Regional Council - Special Meeting

That Council receive the deputation from Laura Barkin.

That Council receive the deputation from Peter Miasek on behalf of the Unionville Residents Association (Markham).

That Council receive the deputation from Tina Barhagh.

That Council receive the deputation from Matthew Heather.

That Council receive the deputations from Don Given, on behalf of Kennedy Elgin Developments Ltd. and First Elgin Mills Development Inc. and o n behalf of East Gwillimbury Whitebelt Landowners Group.

That Council receive the deputation from Steve Gilchrist on behalf of Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust.

That Council receive the deputation from Jessica Karban and May Luong o n behalf of 2621484 Ontario Ltd., property owner of 12041 Woodbine Avenue, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

That Council receive the deputation from Claire Malcolmson.

That Council receive the deputation from Joseph Perry Neil Goode.

That Council receive the deputation from C.W.D. (Bill) Foster o n behalf of Forbid Roads Over Green Spaces.

That Council receive the deputation from Claudio Brutto o n behalf of the owners of 10936-11022, 11248-11264 and 11288 Kennedy Road, City of Markham.

That Council receive the deputation from Councillor Marilyn Iafrate o n behalf of Residents of Ward 1, Maple/Kleinburg.

That Council receive the deputation from Susan Lloyd Swail.

That Council receive the deputation from Susan Sheard.

That Council receive the deputation from Paul Lowes o n behalf of Upper Markham Village Landowners Group Inc.

That Council receive the deputation from Katarzyna Sliwa and Nick Pileggi on behalf of Flato Nobleton.

That Council receive the deputation from Bruce Craig on behalf of Concerned Citizens of King Township.

That Council receive the deputation from Paul Doner.

That Council receive the deputation from Phil Pothen o n behalf of Environmental Defence.

That Council receive the deputation from Cheryll Case.

That Council receive the deputation from Katie Konstantopoulos o n behalf of the Youth Food Committee.

That Council receive the deputation from Kim Empringham o n behalf of York Region Federation of Agriculture.

That Council receive the deputation from Alexis Whalen.

That Council receive the deputation from Andre Willi.

That Council receive the deputation from Irene Ford.

That Council receive the m emorandum from Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services, Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services, Jason Li, Acting Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer, Ann-Marie Carroll, Acting Commissioner of Transportation Services and Paul Freeman, Chief Planner dated October 13, 2021.

That Council receive the submissions in opposition to expanding existing urban boundaries from the following: Cindy Gertsakis, Marina Polak, Joe Wigglesworth, Tina Fyall, Dr. Roop Kaur Sandhu, Nancy Zalman, Deborah McCloskey, M. Donovan-Wiesen, Natalie Telfer, Anne Kaufmann, Adrienne Dwyer, Jill Worton, Gary Wein, Mina Korman, Catherine Flear, Lesley Everest, Sharon Willan, Jane McCulloch, Jane St Germain, Andrew Hampton, Carl Emmerson, James R. Counter, Karolyn Keir, James Stott, Brian and Deborah O'Sullivan, Sherry Draisey, Pauline Wheeler, William Shore, Susan Sheard, David Kempton, Peggy Stevens, Rolph and Joan Davis, Cameron Davis, Gloria Marsh, Donald Strathroy

That Council receive the correspondence from Marilyn Iafrate, Councillor, Ward 1, Maple/Kleinburg, City of Vaughan dated September 15, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Daniel Belli, President, Armland Group, on behalf of Westlin Farms Inc. dated September 30, 2021.

That Council receive and refer to staff the correspondence from Kristina Soolepp, Council Coordinator dated October 13, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Mike Domovitch, 1709491 Ontario Limited dated October 12, 2021.

That Council receive the additional submissions in opposition to expanding existing urban boundaries from the following: Valerie and David Burke, Russ Coles, Mark Goldsworthy, Norma Quesnel, Ashley Dadoun, Charles Wm. Aldred, Tony and Angela Farr, Louisa Santoro, Lou Boswell, Despina Melohe, Wendy Kenyon, Elisabeth & Anthony Tan, Kathleen Wong, Frank Vignando, Lee Whalen, Linda Wells, Catherine Wellesley, Christine Tansley, John Willson, Dorothy Zajac, Angela Grella, Beverley Richardson, Colleen Frankovich, Mary Asselstine, David Kempton and Peggy Stevens, Anne Dalla Rosa, Anne Lacey, J. Bruce Craig, D. Harris, Lee Webb, David Love, Pauline Turko, Marilyn Church, Teresa Ramcharan, Frances Bazos, Julie Johnson, Andrea Scott-Pearse, Dylan Madeley, Mykola Buryeyev, Teresa Porter, Colin Huebert, Debbie Schaefer, Elaine Jackson, Unionville Residents Association, Sally Shearman, Sandra MacKenzie

That Council receive the submissions in opposition to Item H.3 - "Fully Include Town of East Gwillimbury Whitebelt Lands in the 2051 Timeframe" from the following: Joe Goode, Richard and Ann Marie McComb, Claire Malcolmson, Mj Hanley, Nury Rugeles, Antonio Gonzales Chapman, Susan Beharriell, Brigitte Beck, Wendy Kenyon, Sylvia Bowman, George Skoulikas

That Council receive the correspondence from Maria Gatzios, Gatzios Planning + Development Consultants Inc. dated October 19, 2021, on behalf of 4716 Elgin Mills Markham Ltd.

That Council receive the correspondence from Andrew McCammon, Executive Director, The Ontario Headwaters Institute dated October 20, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Paul Harpley, President, South Lake Simcoe Naturalists, Ontario Nature dated October 20, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Andrew Gallo, President, DMS Metals Ltd. dated October 20, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Ryan Guetter, Executive Vice President, Weston Consulting dated October 20, 2021 on behalf of land owners of 10701 Highway 48, City of Markham.

That Council receive the correspondence from Michael S. Manett, MPlan Inc. dated October 20, 2021 on behalf of Leslie Stouffville Landowners Association.

That Council approve the addition of the correspondence from the City of Markham to the agenda.

That Council receive and refer to staff the correspondence from Kimberley Kitteringham, City Clerk, City of Markham dated October 21, 2021.

That Council amend Clause 1 to reflect a 60% intensification scenario. A recorded vote was as follows: For : Chan, Hamilton, Heath, Quirk, Taylor (5) Against : Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Jackson, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati, Scarpitti, Vegh (16)

That Council amend Clause 1 to read as follows and adopt the main motion as amended: Council direct staff to include urban expansion lands based on a 50-55% intensification scenario in the updated Regional Official Plan, specifically 50% intensification annually to 2041 and 55% intensification annually from 2041 to 2051, as outlined in the September 16, 2021 report. The Regional Clerk forward this report to the local municipalities, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and to the Region’s Members of Provincial Parliament. A recorded vote was as follows: For: Bevilacqua, Chan, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Jackson, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Quirk, Rosati, Scarpitti, Vegh (18) Against: Hamilton, Heath, Taylor (3)

That Council adopt the following revised motion: That the Whitebelt lands in King Township not be included to accommodate proposed growth to 2051, and instead re-direct growth towards settlement areas. That Council direct staff to provide, through Official Plan policy, for the redistribution of the population (estimated to be 3,200 people) currently assigned to Whitebelt lands in the Township of King to one or more of the existing and established Villages within King Township, and that the Township determine the location(s) for this future population assignment through a local process.

That Council amend the motion by including the following additional clause: That staff be directed to seek an amendment from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to O. Reg. 140/02: Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act to permit the proposed changes to the settlement area boundary.

That Council adopt the motion, amended as follows: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Regional Council direct staff, through the on-going Municipal Comprehensive Review, to: Include a settlement area boundary expansion to include the proposed South Gormley Employment Expansion Area; and Include a settlement area boundary expansion to the Community of Stouffville to include the proposed Bethesda Lands. That this be in lieu of the whitebelt lands identified in the September 16, 2021 report. That staff be directed to seek an amendment from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to O. Reg. 140/02: Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act to permit the proposed changes to the settlement area boundary. A recorded vote on the amended motion, was as follows: For: Bevilacqua, Chan, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jackson, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Perrelli, Rosati, Scarpitti, Vegh (16) Against: Hamilton, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Quirk, Taylor (5)

That Council adopt the following revised motion: WHEREAS East Gwillimbury Council has unanimously supported and requested that the Region include all Whitebelt lands in East Gwillimbury as urban settlement for future residential and employment area for the 2051 timeframe; and WHEREAS The East Gwillimbury community has over 75% (46,170 acres) of land under permanent environmental protection through the Greenbelt legislation, Oak Ridges Moraine and Conservation Authority regulations; and WHEREAS Our planned urban area will provide for multi-generation family-based housing that will be ground oriented and affordable. In addition, we are currently servicing our highway 404 employment area and the inclusion of additional employment lands will facilitate a balanced and complete live-work community; and WHEREAS The East Gwillimbury Whitebelt Landowner Group is actively in discussions with York Region to ensure the UYSS (or alternative) is fully funded and financed within the East Gwillimbury community; and WHEREAS All additional residential and employment growth in East Gwillimbury will contribute to the future York Region subway extension and all other future regional growth related capital costs. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to designate a minimum of 70% of the Whitebelt lands in East Gwillimbury as Community and Employment Areas and include appropriate phasing and front-funding policies in the Regional Official Plan through this Municipal Comprehensive Revie

That Council adopt the following motion: WHEREAS York Region’s Alternative 2051 Forecast and Land Needs Assessment Scenarios Report dated September 16, 2021 recommends a phased 50-55% intensification scenario in the update Regional Official Plan; and WHEREAS the same Regional Report includes Attachment 3 “City of Markham and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Whitebelt Lands in the Phased 50-55% Scenario” identifying the lands bounded by Elgin Mills Road, Kennedy Road, 19th Avenue and Warden Avenue be designated as “Employment Area”, and only the Hamlet of Almira as “Community Area”; and WHEREAS the City of Markham’s Comments on York Region’s Proposed Growth Forecast to 2051 Report dated July 12, 2021 and Figures 1A and 1B recommend the entire eastern portion of the same block bounded by Elgin Mills Road, Kennedy Road, 19th Avenue and Warden Avenue be designated as “Community Area”, extending to the north-south watercourse located mid-block; and WHEREAS the same City Report identifies concerns with impacts and compatibility of future employment uses on adjacent residential development which may generate sensitive use concerns limiting the viability of employment uses; and WHEREAS the same City Report recommends limiting employment uses to the western portion of the same block and designate as “Employment Area”, to create a self-contained employment area with direct access to Warden Avenue; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the eastern portion of the block bounded by Elgin Mills R

That Council enact Bylaw No. 2021-95 to confirm the proceedings of this special meeting of Council held on October 21, 2021.