Special Council Meeting
Agenda

Monday, October 30, 2023 at 4:00 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Council Chambers - Hybrid

City of Kitchener

200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7

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1.

Commencement

This meeting will begin directly following the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee meeting at approximately 4:00 p.m. 

The meeting will begin with a Land Acknowledgement given by the Mayor.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

Members of Council and members of the City’s local boards/committees are required to file a written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict is declared, please visit www.kitchener.ca/conflict to submit your written form.

3.

Delegations

Pursuant to Council’s Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. All Delegations where possible are encouraged to register prior to the start of the meeting. For Delegates who are attending in-person, registration is permitted up to the start of the meeting. Delegates who are interested in attending virtually must register by 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 2023, in order to participate electronically.

3.1

Item 4.1 - Stephen Litt, Vive Development

4.

Unfinished Business

4.1

Official Plan Amendment Application OPA23/012/W/CD, Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/022/W/CD, 83-87 Weber Street East, Brigade Holdings Corporation, DSD-2023-322

"That the following motion be deferred to a Special Council meeting on October 30, 2023, to allow an opportunity for staff to further review the proposed amendments as discussed this date:

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA/23/012/W/CD, for the property municipally addressed as 83-87 Weber Street East, for Brigade Holdings Corporation requesting a land use designation change from ‘Market District’ to ‘Market District with Specific Policy Area 9’ to permit a 25-storey mixed use development on the lands specified and illustrated on Schedule ‘A’, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Report DSD-2023-322 as Appendix ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/022/W/CD for Brigade Holdings Corporation be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Report DSD-2023-299 as Appendix ‘B; and further,

That staff engage with the applicant for additional density, along with the addition of affordable housing and additional community benefits and report back for the October 16, 2023 Council meeting."

5.

Mayoral Business and Updates - Mayor B. Vrbanovic

6.

In-camera Meeting Authorization 

Note:  Any member of Council may question the appropriateness of a listed in-camera item.  This may be done during the special Council meeting or at the beginning of the in-camera session.

Council is asked to enact the following resolution to authorize an in-camera meeting:

"That an in-camera meeting of City Council be held immediately following the special council meeting this date to consider five matters, a personal matter having an identifiable individual; four matters including land acquisition or disposition; and, the fifth matter being a land disposition matter and having confidential information about competitive positions/contracts/negotiations as authorized by Sections 239 (b) (c) and (j) of the Municipal Act, 2001, respectively."

6.1

Employee Recruitment Matter (Personal Matter, Identifiable Individual - Section 239 (b))  

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

6.2

Interim Operating Agreement - City Owned land (Land Disposition - Section 239 (c))

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

6.3

City Park - Land Exchange (Land Disposition - Section 239 (2) (c))

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

6.4

Potential Land Exchange (Land Acquisition and Disposition - Section 239 (2) (c))

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

6.5

Potential Land Acquisition and Disposition (Land Acquisition and Disposition - Section 239 (c))

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

6.6

Environmental Sustainability Initiative (Land Disposition and Confidential information about Competitive positions/contracts/negotiations - Section 239 (2) (c) and (j))

Staff will provide information and seek direction on this matter.

7.

By-laws

7.1

Three Readings

7.1.a

To confirm all actions and proceedings of the Council for October 30, 2023.

(By-law 2023-144)

7.2

Late Starter By-laws to be added to the agenda, Pending Approval of the Planning Matter listed as item 4.1

7.2.a

Being a by-law to adopt Amendment No. 33 to the Official Plan - 83-87 Weber Street East.

(By-law 2023-141)

7.2.b

Being a by-law to amend By-law 85-1, as amended known as the Zoning By-law for the City of Kitchener – Brigade Holdings Corporation – 83-87 Weber Street East.

(By-law 2023-142)

8.

Adjournment