MINUTES FROM THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE
Town of
York Room -
Civic Centre
June 18, 2008
Members Regrets
Deirdre Kavanagh Phil
Howes, BIA
Keith Thirgood
Dianne More
Peter Ross
Diane Kobelansky Guest
Councillor Carolina Moretti Amy Pialagitis
Councillor John Webster
Wil Pialagitis
Ibrahim Ali
Jonathan Mingay
Regan Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning
Judy Kee, Committee Clerk
The Sixth meeting of the
5:40 p.m. with Councillor John Webster in the Chair.
1. MINUTES FROM THE MAY 21, 2008 MEETING
OF THE
THE
That
the minutes of the
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2. UPDATES:
a) Parking
Lot Signs
Members
were advised that the parking lot signs will be installed by the end of June,
and that they are being made of a very hard plastic called lexan. Work is continuing on the production of the map
signs.
b) Interpretation
Sub-Committee
Mr. Regan Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage
Planning, distributed draft copies of a terms of reference document for the
Markham Village Interpretive Project - Museum of the Streets. He noted that the draft document is for
discussion purposes at this time.
THE
That the authority to finalize
and approve the draft terms of reference for the Markham Village Interpretive
Project – Museum of the Streets, to ensure that the proposed timelines for the
project are met, be delegated to the Interpretation Sub-Committee.
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d) Downtown
Members discussed various points
of view with respect to the appropriate identification of the area on the east
and west side of Main Street Markham, between Highway 7 and 16th
Avenue, including: Downtown Markham; Markham Village; and Main Street
Markham. This matter will be moved to
the list of Parking Lot items.
e) Environmental
Assessment –
Mr. Peter Ross updated Members on the first
meeting of the Community Advisory Group on the Main Street Markham
Environmental Assessment. The meeting
had been held on Tuesday, June 3 in the Canada Room of the Markham Civic
Centre. It was the first of a number of
meetings that are planned as part of an extensive consultation process to
receive input on the EA. A public
consultation facilitator from Ogilvie, Ogilvie and Company led the discussion
for the evening, and a consultant team from McCormick Rankin Corporation
provided a presentation.
A number of the Members of the Main Street
Markham Committee had been in attendance, in addition to Councillor C. Moretti
and Councillor J. Webster, interested residents and Town staff. Some materials had been distributed at the
meeting, and an opportunity had been provided to send further comments by
email. It is expected that minutes will be forthcoming.
Members discussed the various stakeholders
that should be involved in future meetings to ensure that all viewpoints are
provided, and it was suggested that issues relating to landscape, history, tree
planting, and parks planning should also be considered in the consultation
process.
After further discussion, it was suggested that
all Members of the Main Street Markham Committee should ensure that they have a
copy of the Final Report of the Main Street Markham Streetscape and Traffic
Management Study. The Committee Clerk
will forward copies to those requesting copies.
h) Public Washrooms
Committee was advised that the public
washrooms are in place on
n) Trees on Private Property
Members were advised that the BIA was having
some problems with tree planting on private properties, and further discussions
are to take place with Town staff. Jonathan
Mingay will send any new information to the Committee Clerk for distribution to
all Members. This matter will be placed
on the Parking Lot Items list and brought back in September.
o) Status of
Councillor Moretti advised that Legal staff
are preparing a report on this matter for consideration by Council. This matter will be placed on the Parking Lot
Items list and brought back in October.
r) Truck Traffic Concerns
Councillor Moretti expressed appreciation to
Ms. Dianne More who has been very pro-active in monitoring the truck traffic on
Committee was advised that York Regional
Police will continue to monitor the Street, and an upcoming blitz is
planned. Members were encouraged to send
emails regarding any infractions sighted to Wendy Lucas of Councillor Moretti’s
office (wlucas@markham.ca), who
will forward them on to the contact at York Regional Police. This matter will be placed on the Parking Lot
Items list.
s) Winter Damage to Trees
It was reported that a dead tree had been
removed beside Tim Clark’s Flowers, and the issue relating to the electrical
receptacles in the tree wells will be followed up by Jonathan Mingay.
f) Incoming Planning Applications
Mr. Regan Hutcheson advised Members of an application for a zoning
by-law amendment which has been filed with the Planning Department for
The proposal is to amend the zoning by-law to permit the severance of 2
Peter Street to create one new lot while retaining the existing heritage house
on the retained lot, and to sever a small portion of 4 Peter Street and add it
to 2 Peter Street to allow a new driveway north of the heritage house on 2
Peter Street.
The Chair advised that there will an opportunity for the public to
attend a public meeting prior to the application’s consideration by Council
3. NEW
BUSINESS
a)
The
issue of the application for variance regarding the placement of a garage at
b)
16th
Some
concern was expressed regarding the unattractive state of the median at
Mr. Regan Hutcheson will make a copy of the drawings and forward them to Deirdre Kavanagh, and Mr. Jonathan Mingay will contact Members of Committee by email once work begins on the Median.
c) Joseph Street Shade Structure – Re-installation
Mr.
Keith Thirgood advised that the
d) Development of Interpretive Plaque Program
Mr.
Regan Hutcheson reported that Council has agreed in principle to approve a
request from the Markham Village Conservancy for a grant from the Heritage
Reserve Fund to assist with an interpretive plaque project for the
The
objective of the program is mainly educational, and to also foster pride in
home ownership. The Heritage Markham
Committee is supportive of the project for
Appreciation was expressed to Ms. Donna Wigmore, who initiated the program and carried out much of the research.
THE
That
the Main Street Markham Committee is in agreement with the interpretive plaques
project for the
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4. NEXT
MEETING
It was agreed that a meeting would not be scheduled for July, however, it was suggested that a meeting should be held in August so that updates could be presented on pertinent issues.
The Clerk was requested to poll all members to determine their availability on Wednesday, August 20, or Wednesday, August 27. Members will be advised by email once the date has been confirmed.
*Note: Subsequent to the meeting, the date of the next meeting was confirmed as:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008 AT 5:30
P.M. IN THE YORK ROOM
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