The Richmond Hill Record

Committee of the Whole

December 6, 2023

Who was there

Present (10): Godwin Chan, Karen Cilevitz, Simon Cui, Carol Davidson, Joe DiPaola, M. Flores, Castro Liu, Micheal Shiu, Scott Thompson, 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 (20 motions)

19 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions: a) Delegation regarding the proposed applications submitted by 4Q Commercial WP Inc., for 11160 and 11172 Yonge Street – (Agenda Item 10.1); b) Delegations regarding Draft Mill Pond Park Revitalization Master Plan – (Agenda Item 10.2); c) Correspondence from Nick Bird, dated December 4, 2023, regarding Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy – (Agenda Item 11.15); d) Correspondence from Adriana Pisano Beaumont, Richmond Hill Winter Carnival, dated December 4, 2023, regarding the Draft Mill Pond Park Revitalization Master Plan - (Agenda Item 11.16).
Moved by Councillor Cilevitz
Carried
a) That the presentation by Dan Terzievski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering, regarding the 2023 Transportation Master Plan Update and 2023 Urban Master Environmental Servicing Plan Update, be received with thanks.
Moved by Regional and Councillor Chan
Carried
a) That the presentation by Dan Terzievski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering, regarding Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy, be received with thanks.
Moved by Regional and Local Councillor Chan
Carried
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.
Moved by Councillor Shiu
Carried
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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
a) That Staff Report SRCS.23.21, regarding Election Sign amendments to the Sign By-law, be received. 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).
Moved by Councillor Davidson
Carried Unanimously
C#15-23 December 6, 2023 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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
a) That staff report SRIES.23.004 regarding the 2023 Transportation Master Plan Update, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Cui
Carried
a) That staff report SRIES.23.005 regarding the 2023 Traffic Operations and Safety Strategy, be adopted.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
a) That staff report SREIS.23.006 regarding the 2023 Urban Master Environmental Servicing Plan Update Study, be adopted.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried
a) That the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by The Canada Life Assurance Company and The C#15-23 December 6, 2023 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, 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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
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. C#15-23 December 6, 2023
Moved by Councillor Davidson
Carried
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, 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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
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
Moved by Councillor Cui
Referred
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: C#15-23 December 6, 2023 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; 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 f
Moved by Councillor Cui
Carried
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; C#15-23 December 6, 2023 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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
a) That the correspondence from Nick Bird, dated December 4, 2023, regarding Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy, be received.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
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.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
That the meeting be adjourned.
Moved by Mayor West
Carried

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