The Mississauga Record

Council

February 14, 2024

Who was there

Present (11): Brad Butt, Dipika Damerla, Stephen Dasko, Chris Fonseca, Joe Horneck, John Kovac, Matt Mahoney, Sue McFadden, Carolyn Parrish, Martin Reid, Alvin Tedjo

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (6 motions)

6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the agenda of the February 14, 2024 Council meeting be approved as presented. 4. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST Nil 5. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING 5.1 Council Minutes - January 31, 2024 Verbal Motion Diana Rusnov, Director, Legislative Services spoke to the omission of "with exception of part 1" in the amendment of item 11.3 Governance Committee Report 1 - 2024 - dated January 29, 2024 Moved by: Councillor Kovac That the minutes of the January 31, 2024 Council meeting be approved, as amended. 6. PRESENTATIONS - Nil 7. DEPUTATIONS 7.1 Item 10.1 Sean Beneteau, Resident 1. 14 Queen St South - Feb 14 City Meeting - Sean Beneteau.pdf Mr. Beneteau spoke to the development application for Queen Street South and made comments regarding: noise mitigation; pollution; increased traffic and fencing requirements. Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner of Planning and Building spoke to the developer working with the adjacent neighbours. 7.2 Item 10.1 Benjamin Beneteau, Resident Mr. Beneteau spoke to the development application for Queen Street South and to the water runoff on the property and to guardrail safety. Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner of Planning and Building spoke to the site approval process. Item 10.1 was moved up and voted on. 7.3 Teresa L Burgess-Ogilvie, Safe City Mississauga, Executive Director regarding the 2023 Annual Impact Report Safe City Mississauga Ms. Burgess-Ogilvie spoke to the 2023 Annual Impact Report Safe City Mississauga. Members of Council made th
Moved by Councillor McFadden
Carried
That City Council considers the change s to the application s since the public meeting to be minor and, therefore, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, any further notice regarding the prop osed amendment is hereby waived . That City Council amend Mississauga Official Plan to Residential H igh Density - Special Site 7 for 6, 10 and 12 Queen Street South, 16 James Street, and 2 William Street , City Park Homes (Streetsville) Inc., in accordance with the provisions contained in the staff report dated January 22, 2024 f rom the Commissioner of Planning and Building . That City Council amend Zoning By-law 0225-2007 to H- RA2-Exception ( Apartment ) for 6, 10 and 12 Queen Street South, 16 James Street, and 2 William Street , City Park Homes (Streetsville) Inc., in accordance with the provisions contained in the staff report dated January 22, 2024 from the Commissioner of Planning and Building . That Council classify the subject lands as a "Class 4 Area" in accordance with the Environmental Noise Guidelines – Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning (NPC - 300). That City Council direct the applicant to satisfy all requirements of the City and any other external agency concerned with the development. That the decision of Council for approval of the rezoning application be considered null and void, and a new development application be required, unless a zoning by-law is passed within 18 months of the Council decision. That the "H"
Moved by Councillor C. Parrish, seconded by Councillor M. Mahoney
Carried
That Recommendations GC—0079-2024 – GC-0085-2024 a as contained in the General Committee (Corporate Grants) Report 4 - 2024 - dated February 7, 2024, be approved. GC-0079-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Sean Robertson-Palmer, Community Devel opment Coordinator and Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation and Culture , be received. GC-0080-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Kristine Kane, Chair, Board of Directors, South Side Shuffl e Blues & Jazz Festival and Ron Duquette, Chair, Legends Row regarding the 2023 Southsid e Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival , be received. GC-0081-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Vikas Kohli, Executive Director, MonstrARTity and Ev Harri s, Associate Artistic Director, MonstrARTity regarding the 2023 MonstrARTity Recap , be received. GC-0082-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Ranil Mendis, Director, Ontario Schools Cricket Associati on regarding the popularity and growth of the sport of Cricket in Mississauga schools and the role of the Ontario Schools Cricket Association , be received. GC-0083-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Erlinda Olalia-Carin, Chairperson, Philippine Festival Mis sissauga and Resty del Rosario, Co-Chairperson, Philippine Festival Mississauga regarding a case fo r additional grant funding , be received. GC-0084-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation by Anu Srivastava, Executive Director, V Serve Canada regar
Moved by Councillor S. McFadden, seconded by Councillor D. Damerla
Carried
WHEREAS The Official Plan promotes the creation of mixed-use walkable communities in neighbourhoods planned for significant intensification and the provision of higher order transit; AND WHEREAS Cooksville’s new local area plan emphasizes the importance of creating a mixed-use walkable neighbourhoods that provides easy access to daily services by walking, cycling and transit; AND WHEREAS Mixed-use walkable communities provide considerable benefits such as an overall reduction to the reliance on private car trips and the need for car ownership; AND WHEREAS The existence of local neighbourhood retail and commercial business clusters are an important component for supporting mixed-use walkable communities; AND WHEREAS Walkable communities are predicated on the existence of a specific mix of retail amenities in walking distance such as grocery stores, pharmacies, gyms, and hardware stores, yet these types of business are difficult to attract and retain in the current market; AND WHEREAS Fifty percent (50 %) of all car trips in Mississauga are less than 5 kilometres (KMs); AND WHEREAS As intensification occurs and neighbourhoods transition, higher financial returns for residential development have made it harder to maintain and expand new local retail commercial spaces; AND WHEREAS Business Improvement Associations have been established in some neighbourhoods to support local retail and commercial business promotion and attraction, these associations do not exist in all of Mississ
Moved by Councillor D. Damerla, seconded by Councillor M. Mahoney
Carried
That Legal Services be instructed to TAKE NO POSITION with respect to the decision of the Committee of Adjustment (File No. A31/23 - 7114 Hurontario Street - 299148 Ontario Inc. c/o JDass Developments - Ward 5) and not attend the hearing. YES (11) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor C. Parrish, Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor S. McFadden, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, and Councillor B. Butt
Moved by Councillor C. Parrish, seconded by Councillor S. Dasko
Carried
That the minutes of the January 31, 2024 Council meeting be approved, as amended. 6. PRESENTATIONS - Nil 7. DEPUTATIONS 7.1 Item 10.1 Sean Beneteau, Resident Mr. Beneteau spoke to the development application for Queen Street South and made comments regarding: noise mitigation; pollution; increased traffic and fencing requirements. Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner of Planning and Building spoke to the developer working with the adjacent neighbours. 7.2 Item 10.1 Benjamin Beneteau, Resident Mr. Beneteau spoke to the development application for Queen Street South and to the water runoff on the property and to guardrail safety. Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner of Planning and Building spoke to the site approval process. Item 10.1 was moved up and voted on. 7.3 Teresa L Burgess-Ogilvie, Safe City Mississauga, Executive Director regarding the 2023 Annual Impact Report Safe City Mississauga 3 Ms. Burgess-Ogilvie spoke to the 2023 Annual Impact Report Safe City Mississauga. Members of Council made the following comments: thanked Safe City Mississauga for all their programming; the importance of community safety; community interest for business and neighbourhood watches; liaison with the Peel Regional Police; financial needs for more neighbourhood watches; and funding for not for profit organizations. Ms. Burgess-Ogilvie answered questions from Members of Council and spoke to the need for a service contract with the City of Mississauga. 7.4 Andrew Fahmy, Egyptian Festival Director regar
Moved by Councillor Kovac
Carried
In favour (11): Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac, Councillor C. Parrish, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor S. McFadden, Councillor B. Butt

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