Committee of the Whole

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions: a) Delegation from Jamie Yoon and Jeff Dennis, Mount Pleasant Group, regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 1591 Elgin Mills Road East - (Item 10.1); b) Delegation from Janet and John Sherman, Temperanceville United Church, regarding the Notice of Intention to Designate 734 King Road - (Item 10.2); c) Delegation from Doug Loweth, Richmond Hill United Church, regarding the Notice of Intention to Designate 10201 Yonge Street - (Item 10.3); d) Delegation from Morgan Sage, on behalf of the York Region Food Council, regarding Local Food and Urban Agriculture in Richmond Hill - (Item 10.4); e) Correspondence received regarding Local Food and Agriculture in Richmond Hill – (Item 11.7).

a) That the minutes of Heritage Richmond Hill meeting HRH#03-25 held April 3, 2025, be adopted.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.058 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 1591 Elgin Mills Road East be received; June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1591 Elgin Mills Road East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1591 Elgin Mills Road East included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.058; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; e) Notwithstanding recommendation (b) and (d), that staff be directed to remove reference to ‘the original farm lane running from Elgin Mills Road East to the house’ as a heritage attribute in the Designation By-law; and, f) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.059 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 734 King Road be received; b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 734 King Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 734 King Road included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.059; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; and, e) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. A recorded vote was taken: In favour: (7): Councillor Cilevitz, Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola, Councillor Liu, Councillor Thompson, Councillor Cui, Councillor Shiu, Mayor West Opposed: (2): Regional and Local Councillor Chan, Councillor Davidson

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.060 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 317 Mill Street” be received; b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 317 Mill Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 317 Mill Street included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.060; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; and, e) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 a) That staff report SRPBS.25.061 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 10201 Yonge Street be received; b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 10201 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 10201 Yonge Street included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.061; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; and, e) Notwithstanding recommendation (b) and (d), that staff be directed to remove reference to ‘the gable-roofed dormers’ as a heritage attribute in the Designation By-law; and f) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.062 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 11901 Yonge Street be received; b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 11901 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 11901 Yonge Street included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.062; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; and, e) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.063 regarding Notice of Intention to Designate 12125 Yonge Street be received; b) That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 12125 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in recognition of its cultural heritage significance, and in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 12125 Yonge Street included as Attachment “A” to staff report SRPBS.25.063; c) That staff be directed to publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as per the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act; d) That if there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, that staff be directed to place a Designation By-law before Council at a future Council meeting for adoption; and, e) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.064 regarding Heritage Permit for 32 Richmond Street (William Harrison Rental House) be received; June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 b) That the heritage permit application to construct a rear addition and repair the William Harrison Rental House at 32 Richmond Street, as described in staff report SRPBS.25.064, be approved subject to the following condition: i. That the owner enter into a Heritage Conservation Agreement containing provisions ensuring insurance coverage for protection of the heritage house during construction and that the work is completed as proposed in the approved heritage permit; and c) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Heritage Conservation Agreement with the owner of 32 Richmond Street.

a) That staff report SRCM.25.10 regarding Health and Safety Water Stream and Play Your Court Grant Applications, be received; b) That for the City’s application to the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program – Health and Safety Water Stream (HSWS) for the South Richvale Valleyland Sewer Protection Project: i) Council endorse submission of the City’s funding application to HSWS; ii) Should the application be successful, Council approve that the South Richvale Valleyland Sewer Protection Project proceed with a $1,623,000 budget, with up to $1,184,790 to be funded from the Provincial HSWS, and the remaining City portion to be funded from the appropriate funding sources, as determined by the Treasurer. c) That for the City’s application to the Tennis Canada Play Your Court program for the MacLeod’s Landing Park Tennis Court Improvement Project: i) Council endorse submission of the City’s funding application to the Play Your Court Program; ii) Should the application be successful, Council approve that the MacLeod’s Landing Park Tennis Court Improvement Project June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 proceed with a $650,000 budget, with up to $100,000 to be funded from the Tennis Canada Play Your Court program, and the remaining City portion to be funded from appropriate funding sources, as determined by the Treasurer. iii) That the City agrees to the National Bank sponsorship requirements of the Play Your Court Program as outlined in staff report SRCM.25.10.

a) That Staff Report SRS.25.04 regarding Conveyance of Easements from Peter and Celia Eftimovski and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to facilitate the Maple Grove Avenue road extension, be received; b) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any and all documents and agreements as required including an Agreement of Purchase and Sale to implement the conveyance of easements from the property owners of 91 Maple Grove Avenue, 0 Parker Avenue (East Humber Trail) and 0 Maple Grove Avenue (Oak Ridges Meadow), upon the written recommendation from the City Manager.

a) That staff report SRIES.25.007 regarding Traffic Regulation Changes, be received; b) That the speed limit, parking, stopping and turn restriction regulation changes outlined in Staff Report SRIES.25.007, be approved; c) That By-law 64-25 (Attachment 4 to Staff Report SRIES.25.007) to amend the Speed Restrictions – Roads By-law, as amended (Municipal Code Chapter 1126) in order to reduce the speed limit on the identified roads to 40 km/h, be enacted; June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 d) That By-law 65-25 (Attachment 5 to Staff Report SRIES.25.007) to amend the Parking Regulation By-law, as amended (Municipal Code Chapter 1116) in order to implement the recommended parking and stopping regulation changes, be enacted; and e) That By-Law 66-25 (Attachment 6 to Staff Report SRIES.25.007) to amend the U-Turn Prohibition Regulation By-law, as amended (Municipal Code Chapter 1135) in order to implement the recommended changes to U-turn prohibitions, be enacted.

a) That staff report SRPBS.25.051 regarding Local Food and Urban Agriculture in Richmond Hill, be received; b) That the 2024 York Region Food Charter Action Document, attached as Attachment 1 to staff report SRPBS.25.051, be endorsed; c) That staff be directed to continue working with York Region Food Network to support local food access and production through the City’s existing policy and programming.

That the following correspondence regarding Local Food and Agriculture in Richmond Hill, be received: 1. Gloria Marsh, York Region Environmental Alliance, dated June 16, 2025. 2. Morgan Sage, York Region Food Network, dated June 16, 2025.

June 18, 2025 CW#10-25 Whereas fireworks can pose significant safety risks to people, animals, and property, and generate noise and environmental pollution; and Whereas the City of Richmond Hill and Members of Council receive complaints and concerns from residents about the use of fireworks, particularly in relation to excessive noise, litter, fire hazards, and negative impacts on pets and local wildlife; and Whereas fireworks are set off outside of the dates, times, and locations currently permitted by the City’s Fireworks By-law; and Whereas the response to fireworks-related incidents requires the allocation of Fire and Emergency Services, By-law, and Access Richmond Hill resources; and Whereas other municipalities have implemented restrictions or outright bans on the sale and/or use of fireworks and have adopted alternative forms of celebration that are more inclusive and environmentally responsible, and Whereas a comprehensive review of the Richmond Hill Fireworks By-law is contemplated to commence in late 2025 as per SRCS.23.13. Now Therefore Be It Resolved: That as part of comprehensive review of the Fireworks By-law staff provide Council with the following information: • Options for alternative public celebrations or visual displays (e.g., drone light shows, laser shows), and a cost analysis of implementing these alternatives; • An assessment of fireworks-related complaints received by Access Richmond Hill; • A comparative analysis of fireworks policies and bylaws in o

That the meeting be adjourned.