Update on Weston Foundation Donation for Queen's Park North Revitalization

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to negotiate, execute and amend any agreements necessary to complete the revitalization and continued operations of Queen's Park North, including a tri-party agreement with Weston Foundation and the University of Toronto to govern the maintenance, operations and funding of the revitalized Queen's Park North, (the "Tri-Party Agreement") for a term of approximately twenty years, commencing when Queen's Park North re-opens or as mutually agreed by the parties, on terms and conditions acceptable to General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer, to negotiate and enter into any necessary agreements, including non-competitive agreements, with a value exceeding $500,000, and execute any necessary purchase order amendments, with a value exceeding $500,000 or more than 10 percent of the original commitment, for which the appropriate Committee and/or City Council approval would normally be required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, for the provision of goods and services including professional and construction services required to deliver the Queen's Park North revitalization, provided that: a. the procurement and/or purchase order amendment is necessary to meet the timelines associated with the donated funds; b. the costs will be fully covered and funded by the donations provided by the Weston Foundation; c. the non-competitive procurement processes are completed in accordance with the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement and associated policies and procedures; and d. the terms and conditions of any such agreements and any amending agreements are acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to approve any amendments to the existing lease dated January 1, 1859, between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, as landlord, and the City, as tenant, as amended, in respect of the lands consisting of Queen's Park North (collectively, the "Queen's Park North Lease"), as well as any sublease and licence arrangements in connection with such Queen's Park North Lease, that are necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of the revitalized park pursuant to the donation agreement and the tri-party agreement identified in Parts 1 and 2 above, all on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Real Estate Services, Corporate Real Estate Management severally to execute any amendments to the Queen's Park North Lease and any agreements related to the sublease and licence arrangements identified in Part 4 above, as well as any related documents on behalf of the City. 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, take steps to ensure that the cultural heritage values and attributes of Queen's Park North are appropriately conserved, and where possible enhanced through the finalization of park revitalization plans. 7. City Council direct that design concepts for the Queen's Park North enhancements will not be included in the Donation Agreement in Part 1 above until after consideration of the report requested in Part 9 below. 8. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, with the assistance of the Partnership Office, to work with the University of Toronto and the Donor, as part of negotiations to complete the proposed Tri-Party Agreement, to advance the following objectives: a. prevent adverse impacts to Distinctive Trees, to be defined (subject to City Council's decision on Item 2026.IE27.8) in Municipal Code Chapter 813; b. minimize impacts to trees, root systems and the natural environment in the siting, servicing, design and construction of any structure or assets in the park; c. manage any food or beverage operations to minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and the peaceful enjoyment of the park, including: 1. prohibiting road-licenced or fossil-fuelled motor vehicles in the interior of the park for food or beverage sales, deliveries or waste collection; 2. encouraging reusable containers and preventing litter from disposable food or beverage containers; 3. waste management; 4. pest control; and 5. appropriate limits on noise and cooking exhaust; and d. require the written consent of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, or designate, or of the future Executive Director of Queen's Park North under the proposed Tri-Party Agreement, before a road-licenced motor vehicle or construction vehicle is permitted to enter, drive, park or dig within the park. 9. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry to seek City Council approval of the concept plan for the revitalization of Queens Park North at the June 10, 2026, meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee and to ensure the plan is done in collaboration with the Donor, the University of Toronto, Heritage Planning and the Ward Councillor, and in consideration of the public input received and the comments of the Design Review Panel and ensure no construction is tendered until City Council approves the plan. 10. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry to consider a Public Art Plan in this project, including appropriate installations, signage and a curator selected through the standard project process. 11. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in collaboration with the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, to include in the update report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee in Part 9 above the proposed draft terms of reference for the Queen's Park North Advisory Board to be chaired by the Ward Councillor, a schedule and a summary of other proposed advisory, engagement and communications activities in the next phase of the project. 12. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services, and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, to work with the Donor and University of Toronto, to ensure a review of the business plan for the proposed food and beverage component including operating costs and length of contract, and a review of proposed construction costs, and confirm that any capital costs for any food and beverage component will be funded by the Donor and operated by a designated Third Party, and to include this in the June 10, 2026, report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.