THIRTY-THIRD Meeting - Regular Session
The Town of Oakville Council
met in regular session to consider planning matters on this 23rd day
of November, 2020 in the Council Chamber of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225
Trafalgar Road, commencing at 6:30 p.m.
Present (in person): Mayor - Rob Burton
Present (via Videoconference):
Councillors - Tom Adams
- Ray
Chisholm
- Cathy
Duddeck
- Allan
Elgar
- Dave
Gittings
- Marc
Grant
- Janet
Haslett-Theall
- Jeff
Knoll
- Natalia
Lishchyna
- Peter
Longo
- Sean
O’Meara
- Pavan
Parmar
- Beth
Robertson
- Jasvinder
Sandhu
Staff (in
person): - J. Clohecy, Chief Administrative Officer
- J.
Barry, Acting Commissioner of Community Development
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M. Simeoni, Director of Planning Services
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J. Stephen, Director of Engineering and Construction
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G. Charles, Senior Manager of Current Planning and Urban
Design
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K. Patrick, Acting Town Clerk
- J.
Marcovecchio, Council and Committee Coordinator
Staff (via Videoconference):
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D. Carr, Town Solicitor
- H. Hecht,
Manager of Current Planning – East District
- L. Gill
Woods, Acting Manager of Policy Planning and Heritage
- K. Biggar,
Senior Planner
- T.
Collingwood, Senior Planner, Current Planning – East District
- G. Abma,
Planner
- K.
Cockburn, Planner
- C. Dodds,
Policy Planner
- S. Rizvi,
Transportation Engineer
- S. Schappert,
Heritage Planner
- B.
Sunderland, Planner
- A.
Yousfani, Transportation Engineer
This meeting was held in compliance with
the electronic participation provisions of the Municipal Emergency Act, 2020
and the Town of Oakville Procedure By-law 2020-011, as amended.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest
No declarations of pecuniary interest were declared.
Committee of the Whole
Moved by
Councillor Duddeck Seconded by Councillor Lishchyna
That this
meeting proceed into a Committee of the Whole session.
CARRIED
In accordance with Section 2(8) of the
Procedure By-law, the items were considered out of order.
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Moved by Councillor Sandhu
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That this item be deferred to a future
Planning and Development Council meeting as a
result of a technical irregularity with the public notice.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Duddeck
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That By-law 2020-127, a by-law to
designate the Oakville Harbour, as property of cultural heritage value or
interest, be passed; and,
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That the draft cultural heritage
landscape conservation plan for the Oakville Harbour, as attached in
Appendix B to the report dated
November 18, 2020, be approved.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Duddeck
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That the property at 93 Bronte Road be
removed from the Oakville Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value
or Interest;
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That, prior to demolition, the property
owners allow for the salvage of historic materials from the house;
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That the property owner enter into a
heritage easement agreement with the Town prior to the demolition of the
building in order to ensure the history of the area is commemorated within
any future development of this site; and
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That the Town Solicitor be authorized
to discharge the heritage easement agreement from title, at the expense of
the owner, once the requirements in the agreement have been satisfied to
the satisfaction of the Manager of Policy Planning and Heritage.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Duddeck
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That the property be removed from any
future implementation of the Cultural Heritage Landscape Strategy; and
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That the property remain on the
Oakville Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value as a listed (not
designated) property for the historic residence.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Duddeck
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That By-law 2020-041, a by-law to designate
St. Jude’s Cemetery, as property of cultural heritage value or interest, be
passed; and,
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That the draft cultural heritage
landscape conservation plan for St. Jude’s Cemetery, as attached in
Appendix B to the report dated
November 18, 2020, be approved.
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CARRIED
Moved by
Councillor Duddeck
That the following
recommendation pertaining to Items 4a and 4b of the Heritage Oakville Advisory
Committee minutes from its meeting on
November 17, 2020, be approved and the remainder of the minutes be received:
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That Heritage Permit Application HP034/20-42.20F for the
demolition of the greenhouse at 46 First Street, as attached in Appendix B
to the report dated November 11, 2020 from Planning Services, be approved;
and
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That this heritage permit expire two years from the date
of final approval by Council.
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That Heritage Permit Application HP033/20-42.20A for the
demolition of the existing residence at 39 Allan Street and construction of
a new residence, as attached in Appendix B to the report dated
November 11, 2020 from Planning Services, be approved subject to the
following:
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That final details on the new doors, windows and colours
be submitted to Heritage Planning staff for final approval before
installation; and
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That this heritage permit expire two years from the date
of final approval by Council.
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CARRIED
For the purposes of Planning Act requirements,
the following person(s) made an oral submission:
- Wanda
Crichton, re: concerns regarding building height, pedestrian
safety crossing Trafalgar Road, traffic volume, impact on the environment, noise
pollution from low flying planes, the need for recreation centres, libraries,
and parks in the area, impact on air pollution levels from additional vehicles,
quality of air and water, diversion of Morrison Creek, encroachment on parkland,
and access to outdoor space.
- Jacob Kaven, Korsiak Urban Planning, on behalf of the applicant, providing
details on parking, and advising that his client would not likely be
moving forward with the stacked parking provision, and that they would continue
to work with staff to address the comments raised at the public meeting this
evening.
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Moved by Councillor Adams
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That the public meeting report prepared
by the Planning Services Department dated November 11, 2020, be received.
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That comments from the public with
respect to the proposed Zoning
By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision submitted by
3064 Trafalgar Road Holdings Inc. (Distrikt), (File No.: Z.1313.09 and
24T19005/1313) be received.
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That analysis
of the following matters of interest to Council be included as part of the
recommendation report:
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a)
Review the existing and proposed Oakville and
GO Transit frequency at this location.
b)
Consider the alignment of this proposal with
the Community Energy Plan.
c)
Consider the ability and appropriateness of
commercial uses to be located in the immediate area.
d)
Report back on the inclusion of affordable
housing units as part of the bonusing potential for this site.
e)
Investigate flight path information and report
back in the final report.
f)
Report back on whether Section 37 of the
Planning Act can be used to provide a pedestrian crossover as a community
benefit.
g)
Report back on what the developer is proposing
with respect to electrical vehicle charging stations.
h)
Provide a timeline on the installation of
culverts at Dundas Road and Trafalgar Road and the timing of this
development.
i)
Consider the appropriateness of a dedicated
turning lane as part of the traffic analysis.
j)
Report back on dropping the height and to see
what is the resultant impact on density and other issues related to matters
of urban design and unit count/density.
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CARRIED
For the purposes of Planning Act requirements,
the following person(s) made an oral submission:
- Eldon Theodore, MHBC, on behalf of Oakville Green Developments Inc.,
provided background information on his client’s planning application, in
support of the town proposal to include the hospital district as a growth area within
the Livable Oakville Plan and to permit a mix of uses beyond employment, including
institutional, commercial, and residential uses; and filed submissions.
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Moved by Councillor Elgar
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That the staff report titled “Public
Meeting Report – Town-initiated Official Plan Amendment – Hospital District
(File No. 42.15.57)”, prepared by the Planning Services Department and
dated November 11, 2020, be received.
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That comments from the public with
respect to the draft town-initiated official plan amendment to implement
the findings of the Hospital District Study (File No. 42.15.57) be
received.
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That analysis
of the following matters of interest to Council be included as part of the
recommendation report:
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a)
Report back on how the plan can be integrated
with the Community Energy Plan and consideration of district energy in the
context of climate change.
b)
Provide a breakdown of the cost that will be
added to the tax base in order to allow for this project to go forward.
c)
Clarify the number of units and the resultant
population at full build out of this plan.
d)
Will the long-term care facility beds be
publically or privately run?
e)
Report back on potential phasing policies for
all the lands so that we do not end up with residential development only.
f)
Provide an example of how a Zoning By-law will
be developed so that the minimum employment thresholds are achieved.
g)
Report back on how we got from the 3:1:1
proposal to the ratio that we are now proposing.
h)
Report on how the MZO lands will be
accommodated within this proposal.
i)
Setup a workshop on this project prior to the
recommendation report.
j)
Report back on whether roads should be private
or public and why.
k)
Provide a definition of employment uses that
would be permitted.
l)
Provide more certainty as to where heights
will be as opposed to the range of heights.
m) Provide a rationale as to why there are five precincts in the
absence of phasing policies.
n)
Report back on how many notices went out and
clarify all notification information.
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CARRIED
BEYOND THE HOUR
Moved by Councillor Elgar
That this meeting proceed
beyond the hour of 10:30 p.m.
CARRIED
For the purposes of Planning Act requirements,
the following person(s) made an oral submission:
- Frank O’Byrne, on behalf of Halton United Church Extension Council,
re: concerns regarding access to the area north of Dundas Street and east of Highway
25, pedestrian safety crossing Highway 25 and Dundas Street, density, cost and
feasibility of building an underground or overpass, and traffic concerns.
- Renee Carlson, on behalf of some landowners north of William
Halton Parkway east of Old Bronte Road, in support of the application, asking
for more details on the proposal and to be included in meetings.
- Allan Wilmont asking that grocery and large box stores be
built in the northwest quadrant of Oakville.
- Patrick Harrington, Aird & Berlis LLP, on behalf of
Newmark Developments Ltd., advising that his client is pleased
with the progress made for the subject lands, and that the area has a higher
potential for deployment; asking that his client be included in meetings to
discuss ideas on the way uses can be deployed and densities on the site, and Natural
Heritage System (NHS) connection across the lands, indicating mixed use for
transit opportunities at the north and south end of the site; and filed a
submission.
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Moved by Councillor Elgar
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That the staff report titled “Public
Meeting Report - Town-initiated Official Plan Amendment - The North West
Area and Palermo Village, Excluding the Hospital District (File No.
42.24.23),” dated November 11, 2020, including the Palermo Village Growth
Area Review Final Report, be received.
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That the comments from the public with
respect to the draft town-initiated official plan amendment (File No.
42.24.23) be received.
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That analysis
of the following matters of interest to Council be included as part of the
recommendation report:
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a)
Look at providing consistency with respect to
medium and high density designations between north and south of Dundas Street
within the Town of Oakville.
b)
Report back on a pedestrian overpass, underpass
or other means of crossing Dundas Street and Bronte Road.
c)
What is the carbon footprint of the proposed
development? What is the number and how many trees will be planted to offset
this development?
d)
Report back on how to generate character of a
neighbourhood that does not exist.
e)
Provide a concise definition of employment
uses.
f)
Report back on an active transportation link
between Palermo and the hospital lands.
g)
Provide clarification regarding environmental
impacts resulting from high density development.
h)
Consider regional servicing options for a
place of worship on Bronte Road.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Gittings
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That the report entitled Urban Mobility
and Transportation Strategy: Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts dated November
18, 2020, from the Planning Services and Engineering and Construction
departments be received.
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CARRIED
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RISE AND REPORT TO COUNCIL
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Moved by Councillor Knoll
That this committee rise and
report.
CARRIED
The Mayor arose and reported that the Committee of the Whole
has met and has made recommendations on Public Hearing Items 1, 2, and 3,
Discussion Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and Advisory Committee Minutes 10, as
noted by the Clerk.
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna Seconded
by Councillor Chisholm
That the report and
recommendations of the Committee of the Whole be approved.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Longo Seconded
by Councillor Grant
CARRIED
The
Mayor adjourned the meeting at 11:13 p.m.
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KATHY PATRICK
ACTING
TOWN CLERK