City of Kingston
Council Meeting
Agenda

That Council endorse the City of Kingston Commercial Land Review and Strategic Directions, dated August 28, 2024, prepared by urbanMetrics inc., attached as Exhibit A to Report Number 24-223; and

That the policy directions included in Exhibit A to Report Number 24-223 inform the drafting of new policies related to commercial uses in the new Official Plan.

That Council approve contribution up to $212,000 to be funded from the Environment Reserve Fund to enable the City’s participation in and support of Canadian Wollastonite’s enhanced rock weathering carbon capture program during 2025 to 2027; and

That staff provide an annual report back to Council that documents the number of acres of supported agricultural application and estimates of resultant carbon dioxide capture and storage.

That Council approve the By-Law attached as Exhibit A to Report Number 24-211 (A By-Law to Amend By-Law Number 2021-41, A By-Law to Provide Rules for Governing the Order and Procedures of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kingston).

That Council consider the following options as it relates to the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc.’s request for funding and commitment to the 900 Division Street City-owned property:

Option 1:

That Council approve up to $2,290,000 as a forgivable loan/grant from the Working Fund Reserve to be allocated to the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc. to complete the following work:

• a zoning by-law amendment application for 900 Division Street on behalf of the City of Kingston;
• advance the design and costing to a Class B estimate for a future cooperative housing development;
• develop an innovation and feasibility study as well as a business plan and viability report;
• retain an owner’s representative to Class B;
• retain philanthropic services; and

That staff report back on the status of the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc. project in February 2025.

Option 2:

That Council decline the request for $2,290,000 from the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc.; and

That Council continue to commit the City-owned property at 900 Division Street until February 2025, as previously approved, allowing the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc. opportunity to secure its financing to advance design and studies to a Class B estimate; and

That staff report back on the status of the Limestone City Co-Operative Housing Inc. project in February 2025.

That the applications for Official Plan and zoning By-Law amendments (File Number D35-004-2024) submitted by Asterisk Engineering Corp, on behalf of Propane Levac Propane Inc, for the property municipally known as 1739 Westbrook Road, be approved; and

That the City of Kingston Official Plan, as amended, be further amended, amendment number 97, as per Exhibit A, (Draft By-Law and Schedule A to Amend the Official Plan) to Report Number PC-24-047; and

That Kingston Zoning By-Law Number 2022-62, as amended, be further amended, as per Exhibit B (Draft By-Law and Schedule A & B to Amend Zoning By-Law Number 2022-62) to Report Number PC-24-047; and

That Council determines that in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required prior to the passage of the By-Law; and

That the amending By-Law be presented to Council for all three readings.

That the current Accessibility Standards Policy, approved by Council in 2013, be rescinded, and the proposed Accessibility Standards Policy, attached as Exhibit A to Report Number MAAC-24-012, as amended by the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee on September 5, 2024 as noted below, be approved:

On page 25 of 49, in the first paragraph under the heading Service Animals, deleting “Service animals may also provide assistance to persons with post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder and a variety of other disabilities, both visible and invisible.” and replacing with “Service animals may provide assistance to persons with a variety of disabilities, both visible and invisible, such as medical response, mobility assistance, hearing, and combinations thereof.”

On page 26 of 49, deleting the second paragraph and replacing with the following: “If an animal is behaving  properly, regardless of status, the best practice is to allow access to the facility. If an animal is not behaving in a professional manner staff do have the ability to request a handler provide documentation of their service animal’s status from on of the professionals listed below. Note, people may be visiting from outside of Ontario where documentation requirements may differ. Residents of Ontario require the following documentation:

That the City of Kingston Notice of Temporary Service Disruption Policy be rescinded.

Whereas on June 18, 2024 Councillor Glenn was appointed to participate in the Review Committee (Operating Grants) for the City of Kingston Heritage Fund on September 23 and 30, 2024; and

Whereas Councillor Glenn is not longer able to participate in the Review Committee (Operating Grants);

Therefore Be It Resolved That Council appoint Councillor ________ to participate, along with the Director, Heritage Services, in the Review Committee (Operating Grants) on September 23 and September 30 , 2024.