Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 67 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
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BL23.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, passed By-laws 1187-2024 to 1269-2024, subject to Section 226.9 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
CC23.1amended
Respecting Local Democracy and Cities
The recent provincial Bill 212 seeks to overturn the decisions and work of our locally elected Toronto City Council. If passed, the Bill means one government would, at tremendous cost to the taxpayer and without collaboration, undo another government's work. As Mayor, it is my responsibility to stand up for the decision-making authority of City Council and the expertise of our professional public service which supports that decision-making. As such, I am working with City Staff to review the City's options and will provide recommendations on this item prior to the City Council meeting on November 13, 2024.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its opposition to the proposed amendments to Part XII of the Highway Traffic Act contained in Bill 212, and any related proposed regulations, both of which contradict the stated purpose of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow the City to determine what is in the public interest of the City. 2. City Council request the Province to work collaboratively with cities to address congestion and road safety, and accordingly withdraw the proposed amendments to Part XII of the Highway Traffic Act contained in Bill 212. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to review Bill 212 and any accompanying regulations, once in force, and to report to City Council with a summary of the legislation and regulations and the potential for commencing litigation to challenge Bill 212 or the regulations. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, or designates, to appear before the Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure, and Cultural Policy as part of public hearings regarding Bill 212 to give testimony in accordance with the position outlined in this item. 5. City Council request the City Manager to submit written comments to Ontario's Regulatory Registry and Environment Registry of Ontario that reflect the City's positions outlined in this item, including the City's opposition to any requirement of the City to provide support in the removal of City Infrastructure approved by its democratically elected City Council. 6. City Council adopt the position that no costs associated with the amendments to Part XII of the Highway Traffic Act should be incurred or paid by the City of Toronto, including staff time, planning, design, construction, and traffic management as a result of the congestion created by the removal. 7. City Council forward this item to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Leader of the Official Opposition, all Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Ontario Big City Mayors, and all Ontario municipalities and include City Council's commitment to the right of municipalities to govern their own affairs and represent the interests of their residents and electors. 8. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation to permit the publication of the results of the Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022 as soon as possible to facilitate the use of the study in informing collaborative consultations with cities regarding options for addressing congestion and road safety. 9. City Council direct the City Manager to report back on the feasibility of placing signs on City roads where there are traffic delays resulting from the Provincial mandate to remove bike lanes from Toronto roads and that these signs would read "This road congestion and traffic delay is the result of Premier Ford's Bill 212". 10. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 13, 2024) from the City Manager remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto as a partner municipality in the Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022, conducted by a consultant retained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario as part of a cooperative effort by local and provincial government agencies to collect information about urban travel in southern Ontario, until such time as the Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022 is authorized to be published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 13, 2024) from the City Manager remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto as a partner municipality in the Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022, conducted by a consultant retained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario as part of a cooperative effort by local and provincial government agencies to collect information about urban travel in southern Ontario, until such time as the Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022 is authorized to be published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. December 18, 2024 Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 13, 2024) from the City Manager is now public, the City Manager having confirmed that the condition to make it public has been met, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
Staff recommendation as filed
The Mayor recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
DM23.1adopted
In Canada, the minimum voting age is currently 18 across all jurisdictions. Fourteen Canadian municipal councils and school boards have passed motions in support of extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds, or studying the policy: 1. Pickering City Council, 2004 2. Lethbridge City Council, 2015 3. Edmonton City Council, 2016 4. Edmonton Catholic School Board, 2017 5. Edmonton Public Schools, 2017 6. Calgary City Council, 2018 7. Strathcona County Council, 2018 8. Winnipeg School Division, 2018 9. Victoria City Council, 2019 10. Vancouver City Council, 2021 11. Vernon City Council, 2021 12. Saanich City Council, 2021 13. Whitehorse City Council, 2024 14. Penticton City Council, 2024 Similar motions are currently anticipated in West Vancouver, Kamloops, Surrey, Halton Hills, and Cape Breton. While beneficial to building public support in communities across the country, these campaigns have been limited by provincial/territorial jurisdiction over municipal election law. The City of Toronto's polls for changes in a neighbourhood present an opportunity for the City to become the first in Canada to unilaterally allow 16- and 17- year-olds the opportunity to vote. This summary includes an overview of the evidence supporting the extension of voting rights to 16- and 17- year-olds, drawing from cognitive science, political science and young people's experiences. Electoral Competence of 16- and 17-Year-Olds Across the world, 17 countries have a voting age of 16 in elections for at least one level of government. These countries are Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Nicaragua, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and Wales. The three Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey) also have a minimum voting age of 16. As the list of jurisdictions with a minimum voting age of 16 expands, a consensus is growing in the neuroscientific and social science literatures that 16-year-olds are sufficiently mature, informed and ready to exercise the right to vote. Research by scientists including Dr. Laurence Steinberg, a world leading expert in adolescence, has shown that the critical cognitive ability needed for voting-the ability to make decisions in unhurried and non-impulsive contexts- reaches maturity by 16 . Further research from Austria , Belgium , and Germany , three countries that have extended the voting age, shows that 16- and 17-year-olds also match adults in the quality of their vote choice. This research demonstrates that 16-year-olds make their voting decisions as effectively and as competently as adults. In Scotland, an analysis revealed that 16- and 17-year-olds do not merely adopt the voting prescriptions of their parents. Along with having sought out comparatively more sources of information than their non-enfranchised peers in the rest of the UK, more than 40 percent of Scottish 16- and 17-year-olds voted differently from their parents during the country's independence referendum. Canadian scholars have found that 16- and 17-year-olds are not less politically developed than adults, and, depending on the aspect being looked at, they are more knowledgeable or as knowledgeable as adults . Compared to 18- and 20-year-olds, they know as much about political institutions, the campaign promises, and the candidates. Research by Elections Canada has found that 16- and 17-year-olds are just as interested, if not more, in participating in various forms of political activity, including voting and non-electoral civic activities. During Prince Edward Island's referendum on electoral reform in 2016, the province allowed 16- and 17-year-olds the right to participate . During this referendum, 16- and 17-year-olds voted at a higher rate of turnout than those aged 18 to 44. International Experience Before they were allowed to vote for the first time during Scotland's 2014 pilot, public support for letting 16- and 17-year-olds vote stood at approximately 35 percent. After the election, when the views about youth as political actors had evolved, public support increased to 60 percent and the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to make the change permanent. The Northwest Territories' chief electoral officer has recently recommended that the territory extend the voting age to 16. In jurisdictions where the voting age has been lowered to 16, the voting rate for 16- and 17-year-olds is higher than older first-time voters between the ages of 18-24. This may be partly due to still being at home, and being able to have conversations with parents, teachers, and peers more easily than when one is away or navigating the first challenges of adulthood. By allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to participate fully in the electoral process, it is demystified, removing a barrier to future participation in elections. There is a positive, lasting effect on turnout from extending the voting age. Social science research confirms that the "habit of voting" develops in a citizen's first one or two elections, meaning that a boost in youth voter turnout will continue into the long term , as citizens continue voting over the course of their lives. Youth Support In 2020, the Government of Canada commissioned 90 youth consultation sessions hosted by youth-serving organizations and youth facilitators. These sessions heard from a diverse cohort of young people on the priority areas established in Canada's Youth Policy. Nearly 1,000 youth from all over Canada contributed their experiences, perspectives, insights and expertise. This work culminated in Canada's first-ever State of Youth Report , which included a set of recommendations brought forward by youth under each of these priority areas. In the words of the report: [Y]outh want to be more involved across governments and have more opportunities to grow as leaders and sustain leadership opportunities. Furthermore, youth want to participate in the decisions that affect them and want those in the government and others to acknowledge and recognize their agency and autonomy. One of the five recommendations under the "Leadership and impact" heading was for the government to "Urgently prioritize lowering the voting age for youth from 18 to 16." Supportive youth-led and youth-affiliated organizations includes Apathy is Boring, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, the Canadian Federation of Students, the Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Children First Canada, For Our Kids Canada, Generation Squeeze, New Majority, Toronto Foundation for Youth Involvement in Politics, UNICEF Canada, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, Young Politicians of Canada, and Youthful Cities. In line with growing multi-partisan and grassroots support for this policy, a 2020 Elections Canada survey found that 50 percent of 16- and 17-year-olds actively support the idea of having the right to vote , with an additional 21 percent expressing no opposition to it. Neighbourhood Polls The City conducts polls to determine the opinions of property owners, residents and businesses that could be affected by a change in their neighbourhood. If the result of the poll is positive, the application may proceed through the approval process. Depending upon the type of poll, final approval by City Council may be required. All regulations concerning neighbourhood polls, including the minimum age to participate, are set independently by the City. Between September 13, 2023, and September 13, 2024, the City of Toronto opened 76 neighbourhood change polls. Forty-six of these polls were opened for Front Yard Parking requests, 20 were opened for Traffic Calming proposals, 9 were opened for Permit Parking proposals, and 1 was opened for a Business Improvement Area. Of these 76 polls, all but 11 received sufficient response rates for an actionable result. 16- and 17-year-olds have an interest in the safety, accessibility, and attractiveness of their communities. Changing the minimum age to participate in City polls from 18 to 16 will allow Toronto to substantively promote and advance the cause of youth voting rights. Two sections of the City of Toronto Municipal Code are relevant to considerations of this change. § 190-4. Polling list. The City Clerk's Office shall compile a polling list including names and corresponding addresses of those listed on the following documents as owners, residents and tenants of property located wholly or partially within the polling area: A. Current Returned Assessment Roll; B. Municipal Connect, Toronto Property System (TPS) or any other related geographic information system (GIS) developed using information from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and City records; and C. Affidavit delivered to the City Clerk during the polling period in a form prescribed by the City Clerk and asserting that the affiant is an owner, resident or tenant of property located wholly or partially within the polling area. § 190-9. Voting eligibility. No person shall be eligible to vote in a poll unless the person's name appears on the polling list and the person is 18 years of age or over , and is an owner, resident or tenant of property located wholly or partially within the polling area as of the closing date of the poll.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to City Council on an approach to reducing the minimum age to vote in a neighbourhood poll from 18 to 16, such report to include the necessary changes required to implement the age reduction by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to City Council on an approach to reducing the minimum age to vote in a neighbourhood poll from 18 to 16, such report to include the necessary changes required to implement the age reduction by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
MM23.1adopted
In the City of Toronto, we uphold the principle of voluntary blood and plasma donation, acknowledging its vital importance as a public good. Our commitment derives from the lessons of Canada's tainted blood crisis, which tragically claimed approximately 8,000 lives. The subsequent Royal Krever Commission urged a fully voluntary, non-payment oriented blood and plasma donation system. Within our Ontario healthcare system, we perceive blood donations as a priceless public resource, underscoring the need to safeguard the integrity of the public, voluntary donor system. The Voluntary Blood Donations Act of Ontario strengthens this stance, legislating against the payment of donors and prohibiting donors from receiving financial compensation for their blood or plasma. Canada Blood Services plans to open five paid plasma clinics, including one in Toronto, by 2025. This issue needs immediate attention and action. The public health community has raised concerns about Grifols Pharmaceuticals' plans to open a Toronto clinic. It's vital we protect vulnerable residents from exploitation by for-profit plasma collection companies offering cash for blood-plasma, a predatory practice. In bringing this motion forward, we strive to reinforce the principles of voluntary, non-remunerated blood and plasma donation, protecting both the integrity of Canada's public blood system and the dignity of blood donors.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its opposition to the operation of private for-profit blood collection companies in the City. 2. City Council forward this item to Canadian Blood Services, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Health, Grifols Pharmaceuticals, and all Ontario Municipalities and request that they support only voluntary blood and plasma collection, where donors do not receive payment for their blood or plasma.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council express its opposition to the operation of private for-profit blood collection companies in the City. 2. City Council forward this item to Canadian Blood Services, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Health, Grifols Pharmaceuticals, and all Ontario Municipalities and request that they support only voluntary blood and plasma collection, where donors do not receive payment for their blood or plasma.
RM23.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:38 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. November 13, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: The Honourable Murray Sinclair Alfredo Zoratto Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows: I would like to take a moment on behalf of Council to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to deepening our own understanding of Indigenous peoples and their cultures. It is a moment to reflect on the importance of this land, which we each call home. We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council. November 14, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: John Horgan Linda McCarthy
CC23.2amended
Council Member Appointments to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
The purpose of this report is to appoint Council Members to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the balance of the Council term. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has requested to receive City Council's 2025-26 appointments to the board in November so that the Authority has time to onboard new members and prepare them for the January Annual General Meeting and subsequent appointments to its Executive Committee. To meet this request, I'm recommending the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority appointments be made now instead of with Council's consideration of mid-term Council Member appointments to Committees, Boards, and External Bodies at its December 17, 18, and 19, 2024 meeting. I've asked the City Clerk to canvass Members for their interest in serving on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority board, and to provide the results of the canvass for Council's consideration at this meeting.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following Members of Council to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors for a term starting on January 1, 2025, and ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed: Councillor Paul Ainslie Councillor Paula Fletcher Councillor Jennifer McKelvie Councillor Anthony Perruzza Councillor Dianne Saxe Councillor Parthi Kandavel 3. City Council request the City Clerk to further canvass Members of Council for their interest in appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Mayor recommends that: 1. City Council consider Members' preferences and recommend the appointment of Council Members to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for a term starting on January 1, 2025, and ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed.
MM23.2adopted
This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority, along with appropriate City Staff, to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the Committee of Adjustment's decisions refusing the consent to sever and minor variance applications at 75 Glendora Avenue (Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY), in order to oppose the Applications. The Applications seek a consent to sever the property at 75 Glendora Avenue into two residential lots and construct two new dwellings. Application B0023/24NY relates to a request for consent to sever the property into two residential lots. Applications A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY propose to construct a new dwelling on each of the newly created lots. The variance Applications require a total of 11 variances to the provisions of City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for each of the two proposed new dwellings. The variances relate to maximum lot coverage, maximum number of storeys, maximum height, maximum height of all side exterior main walls facing a side lot line, minimum required side yard setback, minimum lot area, minimum lot frontage, minimum side yard setback and the maximum area of each platform at or above the second storey of a detached house. In a report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, dated July 20, 2024, Community Planning Staff raised concerns with respect to the Applications and recommended that the Applications for consent to sever and variances be refused. A copy of the Planning Report is attached. Planning Staff raised concerns with the Applications and opined that the proposed development represents overdevelopment with inappropriate massing and height, resulting from a lot that is small to accommodate such a building. Planning Staff opined that this leads to a building that is inconsistent with the physical character and scale of the surrounding area. On August 15, 2024, the Committee of Adjustment issued: (i) a decision relating to Application B0023/24NY refusing the consent to sever application, finding that the proposed severance did not satisfy the requirements of section 51(24) of the Planning Act, and (ii) decisions to not approve the minor variance applications for Applications A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY, respectively, finding that the proposed variances do not maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-Law, are not considered desirable for the appropriate development of the land and are not minor. The decisions are attached. This Motion will direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Applications.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the consent to sever and minor variances requested in Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY regarding 75 Glendora Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decisions regarding Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY respecting 75 Glendora Avenue and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at her discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the consent to sever and minor variances requested in Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY regarding 75 Glendora Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decisions regarding Applications B0023/24NY, A0271/24NY and A0272/24NY respecting 75 Glendora Avenue and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at her discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
RM23.2amended
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on October 9 and 10, 2024.
City Council confirmed the minutes from the regular meeting held on October 9 and 10, 2024, and the corrected minutes from the regular meeting held on July 24 and 25, 2024.
CC23.3adopted
Updates on Addressing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
At its meeting in October 2023, Council adopted the recommendation from the City's Integrity Commissioner to request the Province of Ontario to amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards. This issue affects all municipalities in Ontario. In Autumn 2023 there was no indication that the provincial government was planning to address these matters, although private members bills had been introduced to that effect. Consequently, the Integrity Commissioner recommended that Council request a report back from his Office with options exploring how Council could address these matters in the absence of provincial legislation. Prior to the return of the Legislative Assembly in October 2024, the Premier of Ontario advised he had requested the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario to examine this matter and report back to the government with options for legislative reform. The Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario has advised it has recently reported back to the provincial government on these matters. Previously, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing advised that the government would introduce legislation addressing these matters once the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario had reported back to the provincial government. As the provincial government has indicated it is planning to introduce legislation to address these matters, as requested by Council in October 2023 and municipal councils across Ontario, there is no immediate need to report back on measures that the City of Toronto could adopt in the absence of provincial legislation. Rather, with the commitment of the provincial government to introduce legislation addressing these matters, it makes sense to consider these issues again once the provincial government introduces its promised legislation. This report will focus on the recommendation that the Integrity Commissioner be appointed as ethics executive to Members' staff and the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework be updated accordingly. The City Clerk will then report back on the other updates to the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework as was noted in my report from October 2023.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to review any amendments proposed by the Province of Ontario to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards and, if appropriate, report to City Council with information. 2. City Council assign to the Integrity Commissioner the role of the ethics executive for Members' staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' staff and direct the City Clerk to update the Framework accordingly.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Integrity Commissioner recommends that: 1. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to review any amendments proposed by the Province of Ontario to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards and if appropriate, report to City Council with information. 2. City Council assign to the Integrity Commissioner the role of the ethics executive for Members' staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' Staff and direct the City Clerk to update the Framework accordingly.
MM23.3adopted
The Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge and Tunnel Project is replacing the Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge (Morley Callaghan Footbridge) across the Rosedale Valley Ravine and the pedestrian tunnel under Bloor Street East that connects the neighbourhoods of Rosedale and North St. James Town. As part of these works, the public space located within the City-owned right-of-way, adjacent to the Toronto Transit Commission Sherbourne Glen Road entrance, is being enhanced. The project has undergone a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and detailed design process and is currently under construction. During consultation for the project, the public requested additional safety, public realm and lighting enhancements within the public space adjacent to the Toronto Transit Commission Sherbourne Glen Road entrance. The project has incorporated these enhancements through inclusion of the following: security cameras, blue light distress buttons, improved lighting, streetscaping improvements using a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design lens and a heritage plaque. At its meeting on December 16, 2013, City Council authorized the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 Glen Road; 4, 6, 58, 60, 62, 64, 76 and 100 Howard Street; and 603, 605, 607, 609 and 611 Sherbourne Street. The application process included community consultation and feedback in which safety and streetscape improvements to Glen Road and the Glen Road Sherbourne Toronto Transit Commission entrance were raised. Section 37 funds were identified for a number of improvements to St. James Town, including: improvements to streetscaping, lighting and safety improvements around the Glen Road Toronto Transit Commission entrance/exit. This motion recommends a $707,000 increase in the 2024-2033 Transportation Services Capital Budget and Plan, fully funded by section 37, for the Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge and Tunnel project, to fund improvements to the public realm and to enhance security features.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by approving total project costs of $707,000 gross, $0 debt, for implementation of public realm improvements and enhanced security features to the Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge and Tunnel project (CPT818-74); funded by section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 Glen Road; 4, 6, 58, 60, 62, 64, 76 and 100 Howard Street; and 603, 605, 607, 609 and 611 Sherbourne Street (Source Account XR3026-3701030), in the amount of $707,000.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by approving total project costs of $707,000 gross, $0 debt, for implementation of public realm improvements and enhanced security features to the Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge and Tunnel project (CPT818-74); funded by section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 Glen Road; 4, 6, 58, 60, 62, 64, 76 and 100 Howard Street; and 603, 605, 607, 609 and 611 Sherbourne Street (Source Account XR3026-3701030), in the amount of $707,000.
RM23.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from the Mayor and City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 18 on November 5, 2024 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair Report of the Audit Committee from Meeting 6 on October 15, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 16 on October 23, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 17 on October 16, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 17 on October 22, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 16 on October 30, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 17 on October 28, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 18 on October 29, 2024 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 17 on November 1, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 17 on October 24, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair New Business submitted by the Mayor and City Officials
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC23.4amended
Appointment of Public Members to the CreateTO Board
At its meeting on October 25, 2024, the Corporations Nominating considered Item NC12.1 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk The Corporations Nominating Panel will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the CreateTO Board.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Mark Bonham to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2028, and until a successor is appointed; and to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council appoint Marni Dicker to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2025, and until a successor is appointed; and to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2025, and until a successor is appointed. 3. City Council appoint Allison Mendes as Chair of the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, and until a successor is appointed. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board. Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Corporations Nominating Panel. The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following public members: Mark Bonham Marni Dicker a. to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2028, and until successors are appointed; and b. to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2026, and until successors are appointed. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.
MM23.4adopted
General traffic is required to turn right off of King Street at most major intersections, with the exception of streetcars, buses, Toronto Transit Commission-operated Wheel-Trans vehicles, Billy Bishop Airport Shuttle Buses (certain intersections) and bicycles. A further exemption for licensed taxicabs is provided between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. We are requesting that the Toronto Community Crisis Service receive a similar exemption for their vehicles that operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week responding to residents who are experiencing mental health crises. As our fourth emergency service, we believe it is critical that Toronto Community Crisis Service vehicles, which are clearly marked with the Toronto Community Crisis Service logo and the City of Toronto logo, receive this exemption. Having unrestricted through-access for the Toronto Community Crisis Service vehicles along the King Street corridor, when responding to crisis calls, would improve their response times to deal with emerging crisis situations. After working with staff from Transportation Services and Social Development, Finance, and Administration, it is recommended to amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 to allow the Toronto Community Crisis Service vehicles to proceed along King Street when required without restriction.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize Toronto Community Crisis Service Vehicles to proceed through an intersection along the King Street corridor when through travel is restricted. 2. City Council approve the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, associated with Part 1 above, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM23.4. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services in order to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize Toronto Community Crisis Service Vehicles to proceed through an intersection along the King Street corridor when through travel is restricted. 2. City Council approve the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, associated with Recommendation 1 above, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to this motion. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services in order to give effect to the Recommendations above.
RM23.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
CC23.5adopted
On October 29 and 30, 2019, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 469, which, among other matters, created Chapter 6, Section 43, Sherway Area Secondary Plan. The Secondary Plan was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by nine appellants. On March 9, 2022 and February 8, 2023, City Council provided instructions to the City Solicitor regarding the appeals which, following implementation of those instructions at the Ontario Land Tribunal by the City Solicitor, completely resolved most appeals, and significantly scoped the remaining appeals of Official Plan Amendment 469. One of the nine appeals has also been withdrawn. On July 11, 2019, the owner of 25 The West Mall, which property accommodates Sherway Gardens Mall, applied for a site-specific Official Plan Amendment to the plan for the redevelopment of the lands peripheral to the shopping centre. City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on that application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 25, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing event related to the site-specific Official Plan Amendment for the Site on December 9, 2024. City Council's consideration of this matter is urgent and should therefore not be deferred.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) 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 October 29, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, to request that: a. the Ontario Land Tribunal allow Appeal Number 4 (Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited) of Official Plan Amendment 469, in part, in accordance with Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor; and b. the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal of the owner's site-specific Official Plan Amendment Application, in part, in accordance with Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to ensure that the requested modifications are appropriately reflected within Official Plan Amendment 469, in a manner satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Development Review, and the City Solicitor, and that the modifications come into force and effect for the entirety of the lands at 25 The West Mall. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed modifications to Official Plan Amendment 469, contained in Confidential Appendix B to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, including to any associated maps, as deemed necessary in the discretion of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take any necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) 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.
MM23.5adopted
This motion seeks to identify and approve the funding for the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection of Wilket Creek Trail. Leslie Street is a four lane north south major arterial road with a 3.4-metre-wide painted medium. The daily two-way traffic is approximately 25,000 vehicles and the speed limit is 50 km/hr. Wilket Creek is an important recreational trail in the area and crosses Leslie St. approximately 140 metres south of Overland Drive. The closest traffic controls on Leslie Street are 260 metres to the south and 680 metres to the north at Lawrence Avenue East. North York Community Council, at its recent meeting, approved the installation of a pedestrian refuge island in the vicinity of Wilket Creek Trail to improve pedestrian safety for crossing Leslie Street. This motion identifies the funding source for the pedestrian refuge island.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $31,500 gross and $0 debt, for the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection with the Wilket Creek Trail (CTP724-04), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 905 Don Mills Road (Source Account: XR3026-3701134).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jon Burnside, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $31,500 gross and $0 debt, for the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection with the Wilket Creek Trail (CTP724-04), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 905 Don Mills Road (Source Account: XR3026-3701134).
RM23.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, received the following petitions for information: 1. Petition headed "As faith leaders, community members and proud Canadians, we are united in our commitment to uphold Canada as a place of respect, safety, and unity for all. Deeply concerned by the rising tide of antisemitism and division, we pledge to protect the values that make this country a beacon of peace and strength" by Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 - Beaches-East York, containing the signatures of approximately 49 persons. 2. Petition headed "Conversion of Line 3 Guideway to Busway - Mooregate Avenue/Tara Avenue bus stop" by Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 21 - Scarborough Centre, containing the signatures of approximately 180 persons.
CC23.6amended
On June 9, 2020, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 272, 284, 286, 288, 290, and 296 Lawrence Avenue West and 1507, 1525, 1537, 1539, 1545, and 1549 Avenue Road (the "Site") to permit the construction of 14 and 10-storey mixed use buildings (46.4 metres and 34.8 metres respectively, excluding mechanical penthouse) with 455 residential dwelling units, including 15 rental replacement units, and 4,680.0 square metres of retail uses at grade. A 902.8 square metre park was also proposed. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on December 18, 2023. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on April 22, 2025. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 this matter is urgent and consideration of it should not be deferred.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Mike Colle. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Mike Colle, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 24, 2024) 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 (October 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Mike Colle, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated October 22, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review; b. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 20 153985 NNY 08 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code, pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units at 284 Lawrence Avenue West, 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, including: 1. replacement of the existing 15 rental housing units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; and 2. an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the owner has submitted updated sun/shadow and pedestrian level wind studies, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the zoning by-law amendment and through the site plan process to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; d. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for review and acceptance, 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; e. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into a financially secured 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, Engineering and Construction Services; and f. the owner has submitted a complete application for a Plan of Subdivision to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review Division. 3. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for 'Building A' (Phase 2 of the development) or as a component of the Plan of Subdivision Application and approval process, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1,038.2 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 4. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit of 'Building B' (Phase 1 of the development), the Owner shall provide to the City a Letter of Credit for the value of the parkland requirement for the subject development, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to be held by the City until the park has been conveyed to the City as part of Phase 2 or as a component of the Registration of Plan of Subdivision. 5. Prior to the issuance of any building permit for the Site, the Owner shall register a Section 118 restriction on title for the future park block, therein prohibiting the transfer of such lands without the consent of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for the City of Toronto, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 6. 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. 7. City Council authorize that the remaining approximately 17.5 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment; the cash-in-lieu payment shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the Site. 8. 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. 9. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review to consider securing a trail connection between the east side of new public right-of-way and the west end of the existing trail located at the rear of the adjacent property at 250 Lawrence Avenue West, through Site Plan Application review or Subdivision Application review. 10. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on a straight though prohibition, in both the northbound and southbound directions at the intersection of Rosewell Avenue and Lawrence Avenue West, to be in force at all times. 11. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on an eastbound straight through prohibition from Glengarry Avenue to the private driveway, to be in force at all times. 12. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on traffic calming measures, including speed humps, on the new road. 13. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on the installation of an all-way stop control at the intersection of the new public road and private driveway, with crosswalks on all three legs, to be implemented concurrently with the new public road and private driveway; 14. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on the speed limit on the new road be 30km/h, consistent with North York Community Council decision NY32.22, which has lowered the speed limit on all local roads in Ward 8 to 30 km/h. 15. With respect to the enforcement of the proposed right-in-right-out access at the intersection of the private driveway and Avenue Road, City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on options to physically enforce the proposed prohibition on left turn and straight through movements, including evaluating median options and reducing the number of permitted turning movements at Avenue Road and Glengarry Avenue. 16. City Council direct that the final form of the zoning by-law amendment shall not include an exemption from By-law 569-2013 regulation 40.10.90.40(1), which would permit truck loading access from a major street. 17. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 24, 2024) 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 (October 24, 2024) 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 (October 24, 2024) 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.
MM23.6adopted
Christianity is the most followed religion in our country, with more than half of the Canadian population identifying as members of the Christian faith. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms even mentions God in its very first sentence. In December, Christians around the world prepare for their annual celebrations commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ; also known as Christmas. During this time, Christian faith groups utilize literature, art, music, gastronomy, and architecture to tell the stories of Jesus and his compassion, love, acceptance and the Good News of the Gospel he brought. December is associated with the tradition of gift giving and gathering of family, friends, and people of all faiths. Christian organizations and places of worship offer religious services, unique events, and initiatives that highlight a strong Christian heritage during the month of December. Despite the days, weeks and even months being dedicated to other religions and heritages, there is no such recognition for the Christian faith in Canada. As proud citizens of this diverse and culturally rich nation, we believe it is important to recognize and celebrate the contributions of all religious and cultural groups. As of today, the following Municipalities across Canada have proclaimed December as Christian Heritage Month: Ajax, Aurora, Bradford, Caledon, Clarington, Durham Region, Markham, Brampton, Milton, Mississippi Mills, Orillia, Ottawa, Pickering, Rideau Lakes, Sudbury, Wainfleet, Welland, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince George, Whistler, Red Deer and Okotos.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council proclaim December as Christian Heritage Month.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Nick Mantas, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council proclaim December as Christian Heritage Month.
RM23.6received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024. November 13, 2024 Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed new Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin to the Council Chamber and congratulated Councillor Chernos Lin on her election. Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council to recognize Jonathan Batty, Integrity Commissioner for the City of Toronto, on the end of his term. Mayor Chow welcomed Jonathan Batty's spouse, Alison Drummond, and daughter, Lydia Batty, staff from the Integrity Commissioner's office, and Toronto's Accountability Officers, who were present in the Chamber. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and gave remarks to honour and thank Jonathan Batty for his service and presented him with a commemorative scroll. Jonathan Batty addressed City Council. Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, congratulated Barbara Gray, General Manager, Transportation Services for receiving the Woman of the Year Award from the Toronto Area Chapter of WTS (Women in Transportation) and Denise Andrea Campbell, Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration for receiving the 2023 Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Distinction in Public Administration. Deputy Mayor Malik, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of her participation in the United Way Employee Campaign, including the CN Tower climb, and spoke about the importance of the campaign. Councillor Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that an event, Rally for Humanity, took place on Sunday, November 10, and welcomed some of the organizers, who were present in the Chamber: groups including Yalla, Coalition of Hindus of North America, Canadian Women Against Anti-Semitism, Canadian Muslims Against Anti-Semitism, Allies for a Strong Canada, and One Global Voice. Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, recognized and thanked First Responders and Fire Services for their bravery and efficiency in responding to a fire at Marjory Carton Seniors Home on Wilson Avenue last Wednesday. Councillor Perks, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 students from Howard Junior Public School and their teachers, Mme Durrant and Mme Maitland, who were present in the Chamber. Councillor Fletcher during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 10 students from, École secondaire Michelle-O'Bonsawin and their teacher, who were present in the Council Chamber. November 14, 2024 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Toronto Flag. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and spoke about the Toronto Flag and its history. Mayor Chow welcomed Rene De Santis, the Flag's designer, to the Council Chamber, and presented him with a framed Toronto Flag. Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to speak in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Toronto Flag. Councillor Carroll, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that Girl Guides of Canada cookies would be available for sale during the lunch break in the City Hall Rotunda. Deputy Mayor Malik, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed, on behalf of City Council, Taylor Swift and all of her fans visiting the City, as November 14, 2024 was the first date of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Toronto. Deputy Mayor Malik thanked staff from City divisions, agencies, corporations, emergency services and external partners for their hard work in preparing for the event. Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, thanked the Toronto Public Library for its programming, which included a bracelet-making activity, and extended her welcome to the "Swifties" and Taylor Swift. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, extended her wishes for a happy Diwali to those in the City who recently celebrated Diwali, and advised Members of Council that the second annual North York Diwali Fest took place at Mel Lastman Square. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, wished a happy two years on Council to her fellow new Members: Councillor Bravo, Councillor Myers, Deputy Mayor Malik, Councillor Saxe, Deputy Mayor Morley, and Councillor Moise. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that this was the last day to sign up for the Secret Santa gift exchange. Councillor Moise, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed a group from Fred Victor Employment and Training Services, who were present in the Council Chamber. Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow and Elder Shelley Charles to address City Council. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and spoke about two new meaningful place names on the waterfront and the process undertaken by Indigenous communities, in collaboration with City staff, to choose the names which Council would now receive and celebrate. Mayor Chow invited Elder Shelley Charles to address Council and lead Council in a ceremony to lift up the names of the island and park in the Port Lands. Elder Shelley Charles addressed City Council and led Council in a ceremony to lift up the Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park names. Councillor Matlow, during the evening session of the meeting, welcomed members of the Toronto Youth Cabinet from all 25 Wards, who were present in the Council Chamber.
CC23.7adopted
In September 2023, the applicant submitted an application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, and 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building with 486 residential units and 2,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The designated heritage building at 2111 Yonge Street was proposed to be partially retained with alterations. On March 20, 2024, City Council refused the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and the applicant appealed City Council's decision on the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations and demolition of a heritage attribute to the above noted properties. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property. This advice will be considered. The City Solicitor requires further direction with respect to upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings and this matter can not be deferred.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 23, 2024) 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 (October 23, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 23, 2024) 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 (October 23, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 26-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated October 4, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 26-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated October 4, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Zoning By-law Amendment requiring the proposed alterations and proposed removal of the heritage attribute(s) has come into full force and effect; b. prior to issuance of any Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, the owner shall provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated October 4, 2024, for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to issuance of any Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, the owner shall enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for property at 2111 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated October 4, 2024, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.b. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 2. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Part 2.b. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 5. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.d.5. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 2111 Yonge Street. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 23, 2024) 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 (October 23, 2024) 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 (October 23, 2024) 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 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.
MM23.7amended
Municipalities in Ontario are considering how to support members of their communities most effectively in actions that will help mitigate climate change, especially regarding Greenhouse Gas emissions from buildings. Many commercial building owners and operators encounter financial barriers to energy and water retrofits and new construction components due to high debt loads, competing needs for other capital improvements, split incentives between building operators who must invest in energy efficiency improvements and their tenants who benefit from the lower energy and water bills, as well as by the longer payback periods that deep energy and emissions retrofits often require to be profitable. Many private building owners are looking for ways to improve the resilience of their property to significant weather events, while at the same time there is a growing interest by investors to put their capital to work solving society's challenges, such as climate change. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing is a voluntary financing tool that enables commercial property owners and developers to access lower-cost capital to invest specifically in sustainability-related qualifying improvements that serve a public benefit. In the United States, in the last decade there has been over $7 billion dollars of third-party private investment through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy. The lower cost of capital achieved through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing can serve as an economic development driver, enabling projects that may not otherwise have access to long-term financial solutions and improving the economic stability of projects and the associated cost of operations
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, with the support of relevant City divisions, to: a. assess the feasibility of developing a voluntary financial tool to enable housing supply, spur construction and economic development and help Toronto meet our sustainability goals outlined in TransformTO without use of public funds ("Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing"); b. identify any changes to Ontario Regulation 596/06: Local Improvement Charges - Priority Lien Status to support the establishment of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing by the City, including, if recommended, any changes that leverage private capital to make investments in energy efficiency, water efficiency, and resilience related qualifying improvements; and c. report back to City Council on the above as a part of the report addressing future amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance in the third quarter of 2025. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to request the Government of Ontario to review and analyze the use of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy as a voluntary financing tool and identify regulatory changes required to enable its use by municipalities. 3. City Council forward this item to the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ontario Minister of Finance, and Ontario Minister of Energy and Electrification.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, to consider the use of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy as a voluntary financing tool to enable housing supply, spur construction and economic development and help Toronto meet our sustainability goals outlined in TransformTO without use of public funds and to provide a report back to City Council on feasibility as part the upcoming report on building emission performance standards in the third quarter of 2025, such report to: a. identify any required changes to Ontario Regulation 586/06: Local Improvement Charges to enable Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy programming, including, if recommended, any changes that leverage private capital to make investments in energy efficiency, water efficiency, and resilience related qualifying improvements.
RM23.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
November 13, 2024: City Council adopted the November 13, 2024, Order Paper, as amended and all other items not held on consent. November 14, 2024: City Council adopted the November 14, 2024, Order Paper, as amended.
CC23.8amended
On September 15, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application for 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, 31, 35 and part of 37 Hillsdale Avenue East, and 12-18 and part of 20 Manor Road East to permit the construction of a 98.0 metre (29-storey excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The application proposed a total of 486 residential units, including 31 replacement rental units, and 2,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The application also proposed to partially retain an existing heritage building at 2111 Yonge Street. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 22, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming case-management conference scheduled for November 25, 2024. The matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Josh Matlow. 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 (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff in the Confidential Attachment to Motion 1 by Councillor Josh Matlow remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 5. City Council request the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review to secure a minimum of 6 retail units at grade along the Yonge Street frontage to ensure that the fine-grained retail of the "Davisville Village" is maintained. 6. City Council request the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review to work with the applicant on securing a right to return for existing businesses at the subject property. November 26, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Josh Matlow, were adopted by City Council and are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Josh Matlow public, as follows: 1. City Council refuse the without prejudice offer to settle dated October 30, 2024, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor (the "Settlement Offer"). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to present a counter offer consistent with the Settlement Offer, but contingent on the applicant providing a minimum of 6 retail units at grade along the Yonge Street frontage in accordance with Part 5 above of City Council's decision. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment are satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 23 201074 STE 12 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 housing, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act securing replacement of the existing rental dwelling units and all other rental housing related matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report and a revised Stormwater Management Report, such reports to be reviewed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and has made satisfactory arrangements for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development; and d. the Owner has provided a withdrawal letter respecting their appeal of By-law 595-2022 (Midtown Village Character Area) in Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-004174. 4. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 562 square metres, to the satisfaction of the 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 approve: a. the alterations to the heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 26-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated October 4, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 26-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated October 4, 2024 prepared by ERA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 8. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related Zoning By-law Amendment requiring the proposed alterations and proposed removal of the heritage attribute(s) has come into full force and effect; b. prior to issuance of any Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, the owner shall provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated October 4, 2024, for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to issuance of any Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, the owner shall enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for property at 2111 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 2, 2024 prepared by Turner Fleischer on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated October 4, 2024, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 8.b. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part for the property at 2111 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 2. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Part 8.b. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 5. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 8.d.5. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 2111 Yonge Street. 10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) 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 (October 31, 2024) 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 Appendices A and 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.
MM23.8adopted
At its meeting of June 26 and 27, 2024, City Council adopted decision Item IE14.6 which relates to the Phase 3 and Phase 4 ReNew Golden Mile Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (the "ReNew Golden Mile EA") which directed City staff to report by no later than the December 17-19, 2024 meeting of City Council on the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment, through Infrastructure and Environment Committee, and any required Official Plan Amendments and/or Zoning By-law Amendments through Planning and Housing Committee. City Council added Part 5 to IE14.6 which directed additional consultation with affected landowners respecting the O'Connor Drive reconfiguration and extension. This directed consultation is currently underway and staff require additional time to ensure individual landowner consultations can conclude, the mandatory public consultation process be complete and prepare the necessary final reports to Council for a final decision to conclude the Phase 3 and 4 ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment. The finalization of the Phase 3 and Phase 4 Re New Golden Mile Environmental Assessment will provide certainty in respect of the east-west alignment of O'Connor Drive, along with the finalization of other corridor alignments and street designs in the Golden Mile area that the Environmental Assessment is addressing, and allow City staff to proceed to the next phases of planning and implementation with the various landholdings to support increased housing supply and non-residential development in the appropriate locations. Due to the 2025 Council and Committee meeting schedule of 2025, the next Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting after November 27, 2024 is scheduled for February 27, 2025, which reports to the March 26-28, 2025 meeting of City Council. To support City staff's ongoing consultation work, provide sufficient time to finalize reporting, and minimize delay in the directed December 17-19, 2024 Council final reporting, this motion recommends that Council re-open Decision Item IE14.6 to direct the ReNew Golden Mile EA report through Executive Committee on January 29, 2025, to City Council on February 5, 2025. The direction to City Planning would also be amended to continue to report through Planning and Housing Committee on January 23, 2025, but to align both reports to the same meeting of Council on February 5, 2025. Additionally, this motion also recommends that City staff, as part of its final report, report on the appropriateness and process requirements of introducing a four vehicular lane (two lanes in each direction) O'Connor Drive from the western study limit to Birchmount Drive with a maximum right-of-way width of 27 metres. One of the area Councillors requested this be explored following Council's adoption of Item IE14.6. Requires Re-opening Item 2024.IE14.6 (June 26 and 27, 2024 City Council Meeting) only as it pertains to the report routing and the reporting dates set out in Parts 2 and 3.
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.IE14.6 by: a. amending Part 2 by deleting the words "December 17, 2024" and replacing them with the words "February 5, 2025", and by deleting the words "Infrastructure and Environment Committee" and replacing them with the words "Executive Committee" so that Part 2 now reads as follows:. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back no later than the February 5, 2025 meeting of City Council, through Executive Committee, to request City Council endorsement of the Preferred Designs and authority to prepare the Environmental Study Report and issue a Notice of Completion of Phases 3 and 4 of the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process. b. amending Part 3 by deleting the words "December 17, 2024" and replacing them with the words "February 5, 2025" so that Part 3 now reads as follows: 3. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back no later than the February 5, 2025 Meeting of City Council, through Planning and Housing Committee, on amendments to the Official Plan, and the Zoning By-law, where necessary or required to support and/or align with the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report on the appropriateness and the process requirements of a four vehicular lane design for the O'Connor Drive Reconfiguration and Extension from the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment's western limit to Birchmount Drive as part of its final report on the Environmental Assessment.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.IE14.6 by: a. amending Part 2 by deleting the words "December 17, 2024" and replacing them with the words "February 5, 2025", and by deleting the words "Infrastructure and Environment Committee" and replacing them with the words "Executive Committee" so that Part 2 now reads as follows:. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back no later than the February 5, 2025 meeting of City Council, through Executive Committee, to request City Council endorsement of the Preferred Designs and authority to prepare the Environmental Study Report and issue a Notice of Completion of Phases 3 and 4 of the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process. b. amending Part 3 by deleting the words "December 17, 2024" and replacing them with the words "February 5, 2025" so that Part 3 now reads as follows: 3. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back no later than the February 5, 2025 Meeting of City Council, through Planning and Housing Committee, on amendments to the Official Plan, and the Zoning By-law, where necessary or required to support and/or align with the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report on the appropriateness and the process requirements of a four vehicular lane design for the O'Connor Drive Reconfiguration and Extension from the ReNew Golden Mile Environmental Assessment's western limit to Birchmount Drive as part of its final report on the Environmental Assessment.