Implementing Bill 109, the More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022

3. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to delay the implementation of Refund of Fees for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications by changing the effective date from January 1, 2023 to July 1, 2023, and acknowledge a commitment to do so and not to require refunds in the meantime, based on commitments contained in a letter from the Minister to the Mayor dated November 30, 2022. 4. City Council approve net zero increases to the 2023 Operating Budgets of City Planning and commenting Divisions subject to their approval as follows: $6.487 million gross and $0 net to City Planning; $0.755 million gross and 0 net to Engineering Services; $1.729 million gross and $0 net to Transportation Services; $0.694 million gross and $0 net to Toronto Building; $1.674 million gross and $0 net to Toronto Water; $2.069 million gross and $0 net to Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and $0.740 million gross and $0 net to Legal Services, all funded by the Development Application Review Reserve Fund (XR1307). 5. City Council approve 150 new permanent positions to be added to the 2023 Operating Budgets of City Planning and commenting Divisions subsequent to their approval as follows: 74 to City Planning, 5 to Engineering and Construction Services, 19 to Transportation Services, 9 to Toronto Building, 15 to Toronto Water; 24 to Parks, Forestry and Recreation and 4 to Legal Services. 6. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415-19(D) to remove the authority of the Ward Councillor to request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to submit site plan applications to Community Council and to City Council for its approval. 7. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415-19.1(A) to delegate authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to determine whether an application submitted to the City, pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, is complete or incomplete. 8. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415-19.1(F) to remove reference to preliminary reports. 9. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code 415-17(B) to remove the authority of the Ward Councillor, for those applications for which approval authority has been delegated to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning submit Draft Plan of Condominium applications to Community Council or Standing Committee and to City Council for its approval. 10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor to review, and if appropriate, bring forward proposed amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, and if necessary Chapter 441, through Planning and Housing Committee, to facilitate development proponents being able to obtain the requisite permit to access the right of way in order to obtain accurate utility information in a more streamlined manner and to assist with the implementation of the Soil Volume Plan complete application requirements in the Official Plan. 11. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to February 28, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on a simplified summary of the application that should include the issues that would have been reflected in the current preliminary report to the public and that can be made available to the Councillor and the public when the application has been deemed complete and prior to a community consultation meeting. 12. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with any relevant divisions, to report back to the February 28, 2023, meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on enhancements to the City's Application Information Centre to improve access to information, and engagement opportunities for residents, including but not limited to: a. improving accessibility across a range of devices, including mobile phones, to better serve a diversity of users; b. launching a public communications plan to inform residents about the Application Information Centre and how to use the platform; c. building a clearer, and more accessible, avenue within the Application Information Centre for resident consultation and feedback; d. improving the formatting of presentations, planning documents and technical materials; e. developing consistent timelines for when information is updated and shared on Application Information Centre; and f. a strategy to ensure that residents of every age and ability have access to information and opportunities for consultation. 13. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review and implement options to clearly outline key application data and statistics on the Application Information Centre. 14. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, in consultation with any relevant divisions, to report back to the February 28, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on the technical enhancements that can be made to Application Information Centre in the immediate term. 15. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to post a message from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on the Application Information Centre explaining the new legislation and changes on how City planning engages with the public. 16. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with Division Heads involved in the development review process, to consider expanding the use of existing or adding third-party Peer Review consultants through a roster, to support timely review of appropriate technical application requirements as the development review and operating model transformation continues.