Council Meeting

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions: a) Public Forum by Aram Rajabpour, 49 Carrington Drive, regarding a request for bollards at the Major Mackenzie Bridge - (Item 4.1); b) Delegation by Maria Asper, 600 Alden Road, Markham, regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications submitted by Elm 9700 Yonge LP for 9700 Yonge Street - (Item 14.1); c) Memorandum from Gus Galanis, Acting Commissioner of Planning and Building Services, dated May 8, 2024, regarding Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 - (Item 15.6).

That the minutes of Council Meeting C#09-24 held on April 24, 2024, be adopted.

a) That the presentation by Suzanne Craig, Integrity Commissioner, regarding the Annual Report of the City's Integrity Commissioner, be received with thanks.

a) That the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, Suzanne Craig, dated May 1, 2024, be received; b) That the Council Code of Conduct (approved September 12, 2018), the Code of Conduct for Local Boards (approved April 12, 2023), and Integrity Commissioner Procedures (approved Sept 12, 2018) be repealed and replaced effective June 1, 2024, with the following: i. the Code of Conduct for Council and Local Boards, attached as Attachment “A” to the Integrity Commissioner’s Annual Report dated May 1, 2024; and, ii. Integrity Commissioner Procedure, attached as Attachment “B” to the Integrity Commissioner’s Annual Report dated May 1, 2024.

a) That the memorandum of the City Clerk in respect to the Integrity Commissioner’s Annual Report dated May 1, 2024, be received for information.

a) That the minutes of Capital Sustainability Steering Committee meeting CSSC#02-24 held March 19, 2024 be adopted.

a) That Council receive staff report SRIES.24.013 regarding Summary Report Q2 to Q4 2023, Municipal Infrastructure Assumptions under Delegated Authority for information purposes.

a) That staff report SRIES.24.014 regarding the Tri-Party Agreement between the City of Richmond Hill, Region of York, and City of Markham to fund the Highway 404 Mid-Block Crossing between 16th Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive, be received. May 8, 2024 C#11-24 b) That the Mayor and the Clerk be authorized to execute a Tri- Party Agreement between the City of Richmond Hill, Region of York, and City of Markham to contribute 1/3 of the total project budget required to construct and deliver the Highway 404 Mid- Block Crossing situated between 16th Avenue and Major Makenzie Drive upon the written recommendation of the Commissioner of Infrastructure and Engineering Services.

a) That the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by Elm 9700 Yonge LP for lands known as Part of Lots 11 to 15, Plan 1923 (Municipal Address: 9700 Yonge Street, City Files OPA-22-0006, ZBLA-22-0020 and SUB-22-0010, be approved, subject to the following: (i) that the Official Plan be amended to include site specific policies related to height and density on the subject lands as outlined in Staff Report SRPBS.24.041, and that the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix “B” be finalized and forwarded to a future meeting of Council for consideration and adoption; (ii) that the subject lands be rezoned from Service Station (SS) Zone and General Commercial (GC1) Zone under By- law 2523, as amended, to Multiple Residential Ten (RM10) Zone and Open Space (OS) Zone under By-law 2523, as amended, with site specific development standards as outlined in Staff Report SRPBS.24.041; (iii) that the amending Zoning By-law be brought forward to Council for consideration and enactment subject to the following: May 8, 2024 C#11-24 (a) that the draft Zoning By-law attached as Appendix “C” be finalized and updated to address the comments in Staff Report SRPBS.24.041 to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services; (b) that a Site Plan application be submitted and substantially completed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services; (iv) that pursuant to Section 34(17)

That the correspondence regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications submitted by Elm 9700 Yonge Street LP for 9700 Yonge Street, be received as follows: 1. Maria and Pedro Asper, 8077 Islington Avenue, Suite 306.

a) That, in recognition of the United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health’s (‘UNU-IWEH”) relocation to the City of Richmond Hill Municipal Offices (225 East Beaver Creek Rd.), Council authorizes a temporary exemption to the Community Flag Raising and Flag Protocol Policy to permit the United Nations flag to fly on one of the two Community Flagpoles until such time as a permanent solution is implemented.

a) That the memorandum from Gus Galanis, Acting Commissioner of Planning and Building Services, dated May 8, 2024, regarding Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, be received for information purposes; b) That the memorandum be forwarded to the Province of Ontario as comments on the Environmental Registry of Ontario Posting Numbers 019-8366, 019-8368, 019-8369, 019-8370, 019-8371, and 019-8462, prior to the May 10th deadline.

That the following By-laws be approved: By-law 52-24 - A By-Law to enact housekeeping amendments to By-Law 86-20, being A By-law to delegate certain powers and duties during a recess of Council of the Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 60-24 - A By-law to Adopt Amendment 50 to the Richmond Hill Official Plan

That By-law 58-24, A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at this meeting, be passed.

That the meeting be adjourned.