Special Council Meeting
Agenda

C#32-20

Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 9:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.

(Electronic Meeting during an Emergency, pursuant to Section 238(3.3) of the Municipal Act, 2001)

His Worship
Mayor Dave Barrow

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect all individuals, City facilities will not be open to the public to attend Council and Committee meetings until further notice.

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1.

Adoption of Agenda

2.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

3.

Scheduled Business

3.1

SRCM.20.19 – Amendments to the Electronic Meeting Procedures - (Proposed By-law 102-20)

• a) That Council approve the proposed amendments to the electronic meeting procedures, Article 12 of the Procedure By-law, as described in staff report SRCM.20.19 and draft By-law 102-20 (attached as Attachment 'A');

  b) That the City Clerk report back to Council on the proposed amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, which, if passed, will permit proxy voting by Members of Council at a meeting;

  c) That draft By-law 102-20, attached as Attachment 'A' to staff report SRCM.20.19, be and is hereby passed.

3.2

SRCS.20.23 - Lake Wilcox Residential Parking Permit Program – Sandbanks Drive and Bayview Ridge Court - (Proposed By-law 101-20)

• a) That staff report SRCS.20.23 regarding the Lake Wilcox Parking Permit Program, be received;

  b) That draft By-law 101-20 (Attachment 1 to staff report SRCS.20.23) be enacted to amend the Parking Regulation By-law 402-89 (Municipal Code Chapter 1116) to expand the permit parking on Sandbanks Drive and Bayview Park Court to apply 7 days a week April 1 to September 30.

3.3

SRPRS.20.109 - A Place To Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe - Proposed Amendment 1

• a) That staff report SRPRS.20.109 regarding proposed amendments to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, be received;

  b) That the Region of York, when allocating the Region’s share of the Growth Plan’s forecast population and jobs to lower tier municipalities, duly account for the considerable growth potential of Richmond Hill afforded by the impending Yonge Subway extension, the completion of the bus rapid transit system along Yonge Street and Highway 7 and Richmond Hill’s GO stations;

  c) That the Region of York, when undertaking the Region’s Land Needs Assessment, duly account for how Richmond Hill’s exemplary intensification levels would facilitate the designation of the lands around the Gormley GO Station as a MTSA without impacting the ability of the City to meet the Growth Plan’s minimum 50% intensification target;

  d) That the above documents to staff report SRPRS.20.109, also be forwarded by the City Clerk to the Clerk and Chief Planner of York Region for information.

4.

By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council at this Meeting

4.1

By-law 103-20

5.

Adjournment