Council Meeting

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions: a) Correspondence from Pat Pollock, Chair, Mayvern Area Residents Association, 67 Drumern Crescent, regarding Sign By-law Amendment - Election Signs - (Item 15.7); b) By-law 140-23 - A By-Law to amend Tariff of Fees By-Law 94-23 and Stormwater Management Fees By-Law 99-23 - (Item 18.9).

That the minutes of Council Public Meeting C#40-23 held on November 21, 2023, be adopted.

That the minutes of Council Meeting C#41-23 held on November 22, 2023, be adopted.

That the minutes of Special Council Meeting C#42-23 held on November 29, 2023, be adopted.

a) That Council, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 7(4) of Ontario Regulation 530/22, does hereby shorten the 30-day period to pass resolutions making amendments to the proposed 2024 Capital Budget to adjournment of the Council meeting on December 13, 2023.

a) That Council, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 7(4) of Ontario Regulation 530/22, does hereby shorten the 30-day period to pass resolutions making amendments to the proposed December 13, 2023 C#43-23 2024 Rate Supported Operating Budgets to adjournment of the Council meeting on December 13, 2023.

a) That Council, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 7(4) of Ontario Regulation 530/22, does hereby shorten the 30-day period to pass resolutions making amendments to the proposed 2024 Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area Budget to adjournment of the Council meeting on December 13, 2023.

a) That the Memorandum from Stephen M. A. Huycke, Director of Legislative Services/City Clerk, dated December 8, 2023, regarding Strong Mayor Powers and 2024 Capital and Operating Budgets, be received for information.

December 13, 2023 C#43-23 a) That Budget Committee of the Whole recommends that Council receive for information purposes the 2025-2033 Capital Forecast as identified in Appendix 'D' of staff report SRCFS.23.054, in the amount of $1,678,173,000 that includes project management and overhead costs.

a) That staff report SRCS.23.26 regarding the provision of winter maintenance to the trails within South Richvale Greenway be received; b) That winter maintenance of trails within South Richvale Greenway not be enhanced beyond the current level of service that is now being provided; c) That a Trails Level of Service Study, as contemplated and recommended in the forthcoming 2023 Transportation Master Plan Update, be completed to comprehensively assess the City-wide trail system and make recommendations for trail design standards, categorization and maintenance service levels.

a) That staff report SRPBS.23.046 regarding Proposal to Hire Contract Staff to Coordinate the City's Affordable Housing Mandate be received; December 13, 2023 C#43-23 b) That Council endorse the hiring of contract staff to help advance and accelerate the building of affordable housing in Richmond Hill as outlined in staff report SRPBS.23.046; c) That Council approve an operating budget of $560,000 from the 2023 Operating Surplus to hire contract staff in accordance with staff report SRPBS.23.046.

a) That the Memorandum from Gigi Li, Director, Financial Services and Treasurer, dated November 28, 2023, regarding the 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Budget Mitigating Options, be received.

a) That the correspondence from John Li, 206 Brookside Road, dated December 4, 2023, regarding the 2024 Draft Operating Budget, be received.

a) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any and all documents as may be required to implement the conveyance of easements designated as Part 1 and 2 Reference Plan 65R-40495, as outlined in staff report SRS.23.05, upon the written recommendation of the City Manager.

a) That staff report SRCFS.23.058 regarding the new Procedure By-law for Council and Committee Meetings be received; and b) That Council enact draft By-law 125-23 (Attachment “A” to Staff Report SRCFS.23.058) to repeal and replace the City’s Procedure By-law 74-12, as amended, effective on January 1, 2024.

a) That Staff Report SRCS.23.21, regarding Election Sign amendments to the Sign By-law, be received. December 13, 2023 C#43-23 b) That By-law 126-23 (Attachment 1 to staff report SRCS.23.21) be enacted to amend the Election Sign component of the Sign By- law 52-09 (Municipal Code Chapter 740).

a) That Staff Report SRCS.23.29, regarding the transitioning of towing and vehicle storage sector regulation to the Province be received; b) That effective January 1st, 2024, the Tow Truck By-law 78-19 and all subsequent amendments be repealed; c) That amending By-law 137-23 (attached to SRCS.23.29 as Attachment 1) be approved to remove Tow Truck By-law offences from the Administrative Penalties By-law 69-16, as amended, effective January 1st, 2024.

a) That staff report SRIES.23.004 regarding the 2023 Transportation Master Plan Update, be adopted.

a) That staff report SRIES.23.005 regarding the 2023 Traffic Operations and Safety Strategy, be adopted.

a) That staff report SREIS.23.006 regarding the 2023 Urban Master Environmental Servicing Plan Update Study, be adopted.

a) That the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by The Canada Life Assurance Company and The Canada Life Insurance Company of Canada for the lands known as Part of Lot 18, Concession 3, E.Y.S. (Municipal Address: 0 Leslie Street), City Files D02-22015 and SUB-22-0007, 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 “High Performance Commercial Industrial (MC-1) Zone”, “High Performance Industrial (M-1) Zone” and “Flood (F) Zone” under By-law 150-80, as amended, with site specific exceptions as set out in Appendix “B” to Staff Report SRPBS.23.033; ii. that the amending Zoning By-law be brought forward to the December 13, 2023 Council meeting for consideration and enactment; iii. that the draft Plan of Subdivision as depicted on Map 5 to Staff Report SRPBS.23.033 be draft approved, subject to the conditions as set out in Appendix “C”; and, December 13, 2023 C#43-23 iv. that prior to draft approval being granted, the applicant pay the applicable processing fee in accordance with the City’s Tariff of Fees By-law.

a) That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by BH Properties Limited for lands known as Lot 215, Plan M37 (Municipal Address: 52 Beaufort Hills Road), City File D02-22003, be approved as outlined in this report subject to the following: i. that a site specific exception be applied to the portion of the lands zoned “Residential Urban (RU) Zone” under By-law 1275 and that a portion of the subject lands be rezoned from “Residential Urban (RU) Zone under By-law 1275, as amended, to “Open Space (O) Zone” by By-law 122-23, as set out in Appendix “B” to Staff Report SRPBS.23.038; and, ii. that the amending Zoning By-law be brought forward to the December 13, 2023 Council meeting for enactment.

a) That Staff Report SRPBS.23.024 regarding a Private Street Naming Application submitted by Life Construction Inc. for the lands known as Part of Lot 29, Concession 2, E.Y.S. (Municipal Address: 11280 Leslie Street) be approved subject to the following: i. That the proposed private streets Grimsby Lane (P), William Fisher Lane (P), and Carlow Lane (P) be approved in accordance with Staff Report SRPBS.23.024; and, December 13, 2023 C#43-23 ii. That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law to implement the approval of the street names in accordance with Staff Report SRPBS.23.024.

a) That Staff Report SRPBS.23.013, including the Draft Mill Pond Park Revitalization Master Plan (Attachment A), be received, and that all comments be

a) That Staff Report SRPBS.23.040 be received for information purposes; b) That the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) be advised that Council supports the Settlement Offer dated November 18, 2023 submitted by 4Q Commercial WP Inc. for lands known as 11160 and 11172 Yonge Street, (City Files:D01-20013 and D02-20025), for the primary reasons outlined in Staff Report SRPBS.23.040, subject to the following: i) that the OLT be requested to approve the implementing Official Plan Amendment substantially in accordance with the document contained in Appendix “B” to Staff Report SRPBS.23.040; ii) that the OLT be requested to approve the implementing Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with the document contained in Appendix “C” to Staff Report SRPBS.23.040; December 13, 2023 C#43-23 iii) that the OLT be requested to withhold the issuance of its Final Order with respect to the revised Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until such time as the City advises the Tribunal that the implementing Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments have been finalized, and the following Conditions of Approval have all been cleared, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services: a. the applicant has addressed all of the outstanding comments from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) (refer to Appendix “D”) to the satisfaction of the TRCA; b. the applicant has submitted an updated Functional Servicing Report addressing the servicing requirements

a) That Council approve a Community Improvement Plan Façade Improvement, Landscaping, and Signage grant application submitted by Reza Zolfaghari for improvements to 10176-10178 Yonge Street in the amount not to exceed $50,000, as outlined in staff report SRPBS.23.042 and pending the issuance of the necessary permits from the Building Division; b) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the grant agreement to provide the funding identified in Recommendation (a), upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services; c) That Council delegate approval authority to the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services to approve assumption agreements to transfer the grant agreement if property ownership changes; December 13, 2023 C#43-23 d) That Council allow the Director of Financial Services and Treasurer to issue a cheque(s) to disburse the funding to the applicant after it is determined the project has satisfied all requirements.

That the following correspondence regarding the proposed application submitted by BH Properties Limited for 52 Beaufort Hills Road, be received: 1. Xiangfeng Ge and Siying Yuan, 46 Beaufort Hills Road, dated April 5, 2022. 2. Peter Giatas, 137 Coon's Road, dated April 10, 2022.

a) That the correspondence from Nick Bird, dated December 4, 2023, regarding Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy, be received.

December 13, 2023 C#43-23 a) That the correspondence from Adriana Pisano Beaumont, Richmond Hill Winter Carnival, dated December 4, 2023, regarding the Draft Mill Pond Park Revitalization Master Plan, be received.

a) That staff report SRPBS.23.025 regarding a Private Street Naming Application submitted by 1863106 Ontario Inc. for the lands known as Part of Lot 30, Concession 2, E.Y.S. (municipal address: 11430 Leslie Street) be approved subject to the following: i. That the proposed public street Charles Glover Crescent, and the private streets Biloba Lane (P), Krosno Lane (P), Percy Green Lane (P), Halesia Lane (P), Canina Lane (P), Moschata Lane (P), and Opinicon Lane (P), be approved in accordance with staff report SRPBS.23.025; and, ii. That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law to implement the approval of the street names in accordance with staff report SRPBS.23.025.

a) That the correspondence from Pat Pollock, Chair, Mayvern Area Residents Association, 67 Drumern Crescent, regarding Sign By-law Amendment - Election Signs, be received.

Whereas the Province of Ontario imposed a target of 27,000 new housing units to be built in Richmond Hill by 2031 as part of Ontario’s plan to build 1.5 million homes in ten years; Whereas on March 21, 2023, the City of Richmond Hill endorsed its municipal housing target pledge to help support the Provincially assigned targets; Whereas the City of Richmond Hill through its Official Plan Update has been planning for increased and accelerated growth in its mixed-use, transit-serviced centres and corridors as well as gentle intensification, while also exploring incentives and streamlining initiatives for affordable housing; Whereas the City of Richmond Hill, like all other Ontario municipalities, are adjusting to the impacts of Bill 23 More Homes, Built Faster Act which reduces or exempts municipal charges for development resulting in significant revenue losses to the City in growth-related funding tools; Whereas the Province of Ontario announced its three-year, $1.2 billion Building Faster Fund to provide up to $400 million per year to municipalities that meet or exceed their Provincially assigned housing targets; Whereas municipalities that do not achieve 80% of their designated housing target will receive no funding; Whereas municipalities have expressed concerns over the validity of this target criteria as a measure to track a municipality’s progress, since municipalities themselves do not build housing and are not in direct control of the timing associated with the delivery

That the following By-laws be approved: By-law 99-23 - A By-Law to provide for a Stormwater Management Fee and to enact rules and regulations for its billing and collection By-law 122-23 - A By-law to Amend By-law 1275, as amended, of the former Township of King and By-law 146-76, as amended, of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 124-23 - A By-law to amend By-law 190-87, as amended, of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 125-23 - A By-Law to Govern the Calling, Place and Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill (Procedure By-law) By-law 126-23 - A By-law to amend By-law 52-09, being the City of Richmond Hill Sign By-law By-law 136-23 - A By-law to establish lands as public highway By-law 137-23 - A By-law to amend the Administrative Penalty By-law 69-16 and to repeal designated Tow Truck Licensing By-law 78-19 Offences By-law 139-23 - A By-Law to Appoint a Deputy Treasurer and to repeal By-Law 49-23 By-law 140-23 - A By-Law to amend Tariff of Fees By-Law 94-23 and Stormwater Management Fees By-Law 99-23

a) That the confidential closed session Memorandum from Stephen M.A. Huycke, Director of Legislative Services/City Clerk, dated December 8, 2023, regarding Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area Board of Director Appointments, be received and remain confidential; b) That the resignation of Aneal Swaratsingh as Director of the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management be received; and c) That Lena Guirguis be appointed as Director of the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management for the remainder of the 2022 to 2026 Term of Council.

That By-law 141-23, A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at this meeting, be passed.

That the meeting be adjourned.