6212-6600 Yonge Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

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2025-03-26 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (Marc 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 7, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (Marc 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor. Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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On December 9, 2021, an application to amend the Official Plan was submitted to facilitate the redevelopment of the Centerpoint Mall site with buildings ranging in height from 4-50 storeys, with a total residential gross floor area of 635,766 square metres (the "Centerpoint SASP"). The Centerpoint Site Area Specific Policy envisions the eventual demolition of the mall, incrementally over several years. A network of new public and private streets and development blocks containing a mix of residential, retail, office, a central public park, and privately-owned publicly accessible spaces are proposed.

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On February 2, 2023, the Applicant appealed the Centerpoint Site Area Specific Policy to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame specified in the Planning Act. On October 11, 2023, City Council adopted an Appeal Report in respect of the Centerpoint Site Area Specific Policy. The Appeal Report recommended that the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the application and continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. The Site is located within the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 615). Official Plan Amendment 615 was enacted by City Council in July 2022. The Site is located at the south-west corner of the Official Plan Amendment 615 lands, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue West and is approximately 14.6 hectares in size. The Applicant was one of 18 appellants to Official Plan Amendment 615. On January 15, 2024, with the consent of the City, the Applicant was granted a motion to have the Centerpoint Site Area Specific Policy heard together with Official Plan Amendment 615. A settlement hearing on Official Plan Amendment 615 was heard by the Ontario Land Tribunal in October 2024 and the Official Plan Amendment was approved in principle. The second arm of the hearing, focussing directly on the Centerpoint Site Area Specific Policy is scheduled to commence on April 14, 2025 for 10 days. The City Solicitor urgently requires further direction in advance of the upcoming hearing. This matter should not be deferred.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information

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contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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