The comments from the City…

The comments from the City of Markham are included in the Council resolution below and in Appendix A to the staff report which is attached as a separate upload.

1.That the report titled “Ontario Heritage Act (Bill 108) – Proposed Regulation”,
dated October 26, 2020, be received; and,
2. That the report including Appendix ‘A’- Summary Chart of Markham’s
Comments/Feedback be submitted to the Province as the City of Markham’s
response to the Environmental Registry request for comment; and,
3. That the Province be advised that to proceed with implementation of these changes
(proclamation of new legislation and the proposed Regulation) on January 1, 2021,
which will require substantive changes to municipal protocols and procedures
during a pandemic, imposes an unreasonable burden on stakeholders whose focus
should be on responding to this unprecedented health challenge, and therefore
proclamation should be postponed to July 1, 2021; and,
4. That if the Conservation Review Board (CRB) is replaced by the Local Planning
Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) as the ultimate appeal body for municipal decisions
related to the designation, amendment, repeal, or alteration of a heritage property
under the Ontario Heritage Act, the Province ensure that Tribunal members
assigned to such appeals possess appropriate expertise in cultural heritage matters
and an appropriate understanding of the Ontario Heritage Act; and further,
5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution.