Town of Newmarket

Agenda

Special Committee of the Whole

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, January 07, 2019
Time:	7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers Municipal Offices 395 Mulock Drive Newmarket, ON L3Y 4X7

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1.

Additions & Corrections to the Agenda

Note: Additional items are marked by an asterisk*.

2.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Presentations

3.1

Recreational Cannabis

Note: Ted Horton, Planner will be in attendance to present on this matter.

4.

Deputations

4.1

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Nagwa Mounir will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

4.2

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Edmund Yeung will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

4.3

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Arthur Li will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

4.4

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Kevin Moyle will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

4.5

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Nicolina Ieraci and Frank Ieraci will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

4.6

Deputation - Recreational Cannabis

Note: Patsy Hawke will be in attendance to provide a deputation on this matter.

5.

Items

5.1

Correspondence - Township of King re: Cannabis Sales

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from the Township of King re: Cannabis Sales be received for information.

5.2

Correspondence - CannaPiece Corporation re: Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from the CannaPiece Corporation re: recreational cannabis dispensaries be received for information.

5.3

Recreational Cannabis

• 1. That the report entitled Recreational Cannabis dated January 7th, 2019 be received; and,
  2. That Council direct staff to prepare amendments or new by-laws as required and return with recommendations as to how the smoking and vaping of cannabis in public places should be regulated in Newmarket; and,
  3. That Council direct the Town Clerk to notify the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the Town will opt in to hosting private retail cannabis stores; and,
  4. That Council express to the Ontario government its position that municipalities should be given greater planning authority over the location of private retail cannabis stores; and,
  5. That Council direct the Commissioner of Corporate Services to develop a policy and process to respond to private retail cannabis licence requests from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario based on the findings of this report; and,
  6. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

5.4

Correspondence - John Dowson re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from John Dowson re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.5

Correspondence - Alfred Popp re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Alfred Popp re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.6

Correspondence - Peter Karolyi re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Peter Karolyi re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.7

Correspondence - Arthur Li re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Arthur Li re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.8

Correspondence - Jane Bai re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Jane Bai re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.9

Correspondence - Bingnan Zhou re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Bingnan Zhou re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.10

Correspondence - Tracey Paul re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Tracey Paul re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.11

Correspondence - Sophia Guo re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Sophia Guo re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

5.12

Correspondence - Fangqiu Zhang re: Recreational Cannabis

• The Strategic Leadership Team/Operational Leadership Team recommend:

  1. That the Correspondence from Fangqiu Zhang re: Recreational Cannabis be received for information.

6.

Adjournment