Council Meeting

That the following item be added to the agenda as a Time Sensitive Matter: a) Member Motion - Councillor Muench - Review of Farming and Agriculture in Richmond Hill - (Item 15.1)

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions and amendments: a) Correspondence from Timothy Dontsos, 34 Yongehurst Road, dated March 21, 2021, regarding the Request for Approval on Expanded Permissions for Additional Residential Units (Secondary Suites) - Item 13.16; b) Proclamation - Education and Sharing Day - March 24, 2021 - Item 13.17; c) Correspondence from Scott Thompson, 104 Baker Avenue, dated March 23, 2021, regarding the Report from Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Richmond Hill, dated March 11, 2021 - Item 13.18; d) Revised Appendix “A” - SRCFS.21.011 - 2020 Council and Committees Remuneration and Expenses - (refer to Item 13.12); e) Delegations by Nick Pileggi, MSH Ltd., regarding Item 13.7 and Item 13.8 -

That the minutes of Council Public Meeting C#08-21 held on March 3, 2021, be adopted.

That the minutes of Special Council Education and Training Session C#09-21 held on March 9, 2021, be adopted.

That the minutes of Council Meeting C#10-21 held on March 10, 2021, be adopted.

That the minutes of Special Council Meeting C#11-21 held on March 10, 2021, be adopted.

a) That the presentation by Stephen Collins, Program Sponsor, Subway, and Rajesh Khetarpal, Vice-President, Community Engagement, Metrolinx, regarding an update on the Yonge North Subway Extension, be received with thanks.

a) That the minutes of the Youth Action Committee meeting held on February 18, 2021 be adopted as circulated.

a) That Staff Report SRPI.21.023 regarding the Request for Approval on Expanded Permissions for Additional Residential Units (Secondary Suites), be received for information; b) That Council address the City initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit Additional Residential Units, City Files D01-02100 and D24-20002, as follows: (i) That City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 23 (OPA 23) with respect to Additional Residential Units (attached as Appendix A to SRPI.21.023); (ii) That City Council enact the Omnibus Zoning By-law to permit Additional Residential Units with appropriate development standards (attached as Appendix B to SRPI.21.023); and, (iii) That City Council approve in principle the draft Zoning By-law to permit Additional Residential Units with appropriate development standards (attached as Appendix C to SRPI.21.023) and that the draft Zoning By-law be brought forward to a Council Meeting for enactment, substantially in accordance with Staff Report SRPI.21.023, when Zoning By- law 111-17 (the Yonge and Bernard Key Development Area March 24, 2021 C#12-21 Secondary Plan Zoning By-law) receives final approval from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A recorded vote was taken: In favour: (5): Councillor Chan, Councillor Beros, Councillor West, Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, Councillor Cilevitz Opposed: (3): Councillor Muench, Acting Mayor DiPaola, Councillor Liu

a) That staff be directed to report back to Council as soon as possible on the comments of Members of Council regarding enforcement, including a plan to conduct a City wide enforcement blitz to target illegal secondary suites and rooming houses, and the education plan for Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 23 and the Zoning By-law Amendment. A recorded vote was taken: In favour: (8): Councillor Muench, Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, Councillor Beros, Acting Mayor DiPaola, Councillor Cilevitz, Councillor West, Councillor Chan, Councillor Liu

a) That the memorandum from Kelvin Kwan, Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure, dated March 24, 2021, regarding SRPI.21.023, Request for Approval on Expanded Permissions for Additional Residential Units (Secondary Suites), City of Richmond Hill, City Files D01-20011 and D24-20002 - Revised Appendices, be received.

a) That staff report SRCS.21.06 regarding Community Garden Execution Agreement be received; b) That the Director of Public Works Operations be delegated the authority to authorize the entry into and termination, administer and execute Community Garden Agreements and renewals thereof.

a) That staff report SRCS.21.07 regarding real estate open house signs be received; b)That By-law 37-21 (Attachment 1 to staff report SRCS.21.07) be enacted to amend the Sign By-law 52-09 to allow erection of one real estate open house sign and one open house insert (on the real estate for sale sign) to advertise a real estate open house event; c) That By-law 4-21 (Attachment 2 to SRCS.21.07) be enacted to amend Schedule ‘A’ of the Administrative Penalties By-law 69-16, as amended, to include designated Sign By-law offences.

a) That Council receive staff report SRPI.21.022 and the attached Draft Community Energy and Emissions Plan and refer all comments to staff; b) That the attached Draft Community Energy and Emissions Plan be made publicly available on the City’s website for a review and comment period before finalization of the plan.

a) That the revised Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Amir-Hessam Limited and 668152 Ontario Limited for lands known as Part of Lot 29, Concession 2, E.Y.S. (Municipal Address: 11280 Leslie Street), City File D02-17015, be approved, subject to the following: i. that the subject lands be rezoned from Agricultural (A1) Zone under By- law 2325-68, as amended, to Multiple Residential Four (RM4) Zone and Open Space (O) Zone under By-law 55-15, as amended, and that the amending Zoning By-law establish site specific development standards as outlined in Staff Report SRPI.21.031; ii. that prior to forwarding the amending Zoning By-law to Council for consideration and enactment, the applicant’s Site Plan application (City File D06-17040) be substantially completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure; iii. that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, Council deem that no further notice be required with respect to any necessary modifications to the draft amending Zoning By-law to implement the proposed development on the subject lands; b) That the authority to assign servicing allocation to the proposed development to be constructed on the subject lands be delegated to the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure subject to the criteria in the City’s Interim Growth Management Strategy, and that the assigned servicing allocation be released in accordance with the provisions of By- law 109-11; c) That all comments pertaining to t

a) That the revised Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by 1863106 Ontario Inc. for lands known as Part of Lot 30, Concession 2, E.Y.S. (Municipal Address: 11430 Leslie Street), City Files D02-17015 and D03-17005, be approved, subject to the following: i. that the subject lands be rezoned from Agricultural (A1) Zone under By- law 2325-68, as amended, to Residential Wide Shallow Two (RWS2) Zone, Multiple Residential Four (RM4) Zone, Park (P) Zone, Environmental Protection Two (EPA2) Zone and Open Space (O) Zone under By-law 55-15, as amended, and that the amending Zoning By-laws establish site specific development standards as outlined in Staff Report SRPI.21.032; ii. that prior to the amending Zoning By-laws being brought forward to a future Council meeting for consideration and enactment respecting the lands to be zoned Multiple Residential Four (RM4) Zone, Site Plan applications be submitted to the City and be substantially completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure, and confirmation be received that the applicant has registered restrictions over the subject lands under Section 118 of the Land Titles Act where the proposed tenure is a Common Element Condominium; iii. that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, Council deem that no further notice be required with respect to any necessary modifications to the draft Zoning By-laws to implement the proposed development on the subject lands;

a) That staff report SRCFS.21.14, Implementation of Hybrid Council and Committee Meetings, be received; b) That the plan to implement hybrid Council and Committee meetings as generally described in staff report SRCFS.21.14, be approved; c) That in respect of hybrid Council Meetings, Special Council Meetings, Council Public Meetings, and any Committee whose membership does not include any citizen members: (i) In-person participation or attendance at a meeting be limited to Members of Council and City staff for the months of April and May, 2021; (ii) In-person delegations or Public Forum addresses begin no earlier than June 2021; (iii) The Mayor (or Acting Mayor), in consultation with the City Manager and City Clerk, be delegated the authority to delay in-person participation by members of the public as a result of any COVID-19 public health restrictions; (iv) Where less than four Members of Council, including the Chair, are able to participate in a meeting in-person, that meeting be conducted wholly as an electronic meeting; and (v) The meeting Chair must participate in-person. March 24, 2021 C#12-21 d) That where the Chair is not able to participate in-person in a hybrid meeting, in accordance with Clause (c)(v) of this resolution, the Chair shall have the discretion to designate an alternate Chair for that meeting while still being permitted to attend and vote at that meeting, or direct that the meeting be conducted wholly as an electronic meeting; e) That Council Meetings,

a) That taxes amounting to $12,364.41 be written off pursuant to the provisions of Section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001; b) That taxes amounting to $7,325.22 be written off pursuant to the provisions of Section 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001; c) That applicable penalty and interest be adjusted accordingly; and d) That the Treasurer be directed to adjust the accounts receivable accordingly.

a) That taxes amounting to $69,019.20 be written off pursuant to the provisions of Section 354 of the Municipal Act, 2001; b) That applicable penalty and interest be adjusted accordingly; c) That the Treasurer be directed to adjust the applicable property tall roll accordingly.

a) That staff report SRCFS.21.011 and Revised Appendix “A” regarding Council and Committees Remuneration and Expenses, be received for information purposes.

a) That the report from Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Richmond Hill, dated March 11, 2021, regarding a complaint against Councillor Muench under the City's Council Code of Conduct, be

a) That upon hiring of a new Integrity Commissioner, they be requested to conduct a full review of the current Council Code of Conduct (“Code”) and make recommendations on amending the Code, including but not limited to the recommendations made in the Integrity Commissioner's Report dated March 11, 20201, identified as recommendations #2, #3 and #4 of the report.

a) That the report from Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Richmond Hill, dated March 11, 2021, regarding a complaint (Complaint File Number 0716-11247) under the City's Code of Conduct for Elected Officials, be received; b) That Councillor Muench be and is hereby reprimanded for breaching of the Code of Conduct on August 6, 2020; c) That Council requests Councillor Muench to take a training course on the role of a municipal councillor and report to council when this course is successfully completed; d) That Council recommends that Councillor Muench issue an apology to those directly impacted by the actions referenced in this Integrity Report dated March 11, 2021 in respect to a breach of the Code of Conduct on August 6, 2020. March 24, 2021 C#12-21 A recorded vote was taken on clause a): In favour: (5): Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, Councillor Chan, Councillor Liu, Councillor West, Councillor Beros Opposed: (1): Acting Mayor DiPaola Absent: (1): Councillor Cilevitz Clause a)

a) That the report from Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Richmond Hill, dated March 11, 2021, regarding a complaint (Complaint File Number 0716-11247) under the City's Code of Conduct for Elected Officials, be received.

a) That April 2, 2021 be proclaimed as World Autism Awareness Day in the City of Richmond Hill.

a) That April 21, 2021 be proclaimed as the 150th Anniversary of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council in the City of Richmond Hill.

a) That the correspondence from Timothy Dontsos, 34 Yongehurst Road, dated March 21, 2021, regarding the Request for Approval on Expanded Permissions for Additional Residential Units (Secondary Suites), be received.

a) That March 24, 2021 be proclaimed as Education and Sharing Day in the City of Richmond Hill.

a) That the correspondence from Scott Thompson, 104 Baker Avenue, dated March 23, 2021, regarding the Report from Norman Groot, Investigation Counsel PC, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Richmond Hill, dated March 11, 2021, regarding a complaint (Complaint File Number 0716-11247) under the City's Code of Conduct for Elected Officials, be received.

That the following By-laws be approved: March 24, 2021 C#12-21 By-law 4-21 - A By-law to amend the Administrative Penalties By-law 69-16 to include designated Sign By-law 52-09 offences By-law 13-21 (Revised) - A By-law to Amend the following By-laws, as amended, of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 25-21 - A By-law to Adopt Amendment 23 of the City of Richmond Hill Official Plan By-law 37-21 - A By-law to amend By-law 52-09, being the City of Richmond Hill Sign By-law

That Council resolve into a closed session meeting: a) To consider matters regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, in Ward 1, pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001; b) To consider an ongoing investigation respecting the municipality, a local board or a municipally-controlled corporation by the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, in respect to the Ontario Ombudsman’s Preliminary Report dated March 2021, pursuant to Section 239(3)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

a) That the Clerk be directed to undertake the process to stop up and close Collingwood Road, Plan 339 (Whitchurch) and bring forward a by-law to City Council; b) That the lands owned by the City described as Collingwood Road, Plan 339 (Whitchurch) and the One Foot Reserve, Plan 339 (Whitchurch) lying at the east limit of Collingwood Road be declared surplus to the City’s needs and that, pursuant to the City’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy, Part 1, Paragraph 2, the City’s Clerk be directed to give public notice; c) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and such further documentation as may be required to implement the sale of Collingwood Road, Plan 339 (Whitchurch) and the One Foot Reserve, Plan 339 (Whitchurch) lying at the east limit of Collingwood Road upon the written recommendation of the City Manager.

That By-law 42-21, A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at this meeting, be passed.

That the meeting be adjourned.