The Corporation of the Town of Ajax COUNCIL Monday December 14, 2020 Immediately following the GGC Meeting Electronic Meeting 65 Harwood Avenue South Confirmed by: ____________ AGENDA Alternative formats available upon request by contacting: [email protected] or 905-619-2529 ext. 3347 Electronic Meeting: Due to the COVID-19 emergency and requirements for physical distancing, in-person attendance is not permitted at this meeting of Council. This meeting will be live streamed for viewing at www.ajax.ca/live. Electronic participation is permitted pursuant to Council's Procedure By-law. Questions regarding items on the meeting agenda may be submitted for Council’s consideration no later than 12pm on December 14th, 2020, by e-mail to [email protected]. Online Agenda Anything in blue denotes an attachment/link. By clicking the links on the agenda page, you can jump directly to that section of the agenda. 1. Call To Order & Acknowledgement 2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest 3. Adoption of Minutes 3.1 Regular Meeting November 16, 2020 ...................................................................... 3 3.2 Closed Session November 16, 2020 ........................................ circulated separately 3.3 Special Meeting November 18, 2020 .................................................................... 16 3.4 Closed Session November 18, 2020 ........................................ circulated separately 3.5 Special Meeting November 24, 2020 .................................................................... 18 3.6 Closed Session November 24, 2020 ........................................ circulated separately 3.7 Special Meeting December 7, 2020 ...................................................................... 20 4. Question Period 5. Delegation and Presentations / Public Hearings 6. Correspondence...................................................................................................................... 22 7. Reports 7.1 Community Affairs & Planning Committee Report None 7.2 General Government Committee Report December 14, 2020 (ratify actions) 7.3 Summary of Advisory Committee Activities None 7.4 Departmental Reports None 8. Regional Councillors’ Report 9. Business Arising From Notice of Motion 9.1 Limiting Food Delivery Fees – Councillor Tyler Morin / Regional Councillor Lee ....... 106 10. By-Laws 54-2020 2021 Interim Tax By-law .................................................................................. 108 55-2020 Community Improvement Plan / Development Charges By-law ....................... 110 56-2020 Contribution Rebate Program .......................................................................... 114 57-2020 Subdivision Assumption: Medallion Castlefields Phase 2 ................................ 116 58-2020 Subdivision Assumption: Medallion Castlefields Phase 4 ................................ 118 59-2020 Subdivision Assumption: Medallion Castlefields Phase 5 ................................ 120 60-2020 Execution of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with 2613628 Ontario Ltd. (105 Rossland Rd. Parcels) ..................................................................................... 122 61-2020 Appointment of Chief Building Official - S McReelis ......................................... 128 11. Notice of Motion 12. New Business, Notices and Announcements 13. Confirming By-Law 62-2020 .................................................................................... 129 14. Adjournment DRAFT MINUTES – SUBJECT TO APPROVAL Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Ajax Held Electronically on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Alternative formats available upon request by contacting: [email protected] or 905-619-2529 ext. 3347 Present: Mayor S. Collier Regional Councillors M. Crawford S. Lee J. Dies Councillors R. Tyler Morin A. Khan L. Bower 1. Call to Order Mayor Collier gave a short introduction regarding the electronic Council meeting format and noted that the meeting was being live streamed on the Town’s website. Mayor Collier called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. and acknowledged traditional treaty lands. 2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest. 3. Closed Session (6:05 p.m.) Authority to Hold a Closed Meeting and Related In-Camera Session Moved by: J. Dies Seconded by: R. Tyler Morin That Council convene to a Closed Session pursuant to Section 239 (2)(e) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, to discuss matters pertaining to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board. CARRIED 3.1 LeMine Update 3.2 Further Modifications to Ontario Municipal Board Minutes of Settlement for Beechridge Farms Inc. – OMB Case No. PL050180 3 Town of Ajax Council Meeting – November 16, 2020 Open Meeting (6:50 p.m.) Ratify Actions Taken In Closed Session Ratify Directions from Closed Session Moved by: A. Khan Seconded by: M. Crawford That all directions approved in the Closed Session be ratified. CARRIED 4. Adoption of the Minutes Moved by: R. Tyler Morin Seconded by: L. Bower That the following Minutes of previous Council meetings be adopted: Regular Meeting of October 19, 2020; Closed Session Meeting of October 19, 2020; Special Meeting of October 22, 2020; Closed Session Meeting of October 22, 2020; and Special Meeting of November 9, 2020. CARRIED 5. Question Period Mayor Collier noted that members of the public were advised they could submit questions regarding the agenda to the Town Clerk up until noon on the day of the meeting. Alexander Harras, Acting Director of Legislative & Information Services/Clerk, noted that 83 items of correspondence had been received regarding item 10.2 on the meeting agenda. Motion to Suspend the Rules of Procedure Moved by: M. Crawford Seconded by: J. Dies That the rules of procedure be suspended to allow for an unscheduled delegation from Kevin Nesbitt, Ajax resident, regarding the motion to re-name Langsdorff Drive. CARRIED on 2/3rds 6. Delegation and Petitions/Public Hearings 6.1 Transgender Day of Remembrance In the absence of presenter Jake Farr, PFLAG Canada Durham, the proclamation certificate will be forwarded to the organization. 4 Town of Ajax Council Meeting – November 16, 2020 6.3 Langsdorff Drive – Ajax must not honour Nazi’s with street names Adam Wiseman, Ajax resident, shared information on the history of Captain Langsdorff and his research regarding Langsdorff’s support for the Nazi war machine and participation in the German Navy. Members of Council asked questions regarding the sources of information included within his presentation and an online petition circulating on the matter. Council thanked Mr. Wiseman for his presentation and video. 6.2 Langsdorff Drive – thoughts from the Durham Region Rabbi Rabbi Tzali Borenstein, Chabad Jewish Centre of Durham Region, discussed the proposed street renaming in the context of being a teachable moment in history regarding discrimination and respect. He discussed the residual impact and trauma of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism on Durham Region residents. Members of Council thanked Rabbi Borenstein for his delegation. 6.4 Motion to rename Langsdorff Drive Max Eisen, Holocaust Survivor, shared his experience as an educator and Holocaust survivor. He discussed his personal experience surviving Auschwitz and the symbolic importance of renaming Langsdorff Drive. Members of Council thanked Mr. Eisen for his delegation. 6.5 Renaming of Langsdorff Drive Steve Parish, Ajax resident, provided an overview of the naval history of Hans Langsdorff including his participation in the Battle of the River Plate. He discussed the position that Hans Langsdorff was an officer of the German Navy and not a Nazi. He provided background context on the previous Council’s decision regarding the street naming and noted consultation on the matter with the HMS Ajax River Plate Veterans Association and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322. He urged Council to uphold the street naming of Langsdorff Drive. Members of Council asked questions regarding Mr. Parish’s research of Hans Langsdorff, and the presence of a diversity committee or staff representative overseeing the diversity portfolio at the time the decision was made. Mr. Parish responded to questions from Council. Members of Council thanked Mr. Parish for his delegation and congratulated him on his recent Municipal Leadership award from the Greenbelt Foundation. 6.7 Renaming of Langsdorff Drive Malcolm Collis, HMS Ajax River Plate Veterans Association Archivist, discussed his participation in the 80th Anniversary events and recognition of the Battle of the River Plate, the act of reconciliation, and positive relationships established between the HMS Ajax River Plate Veterans Association, the German naval association, and the family of Captain Langsdorff. 5 Town of Ajax Council Meeting – November 16, 2020 Members of Council asked questions about the effects of the street renaming on the relationship between the Town and the HMS Ajax River Plate Veterans Association. Mr. Collis responded to questions from Council members. Members of Council thanked Mr. Collis for his delegation. 6.6 Renaming of Langsdorff Drive Patricia Milne, President, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322, discussed the position that the street name should not be changed. She introduced Jim Devlin, Ajax resident, who shared his perspective as a veteran on revisionist history and his position that the street should not be renamed. Members of Council