Council Meeting

Agenda

Meeting #:C#41-17
Date:
-
Location:
Council Chambers
225 East Beaver Creek Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario
His Worship
Mayor Dave Barrow

The Budget Committee of the Whole presents its Report for meeting BCW#07-17 held on November 8, 2017 and respectfully recommends that the minutes be adopted as circulated and the following recommendations be approved:

  • a) That Council approve the alternative recreation facility development options as described in staff report SRCS.17.25;

    b) That the feasibility study on the re-purposing of the Richmond Green Agriculture Buildings be approved and incorporated into the Richmond Green Master Plan process;

    c) That staff revise the 10 year capital plan based on Council’s approval of the alternative options.

  • a) That the memorandum from Patrick Lee, Director, Policy Planning, and Tracey Steele, Manager, Park and Natural Heritage Planning, dated November 8, 2017, regarding request for addition to the 2018 Capital Budget, Trail connection from the MacLeod’s Landing neighbourhood to the main Oak Ridges Corridor Conservation Reserve trail, be received;

    b) That $160,000 sourced from the Gas Tax Reserve be allocated to a 2018 capital account for the MacLeod’s Landing Trail Connection project contingent upon the partnership arrangement with TRCA, Trillium Foundation and The Gordon and Patricia Gray Foundation.

  • a) That the 2018 Draft Capital Budget in the amount of $64,520,000 as identified in Appendix ‘A’ to staff report SRCFS.17.041 be approved, subject to the following adjustments:

    1. addition of the MacLeod’s Landing Trail Connection in the amount of $370,000;

    2. addition of the David Dunlap Observatory Short Term Rehabilitation Work in the amount of $5,745,300.

    b) That the 2018 Draft Capital Budget recommended funding sources identified in Appendix ‘D’ to staff report 17.041 and the additional recommended funding sources for MacLeod’s Landing Trail Connection and David Dunlap Observatory Short Term Rehabilitation Work be approved;

    c) That Capital Project Operations Centre - Mechanical Phase 2 Construction as identified in the Grant Contingency List, attached as Appendix ‘B’ to staff report SRCFS.17.041, be advanced to 2018 if grant funding becomes available;

    d) That the Ten-Year Capital Forecast in the amount of $876.9 million, attached as Appendix ‘G’ and ‘H’ to staff report SRCFS.17.041 as revised to $824.1 million to reflect the Recreation Plan changes and the addition of the David Dunlap Observatory Long Term and Occupancy Work, and the Capital Grant Contingency List, attached as Appendix ‘B’ to staff report SRCFS.17.041 be received;

    e) That the staff resources identified in staff report SRCFS.17.041 for the grant funded capital program be approved;

    f) That draft By-law 80-17, attached as Appendix ‘J’ to staff report SRCFS.17.041, be referred to the November 27, 2017 Council meeting for adoption;

    g) That staff update the Road Reconstruction Priority Rating System and report back prior to the 2019 Capital Budget process.

  • a) That all capital projects listed in Appendix ‘A’ to staff report SRCFS.17.037:

    i. Be closed;

    ii. Projects with unexpended funds be returned to source(s) as identified; and

    iii. Projects with overspent funds be funded as identified.

    b) That Budget and Funding Adjustments, as noted in Appendix ‘B’ to staff report SRCFS.17.037, be approved;

    c) That the Status of Capital Projects List in Appendix ‘E’ to staff report SRCFS.17.037 be received;

    d) That draft By-law 60-17, attached as Appendix ‘F’ to staff report SRCFS.17.037 be referred to the November 27, 2017 Council meeting for adoption.

The Committee of the Whole presents its Report for meeting CW#17-17 held on November 20, 2017 and respectfully recommends that the minutes be adopted as circulated and the following recommendations be approved:

  • a) That having held a meeting in accordance with Section 357, and 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001 in respect of the application made by the Treasurer and the owners listed staff report SRCFS.17.049 at which the applicants may make representations to Committee of the Whole;

    b) That taxes amounting to $136,050.11 be written off pursuant to the provisions of Section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001;

    c) That taxes amounting to $7,048.96 be written off pursuant to the provisions of Section 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001;

    d) That applicable penalty and interest be adjusted accordingly; and that the Treasurer be directed to adjust the accounts receivable accordingly.

  • The People Plan Task Force presents its Report PPTF#03-17 for its meeting held on May 17 2017, and respectfully recommends that the minutes be adopted as circulated.

  • The Richmond Hill Heritage Centre Advisory Committee presents its Reports for meetings HCAC#03-17 held May 24, 2017 and HCAC#04-17 held September 26, 2017, and respectfully recommends that the minutes be adopted as circulated.

  • The Youth Action Committee presents its Reports for its meetings held on September 27, 2017 and October 25, 2017, and respectfully recommends that the minutes be adopted as circulated.

  • a) That draft By-law 101-17, attached as Attachment 'A' to staff report SRCFS.17.047, be adopted to authorize the levying of an interim tax amount for all rateable properties and to establish installment due dates;

    b) That staff be authorized to present future Interim Tax Levy By-law directly to Council without need of a prior staff report.

  • a) That staff be authorized to extend the non-competitive award of advertising services awarded to York Region Media Group, a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd., for up to four (4) additional one (1) years terms, for a cost not to exceed $163,000 (exclusive of Taxes) in the first additional one year term, and subsequent terms not to exceed the approved budget, pursuant to Article 7.1 (1) of the Procurement By-law 113-16 as the goods and/or services are provided by a market-based monopoly;

    b) That the Mayor and the Clerk be authorized to execute any necessary documentation to effect the contract upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Corporate and Financial Services.

  • a) That additional funding in the amount of $13,000 (excluding taxes) be allocated from the Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Reserve Fund to the approved 2017 capital budget for the Tennis Court Inspections and Conditional Analysis Study pursuant to RFQ-65-17;

    b) That the Commissioner of Community Services be authorized to execute any necessary documentation to affect the contract.

  • That staff report SRPRS.17.173 be received and that the proposed expansion to the Puccini Drive Neighbourhood Residential Infill Study as outlined in staff report SRPRS.17.173 be approved.

  • That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by King Hill Holdings Inc. and Carmine Francella for the lands known as Lots 476, 479 and 480, Plan 133 (municipal address: 0 Portage Avenue), File Number D02-17012, be approved, subject to the following:

    a) That the subject lands be rezoned from the provisions of the former Township of King By-law 986, as amended, to “Single Detached Four (R4) Zone” under By-law 313-96, as amended, and that the amending Zoning By-law establish site specific development standards as outlined in staff report SRPRS.17.188;

    b) That the amending Zoning By-law be brought forward to a regular meeting of Council for consideration and enactment.

     

  • That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Ming Zhang and Wei Zhang for lands known as Part of Lot 2, Plan 201, municipally known as 10 Bayview Court South, File Number D02-17001, be approved, subject to the following:

    a) That the subject lands be rezoned from Agricultural (A) Zone under Zoning By-law 1703, as amended, to Single Detached Six (R6) Zone under Zoning By-law 313-96, as amended, with site specific development standards, as outlined in staff report SRPRS.17.189;

    b) That Council approve the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Appendix 'B' to staff report SRPRS.17.189.

  • That the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by Ghasem Pahlavan Hashemi, Tahereh Jalali, Masoud Ziaian and Golita Seyed-Mohammadi for lands known as Part of Lots 5 and 6 (municipal addresses: 266, 272 and 276 Sunset Beach Road), Town File Numbers D02-15031 and D03-12004, be approved subject to the following:

    a) That Council approve the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as set out in Appendix 'A' to staff report SRPRS.17.187 and that it be brought forward to a regular meeting of Council for consideration and enactment;

    b) That Council approve the conditions of draft Plan of Subdivision approval as set out in Appendix 'B' to staff report SRPRS.17.187;

    c) That prior to enactment of the Zoning By-law Amendment and the issuance of draft Plan of Subdivision approval, the applicant pay the applicable processing fees in accordance with the Town’s Tariff of Fees By-law.

  • a) That staff report SRPRS.17.179 regarding Metrolinx’s Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan be received;

    b) That Metrolinx be advised that the Yonge North Subway Extension is the top transit priority for the Town of Richmond Hill, and that the Town requests Metrolinx to seek opportunities to advance the funding and construction of the Yonge North Subway Extension within the timeframe of the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan, setting a target date of no later than 2031 for the opening of the extension (the same target date adopted by York Region Council on November 16, 2017 in respect to its’ consideration of the Draft Metrolinx 2041 Regional Transportation Plan);

    c) That Metrolinx be requested to advance the timing of Regional Express Rail Service (frequent all-day and two-way service) on the Richmond Hill GO Rail Line within the timeframe of the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan;

    d) That Metrolinx be requested to consider the addition of a Grade Separation project on Elgin Mills Road at the Richmond Hill GO Rail Line, as part of identifying a Freight Cluster at this location in the Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan, setting a target date of no later than 2031 for completion of the grade separation;

    e) That Metrolinx be requested to reconsider including a GO Station or Mobility Hub at 16th Avenue, within the Town’s Key Development Area;

    f) That staff be directed to continue to work with Metrolinx, York Region, other agencies and stakeholders with respect to the timing and funding of the Richmond Hill infrastructure projects and initiatives identified in the Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan;

    g) That the Town Clerk be directed to forward a copy of staff report SRPRS.17.179 to Metrolinx as the Town’s comments regarding Metrolinx’s Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan;

    h) That the Town Clerk be directed to forward a copy of staff report SRPRS.17.179 to York Region as the Town’s comments regarding Metrolinx’s Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan; and

    i) That the Town Clerk be directed to forward a copy of staff report SRPRS.17.179 to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change as Richmond Hill’s formal response to the Environmental Bill of Rights posting 013-1550 “A Call for Comments on the Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan”.

Referred from the November 20, 2017 Committee of the Whole meeting.

  • a) That staff report SRPRS 17.197 be received;

    b) That the Yonge and Bernard Key Development Area Secondary Plan (Appendix 'A') and Implementing Bylaw (Appendix 'B') be adopted;

    c) That Richmond Hill Council take further steps to advocate that relevant regional transportation and road improvements in the Yonge/Bernard KDA vicinity be completed in a timely manner to coincide with the initial build out in the KDA, including, at a minimum, the Elgin Mills railway grade separation, the widening of Elgin mills Road between Bathurst Street and Yonge Street as outlined in the York Region Transportation Master Plan, and intersection improvements be completed at Elgin Mills/Yonge and Yorkland/Elgin Mills;

    d) That Richmond Hill Council advocates for the widening of 19th Avenue from Yonge Street to Highway 404 and for a highway interchange at Highway 404;

    e) That if the transportation improvements listed in clause c) are not completed before 15% of the total housing units prescribed in the KDA Secondary Plan are approved, that a Planning mechanism comparable to a holding by-law be initiated to pause development in the area;

    f) That during the hold period referred to in clause e) a review of the local and Regional Transportation conditions in the KDA area be completed and all suggested adjustments be made to the transportation network according to recommendations coming out of the traffic review before further development in the KDA is approved.;

    g) And that the BRT Yonge project be completed before any building over 4 storeys be approved within the KDA area.

There are no other business items to be considered.

There are no closed session items to be considered.