Committee of the Whole - Electronic

That the additions to the agenda be approved.

That the presentation regarding Residential Development - 849 Gorham Street by Michael Larkin, M.PL., MCIP, RPP, President, Larkin + Land Use Planners Incorporated be received.

That the deputation by Ted Bomers regarding Zoning By-law Amendment - 849 Gorham Street (Gorham Development Inc.) is received.

That the deputation by Doug Selwood regarding Zoning By-law Amendment - 849 Gorham Street (Gorham Development Inc.) is received.

That sub-items 7.5 to 7.7 be adopted on consent. See the following sub-items for motion: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4.

That the report entitled Zoning By-law Amendment – 849 Gorham Street (Gorham Development 849 Inc.) dated February 5, 2024 be received; and, That the application for Zoning By-law Amendment be approved; and, That staff be directed to bring forward the By-law, including the necessary Holding provisions, to Council for approval; and, That Gorham Development 849 Inc. and LARKIN+ Land Use Planners Inc. be notified of this action; and, That correspondences from Donna and Steve MacDonald, and Melanie Duckett-Wilson, Climate Action Newmarket Aurora regarding Zoning By-law Amendment - 849 Gorham Street (Gorham Development Inc.) be received; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled the Fourth Quarterly Update to the Outstanding Matters List 2023 dated February 5, 2024 be received; and, That Council adopt the Outstanding Matters List (Attachment A); and, That the Outstanding Matters List Update be reduced from quarterly updates to semi-annually; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled Pedestrian Crossover Policy, dated February 5, 2024, be received; and, That the contents of Appendix 1 be approved; and, That the Parking By-law be reviewed, and necessary Stopping Prohibitions for Pedestrian Crossovers (PXO) be added; and, That the implementation of a pilot Type B PXO at Gorham Street & Muriel Street be approved in the amount of $36,000, to be funded through the Transportation Operating Budget for 2024; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled “Downtown Parking Update” dated February 5, 2024 be received; and, That staff be directed to hire a consultant to complete a study to recommend updated parking time-of-use rules, technology supports for customer interface and enforcement, as well as potential paid parking scenarios in Newmarket, including the downtown area; and, That staff be authorized to initiate an RFP procurement process for the “design-build” construction of a modular parking structure to be constructed in the Tennis Court area of the Commons North municipal parking lot; and, That staff report back to Council by the beginning of May 2024 at the latest with a multi-faceted approach aimed at alleviating parking pressures in the downtown in 2024, during the construction of the modular parking structure; and, That the correspondence from Melanie Duckett-Wilson Climate Action Newmarket Aurora regarding Downtown Parking Update be received; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That Staff revisit, review, and report back on parking restrictions on Krista Court to address resident concerns.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matter: Downtown Parking Update - A trade secret or scientific technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239 (i) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001.

That the meeting be adjourned at 3:14 PM.

1. That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matter: a. Downtown Parking Update - A trade secret or scientific technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239 (i) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001.