Minutes

Planning and Development Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Monday, February 22, 2021

1:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting

Members Present:

• Regional Councillor M. Medeiros - Wards 3 and 4
• Regional Councillor P. Fortini - Wards 7 and 8
• Regional Councillor R. Santos - Wards 1 and 5
• Regional Councillor P. Vicente - Wards 1 and 5
• City Councillor D. Whillans - Wards 2 and 6
• Regional Councillor M. Palleschi - Wards 2 and 6
• City Councillor J. Bowman - Wards 3 and 4
• City Councillor C. Williams - Wards 7 and 8
• City Councillor H. Singh - Wards 9 and 10

Members Absent:

• Regional Councillor G. Dhillon - Wards 9 and 10

Staff Present:

• David Barrick, Chief Administrative Officer
• Richard Forward, Commissioner, Planning, Building and Economic Development
• Allan Parsons, Director, Development Services, Planning, Building and Economic Development
• Bob Bjerke, Director, Policy Planning, Planning, Building and Economic Development
• Jeffrey Humble, Manager, Planning, Building and Economic Development
• David Vanderberg, Manager, Planning Building and Economic Development
• Steve Ganesh, Manager, Planning Building and Economic Development
• Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development
• Anthony-George D'Andrea, Legal Counsel, Legislative Services
• Peter Fay, City Clerk
• Charlotte Gravlev, Deputy City Clerk
• Shauna Danton, Legislative Coordinator

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1.

Call to Order

Note: In consideration of the current COVID-19 public health orders prohibiting large public gatherings of people and requirements for physical distancing between persons, in-person attendance at this Planning and Development Committee meeting was limited and physical distancing was maintained in Council Chambers at all times during the meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at 1:26 p.m.

As this meeting of the Planning and Development Committee was conducted with electronic participation by Members of Council, the meeting started with the City Clerk calling the roll for attendance at the meeting, as follows:

Members present during roll call: Councillor Santos, Councillor Vicente, Councillor Whillans, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Bowman, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Williams, Councillor Singh

Members absent during roll call: Councillor Dhillon - personal

2.

Approval of Agenda

The following motion was considered:

• PDC025-2021

  That the Agenda for the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be approved as amended as follows:

  To add:

  6.1. Delegation from Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Brampton resident, re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan – Year 1 Progress Report

  9.1 - Discussion at the request of Regional Councillor Fortini, re: Airbnb

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Consent Motion

In keeping with Council Resolution C019-2021, the Meeting Chair reviewed the relevant agenda items during this section of the meeting and allowed Members to identify agenda items for debate and consideration, with the balance to be approved as part of the Consent Motion, given the items are generally deemed to be routine and non-controversial.

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

(7.4, 7.5, 8.1, 11.1)

The following motion was considered:

• PDC026-2021

  That the following items to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021 be approved as part of Consent: 

  7.4, 7.5, 8.1, 11.1

  Yea (9)	City Councillor Singh, City Councillor Williams, City Councillor Bowman, Regional Councillor Palleschi, City Councillor Whillans, Regional Councillor Vicente, Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Fortini, and Regional Councillor Medeiros
  Absent (1)	Regional Councillor Dhillon

  Carried (9 to 0)

5.

Statutory Public Meeting Reports

Nil

6.

Public Delegations (5 minutes maximum)

6.1

Delegation from Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Brampton resident, re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan - Year 1 Progress Report

Dealt with under Item 7.1 - Recommendation PDC027-2021

7.

Staff Presentations and Planning Reports

7.1

Staff presentation re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan – Year 1

Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development presented an overview of the Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan Year 1 Progress Report that included the following:

• Progress reporting chart
• Status of action items
• 2019 and 2020 Age-friendly activities 
• Covid-19 Seniors Support Task Force 
• Social isolation programs and supports 
• Communication and engagement 
• Top seniors needs
• Service delivery innovation
• Ongoing implementation and monitoring 
• Barrier free amenities  - Creditview Activity Hub, Chinguacousy Park

Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Brampton resident, provided a presentation titled "Age Friendly Strategy" outlining comments, concerns and suggestions with respect to the Age-Friendly strategy. 

The following motion was considered:

• PDC027-2021

  1. That the staff report re : Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan Year 1 Progress Report (File J.BD. AFBS), to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be received; 

  2. That the City of Brampton continue to pursue and subsequently maintain the World Health Organization’s Age-Friendly Communities Designation through the ongoing advancement and implementation of the Brampton Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan (“the Plan”); 

  3. That the staff presentation re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan – Year 1, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be received; and, 

  4. That the delegation from Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Brampton resident, re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan – Year 1, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be received.

  Carried

7.2

Staff report re: Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan – Year 1 Progress Report

Dealt with under Item 7.1 - Recommendation PDC027-2021

7.3

*Staff report re: Application to Amend the Official Plan - TACC Holborn Corporation - Malone Given Parsons Ltd. - File C10E04.005

Note: February 16, 2021 - This report is withdrawn from the meeting agenda at the request of the Planning, Building and Economic Development Department on behalf of the owner and will be presented to a future meeting.

7.4

^Staff report re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law (temporary use) - Candevcon Ltd. - 2565361 Ontario Inc. - File OZS-2020-0001

• PDC028-2021

  1. That the staff report re: Application to Amend the Zoning By-law (temporary Use) - Candevcon Ltd. – 2565361 Ontario Inc. - File OZS-2020-0001, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be received;

  2. That the Zoning By-law Amendment (Temporary Use) application submitted by Candevcon Limited on behalf of 2565361 Ontario Inc., Ward 9, File: OZS-2020-0001, be approved, on the basis that the application 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 for the reasons set out in the Planning Recommendation Report, and,

  3. That the amendments to the Zoning By-law, generally in accordance with the attached Appendix 10 to the report be adopted.

  Carried

7.5

^Staff report re: Application for Temporary Use By-law to permit an additional retail use - 2644083 Ontario Inc. - Astenik International Corp. - File OZS-2020-0016

• PDC029-2021

  1. That the staff report re: Application for Temporary Use By-law to permit an additional retail use - 2644083 Ontario Inc. – Astenik International Corp. File OZS-2020-0016 to the Planning and Development Committee meeting of February 22, 2021, be received;

  2. That the Temporary Zoning By-law application submitted by 2644083 Ontario Inc. – Astenik International Corp. 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 Temporary Use Zoning By-law generally in accordance with the attached Appendix 9 to this report be adopted; and,

  4. That no further notice or public meeting be required for the attached Temporary Zoning By-law Amendment pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. c.P. 13, as amended.

   

   

  Carried

8.

Committee Minutes

8.1

^Minutes - Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee - January 26, 2021

• PDC030-201

  That the Minutes of the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, Recommendations AFC001-2021 to AFC004-2021, be approved as published and circulated. 

  The recommendations were approved as follows:

  AFC001-2021

  That the Agenda for the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of January 26, 2021, be approved as published and circulated.

  AFC002-2021

  That the item titled: Developing a Roadmap for 2021-2022: Reaffirming the Role and Function of the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee to the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of January 26, 2021 be received.

  AFC003-2021

  That the update by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, to the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of January 26, 2021, re: Draft 2021 Progress Reporting Chart be received.

  AFC004-2021

  That the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, March 23, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., or at the call of the Chair.

  Carried

9.

Other Business/New Business

9.1

Discussion at the request of Councillor Fortini re: Airbnb

In response to a question from Committee, staff noted that a report addressing short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, is expected to be considered by Committee by April 2021. The report will include recommended changes to the Licensing By-law which are anticipated to be in effect by summer 2021.  

10.

Referred/Deferred Matters

11.

Correspondence

11.1

^Correspondence from Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator, City of Mississauga, dated February 5, 2020, re: Confirmation of Consultant to Conduct Peer Review of Inclusionary Zoning Municipal Assessment Report

• PDC031-2021

  That the correspondence from Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator, City of Mississauga, dated February 5, 2020, re: Confirmation of Consultant to Conduct Peer Review of Inclusionary Zoning Municipal Assessment Report to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021, be received. 

  Carried

12.

Councillor Question Period

Nil

13.

Public Question Period

The public was given the opportunity to submit questions via e-mail to the City Clerk’s Office regarding any decisions made at this meeting.

P. Fay, City Clerk, confirmed that no questions were submitted regarding decisions made at this meeting.

14.

Closed Session

Nil

15.

Adjournment

The following motion was considered:

• PDC032-2021

  That the Planning and Development Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Monday, March 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

  Carried