Council Meeting
Agenda

C#43-23
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Council Chambers
225 East Beaver Creek Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario

Mayor David West

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We are gathering on lands that have been home to First Nations Peoples from time immemorial. We acknowledge that what we now call Richmond Hill is on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Mississauga and Chippewa Nations of the Williams Treaty. We also recognize that we are on part of the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and the Huron Wendat.


We would also like to acknowledge all First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples from across North America, also known as Turtle Island, who now reside in the City of Richmond Hill. We are committed to rebuilding constructive and cooperative relationships.

  • 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 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 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.

  • That the minutes of Budget Committee of the Whole meeting BCW#06-23 held November 21, 2023, be adopted as circulated and the following recommendation be approved:

  • 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.

  • That the minutes of Budget Committee of the Whole meeting BCW#07-23 held November 28, 2023, be adopted as circulated and the following recommendations be approved:

  • 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;

    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.

  • That the minutes of Budget Committee of the Whole meeting BCW#08-23 held December 5, 2023, be adopted as circulated and the following recommendation be approved:

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

  • That the minutes of Committee of the Whole meeting CW#15-23 held December 6, 2023, be adopted as circulated and the following recommendations be approved:

  • 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.

    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:

    1. 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;
    2. that the amending Zoning By-law be brought forward to the December 13, 2023 Council meeting for consideration and enactment;
    3. 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,
    4. 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:

    1. 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,
    2. 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:

    1. 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,
    2. 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 referred back to staff.

  • 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;

    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 for the proposed development based on the revised unit count;

    c. the applicant has submitted an updated Transportation Impact Study;

    d. the applicant has submitted an updated Natural Heritage Evaluation or Addendum, Tree Inventory and Protection Plan and Arborist Report, recommending, amongst other matters, the revised dripline for the significant woodland, a 10 metre minimum vegetation protection zone to the revised dripline, and restoration planting therein;

    e. that the Natural Heritage lands and their associated buffers as shown on the revised plans, be placed in an appropriate Open Space (OS) Zone or Flood (F) Zone; and,

    f. the applicant provides updated architectural plans demonstrating that all access routes shall maintain a 4.6 metre minimum vertical clearance, loading areas for waste collection that have a 6.5 metre vertical clearance and showing the height of roll-up doors, and providing revised truck maneuvering diagrams from loading areas.

    c) That upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services, the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to enter into Minutes of Settlement and any further agreements or documentation as necessary to implement the Settlement Offer dated November 18, 2023; 

    d) That pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, Council deems that no further notice be required with respect to any necessary modifications to the implementing Zoning By-law Amendment for the proposed development;

    e) That the authority to assign servicing allocation to the proposed development on the subject lands be delegated to the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services subject to the criteria in the City’s Interim Growth Management Strategy, and that the assigned servicing allocation be released in accordance with the provisions of By-law 109-11, as amended; and,

    f) That appropriate City staff be directed to appear at the Ontario Land Tribunal as necessary in support of Council’s position concerning the subject applications.

  • 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;

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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:

    1. 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,
    2. 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.

Moved by: Regional and Local Councillor DiPaola

  • Whereas the Province of Ontario has imposed a target of 27,000 new housing units to be built in Richmond Hill by 2031 and has announced that reimbursement of Development Charges will be withheld from municipalities that fail to reach 80% of their designated target; and

    Whereas the City of Richmond Hill has begun an Official Plan Update process that has already restricted development of new housing units in the Village Local Centre and in the Oak Ridges Local Centre; and

    Whereas the Council of the City of Richmond Hill still has many decisions to make in the overall Official Plan Update process regarding intensification in transportation corridors, MTSA’s, GO Stations and other Local Centres.

    Now Therefore Be It Resolved That:

    Council directs Planning staff to report to Council as early as possible in 2024 regarding where in Richmond Hill the 27,000 new housing units will be built by 2031.

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Explanation: Schlegel Villages Inc. - 11300 Yonge Street - City File D02-20033

Explanation: Approved by Council at its meeting held April 28, 2021 (Delegated Authority - Staff Report SRPI.21.038)

Explanation: Delegated Authority - Organizational Changes - Staff Report SRCM.19.02 (Approved by Council at its meeting held June 11, 2019)

  • That Council move into Closed Session:

    a) To consider personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees, with respect to the membership of the Board of Management of the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area (BIA) for the remainder of the current Term of Council (Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001).

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