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Special Council Meeting Will Address Essential and Time Sensitive Items Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Special Council Agenda Tuesday March 24, 2020 10:00 AM Council Chambers 111 SANDIFORD DRIVE This Special Council Meeting will address essential and time sensitive items. As the Municipal Offices (111 Sandiford Drive) are now closed to the public, residents may listen to the meeting live online at townofws.ca/cmlivestream. Please note that the audio link will be available 5 minutes before the meeting is expected to start. Residents who wish to submit comments, which will form part of the public record, may write to the Town Clerk at [email protected]. In addition to the items to be discussed, Mayor Iain Lovatt will be making a statement regarding the current COVID-19 situation. Follow all council meetings on Whitchurch-Stouffville’s official council Twitter account @ws_townhall. Chair: Mayor Lovatt Page 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 7 1. Due to provincial direction Council are required to amend the Procedural By-law to facilitate electronic participation for members in a Council meeting. 2020-027-RE BEING A BY-LAW to amend Procedural By-law 2016- 001-RE being a by-law to govern the proceedings of Council Meetings (Electronic Participation) 3. Roll Call 4. Confirmation of Agenda 1. To confirm the agenda That Council confirm the agenda, as circulated. Council Agenda March 24, 2020 5. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest 6. Consideration of Items 8 - 15 1. Report No. FTS-007-20 2019 Statement of Remuneration and Expenses for Members of Council, Committees and Local Boards 1) That Council receive the Report No. FTS-007-20 for information. 16 - 47 2. Report No. DS-010-20 Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - LivGreen Main Street Inc., 5917 Main Street (File Nos. OPA19.001 and ZBA19.001) (D09 and D14) 1) That Council confirm that, notwithstanding that the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment is different from the one proposed at the October 22, 2019 Statutory Public Meeting, the revisions are minor in nature and that no further Statutory Public Meeting is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act; and 2) That Council enact By-law 2020-025-OP to adopt Official Plan Amendment 148 and direct staff to issue a Notice of Adoption; and 3) That Council enact By-Law No. 2020-026-ZO being a By-Law to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-Law 2010-001-ZO by applying a site-specific zone and provision to the subject property and direct staff to issue a Notice of Passing; and 4) That Council approve the Applicant’s request for the Class 4 Noise Classification for the subject property, in accordance with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) NPC-300 Guidelines; and 5) That Council allocate the equivalent of 201 persons attributable to the site having 91 residential apartment type units of sanitary sewer/water capacity to the proposed development for 5917 Main Street. 48 - 102 3. Report No. DS-011-20 Request for Extension of Draft Plan Approvals 2036737 Ontario Inc. & 2022988 Ontario Inc. (Bloomington) File Nos. 19T-83015 & 19T-86101 1) That Council extend Draft Plan Approval for Subdivision File No. 19T-83015 for a period of one year, with a revised lapsing date of March 24, 2021 and direct staff to amend the Conditions of Draft Approval dated April 4, 2017 with the attached Schedule of Conditions of Draft Approval revised March 24, 2020; and Page 2 of 135 Council Agenda March 24, 2020 2) That Council extend Draft Plan Approval for Subdivision File No. 19T-86101 for a period of one year, with a revised lapsing date of March 24, 2021 and direct staff to amend the Conditions of Draft Approval dated April 4, 2017 with the attached Schedule of Conditions of Draft Approval revised March 24, 2020. 103 - 119 4. Report No. DS-012-20 Developer Led Roads Environmental Assessment for the Phase 3 Lands 1) That Council direct staff to participate in the road environmental assessment project as a co-proponent. 120 - 122 5. Report No. DS-013-20 Minutes of Settlement: Appeals of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for Mon Sheong Foundation, 162 & 176 Sandiford Drive (File Nos. OPA19.004 and ZBA19.010) 1) That Council retroactively recognize the execution by the Deputy CAO, in the absence of the Chief Administrative Officer, of the Minutes of Settlement regarding the appeals of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for Mon Sheong Foundation, 162 & 176 Sandiford Drive (File Nos. OPA19.004 and ZBA19.010). 7. Resolutions from Council 123 1. Resolution from Councillor Sherban, re: Huron-Wendat Interpretive Centre WHEREAS on September 24, 2019 Council endorsed a Concept Proposal for a Huron-Wendat Interpretive Centre commemorating the Jean-Baptiste Laine Site; and WHEREAS Council adopted in principle the concept, vision, and a location proposed for an Interpretive Centre for the Jean-Baptiste Laine Site; and WHEREAS members of the community are requesting the town to provide alternative options for possible locations. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct Staff to investigate other viable locations, hold public information sessions for community input on location options and report back to council with a recommended location by September 2020. Page 3 of 135 Council Agenda March 24, 2020 124 - 125 2. Resolution from Mayor Lovatt, re: Provincially Stranded Assets in York Region WHEREAS GO rail services and 400-series highways are amongst the most significant infrastructure to support growth & competitiveness in York Region; and WHEREAS Provincial policies encourage future mixed uses development in Strategic Growth Areas and support employment growth along highways; and WHEREAS there are major opportunities for transit-oriented development for York Region, specifically for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the City of Richmond Hill with the opening of Gormley and Bloomington GO stations by the Highway 404 lands; and WHEREAS a significant amount of lands near Gormley & Bloomington GO stations and along the Highway 404 are designated “countryside” and protected mainly for agricultural uses; and WHEREAS much of the lands protected for agricultural uses near the GO stations are no longer viable for normal farm operations; and WHEREAS overly protecting lands from development suppresses York Region’s competitive opportunity in the GTHA and restricts Provincial investments and significant economic development opportunities; and WHEREAS there is an apparent need to further assess the lands surrounding all Provincially Stranded Assets in York Region to determine their best uses; and WHEREAS Whitchurch-Stouffville Council resolved on December 11, 2018 requesting the Province to consider some of the stranded lands in the Highway 404 corridor Provincially Significant Employment Zone; and WHEREAS the City of Richmond Hill Council at its meeting on February 26, 2020 also directed staff to review the current land use designation near the Gormley GO station and along the Highway 404 corridor for future development; and WHEREAS York Region Council at its meeting on March 21, 2019, unanimously passed a resolution to support Whitchurch-Stouffville’s position for the Highway 404 corridor lands; and Page 4 of 135 Council Agenda March 24, 2020 WHEREAS growing employment opportunities, attracting people and businesses, and increasing access to efficient transportation options are the objectives of the current York Region Council to increase economic prosperity; and WHEREAS only the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing can decide on a change of use for the stranded lands. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council request York Region Council to direct York Region staff to identify all Provincially Stranded Assets in the Region and report back on the competitive benefits to the Region and local municipalities if land designations were to be changed in the future; and THAT Council request York Region to formally request the Province to re-designate lands at the Gormley and Bloomington GO stations on both sides of the Highway 404 corridor from “countryside” to “urban settlement area”; and THAT Council request York Region Council to ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to permit the new land use designations within the applicable Provincial plans; and THAT this Council resolution be forwarded to York Region’s Council, York Regional Council, York Regional MPP’s, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing & the Premier for their information. 8. By-laws 126 - 132 1. 2020-025-OP BEING A BY-LAW to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 148 to the Official Plan for the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville Planning Area which, on the 1st day of January, 1971 comprised all the lands within the municipal boundary of the area municipality of The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville (5917 Main Street) (Report No. DS-010-20) 133 - 135 2. 2020-026-ZO BEING A BY-LAW to amend By-law 2010-001-ZO of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville (Comprehensive Zoning By-law) for the lands located at 5917 Main Street (Report No. DS-010-20) Page 5 of 135 Council Agenda March 24, 2020 9. Resolution to Hold a Closed Meeting 1. To recess into a Closed Meeting That Council recess to permit the holding of a Closed Meeting in the Whitchurch Room to consider matters with the following exceptions: • Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(b)); and • A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purposes (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(c)). 10. Items Arising from a Closed Meeting 11. Confirmatory By-law 1. To pass the Confirmatory By-law That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2020-___-MS a first, second, third time and passed. 12. Adjournment 1. To adjourn the meeting That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at ___ p.m.
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