Minutes

Planning and Development Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Monday, May 27, 2024

1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Hybrid Meeting - Virtual Option & In-Person in Council Chambers – 4th Floor – City Hall

Members Present:

• Deputy Mayor H. Singh - Wards 9 and 10
• Regional Councillor R. Santos - Wards 1 and 5
• Regional Councillor P. Vicente - Wards 1 and 5
• Regional Councillor N. Kaur Brar - Wards 2 and 6
• Regional Councillor M. Medeiros - Wards 3 and 4
• Regional Councillor P. Fortini - Wards 7 and 8
• Regional Councillor G. Toor - Wards 9 and 10
• City Councillor R. Power - Wards 7 and 8

Staff Present:

• Steve Ganesh, Commissioner, Planning Building and Growth Management
• Allan Parsons, Director, Development Services
• Henrik Zbogar, Director, Integrated City Planning
• Nelson Cadete, Manager, Transportation Planning
• Samantha DeLaPena, Planner, Development Services
• Arjun Singh, Planner, Development Services
• Andrew Ramsammy, Planner, Development Services
• Fernanda Duarte Peixoto Soares, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Integrated City Planning
• Charlotte Gravlev, Acting City Clerk
• Richa Ajitkumar, Legislative Coordinator
• Gagandeep Jaswal, Acting Legislative Coordinator

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1.

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:02 p.m. and adjourned at 2:33 p.m.

As this Planning and Development Committee Meeting was conducted with electronic and in-person participation by Members of Committee, the meeting started with calling the roll for attendance at the meeting, as follows:

Members present during roll call: Deputy Mayor Singh (Acting Chair), Regional Councillor Santos, Regional Councillor Vicente, Regional Councillor Brar, Regional Councillor Medeiros, Regional Councillor Fortini, Regional Councillor Toor, and City Councillor Power. 

Members absent during roll call: Regional Councillor Palleschi (personal), Regional Councillor Keenan (personal), and Mayor Brown (ex-officio).

2.

Approval of Agenda

• PDC098-2024

  That the agenda for the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be approved, as amended, as follows:

  To add:

  Item 11.2 - Correspondence from Doug Jones, Deputy Minister of Transportation, dated May 22, 2024, re: Study Area for the Highway 413 Transportation Corridor Route Planning, Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Project, Stage 2

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Consent Motion

The following items listed with a caret (^) were considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Committee and were approved at one time.

(7.2, 7.3, and 11.2)

The following motion was considered:

• PDC099-2024

  That the following items to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be approved as part of Consent:

  7.2, 7.3, and 11.2

  And, that item 7.1 be deferred to the June 17, 2024 Planning and Development Committee Meeting.

  Carried

5.

Statutory Public Meeting Reports

Nil

6.

Public Delegations (5 minutes maximum)

6.1

Delegation re: Land Use Planning around Sheridan College

Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident, expressed comments regarding the Fletchers Creek South Secondary Plan Area, that included site context, current zoning designations, issues/concerns regarding inadequate infrastructure, and potential next steps to address these concerns.

The following motion was considered:

• PDC100-2024

  That the delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident re: Land Use Planning around Sheridan College to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be received.

  Carried

6.2

Delegation re: Bicycle Lane Implementation – Retrofit of Existing Bicycle Lanes to Align with Current Guidelines

The following delegations addressed Committee and expressed their views, suggestions, and questions with respect to the matter:

1. Dayle Laing, Brampton Resident
2. Lisa Stokes, Brampton Resident
3. David Laing, Brampton Resident
4. Barry Lavallee, Brampton Resident
5. Moaz Ahmad, SCOOTY

Committee consideration of the matter included concerns, comments, requests and questions from the delegates with respect to the following:

• the considerable growth of the network of bike lanes in Brampton
• rising rates of bike lane usage
• benefits of bike lanes
• communications and promotion of bike lanes 
• bicycle infrastructure planning framework
• how bicycle infrastructure relates to various planning documents, including Brampton's 2040 Vision, the Brampton Official Plan, the Brampton Mobility Plan, Brampton's Active Transportation Master Plan, Council Declarations regarding "Vision Zero" and "Climate Emergency", and the Brampton Parking Master Plan
• governance relating to bicycle usage and infrastructure
• discrepancies in bicycling infrastructure between intersections
• economic benefits of cycling
• challenges surrounding budget allocation

The delegates responded to questions of clarifications from Committee, including questions surrounding the advancements, equity, and costs of active transportation.

The following motion was considered:

• PDC101-2024

  That the following delegations re: Bicycle Lane Implementation – Retrofit of Existing Bicycle Lanes to Align with Current Guidelines to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be received:

  1. 1. Dayle Laing, Brampton Resident
     2. Lisa Stokes, Brampton Resident
     3. David Laing, Brampton Resident
     4. Barry Lavallee, Brampton Resident
     5. Moaz Ahmad, SCOOTY.
  Carried

7.

Staff Presentations and Planning Reports

7.1

Staff Report re: Alternative Process to City-Initiated Secondary Plan Amendment through Precinct Planning, Gore Meadows Secondary Plan Area 56, Ward 10

Deferred under Consent Motion – Recommendation PDC099-2024

7.2

Staff Report re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law, Golden Gate Castlemore Plaza Limited, Glen Schnarr and Associates Inc., 4538 Castlemore Road, Ward 10, File: OZS-2022-0045

The following motion was approved on consent:

• PDC102-2024
  1. That the report from Andrew Ramsammy, Planner, Development Services, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law, Golden Gate Castlemore Plaza Limited, Glen Schnarr and Associates Inc., 4538 Castlemore Road, Ward 10, File: OZS-2022-0045, be received;
  2. That the application for Zoning By-law Amendment, submitted by Glen Schnarr & Associates Inc., on behalf of Golden Gate Castlemore Plaza Limited, be approved on the basis that it is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Region of Peel Official Plan, and the City’s Official Plan, and for the reasons set out in the Recommendation Report in Attachment 2 to this report, and for the reasons set out in the Supplementary Staff Report;
  3. That the amendment to the Zoning By-law generally in accordance with the attached Attachment 3 to this report be adopted; and
  4. That no further notice or public meeting be required for the attached Zoning By-law Amendment pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. c.P. 13, as amended.
  Carried

7.3

Staff Report re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law and for a Draft Plan of Subdivision, Candevcon Ltd., Castleclark Developments Inc., 10201 Clarkway Drive, Ward 10, File: OZS-2022-0025

The following motion was approved on consent:

• PDC103-2024
  1. That the report from Arjun Singh, Planner, Development Services, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law and for a Draft Plan of Subdivision, Candevcon Ltd., Castleclark Developments Inc., 10201 Clarkway Drive, Ward 10, File: OZS-2022-0025, be received;
  2. That the application for an Amendment to the Zoning By-law and for a Draft Plan of Subdivision (File: OZS-2022-0025), submitted by Candevcon Ltd., on behalf of Castleclark Development Inc., be approved, on the basis that it represents good planning, including that it is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Region of Peel Official Plan, and the City’s Official Plan, and for the reasons set out in this Recommendation Report;
  3. That the amendment to the Zoning By-law, generally in accordance with the attached Attachment 10 to this report be adopted; and,
  4. That no further notice or public meeting be required for the attached Zoning By-law Amendment pursuant to Section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., as amended.
  Carried

8.

Committee Minutes

Nil

9.

Other Business/New Business

Nil

10.

Referred/Deferred Matters

10.1

Discussion Item re: Bicycle Lane Implementation – Retrofit of Existing Bicycle Lanes to Align with Current Guidelines

In response to questions of clarification from Committee, staff commented on the following:

• the sustainability of the current implementation rates/methods of bicycling infrastructure
• budget constraints and safety concerns and how they relate to the current and planned infrastructure
• multi-use pathways and current active transportation network
• emergency services access to bicycling infrastructure
• the rationale for locations where bicycling infrastructure is implemented
• signage and lane markings on shared-use roads

Staff noted that they will report back to Committee on areas where bicycling infrastructure connects to trail systems/pathways. Committee suggested staff conduct further planning and research to allow for the implementation of safe and sustainable interconnected active transportation networks throughout the City. Committee also suggested staff further discuss budget and active transportation challenges with Members of Council.

11.

Correspondence

11.1

Correspondence re: Bicycle Lane Implementation – Retrofit of Existing Bicycle Lanes to Align with Current Guidelines

The following motion was considered:

• PDC104-2024

  That the following correspondence re: Bicycle Lane Implementation – Retrofit of Existing Bicycle Lanes to Align with Current Guidelines to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be received:

  1. Nelson Cadete, Manager, Transportation Planning and Fernanda Soares, Project Manager, Active Transportation, dated May 17, 2024
  2. The Drew Family, Brampton Residents, dated May 26, 2024.
  Carried

11.2

Correspondence from Doug Jones, Deputy Minister of Transportation, dated May 22, 2024, re: Study Area for the Highway 413 Transportation Corridor Route Planning, Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Project, Stage 2

The following motion was approved on consent:

• PDC105-2024

  That the correspondence from Doug Jones, Deputy Minister of Transportation, dated May 22, 2024, re: Study Area for the Highway 413 Transportation Corridor Route Planning, Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Project, Stage 2, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of May 27, 2024, be received.

  Carried

12.

Councillor Question Period

Nil

13.

Public Question Period

David Laing, Brampton Resident inquired regarding the following:

• how will the City accommodate traffic and the active transportation network if the current personal automobile usage rates are maintained.

14.

Closed Session

Nil

15.

Adjournment

• PDC106-2024

  That the Planning and Development Committee do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair.

  Carried