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Scorpity, we're now streaming. Thank you very much, Madam Clerk,

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today's agenda. We do have confidential items, although they're pretty

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recent, so we may not, I don't think the new

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item on there there is one. Okay, there is a

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new item. That we do have to maybe go into

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camera, but we'll deal with those at that time. We'll

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report out after the closed session. With that. Call the

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meeting to order, and we begin today by acknowledging the

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traditional territories of indigenous peoples and their commitment to the

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stewardship of the land. We acknowledge the community's encircle, the

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northwest, south, and eastern direction, the hut and is shonen

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here in Wendat, Anishnaabe, Seneca, Chipoa, and the Mississaugas of

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the Credit People. We share the responsibility with the caretakers

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of this land to ensure that the dish is never

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empty. And to restore relationships that are based on peace,

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friendship, and trust. And we here at the city of

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Markham, our committed to reconciliation, partnership and enhanced understanding. With

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that, is there any disclosure of pecuniary interest. If not,

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and you recognise that you have it at some point,

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you can certainly indicate it at that time. The Council

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minutes of June 23rd, moved by Councillor Lee, seconded by

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Councillor Irish. Any comments or questions on the minutes. Not

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all those in favor oppose that is carried. Presentations. We

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don't have a presentation, but we do have one affiliated

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with one of the reports, but we'll wait till we

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get to the report itself. And it's up to

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the individuals, but the people that are here on the

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agenda to speak to Langstaff East. Do you want to

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speak now? Uh, we do have a staff presentation, which

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I think might be helpful. But if anyone has a

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time issue. Lewis, are you here. Yes, Mr. Mayor, I'm

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here. Uh, I don't have a problem waiting after the

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presentation. I just thought it might be helpful and maybe

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potentially answer or deal with some of the issues that

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you want to highlight. Renata, I see you're there. Do

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you want to wait? Or wait? Fine, fine to wait.

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Okay, and Dwight. Yes. Can you hear me. Okay?

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You're very low, but we can hear you. Yes, I

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can. Okay. Thank you. And Evelyn, I'm not sure that

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you're speaking on this. I think you're speaking on another

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item, I believe. No, it is on the... Oh, this

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one as well. Okay. And do you want to, do

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you mind waiting or. Yeah, I can wait. I don't

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mind. Okay, thank you. Uh, so the next item is

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memorandum. That deals with the request of the revised conditions

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for the city's support of a minister zoning order in

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East Langstaff. And, um, we have a memorandum, but I

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think it will be helpful if both staff and the

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applicant made a presentation so that we're clear. This was

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before development services committee a few months ago, uh, and

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since that time, um, we've had various meetings with the

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applicant in an effort to, um, I'll say improve some

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of the transportation, um, requirements for the, uh, for the

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development. In the original report, there was certainly references to

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some of these things, but I think as you see

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in this presentation and report, it's become, um, pretty, uh,

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pretty clear as to what is going to be required

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in terms of the infrastructure improvements as the, as the

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development proceeds. So with that, I'll hand it over to

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Director Julio Sascato to start off. And then I believe

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the applicant also wants to speak. Or representative of the

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applicant. Yeah. Through you, Mr. Chair, I'm going to ask,

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um, Daniel Bruto, who's senior planner, uh, who's been working

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on this file to come up and make a brief

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presentation. Um, well, mostly the intensive presentation to walk through

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a couple of changes to the MZO. So committee may

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recall that they voted in favor of supporting the MZO,

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the province, uh, subsequent to that meeting. There was a

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desire, uh, by development services committee to see and improved.

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that as the units are coming along, coming online, rather,

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the commensurate, um, build out of the transportation infrastructure. Um,

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staff had initially, uh, was initially relying on plan of

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subdivision to ensure that those improvements would happen. But this

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is another, uh, tool that we can use as conditions

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within the MZO that I think provided some greater comfort

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to address the committee's desires on that matter. There was

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another, um, addition where just to ensure that and make

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it abundantly clear that this area will be serviced through

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mark and district energy and that the land, uh, provided

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for new facility will be provided to the municipality and

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no cost of the municipality. So that was added in

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as a condition of the M's at all as well.

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Just to kind of refresh committee's memory on the broader

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MZO. There was, as you know, there was anemosito passed

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by the province on lands west of Cedar, um, which

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significantly increased the heights and densities. Um, the landowners on

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the east side of Cedar approached the city primarily. Through

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Kyle Moore as their primary spokesperson. But in a consensus

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basis with those landowners, uh, to increase the density on

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their lands. But with the proposition to the city that

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it would largely keep intact the original secondary plan, the

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California plan, um, and so what the, all that to

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say, the benefits that accrue to the city here in

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exchange for acknowledging, uh, that some increase in density might

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be warranted is to ensure that we receive the original

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amount of parkland that was greater than what we would

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have received through Bill 23 ensure that the area is

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comprehensively planned. Uh, the, you know, working together to create

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a new large community centre, ensure the roads come in

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and the MDE facility. This is being done through MZO

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primarily because in our, at least that way, we have

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the city avoids the problem in the future of having

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subsequent site specific amendments erode the permissions counsel, but in

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place in the conditions they put in place. So we

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felt this gave security to the city and to the

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applicants of the increased heightened density would come with the

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benefits accrued to the city. Um, so that is, you

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know, in short, the rationale for the city supporting the

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semito or the city staff rather supporting the M so.

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Don't. And what I'm going to do is just ask

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Daniel to give presentation here an outline what the changes

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were from the MZO that the committee has already seen.

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Okay. Thanks. Thank you, Julio. As Juliel mentioned, this

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presentation focuses on the changes made to the LAN staff

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East MZO requests since it was endorsed by development services

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committee on October 14th, 2025. I'll begin with a recap

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of how we arrived at this point. It's taken about

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two and a half years to get to this point

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from the initial submission in December 2023. During this time,

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a lot's been accomplished in June, 2024, the province repealed

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the legislation, guiding the initial community infrastructure and housing accelerator

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application that was submitted. That's referred to as CIA for

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short. At the same time, they introduced the MZO framework.

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After the MZO framework was released, the application was transitioned

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to an MZO request. And public engagement commenced, including indigenous

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consultation. Public engagement included one public meeting that was held

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here. And three engagement sessions, which took place at the

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Thornhill community centre. During the first engagement session in June

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of last year, the revised MZO was shared with the

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broader group and feedback was garnered. During the second engagement

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session in July of last year. The city presented its

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perspective on the Q matters that were raised and sought

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public feedback. This all culminated in the MZO being presented

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to DSC in October. As was mentioned before. At the

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DSC meeting, Council, sorry, DSC endorsed the MZ request, but

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directed staff to consider conditions in the MZO related to

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the plan transportation infrastructure improvements. And the phasing of development

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before Council ratification. After DSC in October, a third engagement

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session was held. In June of this year last month.

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With the landowners to present the revised conditions. This leads

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me into the purpose of the presentation today, which I'll

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go through on the next slide. So the purpose of

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the presentation today is twofold. The primary purpose is to

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explain why the city requested changes to the M's at

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O and what they mean. Focusing on two changes. One

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being a revision made to the district energy condition. And

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the second being the introduction of five new transportation conditions.

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Second to that staff can confirm that besides the two

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changes, we're going to discuss here today. No other changes

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have been made to the MZO since it was endorsed

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by development services committee. To be clear, this means that

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many of the key matters included in the MZO presented

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to DSC in October have not changed. And so that

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includes matters such as costs sharing obligations. The parkland structure

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remains unchanged. Land use permissions remain unchanged. And the preferred

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school locations and sizes remain unchanged. Let's, I'll begin with,

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uh, overview of the change made to the district energy

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condition. So on the screen is the October

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version of the district energy condition and the current version

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of the condition. This condition has been expanded to clarify

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what the city's expectations are with respect to district heating

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and cooling. Throughout the process, there's been discussion about a

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district heating and energy system. If this were to occur,

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the condition makes a clear now that any space required

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to implement. Such a system shall be provided by the

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landowners. To the system operator at no cost. And that

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the district heating and cooling operator is responsible for supplying

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and installing and ongoing equipment maintenance. The next couple of

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slides will provide an overview of the five new transportation

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each of the new transportation conditions. Is that improvements are

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required at different stages of the build out? This is

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what staff referred to as stage gating. We're by specific

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improvements are tied to unit counts. This approach has been

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implemented by the city and other large planning areas such

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as York Downs and Markville. Focusing on one nine. The

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intent of this condition is to secure the improvements described

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in A through E on the screen there. Before the

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issuance of an above grade building permit for the first

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unit anywhere on the plan. So this includes A, which

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is improvements, which is improvements to the existing LAN staff

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road from Cedared Avenue to South Boulevard. That's the area

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shaded in pink on the figure. B, which are improvements

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to the existing LAN staff road from South Boulevard to

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Bayview Avenue. Again, that's the pink area you see shaded.

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C improvements to the intersection of Langstaff Road. And bathe

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you avenue. So that's the pink area you see at

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the southeast corner, the bottom right hand. Corner of the

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figure. And. D is the construction

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of the new self Boulevard from Essex Avenue, the existing

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SX Avenue. To length staff road. So the pink area

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shaded at the figure. And E are improvements to the

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existing Essex Avenue, which is shaded in pink. Moving on

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to the next condition, 110 and sticking with the same

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structure. Um, this condition would have to be met prior

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to the issuance of an above grade permit for the

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401st dwelling unit. For the blocks adjacent to North Boulevard.

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Which are the blocks shown in blue on the screen

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or described an 8 to G in the condition itself.

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The intent of this condition is to require the ultimate

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realign to require the construction of the ultimate realign North

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Boulevard from Cedar Avenue on the left - hand side.

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To South Boulevard. Again, this is a section shaded in

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pink. Including any works necessary west of Cedar Avenue to

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align with North Boulevard if determined necessary and feasible by

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the city. The next condition, 111, will shift our focus

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from the blocks adjacent to North Avenue, north boulevard, to

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those adjacent to self - boulevard. Like condition, like the

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previous condition, this condition would have to be met prior

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to the issuance of an above grade permit for the

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4, 001st dwelling unit. However, this one applies to the

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blocks adjacent to south boulevard. Which are the blocks shown

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in blue on the figure. Or described in AI through

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IV in the condition itself. The intent of this condition

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is to have constructed the three pieces of work described

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in B. If determined necessary and feasible by the city.

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So this work includes. Constructing self - boulevard from Cedar

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Avenue to Essex, which is the area sheated in pink.

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And the figure. Improving the existing cedar avenue, which is

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shaded in pink on the left - hand side there.

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And constructing as sixth avenue to its ultimate right -

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of - way, which is you see part of it

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shaded in pink, but the condition speaks to the entire

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road itself. Next, let's look at condition 112, which will

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revisit the ultimate construction of North Boulevard contemplated by 110,

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but at a different period in time. For different blocks.

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So where is 110 applies to the blocks adjacent to

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north Boulevard. This condition applies to any property and must

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be met prior to the issuance of grade permit. For

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the 601st dwelling unit. And this condition speaks to the

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ultimate construction of North Boulevard. And lastly, the fifth new

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transportation condition. 113 shown here. It differs from the other

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conditions. In that it doesn't specifically single out improvements. Instead,

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what it requires. Is a transportation addendum with each development

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application to confirm and or update. The recommendations of the

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study submitted in support of this application. And to confirm

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the road in transit improvements required for each particular development.

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The addendum takes into consideration several factors at the time

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of its submission. Including but not limited to internal and

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external improvements. The unit count thresholds described in the other

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conditions. Active transportation needs and transportation demand management needs. This

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condition applies to all the properties and must be met

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when a development application is submitted. With that, it marks

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the end of the five new transportation conditions. This concludes

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my presentation and myself and other staff members are available

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to answer any questions. Thank you. So maybe you could

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just for a second go back to the first map

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and first set of conditions. And, um, again, I want

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to thank the applicant. This has taken. A little bit

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longer than I thought it would, but, um, I think

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it's an indication of us trying to really get the

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necessary improvements in place. Um, so if we step through,

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um, each of these steps right now in condition number

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one. And I want to reiterate because I want to

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make sure everyone heard it before there's any unit that

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is built above ground. So there may be site preparation.

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There may be underground parking lots infrastructure being built. That

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doesn't generate people. Uh, but before the permit is issued

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for an above ground, unit, um, and I want to

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reiterate, basically, you will have, uh, a very improved condition

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of the roads that exist there today. And I'll maybe

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take you east. I'll take you from sort of east

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to west starting at that intersection. If you can use

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to use your, your mouse. So that intersection is going

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to be improved with proper right hand turn lanes proper

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left hand turn lanes. The right signalization. Day one before

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anybody moves in. And so, uh, I'll just say, uh,

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and I know this was already approved. The report at

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development services committee. But revisiting some of the conditions. Uh,

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I wanted to make sure that, uh, the, uh, landowners

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group were obligated to make these improvements not just for

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the new development, but honestly when the subway begins operation,

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uh, I personally believe it's going to change dramatically the

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traffic flow of how this whole community, not just the

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new community and langstaff, but how the whole community will,

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will operate. So that intersection will be fully designed and

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completed with all of the right turning movements. Then North

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Boulevard, which I think everybody knows what kind of condition.

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That road is in. This will be modernized. Uh, with

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proper curbs and everything and improved, uh, right up to

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South Boulevard. And then the reason that the distinction is

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made, uh, north of South Boulevard. While it won't be

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the ultimate, uh, configuration of North Boulevard, again, a significant

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improvement of conditions, uh, going from North Boulevard all the

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way over to Cedar, uh, avenue, which, um, just to

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give members of council the full picture. On the west

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side, uh, construction, I'm not sure when it will start,

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but the new elevated langstaff road, uh, west of Cedar

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Avenue. That new condition and ultimate condition will be constructed.

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We'll begin construction in order to accommodate the subway coming

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up. So, but rather than having this, uh, ultimate condition,

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west of cedar. And the current condition of North Boulevard,

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which is obviously below standard, even in today's environment, that

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will be improved. And then with over time, as you

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saw in the presentation east of Cedar Avenue, will ultimately

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be built to match really the configuration west of Cedar

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Avenue. And then for the purposes of getting around in

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this community, before one unit is built above ground, the

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South Boulevard, uh, from west of the north Boulevard, if

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you could use your cursor, that section in there, again,

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will be improved as will, um, Essex, sorry, street B

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or SSX. So it really gives people a way to

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flow through the community. If they're just going to the

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other side, would it improve intersection at Bayview and North

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Boulevard and improved North Boulevard all the way matching to

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Langstaff, uh, west of, of, uh, of Cedar Avenue. So

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a direct route. And then for those that might be

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living in the first phases of this development, there will

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be a connection. You don't have to go out to

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the North Boulevard. You can go out to South Boulevard,

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go up Essex. And again, get to North Boulevard and

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get to, uh, the other side on Langstaff Road. And

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then those other, those other iterations really speak to as

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the development continues to happen. So, but again, very clear

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in terms of the obligation of the landowners group to

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provide, uh, this important infrastructure. So I think it is

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an incredible improvement, um, in terms of what needs to

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be built and when it needs to be built, not

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only for the new development, but for the, uh, the

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existing community today, because as I said, when that subway

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becomes operational, uh, think of now with the GO station,

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multiply that, uh, by several other trips when the young

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subway becomes operational and you have, uh, you have, uh,

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the, uh, the station open there as well. So I

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just wanted to reiterate. I know it was clearly said,

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but I just wanted to underscore, uh, the timing of

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this before any condos go up. These improvements are going

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to be made. And all of the subsequent improvements are

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not going to wait till all the development is finished.

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It'll be phased in as the, as the development progresses.

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Okay. Uh, with that, I don't know if there's any

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questions at this point from members of Council. And you're

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done all year all of your presentation. So Mr. Chair,

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yes, word. Don, I don't know if Miss Gatsio wanted

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to make some brief comments. And then, um, I don't

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know. I'll leave it in your hands as to whether

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what order you want to do the deputation. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor members of Council members of staff.

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My name is Maria Gaticio. So if Gatio's planning, I'm

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here representing the applicant. I do have a series of

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slides. I don't, I don't propose to make a presentation

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unless I, there are any questions that I'm happy to

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refer the slides. I just wanted to make a couple

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of, a couple of comments. Um, first of all, I

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do want to thank Council and staff for working with

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us on what has been a very detailed and long

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process. But I will admit when we left DSC, we

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were thinking we were done in honour way. And what

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we heard from Council and staff was that, um, there

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wasn't a comfort level to leave the transportation improvements to

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site by site applications in site by site reports. And

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the city wanted them enshrined up front in the MZO.

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Um, and so, uh, my client agreed we worked through

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this with city staff. And I do commend them for

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a lot of time and effort to get us to

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this point. Um, we are comfortable with what is in

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the MZO. It is, um, in some ways belts and

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suspenders, but we're not objecting to that. The improvements were

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described, were required. So, so we are here saying we

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are supportive of what's in front of you. Um, the

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triggers are needed. They're described. And so they are very,

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very clearly spelled out for anyone coming forward, not left

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to sites by site specificity later on. Um, the second

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thing I wanted to point out, uh, second of four

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points I wanted to make is I just want to,

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to once again, refocus in the larger picture. And I

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wanted to reiterate sort of where I started with this,

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you know, two years ago. Um, we had the Lang

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staff secondary plan west of Cedar was approximately 10, 000

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units. Part of that was that there was a subway

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stop planned at that point over on Young Street as

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well. East of Cedar, which is our area, which we

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call East Langstaff was about 5, 000 units. As we

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know, the province's bridge MZO took the west side density

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up to about 20, 000 units. And what this MZO

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does is brings the east side up to just under

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10, 000. So I just want to ensure that this,

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this MZO, hopefully with this Council's support is still half

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the density of that West MZO. It is not a

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similar density. It is a different plan. It has a

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lot of other features as well as continuing a staff

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said to maintain the structure and the linear park process

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and park system that was contemplated originally. A third point

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I want to make is that as part of this

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process, our benefits and a series of now up front

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agreed upon items that are a benefit for the city

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and the community. And a couple of them, um, and

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I think we're referenced is number one, the increased total

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parkland is more than each application coming forward would be

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owing under the planning act. There is an overall parkland

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package. Um, that provides Parkland beyond the planning act and

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beyond the environmental feature at the east end. Um, there

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is a minimum committed amount of commercial retail GFA written

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into the MZO. There is a maximum total residential GFA

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for the entire area. And there is a block by

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block maximum height. Those are some of the things that

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are in this overall package that would not be there

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or would have to be negotiated application by application going

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forward. Um, my final point is that, um, this latest,

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uh, transportation beefed up M0 was presented by a city

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staff to the other owners in the East Lang staff

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area in a session in June. That session without speaking

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for the other owners went well. There is a very

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good understanding and a good sense of support from the

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other owners in the area who understand the benefits and

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the opportunities for them to be able to move forward

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with a sale or with whatever they may want to

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do with their properties in the context of the MZO.

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And this enhanced way. So I did want to be

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available to answer any questions. I do hope Council supports

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this. I think it's the culmination of a lot of

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very detailed and hard work by the other owners in

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the area by the city and by my client and

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consultant team. And my hope is that this will now

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finally catapult us into seeing this area developed. So thank

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you very much for the opportunity to speak. And I'm

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happy to answer any questions. And thank you very much.

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Any questions of the deputy. Okay. Uh, if not, we'll

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move on to the, thank you very much. We'll move

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on to the, um.

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Let's sound your hearing is me logging back into Eastcrime

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for some reason. Um, who was first up. There.

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Lewis, uh, your first up because I'm having a challenge

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getting back in. So go ahead and, uh, start your

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deputation. If you can. Allow me to. Start a video.

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We'll bring you down into the. Main form. Can you

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turn on your camera? Disabled by the host? Okay. Can

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you turn on your camera? There you go. I'm trying.

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Okay. Good. If you just wait one second, cause I

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just want to make sure. You're brought down into the

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main area. There you go. Go ahead. Okay. Good afternoon,

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Mr. Mayor. Council members and staff. Thank you for the

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opportunity to address you today. My name is Risa Oliveira.

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I'm the president of Ai Link. Willow progressing association. Also

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known as ORA. Or as support secretion of complete communities,

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we have been closely monitoring the LAN staff east and

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bridge transit oriented community URAM planning. Because as currently proposed,

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it would create an ultra - dense commuter community of

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more than 60, 000 people. We've profound impacts on surrounding

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neighbourhoods. When this time and appreciate the work that has

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been done in the draft MCO, but the liningstap is

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with bridge TOC already ultra high density, low employment levels

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are limited services. We'll just access that creation of poorly

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planned community. To illustrate the practical impacts, consider a typical

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feature family, living near the centre of LA stuff is.

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Such as block five. Their daily experience will depend not

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only on the number of genuine approof, but on whether

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adequate transit school childcare parks health care retail and community

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facilities are delivered. First point is they have breakfast. And

474
00:37:49,747 --> 00:37:54,099
they have to walk to the higher order transit. The

475
00:37:54,139 --> 00:37:59,186
subway. So it's not working distance. It's 20 minutes. The

476
00:37:59,207 --> 00:38:04,386
closest to a subway high tech savour station is 1000

477
00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:09,543
metres. You are in cedar avenue. The farthest is 2,

478
00:38:09,583 --> 00:38:16,190
200 metres. So on lock 5, the average is 1600

479
00:38:16,291 --> 00:38:20,977
metres. 20 minutes. If you are closer to baby, you're

480
00:38:20,977 --> 00:38:24,998
going to be almost half an hour. So it's a

481
00:38:24,998 --> 00:38:28,328
long distance to walk every day. Uh, if you go

482
00:38:28,328 --> 00:38:32,608
to, uh, the bus rabbit transit on highway 7, it

483
00:38:32,608 --> 00:38:37,316
will take approximately 1200 metres. So it's a 15 minute

484
00:38:37,356 --> 00:38:40,836
walk crossing the bridge on highway 7 is not for

485
00:38:40,836 --> 00:38:43,796
the faint of heart, probably why they're protected sides will

486
00:38:43,796 --> 00:38:47,412
be needed there. But that's your region. And is they

487
00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:55,332
going to take the go, then it's in walking distance,

488
00:38:55,332 --> 00:39:00,566
700 to 1000 metres. But unfortunately, there is only rush

489
00:39:00,566 --> 00:39:02,886
hour service on that line. And there is no plans

490
00:39:02,886 --> 00:39:07,390
to increment the capacity. Actually, that will be a problem

491
00:39:07,430 --> 00:39:11,250
for the rest of the communities that live around. Uh,

492
00:39:11,271 --> 00:39:16,050
when you look at the mitigations, uh, setting shuttle passes,

493
00:39:16,311 --> 00:39:20,210
using active transportation approaches are far from enough to address

494
00:39:20,791 --> 00:39:24,370
probably between 5, 000 to 10, 000 Russia or commuters.

495
00:39:25,509 --> 00:39:29,231
Uh, I did a calculation with so many buses. But

496
00:39:29,271 --> 00:39:32,271
at the end, a small resident of the high density

497
00:39:32,452 --> 00:39:36,431
downtown Toronto had found. Transit takes the same time as

498
00:39:36,452 --> 00:39:44,906
walking. Sometimes more for short distances. We have been services

499
00:39:45,807 --> 00:39:49,546
doubled the population density with cell correspondent services increases. This

500
00:39:49,546 --> 00:39:52,426
will create a poor quality of life and overflow nearby

501
00:39:52,466 --> 00:39:57,876
and nearby communities. There is only a three percent increase.

502
00:40:01,674 --> 00:40:06,236
On park space. I'm talking about from the original Lancet

503
00:40:06,897 --> 00:40:10,752
plan. So the day - to - day needs grocery

504
00:40:10,792 --> 00:40:16,599
shopping, doctor office. Drugstores, uh, wilderness efficient, not a complete

505
00:40:16,599 --> 00:40:21,833
community clearing. Consider they care and schools. They care will

506
00:40:21,854 --> 00:40:25,552
be as sparse at best. It is already an issue

507
00:40:25,573 --> 00:40:30,036
everywhere. Currently there are six elementary schools and one high

508
00:40:30,057 --> 00:40:35,144
schools in war one with 44, 000 mature population. Let's

509
00:40:35,165 --> 00:40:39,751
assume two additional limiter schools will be enough. For that

510
00:40:39,791 --> 00:40:43,671
level. But there is no secondary school last and east,

511
00:40:43,671 --> 00:40:48,867
20, 000 population increase. Uh, not sure how that has

512
00:40:48,867 --> 00:40:54,000
been considered. If we fast forward 10 years, so we

513
00:40:54,000 --> 00:41:00,355
are now in 2036. They are impacts on the neighbouring

514
00:41:00,376 --> 00:41:05,055
communities. We're one, existing mature neighbourhoods has been redeveloped. I'm

515
00:41:05,055 --> 00:41:08,915
talking about old classes, thousands of units and people have

516
00:41:08,915 --> 00:41:12,887
been added to the current population. And we are not

517
00:41:12,908 --> 00:41:19,447
including young north subway stations, nothing of that. Just what

518
00:41:19,487 --> 00:41:23,945
is happening in the existing communities. Uh, one of the

519
00:41:23,945 --> 00:41:27,805
things that we are much concerned is that facing has

520
00:41:27,845 --> 00:41:31,210
not been addressed. But one of the points that was

521
00:41:31,210 --> 00:41:35,210
supposed to be addressed by, uh, and this console, then

522
00:41:35,210 --> 00:41:37,990
they're in the report of staff. When you look at

523
00:41:38,171 --> 00:41:43,430
phase one, this will come around 15, 000 new residents.

524
00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:48,621
We're talking combined land statists and bridge DOC. Maybe some

525
00:41:48,661 --> 00:41:51,821
amenities like parts will be available, but facilities as a

526
00:41:51,861 --> 00:41:56,541
community centres and schools will only arrive in subsequent phases.

527
00:41:57,329 --> 00:42:03,212
Possibly after another three to seven years. Residents will inevitably

528
00:42:03,233 --> 00:42:09,072
look to adjacent areas to essential services. Accessories. On the

529
00:42:09,333 --> 00:42:13,312
second school, don't become in the centre, behaviour traffic, transit.

530
00:42:14,797 --> 00:42:17,976
Lanterg, go station has added one additional train during rush

531
00:42:18,016 --> 00:42:22,123
hour. Nervig communities cannot use the service at least two

532
00:42:22,163 --> 00:42:29,323
crowded because everybody uses the train in bridge and landscapists.

533
00:42:29,323 --> 00:42:34,128
In conclusion. Government residential density only without corresponding level service

534
00:42:34,168 --> 00:42:39,456
is not sound planning. Endors in this MCO is accepting

535
00:42:39,717 --> 00:42:42,576
bridge to your C framework without the subway cost contribution

536
00:42:43,077 --> 00:42:48,115
and will limit council's ability in the future. And MCO

537
00:42:48,296 --> 00:42:52,995
risk establishing excessive development rights without sufficient obligations. Now the

538
00:42:52,995 --> 00:42:56,636
change to adjust them. It will give away Marham Urban

539
00:42:56,676 --> 00:43:01,476
Planning Control of Last of East Rural Development. Or as

540
00:43:01,577 --> 00:43:05,716
council, do not support this MCO proposal and look for

541
00:43:05,737 --> 00:43:09,236
other options to deliver a more reasonable and flexible approach

542
00:43:09,257 --> 00:43:15,063
for land statists. Thank you and unavailable for questions. Great.

543
00:43:15,063 --> 00:43:18,817
Thank you very much. Um, are there any questions of

544
00:43:18,817 --> 00:43:24,186
the deputy. Okay. Thank you. Um, we'll circle back to

545
00:43:24,226 --> 00:43:27,146
this, but I do want staff just to touch on

546
00:43:27,247 --> 00:43:30,426
a point that you're raising about distance, uh, and walking

547
00:43:30,447 --> 00:43:34,506
distance to the subway. Um, I know, so today we,

548
00:43:34,506 --> 00:43:38,666
because this had already come to development services, there's a

549
00:43:39,567 --> 00:43:45,066
report there. Um, and, uh, some discussion, uh, it dealt

550
00:43:45,106 --> 00:43:48,746
with all aspects. And so, you know, that, that some

551
00:43:48,746 --> 00:43:51,866
of these things did get discussed there in relation to

552
00:43:53,327 --> 00:43:56,826
the distance to the subway. Staff, we'll come back to

553
00:43:56,866 --> 00:43:59,626
you after all the deputations, but there is a reference

554
00:44:00,447 --> 00:44:03,946
that was actually a comment, uh, that was incorporated from

555
00:44:04,287 --> 00:44:09,386
York region on, on a, having a higher frequency of

556
00:44:09,727 --> 00:44:14,346
transit internally within the whole Lang staff area to your

557
00:44:14,447 --> 00:44:16,986
point because of the density and the people that are

558
00:44:16,986 --> 00:44:20,186
there to be able to, to utilise that. And I'll

559
00:44:20,207 --> 00:44:22,866
let staff kind of look that up. And then we

560
00:44:22,866 --> 00:44:27,010
can reference it later. I don't see any other questions.

561
00:44:27,010 --> 00:44:28,850
And Lewis, thank you very much for, uh, for your

562
00:44:28,871 --> 00:44:38,073
comments. Um, next is Renato Richardson. And if you could

563
00:44:38,174 --> 00:44:43,458
just wait, go ahead. Thank you. So good afternoon, Mr.

564
00:44:43,458 --> 00:44:47,478
Chair, Mayor Scarpetti, members of Council staff. Fellow deputants and

565
00:44:47,518 --> 00:44:50,758
fellow residents. Thank you for letting me, um, speak briefly

566
00:44:50,758 --> 00:44:53,078
on this important matter. What I am going to be

567
00:44:53,078 --> 00:44:55,958
reading today is not my words. These are from Rod

568
00:44:55,998 --> 00:45:00,438
Fitzpatrick, a fellow royal orchard community neighbour, uh, who wasn't

569
00:45:00,438 --> 00:45:02,358
able to be here today. And so she asked me

570
00:45:02,398 --> 00:45:05,893
to read this on her behalf. Um, I live in

571
00:45:05,914 --> 00:45:09,093
Sornhill, Markham, since 1998. My husband and I raised our

572
00:45:09,114 --> 00:45:12,053
family here and over the past 27 years I have

573
00:45:12,053 --> 00:45:14,693
come to deeply value the sense of balance that makes

574
00:45:14,693 --> 00:45:18,773
our community so special. The combination of neighbourhood character, accessible

575
00:45:18,794 --> 00:45:21,413
green spaces and the careful planning that has allowed families

576
00:45:21,413 --> 00:45:23,893
to thrive. Let me just break for one moment that

577
00:45:23,914 --> 00:45:26,533
every word that she writes here comes from me as

578
00:45:26,533 --> 00:45:30,118
well because I agree with everything she's writing. Today I'm

579
00:45:30,158 --> 00:45:32,998
writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed ministers

580
00:45:33,019 --> 00:45:36,038
zoning order for the Langstaff East Lands. I write with

581
00:45:36,059 --> 00:45:38,918
disbelief and concern that our community is even in this

582
00:45:38,939 --> 00:45:42,518
position, having to oppose a proposal so out of step

583
00:45:42,539 --> 00:45:45,103
with thoughtful planning and balance. I want to be very

584
00:45:45,204 --> 00:45:47,903
clear, this is not about saying no to growth. It's

585
00:45:47,903 --> 00:45:51,023
about saying yes to the right kind of growth. This

586
00:45:51,124 --> 00:45:53,823
proposal seeks to double the density approved by the secondary

587
00:45:53,844 --> 00:45:57,484
plan and to increase maximum building heights. Combined with the

588
00:45:57,585 --> 00:46:00,764
already approved enhanced MZOs for Langstaff West. This would bring

589
00:46:01,025 --> 00:46:04,844
nearly 100, 000 new residents into a relatively small pocket

590
00:46:04,884 --> 00:46:09,004
of Markham. That figure is staggering. And frankly, deeply concerning.

591
00:46:09,585 --> 00:46:12,844
Too often when residents raise legitimate concerns about scale infrastructure

592
00:46:13,025 --> 00:46:16,284
or livability, we're dismissed as NIMBYs. But our message is

593
00:46:16,284 --> 00:46:20,204
not in my backyard. It's not with a balanced planning

594
00:46:20,305 --> 00:46:24,585
and accountability. While I fully support thoughtful urban intensification and

595
00:46:24,585 --> 00:46:28,425
the need for housing, this proposal represents over intensification without

596
00:46:28,526 --> 00:46:32,821
proper infrastructure consultation or long - term sustainability. I support

597
00:46:32,922 --> 00:46:36,181
new housing. I support mixed use. Walkable neighbourhood. I support

598
00:46:36,202 --> 00:46:39,621
welcoming new residents and building a vibrant future. But development

599
00:46:39,661 --> 00:46:43,541
must respect the existing community. Our infrastructure capacity and the

600
00:46:43,562 --> 00:46:47,381
environment. Density without infrastructure is not good planning. It is

601
00:46:47,421 --> 00:46:50,901
simply overbuilding. When density is pushed too high, too fast

602
00:46:51,002 --> 00:46:54,581
without adequate transit, schools, parks and services. It doesn't create

603
00:46:54,842 --> 00:46:58,981
livable communities. It creates pressure points, congestion, stress, and a

604
00:46:58,981 --> 00:47:02,501
lot, a lot, sorry, of connection. That's not smart growth.

605
00:47:02,501 --> 00:47:05,301
That's simply just growth on paper. At present, our community

606
00:47:05,322 --> 00:47:09,621
lacks the transit capacity. Schools, medical facilities, parks, and road

607
00:47:09,642 --> 00:47:13,461
network to responsibly absorb such an enormous increase in population.

608
00:47:13,642 --> 00:47:16,421
Baby Avenue and Highway 7 and Young Street are already

609
00:47:16,602 --> 00:47:20,341
congested. Local schools are at capacity and access to healthcare

610
00:47:20,442 --> 00:47:23,941
is increasingly strained. Adding tens of thousands more residents without

611
00:47:23,962 --> 00:47:28,061
a clearly defined infrastructure plan would significantly erode quality of

612
00:47:28,061 --> 00:47:31,798
life for existing and future residents alike. Moreover, the lack

613
00:47:31,838 --> 00:47:36,438
of proper community consultation is deeply disappointing. MZO bypass the

614
00:47:36,438 --> 00:47:38,678
normal planning process and silence the voices of the very

615
00:47:38,699 --> 00:47:42,438
people who live here. Local residents, community associations, and even

616
00:47:42,459 --> 00:47:46,703
council itself are left reacting to decisions made elsewhere. Rather

617
00:47:46,743 --> 00:47:50,943
than participating in meaningful dialogue about our city's future, many

618
00:47:50,943 --> 00:47:53,183
in our community have begun to lose hope. They feel

619
00:47:53,223 --> 00:47:55,823
that their voices, their deputations, and even their years of

620
00:47:55,863 --> 00:47:59,101
civic engagement no longer make a difference. But democracy only

621
00:47:59,362 --> 00:48:02,861
weakens when citizens fall silent. Even when the final decision

622
00:48:03,122 --> 00:48:05,901
rests elsewhere, it is vital that council and residents together

623
00:48:06,242 --> 00:48:10,347
continue to speak up for responsible, sustainable planning. Silence would

624
00:48:10,347 --> 00:48:14,027
only signal acceptance of a process that disregard local input.

625
00:48:14,027 --> 00:48:17,627
Good planning is collaborative. It takes into account infrastructure, environment

626
00:48:17,728 --> 00:48:21,867
livability and community character. It ensures that growth enhances not

627
00:48:21,867 --> 00:48:25,547
overwhelms what is already in place. The proposed MZO for

628
00:48:25,648 --> 00:48:30,683
Langsta fails that test on every count. I respectively urge

629
00:48:30,784 --> 00:48:34,283
counsel to withhold its endorsement of this request. Markham must

630
00:48:34,384 --> 00:48:38,443
stand firm and advocating for responsible, sustainable developments, a kind

631
00:48:38,483 --> 00:48:41,963
that provides adequate transit, schools, park, and services before the

632
00:48:42,144 --> 00:48:46,603
concrete is poured. This isn't NIMBIASM. It's community stewardship. It's

633
00:48:46,864 --> 00:48:49,643
caring about the long - term livability of markham and

634
00:48:49,643 --> 00:48:53,323
ensuring that future generations inherit neighbourhoods at work, not just

635
00:48:53,363 --> 00:48:56,525
buildings that sit a quota. Markham deserves a future built

636
00:48:56,565 --> 00:49:00,862
on thoughtful design, not ministerial shortcuts. I ask counsel to

637
00:49:00,902 --> 00:49:05,166
send a clear message that we value balance. Visibility, and

638
00:49:05,166 --> 00:49:07,906
long - term vision over numbers and expediency. Thank you

639
00:49:07,946 --> 00:49:10,386
for your attention and for your continued service to our

640
00:49:10,426 --> 00:49:18,052
community. Thank you very much, Renata. And I don't know

641
00:49:18,092 --> 00:49:22,612
if there's any questions to the deputy for members of

642
00:49:22,633 --> 00:49:27,092
Council. And I'll just say thank you for your comments.

643
00:49:27,092 --> 00:49:31,172
Um, a little different in terms of the process with

644
00:49:31,212 --> 00:49:36,052
this MZO. I'll just say that, yes, it is being

645
00:49:36,092 --> 00:49:41,412
facilitated under an MZO process. Um, don't remember the date

646
00:49:41,593 --> 00:49:44,132
again, maybe staff on a circle back to you. We

647
00:49:44,153 --> 00:49:49,172
did have a public meeting in relation to this. And,

648
00:49:49,172 --> 00:49:53,252
uh, I know there were subsequent meetings. So, um, I'll

649
00:49:53,353 --> 00:49:56,692
say, uh, this one. And I appreciate all the comments

650
00:49:56,873 --> 00:50:01,652
you made. But on the public process side, it wasn't,

651
00:50:01,652 --> 00:50:07,260
um, I'll say a unilateral action. Like some other MZOs

652
00:50:07,761 --> 00:50:10,620
where we, you know, kind of get handed the decision.

653
00:50:10,620 --> 00:50:13,100
We may make some comments, but I'll say in this,

654
00:50:13,121 --> 00:50:16,940
this one, uh, and I hope it's evident today, even

655
00:50:16,940 --> 00:50:19,260
with the improvements that we made on the delivery of

656
00:50:19,441 --> 00:50:24,380
infrastructure, that it was something that, that we, uh, participated

657
00:50:24,401 --> 00:50:27,980
in. And I think the parks, and I'll get staff

658
00:50:28,081 --> 00:50:32,620
to comment on that, uh, we're getting, uh, I'd much,

659
00:50:32,620 --> 00:50:34,700
I'd like a bigger park, but I can tell you

660
00:50:34,721 --> 00:50:39,740
that we are getting a larger park than what provincial

661
00:50:39,780 --> 00:50:45,020
legislation actually limits us to. So I do appreciate all

662
00:50:45,060 --> 00:50:47,020
of those comments. I just want to let you know

663
00:50:47,121 --> 00:50:51,660
that the park, the school site may be, might be

664
00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:55,340
inside baseball, but even the district energy system, all of

665
00:50:55,340 --> 00:50:58,200
those things are things that we've entrenched in this, uh,

666
00:50:58,721 --> 00:51:02,300
in this process, unlike some other things where we didn't

667
00:51:02,300 --> 00:51:05,560
have the ability to entrench some of these things, uh,

668
00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:08,060
so I just wanted to make the slight distinction with

669
00:51:08,060 --> 00:51:11,020
this one. I agree with a lot of the comments

670
00:51:11,041 --> 00:51:13,740
that you've made, uh, but I think the other one

671
00:51:14,081 --> 00:51:17,180
that I want to highlight is that this applicant wall

672
00:51:17,180 --> 00:51:20,300
did go through an MZO process, uh, we have at

673
00:51:20,300 --> 00:51:25,580
least been able to, uh, jointly insert what we consider

674
00:51:25,921 --> 00:51:29,340
benefits not only for the future community, but hopefully you

675
00:51:29,340 --> 00:51:32,220
see today for some of the existing community as well.

676
00:51:33,121 --> 00:51:35,820
And so may not be much of a difference for

677
00:51:35,820 --> 00:51:39,180
you. And I appreciate that. But it is different from,

678
00:51:39,180 --> 00:51:44,281
uh, at least some of the other MZO decisions. Okay.

679
00:51:44,542 --> 00:51:49,928
With that, um, we'll move to. Dwight Richardson.

680
00:52:00,404 --> 00:52:07,866
Can you. Hear me okay. Yes. Yes. Excuse. Me. Um.

681
00:52:08,833 --> 00:52:13,372
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of Council, staff, fellow deputants

682
00:52:13,412 --> 00:52:17,298
and fellow residents. Thank you for allowing me to again,

683
00:52:17,298 --> 00:52:20,788
speak briefly to this important matter. My name is Dwight

684
00:52:20,828 --> 00:52:25,108
Richardson. I am here representing the Royal Orchard Residence Association.

685
00:52:26,542 --> 00:52:31,141
We don't support this memorandum. Simply put this endorsement, the

686
00:52:31,141 --> 00:52:33,834
little supportive design process. Which is the spawn of the

687
00:52:33,935 --> 00:52:39,144
horrific development planned on the Western part of Langstaff. Further,

688
00:52:39,144 --> 00:52:42,984
we would view the acceptance of this memorandum by the

689
00:52:42,984 --> 00:52:46,399
city. As a total capitulation by the city in this

690
00:52:46,399 --> 00:52:51,571
matter. We want the California plan back. We reject the

691
00:52:51,611 --> 00:52:55,971
foundational principle used by MZOs. The freedom is a privilege

692
00:52:55,971 --> 00:53:00,095
to be respected only if it's convenience. We expect the

693
00:53:00,095 --> 00:53:03,925
provincial government to be held to account. And this instance,

694
00:53:03,946 --> 00:53:08,339
government central plan in hubris. Made the public round private.

695
00:53:09,335 --> 00:53:14,212
Secret unseen. Government has granted itself. Power and authority to

696
00:53:14,252 --> 00:53:18,612
do things. Would you undertaken by private citizens? Would be

697
00:53:18,873 --> 00:53:23,430
illegal, if not criminal. The government has often stated that

698
00:53:23,611 --> 00:53:27,510
humans are innately self - interested and that progressive impossible

699
00:53:28,011 --> 00:53:32,906
unless government intervenes. But it's a natural tendencies of citizens

700
00:53:32,946 --> 00:53:35,388
are so bad. That it is not safe to permit

701
00:53:35,409 --> 00:53:39,548
people to freely and fully participate in deciding what is

702
00:53:39,548 --> 00:53:42,912
best for their communities. How was it the tendencies of

703
00:53:42,933 --> 00:53:46,979
government or any better. Do not the legislatures and their

704
00:53:46,979 --> 00:53:51,243
appointed agenda agents also belong to the human race. Or

705
00:53:51,264 --> 00:53:54,443
do they believe that they themselves are made or made

706
00:53:54,704 --> 00:53:59,722
a finer incorruptible clay. They are not so made. And

707
00:54:00,163 --> 00:54:04,142
their silence here speaks of volumes as the quality of

708
00:54:04,182 --> 00:54:08,896
their character. A local example, the Council may be familiar

709
00:54:08,936 --> 00:54:13,085
with. In the 2024 annual report by the Artist or

710
00:54:13,085 --> 00:54:19,685
General for Ontario reviewed Ontario rigs 17221 with a city

711
00:54:19,685 --> 00:54:23,967
of Markham requested an MZO that included several conditions. The

712
00:54:23,988 --> 00:54:26,847
CD wanted the proponent to complete all studies that are

713
00:54:26,847 --> 00:54:32,706
normally required before a zoning decision are made. The audit

714
00:54:32,706 --> 00:54:35,266
found at the end zone was made without any studies

715
00:54:35,287 --> 00:54:40,174
having been completed. An absent any conditions being met. In

716
00:54:40,174 --> 00:54:42,974
that report, the auditor general found that generally the ministry

717
00:54:43,555 --> 00:54:48,694
did not consistently assess whether rezoning by Amazon O, as

718
00:54:48,694 --> 00:54:53,087
opposed to the municipal planning process was needed. For the

719
00:54:53,108 --> 00:54:56,447
vast majority of EMSOTO requests, the ministry did not provide

720
00:54:57,588 --> 00:55:01,727
zoning alternatives or any recommendations on whether to make the

721
00:55:01,988 --> 00:55:06,577
MZO or not. Based on its experience in land use

722
00:55:06,598 --> 00:55:11,641
planning. The other found that on occasions when the ministry

723
00:55:11,662 --> 00:55:16,681
did make recommendations such as two assets risks or perform

724
00:55:16,862 --> 00:55:22,919
risk mitigation, the minister's office did not accept them. It

725
00:55:22,919 --> 00:55:25,239
should further be noted that the auditor general is currently

726
00:55:25,420 --> 00:55:30,359
conducting an audit on subway route and station selection, whereby

727
00:55:30,460 --> 00:55:34,817
plans to examine metro Lynx's processes and procedures. For selecting

728
00:55:35,078 --> 00:55:38,977
subway stations with a focus on the Ontario line and

729
00:55:38,977 --> 00:55:45,044
the young North subway extension. God are the days when

730
00:55:45,145 --> 00:55:47,844
a leader in seeking to establish a common ground with

731
00:55:47,865 --> 00:55:51,929
an adversary would reach out. And appeal to the best

732
00:55:51,950 --> 00:55:57,220
elements of our character, not the worst. As it was

733
00:55:57,220 --> 00:56:02,074
written in June of 1963. For the final analysis, our

734
00:56:02,074 --> 00:56:05,854
most common link is, do we all inhabit the small

735
00:56:05,894 --> 00:56:10,094
planet? We all breed the same air. We all cherish

736
00:56:10,134 --> 00:56:14,991
our children's future. And we are all mortal. With no

737
00:56:15,012 --> 00:56:18,831
attempt by this government to establish a common ground, why

738
00:56:18,852 --> 00:56:23,791
would council think any negotiation would be positive for the

739
00:56:23,791 --> 00:56:28,206
citizens of Markham. We have said it before and we

740
00:56:28,206 --> 00:56:32,126
will say it again. This entire development on Langstaff from

741
00:56:32,307 --> 00:56:35,726
Young Street to bathe you avenue has gone from the

742
00:56:35,907 --> 00:56:41,006
brilliant collaborative result of a Califorp secondary plan and the

743
00:56:41,107 --> 00:56:47,164
Langstaff master plan project to an unmitigated disaster. Camouflaged by

744
00:56:47,204 --> 00:56:50,844
the promise of a subway and to say and two

745
00:56:50,844 --> 00:56:55,591
subway stations. To those on council who either won't or

746
00:56:55,772 --> 00:57:00,231
reluctant to support us in this matter, we simply say,

747
00:57:00,231 --> 00:57:07,904
if not now, when. Thank you. Thank you very much,

748
00:57:07,925 --> 00:57:14,274
Dwight. Any questions of the deput. Not seeing any. Thank

749
00:57:14,274 --> 00:57:19,874
you very much for your deputation. Um, next is Evelyn

750
00:57:19,874 --> 00:57:20,274
Ellison.

751
00:57:30,465 --> 00:57:36,991
Sorry, good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen. I am Evelyn Ellison.

752
00:57:36,991 --> 00:57:39,231
I'm the president of the World One South on Hill

753
00:57:39,271 --> 00:57:43,017
Residents. We have just south of the Roy Orchard. And

754
00:57:45,598 --> 00:57:50,836
we are neighbours to the alien Willowbrook. We fully support

755
00:57:51,577 --> 00:57:58,843
the deputations from Louisa Oliveira from Aura. Renat Richardson and

756
00:57:58,944 --> 00:58:02,443
weight region. So I don't think we need to repeat.

757
00:58:02,443 --> 00:58:04,203
What they already said that we were going to speak

758
00:58:04,704 --> 00:58:07,243
so. There is no need to be fully support what

759
00:58:07,283 --> 00:58:12,807
they say. Just a clarification. The seventh of June 3rd

760
00:58:12,807 --> 00:58:17,085
Community Engagement Meeting. It was for the land owners. Only.

761
00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:21,697
We were not invited to that meeting. So I think

762
00:58:21,798 --> 00:58:26,337
we have to clarify. It was not public meeting with

763
00:58:26,518 --> 00:58:31,504
arrestments. There are things we like that there is a

764
00:58:31,685 --> 00:58:36,182
Markham energistric system. But I think Marco is losing a

765
00:58:36,222 --> 00:58:39,942
very big opportunity to do something more than to do

766
00:58:39,942 --> 00:58:43,462
something new. What about the garbage? How can we do

767
00:58:43,563 --> 00:58:48,048
something different with a garbage. Five station. You know, I

768
00:58:48,088 --> 00:58:54,912
can see the office in the screen. What about the

769
00:58:54,952 --> 00:58:57,072
price station? Are they going to have a fire station?

770
00:58:57,072 --> 00:58:59,472
I'm going to have an ambulance for so many people.

771
00:58:59,472 --> 00:59:02,752
So we oppose this MSI dot. We think that city

772
00:59:02,752 --> 00:59:08,634
of Marcom should stand up. For the residents. And I'm

773
00:59:08,655 --> 00:59:12,154
glad there was negotiations with the land owners. But I

774
00:59:12,154 --> 00:59:16,794
think we have to really review this MZOT, the way

775
00:59:16,975 --> 00:59:19,194
that's done. We can do a lot better to do

776
00:59:19,455 --> 00:59:24,786
really something more than something new. Yes. Something that will

777
00:59:24,826 --> 00:59:28,066
be environmentally friend would be sustainable. Would be really something

778
00:59:28,407 --> 00:59:31,552
to show the word. Look what we can do. And

779
00:59:31,592 --> 00:59:35,312
reduce the density. Because the density on the west side

780
00:59:35,733 --> 00:59:39,152
is over the board. And the density on the east

781
00:59:39,192 --> 00:59:41,312
is out. So it's too many people in a very

782
00:59:41,493 --> 00:59:44,100
short space. Thank you so much. And I thank you

783
00:59:44,441 --> 00:59:48,340
for my colleagues at the other residential for speaking so

784
00:59:48,380 --> 00:59:53,404
eloquently. Thank you. Hey, thank you. Any questions of the

785
00:59:53,425 --> 00:59:59,770
deputy. If not, if by regional council Jones, seconded by

786
00:59:59,791 --> 01:00:05,290
regional Councillor Lee that we receive, uh, is there anyone

787
01:00:05,330 --> 01:00:13,564
else wishing to speak to this item. So all those

788
01:00:13,665 --> 01:00:16,764
in favor of that motion then to receive the deputations

789
01:00:16,945 --> 01:00:19,884
opposed that is carried. And if I could just get

790
01:00:20,785 --> 01:00:23,404
staff to comment on the two or three of those

791
01:00:23,425 --> 01:00:30,444
issues, uh, one, um, related to the, I'll say enhanced

792
01:00:32,065 --> 01:00:34,284
transit services, I think in the past, we may have

793
01:00:34,284 --> 01:00:37,704
even referred to it as people movers, but, you know,

794
01:00:37,704 --> 01:00:41,484
whatever the technology will be, certainly, transit will be enhanced

795
01:00:41,524 --> 01:00:47,244
within the length staff area providing that connection, uh, between

796
01:00:47,425 --> 01:00:52,284
the two sides and also to the other, uh, high

797
01:00:52,305 --> 01:00:56,831
order transit beam, the goal, the subway. And the rapid

798
01:00:56,871 --> 01:01:01,572
transit bus wrapper transit line. And then the, uh, issue

799
01:01:01,612 --> 01:01:05,812
of the park and how much, uh, it's enhanced over

800
01:01:05,993 --> 01:01:09,652
the provincial legislation, which were limited in terms of how

801
01:01:09,652 --> 01:01:13,092
much park we can get. And maybe also speak to

802
01:01:13,132 --> 01:01:16,292
a bit of the public process because I don't have

803
01:01:16,313 --> 01:01:19,692
the dates. We've been at this for two years. So

804
01:01:19,692 --> 01:01:24,449
I think two years has it been longer. Thank you,

805
01:01:24,449 --> 01:01:26,929
Mr. Chair. Just about two years now. Okay. I thought

806
01:01:26,929 --> 01:01:31,809
it was two years. So, I mean, the opportunity for,

807
01:01:31,809 --> 01:01:34,129
I appreciate maybe this last meeting. Yes, it was with

808
01:01:34,129 --> 01:01:37,889
the landowners in the area because it's the landowner's group

809
01:01:38,310 --> 01:01:42,849
that will ultimately be responsible for the infrastructure. And so

810
01:01:43,910 --> 01:01:46,689
the meeting was held with them to go over what

811
01:01:46,710 --> 01:01:50,369
the city was asking for and to have their, their

812
01:01:50,390 --> 01:01:52,929
buy - in, which they, uh, agreed to all of

813
01:01:52,929 --> 01:01:56,209
these enhancements. So do you want to deal with the

814
01:01:56,550 --> 01:02:01,489
transit? What will the condition is within this plan going

815
01:02:01,489 --> 01:02:05,089
down the road in relation to providing that connectivity within

816
01:02:05,110 --> 01:02:09,169
the length staff community itself? So through you, Mr. Mayor,

817
01:02:09,169 --> 01:02:12,689
to the deputant's comments with respect to the walkability as

818
01:02:12,689 --> 01:02:15,729
well as the first and last mile solutions to the

819
01:02:15,990 --> 01:02:22,289
transit station, uh, just reaffirm your comments. Yes. Why are

820
01:02:22,310 --> 01:02:27,889
your region transit is looking at improved transit frequency and

821
01:02:27,889 --> 01:02:31,329
transit service in this area to support the movement of,

822
01:02:31,329 --> 01:02:35,889
uh, commuters or people to the transit station or east

823
01:02:35,889 --> 01:02:39,329
and west. Also there is going to be a proposed

824
01:02:39,670 --> 01:02:45,329
active transportation network as well as more robust TDM measures

825
01:02:45,369 --> 01:02:47,889
that will be part of development proposals that will address

826
01:02:48,230 --> 01:02:50,929
first and last mile solutions and promote that those kind

827
01:02:50,969 --> 01:02:55,089
of connections. As well as with each, uh, development phase

828
01:02:55,990 --> 01:02:59,649
will be looking at considering more direct connections to the

829
01:02:59,910 --> 01:03:02,689
bridge stations through the developments. So it will not be

830
01:03:02,729 --> 01:03:06,049
just along the roadways, but also through the developments themselves

831
01:03:06,310 --> 01:03:10,289
and pathways that we could look at or underground systems,

832
01:03:10,289 --> 01:03:13,089
whatever the case may be to help move up people

833
01:03:13,510 --> 01:03:23,354
more efficiently and effectively to the transit stations. And through

834
01:03:23,354 --> 01:03:25,514
you, Mr. Chair. Just talk a little bit about the

835
01:03:25,695 --> 01:03:29,994
process. So appreciating that this is, uh, bit of an

836
01:03:30,034 --> 01:03:33,834
unusual way to put zoning in place through an MZO

837
01:03:34,175 --> 01:03:37,754
and through, uh, what is an MZO that's been initiated

838
01:03:37,794 --> 01:03:40,634
by an applicant with the participation of the city in

839
01:03:40,634 --> 01:03:46,314
developing it. But the process was not substantially different from

840
01:03:46,354 --> 01:03:48,954
that of what a zoning biome would be. On June

841
01:03:49,135 --> 01:03:56,241
25th, there was. A. So what I would say Mr.

842
01:03:56,281 --> 01:03:57,601
Mayor is I was saying is that I don't think

843
01:03:58,262 --> 01:04:00,561
this, uh, process was substantially different than what it would

844
01:04:00,561 --> 01:04:04,321
have been had it been a privately initiated zoning bill

845
01:04:04,321 --> 01:04:08,741
amendment. On June 25th, we had a statutory public, well,

846
01:04:08,781 --> 01:04:11,441
not a statutory public meeting, but a public meeting, uh,

847
01:04:11,562 --> 01:04:15,461
through development services committee. We then undertook, and I think

848
01:04:15,461 --> 01:04:18,261
this is where, you know, in many ways, but we

849
01:04:18,282 --> 01:04:20,101
went above and beyond what would have been a standard

850
01:04:21,322 --> 01:04:23,541
ZBA. But considering the scope of it, I think it

851
01:04:23,541 --> 01:04:28,181
was warranted and appropriate. We had a facilitated discussions through

852
01:04:28,362 --> 01:04:32,670
a third party facilitation expert on June 26. And July

853
01:04:33,091 --> 01:04:37,230
26. There was a third one and a correctly noted

854
01:04:37,230 --> 01:04:40,030
for the landowners only because it was just discussing the

855
01:04:40,030 --> 01:04:43,310
transportation improvements in the stagecating, uh, and it was really

856
01:04:43,350 --> 01:04:46,430
for their benefit so that they would understand what they

857
01:04:46,430 --> 01:04:48,590
were sort of getting into at that point, uh, which

858
01:04:48,630 --> 01:04:53,390
did, uh, leave with a consensus on that group. So,

859
01:04:53,390 --> 01:04:57,390
uh, there were many opportunities to engage in the process.

860
01:04:57,390 --> 01:05:00,807
Um, we took the comments we heard seriously. I think

861
01:05:00,828 --> 01:05:05,507
when we're talking about net benefits to the city. And

862
01:05:05,507 --> 01:05:09,767
why the city chose to take this approach is, were

863
01:05:09,767 --> 01:05:14,007
we, to simply wait for development applications to come in

864
01:05:14,428 --> 01:05:18,007
this area, the densities may have been higher. They may

865
01:05:18,007 --> 01:05:21,207
have been more close to what had been, uh, approved

866
01:05:21,247 --> 01:05:24,167
on the, uh, other side of cedar. And certainly I

867
01:05:24,167 --> 01:05:26,727
don't believe we would have got the same level of

868
01:05:26,767 --> 01:05:29,427
parkland. So the park land we were getting here, um,

869
01:05:30,028 --> 01:05:33,767
is about 2. 95 hectares. And although it's difficult to

870
01:05:33,948 --> 01:05:38,727
do an apples to apples comparison, um, under the Plani

871
01:05:38,767 --> 01:05:41,767
Act, we'd probably only get between one max two, depending

872
01:05:41,767 --> 01:05:44,647
on how the applications came in. So we're doing quite

873
01:05:44,687 --> 01:05:47,847
a bit better on the overall parkland. And more importantly,

874
01:05:47,847 --> 01:05:51,265
we're getting it as a continuous block. In the vision

875
01:05:51,305 --> 01:05:54,145
of the California plan as opposed to a site -

876
01:05:54,145 --> 01:05:58,225
by - site, you know, perhaps a string of confetti

877
01:05:58,326 --> 01:06:01,425
parks or something along those lines as development applications came

878
01:06:01,465 --> 01:06:03,265
in. On top of that, we are also getting the

879
01:06:03,305 --> 01:06:07,185
wood lot, which appreciating can't be programmed as like a

880
01:06:07,206 --> 01:06:10,545
playing field or something like that, but has positive recreational

881
01:06:10,806 --> 01:06:17,025
value. And that's an additional, um, I believe two, let

882
01:06:17,025 --> 01:06:26,473
me see here. In additional 1. 76

883
01:06:26,814 --> 01:06:30,233
hectares of woodlot as well as part of the overall

884
01:06:30,414 --> 01:06:36,713
development. So, you know, we've circulated this MZO as we

885
01:06:36,713 --> 01:06:40,313
would any other development application. School boards have commented. We've

886
01:06:40,334 --> 01:06:43,673
located new school sites. We will have a new community

887
01:06:43,694 --> 01:06:47,433
centre. The amenities will be there. The transplantation infrastructure will

888
01:06:47,473 --> 01:06:49,913
be there to support this new development. And I don't

889
01:06:49,913 --> 01:06:53,113
think we can ignore the approvals as much as we

890
01:06:53,153 --> 01:06:55,433
might like to ignore them. And I don't think that

891
01:06:55,454 --> 01:06:58,965
the plan that, frankly, was approved. Uh, West of Cedar

892
01:06:59,005 --> 01:07:02,245
was a good one. Um, but that's a reality on

893
01:07:02,285 --> 01:07:04,165
the ground now. And it's a reality on the ground

894
01:07:04,346 --> 01:07:06,725
that would be leveraged at any tribunal hearing as part

895
01:07:06,725 --> 01:07:10,165
of an individual application. In this instance, the city has

896
01:07:10,205 --> 01:07:14,325
the opportunity to secure important benefits while ensuring its vision.

897
01:07:15,060 --> 01:07:18,479
Is implemented, notwithstanding that it is a vision that is

898
01:07:18,479 --> 01:07:20,982
different. It is more density. No one disputes that. But

899
01:07:21,022 --> 01:07:24,102
we've taken the, I think, the appropriate steps and efforts

900
01:07:24,142 --> 01:07:26,742
to ensure that the infrastructures and amenities will be there

901
01:07:26,763 --> 01:07:34,916
to support it. Thank you for reiterating the process and

902
01:07:34,916 --> 01:07:38,036
also highlighting both the elements on the park and the,

903
01:07:38,036 --> 01:07:45,316
uh, internal circulation of enhanced transit down the road. Okay.

904
01:07:45,417 --> 01:07:53,472
With that, uh, Councillor Irish. Thank you, uh, Mr. Mayor.

905
01:07:53,472 --> 01:07:56,432
So we're on to 6. 1 now? Yes. Formerly. Okay.

906
01:07:57,173 --> 01:08:01,312
Um, I'd like to begin by reminding Council that we

907
01:08:01,653 --> 01:08:06,395
last discussed this on October 14th, 2025. That was exactly

908
01:08:07,536 --> 01:08:11,313
nine months ago. I'll also remind you that at that

909
01:08:11,334 --> 01:08:15,956
meeting there were only nine of us. Present when it

910
01:08:15,956 --> 01:08:20,563
came to a vote. Which is rather unusual. And I'll

911
01:08:20,603 --> 01:08:26,657
remind you about that vote. It was lost. That is.

912
01:08:27,903 --> 01:08:35,846
Supported. By five. And opposed by four. We lost by

913
01:08:36,107 --> 01:08:40,367
one vote to defeat this. Deputy Mayor Chen was absent.

914
01:08:41,121 --> 01:08:45,500
As was regional councillor Lee and councillors Keys and Lee.

915
01:08:46,464 --> 01:08:50,683
So this council has not yet decided despite the positioning

916
01:08:50,723 --> 01:08:54,683
earlier today by so many that we've heard from minus

917
01:08:54,683 --> 01:08:59,803
the deputance, that this was passed at DSC as if

918
01:08:59,803 --> 01:09:03,068
it's in a fatal comp ple then for council. I'll

919
01:09:03,108 --> 01:09:06,079
admit, a win is a win. If I had been

920
01:09:06,119 --> 01:09:08,159
on the winning side of that and we had prevailed

921
01:09:08,500 --> 01:09:11,359
five four, then I'd be quite happy. So I'm hoping

922
01:09:12,180 --> 01:09:16,719
that today with all that's been talked about and discussed

923
01:09:17,460 --> 01:09:22,239
in the deputations that Council will make an informed decision.

924
01:09:22,239 --> 01:09:27,189
Because rest assured that decision is with us today. Whether

925
01:09:27,229 --> 01:09:32,069
or not to endorse Kyle Moore's request for an MZO.

926
01:09:33,188 --> 01:09:36,847
Now I appreciate that the memorandum before us strengthens the

927
01:09:36,868 --> 01:09:41,967
city's position. Particularly with respect to transportation infrastructure and the

928
01:09:42,007 --> 01:09:46,250
phasing of development. Those are meaningful improvements. And I want

929
01:09:46,250 --> 01:09:49,610
to acknowledge the work that staff have undertaken in negotiating

930
01:09:49,951 --> 01:09:54,810
those additional conditions. However, that does not answer. The broader

931
01:09:54,850 --> 01:10:01,329
question before council. Should we endorse this MZO. It is

932
01:10:01,329 --> 01:10:06,289
worth remembering how we arrived here. In 2010, after extensive

933
01:10:06,390 --> 01:10:11,249
consultation with residents landowners and stakeholders, council at the time

934
01:10:11,510 --> 01:10:16,095
adopted the Langstaff gateway secondary plan. It represented years of

935
01:10:16,196 --> 01:10:21,215
careful planning and established a comprehensive vision for the entire

936
01:10:21,476 --> 01:10:27,349
community. That vision changed dramatically in 2022. When the province

937
01:10:27,530 --> 01:10:30,749
issued enhanced minister zoning orders for the lands west of

938
01:10:30,749 --> 01:10:36,884
the railway corridor. Council opposed that approach because it bypassed

939
01:10:36,924 --> 01:10:40,165
the city's planning process. And imposed a plan that will

940
01:10:40,266 --> 01:10:46,672
not achieve the balanced, complete community originally envisioned. Today we're

941
01:10:46,672 --> 01:10:50,391
being asked to endorse a minister zoning order. This time

942
01:10:50,412 --> 01:10:54,231
for the eastern portion of the Langstaff Gateway. Among other

943
01:10:54,252 --> 01:10:59,874
things, this proposal would nearly double. Double. The residential density

944
01:11:00,215 --> 01:11:04,421
contemplated in that secondary plan. Increasing it from a proximately

945
01:11:04,762 --> 01:11:08,770
10, 000 residents to almost 20, 000. While also increasing

946
01:11:09,111 --> 01:11:14,098
maximum building heights. I understand the argument that similar densities

947
01:11:14,199 --> 01:11:17,218
have already been imposed by the province west of the

948
01:11:17,399 --> 01:11:21,910
rail corridor. I do not believe that is by itself.

949
01:11:22,407 --> 01:11:27,050
A planning justification. Arguing that the E should receive the

950
01:11:27,050 --> 01:11:30,330
same treatment simply because the West did, or we're getting

951
01:11:30,511 --> 01:11:35,151
marginally more in Parkland. Especially by overriding the city secondary

952
01:11:35,172 --> 01:11:39,898
plan does not make for good planning. Two wrongs do

953
01:11:39,999 --> 01:11:42,512
not make a right. And before I move on to

954
01:11:42,533 --> 01:11:47,729
the memo, I'll leave you with this final anecdote. In

955
01:11:47,769 --> 01:11:52,369
May 2023, I attended the Federation of Canadian municipalities conference

956
01:11:53,030 --> 01:11:57,602
in Toronto. One of the studied tours I participated in

957
01:11:57,623 --> 01:12:00,162
was led by a senior planner with the city of

958
01:12:00,183 --> 01:12:03,682
Toronto. And as the tour got underway, he asked us

959
01:12:03,682 --> 01:12:07,239
who we were and where we were from. When I

960
01:12:07,239 --> 01:12:10,959
told him is immediate reply referring specifically to Langstaff. I

961
01:12:10,959 --> 01:12:13,797
didn't tell him. That Langstaff was in my ward. He

962
01:12:13,797 --> 01:12:18,845
knew. I'd like to offer you, sir, my condolences. And

963
01:12:18,866 --> 01:12:24,963
that was before this proposed MZO. I wonder what he'd

964
01:12:24,963 --> 01:12:28,433
be saying today. So I also have another concern that

965
01:12:28,473 --> 01:12:31,713
I believe counsel should consider before making a final decision.

966
01:12:33,215 --> 01:12:36,634
The revised MZO now contains a condition with respect to

967
01:12:36,895 --> 01:12:40,406
district heating and cooling. And as chair of Markham District

968
01:12:40,507 --> 01:12:44,086
Energy, I have concerns about the legal and commercial implications

969
01:12:44,347 --> 01:12:49,898
of that language in the MZO. So before proceeding any

970
01:12:49,919 --> 01:12:52,858
further, I believe Council should satisfy itself that it does

971
01:12:52,858 --> 01:12:57,578
not inadvertently constrain the city's future interest or negotiating position.

972
01:12:58,436 --> 01:13:03,135
And specifically MDE's commercial interests in the future. And I

973
01:13:03,135 --> 01:13:06,655
believe those Mr. Chair, Mr. Mayor, our grounds for us

974
01:13:07,156 --> 01:13:09,935
to move into private sessions so we can discuss my

975
01:13:09,956 --> 01:13:16,913
concerns. Thank you. Okay. I'll deal with that. Um, in

976
01:13:16,953 --> 01:13:26,027
a minute. Um, any other speakers. So a couple of

977
01:13:26,027 --> 01:13:29,607
things I don't want a perception left with anybody. Um,

978
01:13:30,288 --> 01:13:34,587
it wouldn't matter what the vote was at development services

979
01:13:34,768 --> 01:13:37,427
in terms of the number of members of council. We

980
01:13:37,427 --> 01:13:41,387
could have had a full roster of members of council.

981
01:13:41,387 --> 01:13:43,947
And whatever the vote would have been, uh, that is

982
01:13:44,608 --> 01:13:49,387
always a recommendation to counsel. And the final vote always

983
01:13:49,408 --> 01:13:52,987
comes to counsel. So I don't want a perception here

984
01:13:53,488 --> 01:13:57,947
that somehow the decision at development services was somehow an

985
01:13:57,968 --> 01:14:01,707
anomaly. And we're treating the process any differently. Had we

986
01:14:01,707 --> 01:14:04,427
had a full roster and even it had been a

987
01:14:04,608 --> 01:14:08,267
close vote, even with the full roster. The final decision

988
01:14:08,288 --> 01:14:12,267
gets made here at, um, at the city of Markham

989
01:14:12,928 --> 01:14:17,867
at the Council meeting. And I just want to say,

990
01:14:17,867 --> 01:14:20,587
and I think you know this already, um, as much

991
01:14:20,587 --> 01:14:25,867
as I supported the plan that day, recognising that it

992
01:14:25,907 --> 01:14:30,347
was just a recommendation to counsel. It was in fact,

993
01:14:30,347 --> 01:14:35,627
um, not a final vote. Um, I undertook to personally

994
01:14:36,048 --> 01:14:40,507
meet on several occasions with the applicant to ensure that

995
01:14:40,608 --> 01:14:46,107
these enhancements were incorporated in the plan. And, um, yeah,

996
01:14:46,288 --> 01:14:48,587
it was a few months ago because they were not

997
01:14:48,848 --> 01:14:55,547
easy negotiations. Uh, but I felt very, very, uh, strongly

998
01:14:55,587 --> 01:14:59,067
that these enhancement had to be in. And I, and

999
01:14:59,107 --> 01:15:01,467
I also want to, cause I think, you know, and

1000
01:15:01,507 --> 01:15:07,547
we all kind of, the English language, um, dilemmas. I

1001
01:15:07,728 --> 01:15:10,587
want to make it very clear that as I think

1002
01:15:10,848 --> 01:15:17,227
the applicants representative did this change in density, uh, does

1003
01:15:17,267 --> 01:15:21,067
not match the other side of LAN staff by a

1004
01:15:21,088 --> 01:15:25,947
country mile. And not that we would, but I'm just

1005
01:15:25,987 --> 01:15:31,307
saying though that it doesn't. And, uh, I think to

1006
01:15:31,408 --> 01:15:36,107
use the notion, the other side got something. So we

1007
01:15:36,107 --> 01:15:41,547
need to get something ignores a really big, fundamental change

1008
01:15:41,728 --> 01:15:45,387
in the plan. And that was that the young subway

1009
01:15:45,488 --> 01:15:49,387
got shifted to the middle of Langstaff, not at the

1010
01:15:49,728 --> 01:15:54,158
edge of Langstaff on Young Street. Now, I don't think

1011
01:15:54,419 --> 01:15:57,038
you have to be a rocket scientist, but you know,

1012
01:15:57,038 --> 01:16:01,038
when you have that kind of infrastructure, that's brought closer

1013
01:16:01,059 --> 01:16:06,558
to an area. Other planning considerations have to be taken

1014
01:16:06,739 --> 01:16:12,638
into consideration because of the proximity of a major, massive,

1015
01:16:12,638 --> 01:16:16,318
uh, rapid transit project. So yeah, when we started off

1016
01:16:16,659 --> 01:16:20,478
length stuff, how many years is it now? Uh, you

1017
01:16:20,478 --> 01:16:27,038
know, young subway was 2008. And here we are 2026.

1018
01:16:27,038 --> 01:16:30,878
The young subway was going along the young street corridor

1019
01:16:31,299 --> 01:16:38,718
at the, uh, western parameter of Langstaff. Subway got brought

1020
01:16:38,758 --> 01:16:41,786
in to the middle. Uh, I wish we had been

1021
01:16:42,527 --> 01:16:48,646
in charge of rethinking how we distributed the density. But

1022
01:16:49,087 --> 01:16:51,706
naturally you would say, wait a minute, we had in

1023
01:16:51,706 --> 01:16:54,906
our original plan more of the density on the west

1024
01:16:54,906 --> 01:16:59,366
side of Langstaff because that's where the subway was. Had

1025
01:16:59,366 --> 01:17:02,106
we been given the opportunity with the shift of the

1026
01:17:02,447 --> 01:17:05,306
young subway now coming up through the middle of that

1027
01:17:05,327 --> 01:17:09,066
plan. I think naturally we would have rethought, how do

1028
01:17:09,066 --> 01:17:13,306
we redistribute at a minimum? How do we redistribute this

1029
01:17:13,327 --> 01:17:17,866
density? But certainly, how do we change the plan now

1030
01:17:17,906 --> 01:17:22,266
that you've got this, uh, mass transit project coming right

1031
01:17:22,306 --> 01:17:27,066
through the middle of that community. And, um, and I

1032
01:17:27,066 --> 01:17:30,826
agree that the, the Caltor plan was, was a good

1033
01:17:30,847 --> 01:17:36,266
plan. And while the density, admittedly, has increased significantly with

1034
01:17:36,306 --> 01:17:39,706
what's in front of us, uh, two things. I think

1035
01:17:39,727 --> 01:17:45,466
this applicant chose to engage with us and work with

1036
01:17:45,506 --> 01:17:49,066
us. But quite honestly, as we all know, they could

1037
01:17:49,066 --> 01:17:52,586
just have easily gone down to Bay Street, walked into

1038
01:17:52,626 --> 01:17:56,357
the minister's office down there. And probably got a similar

1039
01:17:56,538 --> 01:18:01,077
approach to what the owners did west of the subway.

1040
01:18:01,077 --> 01:18:04,117
And actually, you know, probably had some merit to do

1041
01:18:04,117 --> 01:18:07,477
that again, because the subway shifted from Yong Street to

1042
01:18:07,517 --> 01:18:12,917
the middle of the plan. They chose to at least

1043
01:18:12,917 --> 01:18:16,437
be engaged with us. And I really did appreciate the

1044
01:18:16,618 --> 01:18:19,637
comment that it's a good plan. And I think that's

1045
01:18:19,637 --> 01:18:22,117
what's key to me is that the fundamentals of this

1046
01:18:22,157 --> 01:18:27,609
plan are intact. You know, the parks didn't disappear. Uh,

1047
01:18:27,650 --> 01:18:31,629
the school sites didn't disappear. It's not a struggle to

1048
01:18:31,730 --> 01:18:35,629
negotiate, uh, getting a community centre. Like these things are

1049
01:18:35,970 --> 01:18:39,789
incorporated in the plan. And I'll say the spine has

1050
01:18:40,450 --> 01:18:44,669
relatively, uh, remained unchanged. And I think that's a very

1051
01:18:44,770 --> 01:18:49,069
important factor for all of us to consider. And also

1052
01:18:50,370 --> 01:18:55,869
this latest, uh, recommendations with the improvements on the transportation

1053
01:18:56,770 --> 01:19:00,029
is again, not only important to the future of the

1054
01:19:00,450 --> 01:19:04,109
lying staff development, but it's also important to the existing

1055
01:19:04,290 --> 01:19:08,029
community, uh, because once that subway is open, long before

1056
01:19:08,130 --> 01:19:11,949
anybody moves into the first unit, uh, in length stuff

1057
01:19:12,050 --> 01:19:14,829
east, I think things are going to change quite dramatically

1058
01:19:15,010 --> 01:19:19,709
in terms of some of the transportation, uh, corridors and

1059
01:19:19,810 --> 01:19:24,210
how people will move around in the community. So I'll

1060
01:19:24,250 --> 01:19:27,970
leave it at that in terms of clarification of process,

1061
01:19:27,970 --> 01:19:30,850
uh, the final vote is always taken here, no matter

1062
01:19:30,951 --> 01:19:33,250
how many P, you know, we have quorum. We have

1063
01:19:33,271 --> 01:19:36,530
a meeting. If it's, uh, quorum or a full roster

1064
01:19:37,911 --> 01:19:40,850
close vote, not close vote could be a majority one

1065
01:19:40,890 --> 01:19:43,330
way or the other. The fact is that these things

1066
01:19:43,671 --> 01:19:47,470
are always determined at the, at the council meeting. And

1067
01:19:47,511 --> 01:19:52,130
all I can say is that, um, I am glad

1068
01:19:52,151 --> 01:19:55,490
that we've taken. I wish it was not a nine

1069
01:19:55,490 --> 01:19:58,530
months, but I'm glad we've taken the time to improve

1070
01:19:58,711 --> 01:20:03,410
this plan and improve the delivery of infrastructure. And again,

1071
01:20:03,410 --> 01:20:08,850
I want to reiterate the spine, the very foundational aspects

1072
01:20:08,890 --> 01:20:13,870
of the, of the Kelthort plan have remained intact. And

1073
01:20:13,870 --> 01:20:17,330
that's a pretty positive thing. Uh, whether we like it

1074
01:20:17,370 --> 01:20:20,210
or not, that's the environment we in, but we're in.

1075
01:20:20,210 --> 01:20:22,090
But that's a pretty positive thing. If you can go

1076
01:20:22,090 --> 01:20:25,170
through an MZO and get many of the things that

1077
01:20:25,210 --> 01:20:28,450
the municipality wanted to get right from the get -

1078
01:20:28,450 --> 01:20:31,619
go. So I don't know if the other comments at

1079
01:20:31,659 --> 01:20:34,899
this point. I think Councillor Irish has raised an issue

1080
01:20:34,939 --> 01:20:37,939
that, um, if I understand it correctly, we probably should

1081
01:20:37,960 --> 01:20:43,539
go, uh, in camera, uh, as it relates to wording

1082
01:20:44,920 --> 01:20:53,299
and not diminishing our opportunity to fully implement district energy.

1083
01:20:53,299 --> 01:20:55,139
And is that your concern that this wording may not

1084
01:20:55,179 --> 01:21:01,569
allow us to do that. Okay. So I think just

1085
01:21:01,590 --> 01:21:04,609
given where we are, I think we'll do this now,

1086
01:21:04,609 --> 01:21:07,409
uh, because we have a lot more on the agenda.

1087
01:21:07,409 --> 01:21:10,289
And I think it's better to get this, uh, dealt

1088
01:21:10,329 --> 01:21:13,409
with and us come back into public session after we

1089
01:21:13,409 --> 01:21:16,609
get a chance to do that. So, uh, Council Irish,

1090
01:21:16,609 --> 01:21:18,689
can you move that we resolve in a private session

1091
01:21:19,190 --> 01:21:23,514
moved by you? Second and by Councillor Patel. All those

1092
01:21:23,535 --> 01:21:26,954
in favor of polls that is carried. So members of

1093
01:21:26,954 --> 01:21:28,354
the public, I don't know how long we're going to

1094
01:21:28,495 --> 01:21:32,394
be. Uh, I think we understand an issue, but we're

1095
01:21:32,394 --> 01:21:36,154
not an understanding necessarily. The crux of that issue and

1096
01:21:36,194 --> 01:21:38,954
depending on what answers we get, uh, tough to say

1097
01:21:39,135 --> 01:21:41,194
how long we'll be, but we'll, we'll, if you wait

1098
01:21:41,215 --> 01:21:44,234
outside, we'll call everybody in when we're, uh, when we're

1099
01:21:44,274 --> 01:21:49,794
finished with that. Please take all of your materials with

1100
01:21:49,834 --> 01:21:49,954
you.

1101
01:22:48,870 --> 01:22:53,887
Mayor Scrippiti, we're now streaming. So. We'll go back to

1102
01:22:55,028 --> 01:23:00,447
6. 1 the memorandum, and this deals with the east

1103
01:23:00,628 --> 01:23:05,567
- lang staff. Again, members of committee, council, rather. You've

1104
01:23:05,567 --> 01:23:09,407
been advised of the improvements. I think just for the

1105
01:23:09,447 --> 01:23:12,447
sake of clarity as well. If you want to just

1106
01:23:12,447 --> 01:23:17,978
put up that clause. The slight amendment to the condition

1107
01:23:18,399 --> 01:23:26,881
on district energy. Whoever, yeah, whoever's got the magic button.

1108
01:24:01,860 --> 01:24:06,559
So just for the purpose of this clause related to

1109
01:24:06,900 --> 01:24:12,079
district energy, we are inserting, we're at the second line

1110
01:24:12,180 --> 01:24:15,839
where it says for clarity, any space. We're adding the

1111
01:24:15,860 --> 01:24:21,919
words and land. Required. Because, you know, and we understand

1112
01:24:22,980 --> 01:24:26,239
this is the whole area of Langstaff is an intensification

1113
01:24:26,279 --> 01:24:32,319
area. And obviously try to accommodate infrastructure so it doesn't

1114
01:24:32,359 --> 01:24:35,439
stand out. It still has to function, and there may

1115
01:24:35,439 --> 01:24:38,319
be circumstances where it may be space and part of

1116
01:24:38,359 --> 01:24:42,879
it sticking out. And so just to give some flexibility,

1117
01:24:42,879 --> 01:24:47,279
we're not looking for sites, big sites to accommodate it,

1118
01:24:47,279 --> 01:24:50,639
but understanding that once we get down to final design,

1119
01:24:50,679 --> 01:24:53,999
it could be partially in a building partially out, whatever

1120
01:24:53,999 --> 01:24:57,039
the case may be. But so we didn't want to

1121
01:24:58,100 --> 01:25:01,839
show that land and space are there. And then we're

1122
01:25:01,839 --> 01:25:04,719
just eliminating. It's an obvious statement, but we're just eliminating

1123
01:25:05,460 --> 01:25:09,679
the last clause. The district heating and cooling supplier operator

1124
01:25:10,260 --> 01:25:15,279
shall be responsible for supplying, installing an ongoing maintenance of

1125
01:25:15,319 --> 01:25:19,519
equipment. And I, without getting, because it wasn't in -

1126
01:25:19,519 --> 01:25:22,959
camera discussion, really relates to any business model that may

1127
01:25:23,140 --> 01:25:27,599
exist in the future. So that's why that lay, it's

1128
01:25:27,639 --> 01:25:34,012
being deleted. Okay? So that's on that. And then we

1129
01:25:34,012 --> 01:25:39,912
have the memorandum, which is that the July 14th, and

1130
01:25:39,912 --> 01:25:43,212
a random titled Revised Conditions to the request for the

1131
01:25:43,233 --> 01:25:48,172
city to support a minister zoning order in Langstaff East

1132
01:25:48,193 --> 01:25:52,092
Langstaff, Holmes Limited. The applicant and the file number be

1133
01:25:52,113 --> 01:25:56,412
received. The Council Ford its endorsement of the revised draft

1134
01:25:56,673 --> 01:26:01,532
minister zoning order attachment, independent X to the minister and

1135
01:26:01,532 --> 01:26:04,892
the ministry of municipal affairs and housing. And further that

1136
01:26:04,913 --> 01:26:08,172
staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary

1137
01:26:08,673 --> 01:26:12,290
to give effect to this resolution. I'm going to ask

1138
01:26:12,551 --> 01:26:16,930
regional councillor Jones to move it, and Regional Councillor Lee

1139
01:26:17,111 --> 01:26:21,749
to suck in it. As vice chair of development services.

1140
01:26:25,654 --> 01:26:28,973
So all those in favor then of that resolution. And

1141
01:26:28,973 --> 01:26:30,753
if you could, I just want to, I need to

1142
01:26:30,793 --> 01:26:37,713
count here. So 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

1143
01:26:39,837 --> 01:26:44,540
Opposed. 1, 2, 3.

1144
01:26:51,056 --> 01:26:53,755
Just hold them up so regional councillor Jones can see

1145
01:26:53,755 --> 01:26:57,035
them. He doesn't believe I can count. So 1, 2,

1146
01:26:57,035 --> 01:27:04,235
3, okay? So that motion is carried. Appreciate the community's

1147
01:27:05,696 --> 01:27:10,315
comments today. Um, and, um, I think a lot of

1148
01:27:10,976 --> 01:27:13,895
what we've tried to do is, uh, sort of the

1149
01:27:13,895 --> 01:27:20,075
reality of the context of getting approvals and potentially MZOs.

1150
01:27:20,075 --> 01:27:22,315
And I think that we tried to undertake a process

1151
01:27:22,336 --> 01:27:26,155
here where at least we were, uh, working with the

1152
01:27:26,416 --> 01:27:30,075
applicant. It's not perfect. Um, but I think it's a

1153
01:27:30,115 --> 01:27:34,155
whole lot better had we not undertaken the process that,

1154
01:27:34,155 --> 01:27:37,195
uh, we've been, uh, doing for the last two years.

1155
01:27:37,195 --> 01:27:42,075
So appreciate thanks to the applicant for working with us.

1156
01:27:42,575 --> 01:27:47,194
Telgotions, thanks to the other landowners and an appreciation, it's

1157
01:27:47,194 --> 01:27:52,614
been a journey since that January 25th public meeting. And

1158
01:27:52,614 --> 01:27:55,834
of course, to all of this staff involved and engaged

1159
01:27:55,874 --> 01:28:00,634
to get all of the conditions incorporated, it's been very,

1160
01:28:00,634 --> 01:28:05,114
very critical. So thank you to everyone. Mr. Mayor, what

1161
01:28:05,154 --> 01:28:07,754
was the final count for and against? Can I test

1162
01:28:07,794 --> 01:28:11,683
the clerk. For that? We had two members of Council

1163
01:28:11,683 --> 01:28:15,091
that are absent. Yeah. I think it was seven. What

1164
01:28:15,131 --> 01:28:19,178
was the final seven to four. Seven to eight to

1165
01:28:19,218 --> 01:28:23,232
three. We didn't do a recorded vote. I believe it

1166
01:28:23,272 --> 01:28:27,987
was seven to four. That's what I thought. Okay. Thank

1167
01:28:27,987 --> 01:28:35,109
you. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10,

1168
01:28:35,130 --> 01:28:43,474
11. Sorry. It probably. I apologise. It might have been

1169
01:28:43,514 --> 01:28:46,114
eight to three actually. Cause I only saw, did you

1170
01:28:46,114 --> 01:28:49,234
see four hands in opposition? Okay. Let's do it again.

1171
01:28:50,385 --> 01:28:54,984
It's fine. No, we don't need a roll call. Uh,

1172
01:28:55,025 --> 01:28:59,244
we've got that vote undertaken. And thanks to Councillor Irish

1173
01:28:59,265 --> 01:29:03,564
for asking what the, uh, the vote was. Okay. With

1174
01:29:03,604 --> 01:29:05,964
that, I'm going to move on to the next item.

1175
01:29:05,964 --> 01:29:09,404
Thank you very much, everyone. Next is the liquor license

1176
01:29:09,665 --> 01:29:15,804
application for 26 boulevard bar and lounge moved by Councillor

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01:29:15,905 --> 01:29:21,104
Lee, secondary by Councillor Patel. Any questions or comments. All

1178
01:29:21,104 --> 01:29:24,804
those in favor of polls that is carried. Sorry. You

1179
01:29:24,804 --> 01:29:28,724
should have included this in the, um, in the motion.

1180
01:29:28,724 --> 01:29:30,804
But could we get a motion to receive all of

1181
01:29:30,804 --> 01:29:36,324
the communication 6. 3 for the LAN stuff east moved

1182
01:29:36,324 --> 01:29:41,044
by Councillor Irish. Second it by Councillor Lau. All those

1183
01:29:41,065 --> 01:29:46,004
in favor opposed that's carried. Report number 19 of Development

1184
01:29:46,044 --> 01:29:51,204
Services moved by regional Council Jones. Second it by regional

1185
01:29:51,225 --> 01:30:00,435
Councillor Lee. Any report to be removed or discussed. If

1186
01:30:00,475 --> 01:30:05,875
not, all those in favor oppose that is carried motions.

1187
01:30:07,319 --> 01:30:17,254
Notice of motions. Newer other business. Announcements. From.

1188
01:30:17,248 --> 01:30:24,576
The forge number 20. Oh, sorry. Uh, report number 20

1189
01:30:24,576 --> 01:30:29,711
of Development Services Committee. Moved by regional councillor Jones. Second

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01:30:29,711 --> 01:30:33,871
by Regional Councillor Lee. Any questions or comments on those

1191
01:30:33,972 --> 01:30:41,674
reports. I'll just dealt with them this morning. All those

1192
01:30:41,695 --> 01:30:46,829
in favor oppose that is carried. Near other business. Believe

1193
01:30:46,930 --> 01:30:50,109
Council Ray, you want to add a personnel item to,

1194
01:30:50,109 --> 01:30:55,549
uh, the confidential agenda. Our bylaws moved by regional councillor.

1195
01:30:56,690 --> 01:31:01,333
Second hit by Councillor McAlpine. Any of the bylaws to

1196
01:31:01,333 --> 01:31:06,272
be removed. All those in favor oppose that is carried.

1197
01:31:07,298 --> 01:31:10,237
I believe I need a motion to go back into

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01:31:10,338 --> 01:31:14,477
private session to deal with a new item. Do we

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01:31:14,477 --> 01:31:16,637
have to get two thirds to add that to the

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01:31:16,677 --> 01:31:22,211
agenda. Okay. So Councillor Ray is moving that we waive,

1201
01:31:22,211 --> 01:31:25,811
uh, procedure. And it requires to introduce a new item

1202
01:31:26,712 --> 01:31:30,691
and requires two thirds vote, uh, moved by Councillor Colucci.

1203
01:31:32,196 --> 01:31:36,415
All those in favor opposed that's carried. Okay. So now

1204
01:31:36,455 --> 01:31:39,775
I need a motion to move into private session, move

1205
01:31:39,775 --> 01:31:45,615
by Councillor McAlpine, seconded by Councillor Patel. All those in

1206
01:31:45,655 --> 01:31:49,595
favor opposed that is carried. And I would ask, uh,

1207
01:31:50,116 --> 01:31:59,232
our CAO and solicitor and anyone else. Our commissioners.

1208
01:32:02,114 --> 01:32:06,108
So CAO and commissioners. Okay. Thank you very much, everyone.

1209
01:32:20,570 --> 01:32:28,069
To report out, bylaw moved by Councillor Lee, second advocate

1210
01:32:28,109 --> 01:32:34,629
councillor Patel, all those in favor, pose that is carried.

1211
01:32:34,669 --> 01:32:38,272
Mayor Screpitti, we didn't report out the other items. Oh,

1212
01:32:38,272 --> 01:32:43,754
we didn't. I just want to see if you're awake.

1213
01:32:47,016 --> 01:32:47,355
Here we go.

1214
01:32:56,936 --> 01:32:58,835
So we're going to deal with the other in -

1215
01:32:58,835 --> 01:33:01,875
camera items that we dealt with. First of all, is

1216
01:33:01,875 --> 01:33:06,435
the confidential council minutes of June 23rd, moved by Council

1217
01:33:06,456 --> 01:33:10,435
Lee, seconded by Councillor Irish, all those in favor, opposed

1218
01:33:10,475 --> 01:33:16,047
that is carried. Next is proposed or pending acquisition. Of

1219
01:33:16,068 --> 01:33:19,487
land by the city or local board, moved by Councillor

1220
01:33:19,668 --> 01:33:23,647
Lau, seconded by Regional Councillor Lee, all those in favor

1221
01:33:24,148 --> 01:33:31,007
opposes carried. Next is Development Services Committee, 3. 2. 1.

1222
01:33:31,007 --> 01:33:38,207
Report recommendation draft plan of subdivision, 11, sorry, 1120 Highway

1223
01:33:38,308 --> 01:33:47,567
48, Treasury Hill, and ELN Realty Limited at 10982

1224
01:33:47,748 --> 01:33:57,012
1120 and 11274 Highway 48. Moved by regional councillor

1225
01:33:57,033 --> 01:34:00,772
Jones, second of by Councillor Colucci, all those in favor

1226
01:34:01,433 --> 01:34:02,612
opposed that is carried.

1227
01:34:13,116 --> 01:34:15,815
I think my page is off centre here, but next

1228
01:34:15,855 --> 01:34:17,825
is. The applied.

1229
01:34:27,218 --> 01:34:30,317
But we had another one, oh, is it here, Mount

1230
01:34:30,338 --> 01:34:34,649
Joy? Yeah. So next is.

1231
01:34:41,154 --> 01:34:48,940
That. Yeah. So next is the update for direction. On

1232
01:34:48,980 --> 01:34:55,280
Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal. Markham Road Montjoy, secondary plan. Moved

1233
01:34:55,280 --> 01:35:01,600
by regional Councillor Jones. Seconded by Councillor Ray. All those

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01:35:01,621 --> 01:35:04,000
in favor. The polls that is carried.

1235
01:35:12,661 --> 01:35:15,696
Yeah, it's not on here. So whatever that number is,

1236
01:35:15,957 --> 01:35:23,267
is deals with the licensed renewal. 3. 2. Actually I

1237
01:35:23,267 --> 01:35:33,161
can go. Okay, that'll be moved by Councillor Irish,

1238
01:35:33,161 --> 01:35:38,521
seconded by Councillor Patel. All those in favor oppose that

1239
01:35:38,622 --> 01:35:45,453
is carry. I can go into.

1240
01:35:59,890 --> 01:36:04,481
This one at double check. We did the minutes. We

1241
01:36:04,502 --> 01:36:11,681
did the conveyance. We did Highway 48. We did the

1242
01:36:11,681 --> 01:36:19,712
license agreement, and we did the appeal. All right. The

1243
01:36:19,712 --> 01:36:26,752
confirmatory bylaw. Was moved by Councillor Patel, seconded by Councillor

1244
01:36:26,933 --> 01:36:30,832
McAlpine. All those in favor, a foes that is carried.

1245
01:36:32,455 --> 01:36:37,234
Motion to adjourn, moved by Councillor Lee, Secreted by Councillor

1246
01:36:37,255 --> 01:36:41,874
Irish. All those in favor opposed that is carried. Members

1247
01:36:41,914 --> 01:36:46,824
of Council, thank you very much. Thanks to staff. And

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01:36:46,864 --> 01:36:50,207
appreciate everyone's efforts. To get through today's agenda.