Town of Aurora
General Committee
Meeting Revised Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Time:

7:00 P.m. - 10:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers, Aurora Town Hall

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1.

Call to Order

Councillor Gaertner in the Chair.

2.

Land Acknowledgement

3.

Approval of the Agenda

4.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Community Presentations

6.

Delegations

6.1

Joel Sussman, Resident; Re: 15-Minute Cities

6.2

Glenn and Leslie Olexa, Residents; Re: Boulevard Tree Removal - 9 Twelve Oaks Drive

6.3

Rick Bagshaw, Resident; Re: Item 9.1 - OPS23-020 - Potential Snow Windrow Removal Assistance Pilot Program

6.4

Boris Gartsbein, Resident; Re: Item 9.1 - OPS23-020 - Potential Snow Windrow Removal Assistance Pilot Program

7.

Consent Agenda

7.1

Petition for Snow Windrow Clearing for Seniors and People with Disabilities

• 1. That the Petition for Snow Windrow Clearing for Seniors and People with Disabilities be received for information.

8.

Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

8.1

Council Compensation Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2023

• 1. That the Council Compensation Ad Hoc Committee meeting minutes of September 7, 2023, be received for information.

8.2

Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2023

• 1. That the Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2023 be received for information. 

9.

Consideration of Items Requiring Discussion (Regular Agenda)

9.1

OPS23-020 - Potential Snow Windrow Removal Assistance Pilot Program

• 1. That Report No. OPS23-020 be received; and 
  2. That Council consider the implementation of one (1) of the options presented in this report and provide direction to staff; and 
  3. That should Council choose to implement a Snow Windrow Removal Pilot, staff would recommend Option 5 Windrow Removal (In-House Staff) as a pilot program for the 2023/24 winter season to be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve.

9.2

CMS23-040 - Mobile Food and Licensed Beverage Consumption at Concerts in the Park – Pilot Update

• 1. That Report No. CMS23-040 be received; and
  2. That the implementation of Licensed Beverage Consumption for Aurora’s Concerts in the Park series be approved; and
  3. That food options continue to be provided by Aurora’s Farmers Market.

9.3

PDS23-110 - Application for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision, Livewell on Wellington General Partners Ltd., 1452-1460 Wellington Street East

Lots 3 and 4, Registered Plan 525, File Numbers: OPA-2022-04, ZBA-2022-06, SUB-2022-01, Related File Number: SP-2022-10

• 1. That Report No. PDS23-110 be received; and
  2. That Official Plan Amendment application OPA-2022-04 be approved to redesignate the subject lands from “Community Commercial” to “Medium-High Density Residential”, as outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and
  3. That Zoning By-law Amendment application ZBA-2022-06 be approved to rezone the subject lands from “Community Commercial C4 (464) Exception Zone” to “Townhouse Dwelling R8 (X) Exception Zone”, as outlined in Appendix ‘B’; and
  4. That Draft Plan of Subdivision application SUB-2022-01 be approved as shown in Figure 4, subject to the conditions outlined in Appendix ‘C’; and
  5. That the implementing By-laws for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments be brought forward to a future Council meeting for enactment; and
  6. That the appropriate servicing allocation be granted to facilitate the proposed development of 30 townhouse units.

9.4

CAO23-002 - Town of Aurora Street Banner Program Policy

• 1. That Report No. CAO23-002 be received; and
  2. That the Town of Aurora Street Banner Program Policy be approved; and
  3. That the existing 2023 Fees and Charges By-law be amended to include the proposed new fees in this report.

9.5

PDS23-112 - Review of the York Regional Planning Transition Plan

• 1. That Report No. PDS23-112 be received; and
  2. That the Region of York be advised that the Town of Aurora has comments on the Regional memorandum dated June 19, 2023, regarding the Regional Planning Transition Plan; and
  3. That a copy of report No. PDS23-112 be forwarded to the Regional Clerk for information.

10.

Notices of Motion

10.1

Councillor Gilliland; Re: Town Administration SWOT/Space Allocation Analysis and Economic Review

10.2

Councillor Weese; Re: Aurora Council Opposition to Strong Mayor Powers in Aurora

11.

Regional Report

12.

New Business

13.

Public Service Announcements

14.

Closed Session

15.

Adjournment