Council Meeting

That Council confirm the agenda, as amended.

That Council recess to permit the holding of a Closed Meeting to consider matters with the following exceptions: • Labour relations or employee negotiations (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(d)); and • Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(e)).

1) That Council accept the results of the Market Compensation Review completed by ML Consulting; and 2) That Council authorize the CAO to proceed with the implementation of the Market Compensation Review for all full-time permanent jobs in the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 905.07 bargaining unit retroactive to August 24th, 2021.

1) That Council authorize the CAO to proceed as directed in Closed Meeting.

That Council adopt the minutes from the regular meeting of Council on March 2, 2022, as circulated.

1) That Council suspend the rules and regulations of Procedural By- law 2016-001-RE, as amended, subsection (7.10) g) pertaining to Delegations, to pass a resolution other than receiving the delegation for information and referring the matter to Staff for a report back.

1) That Council refer the delegation from Micole Rubinoff and Devra Ranieri regarding the David Suzuki Butterflyway Foundation to Staff and direct Staff to work with Micole and Devra on implementing this vision at Coultice Park, the gazebo on Main Street, and working with the library on an education piece; and 2) That Council direct Staff to work with the delegates on the creation of a photo opportunity with butterfly wings at Coultice Park that is not affixed to the building.

1) That Council approve the following staff reports on the consent agenda and adopt the recommendations contained therein: Report No. PW-004-22 2021 Drinking Water Annual and Summary Reports for the Ballantrae/Musselman’s Lake and Stouffville Water Distribution Systems 1) That Council receive Report No. PW-004-22 for information. Report No. FTS-003-22 2021 Statement of Remuneration and Expenses for Members of Council, Committees and Local Boards 1) That Council receive Report No. FTS-003-22 for information. Report No. DS-009-22 Addressing Protocol and By-law 1) That Council endorse a Town-wide Addressing Protocol that provides direction on street numbering of properties, buildings, and structures; and 2) That Council enact By-law 2022-024-RD being a By-law to provide for the street numbering of properties, buildings, and structures and repeal By- laws 90-103, 90-115, and 91-90.

1) That Council receive Report No. CAO-003-22 for information.

1) That Council direct that electronic participation of Council Members be limited to three (3) times per year for regularly scheduled Council Meetings.

1) That Council direct Staff to bring a by-law to amend the Procedural By-law in accordance with Option 1 to the April 20, 2022 meeting.

1) That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the certificate of exemption for Draft Plan of Condominium, subject to any revisions made by the Town Solicitor.

1) That Council receive the delegation from Johnny Wideman on behalf of Willowgrove regarding Report No. DS-010-22 Comments on the Draft York Region Official Plan (D08) for information.

1) That Council endorse the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Comments on the Draft York Region Official Plan, December 2021 (Attachment 1 to this Report), and direct staff to forward this Report to York Region and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Hon. Paul Calandra, MPP; and 2) That Council request York Region to designate the lands subject to the ORCA Equity Minister’s Zoning Order (O.Reg. 770/21), and all of the remaining whitebelt lands bound by Highway 48, Stouffville Road, McCowan Road, and the Town’s municipal boundary, as Urban Area (Community Area), as identified in Attachment 1 (Figure 1) to this Report; and Page 7 of 14 Council Minutes March 23, 2022 3) That Council request York Region to update the Town’s growth forecasts and allocations in Table 1 of the Draft York Region Official Plan to reflect the ORCA Equity Minister’s Zoning Order (O.Reg. 770/21), and all of the remaining whitebelt lands bound by Highway 48, Stouffville Road, McCowan Road, and the Town’s municipal boundary; and 4) That Council request York Region to identify the Community of Stouffville as an Urban Area (as opposed to a Town and Village) in the Draft York Region Official Plan, as it is the primary settlement area and the focus of growth and intensification within the Town, and consistent with the new Community Expansion Areas to the west; and 5) That Council request York Region to designate the Gormley Secondary Plan Area as predominately an Employment Area (as opposed to a Ha

1) That Council request York Region to engage with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to seek an amendment to O. Reg. 140/02: Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act in support of the proposed changes to the settlement area boundary to permit the South Gormley Employment Expansion Area and the Bethesda Road Community Expansion Area, as identified in the Draft York Region Official Plan, as resolved by Regional Council on November 16, 2021.

1) That Council request York Region to modify the proposed settlement expansion areas for the South Gormley Employment Expansion Area and the Bethesda Road Community Expansion Area to exclude lands that are designated as Natural Linkage Area under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan or comprise part of the Natural Heritage System within the Protected Countryside Area of the Greenbelt Plan, as shown on Attachment 1 (Figure 1) to this Report, which is not permitted in accordance with Provincial Policy.

1) That Council enact By-law 2022-026-PR to amend Schedule IV (No Stopping) of Parking Control By-law 2008-114-PR (Greenwood Road between Alderwood Street and Forsyth Farm Drive).

1) That Council receive Report No. FTS-004-22 for information.

1) That Council authorize staff to review the current Municipal Flag Policy and bring back recommendations that include revised protocols, procedures, and other considerations, following consultation with the Diversity & Inclusion Working Group.

WHEREAS municipalities across this province collectively spend millions of dollars of taxpayer money and municipal resources developing Official Plans that meet current Provincial Planning Policy; and WHEREAS an Official Plan is developed through months of public consultation to ensure, “that future planning and development will meet the specific needs of (our) community”; and WHEREAS our Official Plan includes provisions that encourage development of the “missing middle” or “gentle density” to meet the need for attainable housing in our community; and WHEREAS our Official Plan is ultimately approved by the province; and WHEREAS it is within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to approve Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that better the community or fit within the vision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Official Plan; and WHEREAS it is also within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to deny Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that do not better the community or do not fit within the vision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Official Plan; and WHEREAS municipal planning decisions may be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT; formerly the Ontario Municipal Board or “OMB”), an unelected, appointed body that is unaccountable to the residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville; and WHEREAS the OLT has the authority to make a final decision on planning matters based on a “best planning outcome” and not whether the proposed develop

That Council read the following By-laws a first, second, third time and passed: 2022-024-RD BEING A BY-LAW to provide for the street numbering of properties, buildings and structures and to repeal By-laws 90-103, 90-115 and 91-90. (DS-009-22) 2022-025-RD BEING A BY-LAW to provide for the numbering of land and buildings along highways and for affixing numbers to the land or buildings (65R-1897, 12958 Tenth Line). 2022-026-PR BEING A BY-LAW to amend By-law 2008-114-PR, to govern and control the parking of vehicles in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. (PW-005-22)

That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2022-028-MS a first, second and third time and passed.

That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at 5:41 p.m.