Update on the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Redevelopment Project

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The decision

2024-10-09 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Board of Directors of TO Live to develop an enhanced state of good repair plan for the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, utilizing the 2024 Building Condition Assessment as the baseline for the state of good repair requirements, such enhanced state of good repair plan to ensure that the project meets accessibility standards and achieves net-zero emissions in alignment with the City of Toronto's TransformTO strategy.

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2. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services in collaboration with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, to report to the December 10, 2024 meeting of the Executive Committee on the enhanced state of good repair plan for the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts requested in Part 1 above. 3. Subject to the Board of Directors of TO Live proceeding with Part 1 above, City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to propose funding in the 2025 Budget, for the Mayor's consideration, for an enhanced state of good repair plan informed by the 2024 St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Building Condition Assessment and limit the City allocation of funds to the budget provided within the associated Building Condition Assessment costing or as allocated through the 2025 budget process. 4. Should the Board of Directors, TO Live secure a commitment for additional external funding, from any combination of corporate donations, philanthropic contributions, or sponsorships, City Council request the Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, to bring forward a budget adjustment for the enhanced state of good repair plan consistent with the amount fully secured from external funding, wherein the additional funds shall be directed towards fulfilling outcomes identified in the community consultations as outlined in the report (September 6, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live on St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Redevelopment Project. 5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to amend the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts redevelopment contract with Hariri Pontarini Architects in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as necessary, to modify their scope of work in accordance with Parts 1 and 4 above. 6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, remain confidential in its entirety as it contains financial information supplied in confidence to the Board of Directors of TO Live which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to significantly prejudice the competitive position, or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains financial information supplied in confidence to the Board of Directors of TO Live which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to significantly prejudice the competitive position, or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

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At its meeting on September 12, 2024, Board of Directors of TO Live considered Item CT11.2 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (August 28, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live: The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the redevelopment of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts ("STLC") project, as directed by the Board of Directors of TO Live (Item CT9.9) and City Council (Item CC15.1), on the refined project cost estimates upon completion of a schematic design with appropriate Class Estimates and status on the financing strategies.

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Included in this report is information regarding the completion of the schematic design phase and associated Class D estimate, with project management and oversight from Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM), as well as TO Live's fundraising strategy and the established project stage gate process. This report seeks approval from the TO Live Board and City Council to progress from the schematic design phase into the detailed design phase. Included in the detailed report will be: 1. Recommendations for approval 2. Financial Impact outlining costs for the associated Stage Gate 3. Decision History 4. Background: a) About TO Live b) About the STLC c) Process Outline (How we got here) d) Stage Gate Process Outline e) Schematic Design Phase Process; cost estimates, valuation and cost management f) Design Development Phase Progress Outline g) Major Design Milestones h) Funding Model i) Next Steps Confidential Attachment: Funding Update.

Staff recommended

The Board of Directors of TO Live recommends that: 1. City Council request the Board of Directors of TO Live to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Financial Planning: a. to proceed with the detailed design phase, in accordance with the established stage gate process as outlined in this report page 9 and page 10 entitled Stage Gate Process, and b.

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to amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for TO Live to reallocate $8.779 million in funding commitment from the remaining cash flow funding originally intended for state of good repair to advance the Detailed Design phase. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer remain confidential in its entirety because it contains financial information supplied in confidence to the Board of Directors of TO Live which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to significantly prejudice the competitive position, or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization..

Considered

2024-10-01 · Executive Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council advise the Board of Directors of TO Live that the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Redevelopment Project will not proceed to the detailed design phase. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to include funding in the 2025 Budget for the Mayor's consideration, that will enable TO Live to fully address the State of Good Repair and accessibility requirements at the St.
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Lawrence Centre for the Arts, to be informed by the Building Condition Assessment once completed. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the President and Chief Executive Officer, TO Live, remain confidential in its entirety as it contains financial information supplied in confidence to the Board of Directors of TO Live which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to significantly prejudice the competitive position, or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.
2024-10-09 · Toronto City Council · amended

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