Toronto City Council
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MM13.8deferred
As the Advocate for Technology and Innovation for the City of Toronto, I attended, with my Chief of Staff, the Cities Forum 2023 in Torino, Italy. The conference was held in March, 2023. Additional meetings were also arranged with other Torino government officials. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the return flight to Toronto was missed which required the booking of an additional flight and an extra night's accommodation in Italy. This resulted in the overall cost of the trip for both myself and my Chief of Staff to exceed $7.0 thousand. Pursuant to the Constituency Services and Office Budget Policy, travel expenses over $7.0 thousand must be approved by City Council. The expenses will be paid out of my Constituency Services and Office Budget.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item MM13.8 to the February 6, 7, and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Nick Mantas, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the reimbursement of travel expenses that were incurred by Councillor Nick Mantas and his Chief of Staff by attending the Cities Forum 2023 Conference in Torino, Italy, to be paid for from the Member's Constituency Services and Office Budget.
CC13.9adopted
On April 7, 2022, the City enacted By-law 269-2022, adopting Official Plan Amendment 573 (OPA 573), implementing Site and Area Specific Policy 772 and Urban Design guidelines for Danforth Avenue extending from the Don Valley in the west to Coxwell Avenue. Official Plan Amendment 573 was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by four property owners and two Case Management Conferences have been held at the Ontario Land Tribunal. At the first Case Management Conference 6 property owners obtained added party status. Ontario Land Tribunal mediation has been agreed to by the parties and will be scheduled in early 2024. At the next scheduled Case Management Conference on December 8, 2023, it is anticipated that a hearing will be scheduled in the late fall of 2024. At its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted the recommendations, as amended, for Item EX9.3 - Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes. In doing so, City Council added Recommendation 30, requesting the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 (SASP 772) as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council request the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 when there is certainty with the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application for the development at 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, and if it is determined that the development will include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) 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 (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.9adopted
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities convened over 100 meetings in Ottawa from November 21 to 24 between Federation of Canadian Municipalities board members and federal Members of Parliament during Federation of Canadian Municipalities Advocacy Days ahead of Budget 2024. The meetings had a firm focus on municipal priorities, including housing and homelessness and the need for a new Municipal Growth Framework. During its Advocacy Days, Federation of Canadian Municipalities shared new research that underlines that there is a significant gap between the scale of the ambition of Canada's housing targets and investment in infrastructure like public transit, water and wastewater facilities, and community amenities. The research highlights that if we are to meet the housing crisis with the urgency it demands, then we need commensurate investment in the infrastructure and services required to support new growth. Further information regarding this research is enclosed in the Backgrounder attached to this item.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Backgrounder headed "New Research - Canada's Housing Challenge is also an Infrastructure Challenge" attached to Item MM13.9 for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Backgrounder headed "New Research - Canada's Housing Challenge is also an Infrastructure Challenge" attached to this Motion for information.
CC13.10amended
On July 14, 2021, City Council approved Site-Specific Zoning By-laws 834-2021 and 835-2021 (the "Zoning By-laws") permitting the development of lands known as 250 Wincott Drive and 4620 Eglinton Avenue West (the "Site"). On April 18, 2023, the applicant submitted a minor variance application to the Committee of Adjustment seeking relief from the provisions of the Zoning By-laws relating to the unit mix and minimum unit sizes within the development (the "Minor Variance Application"). On November 9, 2023 the Committee of Adjustment approved the Minor Variance Application (the "Committee of Adjustment Decision"). The Section 37 Agreement registered on title as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 (the "Section 37 Agreement") similarly includes provisions relating to the mix of two and three-bedroom units, and the minimum sizes of each. In light of the Committee of Adjustment Decision, the Section 37 Agreement will need to be amended to reflect the revised timing as approved by the Committee of Adjustment.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into and register on title an agreement to amend the Section 37 Agreement dated October 4, 2021, registered as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 to implement the revised timing for the design and construction of municipal infrastructure improvements as approved by the Committee of Adjustment Decision dated November 9, 2023. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any other such amendments determined necessary to implement City Council's decision on this matter, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 250 Wincott Drive and 4620 Eglinton Avenue West from obtaining a parking permit. 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a Site Plan approval condition [as amended with final statistics]: a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code. b. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: The building contains [insert number of] units, served on site by [insert number of] resident parking spaces, [insert number of] visitor parking spaces and [insert number of] accessible parking spaces. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. Additional off street parking, potentially at additional cost, is not guaranteed, however may be available at: For visitors: [insert the 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours] For residents: [insert locations of 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking] 5. City Council request City Planning and the Applicant to prioritize the installation of pedestrian sidewalks along Eglinton Avenue, within the site, and connecting the interior of the site with public streets.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into and register on title an agreement to amend the Section 37 Agreement dated October 4, 2021, registered as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 to implement the revised timing for the design and construction of municipal infrastructure improvements as approved by the Committee of Adjustment Decision dated November 9, 2023. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any other such amendments determined necessary to implement City Council's decision on this matter, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM13.10adopted
As the Chair of the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee appointed in August 2023, I have had opportunity to meet with members of the Francophone community who have a keen interest in the work of the committee for this term and ensuring that the committee is equipped with adequate time to provide advice on issues affecting Francophones and French-speaking Torontonians. The terms of reference adopted by City Council in February 2023 outline that the advisory committee may meet "up to" two times per year. This motion proposes a slight change to the terms of reference, enabling the Chair to call additional meetings if required for emerging business. The City Manager's Office has been consulted on this change. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item 2023.EX2.1 (February 7 and 8, 2023 City Council Meeting) only as it pertains to the Terms of Reference of the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Section C, Governance for the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee in the Terms of Reference in Attachment 6 to the report (January 17, 2023) from the City Manager to include: a. under Section C.3. to replace "up to" with "at least" and to insert "with additional" before "at the call of the Chair" so that Section C.3. now reads as follows: The Advisory Committee will hold at least two meetings per year, with additional at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair on delegation of the Chair.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section C, Governance for the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee in the Terms of Reference in Attachment 6 to the report (January 17, 2023) from the City Manager to include: a. under Section C.3 to replace "up to" with "at least" and to insert "with additional" before "at the call of the Chair" so that Section 3.3 now reads as follows: "The Advisory Committee will hold at least two meetings per year, with additional at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair on delegation of the Chair."
CC13.11adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing into this matter currently scheduled to commence on April 2, 2023, for two weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed Zoning By-Law and Official Plan amendments to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council oppose the revised plans dated October 26, 2023 (the "October 2023 Plans") set out in Public Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to oppose the appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.11adopted
Rob Ford served on Toronto City Council for nearly 15 years, serving as the Councillor for Etobicoke North for 10 years, and as Mayor for 4 years. Sadly, shortly after being re-elected as a City Councillor in 2014, Rob Ford passed away. Historically, the City of Toronto has recognized former Mayors with commemorative renamings which honour their service and spirit. For example, Mel Lastman Square at the North York Civic Centre, Barbara Hall Park, and June Rowlands Park. All of those who served with Rob Ford on Council knew that he had two passions - representing his constituents not only across the city but in particular in his home community of Etobicoke, and football. As Centennial Park undergoes a significant reimagining through the Centennial Park Master Plan, approved by City Council in 2021, the time is appropriate to consider renaming the Centennial Park Stadium the 'Rob Ford Stadium' in recognition of his decade and a half of public service.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council rename the stadium at Centennial Park as the "Rob Ford Stadium". 2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to undertake the necessary design and installation of replacement facility and wayfinding signage, waiving the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Naming Policy, City Council rename the stadium at Centennial Park as the "Rob Ford Stadium". 2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to undertake the necessary design and installation of replacement facility and wayfinding signage, waiving the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy.
CC13.12adopted
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On December 31, 2021, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted proposing a 20-storey mixed use building (65.3 metres, including 5.5 metre mechanical penthouse) containing 462 dwelling units and 706 square metres of commercial space on the ground floor. On November 14, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. At its meeting of May 10, 11, and 12, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the application at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on April 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 November 29, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council accept, should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the proposed Zoning by-law Amendment, an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 610.7 square metres, in the general location identified on the Site Plan in Confidential Appendix B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, satisfying the Owner's parkland dedication requirement under Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, and be in an acceptable environmental condition, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its Order on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 23, 2022, and the Transportation Services Memorandum dated February 25, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has submitted a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and entered into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; f. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; g. the owner has submitted revised architectural and landscape plans, revised sun/shadow and wind studies reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan and Vehicle Maneuvering Diagram acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; i. the owner has submitted a methane gas investigation report and associated certified letter regarding the investigation of subsurface methane gas acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services; j. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry and Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and k. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.12adopted
Established during the pandemic, this food incubator is a rare opportunity for entrepreneurs from equity seeking groups to establish their food business ideas. Due to the pandemic, changeover during election and additional unexpected challenges, the current cohort have experienced difficulties. The difficulties culminated in the inability to pay rent beginning September 2023, that led to an eviction noticed served by Corporate Real Estate Management in the middle of November 2023. In recognition of the sudden eviction notice and thus the quick termination of a source of income for these vendors, this motion is seeking to make the vendors "whole" by relieving them of the rent obligations for all of 2023 and committing to do so if they settle the balance of any claims against the City.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to write off the additional rent owed from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $27,621.78 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., at 5210 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to refund the additional rent paid from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $29,150.12 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., Bunhaus Eats Inc. at 5210 Yonge Street. 3. City Council authorize the City to enter into settlement agreements (collectively, the "Settlement Agreement") with each of the tenants to document the arrangements set out in Parts 1 and 2 above, including such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director, Property Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute and deliver the Settlement Agreement and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to write off the additional rent owed from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $27,621.78 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., at 5210 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to refund the additional rent paid from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $29,150.12 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., Bunhaus Eats Inc. at 5210 Yonge Street. 3. City Council authorize the City to enter into settlement agreements (collectively, the "Settlement Agreement") with each of the tenants to document the arrangements set out in Recommendations 1 and 2, including such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director, Property Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute and deliver the Settlement Agreement and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City.
CC13.13adopted
On February 8, 2020, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted to permit the development of a 13-storey hotel building with 165 suites and a ground floor restaurant. The proposed hotel would be 44.6 metres in height (excluding mechanical penthouse) and include 44 vehicle parking spaces. The total proposed gross floor area would be approximately 7,810.5 square metres with a density of 9.91 times the area of the lot at 2157 Lake Shore Boulevard West. On January 7, 2022 a resubmission was provided for a 13-storey hotel building with 154 suites and a ground floor restaurant. The proposed hotel would be 41.9 metres in height (excluding mechanical penthouse) and include 36 vehicle parking spaces. The total proposed gross floor area would be approximately 7,632.0 square metres with a density of 9.62 times the area of the lot. On August 19, 2022 the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the prescribed time frames set out in the Planning Act. The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence January 15, 2024. Given this timing, this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 November 15, 2023 ("Settlement Offer"), set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted an acceptable Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and associated plans, for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and c. in the event the Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and/or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational, any upgrade or required improvements, prior to the issuance of final site plan approval for any development on the lands, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
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 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.
MM13.13amended
Institutionalizing seniors takes older adults away from their existing support networks and is a costly way of providing housing. Supporting our seniors to age in place as an alternative will require innovative housing models, infrastructure, and coordinated services to ensure their independence, safety, health and social well-being are being supported. A Naturally Occurring Retirement Community is typically a multi-unit residential building that over time may naturally come to house a high density of older adults. In 2021, approximately 489 residential buildings were characterized as Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Toronto, housing 70,013 adults aged 65 years and older, and 30,346 adults aged 80 years and older. Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are paths for older adults to age in place, while providing opportunities to realign the delivery of existing health and social services in a more efficient and innovative way. In addition, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities programs strengthen and sustain healthy communities of older adults by addressing important determinants of healthy aging such as isolation, nutrition, physical fitness, and sense of purpose. It is crucial that the City develop a comprehensive strategy to support aging in place now. In 2016, Toronto crossed a demographic turning point with more people living in our city over the age of 65 than under 15. Subsequently, the percentage of our population over 65 has only increased-from 15.6 percent in 2016, to 17.1 percent in 2021, to an estimated 21.2 percent in 2041. This will place Toronto in the same category as "super aged" societies like Japan, where one in five people is a senior citizen. With seniors being the fastest growing age group nationwide, all levels of government need to create new paths to allow for more older adults to age in place. We owe it to our seniors to take the necessary steps to better support seniors to age in place through a coordinated Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Strategy.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy to better support the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities model and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programming across the country to enable aging in place. 2. City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to establish long-term sustainable funding streams to support capital infrastructure and programming costs associated with Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. 3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to explore opportunities to streamline home care services in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in order to simplify seniors access to services and refine the current fragmented system. 4. City Council request the City Manager to work with the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, the Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Economic, Development and Culture, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee before the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 with a plan for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities that includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. explores working with University Health Network's Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Innovation Centre on building greater system capacity for innovation, research and knowledge of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; b. explores replicating the COVID-19 mobile vaccination program that was informed by Naturally Occurring Retirement Community data and criteria for other public health initiatives that provide routine vaccinations in order to improve accessibility, build community, and efficiently reach large numbers of seniors; c. explores establishing road design guidelines that support the mobility and safety of older adults; d. explores widening efforts to implement more benches along main streets, parks and green spaces, prioritizing areas with a high concentration of seniors and surrounding Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; e. explores expanding Residential Apartment Commercial Zoning across the City, with a priority on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, for small-scale non-residential uses like retail and community facilities in buildings to offer programming that helps older adults age in place; f. through the development application review process, explores incorporating the impact mall closures and plaza demolitions have on the emotional and social well-being of older adults and marginalized communities, and work with applicants to develop alternatives; and g. explores the feasibility of designating certain new affordable housing developments to include a minimum percentage of units designated to older adults, which may reduce Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation wait-lists and potentially decrease unnecessary institutionalization. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to explore incorporating the above aging-in place recommendations into the Toronto Seniors Strategy 3.0.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy to better support the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities model and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programming across the country to enable aging in place. 2. City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to establish long-term sustainable funding streams to support capital infrastructure and programming costs associated with Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. 3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to explore opportunities to streamline home care services in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in order to simplify seniors access to services and refine the current fragmented system. 4. City Council request the City Manager to work with the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, the Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Economic, Development and Culture, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and report to Economic and Community Development Committee before the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 with a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Strategy that includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. explore working with University Health Network's Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Innovation Centre on building greater system capacity for innovation, research and knowledge of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; b. explore replicating the COVID-19 mobile vaccination program that was informed by Naturally Occurring Retirement Community data and criteria for other public health initiatives that provide routine vaccinations in order to improve accessibility, build community, and efficiently reach large numbers of seniors; c. explore establishing road design guidelines that support the mobility and safety of older adults; d. explore widening efforts to implement more benches along main streets, parks and green spaces, prioritizing areas with a high concentration of seniors and surrounding Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; e. explore expanding Residential Apartment Commercial Zoning across the City, with a priority on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, for small-scale non-residential uses like retail and community facilities in buildings to offer programming that helps older adults age in place; f. through the development application review process, explore incorporating the impact mall closures and plaza demolitions have on the emotional and social well-being of older adults and marginalized communities, and work with applicants to develop alternatives; and g. explore the feasibility of designating certain new affordable housing developments to include a minimum percentage of units designated to older adults, which may reduce Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation wait-lists and potentially decrease unnecessary institutionalization. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to explore incorporating the above aging-in place recommendations into the Toronto Seniors Strategy 3.0.
CC13.14adopted
On December 23, 2021, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 12-storey (40.7 metres including mechanical penthouse) residential building with 301 residential units. The application was deemed complete on February 11, 2022. On October 18, 2022 the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. At its meeting of June 14 and 15, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the applications at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on January 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 November 28, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council 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 on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form of the Official Plan amendment and the Zoning by-law amendments are finalized, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, which may include provisions for a holding by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act regarding the provision of an acceptable sanitary system solution constructed and operational as determined by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, which may include the applicant obtaining the Ministry of the Environment , Conservation and Parks Environmental Compliance Approval and upgrading the existing municipal infrastructure off site, subject to review of the updated Functional Servicing Report to be provided by the Owner; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated August 10, 2023, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including but not limited to provision of acceptable reports and studies, parking supply, and the Toronto Green Standards), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; f. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; g. the owner has submitted a Housing Issues Report and tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; h. the owner has submitted an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; i. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; j. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and k. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council require the owner to continue to work with the City during the site plan approval process to maximize soil volumes in order to support large tree planting, which may include lower underground elevations. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
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, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.14not adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting variances from Site-Specific By-law 187-2022 (Application Number A0269/23EYK), including variances to height, maximum permitted gross floor area, maximum number of dwelling units, minimum number of parking spaces and amenity space. Specific By-law 187-2022 zones the subject property to permit a mixed-use development consisting of two towers of 27-storeys (Tower A) and 33-storeys (Tower B) connected by a 4 to 6-storey base and providing a maximum of 688 dwelling units. The applicant seeks to increase the number of permitted dwelling units to 750, constructing a mixed-use development consisting of a 29-storey mixed use tower (Tower A) and a 38-storey mixed-use tower (Tower B) connected by a 6-storey base with amenity space above. On November 9, 2023, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved the requested minor variances, with conditions including an agreement pursuant to s. 45(9) of the Planning Act securing a cash contribution of $484,500 (Decision in Attachment 1). In its report dated November 2, 2023, City Planning Staff noted concerns with six of the ten variances relating to the proposed increase in height and gross floor area and the reduction in amenity space. Staff recommended that an agreement pursuant to s. 45(9) of the Planning Act be entered into, should the Committee of Adjustments approve the minor variance. (Staff Report in Attachment 2). This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to appeal and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, did not adopt Motion MM13.14.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to both appeal and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding the proposed development at 8-26 Jopling Avenue South (Application A0269/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Application A0269/23EYK respecting 8-26 Jopling Avenue South and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Councillor, Ward 2, and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
CC13.15adopted
On February 2, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 699 - 711 Lawrence Avenue West (the Site) to permit the construction of a 40-storey residential building containing 360 dwelling units and 162.8 square metres of retail spaces at the ground level. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the Appeal), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 7, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions in advance of an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for May 27, 2024. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 consideration of this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 November 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council 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 Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed matters related to Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services as outlined in the City's Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum, dated July 19, 2022; and provided updated technical reports and studies related to transportation matters, if required, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; d. the Owner has provided written confirmation that the final design plans provide space within the revised proposal for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; e. the Owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the revised proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the Owner has submitted a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Declaration of Use and Screening Form; and confirmed in writing that if there are any affected rental housing units and/or dwelling rooms with existing tenants, that the Owner has submitted a tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; g. if applicable, the Owner has provided written confirmation that where a Rental Housing Demolition Application is necessary, that City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning where authorized to do so, has authorized the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; h. the Owner has submitted an updated and completed Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and i. that the Zoning By-law Amendment includes the use of a holding symbol ("H") which restricts the uses of the Site to uses, buildings and structures in existence on the date of approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment until the following conditions are satisfied: 1. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, which includes the determination of storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the Proposal, and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the Proposal, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; 2. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services to enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the Proposal, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and 3. the Owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the Proposal, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the Proposal. In requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council and Confidential Appendix A. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.15adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting a variance from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 related to the maximum permitted height of an ancillary building or structure (Application Number A0328/23EYK) (the Application). The Application seeks to legalize and maintain an addition at the top of an existing cabana in the rear yard. On October 26, 2023, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (Decision in Attachment 1). The applicant has appealed the refusal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the Appeal). In a report from the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District dated September 28, 2023, Community Planning Staff raised concerns and recommended that the Application be refused (Staff Report in Attachment 2). Planning Staff opined that the Application does not meet the four tests for a minor variance under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act. In particular, Community Planning Staff opined that the prevailing height of ancillary structures in the neighbourhood is the as-of-right zoning condition and that the Application fails to respect and reinforce the character of the neighbourhood. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal regarding 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK), and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal regarding 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
CC13.16adopted
On February 25, 2022, a complete application to amend the Zoning By-law was submitted to permit a 35-storey (111.40 metres, excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 472 dwelling units and 397.5 square metres of retail uses at grade (the "Original Proposal") at 131 Lyon Court and 836, 838 Roselawn Avenue (the "Site"). A complete site plan control application in support of the same was submitted on November 9, 2021. A separate Rental Housing Demolition application has also been submitted which proposes to demolish the existing 53 rental dwelling units on the site and replace them in the new building. A Case Management Conference was held on February 23, 2023, where the Ontario Land Tribunal set out procedural deadlines and set down a contested hearing. Revised plans were submitted by the applicant on November 10, 2023. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the contested hearing set to begin on March 11, 2024. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. December 19, 2023 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the confidential instructions to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public: 1. City Council oppose the Ontario Land Tribunal Plans submitted on November 10, 2023 for the lands municipally known as 836 and 838 Roselawn and 131 Lyon Court and 836, 838 Roselawn Avenue, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal with appropriate City staff. 2. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated November 29, 2023 and attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated November 29, 2023, prepared by Ferris & Associates Inc., and attached as Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer subject to Part 3 below. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor has advises the Tribunal that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the Owner has submitted a revised pedestrian level wind study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law amendment and through the site plan control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (Application 21 235748 NNY 08 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and, should City Council authorize the demolition, that the Applicant has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, securing the replacement of the existing rental dwelling units, including unit mix, size and rents, tenant assistance to mitigate hardship, and other rental related matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the Owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the Owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; g. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense facilitated the City undertaking a peer review of the submitted Noise and Vibration Assessment, and secured any recommended mitigation measures in the amending by-law, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated January 24, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and i. the Owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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 is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
MM13.16adopted
The Township of East York was incorporated on January 1, 1924 with a population of 19,849 and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024. In 1953 the Township of East York became one of the local governments as part of the newly created Metropolitan Toronto upper tier level of municipal government. In 1967 the Borough of East York was established through the amalgamation of the former Township of East York and the former Town of Leaside. Known as 'Canada's only Borough', East York continued as a semi-autonomous municipality until 1997 when the Government of Ontario amalgamated seven governments into the new City of Toronto. On March 3, 1997, residents of Metropolitan Toronto held a referendum on the idea of amalgamation. East Yorkers strongly demonstrated their support and commitment for retaining East York's own local government. As a City, Toronto has worked hard to keep the everlasting spirit of East York alive in its many local organizations and communities such as Thorncliffe Park, Crescent Town, Pape Village, Woodbine Heights, Parkview Hills and Topham Park. East York continues to have a strong identity within our city, one which deserves to be celebrated and honoured in East York's centennial year. The City of Toronto is proud to support and continue to associate itself with long-standing East York organizations such as the East York Canada Day celebrations, the East York Seniors Christmas Day Dinner, the Agnes Macphail Award and East York Foundation which was created by an act of Provincial Parliament in 1965.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council recognize the former Borough of East York as an important founding member of the new City of Toronto. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to support the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of East York, in particular at the annual Agnes Macphail awards and at East York Canada Day.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council recognizes the former Borough of East York as an important founding member of the new city of Toronto. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to support the commemoration of the 100 anniversary of the founding of East York, in particular at the annual Agnes MacPhail awards and at East York Canada Day.
CC13.17adopted
975 Danforth Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On April 29, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 975 Danforth Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 10-storey mixed-use building with commercial uses on the ground floor and 57 dwelling units above. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on November 18, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming 5-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for February 26, 2024. This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 November 24, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council 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 zoning by-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Application to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and, d. the Applicant has submitted a construction management plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to the commencement of any shoring or excavation work, which includes the requirement for the Applicant to undertake the following items in addition to the City's standard construction management plan: i. to establish a construction liaison committee made up of local residents and businesses including a representative from local residents associations, to the satisfaction of the local Councillor, with the construction liaison committee to meet once every two weeks (or at longer intervals agreed between the parties at each meeting) starting at the beginning of construction, and notes/action items from those meetings to be shared with the members and the Councillor's office in a timely way following each meeting; ii. to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe; iii. to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks, laneways and roadways weekly, or more or less frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe; iv. to ensure that the existing sidewalks and all pedestrian walkways have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night; v. to consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local businesses and residents in advance of any physical road modifications; vi. to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors where necessary to ensure that pedestrians', cyclists' and motorists' safety is considered at all times; vii. to post a 24/7 contact number for the site superintendent on the construction hoarding; viii. to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the subject site; and ix. to allocate a minimum of 75 percent of the total surface area on the construction hoarding to artwork at the Applicant's sole cost, with the design and artist to be chosen at the Applicant's sole discretion. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 29, 2023) 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 (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
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 to this report from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix A, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.17deferred
As City Councillors, we often find ourselves overwhelmed with agenda items and supporting documents. Although the Clerk's Meeting Portal - which is an incredible software - and devices have been provided to us, navigating the numerous documents online has been challenging and we know that a technology-only approach does not work for everyone. Our past process of providing printed materials was understandibly discontinued, during the pandemic, however the practice continued post-pandemic without consulting members. This has resulted in decentralizing the practice and staff from the Mayor's office as well as several Councillor's offices have had to take hours of time to print, collate, and prepare binders for Boards, Committees, and City Council. We need a more balanced approach that is considerate of the impacts on accessibility, vision health, and reducing screen time. Instead of eliminating this service outright, while recognizing our commitment to environmental responsibility, we are proposing that City Council revisit the method of distributing materials for decision making bodies supported by the City Clerk's office as optional and on a by-request basis. This would greatly support council members who prefer or need printed materials while balancing our commitment to reducing paper consumption.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item MM13.17 to the February 6, 7, and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Amber Morley, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to consult and survey Members of Council for their interest and requirements in receiving paper copies of legislative meeting material and report back with findings, a proposal and budget implications, as well as options for implementation as part of the 2024 Budget process.
CC13.18adopted
On October 19, 2021, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit 59-and 48-storey mixed-use buildings containing 1,297 dwelling units and 1,100 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. On April 28, 2022, a related Site Plan Control Application was submitted. On July 11, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not having made a decision within the statutory timeframe (the "Appeals"). A 10-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing is scheduled to commence on February 5, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred as it is the last opportunity to get instruction from City Council in advance of established procedural exchange dates.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated November 28, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the Revised Plans attached to the Settlement Offer, subject to the recommendations below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer and Revised Plans. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment are in final form and content, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has secured replacement of the existing rental housing, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; c. the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing and former tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 238874 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision; e. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023, prepared by IBI group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 3.f. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; f. the owner has provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; g. the owner has submitted a revised pedestrian level wind study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law Amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater, and traffic capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment; and i. the Owner has entered into an agreement to purchase the public lane bisecting the site from the City, conditional upon City Council approving the permanent closure of the Lane, and subject to the necessary approvals being granted by the appropriate City authorities to declare the Lane surplus and authorize the sale of the Lane to the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Director, Real Estate Services. 4. In the event the Ontario Land Tribunal approves the proposed development, City Council accept that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act and prior to the issuance of first above grade building permit for the west tower, the Owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication having a minimum size of 495 square metres, to be combined with an approximately 45 square metre portion of an existing City-owned public lane for a total park size of approximately 540 square metres, to the satisfaction of General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 5. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 6. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) 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 (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.18adopted
This motion recommends that City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the board of directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc ("ArtHubs") for an interim period of two years. ArtHubs is a newly formed not-for-profit organization that will assume responsibility for the operation of the community cultural hubs previously managed by Toronto Artscape Inc ("Artscape"), including Daniels Spectrum (Ward 13), Gibraltar Point (Ward 10), Wychwood Barns (Ward 12), and Youngplace (Ward 10). In late August 2023, following a period of sustained financial challenges, Artscape announced that it had become insolvent and would soon enter into receivership. The City subsequently worked with Artscape to stabilize its operations by negotiating with Artscape's primary lender to secure a delay in filing receivership proceedings, and by providing a one-time emergency grant of $125,000 to retain core property management services for Artscape sites, which was matched with other philanthropic support. This allowed time for the City to work with Artscape, its tenants, and other community partners to develop a comprehensive transition plan for each of Artscape's 14 properties. As of December 6, Artscape is not yet in receivership. It is anticipated that a court date for receivership proceedings will be set in the coming weeks. City Council previously authorized staff via MM11.32 to participate in the receivership proceedings and take necessary actions to protect the City's property interests. Council also requested staff to report back at the end of 2023 on any delegated authorities exercised in response to the receivership. As receivership proceedings have not yet commenced, staff now anticipate reporting back to City Council on this matter in early 2024. City efforts have been focused on ensuring the continuity of tenancies for artists, their families and arts organizations housed at Artscape sites. Artscape has recently shared details of the operational transition plan with its tenants. The transition plan ensures that non-profit rental housing will be protected, and that the community hubs will continue to operate as spaces for accessible community arts programing. Key aspects of the transition plan include: · Housing: Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. will assume operations of all Artscape-operated rental housing sites. Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. is a non-profit housing operator that was established to manage the housing units at Artscape Wychwood Barns and Artscape West Queen West. Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. will engage WoodGreen Community Services to provide management services at each of the sites on their behalf. · Community Hubs: ArtHubs Toronto Inc. has been established as a successor non-profit organization to assume operations of the community cultural hubs previously managed by Artscape, including Daniels Spectrum, Gibraltar Point, Wychwood Barns, and Youngplace. ArtHubs will retain many of Artscape's staff to help ensure continuity and stability for tenants and site operations. Through the efforts of the City and a Transition Working Group, arrangements are now in place for financing to ensure necessary working capital for the new not-for-profit's first year of operations, focused on continuity of hub services and tenancy arrangements. In order to secure a matching amount of philanthropic funds, the City will be providing start-up funding of $250,000 to ArtHubs from existing resources within the 2023 operational budget of the Economic Development and Culture Division, and will review options for operating grant support in 2024, including repurposing of grant funds previously provided to Artscape. In its first year of operations, ArtHubs will be governed by a three-person board of directors, including representatives from the City of Toronto and ArtHubs' primary financial partner, and a community representative with extensive experience in cultural space management. The board will be responsible for strategic planning, oversight of business reset and stabilization, financial controls, stakeholder relations, and risk management. It is anticipated that the Board will meet bi-monthly, with additional meetings to be called as required. The City will also collaborate with ArtHubs to establish a tenant and community advisory committee to complement the work of the Board of Directors, and ensure that tenants have a strong and active role in shaping the future of the community hubs. This motion recommends that the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, be appointed as the City's designate for an interim period of the first two years of operations or until a successor is appointed, to ensure close and active involvement in ArtHubs' start-up phase. It is anticipated that the composition of the board will be expanded beyond three members towards the end of 2025, at which point Council would be asked to review the City's representation. This motion is urgent in order to ensure that a City of Toronto designate can participate in the initial meetings of the ArtHubs Toronto Board of Directors.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the Board of Directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc., at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 31, 2025, or until a successor is appointed.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the Board of Directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc., at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 31, 2025, or until a successor is appointed.
CC13.19amended
This report is about ongoing litigation of an Ontario Land Tribunal appeal for a matter within the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area. On October 10, 2023, the Applicant filed further revisions to their Revised Applications before the Ontario Land Tribunal, (the October 2023 Applications). The October 2023 Applications in general terms, propose seven new buildings: one at 12 storeys on Eglinton Avenue East, one at eight storeys along the proposed east-west Street adjacent to the Public Park and the remainder ranging from 38 to 48 storeys. The October 2023 Applications include a draft Official Plan Amendment (the October Revised Draft Official Plan Amendment) that proposes an overall density of 5.73 FSI based on the site area of 29,613 square metres and the requested maximum gross floor area of 169,615 square metres. At a Case Management Conference on October 18, 2023, the Ontario Land Tribunal adjourned the January 15, 2024 hearing dates to March 11, 2024 given the Appellants late filing of the October 2023 Applications and the Tribunal directed the Parties to prepare a revised issues list related to the October 2023 Applications. This report seeks direction from Council respecting re-development of the property.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. January 22, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public with the correction of two technical errors in Parts 9.c.iv. and vi., as follows: 1. City Council continue to oppose the With Prejudice on-the-record Revised Proposal submitted on October 10, 2023, for the lands municipally known as 1891 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Development Site") and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal to continue to oppose the further Revised Proposal. 2. City Council accept the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer for the Development Site subject to Parts 3 to 13 below and subject to the Owner agreeing to the following modifications to the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer in writing by December 20, 2023, or such date as may be agreed to by the City Solicitor: a. Page 3 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is amended to reflect either that: (1) the Owner agrees that a case management conference (not a hearing on a merits) for the Future Development Area will not occur any earlier than April 30 2025, unless otherwise consented to in writing by the City Solicitor; or (2) the "Future Development Area" would not be left in abeyance before the Ontario Land Tribunal, the existing Zoning By-law Amendment appeal before the Tribunal would be disposed of in its entirety based on this settlement as shown in Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor only and a new Zoning By-law Amendment application would be required to be submitted to the City for the "Future Development Area"; b. Page 3 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, the entire bullet respecting Parkland is deleted and replaced with Parts 4 to 7 below; c. Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is updated to reflect the mix of bedroom types to align with the Golden Mile Secondary Plan and, in particular: (1) a minimum of 10 percent 3-bedroom or 4-bedroom dwelling units or larger; and (2) a minimum of 25 percent two-bedroom dwelling units or larger, for a combined total of a minimum of 35 percent of larger dwelling units in the development; d. Confidential Appendix C to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is replaced with Confidential Appendix D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, subject to any modifications satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and which shall remain subject to Part 10 below; and e. the Owner commits in writing to create convertible dwelling unit(s) which could be offered for sale as 4-bedroom units to determine if there is interest in the community for such dwelling units. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application to make any such final determinations related to the content, form, timing, phasing, and implementation of any such matters related to the Zoning By-law Amendment, including determinations of where such matters are secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor in order to implement the directions in this report. Parkland Dedication 4. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the earlier of building C or D, City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 2,196 square metres, in the location generally as shown on Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor to the report from the City Solicitor with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City shall be in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments; and the Owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, if any, where such encumbrances are deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such encumbrances will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation: a. to enter into the City's standard form agreements, with insurance, release and indemnity and associated compensation to the City (in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management) and in favor of the City, for tieback installations, construction staging and/or crane swings, if deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for the future park on 1891 Eglinton Avenue East; and b. to accept completion of the Parkland in Recommendation 5 above within 3 years after issuance of the first above grade building permit for Building C, with an understanding that there may be reasonable extensions granted as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 6. City Council require a restriction under Section 118 of the Land Titles Act be registered on the Lands, or as may be scoped to the lands forming the Parkland, until such time as the Parkland specified in Part 5 above has been conveyed to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor. 7. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. Community Benefits 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor with input from the community, to continue discussions, and to report back on the outcome of any proposed agreement with the Owner for: a. the potential provision of the on-site child care centre on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law; and b. the potential provision of affordable housing on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law. Matters Requested to be Secured 9. City Council direct that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secured the following matters as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, Conditions of Subdivision Approval for the Subdivision Agreement, conditions of approval for a site plan application and/or as part of the Site Plan Agreement(s), where deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor: a. the Owner shall prepare, at its expense, a Public Art plan (the "Public Art Plan") for the provision of any Public Art on the Development Site and shall submit the Public Art Plan to the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Public Art Commission, and to City Council for approval, in accordance with the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; the Public Art Plan may include design strategies to incorporate indigenous culture/history; b. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for any residential development on each Block where public art is planned, the Owner shall provide financial security in the form of a Letter of Credit for public art, identified in the approved Public Art Plan to secure the commission and installation of public art in accordance with the approved Public Art Plan in Part 9.a. above; c. the required transportation improvements and transportation demand management measures identified in the Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Study accepted and satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the Zoning By-law Amendment, where appropriate, in addition to the following identified matters: i. a minimum of 1 car-share space per 350 dwelling units; ii. a detailed design and signage of Dedicated Shared Vehicle Zones on site in proximity to the main building; iii. a shared mobility hub at the southeast corner of the proposed parkland; iv. the Owner shall pay to the City, by certified cheque, the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in Canadian funds, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, for the future implementation of a minimum of five (5) bike-share stations, at locations that may be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; v. the Owner shall provide a minimum of 100 bike share annual memberships; vi. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit in each Building where bike repair stations are planned for and identified in the Site Plan Control Application satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, Transportation Services, the Owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount of $1,500 for the provision of each bike repair station per building to a minimum of four (4) bike repair stations for all residential towers subject of the zoning application on the Development Site, and thereafter provide evidence of installation in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; vii. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for each building, the Owner shall provide a letter of credit for $5,000 for the provision of each real-time transportation information screen for each building, up to four (4) real-time transportation information screens for the residential towers in the zoning and thereafter provide evidence of installation, such as in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; viii. the Owner shall provide a financial contribution satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for the future Victoria Park Avenue or Warden Avenue Transit Study, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, calculated from the date of the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment, as secured in the Conditions of Approval for the Draft Plan of Subdivision; and ix. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on the lands, the Owner shall provide a financial contribution to the City in an amount satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for a future Golden Mile Transportation Monitoring Study, as secured in the Conditions of Approval for the Draft Plan of Subdivision; d. the Owner shall provide, at their sole cost and expense, a wind tunnel testing for the development as part of a site plan control application, and thereafter secure and implement mitigation measures identified in any accepted Wind Tunnel Study/Report satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. a privately owned publicly accessible open spaces adjacent to the intersection at Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue, whereby as a pre-approval condition to Site Plan Approval for Building A and/or Building B, the Owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and any required public access easements to connect the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces to adjacent privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and/or public rights-of-way, where necessary; and the Owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration and design of the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval for each building and/or block pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; f. the provision of surface public pedestrian access easements to provide access from Eglinton Avenue East through to proposed centralized landscape open space the public park to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with the exact location, design and timing of delivery of the surface pedestrian easement(s) to be determined in the context of a Site Plan Approval; the Owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the public pedestrian easement area and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the public pedestrian easement at certain times of the day and night, and the Owner may restrict other uses of this space, so long as they do not unreasonably obstruct pedestrian movement of persons of all ages and abilities with such matters determined in the context of a site plan approval(s) pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement(s) with the City; g. prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval for any part of the Development Site, the Owner shall provide a design brief, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner will construct and maintain the Development Site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the Development Site; i. the requirements for a construction management plan to be provided at site plan approval, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, any required coordination with Metrolinx regarding the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; j. implementation of, and/or mitigation measures listed, in any the reports, studies and plans accepted by the City submitted by the Owner and any such implementation measures secured in the appropriate agreements; k. the conditions and matters as identified in memorandums provided to the City on behalf of Metrolinx as it relates to the Eglinton LRT, utility companies Toronto District School Board, and Toronto District Catholic School Board, based on their review of the development applications, all of which are identified satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and secured in the appropriate agreement(s), the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision conditions (where appropriate), satisfactory to the City Solicitor; l. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the site, the Owner shall provide a revised landscape plan and soil volume plan for the entire Development Site, including streetscape cross-sections, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Urban Forestry; and m. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the Development Site, the Owner shall provide a Public Utilities Plan for the entire Development Site to ensure, among other matters, that above ground and underground utilities and streetscape elements, such as street trees, sidewalk locations are located at appropriate locations for all new and existing streets and such plan should be submitted as a separate grayed out underlay and underlay on the Landscape Plan required above, for the entire Development Site, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Urban Forestry. Conditions to Ontario Land Tribunal Order 10. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the final content and form of the Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including any revisions to the maps and schedules to the Official Plan Amendment as may be necessary to implement the Settlement Offer. 11. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until: a. the City Solicitor advises that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and b. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. has secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required; and iv. provided a final form of a Phasing Plan on the Development Site be provided to the City in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 12. Prior to attending the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council direct that the Owner shall: a. make a complete resubmission of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications through the Toronto Building Division to update all plans, drawings and reports to reflect and implement the Settlement Offer as accepted by City Council; and b. provide an updated Phasing Plan for the development subject of the settlement offer satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 13. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B, Confidential Appendix C and Confidential Appendix D to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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 is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.19adopted
On December 7, 2023, a pedestrian died at the intersection of Winona Drive and St. Clair Avenue West. This is a tragedy which has become far too common on the streets of Toronto. This motion requests an urgent review of the intersection of Winona Drive and St. Clair Avenue West. Members of the community in Ward 9, Davenport and Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's have also expressed their concern about an intersection one block north at Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue. At both of these intersections, and on the road between them, there are urgent safety concerns which need to be addressed, including frequent wrong-way vehicles, cars not obeying posted signs, and high volumes of truck and heavy vehicle traffic. This matter is urgent because expedited review of this intersection and the resulting recommendations will address an urgent safety risk to pedestrians and vulnerable road users.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service as necessary, to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 on traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive with recommendations to make this intersection safer, following the pedestrian fatality which occurred at St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive on December 7, 2023, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations to improve traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety on Winona Drive between St. Clair Avenue West and Barrie Avenue, and at the intersection of Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service as necessary, to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 on traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive with recommendations to make this intersection safer, following the pedestrian fatality which occurred at St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive on December 7, 2023, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations to improve traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety on Winona Drive between St. Clair Avenue West and Barrie Avenue, and at the intersection of Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations.
CC13.20adopted
City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 on December 18, 2013, following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. In addition to setting out city-wide economic policies, Official Plan Amendment 231 also amended the land use designations applicable to many parcels of land, in some cases by adding new or amending existing site and area specific policies or secondary plans. Through Council's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 231, Area 3 of the in-force Garrison Common North Secondary Plan was amended to include only those lands bound by Dufferin Street to the west, King Street West to the north, Hanna Avenue to the east, and the Lakeshore Rail Corridor to the south, corresponding to the western portion of the neighbourhood known as Liberty Village. Area 3 had previously extended further east to Pirandello Street. Area 3 applies to approximately 33 hectares (80 acres) of lands under various ownership with an existing city-block pattern (Area 3). The lands were previously designated Employment Areas with live-work uses permitted; Official Plan Amendment 231 redesignated these lands as a mix of Core Employment Areas and General Employment Areas where residential uses were not permitted. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing approved the majority of Official Plan Amendment 231, including amendments to the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan, with limited modifications in July 2014. At the time, the Planning Act allowed appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board even where the Minister had issued an approval. A total of 178 appeals were received, and approximately 60 remain under appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal, the successor to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Ontario Land Tribunal has scheduled a 10-day hearing to commence in January 2024 to deal with outstanding appeals involving lands subject to Area 3 policies of the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan. These are: 1. Appeal 32, respecting the entirety of lands within Area 3 (Appellant 1); 2. Appeal 49, respecting 153 Dufferin Street (Appellant 2); and 3. Appeal 13, respecting 1 Jefferson Avenue and 1A Atlantic Avenue. The City Solicitor received a With Prejudice offer to settle from Appellant 1 and another With Prejudice offer to settle from Appellant 2 and requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for January 2024. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the with prejudice offers to settle Appeal 32 to Official Plan Amendment 231 dated November 21, 2023, and Appeal 49 to Official Plan Amendment 231 dated December 1, 2023 set out in Public Attachments A and B to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor, respectively, and City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231, substantially in accordance with the Revised Site and Area Specific Policy attached as Public Attachments A and B the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 32 and Appeal 49 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) 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 (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information 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.
MM13.20adopted
The City has made great strides in creating new housing options with one such being a new residence of 57 affordable and accessible housing units at 39 Dundalk Drive in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre that were officially opened on November 22, 2023, by Mayor Chow. The new residence is one of seven modular housing initiatives approved by City Council as a rapid and cost-effective response to the housing needs of residents facing challenges in accessing adequate housing. The residents of Ward 21 and their City Councillor Michael Thompson have embraced this housing initiative as an essential addition to the mix of housing desperately needed across all areas of the City. The plight of Toronto's homeless population became obvious and clear to Scarborough Centre residents and Councillor Thompson when they frequently engaged with a homeless woman named Domenica outside the local Highland Farms near Ellesmere and Kennedy Road. Domenica refused housing in the City's shelter system because, she said, it didn't give her a dignified life. Construction began in 2022 on the Dundalk Drive residences and the units were delivered in November 2023, thanks to inter-governmental co-operation and the City of Toronto's push to deliver affordable housing at record numbers. Housing First and other agencies will provide 24/7 wrap-around support for the new residents - assistance that promises a "dignified" home for its tenants, as Domenica desired. This item is deemed urgent as it is part of the buildings final stages of completion not wanting to create any further delay.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council officially name the residence at 39 Dundalk Drive as Domenica Place.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council officially name the residence at 39 Dundalk Drive as Domenica Place.