Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition 2015 Report Card”.
2. 2014 Annual Drinking Water System Summary Report
3. 2014 Integrated Management System Update for Water, Wastewater and Waste Management
4. Source Water Protection Update
5. Inspection and Condition Assessment Services for Elevated Water Storage Tanks
6. 2015 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update
Finance and Administration
Mayor Barrow chaired the Finance and Administration section of Committee of the Whole.
7. Communications – Finance and Administration
(Mayor Quirk and Regional Councillor Heath declared an interest in Clause 7 – Finance and Administration Communications regarding Canada Post, as they own property in an area that is being converted from door-to-door mail delivery to super mailboxes, and did not take part in the discussion of or vote on this item.)
Committee of the Whole recommends:
1. Receipt of the following communication regarding Canada Post:
1. Denis Lemelin, National President, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, dated January 15, 2015.
2. Receipt of the following communications and endorsement of the resolutions regarding Canada Post:
1. Donna McLarty, Town Clerk, Town of Richmond Hill, dated December 17, 2014.
2. Kimberley Kitteringham, City Clerk, City of Markham, dated January 21, 2015.
3. Carolyn Lance, Council Services Coordinator, Town of Georgina, dated January 26, 2015.
8. Disposal of Surplus Assets – 2014
9. Contract Award for Printer and Fax Consumables
10. Disposition of Land, Formerly Part of Langstaff Road at Huntington Road, City of Vaughan
11. Application for Approval to Expropriate Leslie Street – Bloomington Road to Bethesda Sideroad, Town of Richmond Hill
12. Compensation for Expropriation, Leslie Street – Bloomington Road to Bethesda Sideroad, Town of Richmond Hill
13. Approval to Expropriate Leslie Street – Wellington Street to Mulock Drive, Town of Aurora and Town of Newmarket
14. Approval to Expropriate Bayview Avenue – 19th Avenue to Stouffville Road, Town of Richmond Hill
15. Compensation for Expropriation, St. John’s Sideroad – Bayview Avenue to Highway 404, Town of Aurora
16. Compensation for Expropriation, Highway 7 – Town Centre Boulevard to Sciberras Road, City of Markham
17. Application for Approval to Expropriate Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, 9993 Yonge Street, Town of Richmond Hill
18. Approval to Expropriate Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, Highway 7 West – Centre Street and Bathurst Street, City of Vaughan
19. Expropriation Settlement Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor - 7700 Keele Street, City of Vaughan
20. Expropriation Settlement Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor - 135 Davis Drive, Town of Newmarket
21. Corporate State of Infrastructure Report
22. Annual Report on Use of Delegated Authority for Representation on Matters Before The Ontario Municipal Board – 2014
23. Region Administrative Annex Expansion Building
Committee of the Whole forwarded the following motion to the Regional Council meeting on March 26, 2015:
Whereas, we are in the midst of unprecedented growth in our Region; and
Whereas, in a very short time, we have seen our population grow to the point that our population is now larger than the Province of Nova Scotia, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Province of New Brunswick and is about the same as the Province of Saskatchewan; and
Whereas, our population is just over one million one hundred and fifty thousand residents today and is projected in the Provincial Growth Plan to exceed two million residents in the next twenty-five years; and
Whereas, we the elected Council for York Region have a duty and obligation to provide all Regional services to those that need them in as convenient location as possible; and
Whereas, we are seeing an aging population and more people requiring services that must rely on public transit and would benefit if they had better transit access to the new Regional facility; and
Whereas, we also have an obligation to our employees to have our facilities in a convenient location so that transit is a viable option; and
Whereas, our residents’ needs are changing from the Region providing predominantly hard services such as roads, water, sanitary sewers and treatment systems to a Region that is also becoming increasingly involved in the delivery of public transit, social housing and expanding social services; and
Whereas, the large population of our Region is provided with services such as healthy living services, child and family health services, speech and language therapy, dental and many more social services; and
Whereas, for generations the Town of Newmarket had been the County Seat for the County of York including Toronto, and continues to be the centre of Regional government, which will not change; and
Whereas, about three quarters of the residents we serve reside in the southern portion of the Region and seventy eight per cent of the assessment resides in the City of Vaughan, the Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham; and
Whereas, the Provincial Growth Plan recognizes that growth has been and will continue to be centred in the three southern municipalities and has designated three major Growth Centres in the Highway 7 Corridor, the Vaughan Corporate Centre, the Markham City Centre and the Richmond Hill/Langstaff Gateway. There is a fourth Regional Growth Centre designated in Newmarket on Yonge Street and Davis Drive; and
Whereas, the Regional Official Plan also recognizes the tremendous growth and the importance of the node and transit mobility hubs in Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill; and
Whereas, the majority of the planned growth in the Region will be Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the south, served by the Richmond Hill/Langstaff Mobility Hub. This Hub will be the interface of York Region Transit, Viva, the Yonge Street subway, the Richmond Hill all day GO rail and the MTO 407 High-Speed Rail Transit-Way and possibly the high-speed rail from Quebec City to Windsor Rail Express, that being six individual services interfacing at one location which is unparalleled in this country; and
Whereas, the intersection of Yonge Street and Highway 7 is also where Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill all intersect; and
Whereas, this location has been identified as an Urban Growth Centre and a Major Regional Transit Hub joining the Yonge Street Subway extension, the Richmond Hill GO Train, the Provincial 407 Rail Transit-Way, Viva Yonge Street BRT, Viva Highway 7 BRT and YRT services; and
Whereas, the intersection of Yonge and Highway 7 is central and accessible by public transit to a much larger population than the proposed annex building expansion to the existing Regional headquarters; and
Whereas, there are approved planning permissions in place at the Yonge and Highway 7 intersection to house a major Regional presence and assist in the delivery of services to those that need them in a more convenient location; and
Whereas, this is an ideal location to consolidate other regional, provincial and federal government services in the area to one central and accessible location; and
Whereas, we are faced budget pressures at present due to growth pressures and the increasing needs of our residents;
Now therefore be it resolved:
That staff be directed to meet with the Highway 7 and Yonge Street landowners to explore building the Regional Building Annex in the Richmond Hill Centre/Langstaff Gateway area and to consolidate other Regional leased sites in the area into one building and present options to Council for build to own, lease, or lease to purchase;
And that a report on the progress be presented to Council at the April 2015 meeting of Council.
Private Session
Committee of the Whole resolved into private session at 10:17 a.m. to consider the following:
1. Approval to Expropriate Major Mackenzie Drive – Canadian Pacific Railway Crossing to Islington Avenue, City of Vaughan – Land Acquisition
2. Lease Agreement – Newmarket – Land Acquisition
3. Disposition of Matters Under the Purchasing Bylaw – 2014 Annual Report – Litigation
4. Regional Solicitor Use of Delegated Settlement Authority – 2014 Annual Report – Litigation
5. Attachment to Clause 10, Disposition of Land, Formerly Part of Langstaff Road at Huntington Road, City of Vaughan – Land Disposition
6. Attachment to Clause 12, Compensation for Expropriation, Leslie Street – Bloomington Road to Bethesda Sideroad, Town of Richmond Hill – Land Acquisition
7. Attachment to Clause 15, Compensation for Expropriation, St. John’s Sideroad – Bayview Avenue to Highway 404, Town of Aurora – Land Acquisition
8. Attachment to Clause 16, Compensation for Expropriation, Highway 7 – Town Centre Boulevard to Sciberras Road, City of Markham – Land Acquisition
9. Attachment to Clause 19, Expropriation Settlement, Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, 7700 Keele Street, City of Vaughan – Land Acquisition
10. Attachment to Clause 20, Expropriation Settlement, Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, 135 Davis Drive, Town of Newmarket – Land Acquisition
Committee of the Whole resumed in public session at 10:20 a.m. and reported the following:
24. Approval to Expropriate Major Mackenzie Drive – Canadian Pacific Railway Crossing to Islington Avenue, City of Vaughan
Committee of the Whole’s recommendation will be forwarded for consideration at Council’s private session on March 26, 2014.
25. Lease Agreement – Newmarket
Committee of the Whole’s recommendation will be forwarded for consideration at Council’s private session on March 26, 2014.
26. Disposition of Matters Under the Purchasing Bylaw - 2014 Annual Report
Committee of the Whole’s recommendation will be forwarded for consideration at Council’s private session on March 26, 2014.
27. Regional Solicitor Use of Delegated Settlement Authority - 2014 Annual Report
Committee of the Whole’s recommendation will be forwarded for consideration at Council’s private session on March 26, 2014.
28. Attachment to Clause 10, Disposition of Land, Formerly Part of Langstaff Road at Huntington Road, City of Vaughan
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 10.
29. Attachment to Clause 12, Compensation for Expropriation, Leslie Street – Bloomington Road to Bethesda Sideroad, Town of Richmond Hill
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 12.
30. Attachment to Clause 15, Compensation for Expropriation, St. John’s Sideroad – Bayview Avenue to Highway 404, Town of Aurora
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 15.
31. Attachment to Clause 16, Compensation for Expropriation, Highway 7 – Town Centre Boulevard to Sciberras Road, City of Markham
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 16.
32. Attachment to Clause 19, Expropriation Settlement, Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, 7700 Keele Street, City of Vaughan
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 19.
33. Attachment to Clause 20, Expropriation Settlement, Viva Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, 135 Davis Drive, Town of Newmarket
Committee of the Whole received the private attachment referred to in Clause 20.
The Committee of the Whole meeting adjourned at 10:21 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
March 12, 2015 W. Emmerson
Newmarket, Ontario Regional Chair
D. Kelly
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