Council Meeting

That the agenda for the February 24, 2025 Council Meeting be approved, as amended.

That the items listed herein under Section 7, Adoption of Minutes, all be approved and passed under consent.

That the February 10, 2025, Council Meeting Minutes be adopted.

That the February 12, 2025, Special Council Meeting Minutes be adopted.

That Council receive Report GMS-PL-2025-003; That Council receive the Phase 2 Growth Management and Employment Land Strategy Report (“Phase 2 Report”), dated February 2025, prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., as information; That Council endorse the following minimum population, housing, and employment forecasts for the Township to 2051: A population growth forecast of 21,200 people, resulting in a total population of 51,000 people for the Township; A forecast of 8,400 new households, resulting in a total of 17,400 households for the Township; and An employment growth forecast of 7,060 new jobs, resulting in a total of 17,700 jobs for the Township.

4. That Council endorse the following overall population and housing forecasts by Village, and remaining rural area to 2051: That King City is forecast to grow to a population of 23,220 people, requiring an additional 5,210 households; That Nobleton is projected to grow to a population of 13,580 people, requiring an additional 2,190 households; That Schomberg is forecast to grow to a population of 3,340 people, requiring an additional 300 households; and That the remaining rural area is forecast to grow to a population of 10,860, requiring an additional 120 households. 5. That Council endorse the population and housing growth by Village for the 2024 to 2051 timeframe, as set out in Appendix B to the Phase 2 Report.

6. That Council endorse an intensification rate of 50% for the total housing growth between 2024 and 2051, and the following intensification rates for the Built-Up Area (BUA) for each Village: 55% for King City; 37% for Nobleton; 84% for Schomberg.

7. That Council direct staff to explore the current and potential future intensification mapping in Appendix C to the Phase 2 Report through the Official Plan Review.

8. That Council endorse a minimum density target of 35 people and jobs per hectare for the Township's Designated Greenfield/Growth Area Community Areas.

9. That Council endorse the following targets for commercial land areas: A target building coverage of 28%; A commercial land intensification rate of 25% for Nobleton and Schomberg; A commercial land intensification rate of 30% for King City; and A commercial space per capita rate of 37 square feet/resident. 10. That Council endorse the following minimum Employment Land Use forecasts, by market sector: Major Office: 400 jobs, 6% share of growth; Employment Area: 2,540 jobs, 36% share of growth; Population-Related: 3,960 jobs, 56% share of growth; and Rural: 160 jobs, 2% share of growth. 11. That Council endorse the following targets for Employment Areas: An intensification target of 15%; A 40% land vacancy factor for Schomberg; An overall employment density of 30 jobs per net hectare; and A gross-to-net ratio of 55%. 12. That Council endorse the following Employment Area growth forecasts as minimum targets for each Village: King City: 1,090 new Employment Area jobs; Nobleton: 770 new Employment Area jobs; and Schomberg: 680 new Employment Area jobs.

13. That Council direct Staff to plan for Areas of Employment beyond the planning horizon of the current Official Plan Review, being 2051, in accordance with Policy 2.1.3 of the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024.

14. That Council endorse the ‘Criteria for Identification of Employment Area Expansion Site’ set out in Figure 6-2 of the Phase 2 Report and the ‘Evaluation of Location Options for Employment Area Expansion’ identified in Figure 6-4 of the Phase 2 Report for the proposed Nobleton Employment Area Expansion Site. 15. That Council direct Staff to undertake further analysis of Options 1 and 2 for the Nobleton Employment Area Expansion Sites, as identified in Figure 6-3 of the Phase 2 Report, including potential reconfiguration of Option 2 within the southwest quadrant of the Village. 16. That Council endorse the ‘Criteria for Identification of Community Area Expansion Site’ set out in Figure 6-5 of the Phase 2 Report for the three (3) Community Area Location Options for Nobleton, and the respective ‘Evaluation of Location Options for Community Area Expansions’, as set out in Figure 6-7 of the Phase 2 Report. 17. That Council direct Staff to undertake further analysis of Options 1, 2, and 3 as identified in Figure 6-6 of the Phase 2 Report to address the shortfall of Community Area Land in Nobleton through the Official Plan Review.

18. That Council endorse undertaking further analysis of the settlement area expansion for Schomberg as shown in Figure 6-8 of the Phase 2 Report to address the 10 hectare shortfall of Employment Area land and direct Staff to review and assess this option further with the Province through the Official Plan Review to determine the feasibility of this expansion. 19. That Council endorse undertaking further analysis and assessment of possible alternatives at the Highway 400 and King Road area for employment area uses and of the settlement area expansion for King City as identified in Figure 6-9 of the Phase 2 Report to address the 9 hectare shortfall of commercial land needs in King City through the Official Plan Review. 20. That Council direct Staff to further analyze the opportunity to designate the Township’s ‘Whitebelt Lands’ as shown in Figure 7-1 of the Phase 2 Report as a new Settlement Area through the Official Plan Review.

21. That Council direct Staff to resolve Deferral 1 to the Our King Official Plan through the ongoing Official Plan Review by recognizing the lands municipally known as 25 Laskay Mills Drive as being within the Hamlet boundary for the Hamlet of Laskay, and to analyze through the Official Plan Review if a dry employment area represents the most suitable use for these lands. 22. That Council endorse the recommendations of Chapter 8 “Growth Management Recommendations” of the Phase 2 Report, as summarized in Appendix B.

That Council receive Report GMS-PL-2025-004; That Council endorse the draft emerging policy directions as set out in the Discussion Papers; That Council direct Staff to refine and finalize the Discussion Papers and emerging policy directions based on the direction provided by Council for the Phase 2 Employment Land Strategy and Growth Management Strategy, presented through Report GMS-PL-2025-003; That Council direct Staff to report back in Q2 2025 on the recommended final Discussion Papers and recommended final policy directions, after consideration of the feedback received from Council, public, agencies, and Township Departments.

That Council allocate up to $35,000 from the Mayors' Golf Tournament Reserve towards acoustic art installations on the walls at the King City Public Library to assist with the acoustics in the facility.

That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-laws 2025-011, 2025-016, and 2025-017.

That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact Confirmation By-law Number 2025-020.