Council Meeting Agenda

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Council Chambers - Hybrid
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7

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The meeting will begin with a Land Acknowledgement given by the Mayor and the singing of “O Canada.”

Mayor and Members of Kitchener City Council have been invited to participate in a joint meeting with the Councils of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and all Area Municipalities within the Region of Waterloo on Friday December 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. to be held at the Region of Waterloo, Council Chambers, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, further notice of the meeting will be published at www.regionofwaterloo.ca. 

Minutes to be accepted as circulated to the Mayor and Councillors (regular meeting held November 6, 2023, and special meetings held November 6, November 20, November 27, and December 4, 2023.) - Councillor P. Singh

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 5:00 p.m. on December 11, 2023, in order to participate electronically.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 149-151 Ontario Street North as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-478.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 628 New Dundee Road as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-482.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 144-150 King Street West as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-467.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 24 Courtland Avenue East as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-456.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 26 Courtland Avenue East as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-457.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 58 Queen Street South as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-458.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 66 Queen Street South as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-459.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 73 Young Street as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-460.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 4 King Street East/1 Queen Street North as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-479.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 2-22 Duke Street East as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-462.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 40 Chapel Hill Drive as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-463.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 54-68 King Street West as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-464.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 67 King Street East as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-465.

That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 70 Francis Street North as being of cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-466.

That subject to annual budget approval, Council provide a grant of up to $96k per year to The Working Centre to support the assisted services program (winter sidewalk clearing), as outlined in Infrastructure Services Department report INS-2023-521; and,

That such a grant be adjusted based on the number of residential properties serviced year over year and be reflective of the operational costs incurred by The Working Centre to deliver services; and,

That the grant is not eligible to be used for sub-contracting third party commercial contractors to perform the services outlined in this report, and further,

That General Manager of Infrastructure Services be authorized to renew the grant agreement to provide the services outlined in this report and also in INS-20-010, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

That the following motion be deferred to the December 11, 2023 Council meeting to allow staff an opportunity to continue conversations with the Region of Waterloo and provide additional information regarding automated speed enforcement times:

"That school zones located on streets designated Major Community Collector and City Arterial maintain a consistent and static speed limit of 40 km/h, as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2023-512; and further,

That school zones located on streets designated Local and Minor Neighbourhood Collector maintain a consistent and static speed limit of 30 km/h".

That staff be directed to engage the development industry and community stakeholders on a rental replacement by-law as outlined in Option 3 of Development Services Department report DSD-2023-486; and,

That staff continue to work with community stakeholders to explore additional tools that may be within Kitchener’s jurisdiction to support the transitioning of displaced residents; and further,

That staff continue to collaborate with the Region of Waterloo on shared solutions related to rental housing, eviction, and displacement.

That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA23/009/T/CD for the properties municipally addressed as 50 Thaler Avenue & 300 Kinzie Avenue for the City of Kitchener and Waterloo Catholic District School Board, requesting a change of the Urban Structure component on the lands specified and illustrated on Schedule ‘A’ and requesting a change in land use designation on the lands specified and illustrated on Schedule ‘B’, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-321 as Appendix ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and further,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/014/T/CD for the City of Kitchener and Waterloo Catholic District School Board be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-321 as Appendix ‘B’.

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/033/B/BB for the property municipally addressed as 117 Bloomingdale Road North for Marann Homes, requesting to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051, be approved in the form shown in ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’ attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-427 as Attachments ‘A1’ and ‘A2’; and further,

That the Urban Design Brief, attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-427 as Attachment ‘B’, be adopted and used to inform a future Site Plan Application.

That the following motion be deferred to the December 11, 2023 Council meeting to allow an opportunity to further review the proposed RES4 Zoning rather than RES5, which would potentially permit 6 street fronting townhomes, rather than 5, and to ensure those residents that participated in the consultation are notified of the deferral:

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA23/018/B/BB for the property municipally addressed as 2150 Bleams Road for the Romanian Orthodox Parish St. John The Baptist be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment as Attachments ‘A1’ and ‘A2’, of Development Services Department DSD-2023-496, and, accordingly, forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo for approval; and further,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/030/B/BB requesting to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051, be approved in the form shown in ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’ as Attachments ‘B1’ and ‘B2’ of Development Services Department DSD-2023-496".

That the following motion be deferred to the January 22, 2024 Council meeting to allow an opportunity for Staff to facilitate further discussions amongst the developer and tenants regarding appropriate measures to address tenant displacement introduced by the proposed development:

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA/23/008/B/ES for the properties municipally addressed 93-99 Benton Street and 39-43 St. George Street for Ideal Capital Limited, requesting to add Special Policy Area 9 to Map 11 – Cedar Hill Secondary Plan in the Official Plan and to add Policy 13.3.4.9 to the Cedar Hill Secondary Plan to facilitate a mixed use development having 96 residential units and 53 square metres of commercial space with a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 5.1, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-514 as Attachment ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo for approval; and further,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/012/B/ES for Ideal Capital Limited be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-514 as Attachment ‘B’."

That City-initiated amendment ZBA23/036/K/GS (Annual Zoning By-law Update) to Zoning By-law 85-1, be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’ attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-503 as Appendix ‘A’; and,

That City-initiated amendment ZBA23/036/K/GS (Annual Zoning By-law Update) to Zoning By-law 2019-051, be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’ attached to Development Services Department Report DSD-2023-503 as Appendix ‘B’; and further,

That staff prepare a map for consideration at the December 11, 2024 Council meeting, where a site-specific Zoning By-law amendment for 30 Sunbridge Crescent is permitted, having the boundary of the Natural Conservation (NHC) zone revised for lands previously zoned as Agricultural Zone (A-1) in Zoning By-law 85-1 to be zoned as Low Rise Residential (RES-1) in Zoning By-law 2019-051, except for lands within the floodplain or wetland.

That the following motion be deferred to the December 11, 2023 Council meeting to allow an opportunity for staff to engage with NAV Canada to determine best measures to mitigate any potential impacts to the runway approach for Waterloo Region International Airport:

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA/23/007/K/CD for Vanmar Developments 417 King GP Corp, for the property municipally addressed as 417 King Street West, requesting a land use designation change from ‘Innovation District’ to ‘Innovation District with Specific Policy Area No. 8’ to permit a 55-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 Development Services Department report DSD-2023-299 as Appendix ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and further,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/011/K/CD for Vanmar Developments 417 King GP Corp be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-299 as Appendix ‘B’."

Note: An addendum report, Development Services Department report DSD-2023-552 on this matter has been provided for consideration, which was deferred to the Council meeting this date. 

That the following motion be deferred to the December 11, 2023 Council meeting, or sooner, to allow an opportunity for Staff to engage with the Region of Waterloo to determine a timeline for discussions regarding pedestrian safety and traffic calming measures on Fairway Road North:

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA23/011/W/TS for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, for the property municipally addressed as 20 Woolner Trail, requesting the addition of Specific Policy Area No. 67 for the lands specified and illustrated as the “Area of Amendment” on Schedules ‘A’ and ‘B’, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-430 as Appendix ‘A’, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and further,

That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA23/018/W/TS for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Development Services Department report DSD-2023-430 as Appendix ‘B’."

Note: An addendum report, Development Services Department report DSD-2023-551 on this matter has been provided for consideration, which was deferred to the Council meeting this date. 

 Councillor A. Owodunni has given notice to introduce the following motion for consideration this date:

"Whereas the City of Kitchener values the safety, peace, and well-being of its residents;

Whereas in May 2023 Kitchener City Council amended the city’s fireworks bylaw to make it more restrictive by only permitting fireworks to be used on the day of an actual celebration (Victoria Day, Canada Day and Diwali);

Whereas, despite those tighter restrictions on the use of fireworks in Kitchener, members of City Council continue to receive a significant number of concerns from residents about non-compliance with the city’s fireworks regulations;

Therefore, be it resolved that Kitchener City Council directs to city staff to:

1.    Initiate a comprehensive public education campaign aimed at informing residents about the city’s fireworks regulations. That campaign should be culturally sensitive, and include initiatives such as targeted outreach to specific community leaders and organizations, public service announcements, media advertising, social media posts and collaboration with a variety of local cultural organizations.

2.    Enhance enforcement and education of the city’s firework regulations by increasing the number of Bylaw Enforcement Officers on duty from 2 to 8 for all of the days when fireworks are permitted to be used within the city, and that those officers be pre-positioned at public locations throughout the city that have been previously used by residents to light off fireworks."

 Councillor J. Deneault has given notice to introduce the following motion for consideration this date:

"WHEREAS in 2019, the Province of Ontario introduced amendments to the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 15, (the Act) to allow open consumption in Parks;

WHEREAS the City of Kitchener already allows alcohol consumption in City Parks pending receipt of a Special Event permit;

WHEREAS the increase in density in the downtown core will require residents to rely more heavily on public amenity spaces for gathering and entertainment;

WHEREAS Make it Kitchener 2.0 has a fundamental core value to “Make it Vibrant” where the City and its residents are encouraged to be creative, and support strong communities and neighborhood identities through distinct events and creative expression;

WHEREAS social gatherings in public spaces, could help to have potential for economic benefits to downtown restaurants and eateries by offering takeout picnic packs;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to investigate and develop criteria for a pilot project that would allow for open consumption of alcohol in Victoria Park that meet such criteria;

    • The staff from parks and forestry identify key criteria for best practice, and consult with bylaw enforcement staff;
    • That staff from Economic Development review any potential economic benefits that would derive from such a bylaw change;
    • That staff consult with Waterloo Regional Police Services to confirm their support, involvement, education, an enforcement of a pilot;
    • That staff pilot the alcohol consumption project in Victoria Park from July 1, 2024, to October 31, 2024; and

THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that staff be directed to report back by the end of 2024 with final recommendations based on the outcomes of the proposed pilot, including potential consideration for additional select parks that could be included."

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