Town of Aurora
Council Meeting Revised Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chambers, Aurora Town Hall

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1.

Call to Order

Additional Items are marked with an asterisk(*).

According to the Procedure By-law, the consent of at least a two-thirds majority vote of Members present is required to permit the addition of delegations 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7 the agenda.

2.

Land Acknowledgement

3.

Approval of the Agenda

4.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Community Presentations

5.1

Renée Northrup, Équipe Francobotique; Re: International Robotics Competition

6.

Delegations

6.1

Jeffrey A. Abrams, Principles Integrity; Re: CS23-008 - Bill 5 - Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2022

6.2

Gord Kerr, Aurora Pickleball Group, Jane Snape, Aurora Senior Centre Group; Re: Motion 10.3 – Councillor Rachel Gilliland, Councillor Ron Weese; Re: Pickleball Opportunities

6.3

Jane Snape, Resident; Re: Motion 10.3 – Councillor Rachel Gilliland, Councillor Ron Weese; Re: Pickleball Opportunities

6.4

Michael Bowcott, Resident; Re: Motion 10.3 – Councillor Rachel Gilliland, Councillor Ron Weese; Re: Pickleball Opportunities

6.5

Bill Maron, Total Tennis Inc.; Re: Motion 10.3 –Councillor Rachel Gilliland, Councillor Ron Weese; Re: Pickleball Opportunities

6.6

George Skoulikas, Resident; Re: Motion 10.2 – Mayor Mrakas; Re: 672 and 684 Henderson Drive 

6.7

Emily McIntosh, Jenna Weck; Women of Ontario Say No; Re: CS23-008 - Bill 5, Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2022

7.

Consent Agenda

7.1

Council Meeting Minutes of January 31, 2023

• 1. That the Council meeting minutes of January 31, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.2

Council Closed Session Minutes of January 31, 2023 (confidential attachment)

• 1. That the Council Closed Session minutes of January 31, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.3

Council Closed Session Public Meeting Minutes of January 31, 2023

• 1. That the Council Closed Session Public meeting minutes of January 31, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.4

Council Workshop/Education Session Minutes of February 7, 2023

• 1. That the Council Workshop/Education Session minutes of February 7, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.5

Public Planning Meeting Minutes of January 24, 2023

• 1. That the Public Planning meeting minutes of January 24 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.6

Special Council Public Planning Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2023

• 1. That the Special Council Public Planning meeting minutes of January 30, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

7.7

Central York Fire Services - Joint Council Committee Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023

• 1. That the Central York Fire Services - Joint Council Committee meeting minutes of January 10, 2023, be received for information.

7.8

Correspondence from Pickleball Ontario; Re: Letter of Support - February 16, 2023 -  Pickleball Opportunities

• 1. That the letter of support from Pickleball Ontario of February 16, 2023 regarding Pickleball Opportunities be received for information.

8.

Standing Committee Reports

• That the Standing Committee Reports, items 8.1 to 8.2 inclusive, be received and the recommendations carried by the Committee approved.

8.1

General Committee Meeting Report of February 7, 2023

8.1.1

Memorandum from Councillor Gaertner; Re: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Board Meeting Highlights of November 18, November 25, and December 16, 2022

Memorandum

• 1. That the memorandum regarding Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Board Meeting Highlights of November 18, November 25, and December 16, 2022, be received for information.

8.1.2

CS23-008 - Bill 5, Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2022

Report

• 1. That Report No. CS23-008 be received for information.

8.1.3

CS23-006 - Active Transportation and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee

Report  Attachment 1  Attachment 2  

• 1. That Report No. CS23-006 be received; and
  2. That the Terms of Reference (Attachment 1) for the Active Transportation and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee be approved; and
  3. That the amended Terms of Reference (Attachment 2) for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee be approved.

8.1.4

CS23-007 - Business Licensing By-law Amendments - Taxicab Tariffs

Report  Attachment 1

• 1. That Report No. CS23-007 be received; and
  2. That staff bring forward amendments to Schedule 13 and Appendix ‘A’ of the Town’s Business Licensing By-law No. 5630-14 to a future Council meeting to remove taxicab tariffs; and
  3. That staff be directed to implement regulatory framework to regulate Vehicles for Hire (VFH) in Aurora for the purpose of consumer protection and public safety.

8.2

General Committee Meeting Report of February 21, 2023

8.2.1

PDS23-016 - Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment Approval, 5-70 Archerhill Court Lots 1 to 14 and Archerhill Court, Plan 65M-2494 File Numbers: SUB-2021 and ZBA-2021-06

Report   Figures-1-4  Attachment 1  Attachment 2

• 1. That Report No. PDS23-016 be received; and
  2. That Draft Plan of Subdivision application SUB-2021-02 be approved, as shown in Figure 4 of this report and subject to the Conditions of Draft Plan Approval as outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and
  3. That the corresponding Zoning By-law Amendment application ZBA-2021-06 be approved, to rezone the subject lands from “Estate Residential (ER)” to “Detached Third Density Residential (R3-X) Exception Zone”, “Detached Fourth Density Residential (R4)”, “Detached Fourth Density Residential (R4-X) Exception Zone”, “Detached Fourth Density Residential (R4-X2) Exception Zone”, “Public Open Space (O1)”, and “Environmental Protection (EP)” with site specific zoning standards as outlined in Appendix ‘B’ of this report; and
  4. That the appropriate servicing be allocated to the development (138 units); and
  5. That an implementing Zoning By-law Amendment be brought forward to a future Council meeting for enactment; and
  6. That a By-law to stop up, close and convey Archerhill Court to the owner of the subject lands be brought forward to a future Council meeting for enactment.

8.2.2

CMS23-006 - Church Street School - Asset Management

Report

• 1. That Report No. CMS23-006 be received; and
  2. That a new capital project with total budget authority of $173,000 be approved for the refinishing and repainting of Brevik Hall, Aurora room, boardroom, gallery, and ancillary spaces in the Church Street school to be funded from the facility asset management reserve; and
  3. That a new capital project with total budget authority of $187,000 be approved for the refinishing and repainting of Aurora Museum & Archives and Aurora Cultural Centre administrative spaces to be funded from the facility asset management reserve.

8.2.3

CMS23-004 - Office Furniture and Contract Award

Report

• 1. That Report No. CMS23-004 be received; and
  2. That Council authorize Non-Standard procurement, under section 2.7 of the procurement policy for Piggyback Purchasing, to award the supply, delivery, and installation of systems furniture to Teknion under the terms of the Vendor of Record (VOR) agreement; and
  3. That Council approve the procurement as a standing offer as defined under section 5.2 Standing Offers in the Procurement Policy.

8.2.4

CS23-009 - Council Compensation Ad Hoc Committee

Report  Attachment 1

• 1. That Report No. CS23-009 be received; and
  2. That the Terms of Reference (Attachment 1) for the Council Compensation Ad Hoc Committee be approved.

9.

Consideration of Items Requiring Discussion (Regular Agenda)

10.

Motions

10.1

Mayor Mrakas; Re: Affordable Housing Action Plan

10.2

Mayor Mrakas; Re: 672 and 684 Henderson Drive

10.3

Councillor Rachel Gilliland, Councillor Ron Weese; Re: Pickleball Opportunities

10.4

Councillor Rachel Gilliland; Re: Feasibility of a Permanent Liquor License at the Aurora Community Centre

11.

New Business

12.

By-laws

13.

Closed Session

14.

Confirming By-law

14.1

By-law Number XXXX-23 Being a By-law to confirm actions by Council resulting from a Council meeting on February 28, 2023

15.

Adjournment