COUNCIL
OF
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
June 12, 2014
Regional Council held a special meeting at 1:44 p.m. in the Council Chambers, York Region Administrative Centre, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, with Regional Chair Fisch presiding.
The following were present at this Meeting:
Mayor: Barrow, Bevilacqua, Dawe, Emmerson, Grossi, Hackson, Scarpitti and Van Bynen
Regional Councillor: Di Biase, Heath, Jones, Landon, Li, Schulte, Spatafora, Taylor and Wheeler
Staff: Basso, Hughes, Hulton, Kostopoulos, Macgregor and Urbanski
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Contact: Regional Clerk’s Office, @email, 18774649675 extension 71320]
80 2013 CITY OF MARKHAM OFFICIAL PLAN, PART 1
PRESENTATION
Council heard the presentation from Karen Whitney, Director, Community Planning.
It was moved by Regional Councillor Landon, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council receive the presentation.
Carried
DEPUTATIONS
Council then heard the following deputations:
• Ben Quan, QX4 Investments Limited, on behalf of HS Nouvel Developments Inc. regarding 235 and 265 Hood Road, City of Markham
It was moved by Regional Councillor Landon, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council receive the deputations.
Carried
COMMUNICATIONS
Council then considered the following communications:
• Susan Rosenthal, Davies Howe Partners LLP, on behalf of Dorsay Developments Inc. dated May 14, 2014
• Lincoln Lo, Malone Given Parsons Ltd., on behalf of IBM Canada Limited, dated May 14, 2014 [2MB]
• Mark Yarranton, KLM Planning Partners Inc., on behalf of Condor Acquisition Inc., dated May 14, 2014
• Mark Yarranton, KLM Planning Partners Inc., on behalf of 2283288 Ontario Limited, dated May 14, 2014
• Ben Quan, QX4 Investments Limited, on behalf of Power Education Corporation, dated May 14, 2014
• Ben Quan, QX4 Investments Limited, on behalf of HS Nouvel Develpments Inc., dated May 14, 2014
• Kimberley Kitteringham, City Clerk, City of Markham, dated May 26, 2014
• Patricia Foran, Aird & Berlis LLP, on behalf of E. Manson Investments Limited, dated June 9, 2014
• Jeffrey Streisfield, Land Law, on behalf of Scardred 7 Company Limited, dated June 9, 2014
• Dagmar Teubner, on behalf of Wemat One Limited, dated June 11, 2014 [6.2MB]
• Dagmar Teubner, on behalf of Jolis Investments (Ontario) Limited, dated June 11, 2014 [2.3MB]
• Peter Chee, Mi-Ko Urban Consulting Inc., on behalf of Raymond Tang, dated June 12, 2014
• Jason Lewis, Davies Howe Partners LLP, on behalf of King David Inc., dated June 12, 2014
• Jason Lewis, Davies Howe Partners LLP, on behalf of Cathedral Town Ltd., dated June 12, 2014
• Jason Lewis, Davies Howe Partners LLP, on behalf of Romandale Farms Ltd., dated June 12, 2014
• John Alati, Davies Howe Partners LLP, on behalf of Condor Acquisition Inc., dated June 12, 2014
• Eileen Costello, Aird & Berlis LLP, on behalf of Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., dated June 9, 2014
•.Ornella Richichi, SmartCentres, on behalf of Woodmills Development Inc., dated June 11, 2014
It was moved by Regional Councillor Landon, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council receive the communications.
Carried
MEMORANDUM AND REPORT
Memorandum
Council then considered the memorandum from Daniel Kostopoulos, Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated June 12, 2014, which proposed three recommendations amending Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014.
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that the memorandum from Daniel Kostopoulos, Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated June 12, 2014 be amended as follows:
Recommendation 1 be amended to remove the reference to modification #99 and replace the words “by mid-2015” with “by April 2015”.
Carried
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council adopt the following recommendations, as amended, in the memorandum from Daniel Kostopoulos, Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated June 12, 2014, recommending that Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be adopted as amended:
1. The last sentence in proposed modifications #55, #63, #65, #67, #73, #76, #77, #78 and #94 in Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be revised as follows:
Determination of the removal of the deferral must await the Region’s consideration of the potential collective impact of all employment land use deferrals through substantial completion of the forecasting and land budget component of the next Regional municipal comprehensive review by April 2015.
2. An additional modification #82A on page 25 of Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be added as follows:
In response to Markham Council direction of April 8, 2014 and subject to Regional Council approval of Official Plan Amendment 216 to the Markham Official Plan (1987), as amended, for the lands at 11175 Kennedy Road, Section 9.8.3 of the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1 be modified, without further need for an official plan amendment, to add a new 9.8.3 j) and show the lands on Figure 9.8.3 as follows:
9.8.3 The following site-specific provisions apply to the existing land uses on the ‘Countryside’ lands as shown in Figure 9.8.3:
j) a place of worship, with a maximum gross floor area of 860 square metres shall also be permitted at 11175 Kennedy Road.
3. Modification No. 72 on page 21 of Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be deleted.
Carried
Report
Council then considered Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning [7.7MB], dated May 12, 2014.
It was moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Di Biase that Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014 be amended as follows:
Recommendation 2 be amended to add the following:
b) WHEREAS staff is recommending that the Region withhold its decision on Map 7 as it relates to the Minotar lands until such time as the site can be revisited through the 10-year review of the Greenbelt Plan; and
WHEREAS the table land portion of these lands was included in the Greenbelt Plan without notice to the landowners;
Council directs that staff advise the Province that the inclusion of these table lands in the Greenbelt should be carefully reconsidered during the 10-year Greenbelt Plan Review scheduled for 2015.
Carried
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014 be amended to add the following recommendation:
6. Delete and replace modification #99 to read as follows:
As per Regional Council’s approval, the wording in Section 9.18.20 be deleted and replaced with the following:
9.18.20 The lands shown in Figure 9.18.20 known municipally as 360 John Street be designated as Mixed Use Low Rise and Residential Low Rise.
Carried
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council adopt the following recommendations, as amended, in Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014.
1. Council approve the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1, subject to the modifications described in Attachment 1 to this report.
2. a) The Region withhold its decision to remove the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System on the Minotar lands, located north of Major Mackenzie Drive and west of McCowan Road, on Map 7 in the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1, shown on Attachment 4 to this report, pending the outcome of the 10-year Provincial review of the Greenbelt Plan.
b) WHEREAS staff is recommending that the Region withhold its decision on Map 7 as it relates to the Minotar lands until such time as the site can be revisited through the 10-year review of the Greenbelt Plan; and
WHEREAS the table land portion of these lands was included in the Greenbelt Plan without notice to the landowners;
Council directs that staff advise the Province that the inclusion of these table lands in the Greenbelt should be carefully reconsidered during the 10-year Greenbelt Plan Review scheduled for 2015.
3. The Region withhold its decision of the proposed Special Policy Area policies contained in Section 3.4.1 and specific land use designations on Map 3 that apply to the Unionville Special Policy Area identified on Map 8 in the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1, until they are approved by the Province.
4. The Director of Community Planning be authorized to issue notice of Council’s decision to modify and approve the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1.
5. Regional staff be authorized to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board in support of the Region’s position, if required, and the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, or designate, be authorized to execute Minutes of Settlement, if appropriate.
6. Delete and replace modification #99 to read as follows:
As per Regional Council’s approval, the wording in Section 9.18.20 be deleted and replaced with the following:
9.18.20 The lands shown in Figure 9.18.20 known municipally as 360 John Street be designated as Mixed Use Low Rise and Residential Low Rise.
7. The last sentence in proposed modifications #55, #63, #65, #67, #73, #76, #77, #78 and #94 in Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be revised as follows:
Determination of the removal of the deferral must await the Region’s consideration of the potential collective impact of all employment land use deferrals through substantial completion of the forecasting and land budget component of the next Regional municipal comprehensive review by April 2015.
8. An additional modification #82A on page 25 of Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be added as follows:
In response to Markham Council direction of April 8, 2014 and subject to Regional Council approval of Official Plan Amendment 216 to the Markham Official Plan (1987), as amended, for the lands at 11175 Kennedy Road, Section 9.8.3 of the 2013 City of Markham Official Plan, Part 1 be modified, without further need for an official plan amendment, to add a new 9.8.3 j) and show the lands on Figure 9.8.3 as follows:
9.8.3 The following site-specific provisions apply to the existing land uses on the ‘Countryside’ lands as shown in Figure 9.8.3:
j) a place of worship, with a maximum gross floor area of 860 square metres shall also be permitted at 11175 Kennedy Road.
9. Modification No. 72 on page 21 of Attachment 1 to Report No. 1 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning, dated May 12, 2014, be deleted.
A recorded vote on this motion was as follows:
For: Barrow, Bevilacqua, Dawe, Di Biase, Emmerson, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jones, Li, Scarpitti, Schulte, Spatafora, Taylor, Van Bynen (15)
Against: (0)
Carried Unanimously
81 CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath that Council enact the following bylaw to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council.
Bylaw No. 2014-41
To confirm the proceedings of Council at its special meeting held on June 12, 2014.
Carried
The Council meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.
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Regional Clerk
Minutes confirmed and adopted at the meeting of Regional Council held on June 26, 2014.
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Regional Chair
