The Richmond Hill Record

Council Meeting

January 27, 2021

Who was there

Present (5): Godwin Chan, Karen Cilevitz, Joe DiPaola, Castro Liu, David West

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (25 motions)

23 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the meeting be adjourned.8:16p.m.
Moved by Jim Vollmershauser
Carried Unanimously
That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions: a) Correspondence received regarding the Member Motion submitted by Councillor Muench regarding Permeable Pavement Solutions - Item 13.12; b) Correspondence received regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications submitted by Dora Homes Inc. for 91 Snively Street and 0 Glenmore Avenue - Item 13.13.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That the minutes of Council Public Meeting C#50-20 held on December 2, 2020 be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Chan, seconded by Councillor Liu
Carried Unanimously
That the minutes of Council Meeting C#51-20 held on December 9, 2020 be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Chan, seconded by Councillor Liu
Carried Unanimously
That the minutes of Emergency or Time Sensitive Special Council Meeting C#02-21 held on January 18, 2021 be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Chan, seconded by Councillor Liu
Carried Unanimously
a) That the Heritage Permit Application to implement the proposed woodland restoration plan as described in the David Dunlap Observatory Park Phase 2 South-West Detailed Woodland Restoration and Implementation Plan (attached as Appendix 'A' to staff report SRPI.20.039), be approved.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That the minutes of Youth Action Committee meeting held December 16, 2020 be approved.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That the presentation by Tracey Steele, Director, Community Standards, and Joanne Leung, Manager, Urban Design, entitled January 27, 2021 C#03-21 "Protecting Heritage Properties - Monitoring, Maintenance and Enforcement", be received; b) That Council direct staff to explore different mechanisms for ensuring that designated properties continue to be properly managed and that they meet the standards of the Property Standards By-law while the owners are awaiting Development Application approvals; c) That Council direct staff to explore the opportunity to educate and inform property owners of their responsibilities under the Property Standards By-law; d) That Council direct staff to explore a mechanism to inform and educate residents of what is in the Property Standards By-law and that there is an ability to advise the City about properties that are not maintained up to Property standards.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That the property located at 16 Centre Street West does not merit cultural heritage designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; b) That 16 Centre Street West be removed from Richmond Hill’s Heritage Register.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That the Heritage Permit Application to allow the demolition and replication of the driveshed at 11121 Leslie Street as described in the Conservation and Replication Plan attached as Appendix B to staff report SRPI.21.016, be approved.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That Council direct staff to update the 2009 Heritage Policy Review and Key Directions Report, and the Heritage Review Discussion Paper, to include a framework that would allow for Heritage Richmond Hill Committee to provide input into the current update of the City of Richmond Hill's Official Plan Update.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Heritage Restoration Agreement between the City of Richmond Hill and Tupelo Investments Limited to secure the careful protection and alteration of 33 Roseview Avenue as described in staff report SRPI.21.003, to be released upon the written recommendation of the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure; b) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Heritage Restoration Agreement between the City of Richmond Hill and Elgin House Properties Ltd. to secure the careful protection and alteration of 1000 Elgin Mills Road East as described in staff report SRPI.21.003, to be released upon the written recommendation of the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
January 27, 2021 C#03-21 a) That the revised Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by Dora Homes Inc. for lands known as Lots 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48, Plan 201 (Municipal Addresses: 91 Snively Street and 0 Glenmore Avenue), City Files D02-12039 and D03- 12010, be approved, subject to the following: (i) that the subject lands be rezoned from Agricultural “A” Zone under By-law 1703, as amended, to “Single Detached Four (R4) Zone” and “Environmental Protection Area One (EPA1) Zone” under By-law 313-96, as amended, and that the amending Zoning By-law establish site specific development standards as set out in staff report SRPI.21.001; (ii) that prior to forwarding the final amending Zoning By-law to Council for consideration and enactment, the applicant pay the applicable processing fee in accordance with the City’s Tariff of Fees By-law; (iii) that the Plan of Subdivision as depicted on Map 7 to staff report SRPI.21.001 be draft approved, subject to the conditions as set out in Appendix “C” hereto; (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. b) That 13.99 persons equivalent of additional servicing allocation be assigned to the subject lands, to be released by the Commissioner of Planning and Infrastructure in accordance with By-law 109-11, as amended.
Moved by Councillor Beros, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli
Carried
a) That the revised Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Brookside Castle Corporation for the lands known as Part of Lot 3 and Part of Block A, Plan 1642 (Municipal Address: 24 Brookside Road), City File D02-14031, be approved, subject to the following: January 27, 2021 C#03-21 (i) that the subject lands be rezoned from Flood (F) Zone under By-law 2523, as amended, and General Commercial One (GC1) Zone under By-law 190-87, as amended to Flood (F) Zone and General Commercial One (GC1) Zone under By- law 190-87, as amended, and that the amending Zoning By- law establish the site specific development standards as outlined in staff report SRPI.20.017 and staff report SRPI.21.015; (ii) 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; (iii) that prior to forwarding the final amending Zoning By-law to Council for consideration and enactment, the applicant pay the applicable processing fee in accordance with the City’s Tariff of Fees By-law. b) That all comments concerning the applicant’s related Site Plan application (City File D06-19061) be
Moved by Councillor West, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli
Referred
a) That staff report SRPI.21.019 regarding an update to the Sustainability Metrics Project, be received; b) That the recommended updates to the City’s Sustainability Metrics tool and threshold scoring as set out in staff report SRPI.21.019 be approved in principle subject to further consultation with building industry stakeholders (refer to Appendix 1 and Appendix 3 respectively); c) That the recommendations set out in staff report SRPI.21.019 to consider a three-pronged approach to incentives, consisting of: (1) financial, (2) awards and recognition and (3) capacity building be approved in principle, and that City Staff be directed to report back to Council with specific incentives and an implementation plan; d) That the recommended updates to the City’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to establish a target of 30% of Site Plan and Draft Plan of January 27, 2021 C#03-21 Subdivision applications obtaining a score above “good” be approved, and that City Staff be directed to monitor this target for efficacy; e) That upon the finalization of the update to the metrics tools and corresponding threshold scores, City Staff provide sufficient advance notice to stakeholders of the forthcoming application of the updated tools and threshold scores to new Site Plan and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That a capital budget of $95,000 be approved for a drainage investigation and interim drainage improvements for the existing Mill Street and Altamira Road residential area; b) That the work be funded from the Water Quality Protection Reserve Fund.
Moved by Councillor West, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli
Carried
a) That staff report SRPI.21.006 regarding Council Direction for Summitcrest Drive Noise Investigation, be received; b) That staff be directed to advise the residents of Summitcrest Drive that the City’s obligations with respect to noise mitigation for the Summitcrest community have been satisfied; c) That staff be directed to continue to assist the residents of Summitcrest Drive to work with CN Rail and Metrolinx to determine the impacts of the GO Rail expansion on the community and any mitigation requirements.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That staff report SRCM.21.01 regarding Delegation of Authority, Winter Recess Accounting, be received.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
a) That May 19, 2021 be proclaimed as Personal Support Worker Day in the City of Richmond Hill.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That the correspondence received regarding the Member Motion submitted by Councillor Muench regarding Permeable Pavement Solutions to address Climate Change, Secondary Suites and Stormwater Management for Driveways, Sidewalks and Parking Lots, be received: a) Gloria Marsh, York Region Environmental Alliance, dated January 22, 2021; b) Ellise Gasner, LID Permeable Paving/ Business Development and Sales, received January 25, 2021; c) Walter Herman, hydroPAVERS, dated January 25, 2021.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That the correspondence received regarding Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications submitted by Dora Homes Inc. for 91 Snively Street and 0 Glenmore Avenue, be received: a) George Kourtis, 12 Wolfson Crescent, dated January 25, 2021; b) Teresa Caravella, 14 Wolfson Crescent, dated January 26, 2021.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That the Member Motion of Councillor Muench titled, Permeable Pavement Solutions to address Climate Change, Secondary Suites and Stormwater Management for Driveways, Sidewalks and Parking Lot, and all the comments be
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Councillor Beros
Referred
That the following By-laws be approved: By-law 5-21 - A By-law to Amend By-law 313-96, as amended, of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill and By-law 1275, as amended, of the former Township of King By-law 6-21 - A By-law to Amend By-law 137-09, as amended, of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 9-21 - A By-law to Remove Certain Lands from Part Lot Control By-law 10-21 - A By-law to Remove Certain Lands from Part Lot Control By-law 11-21 - A By-law to Remove Certain Lands from Part Lot Control
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Perrelli, seconded by Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola
Carried
That By-law 17-21, A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at this meeting, be passed.
Moved by Councillor West, seconded by Councillor Beros
Carried
That the meeting be adjourned.
Moved by Councillor West, seconded by Councillor Beros
Carried

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