2) That Markham’s Municipal Election Candidate Contribution Rebate Program be maintained with the following amendments endorsed, in principle, with:

a) A requirement that all campaign contributors to apply to the City of Markham for the issuance of a contribution rebate and the deadline for all contributors to apply be 90 days after the candidate’s financial filing deadline; and,

b) Confirmation that all contributions made to a candidate between the date on which a candidate files a nomination form and the end of the candidate’s campaign period are eligible for a contribution rebate; and,

3) That the remaining deficit of $116,766 from the 2014 Municipal Election Candidate Contribution Rebate Program be funded from the Corporate Rate Stabilization Reserve; and further,

4) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

(By-law 2017-4 has been postponed)

(2) 2017 COUNCIL AND STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETING CALENDAR (SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER) (16.0)

Report Calendar Revised Calendar

GC page 203

Note: See revised calendar attached. As requested by General Committee on February 6, 2017, the September calendar has been revised as follows:

- Delete the General Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday September 5, 2017.

- Delete the Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday September 12, 2017.

- Move the Planning Public Meeting from Tuesday September 5, 2017 to Tuesday September 12, 2017.

1) That the 2017 Council and Standing Committee Meeting Calendar for September-December be adopted.

(3) AWARD OF RFP 239-R-16 CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTION SERVICES FOR WEST
THORNHILL FLOOD CONTROL
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
- PHASES 2B, 2C & 2D (7.12)

Report Attachment

GC page 210

1) That the report entitled “Award of RFP 239-R-16 Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Services for West Thornhill Flood Control Implementation Project – Phases 2B, 2C & 2D” be received; and,

2) That the contract for Proposal 239-R-16 Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Services for West Thornhill Flood Control Implementation Projects – Phases 2B, 2C & 2D be awarded to the highest ranked, lowest priced Bidder, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, in the amount of $955,481.64, inclusive of HST; and,

3) That a 10% contingency in the amount of $95,548.16, inclusive of HST, be established to cover any additional construction costs and that authorization to approve expenditures of this contingency amount up to the specified limit be in accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy; and,

4) That the contract administration services award for Phase 2B in the amount of $314,065.55 as outlined under the financial considerations section of this report be funded from the capital project 058-6150-17201-005 “West Thornhill Flood Control Construction - Phase 2B”, and the remaining budget of $124,244.45 will be returned to the original funding source; and,

5) That Phase 2C in the amount of $403,011.02 and Phase 2D in the amount of $333,953.22 as outlined under the financial considerations section of this report be requested as part of the 2018 and 2019 Capital budget process, subject to Council approval; and,

6) That the Purchase Order for future Phases 2C & 2D be updated to reflect the actual construction time required based on the final design; and further,

7) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

(4) PROCEDURAL BY-LAW
AMENDMENTS (2.1)

Material

GC page 216

Note: See proposed By-law No. 2017-5 listed on this agenda - The amendments recommended by General Committee on February 6, 2017 have been included in this by-law.

1) That the attached Procedural By-law be adopted.

(By-law 2017-5)

(5) FOLLOW UP - LETTER REGARDING THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OPERATING GRANT (7.6)

Memo Letter

GC page 247

1) That the memo dated December 21, 2016 from Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services be received; and,

2) That the letter from Alfred Kam, Chair, Markham Public Library Board be received and endorsed by Council; and,

3) That the Council of the Corporation of the City of Markham supports the Public Libraries' request to the Province to increase its annual grants to libraries and to allow adequate operating budget for all libraries no matter the size or location; and further,

4) That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Culture, Markham's local MP's, MPP's, and the Markham Library Board.

6(B) REPORT NO. 5 - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
(February 13, 2017)

Please bring your February 13, 2017

Development Services Committee Agenda

To the Mayor and Members of Council:

That the report of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):

(1)        REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION
            SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING
            30 B ROUGE STREET, MARKHAM VILLAGE (16.11 & 10.13)

Report

DSC page 54

1) That the staff report entitled “Request for Demolition-Single Detached Dwelling, 30 B Rouge Street, Markham Village,” dated February 13, 2017, be received; and,

2) That Council endorse the proposed demolition of the existing single detached dwelling at 30 B Rouge Street located within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District; and further,

3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

(2)        ELIGIBILITY OF REVEREND JENKINS HOUSE
            FOR RELOCATION TO MARKHAM HERITAGE ESTATES
            11022 KENNEDY ROAD (16.11)

Report

DSC page 87

1) That the staff report entitled “Eligibility of Reverend Jenkins House for Relocation to Markham Heritage Estates dated February 13, 2017 ” be received; and,

2) That the Heritage Markham Committee recommendation of December 14, 2016 indicating that Heritage Markham does not support the relocation of the Reverend Jenkins House from its current site and the owners are requested to take immediate action to protect and stabilize the building on-site be received; and,

3) That as recommended by Heritage Section Staff, the Reverend Jenkins House at 11022 Kennedy Road be declared eligible for relocation to Markham Heritage Estates, due to its cultural heritage value, its threatened state, the absence of either short or long-term uses by the owner, and the length of time before development will occur in the area; and,

4) That the structure of the Reverend Jenkins House be partially restored and structurally stabilized in its current location so that it may be relocated to Markham Heritage Estates as an intact building; and further,

5) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

(3) NEW BUSINESS
MARKHAM - RICHMOND HILL BOUNDARY IN LANGSTAFF (10.0)

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Whereas the current boundary between the City of Markham and the Town of Richmond Hill in the Langstaff area (between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue) corresponds to the north limit of Highway 7 as it existed on January 1, 1971; and,

Whereas Highway 7 was re-aligned further north to accommodate the Highway 407 right of way;

Now therefore be it resolved:

1) That City staff be directed to consult with the Town of Richmond Hill on a proposed adjustment to the boundary between the City of Markham and the Town of Richmond Hill between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue, to correspond with the centre-line of the current location of Highway 7, north of Highway 407; and,

2) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

7. MOTIONS

(1)        REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO TO IMPLEMENT
            A FOREIGN BUYER'S TAX ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
            SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER (13.2)

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Note: The notice of this motion was given to Council on January 30, 2017.

Moved by Councillor Karen Rea

Seconded by Councillor Alan Ho

Whereas housing prices have seen a significant increase in the past couple of years;

Whereas residents (especially young residents) are experiencing difficulty entering the housing market due to a lack of affordable homes;

Whereas there has been an increase in foreign buyers purchasing properties and upon closing, many of these homes are unoccupied;

Whereas some buyers are not living or working in Markham and/or paying Provincial or Federal income tax;

Whereas Canada Mortgage and Housing is maintaining its “red warning” for the country’s real estate market with prices in around Vancouver and Toronto among its top concerns;

Whereas the City of Toronto has passed a motion for their City Manager and the Province to examine the possibility of the City of Toronto levying an additional land transfer tax on purchase and/or sale of homes to non-Canadian residents (i.e. foreign nationals who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada);

Whereas the City of Vancouver has approved a 15% property charge on foreign buyers since August 2016;

Whereas the implementation of a foreign buyer’s tax across the Province would help to cool an overinflated market and ensure that one problem is not just redirected to another area;

Now therefore be it hereby resolved:

1) That the City of Markham Council request the Government of Ontario to implement a foreign buyers tax across the Province of Ontario similar to the City of Vancouver; and,

2) That a copy of this motion be sent to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Honourable Patrick Brown, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party; the Honourable Andrea Horwath, Leader of the New Democratic Party; and all MPP’s in the Province of Ontario; and,

3) That a copy of this Motion be sent to all Ontario Municipalities for their consideration; and further,

4) That a copy be sent to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

(2) FOOD WASTE REDUCTION (5.0)

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Note: The notice of this motion was given to Council on January 30, 2017.

Moved by Councillor Alan Ho

Seconded by Councillor Valerie Burke

Whereas it is estimated that one in eight Canadians struggle to put food on the table, and more than 850,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month - One-third of them children (Food Banks Canada - Hunger Count Report, 2015); and,

Whereas about 170,000 tonnes of edible food - equivalent to about 300 million meals - end up in Canadian landfills every year (National Zero Waste Council, Fall 2015); and,

Whereas the reported cost of Canada's annual food waste is approximately $31 billion (VMC International, 2014); and,

Whereas the City of Markham has already committed to addressing food security for its residents with the Greenprint, Markham’s Community Sustainability Plan’s Food Security Priority and subsequently by adopting the Markham Food Charter. Both of which focus on increasing community and local food production opportunities and supporting education and engagement including food waste issues through the Markham Homegrown Program – Workshops, Community and Allotment Gardens, and increasing the viability of local commercial food growing and processing; and,

Now therefore be it hereby resolved:

1) That Council recognize local organizations that have already made a demonstrable effort to reduce food waste and promote local food security in the City of Markham; and,

2) That Council work with the Sustainability and Asset Management Department and Environmental Services under their Waste Management group and other partners such as York Region and local non profit organizations to promote programming/education outreach to achieve two key outcomes:

1) increase food waste awareness through a comprehensive public education program aimed at Members of Markham Council and City Staff, members of the public, and local businesses; and,

2) an expansion of the City of Markham's food waste diversion initiatives; and,

3) That Council support the National Zero Waste Council's proposed federal tax incentive for nutritious food donations and urge the Government of Canada to implement tax incentives for local businesses to donate nutritious food to charitable organizations, thereby reducing unnecessary food waste, decreasing disposal costs, reducing the environmental impact of food waste, and addressing the issue of hunger and poverty in our communities; and further,

4) That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), requesting that FCM urge the Government of Canada to implement tax incentives for food producers, suppliers, and retailers to donate unsold edible food.

8. NOTICES OF MOTIONS

9. COMMUNICATIONS

That Council receive and consent to the disposition of communications in the following manner:

Received

4-2017 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION FOR LION PAVILION HOT POT, 8380 KENNEDY ROAD, SUITE C 7, 9, 11 AND 13 (WARD 3) (3.21)

Info

Forwarding a request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form.

(Change of ownership and application of a liquor licence for indoor areas not previously licenced).

5-2017 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION FOR QJD PEKING DUCK (MARKHAM) RESTAURANT LTD., 7095 WOODBINE AVENUE (WARD 8) (3.21)

Info

Forwarding a request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form.

(Change of ownership and application of a liquor licence for indoor areas previously licenced).

6-2017 COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE MOTION ENTITLED "REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO TO IMPLEMENT A FOREIGN BUYER'S TAX ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER" (13.2)

Communications Addendum Communications

(Motion Item No. 1)

Communications providing comments regarding the motion entitled "Request the Government of Ontario to implement a foreign buyer's tax across the Province of Ontario similar to the City of Vancouver" received as follows:

1. Rebecca Wu

2. Moshe Dobner

3. Richard Sung

4. Dan Johnstone

5. Mike Gannon

6. Steve Lusk

7. John Stoneman

8. Margaret and Ray Cowan

9. Evelyn Johnston

10. Don Hobson

11. Marg Ferguson

12. Simon Jay

13. Tom and Sharon Little

14. D. Chen

15. Phil

16. Frank and Michelle Perry

17. Susan Keeble

18. David Atherton

19. Sheryl Wright

20. Brian Cloke

21. Yue Zhang

22. Donald Symonds

23. Ina-Marie Dobner

24. Debra Thomson

25. Darlene Marcellus

26. Todd Patterson

27. Jim Walker

28. Mike Winer

29. Yu Fu

30. Anne and Bruce Grubbe

31. Martin Wallace

32. Paul J. Larocque

33. Debbie Reynolds

34. Kamal Lee

35. Barbara and George Trendos

36. Victoria Tomev

37. Shao Sun

38. Sandra Moriarty

39. Ian Vaudry

40. Jan Hughes

41. Catherine and Peter Steele

42. Stephen Saunders

43. David Allison

44. Sturt Young

45. P. Crisologo

46. Roger Correia

47. Angie Karas

48. Beth & Gunter Langhorst

49. Al Eppich

50. Jackie Sheridan

51. Patrick Young

52. Linda G.

53. Ed Bulgin

54. Alacoe MacTavish

55. Tom Ka Leung Chan

56. David Sweeney

57. John Campbell

58. Piat Allison

59. Jun Liu

60. Siobhan Covington, President, Old Markham Village Ratepayers Association.

61. Comments received through Councillor Karen Rea's website

62. Tom Ioannidis

63. Hans Boehnke

64. Debbie and Bill Burton

65. Michael Hayes

66. Lee Anne Kuyt

67. Paul Cicchini Jr.

68. Elisabeth and Anthony Tan

69. Brenda Swenor

70. Flora Li

71. Steven Allman

72. Elenora Pecchia

7-2017 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION FOR T AND B CHINESE CUISINE INC., 3989 HIGHWAY 7 EAST (WARD 3) (3.21)

Info

Forwarding a request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form.

(New premises and application of a new liquor licence for indoor areas).

8-2017 COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE MOTION ENTITLED "PROCEDURAL BY-LAW AMENDMENTS" (2.1)

(Item No. 4, Report No. 4)

Communication

Communication received from Jobert Sevilleno, providing comments regarding the motion entitled "Procedural By-Law Amendments".

10. PROCLAMATIONS

(1) PROCLAMATION AND FLAG REQUESTS (3.4)

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1) That the following proclamations, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received for information purposes:

- Canada Flag Day (February 15, 2017)

- Pakistan National Day (March 23, 2017); and,

2) That the following new request for proclamation be approved and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council:

- International Women's Day (March 8, 2017)

3) That the following requests for flag to be raised at the Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre flagpole, approved by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Community Flag Raisings & Flag Protocol Policy, be received for information purposes:

- Flag for Canada Flag Day (February 15, 2017)

- Flag for Pakistan National Day (March 23, 2017).