COUNCIL PLANNING AGENDA

CONSOLIDATED AS OF MAY 9, 2014

Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden Street

DATE May 12, 2014 7:00 p.m. Please turn off or place on non-audible all cell phones, PDAs, Blackberrys and pagers during the meeting.

O Canada Silent Prayer Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

PUBLIC MEETING TO HEAR APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 17, 34 AND 51 OF THE PLANNING ACT Application Staff

Presentation Applicant or Designate

Delegations (maximum of 10 minutes)

Staff Summary

44, 56 & 76 Arkell Road – Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (File: ZC1314) – Ward 6

• Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner

• Astrid Clos • Helena & Brian Watson

• Mary & Jim Rife • Bob Norrish • Marko Thom • Deidre Dunne Correspondence: • Mary Rife • Suzanne Poole • Dennis &

Marlene Mortley • David Raymond • Uwe Helmer • Robert McNeish • Jill & Bob

Copping

816 Woolwich Street – Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (File: ZC1402) – Ward 3

• Al Hearne, Senior Development Planner

• Nancy Shoemaker

CONSENT AGENDA "The attached resolutions have been prepared to facilitate Council's consideration of the various matters and are suggested for consideration. If Council wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Consent Agenda, please identify the item. The item will be extracted and dealt with immediately. The balance of the Consent Agenda can be approved in one resolution."

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COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA

ITEM CITY PRESENTATION

DELEGATIONS (maximum of 5 minutes)

TO BE EXTRACTED

CON-2014.26 Proposed Demolition of 1 Martin Avenue – Ward 5

CON-2014.27 Proposed Demolition of 11 Vardon Drive – Ward 5

CON-2014.28 Proposed Demolition of 154 Ontario Street – Ward 1

CON-2014.29 Wellington Street Reconstruction (Gordon Street to McCrae Boulevard) Contract No. 2-1414

CON-2014.30 Official Plan Amendment No. 54 Guelph Innovation District (GID) Secondary Plan

• Joan Jylanne, Senior Policy Planner

• Peter Cartwright, General Manager, Economic Development

• Lin Grist, Yorklands Green Hub • Hugh Whiteley • Alex Drolc • Ken Spira • David Aston • Mario Venditti Correspondence: • Yorklands Green Hub • Hugh Whiteley • Herbert Arnold, Arnold,

Foster • Shelley Kaufman,

Turkstra Mazza • Carson Reid, Guelph

and Wellington Development Assoc.

• Robert Mullin, Smith Valeriote

• Darrin Drake, Guelph & District Home Builders’ Association

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CON-2014.31 Wilson Farmhouse – Submissions to the Request for Expression of Interest

• Representative of Trillium Waldorf School

• Daphne Wainman-Wood, Heritage Guelph

• Stephen Hagen • Susan Watson

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• Malkah McNeilly • Susan Ratcliffe • Mary Tivy • Dennis Waechter • Kristen Bustamante • Vera Ettema • Ben Barclay • Catherine Kormendy • Pillalamarri Jagam • Debra Briese • John Farley • Laurel McKellar • Representatives of

Friends of Wilson Farm Beautification

• Matthew Vermeulen • Scott Mackay • Frank Barber • Julia Murray • Mike Lackowicz • Michelle Sperle • Pat Prior Correspondence:

• Northern Heights Liaison Group

• Heather Watt-Kapitain, Jennifer Erickson, Trillium Waldorf School

• Lorraine Pagnan • Mary Tivy • Vera Ettema • Marcia Santen • Ben Barclay • Susan Watson • Pillalamarri Jagam • D’Arcy McGee • Jessica Tivy

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS BY-LAWS Resolution – Adoption of By-laws (Councillor Burcher) “THAT By-law Numbers (2014)-19748 to (2014)-19752, inclusive, are hereby passed.”

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By-law Number (2014)-19748 A by-law to authorize the conveyance to Vesterra 55 Delhi Inc. of the lands described as Part Lot 40, Registered Plan 133, designated as Parts 1 to 4 inclusive, Reference Plan 61R20329, City of Guelph.

To authorize the conveyance of lands.

By-law Number (2014)-19749 A by-law to amend By-law Number (2013) – 19529, being a by-law to delegate authority pursuant to the Municipal Act. (Schedule “AA”)

To amend the City’s Delegation of Authority By-law. (to add Schedule “AA”)

By-law Number (2014)-19750 A by-law to amend By-law Number (2014)-19734 being a by-law to specify the claw back percentages and capping parameters for the year 2014 and to establish a fixed date as of which to calculate such claw backs for all properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes.

To amend the claw back percentages and capping parameters by-law for the year 2014.

By-law Number (2014)-19751 A by-law to amend By-law Number (1995)-14864, as amended, known as the Zoning By-law for the City of Guelph as it affects property known municipally as 1291 Gordon Street and legally described as Part Lot 6, Concession 7 (formerly Puslinch Township), and Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, 61R20267, City of Guelph.

To amend the City’s Zoning By-law. (1291 Gordon Street)

By-law Number (2014)-19752 A by-law to confirm the proceeding of a meeting of Guelph City Council held May 12, 2014.

To confirm the proceedings of a Council meeting held May 12, 2014.

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Please provide any announcements, to the Mayor in writing, by 12 noon on the day of the Council meeting.

NOTICE OF MOTION

ADJOURNMENT

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From: mary rife Sent: May 8, 2014 7:29 AM To: Clerks Cc: brian; markothom Subject: re file ZC1314 My name is Mary Rife and I have lived at for the past 23 years. I live directly across from the proposed site and I am opposed to the zoning bylaw change for two main reasons: ground water runoff and traffic congestion Goundwater runoff As you may know this proposed developement is adjacent to not only a Provincially significant wetland, but one of Guelph's municpal wells (Burke Well) . I know that the proposal supposedly has a storm water management system incorporated but I fear that it is not sufficient. The existing well/wetland is now being encroached on 3 sides by developement and blocked on the 4th side by a raised Arkell Road. This has been a wet spring and as I was walking out Arkell Road to view the new subdivision on the other side of the well/wetland, I noted a disturbing thing. The subdivision has been roughed in with roads marked out and the catch basin built in. Although none of the housing units have yet been built and no roads or parking lots paved, the storm sewer catch basin was already brimming with water. Yes, that's right, with no buildings or pavement the catch basin was barely keeping up. I can't imagine what will happen when the already approved cluster townhouses and semi-detached units and road and parking lots go in. The run off will overflow the catch basin and flood the houses , the wetlands and the well below. Now add to that disaster-waiting-to-happen, an even higher density plan going in on the other side of this well/wetland with even less water absorbing areas. The predicted run off for a two year storm according to the study included with the proposal is 364% more when this proposal is completed. All that surface water run-off is going to go downhill and flood the protected wetlands drowning all the existing trees and wildlife. But more significantly affect a well that is giving Guelph drinking water. We all know what happens when surface water gets into a municipal well from the Walkerton disaster. People died and hundreds were sickened. Can we afford to put our well at risk? Do we have enough other water resourses that we could shut down this well? Of course not! Guelph already faces water restrictions in the summer. When Arkell road was recontructed a few years ago, my neighbour's property across the road from the well was repeatedly flooded. She finally had to threated to sue the city to get the problem fixed. That flooding was caused by just raising the road bed a few feet, not two major subdivisions going in. I am not against developement. I know that cities have to infill and be more densely populated to protect our valuable farmland .But, Guelph cannot grow without protecting its wetlands and water sources. A lightly populated housing developement with lots of green space to absorb the water run-off would seem like a much better plan so close to a municipal well.

Traffic Traffic along Gordon and Arkell Road is already becoming horrendous. Yet the city of Guelph already has approved and is considering approving 873 more housing units in close proximity to this corner. This includes Solstice, 3 appartment buildings near the Salvation Army, Arkell Road bible chapel developement, the Arkell Lofts and the 2 on either side of the Burke well/wetlands. Arkell road has become an extremely busy arterial road. Almost all the development further out Arkell road have built-in left turn lanes. None is being planned for this proposed new site that is being located on a more dangerous blind hill .Residents of my neighbourhood recognizethe problem at Malvern and often use Ridgeway Ave to access Arkell because of better sight lines and more lead time to get on Arkell. The Malvern/Arkell corner is already dangerous and already has had several accidents happen. My husband and I did an informal survey and counted the vehicles using Arkell Road in front of our house on a recent Monday morning between 8 and 9am. Our count came very close to the number in the traffic survey included in this proposal. Yet that was the number of cars they predicted would be using the road AFTER all the proposed housing was built (year 2021) We can only conclude that the roads future use is being drastically underestimated. The traffic study included with the zoning change suggested a blinking caution light at Malvern and lowering the speed limit. Neither of which would help the left turn problem. The proposed developement plan also wants to build as close to the Arkell Road property line as possible (50 feet from edge of existing road). All the existing houses are 100 feet back. If built that close to the road, it would create a bottleneck at a blind hill, at an already dangerous intersection with no possible option to add the much needed center left turn lane. Summary This proposed zoning change is putting our municipal well at grave risk and will cause potentially fatal traffic congestion. Please do not allow ANY more developements to go ahead until these issues have been addressed. Thank-you

TURKSTRA MAZZA ASSOCIATES, LAWYERS

Shelley Kaufman

15 Bold Street Hamilton Ontario Canada L8P 1T3

Direct Line 519 434 3684 Receptionist 905 529-3476 (905 LAW-FIRM)

Facsimile 905 529-3663 skaufman@tmalaw.ca

May 8, 2014 Guelph City Hall 1 Carden Street Guelph, ON N1H 3A1 Attention: Mayor Karen Farbridge and Members of Council

Re: Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan Official Plan Amendment No. 54

File No. 13423

We represent Herbert Neumann, Frank Cerniuk, Sieben Holdings Limited, H and P Produce Limited and McEnery Industry Limited (the “Neumann Group”). Our clients collectively own approximately 44 ha. (108 acres) located at 132 Clair Road W. in the City of Guelph (the “Clair Road Lands”). The Clair Road Lands, located south of Clair Road, are part of the as yet to be completed Clair Maltby Secondary Plan.

We are writing regarding proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 54 (“OPA No. 54”).

OPA No. 54 is intended to implement the Guelph Innovation District (“GID”) Secondary Plan. Approval of OPA No. 54 in advance of the Clair Maltby Secondary Plan does not appear to be in conformity with the staging policies of the City’s current, in force Official Plan.

Attn: Mayor Karen Farbridge and Members of Council Page 2 May 8, 2014

TURKSTRA MAZZA ASSOCIATES, LAWYERS

Schedule 4 of the City’s Official Plan (December 2012 Consolidation) is a Staging of

Development Schedule. This Schedule clearly places the Clair Road Lands within Stage 2. By contrast, the GID lands are clearly located within the latter Stage 3.

Schedule 4B is the South Guelph Secondary Plan Area Phasing of Development

Schedule. This Schedule further breaks down the staging of development timing. With the exception of the area South of Stone Road, Schedule 4B does not include any of the GID lands.

Policy 4.2.2 of the current in force Guelph Official Plan provides policy direction

regarding the staging of development with reference to Schedule 4. At 4.2.2 b), priority is also provided for the extension of municipal trunk services to support new urban development to Stage 2 servicing areas.

The recently approved and in effect Official Plan Amendment No. 39, the City’s Growth

Plan Conformity Amendment, as modified by the Ontario Municipal Board on March 17, 2010, did not alter these staging policies.

With the possible exception of lands south of Stone Road referred to above, our client

strongly objects to the approval of OPA No. 54 in respect of the GID Secondary Plan until the Clair Maltby Secondary Plan is approved for development in conformity with the City of Guelph Official Plan Staging of Development Policies.

Thank you for taking the time to consider these comments on behalf of our client.

Through this correspondence we would also respectfully request all further notices regarding OPA No. 54.

Yours truly,

Shelley Kaufman

cc. J. Neumann, client A. Clos, Astrid J. Clos Planning Consultants S. Snider, Turkstra Mazza Associates