Toronto City Council
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BL22.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, passed By-laws 988-2024 to 1116-2024, subject to Section 226.9 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
CC22.1adopted
Appointment of a Toronto Integrity Commissioner
I am pleased to transmit the report from the Selection Panel recommending the appointment of an Integrity Commissioner as identified in the confidential attachment. Toronto's Integrity Commissioner, Jonathan Batty, was appointed by City Council at its meeting on October 29, 2019 for a non-renewable five-year term. The Integrity Commissioner's term ends on November 30, 2024 or until the recruitment process for a new Integrity Commissioner is completed, whichever comes first. The Integrity Commissioner Selection Panel undertook a comprehensive recruitment process to recommend a preferred candidate to City Council. The Selection Panel was assisted by an independent external search firm. I want to thank the Selection Panel for their participation in the recruitment process and for their efforts to ensure a successful outcome for this very important position.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Paul Muldoon as Integrity Commissioner effective December 1, 2024, subject to and following written acceptance by the candidate of the prescribed Accountability Officer employment agreement offered by the City, for a 5-year non-renewable term ending on December 1, 2029, with all the powers and duties imposed upon the Integrity Commissioner by City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers; for the purposes of ensuring transition, the employment contract for the candidate would state an employment start date of November 25, 2024, and an appointment start date of December 1, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the Chair, Integrity Commissioner Selection Panel. The following Curriculum Vitae Summary for Paul Muldoon is now public: Employment History 2020 - present Member, Refugee Appeal Division, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 2019 - present Part-Time Member, Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada 2014 - 2019 Associate Chair, Assessment Review Board 2018 - 2019 Alternate Chair, - Environment Lands Tribunal Ontario 2006 - 2016 Vice-Chair, Environmental Review Tribunal 1998 - 2006 Executive Director, Canadian Environmental Law Association Teaching Appointments Adjunct Professor - School for the Environment, University of Toronto Instructor - Sessional Lecturer, School of the Environment, University of Toronto (1990-2019) Instructor - Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University (1993 to 2009) Instructor - Bar Admission Course - Public Law - Law Society of Upper Canada, (1994 to 2000, 2003) Education Certificate of Achievement, Stitt Feld Handy Group - Basic and Advanced Mediation Courses (2006) Bar Admission Course - Law Society of Ontario McGill University (Institute for Comparative Law) - LL.M. (Masters of Law) McMaster University (Department of Political Science) - M.A. (Masters of Arts) University of Ottawa (Faculty of Law) LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) Wilfrid Laurier University (Department of Political Science) Hons. B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chair, Integrity Commissioner Selection Panel recommends that: 1. City Council appoint as Integrity Commissioner the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, effective December 1, 2024, subject to and following written acceptance by the candidate of the prescribed Accountability Officer employment agreement offered by the City, for a 5-year non-renewable term ending on December 1, 2029, with all the powers and duties imposed upon the Integrity Commissioner by Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. For the purposes of ensuring transition, the employment contract for the candidate would state an employment start date of November 25, 2024, and an appointment start date of December 1, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the Chair, Integrity Commissioner Selection Panel, upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
MM22.1adopted
The new affordable housing development at 35 Bellevue Avenue in Kensington Market will create approximately 78 new rent-geared-to-income homes with social supports on what is now a parking lot but used to contain multiple affordable homes. To preserve long-term affordability, this modular building will be constructed by the City as a public builder on city land. Accordingly, it must meet the City (highest) tier of Toronto Green Standard Version 4. Vulnerable people, including the future residents of 35 Bellevue, tend to suffer the most from climate breakdown, and often have multiple health concerns. Ward 11 section 37 funds will enable the building to meet the City tier of Toronto Green Standard Version 4 as a Net Zero affordable housing development, and to provide a high quality of life to the future residents. The project will be constructed using mass timber building technology with high sustainability and energy efficiency performance, supporting the City's TransformTO Net Zero Strategy goals and shortening construction time. The design will maximize indoor air quality, tenant comfort and resilience, and minimize operating costs, air pollution and climate damage. It will also avoid future retrofit costs to comply with the city's planned Emission Performance Standard. Project features will include: 1. High performance building envelope components such as triple glazed windows and better insulation to maintain consistent, comfortable and draft-free indoor temperatures. 2. Freedom from fossil gas with air source pumps for heating and hot water, energy recovery ventilators, and energy-efficient electric appliances. 3. Solar-readiness, with a dedicated rooftop area for solar panels and space in the mechanical room for connections to support renewable energy enhancements such as an expanded solar PV system, on-site energy storage, and green roof. 4. Healthier indoor air, reducing respiratory issues and allergies, through no fossil gas combustion in the building, 'Low-VOC' (volatile organic compound) materials, advanced ventilation systems, and better air filtration. 5. Features that promote well-being, such as natural lighting, access to green spaces, and use of non-toxic materials. 6. Energy-efficient systems and appliances, better insulation, and water-saving fixtures reduce monthly utility bills, reducing costs for both tenants and the non-profit housing provider over time - savings that can put back into building maintenance and programming for residents. Overall, these sustainable features offer a range of benefits for communities and tenants making homes more efficient, comfortable, and healthier, aligning with the values of communities who expect a high-quality living experience.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to allocate $2,151,000 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements to the affordable housing project at 35 Bellevue Avenue fully funded from the following developments: a. 193-195 McCaul Street for the provision of affordable housing in the local ward, Ward 11 - University-Rosedale (Source Account: XR3026-3701328); and b. 316 Bloor Street West for provision of affordable housing (Source Account: XR3026-3701255). 2. City Council increase the 2025 Capital Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $2,151,000.00 gross, $0 net, to support the development at 35 Bellevue Avenue. 3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to explore options for allocating funding in the 2026 budget for the solar panels and installation costs to achieve solar power operations at 35 Bellevue Avenue following construction completion.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to allocate $2,151,000 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements to the affordable housing project at 35 Bellevue Avenue fully funded from the following developments: a. 193-195 McCaul Street for the provision of affordable housing in the local ward, Ward 11 - University-Rosedale (Source Account: XR3026-3701328); and b. 316 Bloor Street West for provision of affordable housing (Source Account: XR3026-3701255). 2. City Council increase the 2025 Capital Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $2,151,000.00 gross, $0 net, to support the development at 35 Bellevue Avenue. 3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to explore options for allocating funding in the 2026 budget for the solar panels and installation costs to achieve solar power operations at 35 Bellevue Avenue following construction completion.
RM22.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:46 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. October 9, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Chi Cheong Cheung Julia Cleveland David Perschy Rizuan Rahman Anna Sherlock, and Five Members of the Toronto Public Service from Toronto Shelter and Support Services 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. October 10, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Robert Ashley
CC22.2adopted
Further to the January 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Police Service Board, and Ombudsman Toronto, the purpose of this report is to brief City Council on the Ombudsman's Investigation into the Toronto Police Service's Communications about its Vulnerable Persons Registry. We are submitting our Investigation Report of September 2024 to City Council for consideration at its October 9-11, 2024 session. The Report was added to the agenda of the Toronto Police Service Board's public meeting on September 12, 2024.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the report (October 2, 2024) from the Ombudsman for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Ombudsman recommends: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
MM22.2adopted
Transportation Services is responsible to enforce Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks. A young woman was tragically killed on Bloor Street in July 2024 close to a construction bin that was blocking the bike lane without a permit. Transportation Services issued several Provincial Offences Act tickets to the companies allegedly responsible for the bin, but these tickets will cost the companies as little as $200. Due to Council's failure to set a credible maximum fine for breaches of Chapter 743, or to authorize charges against officers and directors, Transportation Services could not do much more. This result is grossly inadequate, and shocks the conscience of the community. It also reveals that Toronto has no consistent, coherent approach to penalties for breaches of its Municipal Code, nor any explicit rationale for its inconsistencies. The City of Toronto Act gives Council unfettered authority to set a maximum fine, up to $100,000, for serious breaches of the Municipal Code. However, where Council has not specified a maximum fine, the default maximum for even the worst offence by the worst offender is set at $5,000 by the Ontario Provincial Offences Act. This $5,000 Provincial Offences Act maximum has remained unchanged for many decades, and is an insignificant deterrent for most businesses. This ceiling may be adequate in minor cases, and for those of limited means, but is far too low to deter offences by those who gain financially from their offence. Accordingly, most provincial statutes have set much higher fine maximums for their regulatory (non-criminal) offences. Ontario sets maximums such as $6 million/day for individuals (plus jail) or $10,000,000/day for corporations under s. 187 of the Environmental Protection Act, or $1.5 million for individuals (plus jail) or $2,000,000 for corporations under s. 66 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Vancouver sets maximum fines such as $1,000,000 under s. 46 of its Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, and $200,000 under s.11 of its Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation 379. Council has established maximum fines of $100,000 in many chapters of the Toronto Municipal Code, such as Chapters 349 (Animals); 354 (Apartment Buildings); 417 (Dust); 423 (Environmental Reporting and Disclosure); 447 (Fences); 497 (Heating); 546 (Licencing of Vehicles for Hire); 547 (Licensing and Registration of Short-term Rentals); 575 (Multi-Tenant Houses); 591 (Noise); 632 (Property, Vacant or Hazardous); 667 (Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control); 681 (Sewers); 693 (Signs); 742 (Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays); 760 (Municipal Land Transfer Tax) and 813 (Trees). Chapter 629 (Property Standards) authorizes corporate fines of up to $1,500,000. In some Chapters, Council has explicitly provided that corporate officers and directors may be charged for the offence, which is a critically important provision for increasing corporate compliance; for unspecified reasons, others are silent. For offences on streets and sidewalks, where vulnerable road users are most at risk of injury or death (Chapter 743), Council has taken no action. No maximum fine has been set and charges against officers and directors are not provided for. This inaction sends an important message to the courts, to potential offenders, and to the community. When charges are laid, judges determine the fine that is actually imposed, taking into account the circumstances of the offender and the circumstances and consequences of the offence. One important factor is the range of permissible fines, which gives the judge a clear message about the seriousness of the prohibited act and why it matters to the community. Higher maximum fines, combined with laying charges when warranted, are key tools in achieving higher levels of compliance. Prohibited acts on city roads and sidewalks can have very serious consequences, as illustrated by this tragic case. The people of Toronto rightfully expect the city to be willing and able to punish serious offences appropriately and in proportion to the circumstances. It is therefore time for Council to restore credible deterrence to Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, and former Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, by setting a substantial maximum fine for offences contrary to these bylaws, subject to the maximum fine allowable under the applicable provincial statutes, and to consider authorizing charges against corporate officers and directors. Council should also ask staff to recommend credible maximum fines, and whether to authorize charges against corporate officers and directors, for other serious breaches of the Municipal Code, especially where no credible maximum fine has been established, such as Chapters 363 (Building Construction and Demolition); 415 (Development of Land); 433 (False Alarms); 463 (Firearms); and 548 (Littering and Dumping), or where the responsibility of officers and directors has not yet been addressed.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to City Council by the first quarter of 2025 with recommendations for credible maximum fines, and whether to authorize charges against corporate officers and directors, for serious breaches of the offence provisions in the Municipal Code chapters that Transportation Services enforces, including Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, and former Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, subject to the maximum penalties allowable under applicable provincial statutes. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council by the first quarter of 2025 with recommendations for maximum fines, and whether to authorize charges against corporate officers and directors, for serious breaches of other chapters of the Municipal Code, other than the chapters that Transportation Services enforces, subject to the maximum penalties allowable under applicable provincial statutes.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to City Council by the first quarter of 2025 with recommendations for credible maximum fines, and whether to authorize charges against corporate officers and directors, for serious breaches of the offence provisions in the Municipal Code chapters that Transportation Services enforces, including Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, and former Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, subject to the maximum penalties allowable under applicable provincial statutes. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council by the first quarter of 2025 with recommendations for maximum fines, and whether to authorize charges against corporate officers and directors, for serious breaches of other chapters of the Municipal Code, other than the chapters that Transportation Services enforces, subject to the maximum penalties allowable under applicable provincial statutes.
RM22.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on July 24 and 25, 2024 and the special meeting held on September 5, 2024.
City Council confirmed the minutes from the regular meeting held on July 24 and 25, 2024 and the special meeting held on September 5, 2024.
CC22.3adopted
Appointment of Interim Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services
The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of an Interim Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services. The current Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services, Matthew Pegg will be retired from the City of Toronto on October 4th, 2024.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Larry Cocco as the Interim Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services for the City of Toronto until such time as a new Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services has been appointed. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Larry Cocco as the Interim Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services for the City of Toronto until such time as a new Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services has been appointed. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.
MM22.3adopted
This motion seeks to have the City support the maintenance of recreational and educational uses on the site of the current Ontario Science Centre located at 770 Don Mills Road. The Province has announced the closing of the Ontario Science Centre at its current location in Don Mills. Further, they have indicated it will be relocated to Ontario Place on the waterfront. As part of the New Deal between the City and the Province it was agreed "The Province agreeing to discuss partnership opportunities with the City for maintaining public, community-oriented science programming at the legacy Ontario Science Centre." Given that the Flemingdon Park area located next to the Science Centre has a population density of 110 people per hectare and already has approved development that will nearly double that density and population to just under 40,000 or 188 people per hectare and could increase to 60,000 residents or 278 people per hectare with applications under review, the need to develop complete communities has never been more important. Two Housing Now sites are planned for the corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue. East. The first will have 1,254 residential units spread over three towers on the southwest corner, which is currently the north parking lot of the Ontario Science Centre, the second Housing Now site consists of 840 residential units in two buildings at the southeast corner. Toronto needs places not only to live, but to play, visit, work and study. In short, we need complete communities. The residents of Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park have made this perfectly clear and the key role the Science Centre plays in the community.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its support for the remaining City-owned lands at 770 Don Mills Road (Ontario Science Centre), not covered by the proposed Housing Now site, to remain solely for recreational and educational purposes.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jon Burnside, seconded by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, recommends that: 1. City Council express its support for the remaining City-owned lands at 770 Don Mills Road (Ontario Science Centre), not covered by the proposed Housing Now site, to remain solely for recreational and educational purposes.
RM22.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from the Mayor and City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 17 on October 1, 2024 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 16 on September 9, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee Meeting 18 on September 27, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Lily Cheng, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 15 on September 18, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 16 on September 17, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 16 on September 27, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 15 on September 26, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 16 on September 23, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 17 on September 24, 2024 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 16 on September 19, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Nick Mantas, Vice Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 16 on September 25, 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.
CC22.4adopted
Union Station Enhancement Project, Package 1 - Metrolinx Expropriation
Pursuant to the Expropriations Act and the Metrolinx Act, Metrolinx has expropriated areas of Union Station from the City for the purpose GO Expansion of constructing a south concourse that will connect to Union Station, being the Union Station Enhancement Project. On or around March 6, 2023, Osmington (Union Station) Inc. as head lessee. Osmington filed a Notice of Arbitration and Statement of Claim for compensation under the lease agreement between it and the City to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Metrolinx is named as the respondent in Osmington's claim. On May 15, 2023, the City filed a Notice of Arbitration and Statement of Claim for compensation to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the expropriations which also named Metrolinx as the respondent. The Ontario Land Tribunal has held three case management conferences in respect of the City's claim and Osmington's claim and has scheduled a 40-day hearing to commence on June 9, 2025 at which time the City's claim and Osmington's claim will be heard together. The Ontario Land Tribunal has ordered the City, Osmington, and Metrolinx to complete discoveries in the litigation on or before November 1, 2024. This report deals with litigation that affects the City and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The purpose of this report is to seek further direction regarding the litigation the information in this regard is being provided as confidential material.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 25, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as they contain advice and information that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 25, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice and information that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 25, 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. 2. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 including Confidential Appendix A and the confidential recommendations are to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM22.4adopted
On June 27, City Council approved the installation of site-specific pedestrian safety improvements on Avenue Road from Davenport Road to Dupont Street (Item 2024.TE14.38 ). The work is described in the attached Installation Notice. This motion recommends a $182,500 increase in the 2024-2033 Transportation Services Capital Budget and Plan, fully funded by Section 37 (Source Account: XR3026-3700460), to enhance the design and materials for Council-approved safety improvements on Avenue Road between Davenport Road and Dupont Street. This funding would support painting and artwork on barriers and enhanced paint materials for the pedestrian spaces, buffer space and corner radius improvements. Details are set out in Appendix 1. The implementation is targeted to begin shortly for fall 2024. This motion is urgent so funds can be released to support the imminent implementation timelines.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $185,712 gross, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax, $0 debt for delivery of enhanced materials and artwork for the approved safety improvements on Avenue Road between Davenport Road and Dupont Street (CTP724-03), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 195 Davenport Road and 131 Hazelton Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700460).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $185,712 gross, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax, $0 debt for delivery of enhanced materials and artwork for the approved safety improvements on Avenue Road between Davenport Road and Dupont Street (CTP724-03), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 195 Davenport Road and 131 Hazelton Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700460).
RM22.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
There were no declarations of interest.
CC22.5adopted
Rogers Communications Canada Inc. and the City of Ottawa have been negotiating the terms of a municipal access agreement, an agreement containing the terms upon which Rogers is permitted to install, maintain, and replace its infrastructure in the municipal right-of-way. Rogers filed an application with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission on the basis that it was not able to reach agreement with Ottawa as to some important terms of the municipal access agreement; it asks the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to approve Rogers' preferred terms in the municipal access agreement and require Ottawa to incorporate those terms in their municipal access agreement. The City is also in the process of negotiating a new municipal access agreement with Rogers regarding the installation, maintenance, and replacement of its infrastructure in the public highway in Toronto. Some of the proposed terms in the municipal access agreement between Rogers and Ottawa are the same as or similar to terms proposed by Rogers in respect of its municipal access agreement with the City. Confidential Attachment 1 provides further information and advice regarding Rogers' Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission application.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 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 confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 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 confidential instructions to staff in the Confidential Attachment. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM22.5adopted
I am writing to request your support in reopening Item EY15.16 Bloor Street West - St. Clement Catholic School - Speed Limit Amendment. The following was adopted by City Council on July 24 and 25, 2024: 1. City Council rescind the existing School Speed Zone designation on Bloor Street West, between a point approximately 85 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 150 metres east of Forestview Road, in effect between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays and school professional activity days, September of one year through June of the next following year, inclusive. 2. City Council authorize a 40 kilometres per hour speed limit on Bloor Street West between, a point approximately 85 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 150 metres east of Forestview Road. It has been determined that a slight expansion of the new 40 kilometres per hour speed limit zone on Bloor Street West is required in order to meet the technical requirements to provide an option for the future installation of automated speed enforcement equipment. Requires Re-opening Item 2024.EY15.16 (July 24 and 25, 2024 City Council Meeting) only as it pertains to the speed limit zone set out in Part 2.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.EY15.16 by deleting Part 2. Part to be deleted : 2. City Council authorize a 40 kilometres per hour speed limit on Bloor Street West between, a point approximately 85 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 150 metres east of Forestview Road. and adopting instead the following new Part 2: 2. City Council authorize a 40 kilometres per hour speed limit on Bloor Street West between a point approximately 150 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 50 metres east of Markland Drive (east intersection).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.EY15.16 by deleting Part 2. Part to be deleted : 2. City Council authorize a 40 kilometres per hour speed limit on Bloor Street West between, a point approximately 85 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 150 metres east of Forestview Road. and adopting instead the following new Part 2: 2. City Council authorize a 40 kilometres per hour speed limit on Bloor Street West between a point approximately 150 metres west of Mill Road and a point approximately 50 metres east of Markland Drive (east intersection).
RM22.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC22.6adopted
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has charged the City of Toronto with the offence of discharging odour at Green Lane Landfill on November 9 and 10, 2021, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act. The City of Toronto denies that it contravened the Environmental Protection Act. Confidential Attachment 1 provides further information and advice regarding the legal proceeding.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2024) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 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 confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 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 confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM22.6deferred
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 October 9 and 10, 2024, deferred Item MM22.6 to the November 13, 14 and 15, 2024, meeting of City Council.
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.
RM22.6received
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 October 9 and 10, 2024. October 9, 2024 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council for a presentation in recognition of 150 years of firefighting in Toronto. Mayor Chow welcomed the following guests to the Council Chamber: Interim Fire Chief Larry Cocco; Deputy Fire Chiefs Jim Jessop, Paul Fitzgerald, Kevin Hamilton and Laura Boyko and other Toronto Fire Services Staff members; Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association President James Reid and their executive team; Toronto Paramedic Services Chief Bikram Chawla; Toronto Police Service Staff Superintendent Brett Nicol; and members of the Toronto Fire Historical Society, the Toronto Fire Services Honour Guard, the Toronto Fire Services Pipes and Drums Band, and the Toronto Fire Services War Veterans Association Colour Guard. Mayor Chow gave remarks on 150 years of firefighting in Toronto, thanked Toronto Fire Services for its work and introduced a short video highlighting 150 years of firefighting in Toronto. The following Members, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to speak in recognition of 150 years of firefighting in Toronto: Councillor Fletcher Councillor Bravo, as Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee Councillor Colle, and Deputy Mayor Malik Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Kelly Matsumoto, Deputy City Solicitor, to introduce 6 new articling students from Legal Services who were present in the Chamber. They are Camilla Conte, Douglas LaForce, Yelda Nuri, Amanda Owusu, Isha Patel, and Nicole Voskuil. Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Participatory Democracy Group from the Davenport-Perth Neighborhood and Community Health Centre, which was present in the Chamber. Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 Students from the Seneca Hill Primary School and their teacher, Virginia Luong, who were present in the Chamber. Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Honourable J. David Wake, Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, who was present in the Chamber. Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Sean McConnell, a constituent, and his guests from Ireland, who were present in the Chamber. Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council to introduce Toronto's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and introduced Shahaddah Jack, who was appointed by City Council as Toronto's first ever Youth Poet Laureate. Shahaddah Jack, Youth Poet Laureate, addressed City Council and presented a poem. Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed former MP John Nunziata, who was present in the Chamber. October 10, 2024 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council in recognition of Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians from Toronto. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and recognized Team Canada athletes from Toronto and congratulated them on their performance in Paris. Mayor Chow welcomed Toronto Olympic and Paralympic athletes who were present in the meeting: medallists Aaron Brown, Sydney Payne, Brendon Rodney, Charity Williams, and Jesse Zesseu. Athletes Sydney Payne and Jesse Zesseu addressed City Council. Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that October 2024 was proclaimed Latin America History Month in Toronto and remarked on the significance of the proclamation Councillor Matlow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Grades 5 and 6 students from Cedarvale Community School, who were present in the Chamber.
CC22.7adopted
On July 24, 2024, City Council adopted Item PH14.1 , which included Official Plan Amendment 680. Official Plan Amendment 680 amends various Employment Area related policies to bring the Official Plan into alignment with the provincial definition of "Area of Employment" in the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97 the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act ("Bill 97"). Council adopted recommendations which included a phased approach to the introduction of the bill for Official Plan Amendment 680 at a future date. Since the adoption of Item PH14.1 , the province announced on August 20, 2024, an October 20, 2024 proclamation date for Bill 97 as it pertains to the amended definition of "Area of Employment". With more certainty around this timing and process, a phased approach to bill introduction is no longer recommended. The City Solicitor recommends that City Council authorize the enactment of the Official Plan Amendment 680 bill at this Council meeting.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item PH14.1 by deleting part 2: Part to be deleted: 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as: a. Subsection 1(1) of the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97, has been proclaimed and is in full force and effect; and b. Official Plan Amendment 668 is in full force and effect with the exception of any outstanding site-specific appeals. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bills at the October 9 and 10, 2024, meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item PH14.1 by deleting part 2: Part to be deleted: 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as: a. Subsection 1(1) of the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97, has been proclaimed and is in full force and effect; and b. Official Plan Amendment 668 is in full force and effect with the exception of any outstanding site-specific appeals. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bills at the October 9, 10, and 11, 2024, meeting of City Council.
MM22.7adopted
Participatory Budgeting is a system of direct democracy where residents imagine how their neighbourhood could be improved, suggest potential ideas and then vote on how funds are spent to improve their community through capital projects. 2023 was the first year Participatory Budgeting was implemented in Toronto Centre to determine how community benefits funding should be allocated. Between May 25 to November 1, 2023, my office hosted online and in-person engagements with local residents and business improvement areas to crowdsource ideas. These ideas were then vetted for costing and feasibility with City staff and presented to the local community to vote on which projects they would like to see funded. In the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, nine projects were supported by the local community that fit within the allocated budget of $750,000. One of the projects, Custom vinyl-wrapped garbage receptacles, required additional review. The release of funds for these projects would allow for locally supported capital projects to move forward in a timely manner.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $20,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 89, 97 and 99 Church Street secured for capital projects (Source Account: XR3026-3701195), for the purpose of providing one-time capital funding to STEPS Public Art for the installation of custom vinyl-wraps onto 6 garbage receptacles in the business impact analysis (Cost Centre: NP2161), as outlined in Appendix A to Member Motion MM22.7. 2. City Council direct that $20,000.00 be forwarded to STEPS Public Art, subject to the organization signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $20,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 89, 97 and 99 Church Street secured for capital projects (Source Account: XR3026-3701195), for the purpose of providing one-time capital funding to STEPS Public Art for the installation of custom vinyl-wraps onto 6 garbage receptacles in the business impact analysis (Cost Centre: NP2161), as outlined in Appendix A. 2. City Council direct that $20,000.00 be forwarded to STEPS Public Art, subject to the organization signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
RM22.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
October 9, 2024: City Council adopted the October 9, 2024, Order Paper, as amended and all other items not held on consent. October 10, 2024: City Council adopted the October 10, 2024, Order Paper.
CC22.8adopted
On July 9, 2021 the City received an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 438-440 Avenue Road and 169-171B Balmoral Avenue to permit a 24-storey residential apartment building containing 223 dwelling units. A settlement hearing was held on May 18, 2023 with the Ontario Land Tribunal approving the settlement for a 21 storey residential building in principle (the "Original Approval"). No final order has been issued. Since the Original Approval, the applicant has acquired the neighbouring property at 173 Balmoral Avenue. The City Solicitor requires further direction.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 24, 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 (September 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 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 (September 24, 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 September 17, 2024, and attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated June 2024, prepared by Arcadis, and attached as Confidential Appendix B to the report (September 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor (collectively, the "Settlement Offer"). 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 and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water; c. the Owner at its sole expense has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; and d. the Owner has revised its wind study for the proposed development in accordance with the City's terms of reference for wind studies to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 24, 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 (September 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain 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 (September 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 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.
MM22.8amended
The Premier of Ontario is proposing to tunnel under Highway 401, a major transportation route used by hundreds of thousands of Ontarians and Torontonians every day as they commute to work, visit family, and partake in other day to day tasks or events. The 401 is one of the busiest and widest highway corridors in the world with over 500,000 cars and trucks using it daily. This proposal for a tunnel is expected to be incredibly costly, with preliminary estimates ranging far above $50 billion. This massive cost does not include the expected impacts on hundreds of thousands of Toronto residents, businesses, and industrial spaces spread across 15 of the City's wards and hundreds of residential neighbourhoods. A tunnel would be disruptive, costly, and is not guaranteed to fix the congestion woes we are currently facing. Instead, the City of Toronto and other municipalities in the region will be better served by a proven transit and congestion management solution used in over 30 countries for the last 60 years - a reliable high speed rail system. High speed rail will help Toronto and Ontario reach our environmental targets, significantly reduce the travel time between Ontario's biggest cities, further integrate residential and business hubs across the Quebec City-Toronto corridor and allow Toronto to benefit from the thousands of permanent jobs created through transit expansion. Canada is the only G7 nation that does not yet have a high-speed rail system. Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area deserves a second opinion before over $50 billion dollars are spent to tunnel under the 401.
City Council on October 9 and10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to consider the feasibility of a high speed rail system instead of the disruptive and costly tunneling under Highway 401 running through the middle of Toronto. 2. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for the construction of a high speed rail system that would potentially connect cities like Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, and Montreal - increasing the frequency of trains and significantly reducing travel times for Ontarians and reducing congestion. 3. City Council direct the City Manager to provide a briefing note on the costs (in present day value) and timeframe of similar tunnelling projects, including the "Big Dig" in Boston and the State Route 99 in Seattle. 4. City Council request the Government of Ontario to explore the feasibility of buying back the 407 Express Toll Route instead of building a tunnel under the 401.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to consider the feasibility of a high speed rail system instead of the disruptive and costly tunneling under Highway 401 running through the middle of Toronto. 2. City Council request the Minister of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for the construction of a high speed rail system that would potentially connect cities like Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, and Montreal - increasing the frequency of trains and significantly reducing travel times for Ontarians and reducing congestion. 3. City Council direct the City Manager to estimate the possible costs of tunneling under the 401, using examples such as the "Big Dig" in Boston and the State Route 99 in Seattle to inform their calculation.
CC22.9adopted
On November 9, 2021, the City received an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 296-300 King Street East and 56-60 Berkeley Street to permit the construction of a 34-storey mixed-use building with 1,188 square metres of commercial uses and 364 residential units. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its applications for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on September 26, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal case management conference scheduled for November 4, 2024. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 24, 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 (September 24, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 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 (September 24, 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 September 19, 2024, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 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 Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment; c. in the event that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development, the owner has entered into agreement(s) for the construction of any such improvements to such services, as required, at no cost to the City and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has resolved matters related to the Pompadour Lane widening, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 296-300 King Street East and 56-60 Berkeley Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by architects Alliance, dated June 27, 2024, and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 5, 2021, revised July 2, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; f. the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation and demolition/reconstruction strategies set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated November 5, 2021, and updated and re-issued July 2, 2024 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; g. the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12 for tenants of the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, and the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and implemented prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval; h. the owner has provided an undertaking or agreement to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan as required in Part 2.g. above; i. the owner has resolved its appeals of the King Parliament Secondary Plan (OPA 525) Ontario Land Tribunal Files OLT-21-001024 and OLT-21-001041, respectively (lead Case File OLT-21-001024) in accordance with the May 8, 2023 Ontario Land Tribunal Order to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and j. the owner has provided confirmation that the development will be constructed and maintained in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the Site Plan Control application. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 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 (September 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 (September 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.