Planning and Economic Development Committee

(49) That the minutes of the regular Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, be adopted.

(50) That we recommend to Council: A) That the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee’s 2023 Terms of Reference be approved, as outlined in Attachment #1 to Report #2023-P-16 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development; B) That the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee’s 2023 Workplan be approved, as outlined in Attachment #2 to Report #2023-P-16; and C) That a copy of Report #2023-P-16 be forwarded to the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee, the Durham Federation of Agriculture, the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance and the area municipalities.

(51) That we recommend to Council: A) That the Durham Environment and Climate Advisory Committee’s 2023 Workplan be approved, as outlined in Attachment #2 to Report #2023-P-17 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development; and B) That a copy of Report #2023-P-17 be forwarded to the Durham Environment and Climate Advisory Committee, Conservation Authorities, and the area municipalities.

(52) That we recommend to Council: A) That the Durham Active Transportation Committee’s 2023 Workplan be approved, as outlined in Attachment #1 to Report #2023-P-18 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development; and B) That a copy of Report #2023-P-18 be forwarded to the Durham Active Transportation Advisory Committee, Conservation Authorities, and Durham’s area municipalities.

(53) That we recommend to Council: A) That the letter dated May 5, 2023 (Attachment #1 to Report #2023-P-19 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development) from the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, be endorsed as Durham Region’s comments on Bill 97; Planning & Economic Development Committee - Minutes June 6, 2023 Page 7 of 11 B) That the following recommendations form the Region’s comments on the proposed Provincial Planning Statement, namely that the province: i) make stable and predictable funding available to Indigenous communities to facilitate their fulsome participation in the planning process; ii) require municipalities to develop population and employment forecasts to a common 25 to 30-year time horizon based on a standard methodology provided by the province; iii) continue to require that settlement area boundary expansions be permitted only through municipal comprehensive reviews, informed by a standardized methodology. Within a regional context, the implications of infrastructure and servicing on settlement area boundary expansions collectively should continue to rest with upper-tier municipalities as the jurisdiction responsible for the infrastructure and servicing, regardless of planning approval responsibility; iv) continue to consult on the implementation framework so that municipalities within the Greenbelt Plan area can understand how they will be affected by the proposed policy chan

(54) That Report #2023-EDT-7 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development be received for information.

(55) That Report #2023-EDT-8 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development be received for information.

(56) That Report #2023-EDT-9 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development be received for information.

(57) That we recommend to Council: That Muaz Nasir be appointed as the Durham Environment and Climate Advisory Committee (DECAC) representative on the Friends of Second Marsh Board of Directors.

(58) That we recommend to Council: That the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee is in support of the City of Pickering’s resolution to not proceed with a backyard chicken pilot program, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the area municipalities.

(59) That we recommend to Council: That the Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee strongly opposes Bill 97 as it does not consider the impact of severances on Minimum Distance Separations in relation to animal operations; and it encourages farmland fragmentation which will negatively impact long-term farm environmental and economic sustainability.

(60) That the meeting be adjourned.