Planning and Economic Development Committee

(77) That the minutes of the regular Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, be adopted.

(78) That the rules of procedure be suspended to allow for an additional five minutes of time for the delegation.

(79) That the correspondence received from the City of Oshawa, dated October 6, 2023, regarding the Recommended Part II Plan for the Columbus Planning Area, and Related Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan, be

(80) That the correspondence received from Kaik Barucha (Resident), dated November 6, 2023, regarding the Application to Amend the Durham Regional Official Plan, Amendment #195, OPA 2022-003, be

(81) That the correspondence received from Janice Mears (Resident), dated November 6, 2023, regarding the Application to Amend the Durham Regional Official Plan, Amendment #195, OPA 2022-003, be

(82) That the correspondence received from Peter Renz (Resident), dated October 31, 2023, regarding the Application to Amend the Durham Regional Official Plan, Amendment #195, OPA 2022-003, be

(83) That we recommend to Council: A) That Amendment #195 to the Durham Regional Official Plan to permit the expansion of an existing Aggregate Resources Extraction Area, as detailed in Attachment #3 to Report #2023-P-26 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development, be approved; and B) That a “Notice of Adoption” be sent to the applicant, the Township of Brock, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and to all persons or public bodies who made a submission or requested notification of the decision.

(84) That we recommend to Council: A) That Amendment #194 to the Durham Regional Official Plan, to permit a hotel and expanded parking area ancillary to the existing golf course, be adopted as contained in Attachment 2 to Report #2023-P-27 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development; B) That “Notice of Adoption” be sent to the applicant, the applicant’s agent, the Township of Uxbridge, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and all other persons or public bodies who requested notification of the decision; and C) That the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to modify the newly adopted Durham Regional Official Plan as shown on Attachment 3 to Report #2023-P-27 so that the approvals granted by Regional Council through Amendment #194 are

(85) That we recommend to Council: A) That Report #2023-P-28 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development be endorsed as the Region’s formal comments supporting Environmental Registry of Ontario Postings #019-7735 and #019-7739 related to a Proposed Act regarding the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve and Proposed Act to return lands to the Greenbelt – Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, as consistent with Regional Council's December 21, 2022, position that the province return environmental and Greenbelt protections to all of the areas being removed; B) That the proposed policy and mapping modifications to the adopted Regional Official Plan, as amended, as contained in Attachments #2 and #3 to Report #2023-P-28 be endorsed to support the return of lands to the Greenbelt; C) That Regional staff be directed to work with Provincial staff in their consideration of the proposed modifications in an effort to obtain approval of the new Regional Official Plan; and D) That a copy of Report #2023-P-28 be sent to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the MPPs in Durham and the area municipalities.

(87) That the main motion (86) of Councillors Shahid and Kerr be amended by adding to the end the words, “and that the DECAC Chair be authorized to sign the letter of support”.

(88) That the meeting be adjourned.