Special Council Meeting
Agenda

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 1:30 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chambers - Hybrid

City of Kitchener

200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7

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1.

Commencement

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.

Mayoral Business and Updates - Mayor B. Vrbanovic

4.

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 a matter of solicitor-client privilege as authorized by Sections 239 (2) (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001, respectively."

Items for Consideration:

4.1

Legal Advice relating to Planning Act matters (Solicitor-Client Privilege 239 (2) (f))

Staff will provide information, no direction is required.

5.

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 11:30 a.m. on March 18, 2024, in order to participate electronically.

5.1

Growing Together - Protected Major Transit Station Area Land Use and Zoning Framework, DSD-2024-005, listed as Item 5.1

5.1.a

Marilyn Hay 

5.1.b

Michael Morgenroth

5.1.c

Gail Schenk 

5.1.d

Kristen Barisdale, GSP Group Inc. on behalf of 49 to 55 Pine Street 

5.1.e

Kristen Barisdale, GSP Group Inc. on behalf of 115 Benton Street

5.1.f

Stephen Litt, Vive Development

5.1.g

Peggy Nickels

5.1.h

Dave Aston, MHBC Planning - on behalf of Owners of 178 and 188 Queen St S, 196 and 202 Queen St S, and 15 Joseph St

5.1.i

Hal Jaeger

5.2

Inclusionary Zoning - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, DSD-2024-029, listed as Item 5.2

5.2.a

Susan Lloyd-Swail 

5.2.b

Victor Labreche, Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc. 

5.2.c

Gail Schenk 

5.2.d

Diane Kilby and Janet Howitt, Mayor's Advisory Committee 

5.2.e

Kim Charlesworth

5.2.f

Yvonne Fernandes

5.2.g

Gail Pool

5.2.h

Peggy Nickels

6.

Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee Report - January 29, 2024

6.1

Growing Together - Protected Major Transit Station Area Land Use and Zoning Framework, DSD-2024-005 and Follow-up Report DSD-2024-128

That the following motion be deferred to the March 18, 2024 Special Council Meeting to allow staff the opportunity to dialogue further with those who provided oral and written submissions received in relation to Growing Together - Protected Major Transit Station Area Land Use and Zoning Framework, DSD-2024-005:

"That City Initiated Official Plan Amendment OPA23/016/K/JZ, for the purpose of implementing a land use planning framework for seven of the City’s Protected Major Transit Station Areas, including amendments to the Urban Structure, Land Use, Specific Policy Areas, and Cultural Heritage Resources mapping and text amendments, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Report DSD-2024-005 as Attachment ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and, 

That City Initiated Official Plan Amendment OPA23/017/K/JZ, for the purpose of adding lands into the 2014 Official Plan and updating the land use planning framework for specific lands currently within Secondary Plans within the 1994 Official Plan, including amendments to the Urban Structure, Land Use, and Specific Policy Areas, inclusive of mapping and text amendments, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Report DSD-2024-005 as Attachment ‘B’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and, 

That City Initiated Official Plan Amendment OPA23/022/K/JZ, for the purpose of deleting existing secondary plan policies and mapping from the 1994 Official Plan, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Report DSD-2024-005 as Attachment ‘C’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and,

That City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/028/K/JZ to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051 for lands within seven of the City’s Protected Major Transit Station Areas, be approved in the form shown in the “Proposed By-law” attached to Report DSD-2024-005 as Attachment ‘D’; and further, 

That City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/029/K/JZ to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051, for lands recommended to be removed from existing Secondary Plans be approved in the form shown in the “Proposed By-law” attached to Report DSD-2024-005 as Attachment ‘E’."

6.2

Inclusionary Zoning - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, DSD-2024-029 and Follow-up Report DSD-2024-111

That the following motion be deferred to the March 18, 2024 Special Council Meeting to allow staff the dialogue further with those who provided oral and written submissions in relation to Inclusionary Zoning – Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, DSD-2024-029 and how it relates to Growing Together - Protected Major Transit Station Area Land Use and Zoning Framework, as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2024-005:

"That the City-initiated Official Plan Amendment OPA23/015/K/TD for the purposes of introducing Inclusionary Zoning within Protected Major Transit Station Areas be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Report DSD-2024-029 as Attachment ‘A’ and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and,  

​That the City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA23/027/K/TD to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051 and Zoning By-law 85-1, be approved in the form shown in the “Proposed By-law Amendment” attached to Report DSD-2024-029 as Attachment ‘B’ and Attachment ‘C’ respectively; and further,  

​That staff be directed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Region of Waterloo outlining roles and responsibilities in administration of Inclusionary Zoning, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Housing Policy."

Note: An addendum report, Development Services Department report DSD-2024-111 on this matter has been provided for consideration. 

7.

Adjournment