City Council Meeting Agenda
Monday, January 28, 2019 – 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street Please turn off or place on non-audible all electronic devices during the meeting.
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Authority to move into closed meeting
That Council as Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. and Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to The Municipal Act, to consider:
Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council as Striking Committee meeting held December 10, 2018, the closed Council meetings of December 10 and 17, 2018 and January 10, 2019 and the closed Committee of the Whole meeting held January 14, 2019.
CS-2019-34 2019-2022 Public Appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management Section 239 (2) (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees
CS-2019-35 Downtown Zoning By-law LPAT Appeal – Update Section 239 (2) (e) and (f) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
Open Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
Closed Meeting Summary
O Canada Silent Reflection First Nations Acknowledgement Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
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Confirmation of Minutes: (Councillor Billings)
That the minutes of the Council meetings held December 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13, 2018 and January 10, 2019, the Council as Striking Committee meeting held December 10, 2018, the open Council and Council as Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. meeting held December 17, 2018, and the Committee of the Whole meeting held January 14, 2019 be confirmed as recorded and without being read.
Committee of the Whole Consent Agenda:
IDE-2019-11 Water Services Operational Plan Endorsement
Recommendation: That City Council endorse the Water Services Operational Plan, as required as part of the Ontario Municipal Drinking Water Licencing Program.
IDE-2019-03 Farm Barn at 2093 Gordon Street – Proposed Removal from Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties
Recommendation: That Council approve the removal of all references to 2093 Gordon Street from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties as presented in Report IDE-2019-03.
IDE-2019-05 Sign By-law Variances – 160 Chancellors Way
Recommendation: 1. That the request for variances from Section 2(2) and Section 7(1)(f) of the City of Guelph Sign By-law (1996)-15245, as amended, to permit one (1) illuminated freestanding sign with a sign face area of .77m2 and a height of 1.77m above the adjacent roadway within a 7m by 5m driveway sightline triangle at west driveway of 160 Chancellors Way, be approved.
2. That the request for variances from Section 2(2) and Section 7(1)(f) of the City of Guelph Sign By-law (1996)-15245, as amended, to permit one (1) illuminated freestanding sign with a sign face area 3.79m2 (changeable copy of 1.08m2) with a height of 2.6m above the adjacent roadway at 160 Chancellors Way, be approved.
3. That the request for variances from Section 2(2) and Section 7(1)(f) of the City of Guelph Sign By-law (1996)-15245, as amended, to permit one (1) illuminated freestanding sign with a sign face area of .77m2 and a height of 1.83m above the adjacent roadway within a 7m by 5m driveway sightline triangle at east driveway of 160 Chancellors Way, be approved.
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IDE-2019-06 Sign By-law Variances – 32 Clair Road East
Recommendation: 1. That the request for variances from Table 2, Row 1 of Sign By-law Number (1996)-15245, as amended, to permit one (1) illuminated freestanding with a sign face area of 6.99m2 to be located 1m away from an adjacent property line at 32 Clair Road East, be approved.
2. That the request for a variance from Table 1, Row 6 of Sign By-law Number (1996)-15245, as amended, to permit one (1) illuminated building sign with a sign face area of 3.5m2 to be located on the first storey of a building face fronting an adjacent property at a distance of .82m from the property line at 32 Clair Road East, be approved.
IDE-2019-01 Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review – Project Initiation Recommendation: That the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review project charter attached to Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Report (IDE-2019-01), dated Monday, January 14, 2019 be approved.
IDE-2019-13 Red Light Camera Program Review
Correspondence: Darren Shock
Recommendation: 1. That staff be directed to explore a Community Road Safety Strategy that includes mitigation measures to reduce the likelihood of frequent traffic infractions as well as red light violations and that funding support for this strategy be referred to in the 2019 budget process.
2. That the City of Guelph proceed with implementation of the Red Light Camera program at this time and that Staff be directed to continue to assess the need and opportunity through further study in collaboration with Guelph Police Service and that Staff report back in time for the 2020 budget process.
CAO-2019-05 Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, City of Guelph Response
Recommendation: 1. That Report CAO-2019-05 dated January 14, 2019 regarding Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act be received.
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2. That the City of Guelph identifies it will not support the Proposed Amendments to the Planning Act as set out in Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, based on the information currently available and the perceived threat to the City’s drinking water.
3. That Committee of the Whole recommends the province remove from the proposed Bill 66 amendments to the Planning Act in regards to exemptions from water quality and quantity protection under the Clean Water Act, 2006 and that all relevant sections of the Clean Water Act continue to apply to all municipal development applications.
4. That the response prepared by staff, dated January 9, 2019, included in Attachment 1, as amended, be endorsed and submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for consideration.
5. That the comments received by City of Guelph residents and stakeholders received and/or presented at the Council meeting be forwarded to the Province of Ontario for consideration.
6. That the City request to meet with provincial staff to further discuss the City of Guelph’s comments regarding Bill 66 and become a partner in any further review and amendments of the Bill.
7. That the province engage in a formal consultation with municipalities and hold a public consultation in Guelph on potential changes to the Act.
Council Consent Agenda:
The following resolutions have been prepared to facilitate Council’s consideration of various matters and are suggested for consideration. If Council wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Consent Agenda, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Items for Discussion.
IDE-2019-07 Grant Applications for Baker District Redevelopment
Recommendation: 1. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Development Group Ltd. and their affiliates to develop a sustainable neighbourhood action plan (SNAP) for the Baker District Redevelopment that will outline the project’s sustainability goals, specific targets, actions, and an implementation and monitoring strategy.
2. That $40,000 be allocated for the implementation of the SNAP for the Baker District Redevelopment to be funded from the $500,000 capital budget approved by Council at the July 16 2018 special Council meeting for the purposes of advancing the Baker District planning and implementation process as set out in report IDE-2018-106. Monday, January 28, 2019 City of Guelph Council Agenda Page 4 of 9
3. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Development Group Ltd. and their affiliates to apply for grant funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to offset the costs to develop and implement the SNAP for the Baker District.
4. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Developments and their affiliates to explore and apply for any additional grants or incentives applicable to any part of the Baker District Redevelopment and report back to Council with how any funding received would be applied towards the project.
Items for Discussion:
The following items have been extracted from the Committee of the Whole Consent Report and the Council Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. These items have been extracted either at the request of a member of Council or because they include a presentation and/or delegations.
CS-2019-32 2019-2022 Council Appointments to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors and Business Licence Appeals Committee
Recommendation: 1. That Councillor Mike Salisbury’s appointment to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors be revoked.
2. That Councillor ______be appointed to the Grand River Conservation Authority for a term ending November 15, 2022.
3. That Councillors ______, ______, ______, ______and ______be appointed to the Business Licence Appeals Committee for a term ending November 15, 2022.
CS-2019-33 2019-2022 Public Appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management
Recommendation: 1. That ______, ______, ______, ______and ______, be reappointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a four year term ending November 30, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
2. That ______, ______, ______, ______and ______, be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a four year term ending November 30, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
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PS-2019-01 Parkland Dedication By-law Review
Delegations: Maya LaRose
Correspondence: Maggie Laidlaw
Recommendation: That Council approve the proposed parkland dedication bylaw included as ATT-1 to Report # PS-2019-01 dated January 14, 2019 and that an interim report be provided to Council in two years for further consideration.
IDE-2019-10 Decision Report 120-122 Huron Street Zoning By-law Amendment File: ZC1709 Ward 1
Presentation: Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner
Delegation: Chris Pidgeon, GSP Group
Recommendation: 1. That the application by GSP Group Inc. on behalf of 120 Huron GP Inc.to permit a residential development on the property municipally known as 120- 122 Huron Street and legally described as Part of Lots 1 & 2, Range 2, Division F, City of Guelph and Part 1 of 61R-4274, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to change the zoning on the site from the “B.4-1” (Specialized Industrial) Zone to a R.4A-? (Specialized Residential Apartment) Zone and R.3A-? (Specialized Cluster Townhouse) Zone, to permit the redevelopment of an existing four storey industrial building into an 87 unit apartment building and the development of 59 cluster townhouses, be approved in accordance with the zoning regulations and conditions in ATT-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report 2019-10 dated January 28, 2019.
2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 120-122 Huron Street.
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IDE-2019-08 Supplementary Decision Report 89 Beechwood Avenue Zoning By-law Amendment File: ZC1706 Ward 3
Presentation: Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner
Correspondence: Clara and Dario Frasson
Recommendation: 1. That the application by MHBC Planning on behalf of the owner, 89 Beechwood Inc. to permit a residential townhouse development on the property municipally known as 89 Beechwood Avenue and legally described as Part of Lot 21, Concession Division ‘A’, Guelph Township as in Cs61764, City of Guelph, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to change the zoning on the site from the “Commercial Recreation Park” (P.5) Zone to a "Specialized Residential Townhouse with Holding Provisions" (R.3A-62(H)) Zone to permit the development of 22 residential townhouse units and to a "Specialized Community Park" (P.3-3) Zone, to recognize a portion of the existing City trail be approved in accordance with the zoning regulations and conditions in ATT-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report IDE-2019-08 dated January 28, 2019.
2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 89 Beechwood Avenue.
Public Meeting to Hear Applications Under Sections 17, 34 and 51 of The Planning Act (delegations permitted a maximum of 10 minutes)
IDE-2019-14 Statutory Public Meeting Report 190, 202, 210 and 216 Arkell Road Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment
Staff Presentation: Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner
Delegation: Dave Aston, MHBC Planning, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Correspondence: Steve Chomyc
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Recommendation: That Report IDE-2019-14 regarding proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (File: OZS18-008) by MHBC Planning Limited on behalf of the owner, Crescent Haven Homes, to permit a medium density residential develop on the lands municipally known as 190, 202, 210 and 216 Arkell Road and legally described as Part Lot 6, Concession 8 and Part South ½ of Rear Part of Lot 6, Concession 8 (Geographic Township of Puslinch), City of Guelph, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated January 28, 2019, be received.
Special Resolutions
By-laws
Resolution to adopt the By-laws (Councillor Downer).
By-law Number (2019)-20358 A by-law to adopt an Emergency Management Program and an Emergency Response Plan for the protection of public safety, health, welfare, the environment, critical infrastructure and property.
By-law Number (2019)-20359 Being a By-law to amend By-law Number (2002) – 17017 – the Traffic By-law (Prohibited Turns in Schedule II, Lane Designation in Schedule VII, No Parking in Schedule XV, Restricted Parking in Schedule XVII and Kiss N’ Ride Zones in Schedule XXVI)
By-law Number (2019)-20360 A by-law to amend By-law Number (1995)-14864, as amended, known as the Zoning By-law for the City of Guelph as it affects property known municipally as 89 Beechwood Avenue, and legally described as Part of Lot 21 Concession Division ‘A’, (formerly Guelph Township) as in CS61764, City of Guelph, to permit the development of 22 residential townhouse units on the subject lands (File #ZC1706).
By-law Number (2019)-20361 A by-law to amend By-law Number (1995)-14864, as amended, known as the Zoning By-law for the City of Guelph
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as it affects lands municipally known as 128 Starwood Drive and legally described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 3, Division C, Part 5 on Plan 61R-21038, City of Guelph, to remove the Holding ‘H’ symbol (File: OZS18-010).
By-law Number (2019)-20362 A by-law to amend By-law Number (1995)-14864, as amended, known as the Zoning By-law for the City of Guelph as it affects property municipally known as 120-122 Huron Street and legally described as Part of Lots 1 & 2, Range 2, Division F, City of Guelph and Part 1 of 61R-4274. The purpose of this amending by-law is to permit the development of a four storey apartment building containing 87 dwelling units together with 59 cluster townhouse units.
By-law Number (2019)-20363 A by-law to remove Part Lot Control from Part of Factory Site (Lot) Registered Plan 322 designated as Parts 1 to 36 inclusive, Reference Plan 61R- 21506 in the City of Guelph. (139 Morris Street)
By-law Number (2019)-20364 A by-law to remove Part Lot Control from Lots 1 to 29 inclusive, Plan 61M- 228 designated as Parts 1 to 58 inclusive, Reference Plan 61R-21507 in the City of Guelph. (3 to 125 John Brabson Crescent)
By-law Number (2019)-20365 A By-law to provide for an interim tax levy and to provide for the payment of taxes.
Mayor’s Announcements
Please provide any announcements, to the Mayor in writing, by 12 noon on the day of the Council meeting.
Adjournment
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Inaugural Meeting Held in the Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall on December 3, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor J. Gordon Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor L. Piper Councillor R. Goller Councillor M. Salisbury
Absent: Councillor B. Bell
Staff: Mr. D. Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Mr. D. McMahon, Deputy City Clerk
Call to Order (6:33 p.m.)
Stephen O’Brien, City Clerk called the meeting to order.
O Canada
Adelaide Guthrie led the singing of O Canada.
Declaration of Office, Code of Conduct and Council-Staff Relations Policy
Stephen O’Brien, City Clerk administered the Declaration of Office to the Mayor and Members of Council.
The Mayor and Members of Council signed their Code of Conduct and Council-Staff Relations Policies.
Inaugural Address
Mayor Guthrie presented his inaugural address.
(check against delivery)
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Good evening everyone, and welcome to the inaugural meeting of the 2018-2022 term of Guelph City Council.
I am extremely grateful and humbled to be serving a second term as your mayor.
I would like to thank and acknowledge my family for their tireless support: my son Anakin, daughter Adelaide, wife Rachel, and my parents, sister, brother-in-law and extended family. To my campaign team volunteers, I thank you immensely for your support. All of your sacrifices, encouragement and prayers mean the world to me.
I want to begin by congratulating my twelve colleagues around the horseshoe on your successful election as members of Guelph City Council.
Welcome to our two new Councillors: Rodrigo Goller and Dominique O’Rourke. Thank you for stepping up to serve our community in this way.
Congratulations also to our 10 returning Councillors: Bob Bell, Dan Gibson, James Gordon, June Hofland, Phil Allt, Mike Salisbury, Christine Billings, Leanne Piper, Cathy Downer, and Mark MacKinnon. Thank you for your continued dedication to this city.
We began our election campaigns as 13 individuals – each with our own names on our signs, and our own ideas and perspectives.
But now, as a Council, we become one team. As a team, we must be committed to listening to one another, learning from one another, and harnessing our best ideas to move this great city forward - together.
Members of Council are not always going to agree on every issue. That’s the strength of our local democracy. Good questions and good debates make our city better. I look forward to all the questions and respectful debates that will take place in this room over the next four years.
All 13 of us have one very important thing in common: we all put our names on the ballot because we want to serve the people of Guelph.
Council is fortunate to be supported in our work by the City’s team of professional staff. This includes our Executive Team: CAO Derrick Thomson, and Deputy CAOs Colleen Clack, Trevor Lee, and Scott Stewart. It also includes the front-line staff who deliver services in our city every day. I want to take this opportunity to thank all staff for the work they do.
It’s an exciting time to serve our city.
This term, we will break ground on the long-awaited South End Community Centre. I want to acknowledge Ward 6 Councillor MacKinnon, who has been a strong champion for this Centre. I know he is looking forward to the vision becoming reality.
We will also keep moving forward on the Baker Street redevelopment, including a new main library, which was approved in the last term of Council.
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Both of these projects are part of maintaining our city’s quality of life as we grow. That’s a fundamental goal – and one that I heard every member around the horseshoe talk about during the campaign.
Growth isn’t just about homes, businesses, and streets. It factors into many different topics we will consider over the next four years:
The expansion of our hospital, so that our growing and aging population has the health care it needs. We need to be ready to support this opportunity.
Reliable Transit, especially Transit that serves employees going to work in employment areas. Councillors Hofland and Allt have been prominent advocates for good transit, along with other members of Council. This term, we will receive the recommendations of the Transit Service Review, and the ball will be in our court to act on them.
The development of Clair-Maltby, and the vision of what we want our city’s southern gateway to be. This is something Councillor O’Rourke has talked about over the past few months – both as a delegate to Council, and then as a candidate.
The protection of our irreplaceable heritage buildings, and the expansion of our tree canopy and green spaces – both priorities that Councillor Piper has talked about.
New facilities and services, such as the bicycle skills facility that Councillor Salisbury has advocated for. Local control over how we grow - something that Councillor Downer has fought for through her advocacy with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The Province’s scrapping of the OMB was a major step forward.
One of the key factors in quality of life is affordability. No matter how many “best of” lists Guelph makes it onto – if you can’t afford to live here, you can’t enjoy our quality of life.
We all know young families who are unable to break into Guelph’s real estate market and afford that first home.
We need to offer a range of housing choice in the market, so that there is something for everyone.
We need to move forward with projects such as the redevelopment of the former IMICO lands to create affordable housing. Councillor Bell and Councillor Gibson have been strong champions of this project in their Ward.
We need to continue to work with the County of Wellington to find solutions to the lack of social housing in our city.
We need to look at some of our rules to make sure they still make sense for today’s families. For example, Councillor Gibson has raised the issue of restrictive driveway widths that no longer meet the needs of families where both parents work,
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And, of course, we need to keep municipal taxes and fees as low as possible. Councillor Billings, along with others, has been a champion of service reviews from the beginning, and I know she will continue to challenge us to maintain fiscal due diligence.
I can’t talk about housing affordability, without talking about the growing crisis of homelessness in our city.
I visited the tent city that formed along York Road. I was appalled by what I saw. It is unacceptable that we have people living like this in our community.
A key part of my election platform was supporting vulnerable people and improving community safety. This includes people who are homeless and people who are struggling with addictions to opioids and other drugs. Councillor Gordon has said this is a crisis that has left far too many people behind. I agree.
There are a number of incredible organizations and groups who have done a huge amount of work on these issues. I want to particularly mention the Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, which was founded by Councillor Hofland in 2009 and has done tremendous work over the years.
Unfortunately, poverty and addictions can lead to crimes like break-ins and thefts. We have seen an increase in these types of crimes in our city. I know Councillor Goller raised these issues during the campaign.
I have already taken a number of actions to deal with this crisis.
I successfully brought motions to the Police Services Board to add more officers, and to develop a plan for technology that will help address these issues.
I have asked staff to explore funding options to continue the Welcoming Streets initiative, which involves an outreach worker building relationships with vulnerable people in our downtown.
And I am creating an Emergency Task Force that will amplify the work already being done by the Poverty Task Force, the Guelph-Wellington Drug Strategy, and front-line agencies. The Task Force will be made up of the people and agencies who are experts in both the problems, and the potential solutions.
The Task Force will be about action – not about talk. It will bring forward measurable solutions to issues that are affecting people in all corners of our city.
I want to conclude by touching on one of the most exciting things that will happen in this term of Council: the creation of our Community Plan.
The engagement on the Community Plan has been like nothing our city has ever seen before. The team talked to thousands of people, to ask about their vision for our city in
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Many candidates – including Councillors O’Rourke and Goller – talked about the need to enhance communication and engagement with our community. Not just on the big stuff like the Community Plan, but every day.
I couldn’t agree more.
I often host groups of elementary students here in Council Chambers. I always point out to them that there are chairs for City staff; there are Chairs for members of Council – but there are many more chairs for the public. That’s because we serve the public. The people are our boss. I will remind everyone what I said four years ago on inauguration night 2014: “We are a city that has a Council, not a Council that has a city.”
Guelph is a city with many impressive assets. Chief among those assets are the people who call our city home.
When we all work together – Council, staff, and citizens – there’s no limit to what we can achieve. I sincerely look forward to working with each and every one of you to seize the opportunities and meet the challenges that lie ahead.
I can’t wait to get started.
Thank you.
1. Moved by Councillor Goller Seconded by Councillor Downer
That the Mayor’s December 3, 2018 Inaugural Address be adopted.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Adjournment (6:52 p.m.)
2. Moved by Councillor O’Rourke Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That the December 3, 2018 Guelph City Council Inaugural meeting be adjourned. Carried
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Minutes to be confirmed on January 28, 2019.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien - City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in City Hall Meeting Room C Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor C. Billings Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Downer Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor D. Gibson Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor R. Goller Councillor L. Piper
Absent: Councillor B. Bell Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Mr. D. Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Ms. D. Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator
Call to Order (6:08 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Presentations
Derrick Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer, provided a presentation which included an overview of the orientation schedule, the background and role of the Chief Administrative Officer, Council and staff and an introduction to the City’s Executive Team. Other topics presented included a summary of the City’s Leadership Charter, the changing landscape of city staff, information regarding the integrated strategic business planning and reporting process including, the development of the Community Plan, and summary of current and future priorities.
Council recessed at 7:35 p.m. and reconvened at 7:45 p.m.
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Council Staff Relations: The Public Service Bargain
David Siegel, Professor, Brock University provided a presentation regarding Council Staff Relations including the role of Council and staff, the Council and CAO structure and the various bargaining relationships between staff and council in the development of policy.
Councillor Gibson left the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Adjournment (8:32 p.m.)
3. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Billings
That the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED
Minutes to be confirmed on January 28, 2018.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in Meeting Room C, Guelph City Hall on December 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor J. Hofland Councillor P. Allt Councillor M. Mackinnon Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor C. Downer Councillor L. Piper Councillor R. Goller Councillor M. Salisbury Councillor J. Gordon
Absent: Councillor B. Bell Councillor C. Billings Councillor D. Gibson
Staff: Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Mr. D. McMahon, Deputy City Clerk Ms. L. Cline, Council and Committee Coordinator
Call to Order (6:19 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Councillor Piper arrived at 6:21 p.m.
Councillor Hofland arrived at 6:23 p.m.
Councillor Downer arrived at 7:02 p.m.
Special Council Workshop – Council Orientation – Night 2
Stephen O’Brien, City Clerk, provided a presentation regarding accountability and transparency, including the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, access and privacy, code of conduct, conflicts of interest and the integrity commissioner. He also outlined the Council governance structure, including Committee of the Whole, Regular Council, Council Planning, Special Council, closed meetings and the procedural by-law.
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Council recessed at 7:21 p.m. and reconvened at 7:25 p.m. in council chambers for a mock Committee of the Whole meeting.
Adjournment (8:23 p.m.)
1. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
Minutes to be confirmed on Monday, January 28, 2018.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien - City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in the Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall on December 10, 2018 at 6:45 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor B. Bell Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor L. Piper Councillor R. Goller Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO, Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. T. Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services Mr. C. DeVriendt, Manager, Development Planning Ms. K. Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner Ms. L. Sulatycki, Senior Development Planner Mr. M. Witmer, Senior Development Planner Ms. A. Watts, Development Planner I Mr. D. McMahon, Deputy City Clerk Ms. L. Cline, Council and Committee Coordinator
Call to Order (6:45 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Council Consent Agenda
CS-2018-27 2018 Third Quarter Operating Variance
1. Moved by Councillor Gibson Seconded by Councillor Goller
That the 2018 Third Quarter Operating Variance be referred to the February 4, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting.
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Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Items for Discussion
PS-2018-36 Guelph Community Health Centre Request Regarding Consumption and Treatment Services
The following delegates spoke regarding this item: Dr. Ian Digby Adrienne Crowder, Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy Marty Williams, Downtown Guelph Business Association Rachelle Devereaux, Guelph Community Health Centre Tracy Hobson
2. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
1. That report PS-2018-35, titled Guelph Community Health Centre Request Regarding Consumption and Treatment Services, and dated December 10, 2018, be received.
2. That Council endorse the application by the Guelph Community Health Centre to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care regarding their consumption and treatment services.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Planning Public Meeting
Mayor Guthrie announced that in accordance with The Planning Act, Council is now in a public meeting for the purpose of informing the public of various planning matters. The Mayor asked if there were any delegations in attendance with respect to the planning matters listed on the agenda.
IDE-2018-141 Statutory Public Meeting Report 50-52 Dean Avenue Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File: OZS18-002 Ward 5
Abby Watts, Development Planner I, provided an overview of the 50-52 Dean Avenue proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. She advised that the applicant is proposing to change the zoning on the subject lands from the current Residential Single Detached (R.1B) Zone to a Specialized Residential Semi-Detached/Duplex Zone to recognize the existing semi-detached dwelling. She also outlined various site-specific provisions that are being requested through the application.
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Jeff Buisman, Van Harten Surveying Inc., speaking on behalf of the owner, provided further information regarding the application and advised that an increased driveway width is being proposed for 50 Dean Avenue to accommodate an accessory apartment. He also requested that the application fee for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment be reduced.
3. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Allt
That Report IDE-2018-141 regarding a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application (File: OZS18-002) by Van Harten Surveying Inc. on behalf of the Owner, Janice Marie Bruinsma to recognize the existing semi-detached dwelling on the property municipally known as 50-52 Dean Avenue, and legally described as Part of Lots 72 & 73, Registered Plan 363, City of Guelph, Part 1 of 61R- 10060, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated December 10, 2018, be received.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
IDE-2018-138 Statutory Public Meeting Report 361 Whitelaw Road Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments Ward 4
Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner, provided an overview of the 361 Whitelaw Road proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a high density residential development containing up to 800 dwelling units. She outlined the surrounding land uses and advised that the subject property is part of a larger land parcel situated in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. She advised that a portion of the site is proposed as an open space and parks designation and outlined the various specialized regulations that are being proposed. She also outlined the various issues that staff will address during their review of the application.
Glen Scheels, GSP Group Inc., speaking on behalf of the owners, provided an overview of the site, outlined the development strategy and concept plan for the proposed development, and summarized the various technical studies that have been prepared in conjunction with the application.
Dianne Mackie, area resident, expressed concerns about the proposed development, including height, density, traffic and environmental impacts.
Kathy Johnston, area resident, raised concerns relating to traffic, congestion, noise, privacy of residents along adjacent streets, declining wildlife species and loss of green space. She suggested that a long-term care facility in that area should be something to consider due to the aging population.
Gerry Johnston, area resident, outlined problems with the development including loss of green space, construction noise, traffic, loss of trees and wildlife, and affordability. He emphasized the importance of sustainability for the future of Guelph.
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Randall Wagner, area resident, raised concerns with the size of the proposed development and the impacts on the surrounding neighbourhood.
Councillor MacKinnon left the meeting at 8:53 p.m.
4. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor Bell
That Report IDE-2018-138 regarding proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (File: OZS18-005) by GSP Group on behalf of the owners: Armel Corporation, to permit a high density residential development and a neighbourhood park on the lands municipally known as 361 Whitelaw Road and legally described as Part of the NE Half of Lot 5, Concession 1, Division ‘B’ (Geographic Township of Guelph), City of Guelph, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated December 10, 2018, be received.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (11) Voting Against: Councillor Goller (1) Carried
Councillor Salisbury left the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
Council recessed at 9:45 p.m. and reconvened at 9:55 p.m.
IDE-2018-139 Statutory Public Meeting Report 1657 and 1665 Gordon Street Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File: OZS18-003 Ward 6
Lindsay Sulatycki, Senior Development Planner, provided an overview of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. She advised that the intent of the application is to change the existing Residential Single Detached (R.1B) zoning to a Specialized Cluster Townhouse Zone to permit the development of 78 stacked townhouse units on the subject property. She advised that the applicant is exploring the possibility of acquiring additional lands along Gordon Street, which would result in an alternate proposal of 84 stacked townhouse units. She outlined various specialized regulations that have been requested to facilitate the proposal.
Astrid Clos, Astrid J. Clos Planning Consultants, speaking on behalf of the owner, introduced the site and its context within the surrounding area. She outlined the proposal in relation to its conformity with the Official Plan and discussed the different concept plans. Ms. Clos also outlined the specialized zoning regulations that are being requested and addressed some of the concerns raised by neighbours.
Arvinder Singh, area resident, expressed concerns with access to the development from Gosling Gardens, as well as traffic and the height of the proposed buildings.
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5. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That Report IDE-2018-139 regarding proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Astrid J. Clos Planning Consultants on behalf of the Owner, 2601265 Ontario Inc. to permit the development of 78 stacked townhouse units on lands municipally known as 1657 and 1665 Gordon Street, and legally described as Part of Lot 9, Concession 7, Geographic Township of Puslinch, City of Guelph, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated December 10, 2018, be received.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke and Piper (11) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Special Resolution
CS-2018-67 Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Guelph and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE) Local No. 357
6. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
That the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Guelph and IATSE Local No. 357 on the file with Human Resources be approved.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke and Piper (11) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Planning Public Meeting
IDE-2018-142 Statutory Public Meeting Report 127 Cityview Drive North Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File: OZS18-006 Ward 1
Michael Witmer, Senior Development Planner, provided an overview of the subject application, including site context and the existing Official Plan land use designations. He advised that the applicant is proposing to change the existing Urban Reserve (UR) zoning to a Specialized Residential Single Detached zone to permit the development of two single detached residential dwellings. He also advised that the applicant is requesting a specialized regulation with regards to minimum lot frontage.
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Extension of Meeting Per Procedural By-law
7. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor Billings
That Section 4.13 (a) and (b) of the Procedural By-law be invoked to allow Council to continue to 11:59 p.m.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke and Piper (11) Voting Against: (0) Carried
IDE-2018-142 Statutory Public Meeting Report 127 Cityview Drive North Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File: OZS18-006 Ward 1
Nancy Shoemaker, Black, Shoemaker, Robinson & Donaldson Limited, speaking on behalf of the owner, provided background information surrounding the history of the property and surrounding area. She outlined how changes to provincial and municipal policies have led to intensification within the area and how the subject application fits within these policies.
Rob Manella, neighbouring property owner, expressed concerns with the proposed development, including height, shadowing, setbacks and privacy.
8. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That Report IDE-2018-142 regarding a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application (File: OZS18-006) by Black, Shoemaker, Robinson & Donaldson Limited on behalf of the owner, Linda Da Maren to permit the development of two new single detached residential dwellings on the property municipally known as 127 Cityview Drive North, and legally described as Lot 23, Registered Plan 462, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated December 10, 2018, be received.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke and Piper (11) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Items for Discussion
IDE-2018-131 Decision Report 278 College Avenue West Zoning By-law Amendment File: ZC1801 Ward 5
The following delegate spoke regarding this item: Astrid Clos, Astrid J. Clos Planning Consultants
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The following delegate was not present: Linda Busuttil
9. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Bell
1. That the application by Astrid J. Clos Planning Consultants on behalf of 9428577 Canada Corp. (Jane Fung) for a Zoning By-law Amendment to change the zoning from the current “Residential Single Detached” (R.1B) Zone to a “Specialized Cluster/Stacked Townhouse” (R.3A-?) Zone to permit the development of 6 back-to-back stacked townhouse units on the property municipally known as 278 College Avenue West and legally described as Part of Lot 13, Registered Plan 435, City of Guelph, be approved in accordance with ATT-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report 2018- 131 dated December 10, 2018.
2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 278 College Avenue West.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Bell, Billings, Gibson, Hofland and O’Rourke (6) Voting Against: Councillors Allt, Downer, Goller, Gordon and Piper (5) Carried
By-laws
10. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Hofland
That By-laws numbered (2018)-20350 to (2018)-20351, inclusive, are hereby passed.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, O’Rourke and Piper (11) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Adjournment (11:19 p.m.)
11. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
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Minutes to be confirmed on Monday, January 28, 2019.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Dylan McMahon – Deputy City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in City Hall Meeting Room C Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor C. Billings Councillor J. Hofland Councillor B. Bell Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor M. Salisbury Councillor R. Goller
Absent: Councillor L. Piper
Staff: Mr. D. Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO, Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Ms. K. Dedman, General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services / City Engineer Mr. P. Busatto, General Manager, Environmental Services Ms. H. Loftin, General Manager, Business, Development and Enterprise Mr. P. Cartwright, General Manager, Guelph Innovation District Mr. T. Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services Mr. D. McMahon, Manager, Legislative Services / Deputy City Clerk
Call to Order (6:07 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Presentations
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Derrick Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer, provided an overview of the operations of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Scott Stewart, Deputy CAO, provided an overview of the operations and areas of responsibility of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services service area.
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Kealy Dedman, General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services, provided an overview of the Engineering and Transportation Services department.
Peter Busatto, General Manager, Environmental Services, provided an overview of the Environmental Services department.
Helen Loftin, General Manager, Business, Development and Enterprise, provided an overview of the Business, Development and Enterprise department.
Peter Cartwright, General Manager, Guelph Innovation District, provided an overview of the Guelph Innovation District.
Todd Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services, provided an overview of the Planning and Building Services department.
Helen Loftin, General Manager, Business, Development and Enterprise provided an overview of the Baker District Redevelopment.
Todd Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services, provided an overview of the Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan.
Peter Cartwright, General Manager, Guelph Innovation District, provided an overview of the Guelph Innovation District.
Peter Busatto, General Manager, Environmental Services, provided an overview of the Safe Water Drinking Act, water budgets and standard of care.
Adjournment (7:30 p.m.)
1. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Bell
That the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED
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______Mayor Guthrie
______Deputy City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in City Hall Meeting Room C Wednesday, December 13, 2018
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Hofland Councillor B. Bell Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Billings Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor C. Downer Councillor L. Piper Councillor R. Goller Councillor J. Gordon
Regrets: Councillor D. Gibson Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO, Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Ms. T. Baker, General Manager, Finance / City Treasurer Mr. C. Cooper, General Manager, Legal, Realty and Court Services / City Solicitor Ms. S. Einwecther, Acting General Manager, Technology and Innovation Ms. D. Evans, General Manager, Culture, Tourism and Community Investment Mr. D. Godfrey, General Manager, Operations Mr. D. Godwaldt, General Manager, Human Resources Mr. J. Osborne, General Manager, Fire Services / Fire Chief Mr. S. O’Brien, General Manager, City Clerk’s Office / City Clerk
Call to Order (6:03 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Councillor Downer arrived at 6:06 p.m.
Councillor Piper arrived at 6:14 p.m.
Presentations
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Corporate Services
Trevor Lee, Deputy CAO, Corporate Services, provided an overview of the operations and areas of responsibility of the Corporate Services service area.
Tara Baker, General Manager, Finance / City Treasurer outlined the work completed and upcoming on the development charges background study and by-law along with the multi-year budgeting project.
Stephen O’Brien, General Manager, City Clerk’s Office / City Clerk outlined the upcoming project work on the Council composition, employment status and ward boundary review.
David Godwaldt, General Manager, Human Resources outlined the City’s approach to labour relations and general information about bargaining processes.
Council recessed for a break at 6:55 p.m. and returned at 7:06 p.m.
Public Services
Colleen Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services, provided an overview of the operations and areas of responsibility of the Public Services service area.
Danna Evans, General Manager, Culture, Tourism and Community Investment outlined the municipal accommodation tax and associated work.
Doug Godfrey, General Manager, Operations outlined what has occurred to date with respect to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and processes related to cannabis sales in Ontario.
Councillor Goller raised a point of order relating to the discussion on cannabis and whether the discussion was in order in advance of the December 17, 2018 meeting on cannabis retail locations in Guelph. Mayor Guthrie ruled that the discussion was in order.
Doug Godfrey, General Manager, Operations outlined upcoming work that will be carried out in relation to an animal control review.
Councillor Piper left the meeting at 7:47 p.m.
Colleen Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services, outlined key project information and history relating to the transit services review and the Guelph-Eramosa Township fire contract discussions.
Adjournment (8:29 p.m.)
1. Moved by Councillor O’Rourke Seconded by Councillor Goller
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
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______Mayor Guthrie
______City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council – Special Meeting Held in the Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall on January 10, 2019 at 5:34 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor Hofland Councillor P. Allt Councillor D. Gibson Councillor B. Bell Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. Salisbury Councillor C. Downer Councillor J. Gordon
Absent: Councillor R. Goller Councillor L. Piper Councillor M. MacKinnon
Staff: Mr. S. O’Brien, General Manager, City Clerk’s Office/City Clerk Ms. D. Tremblay, Council Committee Coordinator
Special Council – Presentation and Delegations for Non-Tax Supported Operating Budget
Authority to Resolve into a Closed Meeting of Council
1. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239 (2) (d) of the Municipal Act with respect to labour relations or employee negotiations.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gordon, Gibson, Hofland, O’Rourke and Salisbury (10) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Closed Meeting (5:35 p.m.)
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
The following matters were considered:
CS-2019-28 2019 Non-union Compensation Increase
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Rise and recess from Closed Meeting (6:08 p.m.)
Council recessed.
Open Meeting (6:15 p.m.)
Attendance:
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor J. Gordon Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Hofland Councillor B. Bell Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Billings Councillor L. Piper Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor M. Salisbury
Absent: Councillor R. Goller
Staff: Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO of Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO of Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO of Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Ms. K. Dedman, General Manager, Engineering and Transportation, City Engineer Ms. T. Baker, General Manager, Finance/Treasurer Mr. T. Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services Mr. P. Busatto, General Manager, Environmental Services Mr. C. Cooper, General Manager of Legal, Realty and Court Services/City Solicitor Mr. J. Laur, Chief Building Official Ms. K. Newland, Manager, Finance Client Services Mr. T. Gayman, Manager, Development and Environmental Engineering Mr. W. Galliher, Divisional Manager, Water Services Mr. T. Robinson, Divisional Manager, Wastewater Services Mr. S. O’Brien, General Manager, City Clerk’s Office/City Clerk Ms. D. Tremblay, Council Committee Coordinator
Mayor Guthrie called the special meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Closed Meeting Summary
Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding the matters addressed in closed and identified the following:
CS-2019-28 2019 Non-union Compensation Increase Information was received and this matter will come forward as a special resolution at the January 10, 2019 budget meeting.
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Special Resolutions
2. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
That non-union compensation adjustment in the amount of $744,200 be approved for 2019 to maintain non-union salaries at the 57.6th percentile of the City’s comparator group.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (11) Voting Against: Councillor Allt (1) Carried
CS-2019-01 2019 Non-Tax Supported Operating Budget
2019 Draft Grand River Conservation Authority Budget
The following delegates spoke regarding this item. Joe Farwell, CAO, Grand River Conservation Authority Sonja Radoja, Manager of Finance, Grand River Conservation Authority
Trevor Lee, Deputy CAO, Corporate Services, provided opening remarks and an overview and timeline of the overall 2019 Budget process.
Scott Stewart, Deputy CAO, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services, provided a summary of the 2019 non-tax supported operating budget highlights and accomplishments.
Terry Gayman, Manager, Infrastructure, Development and Environmental Services Engineering, presented the recommended 2019 non-tax supported budget for the City’s stormwater services, including accomplishments, initiatives, rate setting, objectives, comparisons and key changes for 2019.
Wayne Galliher, Divisional Manager, Water Services, presented the 2019 recommended Water and Wastewater budget including rate changes and forecasts, expansion request, and key 2019 initiatives.
Council recessed at 7:38 p.m. and reconvened at 7:46 p.m.
Tim Robertson, Divisional Manager, Waterwater Services, presented the 2019 recommended Wastewater Services budget including rate changes, budget highlights and 2019 initiatives.
Jeremy Laur, Chief Building Official, presented the 2019 Ontario Building Code Administration budget including highlights from the 2018 budget, and initiatives for 2019.
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Christopher Cooper, General Manager of Legal, Realty and Court Services/City Solicitor presented the recommended 2019 Court Services budget including 2018 accomplishments, 2019 initiatives and budgetary trends.
Tara Baker, General Manager, Finance/City Treasurer provided a summary of the recommended 2019 Non-Tax Supported Operating Budget.
2. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Bell
That the following recommendations from Report CS-2019-01 titled 2019 Non-tax Supported Operating Budget be referred to January 23, 2019:
1. Stormwater Services:
a) The 2019 Stormwater Services operating budget in the gross amount of $6,889,000 inclusive of reserve and reserve fund transfers be approved; b) That a stormwater base charge of $5.20 per month per equivalent residential unit (ERU) effective March 1, 2019 be approved; and c) That the 2019 Stormwater Fees and Services By-law be approved.
2. Water and Wastewater Services:
a) The 2019 Water and Wastewater Services operating budgets in the gross amounts of $31,867,000 and $32,807,138 respectively, inclusive of reserve and reserve fund transfers be approved; b) That a wastewater volume charge of $1.88 per cubic metre, effective March 1, 2019 be approved; c) That a water volume charge be approved at the 2018 rate of $1.72 per cubic metre; d) That the 2019 water and wastewater basic service charge be approved at the 2018 rate; and e) That 2019 Water Services and Wastewater Services Fees and Services By- law be approved.
3. The 2019 Ontario Building Code Administration operating budget in the gross amount of $3,545,000, inclusive of reserve fund transfers be approved.
4. The 2019 Court Services operating budget in the gross amount of $3,957,400 inclusive of reserve fund transfers be approved.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury, (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Adjournment (8:24 p.m.)
3. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Gordon
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That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
Minutes to be confirmed on January 28, 2019.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien–City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council as Striking Committee Held in the Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall on December 10, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor R. Goller Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor B. Bell Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor L. Piper
Absent: Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Ms. L. Cline, Council and Committee Coordinator
Call to Order (5:00 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Declaration of Office
Mayor Guthrie acknowledged Councillor Bell’s Declaration of Office.
Authority to Resolve into a Closed Meeting of Council
1. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Piper
That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act with respect to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke and Piper (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Closed Meeting (5:02 p.m.)
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
Councillor Goller disclosed a pecuniary interest regarding the Board of Trustees of The Elliott Community appointments as his father is a resident of The Elliott Community.
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The following matter was considered:
CS-2018-69 December 2018 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees, Local Boards, Agencies, Commissions and Associations
Rise and recess from Closed Meeting (5:17 p.m.)
Council recessed.
Open Meeting (5:35 p.m.)
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor R. Goller Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor B. Bell Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor L. Piper
Staff: Mr. D. Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Ms. L. Cline, Council and Committee Coordinator
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
Councillor Goller declared a pecuniary interest regarding the Board of Trustees of The Elliott Community as his father is a resident of The Elliott Community.
Closed Meeting Summary
Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding the matters addressed in closed and identified the following:
CS-2018-68 December 2018 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees, Local Boards, Agencies, Commissions and Associations
2. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Downer
1. That Jason Dodge, Michael Greer, Lynn Jeaurond, Sarah Mathison, Malcolm McLeod, Donna McMurdo, Julian Murphy, Brooke Sillaby and Deborah Stienstra be reappointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
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2. That Harold Grace, Elizabeth Lowenger, Laura Root, Edgar Stevens, Elyse Trudell and Maddy Workman be appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
3. That Timothy Dewhirst and Mike Hryn be appointed to the Art Gallery of Guelph Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2020 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
4. That Kathy Ash, Stephen Dykstra, David Gundrum, Lise Ann Janis and David Kendrick be reappointed to the Committee of Adjustment for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
5. That Kody Meads and James Smith be appointed to the Committee of Adjustment effective January 1, 2019 for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
6. That Dorothe Fair, Alastair McCluskey and Doug Minett be reappointed to the Downtown Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
7. That Chuck Castillo, David Durbin, Garret Duval, Paul Magahay, Jack Mallon, David Newcombe and Paul Smith be appointed to the Downtown Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
8. That Peter Kastner, Kevin McDermott, Thomas McLaughlin and John Marc Ricke be reappointed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
9. That Matt Anstett and Bill Birdsell be appointed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
11. That Angela Mason, Adam Miller, Colin Oaks and Amanjot Singh be reappointed to the Environmental Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
12. That Albanie Douglas, Marina Nadj and Robert Forrest Smith be appointed to the Environmental Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
13. That Doug Gilchrist and David Ralph be reappointed to the Guelph Cemetery Commission for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
14. That Eleanor Ross be reappointed to the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2020 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
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15. That Paul Baker, Shannon Coles, Jeremy deWaard, Robert Hohenandel, Jayne Osborn be reappointed to the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
16. That Kesia Kvill, Kim Landoni and Kris Tozer be appointed to the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
17. That Robert Carter be appointed to the Guelph Police Services Board effective January 1, 2019 for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
18. That Aaron Blair, Scott Butler, Getu Hailu, Anne MacKay, Lisa Maslove, Gertrude Robinson, Katie Saunders and Vivian Webb be reappointed to the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
19. That Randalin Ellery and Daniel Williamson be appointed to the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
20. That Andrew Maloney be reappointed to the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2020 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
21. That Carolyn Lee be reappointed to the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2021 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
22. That Adam Stewart be reappointed to the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
23. That Michael Crawley, Bob Foster, Charles Nixon, Brian Skerrett, Mary Tivy and David Waverman be reappointed to Heritage Guelph for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
24. That Kesia Kvill, Arlin Ott and James Smith be appointed to Heritage Guelph for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
25. That Jason Smith be reappointed to the Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
26. That Bob Foster, Jon Hebden and Katharine Lammer be reappointed to the Property Standards Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
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27. That Mike Barker, Julia Grady, Daniel Harland, Verne Harrison, Nan Hogg, James Taylor and Sally Wismer be reappointed to the Public Art Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
28. That Chelsea Brant and Wendy Shearer be appointed to the Public Art Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
29. That Alexandra Grosse, Nicola Lower, Dustin Lyttle, Patrick Padovan, Jordan Vanderklok and Ryan VanEngen be reappointed to the River Systems Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
30. That Scott Cowan, Justin Langille and Tom Nicholls be appointed to the River Systems Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
31. That Lynn Broughton, Frank Cain, Court Desautels, Heather Grummett, Erin Mares, Andrea McCulligh, Anuradha Saxena and Jennifer Whyte be reappointed to the Tourism Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
32. That Kevin Schmidt be appointed to the Tourism Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
33. That Bonnie Burgess, Kathryn Hofer, Justine Kraemer, Dominica McPherson, and Kayla Weiler be reappointed to the Transit Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
34. That Brian Adkins, Susan Carey, Kody Meads and Scott McWhinnie be appointed to the Transit Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
35. That Larry Conrad, Mike Fortin and Ken Spira be reappointed to the Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
36. That Bassim Abbassi be reappointed to the Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
37. That Keally Davey, Jenn Packer and Tara McKenna be appointed to the Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
38. That Patty Quackenbush be reappointed to the Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Liaison Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
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39. That Louise Cottreau be reappointed to the Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Liaison Advisory Committee for a term ending November, 2020 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
40. That Grant Parkinson and David Worden be reappointed to the Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
41. That Molly Gallant, Molly Kriksic, Kuusta Laird Barry, Michael Strickland, Morris Twist, Aida Valois and Sally Wismer be reappointed to the Wellbeing Grant Allocation Panel for a term ending June, 2019 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
42. That staff be directed to conduct further recruitment for advisory committees, local boards, agencies, commissions and associations that have any remaining vacancies.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
3. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Downer
That Barry Elder and Bill McLay be reappointed to the Board of Trustees of The Elliott Community for a term ending November, 2021 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
CS-2018-67 2018-20122 Council Appointments
4. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Downer
1. That the 2018-2022 Council appointments be conducted according to the procedures set out in ATT-1 – Striking Committee – Council Appointment Procedure.
2. That City Clerk’s Office staff report back to Council with a Striking Committee Policy prior to future Council appointments.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
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5. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Downer
That Councillor Allt be appointed as Committee of the Whole Audit Services chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
6. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Billings
That Councillor Downer be appointed as Committee of the Whole Audit Services vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
7. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor Billings
That Councillor Mackinnon be appointed as Committee of the Whole Corporate Services chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
8. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor Allt
That Councillor Downer be appointed as Committee of the Whole Corporate Services vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
9. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Bell
That Councillor Gibson be appointed as Committee of the Whole Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
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Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
10. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor Allt
That Councillor O’Rourke be appointed as Committee of the Whole Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
11. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Piper
That Councillor Hofland be appointed as Committee of the Whole Public Services chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
12. Moved by Councillor O’Rourke Seconded by Councillor Hofland
That Councillor Mackinnon be appointed as Committee of the Whole Public Services vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
13. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Bell
That Councillor Salisbury be appointed to the Art Gallery of Guelph Board of Trustees for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
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14. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That Councillor O’Rourke be appointed to the Board of Trustees of The Elliott for a term ending November 15, 2021.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
15. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Goller
That Councillor Gibson be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
16. Moved by Councillor Alt Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That Councillor Piper be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
17. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor O’Rourke
That Councillors Bell and Salisbury be appointed to the Grand River Conservation Authority for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
18. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Bell
That Mayor Guthrie and Councillor Billings be appointed to the Guelph Police Services Board for a term ending November 15, 2022.
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Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
19. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Goller
That Councillor Gordon be appointed to the Guelph Public Library Board for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
20. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor Bell
That Councillors Goller, Hofland and MacKinnon be appointed to the Well Interference Committee for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
21. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Allt
That Councillors Goller, Hofland and Billings be appointed to the Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Board of Health for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
22. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Billings
That staff be directed to review legislation and/or by-laws that dictate Council appointments to Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Board of Health and report back by the end of Q1 2019.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
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23. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Salisbury
That City Clerk’s Office staff consider the rationale for the mandatory appointment of a Member from Ward 1 in conjunction with the Downtown Guelph Business Association and report back by December 2020.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Gordon, Hofland, Mackinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Adjournment (6:39 p.m.)
24. Moved by Councillor Billings Seconded by Councillor Piper
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
Minutes to be confirmed on Monday, January 28, 2019.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien, City Clerk
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Minutes of Guelph City Council Held in the Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall on December 17, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor J. Gordon Councillor B. Bell Councillor R. Goller Councillor C. Billings Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson
Absent: Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor L. Piper Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Ms. D. Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator
Call to Order (5:30 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Authority to Resolve into a Closed Meeting of Council
1. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor Billings
That Council as Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. and Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b)(c) and (f) of the Municipal Act with respect to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland and O’ Rourke, (10) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Closed Meeting (5:33 p.m.)
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
The following matters were considered:
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Minutes – Council Closed Session November 19, 2018 These minutes were adopted by Council.
CS-2018-70 Potential Expropriation- Speedvale Avenue East
GMHI-2018-05 Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. (GMHI) -District Energy Assets – Update (Closed)
GMHI-2018-06 Appointment of Guelph Representative to Alectra Board of Directors
Rise and recess from Closed Meeting (6:35 p.m.)
Council recessed.
Open Meeting (6:45 p.m.)
Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order.
Attendance
Council: Mayor C. Guthrie Councillor P. Allt Councillor R. Goller Councillor B. Bell Councillor J. Hofland Councillor C. Billings Councillor M. MacKinnon Councillor C. Downer Councillor D. O’Rourke Councillor D. Gibson Councillor L. Piper Councillor J. Gordon Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff: Mr. D. Thomson, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Clack, Deputy CAO Public Services Mr. T. Lee, Deputy CAO Corporate Services Mr. S. Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Mr. C. Cooper, General Manager, Legal, Realty and Court Services/City Solicitor Mr. T. Salter, General Manager, Planning and Building Services Ms. H. Flaherty, General Manager, Parks and Recreation Ms. K. Dedman, General Manager, Engineering and Transportation, City Engineer Mr. L. Jefferson, Manager, Open Space Planning Mr. S. O’Brien, City Clerk Ms. D. Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator
Closed Meeting Summary
Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding the matters addressed in closed and identified the following:
Minutes – Council Closed Session November 19, 2018 These minutes were adopted by Council.
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CS-2018.70 Potential Expropriation- Speedvale Avenue East Information was received and staff were given direction on this matter.
GMHI-2018.05 Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. (GMHI) -District Energy Assets – Update (Closed) Information was received and staff were given direction on this matter.
GMHI-2018-06 Appointment of Guelph Representative to Alectra Board of Directors-2018 Information was received and staff were given direction on this matter.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures.
Presentations
Mayor Guthrie provided comments regarding the 2018 City of Guelph United Campaign and presented Sean Finlay with the United Way Campaign of the Year, public sector award, in recognition of his work on the 2018 City of Guelph United Way Campaign.
Sean Finlay, Manager, City of Guelph United Way Campaign and Stephanie Smith, Campaign Manager, Guelph-Wellington United Way, provided a summary of the 2018 City of Guelph United Way Campaign.
Confirmation of Minutes
2. Moved by Councillor Bell Seconded by Councillor Gibson
That the minutes of the Council Meetings held November 19, 2018 be confirmed as recorded and without being read.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Council as Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.
Consent Agenda
GMHI-2018-07 Proposed New Corporate Governance Structure for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.
3. Moved by Councillor Gibson Seconded by Councillor Goller
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1. That Report Number GMHI-2018-07, entitled “Proposed New Corporate Governance Structure for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.”, dated December 17, 2018, be received; and
2. That City Council, as the Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. (“GMHI”):
(a) approve the amalgamation of GMHI and GMHI Development Corporation as outlined in Report Number GMHI-2018-07, entitled “Proposed New Corporate Governance Structure for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.”, dated December 17, 2018; and
(b) approve the new corporate governance structure for GMHI as set out in Report Number GMHI-2018-07, entitled “Proposed New Corporate Governance Structure for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.”, dated December 17, 2018; and
(c) direct the Chief Administrative Officer, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of GMHI, to prepare a new Shareholder Declaration as between the City and the amalgamated GMHI as recommended in Report Number GMHI-2018-07, entitled “Proposed New Corporate Governance Structure for Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.”, dated December 17, 2018.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Council Consent Agenda
4. Moved by Councillor MacKinnon Seconded by Councillor O’Rourke
That the December 17, 2018 Council Consent Agenda as identified below, be adopted:
PS-2018-36 Emergency Operations Control Group and Community Emergency Management Program Committee Updates
1. That Council approve the changes to the membership of the Emergency Operations Control Group, as contained in the Emergency Plan.
2. That Council approve the recommended membership of the Community Emergency Management Program Committee.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
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Items for Discussion
PS-2018-38 Cannabis Retail Storefronts– Municipal Impacts
The following delegates spoke regarding this item: Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health, Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin Public Health Anthony Veder Brett Bell, consultant on behalf of Fire and Flower
5. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
1. That staff be directed to create a City Bylaw mirroring the Smoke Free Ontario Act allowing for enforcement of tobacco and cannabis consumption by the City’s Bylaw Compliance Officers, Guelph Police, or other designated individuals.
2. That staff be directed to conduct further public engagement on the need to further strengthen regulations pertaining to smoking within the City of Guelph.
3. That staff be directed to inform the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that retail cannabis storefronts are permitted to operate within the City of Guelph and that the Delegation of Authority Bylaw (2013)-19529, be amended to authorize staff to provide comments to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, on behalf of the City Council, with respect to any store licence application that does not meet the public interest of the City of Guelph.
First Amendment
6. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor Allt
That staff be directed to include the following to the List of Comments contained in ATT 1 to Staff Report PS-2018-38 Cannabis Retail Storefronts – Municipal:
University lands Shelldale Libraries Community Health Centre
Amendment to the Amendment
7. Moved by Councillor Salisbury Seconded Councillor Goller
That University lands be amended to “University main campus”.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
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Second Amendment
8. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Goller
That Conestoga College be included in the List of Comments contained in ATT 1 to Staff Report PS-2018-38 Cannabis Retail Storefronts – Municipal.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
It was requested that the clauses be voted on separately.
9. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
1. That staff be directed to create a City Bylaw mirroring the Smoke Free Ontario Act allowing for enforcement of tobacco and cannabis consumption by the City’s Bylaw Compliance Officers, Guelph Police, or other designated individuals.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
10. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
2. That staff be directed to conduct further public engagement on the need to further strengthen regulations pertaining to smoking within the City of Guelph.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (13) Voting Against: (0) Carried
11. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
3. That staff be directed to inform the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that retail cannabis storefronts are permitted to operate within the City of Guelph and that the Delegation of Authority Bylaw (2013)-19529, be amended to authorize staff to provide comments to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, on behalf of the City Council, with respect to any store licence application that does not meet the public interest of the City of Guelph. as amended.
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Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Downer, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (10) Voting Against: Councillor Bell, Billings and Gibson (3) Carried
Council recessed at 9:09 p.m. and reconvened at 9:27 p.m. Councillor Salisbury left the meeting at 9:09 p.m.
PS-2018-37 Speedvale Underpass Trail -2018
Colleen Clack, Deputy CAO, Public Services provided a summary of the Speedvale Underpass Trail.
The following delegates spoke regarding this item: Marcia Santen Jordan Richard, Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation Mike Darmon, Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation Jack Tacoma Bill Mungall, Guelph Hiking Trail Club Harry Oussoren Hugh Whiteley Martin Collier
Extension of Meeting Per Procedural By-law
12. Moved by Councillor Hofland Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
That Section 4.13 (a) and (b) of the Procedural By-law be invoked to allow Council to continue to 11:59 p.m.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke and Piper (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
13. Moved by Councillor Gordon Seconded by Councillor Goller
1. That Council approve the conceptual multi-use trail alignment along the west side of the Speed River under Speedvale Avenue East Bridge, as set out in Report # PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018.
2. That Council direct staff to complete an environmental assessment, detailed design and construction of the multi-use trail along the west side of the Speed River under Speedvale Avenue East, in accordance with the plan recommended in Report # PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018.
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3. That Council approve implementation of the interim solution, to improve accessibility and on-road connectivity along Speedvale Avenue East, as set out in Report # PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018.
4. That Council direct staff to identify costs for the detailed design and construction of the interim solution, as set out in Report # PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018 within the 2020 capital budget forecast.
5. That as part of the Official Plan Update and comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review, staff be directed to explore, in consultation with the Grand River Conservation Authority, the feasibility of amending the policies and regulations that prevent structures from being built in flood-plains, so as to enable the consideration of structures associated with trails and improved trail connectivity.
6. That should the outcomes of the Official Plan Update and comprehensive Zoning By-law Review result in new policies and regulations that enable the consideration of structures associated with trails in floodplains, that staff be directed to develop an updated trail design that connects the Trans Canada Trail between the south west bank of the Speed River at Speedvale Avenue, and the Enabling Gardens in Riverside Park, and that staff engage in a consultation process with the public on the new options that are enabled by these amended policies and regulations.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
14. Moved by Councillor Goller Seconded by Councillor Bell
That in order to improve safety, accessibility and on-road connectivity along Speedvale Avenue East, concurrent with the Speedvale Avenue east Bridge reconstruction, staff proceed to build the underpass connection south of Speedvale Avenue East as set out in Report PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018, and build the connection north of Speedvale Ave east bridge, as presented in option #4 “switchback ramps” to Speedvale at the open house on September 13, 2018, or other alternatives that connects the trail to the south and north sidewalks of speedvale Avenue East upon completion of the bridge reconstruction project.
December 17, 2018 Guelph City Council Meeting Page 8
Amendment
15. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Goller
That the word “build” be amended to “assess”.
Voting in Favour: Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, MacKinnon, O’Rourke and Piper (10) Voting Against: Mayor Guthrie and Councillor Hofland (2) Carried
Main Motion as Amended
16. Moved by Councillor Goller Seconded by Councillor Bell
That in order to improve safety, accessibility and on road connectivity along Speedvale Avenue East, concurrent with the Speedvale Avenue east Bridge reconstruction, staff proceed to access the underpass connection south of Speedvale Avenue East as set out in Report PS-2018-37 dated December 17, 2018, and access the connection north of Speedvale Ave east bridge as presented in option #4 “switchback ramps” to Speedvale at the open house on September 13, 2018 or other alternatives that connects the trail to the south and north sidewalks of speedvale Avenue East upon completion of the bridge reconstruction project.
Voting in Favour: Councillors Allt, Bell, and Goller (3) Voting Against: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke and Piper (9) Defeated
CS-2018-66 2018 Governance Review
17. Motion Councillor Hofland Seconded Councillor Allt
That Report CS-2018-66 2018 Governance Review dated December 17, 2018 be referred to the first governance committee meeting in January, 2019.
Voting in Favour: Councillors Allt, Gordon and Hofland (3) Voting Against: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Goller, MacKinnon, O’Rourke and Piper (9) Defeated
18. Moved by Councillor Downer Seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
1. That the Procedural By-law, included as ATT-1 of report CS-2018-66, 2018 Governance Review, be approved.
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2. That the Code of Conduct for Council and Local Boards, included as ATT-2 of report CS-2018-66, 2018 Governance Review, be approved.
3. That the Committee of the Whole Terms of Reference, included as ATT-3 of report CS-2018-66, 2018 Governance Review, be approved.
4. That the City Council Terms of Reference, included as ATT-4 of report CS-2018- 66, 2018 Governance Review, be approved.
5. That Committee of the Whole Service Area Chairs sit at the seat of the head of Council when acting as Chair in accordance with report CS-2018-66, 2018 Governance Review.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper and Salisbury (11) Voting Against: Councillor Allt (1) Carried
By-laws
19. Moved by Councillor Allt Seconded by Councillor Hofland
That By-laws Numbered (2018)-20352 to (2018)-20354, inclusive, are hereby passed.
Voting in Favour: Mayor Guthrie, Councillors Allt, Bell, Billings, Downer, Gibson, Gordon, Goller, Hofland, MacKinnon, O’Rourke, Piper (12) Voting Against: (0) Carried
Mayor’s Announcements
Mayor thanked Council and Staff and wished everyone a happy holiday season.
Adjournment (11:18 p.m.)
20. Moved by Councillor Piper Seconded by Councillor Billings
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
December 17, 2018 Guelph City Council Meeting Page 10
Minutes to be confirmed on Monday, January 28, 2019.
______Mayor Guthrie
______Stephen O’Brien - City Clerk
December 17, 2018 Guelph City Council Meeting Page 11
From: Darren Shock Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 4:06 PM To: Cathy Downer
Good afternoon Councillor Downer,
I wanted to send you a note to thank you for bringing the issue of Red Light Cameras to council last May. I think any initiative that has the potential to make Guelph's streets safer deserves discussion and assessment.
I am a little disappointed by the result of the recent staff assessment, being brought to Committee of the Whole next week. While I believe valid points are made about resources and timing required to implement a RLC program, and I am glad to see that the City will continue to work with Guelph Police to assess the need, I think we have missed another (though small) opportunity to actually make our streets safer.
I think the most disappointing part of the staff report is where we exchange a specific, data- supported idea for making roads safer (RLC program) for a vague idea (Community Road Safety Program) that should already be part of every transportation planning decision, and may or may not end up in improvements to safety. While the City may have measurable data about how any of the potential activities Transportation Services is undertaking or considering as part of this Road Safety Program improve safety, very little of that data is presented in the report. As a result, I am left feeling like we are making a compromise on safety, to eliminate costs.
I hope I am wrong, and this new position/program starts to identify and establish improvements that create safer streets, and then publish statistics that show we are making improvements. However, I fear that we will end up with more of the projects that we have been celebrating over the last year, such as the "protected" intersection at Stone and Gordon, more green paint, or pedestrian countdown heads (which may or may not increase safety). I am not sure many of these improvements are working as intended. I am basing that on my personal experience, so please consider that, but I do not have access to any data that shows these improvements are actually accomplishing what they are intended to do. For me, the level of conflict I experience as a cyclist, pedestrian, and driver does not seem to have diminished with these improvements.
In closing, I apologize for the length of the email, and thank you for reading to the end (if you are still with me). My intent was to thank you for raising the point, and to encourage you to continue identifying and supporting capital designs that improve the safety of Guelph's transportation systems.
While I think there are valid points to staff's recommendation on RLCs, and RLCs may not be the best option anyways, I do think we need to start looking at capital improvements or designs that prioritize safety based on data and best practices, regardless of where they are currently employed (e.g. "large urban centres", which Guelph is quickly becoming) or what they cost.
We have found millions of dollars for parking improvements, and continue to earmark funding for more. Help me see that other modes, and road safety in general, are also a priority. From what I have seen so far in the Capital Budget, I am not very hopeful.
Thank you for your time, Councillor Downer. -- Darren Shock
Staff Report
To City Council
Service Area Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Date Monday, January 28, 2019
Subject Grant Applications for Baker District Redevelopment
Report Number IDE-2019-07
Recommendation 1. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Development Group Ltd. and their affiliates to develop a sustainable neighbourhood action plan (SNAP) for the Baker District Redevelopment that will outline the project’s sustainability goals, specific targets, actions, and an implementation and monitoring strategy.
2. That $40,000 be allocated for the implementation of the SNAP for the Baker District Redevelopment to be funded from the $500,000 capital budget approved by Council at the July 16 2018 special Council meeting for the purposes of advancing the Baker District planning and implementation process as set out in report IDE-2018-106.
3. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Development Group Ltd. and their affiliates to apply for grant funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to offset the costs to develop and implement the SNAP for the Baker District.
4. That staff be directed to work with Windmill Developments and their affiliates to explore and apply for any additional grants or incentives applicable to any part of the Baker District Redevelopment and report back to Council with how any funding received would be applied towards the project.
Executive Summary
Purpose of Report The purpose of the report is to seek Council direction to develop and implement a sustainable neighbourhood action plan (SNAP) for the Baker District Redevelopment Project and to seek authorization to fund the SNAP from the previously approved capital budget for the project. Staff are also seeking direction to apply for specific funding being offered by FCM to support the development and implementation of
Page 1 of 3 the SNAP as well as any other potential grants or incentives that would benefit the redevelopment.
Key Findings To support and quantify the sustainability goals of the Baker District Redevelopment, Windmill Development Group have identified the need to create a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) for project. The creation of the SNAP will allow the project to achieve real sustainability results through specific and measurable actions.
Financial Implications The initial financial commitment required to develop the SNAP during the initial pre- development phase of the project (October 2018 – June 2019) is $105,000. The allocation of costs between Windmill Development Group and the City for this work is $65,000 and $40,000 respectively. The City’s share ($40,000) has been accounted for within the $500,000 budget that was authorized by Council at the July 16 2018 meeting. As such, any grant received by FCM to support the SNAP would be used to offset costs that have already been budgeted for.
Report To support and quantify the sustainability goals of the Baker District Redevelopment, Windmill Development Group have identified the need to create a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP). A SNAP typically builds upon an existing municipal sustainable community plan / strategy, or an official municipal plan that includes sustainability goals. In creating the SNAP, the City has identified a potential funding source to support the project through FCM. Through FCM, the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) provides funding to a number of plans, including SNAPs. To be eligible for GMF funding, a SNAP must include the following elements:
A vision, environmental, social and economic goals and targets (typically drawn from an existing municipal sustainable community plan).
Actions to achieve the goals and targets in all areas of municipal activity, including: o energy, waste and water management o sustainable transportation o land use o brownfield remediation (if applicable)
Specific tasks, with details on who will accomplish them, a timeline for implementation, and estimated costs.
With respect to the Baker District Redevelopment, the creation and implementation of the SNAP is perfectly aligned with the goals and objectives of both the Downtown Secondary Plan and will allow the project to demonstrate real sustainability results through specific and measurable actions.
Page 2 of 3 Financial Implications The initial financial commitment required to develop the SNAP during the initial pre- development phase of the project (October 2018 – June 2019) is $105,000. The allocation of costs between Windmill Development Group and the City for this work is $65,000 and $40,000 respectively. The City’s share ($40,000) has been accounted for within the $500,000 budget that was authorized by Council at the July 16 2018 meeting. As such, any grant received by FCM to support the development of a SNAP would be used to offset costs that have already been budgeted for, therefore, no additional funding approval is required
In addition to the application to FCM, staff would like to explore any other grants or incentives that would be applicable to the Baker District Redevelopment. Upon direction from Council, staff would undertake the necessary funding applications. In doing so, staff would report back to Council on how the funds from successful grant applications would be used towards offsetting any of the costs required to implement the project.
Consultations Policy and Intergovernmental Relations
Corporate Administrative Plan Overarching Goals Service Excellence Financial Stability Innovation
Service Area Operational Work Plans Our Services - Municipal services that make lives better Our People - Building a great community together Our Resources - A solid foundation for a growing city
Report Author Martin Jewitt Program Manager, Portfolio Development
______Approved By Recommended By Helen Loftin Scott Stewart, C.E.T General Manager, Deputy CAO Business Development and Infrastructure Development and Enterprise Enterprise 519-822-1260, ext. 3445 519-822-1260, ext. 3567 [email protected] [email protected]
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To City Council
Service Area Corporate Services
Date Monday, January 28, 2019
Subject 2019-2022 Council Appointments to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors and Business Licence Appeals Committee
Report Number CS-2019-32
Recommendation Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors (one Council member vacancy; up to term of Council)
1. That Councillor Mike Salisbury’s appointment to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors be revoked.
2. That Councillor ______be appointed to the Grand River Conservation Authority for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Business Licence Appeals Committee (five Council members; up to term of Council)
3. That Councillors ______, ______, ______, ______and ______be appointed to the Business Licence Appeals Committee for a term ending November 15, 2022.
Executive Summary
Purpose of Report To appoint members of Council to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors and the Business Licence Appeals Committee.
Key Findings As stipulated in the City’s Procedural By-law, appointments of Council members shall be made to committees, local boards, agencies, commissions and associations.
The City Clerk’s Office was notified of Councillor Salisbury’s wish to step down from his appointment to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors and to allow another member of Council to sit in his place. There are also vacancies for the Business Licence Appeals Committee.
Page 1 of 6 Financial Implications None
Report Background
City Council met as Striking Committee on December 10, 2018 and appointed members of Council to various committees, local boards, agencies, commissions and associations. Since that time, Councillor Salisbury has requested to step down from his appointment to the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors.
On December 17, 2018, City Council amended the composition of the Committee of Management for the Elliott from five members of Council to all members of Council. As a result of this decision, there are only two committees of Council which are not comprised of all 13 members: the Emergency Governance Committee and the Business Licence Appeals Committee.
The Emergency Governance Committee is comprised of four to six members of Council and meets only at such times as at least seven members of Council are incapacitated.
The Business Licence Appeals Committee is comprised of five members of Council and meets to consider business licence and development charges appeals. After consideration, City Clerk’s Office staff recommend keeping the composition of this committee at five members of Council to ensure that quorum can be established within the 30 day time frame required after receipt of an appeal.
Appointment Process
In advance of the meeting on January 28, 2019, members of Council are requested to provide their appointment preferences to the City Clerk who will then prepare a report to Council.
It is recommended that the procedures set out in ATT-1 Striking Committee – Council Appointment Procedure, as used at the December 10, 2018 Striking Committee meeting, be followed for the purpose of these appointments. City Clerk’s Office staff are preparing a report for the March 4, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting which will seek the approval of these procedures as the format for all future Council appointments.
Appointments The terms of office for the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors and the Business Licence Appeals Committee have been recommended as noted below and based upon applicable legislation, by-laws or policies.
Please note that all meeting times and days are subject to change.
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Grand River Conservation Authority Meetings: the morning of the first Friday of the month.
The term of office is set as up to four years as per Grand River Conservation Authority By-law 01-2018.
This authority establishes and undertakes, in the area over which it has jurisdiction, a program designed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources other than gas, oil, coal and minerals. The liaison is the Secretary Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Business Licence Appeals Committee Meetings: As required upon receipt of an appeal.
The term of office is set as up to four years as determined by Council.
The Business Licence Appeals Committee is a quasi-judicial body that meets for the purpose of holding hearings to consider business licence or development charges appeals. The committee is bound by the provisions of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act. The liaison is the Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk.
Financial Implications None.
Corporate Administrative Plan Overarching Goals Service Excellence
Service Area Operational Work Plans Our Services - Municipal services that make lives better Our People - Building a great community together
Attachments ATT-1 Striking Committee – Council Appointment Procedure
Departmental Approval Dylan McMahon, Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
Page 3 of 6 Report Author Dolores Black, Council and Committee Coordinator
______Approved By Recommended By Stephen O’Brien Trevor Lee GM City Clerk’s Office/City Clerk Deputy CAO Corporate Services Corporate Services 519-822-1260 ext. 5644 519-822-1260 ext. 2281 [email protected] [email protected]
Page 4 of 6 ATT-1 to report CS-2019-32
Striking Committee – Council Appointment Procedure
The City Clerk, or designate, shall be responsible for interpreting and where appropriate, facilitating the Striking Committee appointment process. The City Clerk has the authority to make minor technical amendments to this procedure as may be required from time to time.
1. At the Striking Committee meeting, the following shall take place:
a) The chair shall make a short statement of the purpose of the meeting and the general order of proceedings to be followed.
b) The chair shall introduce the specific appointment being considered and indicate the number of candidates for the position.
c) The chair shall afford each of the candidates the opportunity to address Council for a period of not more than two minutes to say a few words regarding why they are seeking appointment. The order of speaking will be determined by alphabetic order of last name.
d) Each Member of Council not being considered for the particular appointment will be allowed no more than one question to each candidate.
e) If more than one candidate is seeking appointment, upon hearing all of the submissions of the candidates, Council will proceed to vote as follows:
i. Members of Council will vote by way of public vote.
ii. Members of Council will only vote for one candidate.
iii. A separate vote, by a raise of hands, will be taken for each candidate, in alphabetic order of last name.
iv. If a candidate in the first round of voting has received a majority of the votes, no further votes will take place for the remaining candidates.
v. If, after one round of voting, no candidate has received a majority of the votes, the candidate or candidates who received the fewest number of votes shall be excluded from consideration.
vi. Voting will continue in rounds, more than once if necessary, until one candidate has received the majority of votes.
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vii. Once the voting has been completed and there is a candidate with a majority of votes, the chair will ask for a motion to appoint the candidate and the vote will be recorded. f) If there is only one candidate placing their name forward to fill the position, the following process will be followed:
i. The chair shall afford the candidate the opportunity to address Council for a period of not more than two minutes to say a few words regarding why they are seeking appointment.
ii. Each Member of Council not being considered for the particular appointment will be allowed no more than one question to the candidate.
iii. The chair will ask for a motion from the floor to appoint the candidate and the vote will be recorded.
iv. If the motion is carried, the position will be filled.
v. If the motion is defeated, the chair will entertain further motions from the floor until a successful candidate is appointed.
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Staff Report
To City Council
Service Area Corporate Services
Date Monday, January 28, 2019
Subject 2019-2022 Public Appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management
Report Number CS-2019-33
Recommendation 1. That ______, ______, ______, ______and ______be reappointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a four year term ending November 30, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
2. That ______, ______, ______, ______and ______be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a four year term ending November 30, 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
Executive Summary
Purpose of Report To appoint members of the public to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management.
Key Findings The Board of Management for the Downtown Guelph Business Association, as a nominating committee, recommends individuals to be appointed to their Board of Management for a four year term in accordance with section 6.2(b) of City of Guelph By-law (2014)-19694.
Appointments to this board were not made at the December 10, 2018 Striking Committee meeting because recommendations from the Downtown Guelph Business Association nominating committee were received after the publication of the December 10, 2018 Council agenda.
Financial Implications None.
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Report Background
The current vacancies on the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management are determined according to By-law (2014)-19694. As public appointees cannot serve beyond the term of Council, these vacancies are the result of the transition to the 2018-2022 term of Council.
The vacancies were advertised in the Guelph Mercury Tribune on September 13 and 20, 2018, posted on the City’s website, posted on public bulletin boards at City facilities and provided to the People and Information Network and the Guelph- Wellington Local Immigration Partnership Office for posting. The advertisements included the number of vacancies, the term of office, a summary of duties, the frequency of meetings and contact information.
Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management
The Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management meets the third Tuesday of every month. The term of office is set as the term of Council as per By- law (2014)-19694.
This Board ensures that downtown is a vibrant urban center for the community and remains the Community’s civic, cultural, social and economic center. It also improves business through the creation of a unique environment downtown and the promotion and advertising of the varied businesses. The liaison is the Executive Director, Downtown Guelph Business Association.
Board Composition and Vacancies
Section 6.2 of By-Law (2014)-19694 sets out the composition of the Board of Management to consist of twelve (12) members as follows:
(a) Four directors appointed by Council, as follows:
(i) two members of Council, one of which represents Ward 1 and the other representing a ward other than Ward 1; and,
(ii) a representative of each of the two members of the Downtown Business Improvement Area who are the property owners assessed the highest levy on an individual rateable property in the Downtown Business Improvement Area.
(b) The remaining eight directors selected by a vote of the members and appointed by Council with a minimum of six of such directors to be members or a representative of a corporate member nominated in accordance with subsection 5.2 of By-law (2014)-19694.
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Council Appointments
At the December 10, 2018 City Council Striking Committee Meeting, Council adopted the following resolutions with respect to Council appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management:
That Councillor Gibson be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a term ending November 15, 2022.
That Councillor Piper be appointed to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management for a term ending November 15, 2022.
In addition, Council also directed staff as follows:
That City Clerk’s Office staff consider the rationale for the mandatory appointment of a member from Ward 1 in conjunction with the Downtown Guelph Business Association and report back by December 2020.
City Clerk’s Office staff will report to Council with respect to the above resolution prior to December, 2020 and prior to making any future Council appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management.
The appointments being recommended within this report by the Downtown Guelph Business Association’s nominating committee include only members of the public and are unaffected by this resolution.
Public Appointments
There are currently 10 citizen vacancies. The liaison is the Executive Director, Downtown Guelph Business Association.
The Downtown Guelph Business Association has a nominating committee that recommends appointments to Council. Appointments to this board were not made at the December 10, 2018 Striking Committee meeting because the nominating committee had not made its recommendations in time for inclusion on the December 10, 2018 Council agenda. The closed companion report CS-2019-34 titled 2019-2022 Public Appointments to the Downtown Guelph Business Association Board of Management dated January 28, 2019, provides Council with the liaison recommendations.
Financial Implications None
Corporate Administrative Plan Overarching Goals Service Excellence
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Service Area Operational Work Plans Our People - Building a great community together Our Resources - A solid foundation for a growing city
Attachments None.
Departmental Approval Dylan McMahon, Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
Report Author Donna Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator
______Approved By Recommended By Stephen O’Brien Trevor Lee GM City Clerk’s Office/City Clerk Deputy CAO, Corporate Services Corporate Services 519-822-1260 Ext. 5644 519-822-1260 Ext. 2281 [email protected] [email protected]
Page 4 of 4 From: Maggie Laidlaw
Sent: January‐11‐19 4:16 PM
To: Clerks
Subject: Parkland Dedication By‐law
Good afternoon: I am concerned by the lack of an open and democratic process related to the new parkland dedication bylaw, and specifically by the apparent interference by staff in what is presented to council and what is easily accessible by the public.
In a recent Guelph Tribune article, the following comments by Heather Flaherty were included (italics are mine):
Asked why the city did not include these recommendations from TPP in the bylaw, Heather Flaherty, the general manager of the city’s parks and recreation department, said not all of the firm’s pitches were in line with what is best for the city.
“In any project, staff review consultant recommendations. In this case, we accepted some, but felt that others didn’t meet broad requirements for our community or policy,” she said in an emailed response to the Mercury Tribune.
“The final parkland dedication bylaw uses a wide range of professional expertise in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, economic development, law and communication to create a balanced bylaw that fits Guelph’s needs.”
Excuse me? Since when did an elite few members of staff dictate to Council what they should and should not see, and decide what is "in line with what is best for the city", what are "the broad requirements for our community" and "what fits Guelph's needs"? This is on top of an extremely dubious process last year when developers succeeded in lobbying the mayor for a delay in receipt and implementation of the bylaw, thus keeping many thousands of dollars in their own pockets. For Flaherty to say that the extra six months was "used to balance out what residents wanted and what developers wanted" is to assume that we residents are all idiots, since we knew full well that the delay was entirely the request of developers, with a little help from the mayor, of course.
I would strongly suggest that council adjust the bylaw to reflect residents' desire for significantly more parkland in this fast‐growing city. As I write this, I am listening to Ken Greenberg, well‐regarded urban consultant, speak to the need for significantly more parkland in Toronto, given that parkland promotes tourism, culture, a sense of well‐being among residents and improved quality of life in general, to name but a few of the benefits of substantial parkland in any city. I hope that "saner heads will prevail" with regard to this very important bylaw.
Respectfully,
Maggie Laidlaw Staff Report
To City Council
Service Area Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Date Monday, January 28, 2019
Subject Decision Report 120-122 Huron Street Zoning By-law Amendment File: ZC1709 Ward 1
Report Number IDE-2019-10
Recommendation 1. That the application by GSP Group Inc. on behalf of 120 Huron GP Inc.to permit a residential development on the property municipally known as 120-122 Huron Street and legally described as Part of Lots 1 & 2, Range 2, Division F, City of Guelph and Part 1 of 61R-4274, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to change the zoning on the site from the “B.4-1” (Specialized Industrial) Zone to a R.4A-? (Specialized Residential Apartment) Zone and R.3A- ? (Specialized Cluster Townhouse) Zone, to permit the redevelopment of an existing four storey industrial building into an 87 unit apartment building and the development of 59 cluster townhouses, be approved in accordance with the zoning regulations and conditions in ATT-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report 2019-10 dated January 28, 2019.
2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 120-122 Huron Street.
Executive Summary
Purpose of Report This report provides a staff recommendation to approve a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the redevelopment of an existing four storey industrial building into an 87 unit apartment building and the development of 59 cluster townhouses.
Key Findings Planning staff support the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment subject to the zoning regulations and recommended conditions in ATT-3.
Page 1 of 63 Financial Implications Estimated Development Charges: $2,743,000 based on 2018 rates.
Estimated Annual Taxes: $488,000 based on the 2018 tax rate.
Report Background An application for a Zoning By-law amendment has been reviewed for the site municipally known as 120-122 Huron Street. The applicant originally proposed the redevelopment of an existing four storey industrial building into an 86 unit apartment building together with the development of 96 stacked and cluster townhouses, for a total of 182 residential units. The application was received November 21, 2017 and deemed to be complete on December 20, 2017.
The other buildings on the site, a brick powerhouse, an office/laboratory, and a shed were demolished in late 2017. A tree permit was also issued in November 2017 to remove the trees from the southerly half of the site to permit the remediation of contaminated soils on site.
A public meeting was held on February 12, 2018 to discuss the proposal. Following the public meeting, the applicant worked with City staff to revise the proposal. The applicant changed the location of parking and amenity area on the apartment portion of the site and revised the townhouse portion of the site to remove the stacked townhouses and replace them with regular cluster townhouses. The current proposal is for 59 cluster townhouse units which together with an 87 unit apartment building would create a total of 146 dwelling units on site.
Location The subject site is approximately 2.5 hectares in size and located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Huron Street and Alice Street (see ATT-1 and ATT-2). Surrounding land uses include: To the north, across Alice Street, a variety of single and semi-detached dwellings To the east, a spur line that connects to the Guelph Junction Railway To the south of the site is a parking lot for the Owens Corning industrial site on York Road; To the west, there are two small scale apartment buildings, a variety of single detached dwellings and a community garden; To the northwest, on the opposite corner of the intersection, is Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Official Plan Land Use Designations and Policies The Official Plan land use designation that applies to the subject property is “Mixed Office/Commercial” (See ATT-4). The Mixed Office/Commercial designation is intended to accommodate a variety of freestanding small-scale commercial, office, residential or mixed use buildings. Further details of this designation are included in ATT-4.
Page 2 of 63 Existing Zoning The subject property is currently zoned “B.4-1” (Specialized Industrial) Zone in the City of Guelph’s Zoning By-Law (1995)-14865. Details of the existing zoning are included in ATT-5.
Description of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment The applicant originally requested to rezone the subject lands from the “B.4-1” (Specialized Industrial) Zone to a R.4A-?? (Specialized Apartment Residential) Zone with site specific regulations to permit the redevelopment of the existing industrial building into an 86 unit apartment building together with the development of 96 stacked and cluster townhouses.
The following specialized zoning regulations were originally requested through the Zoning By-law amendment application: to permit stacked and cluster townhouse units; to permit a minimum front yard of 2 metres where 6 metres is required; to permit a minimum 4.5 metre exterior side yard where 6 metres is required; to permit a minimum rear yard of 5 metres where 7.5 metres is required; and, to permit a minimum common amenity area of 1800 square metres where 3840 square metres is required.
Through further discussion and review of the application, the applicants have agreed to split the zoning on the site into two, to reflect the two distinct areas of the site, the apartment site and the townhouse site, which are planned to be two separate condominiums when built.
Staff recommend that the apartment site be given the specialized R.4A-? (Residential Apartment) Zone with the following specialized regulations to reflect the existing position of the apartment building and unique site layout: to permit a minimum 2 metre exterior side yard on Alice Street where 6 metres is required; to permit parking to be located 0.6 metres from the exterior side lot line (Alice Street) and 0 metres from the rear and interior side lot lines when 3 metres is required; to permit a minimum common amenity area of 1470 square metres where 1940 square metres is required and to permit common amenity area in the technical front yard; to permit a maximum angular plane of 66 degrees from Alice Street, where 45 degrees is required; and to permit no landscape buffer along the interior side lot line adjacent to the townhouse portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required.
For the townhouse portion of the site, staff recommend a specialized R.3A-? (Cluster Townhouse) Zone with the following specialized regulations:
Page 3 of 63 to require a minimum distance of 5 metres between buildings that do not face Huron Street, to allow for a pedestrian connection, where 3 metres is the standard requirement; to permit parking to be 0 metres from the rear and interior side lot lines when 3 metres is required; and to permit no landscape buffer along the interior side lot line adjacent to the apartment portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required. to permit a building to be setback 4.9 metres from the rear lot line when a minimum of half the building height or 3 metres is normally required. to permit Private Amenity Area to be located 0 metres from the southerly interior side lot line where 3 metres is the standard requirement; to permit Private Amenity Area with a minimum depth of 2.0 metres per unit for the townhouse units fronting onto Huron Street, where the standard regulations require 4.5 metres; to permit a minimum Private Amenity Area of 12 square metres per unit for the townhouses fronting onto Huron Street, where the standard regulations require 20 square metres
The proposed zoning is shown in ATT-6.
Proposed Development The applicant originally proposed the redevelopment of the existing four storey industrial building into an 87 unit apartment building together with the development of 96 stacked and cluster townhouses, for a total of 183 residential units. Concerns were raised about setbacks and streetscape, parking, traffic, on site vehicle and pedestrian circulation and the location of amenity areas.
The applicant has worked with City staff and revised their plan to address these concerns. The proposed development now consists of the redevelopment of the existing four storey industrial building along Alice Street into an apartment building together with 59 cluster townhouses, with 3 storey townhouses fronting along Huron Street on the westerly side of the site and 2 storey townhouses on the easterly interior side of the site. In total, 146 residential units and 193 parking spaces are proposed. Other key changes include moving the main apartment amenity area close to the building along Huron Street and creating a central amenity area between the two residential uses. Also, improvements were made to on-site vehicular circulation and pedestrian linkages between amenity areas. The townhouses that front onto Huron Street were setback further to better allow for street trees and the total number of townhouses was reduced to provide a higher on-site parking ratio.
The applicant’s initial conceptual development plan is provided in ATT-7 and current concept plan is provided in Att-8, with proposed building elevations shown in ATT-9.
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Staff Review/Planning Analysis The staff review and planning analysis for this application is provided in ATT-10. The analysis addresses all related planning considerations, including the issues that were raised by Council and members of the public at the statutory Public Meeting held on February 12, 2018.
Staff Recommendation Planning staff are satisfied that the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to the 2017 Places to Grow Plan. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment conforms to the objectives and policies of the Official Plan and the specialized regulations proposed are appropriate for the site. Planning staff recommend that Council approve the Zoning By-law Amendment subject to the zoning regulations and proposed conditions of site plan approval outlined in ATT-3.
Financial Implications Estimated Development Charges: $2,743,000 based on 2018 rates based on rates in effect at the time of writing this report.
Estimated Annual Taxes: $488,000 based on 2018 tax rate.
Consultations The public agency and comments received from City departments during the review of the application are summarized in ATT-12. Key dates for the public process regarding the planning application are included in ATT-13.
Corporate Administrative Plan This report supports the following goals and work plans of the Corporate Administrative Plan (2016-2018):
Overarching Goals Service Excellence
Service Area Operational Work Plans Our People- Building a great community together
Attachments ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation ATT-2 Orthophoto ATT-3 Recommended Zoning Regulations and Conditions ATT-4 Official Plan Land Use Designations and Policies ATT-5 Existing Zoning ATT-6 Proposed Zoning and Details
Page 5 of 63 ATT-7 Original Development Proposal ATT-8 Current Revised Development Proposal ATT-9 Proposed Building Elevations ATT-10 Planning Analysis ATT-11 Community Energy Initiative Commitment ATT-12 Departmental and Agency Comments Summary ATT-13 Public Notification Summary
Departmental Approval Not applicable.
Report Author Approved By Katie Nasswetter Chris DeVriendt Senior Development Planner Manager of Development Planning
______Approved By Recommended By Todd Salter Scott Stewart, C.E.T. General Manager Deputy CAO Planning and Building Services Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise 519-837-5615, ext. 2395 519-822-1260, ext. 3445 [email protected] [email protected]
Page 6 of 63 ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation
Page 7 of 63 ATT-2 Orthophoto
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ATT-3 Recommended Zoning Regulations and Conditions
Part A: Zoning Regulations Zoning By-law Amendment The following zoning is proposed:
Specialized R.4A-? (Residential Apartment) Zone
Regulations In accordance with Section 4 (General Provisions) and Section 5.4 and Table 5.4.2 (Regulations Governing R.4 Zones) of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, with the following exceptions:
Minimum Common Amenity Area Despite Table 5.4.2, Row 12 and Section 5.4.2.4.1, the minimum common amenity area shall be 1470 square metres.
Notwithstanding Section 5.4.2.4.3, a portion of the common amenity area may be permitted in the front yard.
Angular Plane Despite Section 4.16.2, the angular plan to Alice Street shall be 66 degrees.
Minimum Side Yard Despite Table 5.4.2, Row 8, the minimum exterior side yard (on Alice Street) shall be 2.0 metres.
Parking Location Despite 4.13.2.2, all parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of 0.6 metres from the Exterior Side Lot Line (Alice Street) and 0 metres from the Interior Side and Rear Lot Line.
Buffer Strip Despite Table 5.4.2, Row 15, no Landscape Buffer will be required along the interior side lot line.
Specialized R.3A-? – Cluster Townhouse Zone Regulations In accordance with Section 4 (General Provisions) and Section 5.3 and Table 5.3.2 (Regulations Governing R.3 Zones) of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, with the following exceptions:
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Distance between Buildings Despite 5.3.2.3.3 the minimum distance between buildings that do not face Huron Street shall be 5 metres.
Parking Location Despite 4.13.2.2, all parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of 0 metres from every Interior Side or Rear Lot Line.
Buffer Strip Despite Table 5.3.2, Row 14, no Landscape Buffer will be required along the interior side lot line.
Minimum Side and Rear Yards In addition to 5.3.2.2.1, a building may be setback a minimum of 4.9 metres from the side or rear lot line.
Private Amenity Area Size Despite 5.3.2.5.1 a), a minimum Private Amenity Area of 12 square metres per unit is permitted for townhouse units fronting onto Huron Street.
Private Amenity Area Depth Despite 5.3.2.5.1 b), Private Amenity Areas for townhouses fronting onto Huron Street may have a minimum depth of 2.0 metres.
Private Amenity Area Location Despite 5.3.2.5.1 i), Private Amenity Area may be located 0 metres from the southerly interior side lot line.
Part B: Proposed Conditions The following conditions are provided as information to Council and will be imposed through site plan approval and/or applications for consent as appropriate.
CITY CONDITIONS
1. That the Developer shall submit to the City, in accordance with Section 41 of The Planning Act, a fully detailed site plan, indicating the location of the building, building design, landscaping, parking, traffic circulation, access, lighting, grading and drainage on the said lands to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and the General Manager/City Engineer, prior to any construction or grading on the lands.
a. Further, the Owner commits and agrees that the details of the layout and design for the development of the subject lands shall be generally in conformance with the development concept plan attached as ATT-8, to the January 28, 2018 Planning, Urban Design and Building Services Report Number IDE-2019-10;
Page 10 of 63 2. Prior to the issuance of site plan approval, the Owner shall provide the City with written confirmation that the building on the subject site will be constructed to a standard that implements energy efficiency in order to support the Community Energy Initiative to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Building Services and in accordance with the letter attached as ATT-11 to Report IDE 2018-109 dated September 10, 2018.
3. Prior to the issuance of site plan approval, written confirmation shall be received from the General Manager of Environmental Services or his or her designate that the proposed development is in conformance with By-law (2011)-19199, known as the Waste Management By-law. Further, the Owner agrees and commits to employ a three-stream waste collection system with considerations and opportunities developed in their Waste Management Plan that would facilitate the transition to City collection at some point in the future.
4. The Owner shall pay to the City, as determined applicable by the Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer, development charges and education development charges, in accordance with the City of Guelph Development Charges By-law (2009)-18729, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof, and in accordance with the Education Development Charges By-laws of the Upper Grand District School Board (Wellington County) and the Wellington Catholic District School Board, as amended from time to time, or any successor by-laws thereof, prior to this issuance of any building permits, at the rate in effect at the time of the issuance of a building permit.
5. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that ensuring the suitability of the land from an environmental engineering perspective, for the proposed use(s) is the responsibility of the Developer/Landowner.
6. The Developer shall obtain a Site Alteration Permit in accordance with City of Guelph By-law (2007)-18420 to the satisfaction of the City Engineer if grading/earthworks are to occur prior to the approval of the required engineering studies, plans and reports.
7. The Developer shall prepare and implement a construction traffic access and control plan for all phases of servicing and building construction to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Any costs related to the implementation of such a plan shall be borne by the Developer.
8. Prior to site plan approval and prior to any construction or grading on the lands, the owner shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, any of the following studies, plans and reports that may be requested by the General Manager/City Engineer:- i. a functional servicing report;
Page 11 of 63 ii. a stormwater management report and plans certified by a Professional Engineer in accordance with the City’s Guidelines and the latest edition of the Ministry of the Environment’s "Stormwater Management Practices Planning and Design Manual" which addresses the quantity and quality of stormwater discharge from the site together with a monitoring and maintenance program for the stormwater management facility to be submitted; This stormwater management report is to demonstrate how the site will achieve a post-development groundwater recharge that is equal to the pre-development recharge. On-site permeameter testing is required to confirm that the recharge can be achieved.
iii. a geotechnical report certified by a Professional Engineer that analysis the permeability and hydraulic conductivity of the soils and recommends measures to ensure that they are not diminished by the construction and development;
iv. a grading, drainage and servicing plan prepared by a Professional Engineer for the site and detailed erosion and sediment control plan, certified by a Professional Engineer that indicates the means whereby erosion will be minimized and sediment maintained on-site throughout grading and construction .
9. The Developer shall, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, address and be responsible for adhering to all the recommended measures contained in the plans, studies and reports outlined in subsections 8 i) to 8 iv) inclusive.
10. That the Developer grades, develops and maintains the site including the storm water management facilities designed by a Professional Engineer, in accordance with a Site Plan that has been submitted to and approved by the General Manager/City Engineer. Furthermore the Developer shall have the Professional Engineer who designed the storm water management system certify to the City that he/she supervised the construction of the storm water management system and that the storm water management system was built as it was approved by the City and that it is functioning properly.
11. That the Developer will ensure that any existing domestic wells as well as all boreholes and monitoring wells installed for environmental, hydrogeological or geotechnical investigations are properly decommissioned in accordance with current Ministry of the Environment regulations (O.Reg. 903 as amended) and to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, prior to site plan approval and prior to any construction or grading on the lands.
12. Prior to site plan approval the developer shall provide a copy of all subsequent investigation (i.e. Supplemental Phase Two ESAs, if required) remediation and/ or risk assessment beyond the Phase One and Two ESAs, completed in accordance with O. Reg. 153/04 (as amended) and shall provide a copy of the RSC and the RSC acknowledgement from the MOECC.
Page 12 of 63 13. That the Developer shall deed a 5.0 metre wide road widening on Alice Street, at no cost to the City, free of all encumbrances and at no risk to public health and safety and to environment prior to site plan approval.
14. The Developer acknowledges that the City does not allow retaining walls higher than 1.0-metre abutting existing residential properties without the permission of the General Manager/City Engineer.
15. The Developer shall be responsible for the actual cost of any service laterals required for the lands and furthermore, prior to any grading or construction on the lands the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of any service laterals.
16. That the Developer pay the actual cost of removing or decommissioning to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, any existing sanitary sewers, storm sewers, manhole and/or watermains that are not going to be used for service laterals. Furthermore, prior any grading or construction on the lands, the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of the Developer’s share of the cost of the removals and decommissioning works.
17. The Developer shall pay to the City the actual cost of the construction of the new driveway entrance and required curb cut and/or curb fill. Furthermore, prior to any grading or construction on the lands, the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of the construction of the new driveway entrance and required curb cut and/or curb fill.
18. The Developer is required to design and implement traffic calming measures outlined in the Traffic Impact Study. The developer will provide to the City the functional design of the curb bump-outs and on-street parking layout on the east side of Huron Street along the frontage of the development application for review and approval. All costs associated with the design and construction are solely at the expense of the developer.
19. The Developer is required to build a fence for screening purposes along the rear property line adjacent to the Guelph Junction Railway lands.
20. The Developer shall pay cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication for the entire development pursuant to s.42 of the Planning Act and in accordance with the City of Guelph By-law (1989)-13410, as amended by By-law (1990)-13545, By- Law (2007-18225) or any successor thereof, prior to issuance of any building permits.
21. Prior to Site Plan approval, the Owner shall provide to the Deputy CAO of Public Services a satisfactory narrative appraisal report prepared for The Corporation of the City of Guelph for the purposes of calculating the payment of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication pursuant to s.42 of the Planning Act. The appraisal report shall be prepared by a qualified appraiser who is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and shall be subject to the review and
Page 13 of 63 approval of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the appraisal provided by the applicant is not satisfactory to the Deputy CAO of Public Services, acting reasonably, the City reserves the right to obtain an independent appraisal for the purposes of calculating the payment of cash-in- lieu of parkland dedication.
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Page 15 of 63 ATT-4 (continued) Official Plan Land Use Policies
9.4.6 Mixed Office/Commercial
Objectives
a) To allow for a variety of freestanding small-scale commercial, office, residential or mixed-use buildings.
b) To ensure that a compatible transition in built-form is provided between uses in this designation and surrounding residential properties.
c) To allow for a range of compatible business uses adjacent to residential areas.
d) To promote the continued use, revitalization and intensification of these areas for a mix of uses.
Policies
1. The Mixed Office/Commercial designation as identified on Schedule 2 defines areas where a variety of small-scale commercial, office and mixed-uses including residential may be permitted.
2. While a variety of commercial uses may be permitted by the Mixed Office/Commercial designation, office, convenience commercial, retail commercial and personal service uses that serve the needs of the surrounding neighbourhoods are specifically promoted.
3. Commercial buildings incorporating residential units, either above or behind the ground floor commercial space or freestanding residential buildings are encouraged.
4. The Mixed/Office Commercial designation located peripheral to Downtown includes a variety of small-scale commercial and office operations or mixed commercial-residential uses. This Plan promotes the continued use and revitalization of these distinctive areas.
5. New commercial, office or mixed-use development within the Mixed Office/Commercial designation will be subject to the following criteria:
i) building design should have a street orientation, promote continuity in the streetscape and adhere to the Urban Design policies of this Plan; ii) building, property and ancillary structures are designed to be compatible with surrounding properties in terms of form, massing, appearance and orientation;
Page 16 of 63 iii) adequate parking, loading and access are provided; and iv) adequate municipal services are provided.
Permitted Uses
6. The following uses may be permitted within the Mixed Office/Commercial designation subject to the applicable provisions of this Plan:
i) convenience commercial and small-scale retail commercial; ii) small-scale office; iii) personal service; and iv) detached, semi-detached, townhouses and apartments.
Height and Density
7. The maximum height is four (4) storeys.
8. Residential development may be permitted to a maximum net density of 100 units per hectare.
9. Increased height and density may be permitted in accordance with the Height and Density Bonus policies of this Plan.
Page 17 of 63 ATT-5 Existing Zoning
Page 18 of 63 ATT-5 (continued) Existing Zoning and Details
Page 19 of 63 ATT-6 Proposed Zoning and Details
Page 20 of 63 ATT-6 (continued) Proposed Zoning and Details
Specialized R.4A-? (Residential Apartment) Zone with the following specialized regulations: to permit a minimum 2 metre exterior side yard on Alice Street where 6 metres is required; to permit parking to be 0.3 metres from the property line when 3 metres is required; to permit a minimum common amenity area of 1470 square metres where 1940 square metres is required; common amenity area will also be permitted in the technical front yard; To permit a maximum angular plane of 66 degrees from Alice Street, where 45 degrees is required; and To permit no landscape buffer along the interior side lot line adjacent to the townhouse portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required.
Specialized R.3A-? (Cluster Townhouse) Zone with the following specialized regulations: to permit parking to be 0.1 metres from the property line when 3 metres is required; and To permit no landscape buffer along the interior side lot line adjacent to the apartment portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required.
Page 21 of 63 ATT-7 Initial Conceptual Development Plan (February 2018)
Page 22 of 63 ATT-8 Revised Conceptual Development Plan (December 2018)
Page 23 of 63 ATT-9 Apartment Building Elevations
Page 24 of 63 ATT-9 Revised Townhouse Building Elevations (December 2018)
Fronting onto Huron Street:
Interior Townhouse Units:
Page 25 of 63 ATT-10 Staff Review and Planning Analysis
2014 Provincial Policy Statement The 2014 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) provides direction on matters of provincial interest related to land use planning and development and is issued under the authority of Section 3 of the Planning Act. In general, the PPS promotes efficient use of land and development patterns and addresses matters of provincial interest in land use planning. As per section 4.2, all planning decisions shall be consistent with the PPS. Policy Section 1.0 – Building Strong Healthy Communities speaks to efficient land use and development patterns to support sustainability by promoting strong, liveable, healthy and resilient communities, protecting the environment and public health and safety, and facilitating economic growth.
Policy 1.1.1 of the PPS promotes creating and sustaining healthy, liveable and safe communities. This is achieved in part by promoting efficient development and land use patterns with an appropriate range and mix of residential and employment and other uses to meet long term needs [1.1.1 a), b)]. Also, development must avoid land use patterns that may cause environmental concerns, and be cost-effective, ensuring the necessary infrastructure is in place to meet the projected needs [1.1.1 c), e), g)].
Policy 1.1.3 requires development in settlement areas to use land and resources wisely, considering opportunities for intensification and redevelopment. Specifically, densities are to be appropriate for and efficiently utilize the infrastructure and public service facilities that are planned or available. In addition, land use and development patterns in settlement areas are to be efficient, transit supportive and take into account existing building stock [1.1.3.1, 1.1.3.2 a), b), 1.1.3.3]. Appropriate development standards are to be promoted, facilitating intensification and a compact built form, while mitigating risks to public health and safety [1.1.3.4]. New growth within designated growth areas should occur next to the built up area and have a compact form and mix of uses and densities [1.1.3.6]. For housing development, new housing is to be directed to locations where appropriate levels of infrastructure and public services are and will be available to support anticipated needs [1.4.3 c)].
The proposed development is consistent with the policies of the PPS. The proposal will provide new development in a compact form that is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood that allow for the efficient use of land, infrastructure and public service facilities. The proposal contributes to achieving an appropriate range of housing types and densities to help the City of Guelph meet projected requirements for current and future residents.
The PPS also states that appropriate development standards should be promoted which facilitate intensification, redevelopment and compact form, while maintaining appropriate levels of public health and safety. The proposed Zoning By-law amendment includes site specific regulations and proposed site plan approval
Page 26 of 63 conditions to facilitate intensification, redevelopment and compact form in a compatible and contextually appropriate manner.
Places to Grow The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) provides a framework for managing growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area works to support the achievement of complete communities and ensure that land to accommodate forecasted population and employment growth will be available when needed. The policies of the Growth Plan centre on the key themes of building complete communities; directing growth to built-up areas; the promotion of transit-supportive densities; and a healthy mix of residential and employment land uses. The guiding principles of the plan include: Building compact, vibrant and complete communities; Optimizing the use of existing and new infrastructure to support growth in a compact and efficient form; Providing for different approaches to managing growth that recognize the diversity of communities in the Growth Plan.
The subject property is located within the City’s “Built-Up Area” as shown on Schedule 1B: Growth Plan Elements of the Official Plan. Until the next municipal comprehensive review is approved and in effect, the annual minimum intensification target contained in the City’s Official Plan that is approved and in effect as of July 1, 2017 will continue to apply. Through the City’s Official Plan, a target of 40% of all future residential development has been planned to be achieved annually within the built-up area of the City.
Section 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of the Growth Plan identify how population growth will be accommodated with thin the ‘Delineated Built-up Areas’. These sections introduce policies related to intensification, reducing dependence on the automobile, complete communities and efficient use of infrastructure and public service facilities. The proposed development conforms with these policies by: Directing redevelopment to the built-up area; Promoting redevelopment that supports active and public transportation options; Proposing different housing form in the neighbourhood that contributes to the mix of housing types in the area; Contributing to the objective of a ‘complete community’ by encouraging redevelopment in close proximity to services, public transit and public open space; and, Making efficient use of existing infrastructure and public service facilities (e.g. roads, water and sewer, etc.).
This proposed development conforms to the Growth Plan because it is redevelopment within the built-up area that supports active transportation, provides for a wider range of housing types in the area, is close to services and transit and makes efficient use of existing infrastructure and services.
Page 27 of 63 Conformity with the Official Plan The proposed applications conform to several of the major goals of the Official Plan, including: • assists in promoting a compact development pattern to avoid sprawl; • facilitates development in an area where municipal services are readily available; • provides for urban growth in a manner that ensures the efficient use of public expenditures without excessive financial strain upon the City; • facilitates development in an established area of the City that is being done in a manner that is sympathetic and compatible with the built form of existing land uses; • enhances the visual qualities of the City and protects existing heritage resources and unique character of the urban environment; • assists in providing for an adequate supply and range of housing types and supporting amenities to satisfy the needs of all residents; and • assists in enhancing an efficient and attractive urban landscape that reinforces and enhances Guelph’s sense of place and image while acknowledging innovative design opportunities.
The proposed development also meets several of the objectives of the Official Plan, including: • assisting in building a compact, vibrant and complete community; • assisting in accommodating projected growth within the settlement area boundary, and more specifically, within the built-up area where capacity exists to accommodate growth; • providing additional residential land uses; • supporting transit, walking and cycling for everyday activities
The Site is designated Mixed Office/Commercial in the OP (see ATT-4). This designation permits apartments, townhouses, and a range of commercial and office uses (Section 9.4.6.6), with policies to limit the size of developments to a maximum building height of 4 storeys and a maximum density of 100 units per hectare (Section 9.4.6.7 and 9.4.6.8).
General criteria for multi-unit residential buildings and intensification within existing residential neighbourhoods are contained in Policy 9.3.1.1 and are to be used to assess development proposals for multi-unit residential development. The analysis below demonstrates how each of the eleven criteria are met.
1. Building form, scale, height, setbacks, massing, appearance and siting are compatible in design, character and orientation with buildings in the immediate vicinity.
The proposed development adaptively reuses an existing four storey industrial heritage building as residential apartment units together with two and three storey townhouses on the south half of the site. The built form, scale and height are sympathetic to the low rise residential area surrounding
Page 28 of 63 the site. The retention of the industrial building reflects the character and appearance of the area. It is located close to the street similar to many of the older properties in the surrounding area while the townhouses will be set back a minimum of 6 metres to ensure room for a new sidewalk and trees.
The applicant has made several revisions to the plan to ensure that the development is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood, including improving the streetscape by moving some of the common amenity area towards the front of the site along Huron Street and creating street-fronting townhouses along Huron Street with parking behind.
More common amenity area was moved to the centre of the site with parking moved to the back out of the public realm along the railway lands. Improvements were also made to on-site pedestrian and vehicular circulation with the creation of a grid like pattern to ensure the site is integrated and connected within and to the neighbourhood.
2. Proposals for residential lot infill will be compatible with the general frontage of lots in the immediate vicinity.
The development proposal will not be creating new infill lots. One severance is proposed to separate the property into two landholdings, between the apartment and townhouse sites.
3. The residential development can be adequately served by local convenience and neighbourhood shopping facilities, schools, trails, parks recreation facilities and public transit.
There are some smaller neighbourhood scale shopping and service opportunities along Elizabeth Street and York Road, though the nearby downtown area has more shops and services available as well. The site is near a Catholic Elementary School (Sacred Heart) and Tytler Public School, which is not being used as a school right now but as a community hub. The site is near two transit routes and the closest park is Lyons Park across York Road, which is interconnected with Eramosa River Park and trails.
4. Vehicular traffic generated from the proposed development will not have an unacceptable impact on the planned function of the adjacent roads and intersections.
Traffic staff have reviewed the Traffic Impact Study and found that there will be no unacceptable impact on the planned function of adjacent roads and intersections. Both anticipated traffic volume and speed were reviewed as well as the cumulative impact of other nearby developments taken into account.
5. Vehicular access, parking and circulation can be adequately provided and impacts mitigated.
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Two vehicular accesses to the site are provided onto Huron Street. Adequate parking and circulation are provided on-site. The opportunity exists for the developer to add a sidewalk and bumped-out curbs with on-street parking which will narrow and slow traffic on Huron Street and provide additional neighbourhood parking.
6. That adequate municipal infrastructure, services and amenity areas for residents can be provided.
Engineering staff have confirmed that adequate water and wastewater servicing capacity is available for the proposed development. The applicant has indicated in their preliminary engineering drawings that stormwater will be entirely accommodated for on-site. The site is near the downtown for local services and adequate on-site amenity area has been provided for the future residents.
7. Surface parking and driveways shall be minimized.
The site has surface parking and driveways to the cluster townhouses, but great efforts have been made to move the common amenity areas for the apartment portion of the site to along the street and move the parking areas to the back of the site along the rail corridor to reduce their impact. Similarly on the townhouse portion of the site, street-fronting townhouses have garages in the rear to reduce the impact of parking and cars on the surrounding area.
8. Development shall extend, establish or reinforce a publicly accessible street grid network to ensure appropriate connectivity for pedestrians, cyclist and vehicular traffic, where applicable.
No new public streets are proposed as a part of the development, however on-site circulation has been improved as the proposal was refined and results in excellent pedestrian connections both on-site and into the neighbourhood together with good circulation for on-site vehicular traffic.
9. Impacts on adjacent properties are minimized in relation to grading, drainage, location of service areas and microclimatic conditions, such as wind and shadowing.
The subject property is relatively flat and does not have significant grade changes. The only immediately adjacent property is the rail spurline which is owned by the Guelph Junction Railway. The existing industrial building is four storeys and the proposed townhouses are two and three storeys, so staff are not concerned with wind or shadow impacts.
Page 30 of 63 10.The development addresses public safety, identified public views and accessibility to open space, parks, trails, and the Natural Heritage System, where applicable.
The development has been improved by moving common amenity areas near the street and setting back the townhouses to ensure there is room for trees. Being an older built up neighbourhood and former industrial site, there is no immediately adjacent open space or any Natural Heritage System concerns.
11.The conservation and integration of cultural heritage resources, including identified key public views can be achieved subject to the provisions of the Cultural Heritage Resources Section of this Plan.
The existing industrial building is identified as a building of interest in the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties. As such, the Cultural Heritage Resource Policies of Section 4.8.1 apply to the development. These polices require conservation and maintenance of built heritage resources (Policy 4.8.1.8) whereby the City will ensure the conservation and protection of cultural heritage when considering site alteration (Policy 4.8.1.12). In support of the preservation and adaptive reuse of this significant heritage resource, a “Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessment” has been completed by CHC Limited.
The proposed development of this site remediates a historical brownfield, reuses an existing heritage building and provides for a compact infill development with a mix of housing types. The site conforms to applicable policies of the City’s Official Plan.
Proposed Zoning The applicant originally proposed that the entire site have one specialized apartment zone on it, which resulted in a number of specialized regulations being required. Staff recommended to the applicant to split the zoning of the site to more clearly reflect the two distinct uses, the apartment use and the cluster townhouse use. This also recognizes the applicant’s intent the site will be severed to create two separate properties and condominiums.
Apartment Site The apartment portion of the site is now proposed to be a specialized General Apartment zone (R.4A-?). Two specialized regulations are required for this zone given the location of the existing building to be redeveloped. One regulation is to permit a minimum 2 metre exterior side yard on Alice Street where 6 metres is required; the other is to permit a maximum angular plane of 66 degrees from Alice Street, where 45 degrees is required. Staff have no concerns since these regulations reflect existing conditions given the location of the industrial building.
Three other specialized regulations are required for the apartment portion of the site. First, to permit parking to be 0 metres from the rear and interior side property line when 3 metres is required, and 0.6 metres from the Alice Street lot line. The 0 metre regulation refers to parking shown against the rear property line which backs
Page 31 of 63 onto the rail lands. The intent along this side of the site is to have a fence for screening and then to allow parking along a portion of this yard as shown in the proposed plan in ATT-9. Staff have no concern with this specialized regulation because the fence will create the appropriate transition instead of a 3 metre wide landscaped area. The 0.6 metre setback from Alice Street is needed because the City is taking a 3 metre wide road-widening between the existing building and the rail lands.
Similarly, a specialized regulation is required to permit no landscape buffer along the interior side lot line adjacent to the townhouse portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required. Generally a 3 metre landscaped buffer is required between an apartment site and any adjacent site, but in this case, while there is a large common amenity area between the two uses that will also be landscaped, portions of the side yard are also shared drive aisles for the two sites so this specialized regulation is required. Staff have no concerns with this specialized regulation given the shared access on site.
A specialized regulation is also required to permit a minimum common amenity area of 1470 square metres where 1940 square metres is required for the apartment site specifically. The regulations generally require 30m2 of common amenity area per dwelling unit up to 20, then each additional unit requires an additional 20m2, which in this case would be a total of 1940m2. There is also a second regulation which requires that common amenity area only counts in areas where the length does not exceed four times the width to ensure that long unusable spaces are not counted. Staff can support this reduction in common amenity area because the amenity areas shown are larger usable spaces. Furthermore, the townhouse portion of the site actually has about 1360 square metres of extra common amenity area above what it is required to provide, so if the site was kept as one property, no variance would be needed. The applicant has provided good pedestrian linkages through the site to ensure that apartment inhabitants can access all common amenity areas across the site. When the site is divided into two properties, shared access easements for both vehicular access and common amenity areas will provide long term surety that there is access to amenity space. Furthermore, a regulation is required to permit the common amenity to be located in the technical front yard of the site. Staff support this regulation and encourage the placement of the common amenity area as shown along Huron Street to enhance the streetscape and move the parking area to the back of the site.
Townhouse Site The townhouse portion of the site is proposed as a specialized Cluster Townhouse (R.3A-?) Zone and requires several specialized regulations, two are exactly the same as those needed on the apartment portion of the site. First, to permit parking to be 0 metres from the rear and interior shared property line when 3 metres is required, which again addresses parking shown along the rear yard adjacent to the rail lands. This area will be screened and separated with a fence so no additional setback is necessary. And as noted above, a second specialized regulation is required to permit no landscape buffer along the shared interior side lot line adjacent to the apartment portion of the site where a 3.0 metre buffer is required.
Page 32 of 63 On the townhouse portion of the site, this area is a shared drive aisle beside a shared common amenity area so an additional landscaped buffer here is not required.
Two specialized regulations are needed for the private amenity area of the townhouses proposed along Huron Street. First, to permit private amenity area with a minimum depth of 2.0 metres per unit where the standard regulations require 4.5 metres; and to permit a minimum Private Amenity Area of 12 square metres per unit where the standard regulations require 20 square metres. This change is needed because the private amenity area is at the rear of these units in the form of a balcony over the garage and rear entrance and staff have no concerns with this specialized regulation because as there is adequate and functional private amenity in the form of a balcony as well as nearby common amenity space.
Two minor changes to the standard regulations are required for the location of the most south-easterly block of townhouses in the interior of the site. First, to permit private amenity area to be located 0 metres from the southerly interior side lot line, where 3 metres is the standard requirement. This regulation is needed for the last townhouse unit shown in the southeast corner of the site. The applicant has widened the space between buildings to provide a pedestrian connection to the common amenity area, which has shifted this building closer to the lot line. Similarly, the applicant has requested a specialized regulation to permit a building to be setback 4.9 metres from the rear lot line when a minimum of half the building height or 3 metres, whichever is greater is normally required. This also applies to the last unit in this apartment block, which is close to the arced southerly property line. Staff can support these specialized regulations because there is still adequate space for private amenity area and landscaping and no privacy or overlook issues are being created.
Planning staff have also recommended a specialized regulation on the townhouse portion of the site to require a minimum distance of 5 metres between buildings that do not face Huron Street, where 3 metres is the standard requirement. Staff have included this regulation to ensure there is room to create the north-south pedestrian connection between townhouse buildings from the apartment site to the common amenity area.
At the Public Meeting in February 2018, concerns were raised about the reduced setback from the street proposed for the townhouses along Huron Street. The applicant has addressed this concern and the townhouse portion of the site is setback a minimum of 6 metres as required in the standard regulations and to ensure space for trees and sidewalks.
Parking Parking was an issue raised at the Public Meeting, both in terms of providing enough parking on site and the impact on already busy on-street parking in the neighbourhood. The current proposal has improved the parking situation on site.
Page 33 of 63 The original proposal included a total of 182 dwelling units (86 apartment and 96 stacked and cluster townhouses) with 186 parking spaces that would meet the standard zoning regulations plus an additional 42 townhouse driveway spaces that can also be used to park, for a total of 228 parking spaces.
The revised proposal recommended in this report contains a total of 146 units (87 apartments and 59 townhouses) that would have 193 parking spaces that meet the zoning requirements plus an additional 59 townhouse driveway spaces that could be used to park, for a total of 252 parking spaces. This greatly improves the availability of onsite parking as each townhouse now has a garage and driveway parking spot, together with 4 accessible and 16 visitor spaces meant for the townhouse units. Furthermore, a total of 162 bicycle parking spaces are provided on site as well, with one interior space for each dwelling unit and 16 exterior visitor bicycle spaces proposed.
Regarding on-street parking, the additional on-site parking should alleviate concerns related to new on-street demand. Staff have also encouraged the applicant to look at how much on-street parking can be provided. The applicant’s current proposed concept plan shows that up to 18 on-street parking spaces could be provided along the easterly side of Huron Street. The developer will be responsible for the detailed design of this street edge to add a sidewalk and to determine where best to place bumped out curbs and on-street parking along the easterly side of the street.
Traffic Traffic was another major concern of neighbouring residents, both traffic generated from the proposed development and the cumulative impact of recent and expected development in the surrounding area, especially given the narrow neighbouring streets. Traffic staff have reviewed the Traffic Impact Study and determined that some traffic calming in the form of bump-outs and lay-by parking on the east side of Huron Street will narrow the street and help slow traffic to ensure safe access to and from the site. Staff agree that traffic volume and speeds are otherwise low enough that no further measures are warranted. It will be the developer’s responsibility to design and build the proposed sidewalk, bump-outs and lay-by parking to the City’s satisfaction as noted in condition #18 in ATT-3.
Noise and Dust Mitigation Noise and dust from construction were raised as concerns by the neighbourhood. The applicant will be required to meet the City’s Noise By-laws regarding amount of noise and timing. Dust mitigation will also be the responsibility of the developer.
Housing Affordability Pricing for this site has not been determined yet, though the applicant anticipates that the site will be condominium ownership. The site does provide for a mix of unit types, including approximately 64 1-bedroom apartments which are generally more likely to be affordable.
Parkland
Page 34 of 63 The developer also owns the neighbouring property, 104 Oliver Street, which is currently vacant and zoned for single-detached residential use, approximately 800 square metres in size. They have proposed that the site be used as parkland for the neighbourhood. The site does not meet the City’s standard criteria for parkland acquisition but staff are willing to further discuss the potential for a passive recreation park or urban square on the site through the site plan approval process.
Page 35 of 63 ATT-11 Community Energy Initiative Commitment
Page 36 of 63 ATT-12 Departmental and Agency Comments Summary
No Objection or Conditional Respondent Issues /Concerns Comment Support Planning √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
Engineering* √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
Park Planning* √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
Urban Design* √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
Zoning √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
Upper Grand District SB √ Subject to conditions in ATT-3
GWDA √
Union Gas √
Lorraine Pagnan Parking, Traffic, Density, Amenity
Jody Larsen Parking
Alex Barlow Site Access, Traffic
John Ambrose Street trees, Setbacks, Live/Work, Sidewalks Catherine Leyland Traffic, Parking, Noise, Congestion
GUFF Tree Replacement, Walkability, Design
Scott Frederick Tree Replacement, Lack of Amenity Area, Parking, Traffic Sandra Hellewell Site Access, Traffic Calming
Eleanor Ross Tree Removal, Density, Amenity Area
Daniel Marsh Parking location, site access, traffic
Joan Hug-Valeriote Alternative uses on site, live/work
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Dear Clerks,
Could you please include my comments for 120-122 Huron Street File ZC1709 Zoning By-law Amendment public meeting taking place February 12, 2018. I would also like to be kept informed of any further matters with regards to this application and wish to receive a copy of the staff report mailed to me at ______.
Thank-you Lorraine Pagnan
Dear Mayor and Councillors,
I will be very brief, these are my comments with regards to 120-122 Huron Street file ZC1709.
Very happy to see the adaptive re-use of the Heritage building (Uniroyal) converted into Condominiums .
Access for parking for this condo should be on Alice Street
Could parking also be provided in the below ground portion of the old Uniroyal building ?
It was unfortunate to see the older galvanized shed destroyed as I thought there could have been potential there to re-habilitate or replicate it for an enclosed parking enclosure, as it would have added that industrial edge to the site.
Amount of density too high on the site.
Don't want to see stacked townhouses facing Huron street, would rather see them designed similar to the older streets in area with driveways in the front instead of the back of units. This makes better use of streetscape while providing more greens space behind units.
Concern about traffic impact and on-street parking that this project will have for the neighbourhood residents. Our neighbourhood is and has been undergoing increased density in our surrounding area, Tri car (2), Metal Works, Biltmore. The accumulative affects of these developments are not being addressed . Density and traffic don't work well together unless mitigation tools are incorporated to allow for quality of life for the residents within our neighbourhood .
Concern about the request to only have half of the required amenity area and how it is place on the site. It is not very holistic and seems to be focused mainly on the remnants of the site .
Would be interesting to see part of the old quarry incorporated as part of the amenity/ green space of the site. This could also be useful for storm water run off for the site.
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Do not like the idea of all the accesses on Huron Street.
Parking areas should be split into three segments each with their own access, similar to the mIll Lofts on Cross, Arthur and Ontario
Available bike parking should also be incorporated.
Thank-you for taking the time to read my comments,
Would like to see proposed design of the units being proposed and should be a site specific Zone change.
Lorraine Pagnan ------
Thank you for the opportunity to attend last night's meeting. I live at ______. I know traffic and streetscape were the biggest issues presented by neighbours. Does this include parking? What is the ratio of units/parking spaces set for development in the city of Guelph? I do not think 58 extra parking spaces is feasible. How many parking spaces must be set aside for visitor parking? Many units will have two car owners. Perhaps the property is being over developed. Usually there is underground parking in such a multiple dwelling sight. I realize given the land formation that is not possible. What can be done to alleviate the parking situation? Would the use of the 'parkette' (I cannot call it a park with a straight face) be better used for parking? I personally think so. I full heartedly agree with the concerns of Manitoba and Oliver Streets but it is equally important to the residents of Alice St. It is very narrow and has many pedestrians because of the church and sc hool. I regret I did not email you prior to the meeting but I would appreciate these questions answered. Jody Larsen ------
Hello, For the Feb 12 Meeting on the proposed condominium at 120-122 Huron Street – some comments. As a resident of Alice St, I encourage the committee and the City to consider the entry points to the property given the significant increase in residents to the area. Alice Street includes a school zone, has high pedestrian traffic, and is very narrow, and so I encourage you to ensure that the main entrance points to the property are on the south end of Huron in order to avoid additional congestion onto Alice Street. As a member of the community for 10 years I am excited about the new developments and seeing properties which have been eyesores become beautiful homes in our neighborhood. Thanks.
Alex Barlow Business Development Executive Mentor Works Ltd.
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Jt>.1n F. r- uz V::l~ 11rn~ Quilt Ar Page 62 of 63 ATT-13 Public Notification Summary November 21, 2017 Application received by the City of Guelph December 20, 2018 Applications deemed complete January 3, 2018 Notice of Complete Application and Notice of Complete Application mailed to prescribed agencies and surrounding property owners within 120 metres January 18, 2018 Notice of Public Meeting advertised in the Guelph Tribune February 12, 2018 Statutory Public Meeting of Council January 3, 2019 Notice of Decision Meeting sent to parties that commented or requested notice January 28, 2019 City Council Meeting to consider staff recommendation Page 63 of 63 Staff Report To City Council Service Area Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Date Monday, January 28, 2019 Subject Supplementary Decision Report 89 Beechwood Avenue Zoning By-law Amendment File: ZC1706 Ward 3 Report Number IDE-2019-08 Recommendation 1. That the application by MHBC Planning on behalf of the owner, 89 Beechwood Inc. to permit a residential townhouse development on the property municipally known as 89 Beechwood Avenue and legally described as Part of Lot 21, Concession Division ‘A’, Guelph Township as in Cs61764, City of Guelph, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to change the zoning on the site from the “Commercial Recreation Park” (P.5) Zone to a "Specialized Residential Townhouse with Holding Provisions" (R.3A-62(H)) Zone to permit the development of 22 residential townhouse units and to a "Specialized Community Park" (P.3-3) Zone, to recognize a portion of the existing City trail be approved in accordance with the zoning regulations and conditions in ATT-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report IDE-2019-08 dated January 28, 2019. 2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 89 Beechwood Avenue. Executive Summary Purpose of Report This is a supplementary report to Report IDE-2018-114, which was presented to Council on September 10, 2018. At its meeting on September 10 and 11, Guelph City Council referred this Zoning By-law Amendment application to City staff for additional consideration and consultation with the applicant. The applicant has revised their conceptual site plan and staff are recommending approval of this Zoning By-law Amendment application with Holding provisions to permit the development of 22 residential townhouse units. Page 1 of 24 Key Findings Planning staff support the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment subject to the zoning regulations and recommended conditions in ATT-3. Financial Implications Estimated Development Charges: $495,638 based on 2018 rates in effect at the time of writing this report. Estimated Annual Taxes: $66,000 based on assumptions and information available at this time (this number may differ significantly from the final assessment). Report Background An application to amend the Zoning By-law was received for the property municipally known as 89 Beechwood Avenue from MHBC Planning on behalf of the owner, 89 Beechwood Inc. on July 10, 2017 and deemed to be complete on August 8, 2017. A Statutory Public meeting was held on September 11, 2017. The purpose of the original proposal was to change the zoning from “Commercial Recreation Park” (P.5) to a “Specialized Residential Cluster Townhouse” (R.3A-?) Zone to permit the development of 34 residential townhouse units. The original proposal included: • Two three-storey back-to-back cluster and stacked townhouse buildings with one building, fronting onto Beechwood Avenue, containing 16 units, and, the second building at the west portion of the property containing 18 units; • Unit sizes vary from 2 to 3 bedrooms; • 12 stacked townhouse units (end units) and 22 cluster townhouse units; • Inclusion of upper and lower terraces; • An interior courtyard/mews connected by a series of walkways internal to the site; • One level of underground parking (containing 54 resident spaces and 3 visitor spaces) and 4 visitor spaces located above ground; and, • Driveway access onto Beechwood Avenue along the south side of the property. Following the September 11, 2017 Statutory Public Meeting, the applicant revised the concept to address substantial comments and concerns on the original proposal from City Council, members of the public, City departments and circulated agencies. On March 21, 2018, the applicant submitted a revised development proposal for the property. The revised development proposal included 23 residential townhouse units, more specifically, the proposal included: seven (7) two-storey on-street townhouse units fronting onto Beechwood Avenue; 16 three-storey stacked townhouse units at the rear of the property; Page 2 of 24 two (2) off-street parking spaces for each on-street townhouse unit (1 in the garage and 1 on the driveway); 27 off-street parking spaces for the 16 stacked townhouse units; and, three (3) off-street visitor parking spaces . A Decision Report (Report IDE-2018-114) was presented to Guelph City Council, at its meeting on September 10, 2018. Staff provided an approval recommendation in the report, however, Guelph City Council referred the Zoning By-law Amendment application to City staff for additional consideration and consultation with the applicant. On November 5, 2018, staff, the applicant and the Beechwood Chadwick Hearn Neighbourhood Association Executive Members met to discuss potential revisions to the application. Further details of this meeting are summarized later in this report under Supplementary Staff Review and Planning Analysis. At the end of November 2018, the applicant provided a revised conceptual site plan to address neighbourhood and Council concerns. The revised conceptual site plan is included in ATT-4. Revisions to the March 2018 Conceptual Site Plan include: • The removal of one (1) on-street townhouse unit, for a total of 22 units; • The stacked townhouse units have been shifted to the south; • An increased setback to the park (north side) is proposed with 5.1 metres at the closest point which increases to 10.5 metres closer to Beechwood Avenue; • Increased percentage of landscape area on the lot – from 38% to 45% of the lot area – this increase in landscaped area has removed the need for a specialized zoning regulation for minimum landscaped area; and, • The building height of the stacked townhouse end units has been reduced to two storeys. Location The subject property is located on the west side of Beechwood Avenue, north or Waterloo Avenue (see ATT-1 - Location Map and ATT-2 - Orthophoto). The subject property has an area of 0.40 hectares (0.98 acres) and a frontage of 56 metres along Beechwood Avenue. The property is currently developed with a one-storey building and associated parking area that was previously used by the Optimist Club and is proposed to be demolished. Surrounding land uses include: • To the north: Howitt Park, beyond which are single detached residential dwellings; • To the south: property zoned P.5, beyond which is a vacant industrial building, and further beyond is a multi-residential building; • To the east: Beechwood Avenue, beyond which are single detached residential dwellings; and, • To the west: Howitt Park, a City Trail and Howitt Creek. Page 3 of 24 Description of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment The purpose of the application is to change the zoning from the “Commercial Recreation Park” (P.5) Zone to a “Specialized Residential Cluster Townhouse” (R.3A-62) Zone and a Specialized Community Park" (P.3-3) Zone. In addition to the regulations set out in Section 5.3.2 – “Residential Cluster Townhouse” (R.3A) Zone of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, the following specialized regulations have been requested by the applicant to facilitate this proposal: To permit an angular plane of 54 degrees to a park zone. In addition to the specialized regulations that the applicant has requested, staff are recommending the following additional specialized regulations: To permit On-Street Townhouses in the R.3A Zone; That a site-specific definition be added for “On-Street Townhouse” for this property to reflect the built form but also recognize that the “On-Street Townhouse” units will not be located on separate lots. For the purposes of this specialized zone, “On-Street Townhouse” means a Townhouse where each Dwelling Unit has independent driveway access onto a public street but is not located on a separate Lot; Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit and Minimum Lot Frontage do not apply to On-Street Townhouse uses; On-Street townhouses shall be limited in height to 2 storeys, whereas a maximum of 3 storeys is permitted in the residential townhouse zone; The end units of the Stacked Townhouses shall be limited in height to 2 storeys; The minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the Stacked Townhouses shall be 5 metres; The minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the On-Street Townhouses shall be 9 metres; A maximum of 16 Stacked Townhouses and a maximum of 6 On-Street Townhouses shall be permitted in this zone; A maximum of 22 Dwelling Units shall be permitted in this zone; ‘H’ Symbol – to ensure that all required municipal site services adequate to accommodate the specific development are in place prior to the development of the lands occurring. The ‘H’ (Holding) Symbol may be removed when the following condition has been met to the satisfaction of the City: Design and construction of a storm sewer on Beechwood Avenue, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer/General Manager of Engineering and Capital Infrastructure Services or upon the actual design and construction costs of these works being secured in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer/General Manager. In addition to the above, staff are also recommending that the southerly portion of the existing City trail that encroaches onto the subject property be zoned Page 4 of 24 "Specialized Community Park" (P.3-3) to recognize the existing City trail that will be dedicated to the City prior to site plan approval. Supplementary Staff Review and Planning Analysis The staff review and planning analysis for this application was provided in Report IDE-2018-114, dated September 10, 2018. The staff review and planning analysis from this report remain unchanged. Report IDE-2018-114 is included in ATT-8 to this supplementary report. The previous staff review and planning analysis addresses all relevant planning considerations including: An analysis of how this application conforms to the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement; An analysis of how this application conforms to The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017); An analysis of how this application conforms to the 2001 Official Plan policies; An analysis of how this application has had regard for policies of Official Plan Amendment #48; A full review and analysis of the proposed zoning and specialized zoning regulations; and, A response to the issues that were raised by Council and members of the public at the Statutory Public Meeting held on September 11, 2017 and additional Neighbourhood Meeting held on June 19, 2018 and all additional comments received from City departments, circulated Agencies and the public. On November 5, 2018, staff, the applicant and the Beechwood Chadwick Hearn (BCH) Neighbourhood Association Executive Members met to discuss possible revisions to the conceptual site plan. Issues raised from the BCH Neighbourhood Association and a response to how the applicant has revised the conceptual site plan to address these issues are noted below: Preserving Sight lines to Park One of the issues raised is the unobstructed view to the existing Howitt Park. To address neighbourhood concerns, the applicant has removed one (1) On-Street Townhouse unit and shifted the Stacked Townhouses to the south. These modifications result in a minimum setback of 5 metres from the Stacked Townhouse units to the side lot line (north side) at the closest point which increases to 10.5 metres closest to Beechwood Avenue. Staff have included specialized zoning regulations to ensure the setbacks as shown on the revised conceptual site plan are maintained to provide a level of comfort for the neighoburhood. Additional tree preservation will be confirmed in an updated Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan submitted at the time of site plan approval. There was also a concern raised regarding the type of fencing proposed along the north property line. There was an expressed desire to not have chain link fencing. Page 5 of 24 Staff have included a condition to be imposed through site plan approval that upgraded open-style fencing along the north property line is required. Land dedication instead of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication Parks Planning staff have identified that a combination of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication and land dedication will be taken for this development. As shown on the conceptual site plan and noted in the Environmental Impact Study, the City’s existing trail encroaches onto the subject property in two locations. The City requests that the trail corner at the south of the property be conveyed to the City to ensure full use of the trail. The trail encroachment at the north end of the property will require a public easement. Dedication of land is not necessary for this corner as there is opportunity to realign the trail in the future. The remainder of parkland dedication will be taken in the form of cash-in-lieu. The additional land that could be acquired through parkland dedication would be minimal. The revised conceptual site plan shows the removal of one (1) on-street townhouse unit which visibly provides more frontage to the park. Two (2) Parking Spaces per Unit Discussion occurred regarding increasing parking spaces to two (2) parking spaces per unit. Parking for the proposed development is being provided in excess of the parking requirements of the Zoning By-law. Two (2) off-street parking spaces are proposed for each on-street townhouse unit (1 in the garage and 1 on the driveway), for a total of 12 parking spaces and 30 off-street parking spaces are proposed for the 16 stacked townhouse units and visitors. Section 4.13.4.3 of the Zoning By-law requires 1 parking space per townhouse unit. Staff have updated the recommended conditions in ATT-3 as follows: • Administrative changes to update new staff titles; and, • Added a condition to be imposed through Site Plan Approval to include upgraded open-style fencing (no chain link fencing) along the north property line. Staff have updated the recommended zoning regulations in ATT-3 as follows: • The minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the Stacked Townhouses shall be 5 metres; • The minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the On-Street Townhouses shall be 9 metres; • The end units of the Stacked Townhouses shall be limited in height to 2 storeys; • To permit an angular plane of 54 degrees to a park zone; • A maximum of 16 Stacked Townhouses and a maximum of 6 On-Street Townhouses shall be permitted in this zone; and, • A maximum of 22 Dwelling Units shall be permitted in this zone. Page 6 of 24 All specialized zoning regulations are summarized in the chart below (including new specialized regulations as a result of the November 2018 revised Conceptual Site Plan and specialized zoning regulations previously recommended in the September 10, 2018 Decision Report). Table 1 – Evaluation of Specialized Zoning Regulations Specialized Regulation Zoning By-law Staff Comment Requirement A minimum side yard A minimum side yard The minimum side yard setback (on the north setback no closer than a setback is being met side of the property) to distance equal to half of here. Staff are the Stacked Townhouses the building height and in recommending this shall be 5 metres. no case less than 3.0 regulation to ensure the metres. site is developed as proposed. A minimum side yard A minimum side yard The minimum side yard setback (on the north setback no closer than a setback is being met side of the property) to distance equal to half of here. Staff are the On-Street the building height and in recommending this Townhouses shall be 9 no case less than 3.0 regulation to ensure the metres. metres. site is developed as proposed. Add “On-Street Not permitted in the R.3A This is a technicality as Townhouse” as a Zone, but permitted in both the R.3A and R.3B permitted use in the R.3A the R.3B Zone. zones permit townhouses Zone. and are only divided to reflect ownership type. Add a site-specific This site-specific definition for “On-Street definition is Townhouse”. recommended by staff to recognize that the “On- Street Townhouses” will not be located on separate lots but will have independent driveway access onto a public street. This is recognizing that the On- Street Townhouses and Stacked Townhouses will form part of one development and one future condominium corporation. The minimum Lot Area The R.3B zone requires a This specialized and minimum Lot minimum Lot Area of 180 regulation is Frontage regulations for square metres and a recommended by staff as Page 7 of 24 On-Street Townhouses do minimum Lot Frontage of the On-Street not apply. 6 metres. Townhouses will not be located on separate lots and therefore will not be able to comply with this requirement. Maximum building height Maximum building height Staff are recommending for On-street Townhouses of 3 Storeys is permitted. this regulation to ensure is 2 Storeys. an appropriate transition from the existing single detached dwellings on the street to the proposed 3 storey Stacked Townhouses at the rear of the subject property. Maximum building height Maximum building height Staff are recommending of end units of Stacked of 3 Storeys is permitted. this regulation to ensure Townhouses is 2 Storeys. the site is developed as proposed. To permit an angular The maximum angular This is required for the 3 plane of 54 degrees to a plane permitted to a park storey Stacked park zone, zone is 40 degrees. Townhouse units in relation to the City trail. The intent of the By-law is to limit the height in relation to a park, however, because the property is adjacent to the park zone on the north and west sides, the requirement is triggered. Staff have no concerns with this specialized regulation as it is needed because the alignment of the property boundary and City trail. A maximum of 16 Maximum number of Staff are recommending Stacked Townhouses and units is not set out in the this regulation to ensure a maximum of 6 On- Zoning By-law. The that the site is developed Street Townhouses shall Zoning By-law permits a as proposed. be permitted in this zone. maximum site density of 60 units per hectare in This number has been the R.3A Zone. updated to reflect the removal of 1 On-Street Townhouse unit. Page 8 of 24 A maximum of 22 Same as above. Same as above. Dwelling Units shall be permitted in this zone. This number has been updated to reflect the removal of 1 unit. Staff Recommendation The applicant has made a number of modifications to the proposed development in response to comments received since initially submitting the application. Additional and modified specialized zoning regulations are also being recommended that were not identified at the Statutory Public meeting or in the revised Public Notice, however, the modifications to the development layout and the addition of specialized zoning regulations are considered to be minor and therefore staff recommend that no further public notice is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act. Planning staff are satisfied that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to the 2017 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment conforms to the objectives and policies of the Official Plan and the specialized regulations proposed are appropriate for the site. Planning staff recommend that Council approve the Zoning By-law Amendment subject to the zoning regulations and proposed conditions of site plan approval outlined in ATT-3. Financial Implications Estimated Development Charges: $495,638 based on 2018 rates in effect at the time of writing this report. Estimated Annual Taxes: $66,000 based on assumptions and information available at this time (this number may differ significantly from the final assessment). Consultations The Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting was mailed on August 14, 2017 to local boards and agencies, City service areas and property owners within 120 metres of the subject property. The Notice of Public Meeting was also advertised in the Guelph Tribune on August 17, 2017. Notice of the application has also been provided by signage on the property. A Notice of Revised Application was mailed on April 17, 2018 to local boards and agencies, City service areas, property owners within 120 metres of the subject property and any other interested member of the public who requested further notifications on the application. Two informal Neighbourhood Meetings and Open Houses were held on December 6, 2017 and December 12, 2017 and a Neighbourhood Meeting was held on June 19, 2018. The September 10, 2018 Notice of Decision Meeting was mailed to interested parties who provided comments on the application or requested to receive further notice on August 17, 2018. Page 9 of 24 A meeting was held on November 5, 2018 with staff, the applicant and the Beechwood Chadwick Hearn (BCH) Neighbourhood Association Executive Members. A Notice of Referral and Revised Plan was mailed on December 5, 2018 to interested parties that provided comments on the application or requested to receive further notice. A Notice of Decision Meeting for the January 28, 2019 Council meeting date was mailed to interested parties on Janaury 9, 2019. Corporate Administrative Plan This report supports the following goals and work plans of the Corporate Administrative Plan (2016-2018): Overarching Goals Service Excellence Service Area Operational Work Plans Our People- Building a great community together Attachments ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation ATT-2 Orthophoto ATT-3 Recommended Zoning Regulations and Conditions ATT-4 November 2018 Conceptual Site Plan ATT-5 November 2018 Conceptual Building Renderings of Stacked Townhouses ATT-6 March 2018 Conceptual Site Plan ATT-7 March 2018 Conceptual Building Elevations ATT-8 September 10, 2018 Decision Report (Report Number IDE-2018-114) Departmental Approval Not applicable. Report Author Approved By Lindsay Sulatycki Chris DeVriendt Senior Development Planner Manager of Development Planning ______Approved By Recommended By Todd Salter Scott Stewart, C.E.T. General Manager Deputy CAO Planning and Building Services Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise 519-837-5615, ext. 2395 519-822-1260, ext. 3445 [email protected] [email protected] Page 10 of 24 ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation Page 11 of 24 ATT-2 Orthophoto Page 12 of 24 ATT-3 Recommended Zoning Regulations and Conditions Part A: Zoning Regulations Proposed Zoning:“Specialized Residential Cluster Townhouse with Holding Provisions” (R.3A-62(H)) In addition to the regulations set out in Section 5.3.2 – “Residential Cluster Townhouse” (R.3A) Zone of Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, as amended, the following specialized regulations will apply: To permit a minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the Stacked Townhouses of 5 metres; To permit a minimum side yard setback (on the north side) to the On-Street Townhouses of 9 metres; The end units of the Stacked Townhouses shall be limited in height to 2 storeys; To permit an angular plane of 54 degrees to a park zone; To permit On-Street Townhouses in the R.3A Zone; To add a site-specific definition for “On-Street Townhouse” in this specialized zone to reflect the proposed use but also recognize that the “On-Street Townhouse” units will not be located on separate lots. For the purposes of this specialized zone, “On-Street Townhouse” means a Townhouse where each Dwelling Unit has independent driveway access onto a public street but is not located on a separate Lot; Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit and Minimum Lot Frontage do not apply to On-Street Townhouse uses; On-Street townhouses shall be limited in height to 2 storeys; A maximum of 16 Stacked Townhouses and a maximum of 6 On-Street Townhouses shall be permitted in this zone; A maximum of 22 Dwelling Units shall be permitted in this zone; ‘H’ Symbol – to ensure that all required municipal site services adequate to accommodate the specific development are in place prior to the development of the lands occurring. The ‘H’ (Holding) Symbol may be removed when the following condition has been met to the satisfaction of the City: Design and construction of a storm sewer on Beechwood Avenue, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer/General Manager of Engineering and Capital Infrastructure Services or upon the actual design and construction costs of these works being secured in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer/General Manager. Proposed Zoning: "Specialized Community Park" (P.3-3) Permitted uses: Recreation Trail Page 13 of 24 Regulations: Table 9.2 of the Zoning By-law does not apply to this zone as the purpose of this specialized regulation is to recognize the existing City trail that will be dedicated to the City prior to site plan approval. Part B: Proposed Conditions The following are provided as information to Council and will be imposed through a future Site Plan application and Site Plan Agreement registered on title: 1. That the Owner/Developer shall submit to the City, in accordance with Section 41 of The Planning Act, a fully detailed site plan, indicating the location of the buildings, building design, landscaping, parking, traffic circulation, access, lighting, grading and drainage on the said lands to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and Building Services and the General Manager/City Engineer, prior to any construction or grading on the lands. a. Further, the Owner/Developer commits and agrees that the details of the layout and design for the development of the subject property shall be generally in conformance with the development plan shown in ATT-4 of the January 28, 2019 Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report IDE-2019-08; and, b. The Owner/Developer commits and agrees that upgraded open-style fencing (no chain link fencing) shall be used along the north lot line. 2. That the Owner/Developer shall obtain a Site Alteration Permit in accordance with City of Guelph By-law (2007)-18420 to the satisfaction of the City Engineer if grading/earthworks are to occur prior to the approval of the required engineering studies, plans and reports. 3. That the Owner/Developer shall prepare and implement a construction traffic access and control plan for all phases of servicing and building construction to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Any costs related to the implementation of such a plan shall be borne by the Owner/Developer. 4. That prior to site plan approval and prior to any construction or grading on the lands, the Owner/Developer shall provide to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, any of the following studies, plans and reports that may be requested by the General Manager/City Engineer: i) a functional servicing report; ii) a stormwater management report and plans certified by a Professional Engineer in accordance with the City’s Guidelines and the latest edition of the Ministry of the Environment’s "Stormwater Management Practices Planning and Design Manual" which addresses the quantity and quality of stormwater discharge from the site together with a monitoring and maintenance program for the stormwater management facility to be submitted. This stormwater management report is to demonstrate how Page 14 of 24 the site will achieve a post-development groundwater recharge that is equal to the pre-development recharge. On-situ permeameter testing is required to confirm that the recharge can be achieved; iii) a geotechnical report certified by a Professional Engineer that analyzes the permeability and hydraulic conductivity of the soils and recommends measures to ensure that they are not diminished by the construction and development; and, iv) a grading, drainage and servicing plan prepared by a Professional Engineer for the site and detailed erosion and sediment control plan, certified by a Professional Engineer that indicates the means whereby erosion will be minimized and sediment maintained on-site throughout grading and construction. 5. That the Owner/Developer shall, to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, address and be responsible for adhering to all the recommended measures contained in the plans, studies and reports outlined in subsections 4 i) to 4 iv) inclusive. 6. That the Owner/Developer constructs the new buildings at such an elevation that the lowest level of the new buildings can be serviced with a gravity connection to the sanitary sewer. 7. That the Owner/Developer will ensure that any existing domestic wells as well as all boreholes and monitoring wells installed for environmental, hydrogeological or geotechnical investigations are properly decommissioned in accordance with current Ministry of the Environment regulations (O. Reg. 903 as amended) and to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, prior to site plan approval and prior to any construction or grading on the lands. 8. That prior to site plan approval the Owner/Developer shall provide a copy of all subsequent investigation (i.e. Supplemental Phase Two ESAs, if required) remediation and/ or risk assessment beyond the Phase One and Two ESAs, completed in accordance with O. Reg. 153/04 (as amended) and shall provide a copy of the RSC and the RSC acknowledgement from the MOECC. 9. That the Owner/Developer acknowledges that the City does not allow retaining walls higher than 1.0-metre abutting existing residential properties without the permission of the General Manager/City Engineer. 10.That the Owner/Developer shall be responsible for the actual cost of any service laterals required for the lands and furthermore, prior to any grading or construction on the lands the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of any service laterals. 11.That the Owner/Developer pay the actual cost of removing or decommissioning to the satisfaction of the General Manager/City Engineer, any existing sanitary Page 15 of 24 sewers, storm sewers, manhole and/or watermains that are not going to be used for service laterals. Furthermore, prior any grading or construction on the lands, the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of the Developer’s share of the cost of the removals and decommissioning works. 12.That the Owner/Developer shall pay to the City the actual cost of the construction of the new driveway entrance and required curb cut and/or curb fill. Furthermore, prior to any grading or construction on the lands, the Developer shall pay to the City, the estimated cost as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer of the construction of the new driveway entrance and required curb cut and/or curb fill. 13. That the Owner/Developer shall pay the actual cost of the removal of the existing driveway entrance including the asphalt pavement and gravel within the road allowance, the restoration of the boulevard with topsoil and sod including the required curb fill, with the estimated cost of the works as determined by the General Manager/City Engineer being paid, prior to any grading or construction on the lands. 14.That the Owner/Developer shall be responsible for the cost of design and development of the demarcation of all lands conveyed to the City in accordance with the City of Guelph Property Demarcation Policy. This shall include the submission of drawings and the administration of the construction contract up to the end of the warrantee period completed by an Ontario Association of Landscape Architect (OALA) member for approval to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. The Owner/Developer shall provide the City with cash or letter of credit to cover the City approved estimate for the cost of development of the demarcation for the City lands to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. 15.That the Owner/Developer shall be responsible for installing demarcation prior to registration of the future Plan of Condominium. 16.That the Owner/Developer shall be responsible for the cost of design and implementation of the Open Space Works and Restoration as per the approved ‘Environmental Implementation Report’ and ‘Landscape Plans’ to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. This shall include the submission of drawings for approval and the administration of the construction contract up to the end of the warrantee period completed by a full member with seal of Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. The Developer shall provide the City with cash or letter of credit to cover the City approved estimate for the cost of the Open Space works and restoration for the City lands to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. 17.That the Owner/Developer shall provide Park Planning with a digital file in CAD format containing the following final approved information: parcel fabric, Page 16 of 24 street network, grades/contours and landscaping of the trail corridor and open space blocks. 18.That the Owner/Developer shall dedicate to the City a parcel for the existing City trail at the south corner of the site free and clear of all encumbrances. The trail parcel will allow for the full use of the City trail and include a minimum 0.6m clear zone along the edge of the trail. The final trail parcel dimensions will be finalized prior to Site Plan Approval. The registered plan for the trail parcel shall be to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. 19.That the Owner/Developer shall provide an easement in favour of the City for the existing City trail at the north-west corner of the site. The trail easement will allow for the full use of the City trail and include a minimum 0.6m clear zone along the edge of the trail. The final trail easement dimensions will be finalized prior to Site Plan Approval. An easement agreement for the trail parcel shall be to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. 20.That the Owner/Developer shall pay cash in-lieu of parkland conveyance for the entire development, under City of Guelph By-law (1989)-13410, as amended by By-law (1990)-13545, By-Law (2007- 18225), or any successor thereof. 21.That prior to Site Plan approval, the Owner/Developer shall provide to the Deputy CAO of Public Services a satisfactory narrative appraisal report prepared for The Corporation of the City of Guelph for the purposes of calculating the payment of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication pursuant to s.42 of the Planning Act. The appraisal report shall be prepared by a qualified appraiser who is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the appraisal provided by the applicant is not satisfactory to the Deputy CAO of Public Services, acting reasonably, the City reserves the right to obtain an independent appraisal for the purposes of calculating the payment of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication. 22.That prior to site plan approval, the Owner/Developer shall prepare and implement an Environmental Implementation Report (EIR), based on terms of reference approved by the City and Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The EIR will include details with respect to: stormwater management design and monitoring; water monitoring in relation to Howitt Creek; detailed habitat and edge management plans including invasive species management, buffer enhancement/design and mitigation plans for wildlife habitat; education and stewardship information; detailed mitigation plans to support any required trail design or relocation; Page 17 of 24 a salt management plan; grading, drainage and erosion and sediment control plans and, a monitoring program that includes pre and post development monitoring, baseline data, identifies thresholds and associates measures; and, any other information to implement recommendations from the Environmental Impact Study dated July 2017, the EIS Addendum dated March 2018 and EIS Addendum dated July 2018. 23.That prior to site alteration or tree removal, the Owner/Developer shall prepare an updated Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan as well as a Landscaping, Compensation and Replacement Plan, satisfactory to the General Manager of Planning and Building Services prior to any site alteration, tree removal or construction occurring on the site. 24.That prior to site plan approval or site alteration or tree removal, the Owner/ Developer shall prepare a detailed Landscaping, Compensation and Replacement Plan, prepared by an OALA that includes provisions for street trees and landscaping of amenity space/ common elements of the future condominium satisfactory to the General Manager of Planning and Building Services. 25.That prior to site alteration or tree removal, the Owner/Developer shall provide a qualified Environmental Inspector, satisfactory to the General Manager of Planning and Building Services and the City Engineer, to inspect the site during all phases of development and construction including grading, servicing, and building construction. The environmental inspector shall monitor and inspect the erosion and sediment control and tree protection measures and procedures on a weekly or more frequent basis and report on their findings to the City on a monthly basis. 26.That prior to site plan approval the Owner/Developer prepare a Salt Management Plan for the future condominium satisfactory to the City’s Risk Management Official for Source Water Protection. 27.That prior to site plan approval, the Owner/Developer shall complete and provide a security to the City to ensure the proper and timely completion of all landscaping in accordance with the approved Landscaping Plan(s). The amount of the securities required will be determined from a detailed cost estimate for the sited works, listing items, quantities, unit costs and total costs. The cost estimate is to be prepared by the consultant and to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and Building Services. 28.That prior to site plan approval the Owner/Developer shall pay to the City the total cost of reproduction and distribution of the Guelph Residents Environmental Handbook, for all future residents of the subject development with such payment based on a cost of one handbook per residential dwelling unit as determined by the City. Page 18 of 24 29.That prior to site plan approval the Owner/Developer shall provide the City with a letter of credit to cover the City approved cost estimate for the post- development monitoring program to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and Building Services. 30.That prior to site plan approval, the Owner/Developer shall make satisfactory arrangements with Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. 31.That the Owner/Developer shall pay to the City, as determined applicable by the Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer, Development Charges and Education Development Charges, in accordance with the City of Guelph Development Charges By-law (2014)-19692, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof, and in accordance with the Education Development Charges By-laws of the Upper Grand District School Board (Wellington County) and the Wellington Catholic District School Board, as amended from time to time, or any successor by-laws thereof, prior to this issuance of any building permits, at the rate in effect at the time of the issuance of a building permit. 32.That the Owner/Developer and the Upper Grand District School Board shall reach an agreement regarding the supply and erection of a sign (at the Owner/Developer's expense and according to the Board's specifications) affixed to the permanent development sign advising prospective residents about schools in the area. 33.That the Owner/Developer shall age to advise all purchasers/renters, by inserting the following clause in all offers of Purchase and Sale/Lease to the satisfaction of the Upper Grand District School Board: "In order to limit liability, public school buses operated by the Service de transport de Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services (STWDSTS), or its assigns or successors, will not travel on privately owned or maintained right-of-ways to pick up students, an potential busing students will be required to meet the bus at a congregated bus pick-up point." 34.That the Owner/Developer shall insert the following warning clause in all development agreements, offers to purchase, and agreements of Purchase and Sale or Lease for each dwelling unit within 300m of the railway right-of- way: “Warning: Canadian National Railway Company or its assigns or successors in interest has or have a rights-of-way within 300 metres from the land the subject hereof. There may be alterations to or expansions of the railway facilities on such rights-of-way in the future including the possibility that the railway or its assigns or successors as aforesaid may expand its operations, which expansion Page 19 of 24 may affect the living environment of the residents in the vicinity, notwithstanding the inclusion of any noise and vibration attenuating measures in the design of the development and individual dwelling(s). CNR will not be responsible for any complaints or claims arising from use of such facilities and/or operations on, over or under the aforesaid rights-of-way.” Page 20 of 24 ATT-4 November 2018 Conceptual Site Plan Page 21 of 24 ATT-5 November 2018 Conceptual Building Renderings of Stacked Townhouses Page 22 of 24 ATT-6 March 2018 Conceptual Site Plan Page 23 of 24 ATT-7 March 2018 Conceptual Building Elevations Front Elevation of Stacked Townhouses Front Elevation of On-Street Townhouses Page 24 of 24 ~rJuAR'/ '1 /Z£;;q_ ~: · ~~ J3aulrloon f!J, · [E~\EU'W\E \Q) I D. GRrtrJ 1 1£ -1-/ofll ~ s JAM 14 2019 ~.ci- JY1,q'r'LJA Gt:J!Yl GJurHr__,t:: - -/)LL ~rr'( C!_,otJ;J 0JiLLdG · C\TY CLERK'S OFF\CE f1v~ Or<.. .Srx. LtDv£LY SuJ0AL£ b·.NeLutJ6 f-lo!Y1E5 HLorJ0. !'fu;. ff{o1JTf/C6£ OF- 6Eeu-l W06i) -IJJE£tJvE ~rouLu f-Jf!-Jf:. l3t:±JJ iSu.cr H~-J·o SvLi\ f3y NovJ Wn'rl tlo 'T 3Jo Ti-+e f?rGtJ!!HuJrb IJf".Jb llLVDvJ Out<. t:fxf>EUTATIDN~S J:o bt. JY}e'T. c-c/Vlo;.Jc-1! /~tJ"~T Our< rJ£rL'1!-fi3CURHtJ6o DESERJe.s Ti-tftr Muc..H 4r Lc:J1S7 f3u.J+J<:,6. ) rJ /JLL ·--(;q iC /J / /-i£ tl( ftSSotJS 4jE_f7f2rJ ---1/Jc Nu£. · Staff Report To City Council Service Area Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services Date Monday, January 28, 2019 Subject Statutory Public Meeting Report 190, 202, 210 and 216 Arkell Road Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment Report Number IDE-2019-14 Recommendation That Report IDE-2019-14 regarding proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (File: OZS18-008) by MHBC Planning Limited on behalf of the owner, Crescent Haven Homes, to permit a medium density residential develop on the lands municipally known as 190, 202, 210 and 216 Arkell Road and legally described as Part Lot 6, Concession 8 and Part South ½ of Rear Part of Lot 6, Concession 8 (Geographic Township of Puslinch), City of Guelph, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise dated January 28, 2019, be received. Executive Summary Purpose of Report To provide planning information on Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment applications submitted for the properties municipally known as 190 – 216 Arkell Road to permit the a residential development of 66 townhouse units. This report has been prepared in conjunction with the Statutory Public Meeting for this application. Key Findings Key findings will be reported in the future Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise recommendation report to Council. Financial Implications Financial implications will be reported in the future Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise recommendation report to Council. Page 1 of 14 Report Background Applications for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and a Zoning By-law amendment have been received for the properties municipally known as 190,202 210 and 216 Arkell Road from MHBC Planning on behalf of the property owner, Crescent Haven Homes. The applications were received by the City on October 23, 2018 and deemed to be complete on November 19, 2018. Location The subject lands are located on the north side of Arkell Road, across from the intersection of Arkell Road and Summerfield Drive (see ATT-1 - Location Map and ATT-2 - Orthophoto). The subject site has a frontage of approximately 126 metres along Arkell Road. The site is approximately 2.5 hectares in size and currently occupied by four single detached dwellings that are proposed to be removed. Surrounding land uses include: To the north: the edge of a wetland and a large lot with a single detached dwelling (at 220 Arkell Road); To the south: single and semi-detached dwellings across Arkell Road on Summerfield Drive; To the east: An existing residential subdivision containing semi-detached dwellings and townhouses ; and, To the west: an adjacent single detached lot that is not part of this application and further to the west is a large wetland. Existing Official Plan Land Use Designations and Policies The subject property is designated “Low Density Greenfield Residential” with a portion of the north-westerly side of the site designated as “Significant Natural Area” that is the edge of a wetland and buffer area. The applicable land use designations are shown and described in ATT-3. Existing Zoning The subject site is currently zoned “Agriculture” (A) in the Township of Puslinch Zoning By-law. This Agricultural Zone is left from when the site was part of the Township of Puslinch prior to annexation in 1993. It generally permits agricultural uses and further development requires a rezoning. The existing zoning is shown in ATT-4. Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment The applicant has applied to change the zoning from the “Agricultural” (A) Zone to a specialized “Cluster Townhouse” (R.3A-?) Zone closest to Arkell Road, a specialized “On-street Townhouse” (R.3B-?) together with a “Wetland” (WL) Zone and Conservation Land (P.1) Zones to reflect the existing wetland and buffer area on the northwest portion of the site and the proposed storm water management facility. The applicant is proposing a specialized cluster townhouse regulation that would reduce the required private amenity area from 10m2 per unit in the standard zoning for Page 2 of 14 stacked cluster townhouses to 3m2 per unit and eliminating the need for private amenity in the below grade units. The applicant is proposing one specialized regulation to the On-Street Townhouse Zone (R.3B-?): That a minimum lot frontage of 4.6m be permitted where the standard regulations require a minimum of 6 metres. The proposed zoning is shown in ATT-5. Proposed Development The applicant has proposed a plan of subdivision to create a public road that would align with Dawes Road to the east and the intersection of Arkell Road and Summerfield Drive to the south. Three residential blocks are proposed. Along Arkell Road, Block 1 is proposed to contain 32 stacked cluster townhouses in two separate buildings. Along the proposed street, 20 on-street townhouses are proposed on the west side of the street and 14 on-street townhouses are proposed on the east side of the street. The northerly portion of the site is part of a wetland and a buffer to that wetland. A stormwater management pond is also proposed along the easterly side of the site. The conceptual site plan and draft plan of subdivision are shown in ATT-6. Supporting Documents The following information was submitted in support of the applications and can be found on the City’s website under ‘Current Development Applications’: Planning Justification Report, prepared by MHBC Planning, dated October, 2018; Urban Design Brief, prepared by MHBC Planning, dated October, 2018; Site Plan, prepared by MHBC, dated September 12, 2018; Draft Plan of Subdivision, prepared by MHBC Planning, dated September 12, 2018 Functional Servicing Brief, prepared by MTE Consultants, dated October, 2018; Environmental Impact Study, prepared by Natural Resource Solutions Inc, dated October 2018; Hydrogeological Investigation, prepared by MTE Consultants, dated October 5, 2018; Geotechnical Investigation, prepared by Peto MacCallum, dated October 1, 2018; Staff Review The review of these applications will address the following issues: • Evaluation of the proposal for conformity and consistency with Provincial policy and legislation including Subdivision Control Review Criteria in the Planning Act, the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement and Places to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; • Evaluation of the proposal’s conformity with the Official Plan; • Review of the proposed zoning, including the need for the proposed specialized regulations; Page 3 of 14 • Review of the proposed subdivision layout, built form, parking and pedestrian connections • Address all comments and issues raised during the review of the applications. Once the applications are reviewed and all issues are addressed, a report from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise with a recommendation will be considered at a future meeting of Council. Financial Implications Financial implications will be reported in the future staff recommendation report to Council. Consultations The Notice of Complete Application was mailed on December 3, 2018 to local boards and agencies, City service areas and property owners within 120 metres of the subject property. The Notice of Public Meeting was mailed on January 3, 2019 to local boards and agencies, City service areas and property owners within 120 metres of the subject property. The Notice of Public Meeting was also advertised in the Guelph Tribune on January 3, 2019. Notice of the applications has also been provided by signage on the property and all supporting documents submitted with the applications have been posted on the City's website. Corporate Administrative Plan Overarching Goals Service Excellence Service Area Operational Work Plans Our People - Building a great community together Attachments ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation Area ATT-2 Orthophoto ATT-3 Official Plan Land Use Designations and Policies ATT-4 Existing Zoning ATT-5 Proposed Zoning ATT-6 Proposed Concept Plan and Draft Plan of Subdivision Page 4 of 14 Departmental Approval Not applicable. Report Author Approved By Katie Nasswetter Chris DeVriendt Senior Development Planner Manager of Development Planning ______Approved By: Recommended By: Todd Salter Scott Stewart, C.E.T. General Manager Deputy CAO Planning and Building Services Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise 519-837-5615, ext. 2395 519-822-1260, ext. 3445 [email protected] [email protected] Page 5 of 14 ATT-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation Area Page 6 of 14 ATT-2 Orthophoto Page 7 of 14 ATT-3 Official Plan Land Use Designations Page 8 of 14 ATT-3 (continued) Existing Official Plan Land Use Designations 9.3.3 Low Density Greenfield Residential This designation applies to residential areas within the greenfield area of the city. The greenfield area is planned to achieve an overall minimum density target of 50 persons and jobs per hectare. Permitted Uses 1. The following uses may be permitted subject to the applicable provisions of this Plan: i) detached, semi-detached and duplex dwellings; and ii) multiple unit residential buildings, such as townhouses and apartments. Height and Density To allow for flexibility and to contribute toward the achievement of the overall minimum density target of 50 persons and jobs per hectare for the greenfield area, the following height and density policies apply. 2. The maximum height shall be six (6) storeys. 3. The maximum net density is 60 units per hectare and not less than a minimum net density of 20 units per hectare. 4. Notwithstanding policy 9.3.3.3, increased density may be permitted for development proposals on arterial and collector roads without an amendment to this Plan up to a maximum net density of 100 units per hectare in accordance with the Height and Density Bonus policies of this Plan. 4.1.3 Significant Natural Areas This section outlines specific objectives, criteria for designation and policies for Significant Natural Areas and their buffers. Specific policies related to Natural Heritage System management and stewardship are provided in Section 4.1 and 4.2. 4.1.3.1 General Policies: Significant Natural Areas 1. Development or site alteration shall not be permitted within Significant Natural Areas including their established Page 9 of 14 or minimum buffers as designated on Schedule 1, except in accordance with the general policies in 4.1.2 and the Significant Natural Areas policies in 4.1.3. 2. In accordance with the applicable policies in 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, development or site alteration may be permitted within the adjacent lands to Significant Natural Areas provided that it has been demonstrated through an EIS or EA that there will be no negative impacts to the protected natural heritage features and areas or their associated ecological functions. Page 10 of 14 ATT-4 Existing Zoning Refer to 1985 Township of Puslinch Zoning By-law A Page 11 of 14 ATT-5 Proposed Zoning Page 12 of 14 ATT-6 Proposed Concept Plan and Draft Plan of Subdivision Page 13 of 14 ATT-6 Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision Page 14 of 14 Sent: December‐15‐18 6:12 PM Subject: Comments RE: Development at 190‐216 Arkell Road... The comments that I would like to have considered at the public meeting are as follows: 1. Groundwater levels, as communicated separately with the planning department, are a significant issue already that has developed over the past 8 years as the development around our property has progressed. There are really two issues; the first being the increasing groundwater levels (absolute levels and seasonality) ostensibly caused by neighbouring development(s) and the second being the potential for the subject development to make the current situation worse. I am not in a position to challenge the assertion that the pre‐development (high) groundwater levels will be maintained. I guess time will tell but this should be monitored. When we purchased our property in 2010, the sump pit was bone dry and now the sump runs year round at considerable risk of basement flooding and of course cost to pump the water. Also, we had to install larger capacity pumps (4,500GPH x 2) to handle the volume of water. 2. As for surface water, the current plan maintains the current grading around the boundaries (including the boundary with our property's N/E boundary) and includes a swale to take surface runoff toward the rear of the property and ultimately the wetlands. It is very important that this remains this way and that the yards behind the townhouses are not built‐up from current grade as otherwise the surface run‐off would find its way to our property, which is at the same elevation currently. 3. The planning documents make mention of the townhouses between the Street "A" and our property having walkout basements, which makes sense given the proposed grading but nowhere does it confirm that these are 2 storey townhouses (as opposed to 3 storey) with walkout basements. Can you please confirm? 4. It is quite likely that our property will ultimately be developed with similar in‐fill development of (condominium) townhouses, however no consideration is given in the current plan to connect such a development to Street “A” which is OK provided that it is understood that such a development would require a driveway access to Arkell Road very close to what will likely be a full intersection with traffic lights at Arkell Road and Summerfield Drive. 5. We do not see the justification for the additional density beyond what is allowed under current R.3A zoning (60 per ha instead of the 37.5 allowed) but given that our property will likely/ultimately be developed with infill townhouses, we would anticipate a similar (higher) density to be likewise allowed in the case of our property. Thanks for your assistance and cooperation. Cheers, Steve Chomyc