The Whitby Record

Committee of the Whole

February 25, 2019

Who was there

Present (6): Chris Leahy, Steve Lee, Rhonda Mulcahy, Elizabeth Roy, Maleeha Shahid, Steve Yamada

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (18 motions)

18 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Page 4 of 14 Committee of the Whole Minutes February 25, 2019 - 7:00 PM 1. That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law # 1784 (Application Z-19-18) subject to the conditions contained in Report PL 22-19; and, 2. That the Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a residential sales office for a 3 year term be brought forward for Council’s consideration.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
1. That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law # 1784 (Application Z-16-18) subject to the conditions contained in Report PL 25-19; and, 2. That the Zoning By-law Amendment be brought forward for consideration by Council at such time as the applicant has provided the requested information to the Public Works Department and has submitted an acceptable application for Site Plan Approval to the satisfaction of the Planning and Development Department.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
1. That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law # 1784 (Application Z-21-18) to permit the proposed development; and, 2. That a Zoning By-law Amendment to implement the proposed development be brought forward for Council’s approval.
Moved by Councillor Yamada
Carried
1. That Council approve the proposed amendment to Zoning By-law # 2585 (Application #Z-18-18), subject to the conditions contained in Report PL 27-19; and, 2. That a Zoning By-law Amendment to implement the proposed development be brought forward for Council’s approval, at such time that the proponent has satisfied all conditions of approval.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
1. That Council approve the Draft Plan of Condominium (File CW- 2017-05) subject to the comments included in Planning Report PL 24-19 and the conditions of draft plan approval included in Attachment #4; 2. That Staff be authorized to prepare a Condominium Agreement; 3. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign any necessary documents; and, 4. That the Clerk advise the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development at the Region of Durham of Council’s decision.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
1. That Council approve the proposed amendment to Zoning By-law # 2585 (Application #Z-14-18), to remove the Holding (H) Symbol and permit the proposed development; and, 2. That a Zoning By-law Amendment to remove the Holding (H) Symbol be brought forward for Council’s approval at such time as the proponent has satisfied conditions related to servicing through the site plan approval process.
Moved by Councillor Alexander
Carried
That Report PL 23-19 be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
1. That the comments contained in Report PL 28-19 be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the Town of Whitby’s comments on Proposed Amendment #1 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; and, 2. That a copy of Council’s resolution and Report PL 28-19 be sent to the Region of Durham and the other area municipalities in Durham Region.
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Carried
Page 8 of 14 Committee of the Whole Minutes February 25, 2019 - 7:00 PM That Item 1 of the main motion be amended by adding the following after 'Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe': with special emphasis on the Town's request that the province expand the designation of provincially significant employment zones to include Prestige Industrial and General Industrial designated lands along Highways 412 and 407
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
That staff be directed to report back on a planning policy or approach to address the tiering or matching of height between proposed and existing residential uses.
Moved by Mayor Mitchell
Carried
That Report CAO 06-19 be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
1. That Council receive CAO Report 11-19 as information; 2. That Council endorse the proposed Corporate Strategic Plan; and, 3. That the Corporate Strategic Plan be used as a framework to develop business plans and to inform operating and capital budgets.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
That the Pregnancy or Parental Leaves for Members of Council Policy appended to Report CAO 12-19 as Attachment #1 be approved. Page 11 of 14 Committee of the Whole Minutes February 25, 2019 - 7:00 PM
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Carried
That report FR 01-19 be received as information.
Moved by Councillor Lee
Carried
1. That Report PW-07-19 regarding the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) study be received for information; and, 2. That Staff continue to provide Council with status updates on the ATP study and report back to council with the final Active Transportation Plan for Council’s consideration.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
That Staff communicate with Town and Regional active transportation committees to identify active transportation routes suitable for winter maintenance for the purpose of encouraging walkable schools, connections to our downtowns, and high-use connectivity routes in the community and report back prior to the 2020 budget with cost implications of implementing winter maintenance on these routes.
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Carried
1. That Staff be directed to review the Council Expense Policy as per the requirement within the policy that it be reviewed following a general municipal election or as directed by Council; and, 2. That Staff report back to Council in Q2 2019 as a result of the review, and specifically report on best practices in other jurisdictions related to the following matters: a. Incurring of expenses related to seeking advice from the Integrity Commissioner for matters pertaining to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; Page 13 of 14 Committee of the Whole Minutes February 25, 2019 - 7:00 PM b. A comparison of expense allotments for the Mayor and Councillors at GTA municipalities of a similar population size; and, c. Hospitality at conferences or official functions.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
That the meeting adjourn.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried

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