Special Council Meeting

That Council read the following By-law a first, second, third time and passed: 2020-027-RE BEING A BY-LAW to amend Procedural By-law 2016-001-RE being a by-law to govern the proceedings of Council Meetings (Electronic Participation)

That Council confirm the agenda, as circulated.

1) That Council receive the Report No. FTS-007-20 for information.

1) That Council confirm that, notwithstanding that the proposed Zoning By- Law Amendment is different from the one proposed at the October 22, 2019 Statutory Public Meeting, the revisions are minor in nature and that no further Statutory Public Meeting is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act; and 2) That Council enact By-law 2020-025-OP to adopt Official Plan Amendment 148 and direct staff to issue a Notice of Adoption; and 3) That Council enact By-Law No. 2020-026-ZO being a By-Law to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-Law 2010-001-ZO by applying a site-specific zone and provision to the subject property and direct staff to issue a Notice of Passing; and 4) That Council approve the Applicant’s request for the Class 4 Noise Classification for the subject property, in accordance with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) NPC-300 Guidelines; and 5) That Council allocate the equivalent of 201 persons attributable to the site having 91 residential apartment type units of sanitary sewer/water capacity to the proposed development for 5917 Main Street.

1) That Council extend Draft Plan Approval for Subdivision File No. 19T- 83015 for a period of two years, with a revised lapsing date of March 24, 2022 and direct staff to amend the Conditions of Draft Approval dated April 4, 2017 with the attached Schedule of Conditions of Draft Approval revised March 24, 2020; and Page 3 of 9 Council Minutes March 24, 2020 2) That Council extend Draft Plan Approval for Subdivision File No. 19T- 86101 for a period of two years, with a revised lapsing date of March 24, 2022 and direct staff to amend the Conditions of Draft Approval dated April 4, 2017 with the attached Schedule of Conditions of Draft Approval revised March 24, 2020.

1) That Council direct staff to participate in the road environmental assessment project as a co-proponent.

1) That Council retroactively recognize the execution by the Deputy CAO, in the absence of the Chief Administrative Officer, of the Minutes of Settlement regarding the appeals of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for Mon Sheong Foundation, 162 & 176 Sandiford Drive (File Nos. OPA19.004 and ZBA19.010).

WHEREAS on September 24, 2019 Council endorsed a Concept Proposal for a Huron-Wendat Interpretive Centre commemorating the Jean-Baptiste Laine Site; and WHEREAS Council adopted in principle the concept, vision, and a location proposed for an Interpretive Centre for the Jean-Baptiste Laine Site; and WHEREAS members of the community are requesting the town to provide alternative options for possible locations. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct Staff to investigate other viable locations, hold public information sessions for community input on location options and report back to council with a recommended location by the first quarter of 2021.

WHEREAS GO rail services and 400-series highways are amongst the most significant infrastructure to support growth & competitiveness in York Region; and WHEREAS Provincial policies encourage future mixed uses development in Strategic Growth Areas and support employment growth along highways; and Page 5 of 9 Council Minutes March 24, 2020 WHEREAS there are major opportunities for transit-oriented development for York Region, specifically for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the City of Richmond Hill with the opening of Gormley and Bloomington GO stations by the Highway 404 lands; and WHEREAS a significant amount of lands near Gormley & Bloomington GO stations and along the Highway 404 are designated “countryside” and protected mainly for agricultural uses; and WHEREAS much of the lands protected for agricultural uses near the GO stations are no longer viable for normal farm operations; and WHEREAS overly protecting lands from development suppresses York Region’s competitive opportunity in the GTHA and restricts Provincial investments and significant economic development opportunities; and WHEREAS there is an apparent need to further assess the lands surrounding all Provincially Stranded Assets in York Region to determine their best uses; and WHEREAS Whitchurch-Stouffville Council resolved on December 11, 2018 requesting the Province to consider some of the stranded lands in the Highway 404 corridor Provincially Significant Employment Zone; and WHEREAS the City of Richmon

That Council read the following By-laws a first, second, third time and passed: 2020-025-OP BEING A BY-LAW to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 148 to the Official Plan for the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville Planning Area which, on the 1st day of January, 1971 comprised all the lands within the municipal boundary of the area municipality of The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville (5917 Main Street) (Report No. DS-010-20) 2020-026-ZO BEING A BY-LAW to amend By-law 2010-001-ZO of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville (Comprehensive Zoning By-law) for the lands located at 5917 Main Street (Report No. DS-010-20)

That Council recess at 11:34 am to permit the holding of a Closed Meeting to consider matters with the following exceptions: • Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(b)); and • A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purposes (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(c)).

WHEREAS Council desire is to support businesses and residents in this difficult time. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize staff to extend a grace period to defer interest and penalties until May 29, 2020 with regard to upcoming Town Tax and Water bills in the event of non-payment.

That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2020-028-MS a first, second, third time and passed.

That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at 4:28 p.m.