Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 49 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.
Items 1 to 25 of 49Show 2550100all
BL31.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, passed By-laws 556-2025 to 656-2025, subject to Section 226.9 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
CC31.1adopted
Ombudsman Toronto 2024 Annual Report
Pursuant to section 173(2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 3, the Ombudsman is required to submit an annual report on the activities of his office directly to City Council.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the Ombudsman Toronto 2024 Annual Report for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Ombudsman recommends that: 1. City Council receive the Ombudsman Toronto 2024 Annual Report, for information.
DM31.1amended
In December 2024, The City of Toronto unveiled the sites of six new shelter locations that are planned to be developed in accordance with the City's 10-year Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, approved by Council in November 2023. The City has delegated the public consultation process to the Community Engagement Facilitator Public Progress team. They have been tasked with providing ongoing shelter updates, responding to questions and working collaboratively with the City and local community members. In coordination with Toronto Shelter and Supportive Services, City staff recently determined that addressing planning entitlement matters through a collective approach for the six sites, as opposed to a site-by-site process. Community consultation sessions and public engagement campaigns have taken on a generalized approach which does not appropriately reflect the needs and concerns of local communities which will be impacted by the six new proposed shelters.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to arrange individual public consultations for each planned new shelter location and work with the local Councillor to coordinate dates and select the desired public consultation format (in-person or virtual), if requested by the local Councillor. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to undertake a "reset" of the community engagement process relating to the proposed shelter at 1220 Wilson Avenue, including liaising with the local Councillor and addressing multilingual requirements before advancing the construction at the site.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to arrange individual public consultations for each planned new shelter location and work with the local Councillor to coordinate dates and select the desired public consultation format (in-person or virtual).
MM31.1adopted
The Applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment to obtain a consent to sever the property municipally known as 36 Romeo Street into two residential lots (Application B0048/24EYK), and to request variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Applications A0015/25EYK and A0016/25EYK) to construct a new dwelling on each of the newly created lots (the "Applications"). On April 17, 2025, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused the Applications. Copies of the Committee's decisions are attached as Attachment 1. The applicant has appealed the refusal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the "Appeal"). The Applications require variances to By-law 569-2013, including but not limited to: lot frontage, lot area, lot coverage, floor space index, side yard setback, dwelling length, number of storeys, main wall height, roof eave projection, number of platforms, platform size, and driveway width. For the City to continue to effectively assess its case, the City Solicitor requires the expertise of an external consultant to advise on the applicant's proposed plan, and to potentially make recommendations respecting a solution. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with retained outside consultants, in order to oppose the Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in their discretion. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the Applications have been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 36 Romeo Street (Applications B0048/24EYK, A0015/25EYK, and A0016/25EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal regarding 36 Romeo Street (Applications B0048/24EYK, A0015/25EYK, and A0016/25EYK), and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at their discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 36 Romeo Street (Applications B0048/24EYK, A0015/25EYK, and A0016/25EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal regarding 36 Romeo Street (Applications B0048/24EYK, A0015/25EYK, and A0016/25EYK), and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at their discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
RM31.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:40 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. Members of Council observed a moment of silence in memory of: The Honourable Marc Garneau Luzmila Gonzales Burgos Alia Hogben Sandy Stagg Gavin Stark Ron Taylor Marvin Teperman, and Andrew Moor 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.
CC31.2deferred
579 Glencairn Avenue - Appeal of Toronto Local Appeal Body Decision
On May 23, 2025, the Toronto Local Appeal Body issued a decision approving a consent to sever and several minor variances pursuant to section 53 and section 45 of the Planning Act for the property at 579 Glencairn Avenue. The Toronto Local Appeal Body allows the parties to a hearing to seek a review of a decision of the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The Planning Act and City of Toronto Act allow the parties to a hearing to seek leave to appeal a Toronto Local Appeal Body decision to the Divisional Court. The City Solicitor requires further directions.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, deferred consideration of Item CC31.2 to the July 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report dated June 8, 2025 from the City Solicitor. 2. If adopted, City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Recommendation Number 1 in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the City Solicitor and direct that all other information in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
DM31.2adopted
Toronto is one of the top five screen-based industry hubs in North America and was named the "Best Place to Live and Work as a Movie Maker" in a survey conducted by MovieMaker Magazine in 2024. The screen sector employs more than 30,000 Torontonians, a number that is expected to continue to grow. A June 2022 consultant report identified Toronto's film industry as a high-growth sector poised to play an outsized role in driving Toronto's future economic development. In that same year, film and television productions spent a record $2.6 billion in Toronto. Roughly 70 percent of Toronto's production volume comes from international projects, which are highly mobile. With more cities competing for these economic opportunities, the City must continue to enhance the attractiveness, competitiveness, and viability of Toronto's screen sector. School sites are desirable film locations for film and television productions but can be challenging to permit due to the potential impacts on school operations. Securing an unused school as a film location would build on the xoTO Schools program by providing predictable access to a high-demand film location and support the continued growth of Toronto's film industry.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to work with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Lands Corporation to explore opportunities for the City of Toronto to secure a closed Toronto District School Board school for the purpose of providing a dedicated location for film and television production and to report back with options to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the third quarter of 2025.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to work with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Lands Corporation to explore opportunities for the City of Toronto to secure a closed Toronto District School Board school for the purpose of providing a dedicated location for film and television production and to report back with options to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the third quarter of 2025.
MM31.2adopted
This summer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation will launch the 'Youth Leaders of Tomorrow Hub at Pelham Park', a newly revitalized youth space located at 61 Pelham Park Gardens. Its development is the result of a collaborative, community-led effort involving Toronto Community Housing Corporation, tenant leaders, youth, and other key partners, including the City of Toronto and Toronto Police Service. The hub will provide a safe, inclusive, and engaging space where young people can connect, access resources and participate in programming that promotes positive development. From mentorship and leadership activities to digital literacy and recreational opportunities, the hub is designed to meet the unique needs of youth in Pelham Park and surrounding Toronto Community Housing Corporation communities. The proposed funds would be used to support extensive capital work to transform the space, including interior painting, floor finishings, window replacement, washroom upgrades and new doors and locks. The Youth Leaders of Tomorrow Hub represents a meaningful investment in community safety, youth opportunity, and long-term well-being. It is a model for the kind of collaborative, grassroots work that helps build trust and lasting support systems for young people in under-resourced communities.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 386-394 Symington Avenue, 485 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701333), secured for local capital facilities in the vicinity, to be utilized for capital improvements to 61 Pelham Park Gardens to establish a Youth Leaders of Tomorrow Hub (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $10,000 be forwarded to Toronto Community Housing Corporation upon the signing of an Undertaking by Toronto Community Housing Corporation that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 386-394 Symington Avenue, 485 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701333), secured for local capital facilities in the vicinity, to be utilized for capital improvements to 61 Pelham Park Gardens to establish a Youth Leaders of Tomorrow Hub (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $10,000 be forwarded to Toronto Community Housing Corporation upon the signing of an Undertaking by Toronto Community Housing Corporation that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
RM31.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on May 21 and 22, 2025.
City Council confirmed the minutes from the regular meeting held on May 21 and 22, 2025.
CC31.3adopted
On November 29, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-Law Amendment application for 99 Birmingham Street and 210 Islington Avenue to permit the construction of a 26-storey mixed-use tower with a six-storey base building containing a total of 352 dwelling units with retail uses at grade. The applicant appealed City Council's failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal on October 18, 2024. On May 30, 2025, the applicant submitted revised, with prejudice plans to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for September 15, 2025. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 and because of upcoming exchange dates in connection with the scheduled hearing, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated June 10, 2025, as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law amendment is to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. the owner or applicant, at their sole cost and expense, has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate that the existing sanitary sewer system and watermain and any required improvements to them, have adequate capacity and supply to accommodate the development of the lands to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; c. if the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report requires any new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, then either: 1. the owner or applicant has secured the design, construction, and provision of financial securities for any new municipal infrastructure, or any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, in a financially secured agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; or 2. the required new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development in the accepted and satisfactory Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report are constructed and operational, all to the satisfaction to the Director, Engineering Review. d. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified in the Engineering and Construction Services' correspondence, dated June 28, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; e. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; f. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study including a Wind Tunnel Study, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; g. the submitted Compatibility/Mitigation Study and Roadway Traffic Noise Feasibility Assessment, both dated September 20, 2023, and prepared by Gradient Wind Engineering Inc. have been peer-reviewed by a third-party consultant retained by the City at the owner's expense, and the owner agrees to implement any necessary control measures and recommendations identified by the peer review, with the control measures to be secured through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; h. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, as they relate to the application, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry; and i. one of the following conditions has been met to secure the provision of affordable housing or purpose-built rental in accordance with Site and Area Specific Policy 784: 1. the owner has submitted a Housing Issues Report identifying how affordable and/or purpose-built rental housing requirements will be met, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner has made satisfactory arrangements and entered into one or more agreements, which may include a restriction pursuant to Section 118 of the Land Titles Act registered on title to the lands to secure the provision of affordable or purpose built rental housing to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; or 2. a holding provision is included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law amendment outlining that the holding provision will not be lifted until such time as the owner has submitted a Housing Issues Report identifying how affordable and/or purpose-built rental housing requirements will be met, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and entered into one or more agreements to secure the provision of affordable or purpose-built rental housing to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council allow the owner of 210 Islington and 99 Birmingham to design, construct, finish, provide and maintain on the site a minimum of either 10 percent of the total new residential gross floor area as affordable ownership housing or 7 percent of the total new residential gross floor area as affordable rental housing for 99 years as part of a condominium development on the Site, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to Subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in the event the owner elects to provide this affordable housing. 4. In the event the owner of 210 Islington and 99 Birmingham elects to provide affordable housing in accordance with Part 3 above, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Development Review to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the Site, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council. 5. In the event the owner of 210 Islington and 99 Birmingham elects to provide affordable housing in accordance with Part 3 above and an In-Kind Contribution Agreement is entered into, City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution equal to 100 percent of four (4) percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the building permit is issued in respect of the development and direct staff to advise the owner of such valuation. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in 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 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM31.3adopted
The City and the Board of Education for the City of Toronto, now the Toronto District School Board, entered into a ground lease dated August 18, 1997, along with a licence agreement and a shared use agreement, following the joint construction of a school, community centre, childcare centre and outdoor play space. The Waterfront School at 627-635 Queens Quay West opened in September 1997. The existing lease, licence and shared use agreements between the City and Toronto District School Board set out the terms for public use, including for the playground area. Toronto District School Board has developed a Playground Master Plan for the Waterfront School. In July 2024, through MM20.17, City Council authorized the allocation of Section 37 funds to fund the City's contribution to the playground enhancements. The scope covered by the City provides enhancements to the south turf field and includes a new asphalt paved running path, sand jumping pit, goal posts and baseball backstop, storage shed, and new tree planting. The improvements to the play area will provide benefit to the school and the local community through a continued shared use framework. The final design of the playground requires an amendment to the existing lease agreement to include an estimated 260 square meters of additional land adjacent to Eireann Quay.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to: a. amend the lease agreement between the City of Toronto and the Board of Education for the City of Toronto dated August 18, 1997 related to 627-635 Queens Quay West to add approximately 260 square meters to the leased lands; and b. amend any related agreements, including licences and shared use agreements, to reflect the additional leased lands, in each case, subject to the agreement and on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to: a. amend the lease agreement between the City of Toronto and the Board of Education for the City of Toronto dated August 18, 1997 related to 627-635 Queens Quay West to add approximately 260 square meters to the leased lands; and b. amend any related agreements, including licences and shared use agreements, to reflect the additional leased lands, in each case, subject to the agreement and on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
RM31.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 24 on June 17, 2025 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 25 on June 3, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair Report of the Corporations Nominating Panel from Meeting 18 on June 13, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 21 on June 10, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 22 on June 16, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 22 on June 11, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 22 on June 12, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 23 on June 4, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 24 on June 4, 2025 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 23 on June 5, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 23 on June 5, 2025 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair New Business from City Officials
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC31.4amended
708-712 Kennedy Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On March 11, 2022, the Applicant submitted Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Control, and Rental Housing Demolition applications to permit the redevelopment of 708-712 Kennedy Road with two buildings: a 12-storey mid-rise residential building with frontage on Kennedy Road and a 29-storey residential tower at the Site's southwestern corner. The Site is currently occupied by two four-storey apartment buildings comprising 98 rental dwelling units. All 98 rental dwelling units are proposed to be demolished (and replaced) as part of the redevelopment of the Site. On March 22, 2024, the Applicant made a resubmission, which included two residential towers of 21 and 42 storeys, collectively containing 682 residential dwelling units (inclusive of the proposed rental replacements units). On May 21, 2024, the Applicant appealed City Council's non-decision on the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal. On October 19 and 20, 2024, City Council adopted the recommendations in the Appeal Report from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, dated September 3, 2024, wherein Community Planning recommended, among things, that the City Solicitor attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the Appeal, and that the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff continue discussions with the Applicant to address outstanding issues. On October 18, 2024, the Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference in respect of the Appeal. Hearing dates for the Appeal were set at the first Case Management Conference: a two-week hearing set to commence on July 21, 2025. On February 4, 2025, the City and the Applicant participated in mediation in respect of the Appeal. On May 27, 2025, the Applicant filed revised plans with the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "Revised Plans"). The Revised Plans feature, among other things: a lowered height for the tower at the rear of the Site (Tower B) from 42 storeys to 38 storeys, excluding the mechanical penthouse; confirmation that the tower floorplates of both towers do not exceed 750 square metres (gross construction area); the removal of the wrap-around balconies on both towers; the addition of a connection between the towers; a relocated lobby for Tower B; and updated landscape plans that increase the total soil volume for the Site to meet Toronto Green Standard soil volume requirements. On June 9, 2025, the Applicant submitted a With Prejudice Settlement Offer to the City Solicitor from their lawyers, Goodmans LLP, which is attached as Public Attachment 1. The Settlement Offer will remain open until the end of the City Council meeting scheduled to commence on June 25, 2025. The Settlement Offer proposes, as part of any settlement reached with the City, the provision of a minimum of 1,500 square feet of non-residential uses (in addition to the improvements already made to the development proposal in the Revised Plans), as well as a commitment to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its final order in this matter until a series of conditions are fulfilled. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on July 21, 2025. This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated June 9, 2025, set out in Public Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the owner agreeing to modify the amount of non-residential uses provided within the proposed development from a minimum of 1500 square feet to a minimum of 4000 square feet, with such agreement to be provided in writing by July 11, 2025. 2. In the event the owner does not agree to provide a minimum of 4000 square feet of non-residential uses within the proposed development, City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the revised plans filed with the Ontario Land Tribunal regarding the issue of the amount of non-residential gross floor area being provided. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to retain external witnesses, as necessary, to support the City's position. 4. 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 form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has at its sole cost and expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; ii. secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by Director, Engineering Review; iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required; iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum, acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Engineering Review and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; v. submitted a revised Arborist Report or addendum and Tree Protection Plan acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Environment, Climate and Forestry; vi. made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; vii. satisfied outstanding comments to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; and viii. submitted a revised Housing Issues Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. c. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 22 137044 ESC 20 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 ninety-eight (98) existing rental dwelling units on the lands 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, 2006, to secure, among other matters, the following: i. the provision of ninety-eight (98) replacement rental dwelling units consisting of four (4) studio units, forty-four (44) one-bedroom units, and fifty (50) two-bedroom units; ii. the rents of the ninety-eight (98) replacement rental units shall be based on the rents of the existing rental units by their respective bedroom types at the time of application and secured for a period of at least ten (10) years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each replacement rental unit; and iii. the provision of an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the ninety-eight (98) existing rental units proposed to be demolished, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, 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.
MM31.4adopted
In the 1980s, 101 Dewson Street was a thriving hub of black, gay and lesbian activism in Toronto. The house in Dufferin Grove was the home of writer, editor, and activist Makeda Silvera, who started the Dewson House Collective with her partner Stephanie Martin in 1983, turning the century-old home into a hotbed of activity and organizing. Many important organizations came out of 101 Dewson Street, including Lesbians of Colour and Sister Vision Press. Zami - one of the first organizations in Toronto and Canada specifically for gay and lesbian people of colour - was created around the kitchen table at 101 Dewson by Debbie Douglas, Makeda Silvera, and Douglas Stewart. Zami meetings were held at the 519 Church Street Community Centre and out of 101 Dewson. They focused on supporting group members, homophobia within the Black community, and racism within the 2SLGBTIQ+ community, as well as political conversations. The people, groups, and public events that came out of 101 Dewson Street have links to organizations like the Black Women's Collective, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Blockorama and many more that play vital roles in supporting Toronto's Black 2SLGBTIQ+ communities. 101 Dewson is a significant physical landmark for Toronto's Black and racialized 2SLGBTIQ+ community. A collective home of queer activists in the 1980s and 1990s, Dewson House, as its lovingly known, served as a place of creative activism, refuge, and home for many making their journeys to self. Featured in two films and anthologies on queer Toronto organizing, Dewson House is the touchstone for many Black and queers of colour. This is also true for many feminist women who came of age during the political activism of the 1980s and 1990s.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 40-42 Westmoreland Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700529), secured for researching and identifying heritage resources, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing the legacy of Dewson House as a hub of Black and racialized 2SLGBTIQ+ activism in Toronto at 101 Dewson Street (Cost Centre: HG0001).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 40-42 Westmoreland Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700529), secured for researching and identifying heritage resources, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing the legacy of Dewson House as a hub of Black and racialized 2SLGBTIQ+ activism in Toronto at 101 Dewson Street (Cost Centre: HG0001).
RM31.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
There were no declarations of interest.
CC31.5adopted
586 Eglinton Avenue East - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On September 29, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 586 Eglinton Avenue East to permit the construction of a 32-storey building with 249 dwelling units, 651 square metres of at-grade retail uses, and 4,021 square metres of office uses. 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 November 30, 2022. On June 16, 2024, the City received an Official Plan Amendment application to amend the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 405) to permit a revised 35-storey building and to seek an exemption from the policy for replacement of the demolished office gross floor area. The revised proposal provided for 357 dwelling units, including 8 affordable housing units, and a commercial gross floor area of 108 square metres. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan Amendment Appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal on December 16, 2024. On March 26, 2025, at a case management conference, the Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal and Official Plan Amendment Appeal were consolidated. An 8-day hearing for the consolidated appeals was set and is scheduled to commence on October 15, 2025. The City Solicitor requires further directions in advance of the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) 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 (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated June 5, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are in a final form and content satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services; c. the owner has submitted a Methane Gas Investigation Report acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required; d. the owner has submitted a revised pedestrian level wind study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law amendment and through the site plan control process, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; e. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the owner has entered into one or more agreement(s) with the City to secure the Affordable Rental Housing Units comprising a minimum residential gross floor area of 804 square metres on the terms and conditions in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and has registered on title to the site a Section 118 restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to transfer or charge any of the lands without consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Zoning By-law, Official Plan Amendment and applicable Site Plan Control matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated May 30, 2022 and November 7, 2024 or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; h. the owner has provided vehicle maneuvering diagrams (VMDs) in respect of the proposed loading, parking and pick-up/drop-off spaces as well as a pick-up/drop-off study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; i. the zoning by-law for the lands may include a holding provision to be removed when the following are fulfilled: i. the owner and/or the applicant, at their sole cost and expense has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate that the existing sanitary sewer system and watermain and any required improvements to them, have adequate capacity and supply to accommodate the development of the lands to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; and ii. if the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report requires any new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, then either: 1. the owner or applicant has secured the design, construction, and provision of financial securities for any new municipal infrastructure, or any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, in a financially secured agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; or 2. the required new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report are constructed and operational, all to the satisfaction to the Director, Engineering Review; and iii. all necessary approvals or permits arising from the above are obtained, where required, to the satisfaction to the Director, Engineering Review. 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 (June 11, 2025) 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 (June 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2025) 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.
MM31.5adopted
This motion proposes an amendment to construction project 25ECS-RD-104LR, which involves local road resurfacing and sidewalk installation in the Brookhaven neighbourhood, specifically on Noranda Drive, Monarchdale Avenue, Westchester Road, and Parkchester Road, scheduled for the Fall of 2025. While project notices were distributed to impacted residents, inviting feedback via phone or email, I do not consider this process to constitute meaningful community consultation. As such, I directed staff to organize an in-person community meeting focused on the sidewalk installation component of the project. The meeting was held on June 10, 2025, and was well attended, with 72 residents participating. Transportation staff provided an overview of the project and documented community feedback. At the conclusion of the meeting, I conducted a show-of-hands vote on a street-by-street basis regarding the proposed sidewalk installation. The results were clear: 1 in favour, 71 opposed. In light of this overwhelming opposition, I am requesting that the sidewalk installation component of the project be removed, while proceeding with the planned road resurfacing and remaining construction activities.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to remove the proposed new sidewalk construction projects on Noranda Drive, Monarchdale Avenue, Westchester Road and Parkchester Road from the 25ECS-RD-104LR contract for local road resurfacing.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to remove the proposed new sidewalk construction projects on Noranda Drive, Monarchdale Avenue, Westchester Road and Parkchester Road from the 25ECS-RD-104LR contract for local road resurfacing.
RM31.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, received the following petition for information: 1. Petition headed "Downsview - protect it from another homeless shelter" submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 - York Centre, containing the signatures of approximately 1,490 persons.
CC31.6adopted
77 Erskine Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On September 20, 2022, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit the development of a 35-storey residential building containing 377 residential units (inclusive of 37 replacement rental dwelling units). 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 February 26, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing timelines. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) 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 (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated June 9, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 22 233227 NNY 15 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, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision including: 1. replacement of the existing 37 rental dwelling units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size (including overall GFA) and with similar rents; 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 (or acceptable alternative unit), and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and 3. provision of balconies in the rental replacement units for those existing rental units with balconies. c. the owner has submitted a Functional Servicing Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Director Engineering Review; the report will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; d. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the Transportation Impact Study and Travel Demand Management Plan, accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review; e. the owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study, including an updated wind tunnel test with the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law Amendment and through the Site Plan Control Process (which shall consider effects on the adjacent lands at 83-99 Erskine Avenue), to the satisfaction of Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the owner has provided an updated Arborist Report, Soil Volume Plan, Landscape and Planting Plan, Public Utility Plan, and Streetscape Plan, to address all other outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and g. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study, and Travel Demand Management Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 3. City Council request the owner to make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, with the exception of any encumbrances as may be otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit and: a. in the event that the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of the on-site parkland dedication, then the owner will pay cash-in-lieu of parkland to make up for the shortfall in parkland dedication, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; b. in the event that the owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; and c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit. 4. City Council approve the acceptance of an off-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. 5. City Council direct that should the cost of acquiring the land for the off-site dedication, including the purchase price, less reasonable real estate commissions of up to 5 percent, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, be less than the value of the parks levy calculated upon the submission of an application for the first above-grade building permit, the difference will be paid as cash in lieu to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the development. 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 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 and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (June 12, 2025) 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 (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) 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.
MM31.6adopted
Green P Parking Lot Usage Data - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik
This proposes a crucial initiative to enhance data-driven decision-making within the City of Toronto. It specifically calls for Green P (Toronto Parking Authority) to publish all its parking lot usage data as a public dataset on the City of Toronto's Open Data Portal, with quarterly updates. The core rationale for the urgency of this motion is that the City of Toronto is currently making significant real estate decisions without readily available and comprehensive parking data. This lack of data can lead to suboptimal planning, inefficient land use, and missed opportunities for urban development. By making Green P's parking lot usage data publicly available, the motion aims to: 1. Improve Real Estate Planning: Provide City planners and decision-makers with the necessary data to accurately assess parking demand, identify underutilized or overutilized parking assets, and make informed choices about land development, particularly in areas undergoing intensification or redevelopment. 2. Enhance Transportation Management: Offer insights into parking patterns, helping to identify areas with chronic parking shortages or surpluses, and inform strategies for active transportation, public transit integration, and curbside management. 3. Increase Transparency and Accountability: Allow the public, researchers, and businesses to access valuable data, fostering greater understanding of parking trends and enabling data-driven solutions and innovations. 4. Support Economic Development: Provide data that can assist businesses and developers in making informed investment decisions, particularly concerning retail and commercial spaces where parking availability is a key factor. 5. Promote Smart City Initiatives: Align with the City's broader commitment to open data and smart city principles, leveraging data as a strategic asset to improve urban services and quality of life. This motion seeks to bridge a critical information gap, ensuring that future real estate and planning decisions in Toronto are grounded in evidence, leading to more efficient, sustainable, and equitable urban growth.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority to publicly release its parking lot usage data quarterly on the City of Toronto's Open Data Portal.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority to publicly release its parking lot usage data quarterly on the City of Toronto's Open Data Portal.
RM31.6received
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 June 25 and 26, 2025. June 25, 2025 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council to recognize the one-year countdown to FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto. Mayor Chow addressed City Council and gave remarks to recognize and celebrate that June 12 marked the start of the one-year countdown to the FIFA World Cup and marked the first ever Soccer Day in Toronto. Mayor Chow invited Dave Murray, illustrator and creator of the Host City poster to join her for a photograph, acknowledged Hill Kourkoutis, the creator of Toronto's Sonic ID for FIFA World Cup 2026, and introduced a short video presentation: FIFA World Cup 26: Will Arnett Welcomes the World to Toronto. Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, made remarks about the late Marvin Teperman. Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, made remarks about the late Andrew Moor and offered condolences to Andrew's family. Councillor Burnside, during the morning session of the meeting, made remarks about the late Ron Taylor. Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that Pride weekend was coming up and that the Pride Parade would be taking place on Sunday, June 29. Mayor Chow invited Members of Council to join the City's truck in the parade. Councillor Crisanti, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 students from The Elms Junior Middle School and their teacher, Christopher Nedell, who were present in the Council Chamber. Councillor Perruzza, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed his former staff member, Erin Langs, and her two children, who were present in the Council Chamber. June 26, 2025 Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council about the launch of a new City-wide campaign called "Keep Toronto Beautiful", an initiative to clean up Toronto with targeted maintenance blitzes by City staff over several Saturdays from June to October, and spoke about her participation in the first blitz that took place last weekend. Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that the Taste of Lawrence Festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary on July 4, 5, and 6, and invited Members of Council and the public to attend. Councillor Matlow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council about the first Arraiá on Yonge festival that took place in his Ward, celebrating Brazilian culture, food, and music, and that he brought traditional brigadeiros to share with Members of Council.
CC31.7amended
7-17 Nipigon Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On December 5, 2023, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications for 7-17 Nipigon Avenue to permit the construction of a 50-storey (170.15 metres) residential building, containing 620 residential units and a gross floor area of 39,544.85 square metres. The applicant appealed City Council's refusal of the, Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and the Chief Planner's refusal of the Site Plan Control application, to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for August 11, 2025. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, and Confidential Appendices A to C to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated June 10, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment are satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has submitted a revised wind study reflecting the proposal as approved, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the owner has provided a revised Traffic Impact Study and a revised Transportation Demand Management plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; d. any cash-in-lieu required as part of the Payment-in-Lieu of Bicycle Parking Program and any related templates/agreements have been paid and completed to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the owner has demonstrated that the proposal meets Tier 1 of Version 4 of the Toronto Green Standard; f. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 24 110419 NNY 18 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 four existing rental dwelling units at 7, 15 and 17 Nipigon Avenue and the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for the four tenants addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, on such terms and conditions in an agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; g. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; the report will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; and h. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review. 3. City Council request that the owner make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication, in fulfillment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, in an acceptable environmental condition, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and: a. in the event that the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of the on-site parkland dedication, then the owner will pay cash-in-lieu of parkland to make up for the shortfall in parkland dedication, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; b. in the event that the owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; and c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit. 4. City Council direct that should the cost of acquiring the land for the off-site dedication, including the purchase price, less reasonable real estate commissions of up to 5 percent, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, be less than the value of the parks levy calculated upon the submission of an application for the first above-grade building permit, the difference will be paid as cash-in-lieu to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the development. 5. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for any design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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. 6. City Council request the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review to secure a minimum of 250 square metres of non-residential space at grade along Nipigon Avenue and permit a reduction in the amenity space requirements to a minimum of 3.0 square metres per unit of amenity space within the building, with at least 1.5 square metres per unit of indoor amenity area. 7. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to work with the Owner to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act, including a contribution towards the increase of an off-site parkland dedication, and to use the balance, if available, for a public art installation along the adjacent mid-block connection, and to report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the owner. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (June 12, 2025) 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 (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) 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 to C 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.
MM31.7adopted
Each spring, complaints about overgrown weeds, particularly dandelions, are increasing. In many parts of the city, grass maintenance in the right-of-way does not begin until late May. By that time, weeds have often gone to seed, contributing to their spread and making them more difficult to manage in future years. This has a noticeable impact on the public realm and continues to be a source of frustration for residents. Additionally, grass maintenance and other groundskeeping services are currently scheduled and completed by different City divisions and crews. As a result, one area, such as a park, may be cut and maintained while the adjacent boulevard, library, or community centre remains overgrown. This patchwork approach creates an incomplete and inconsistent appearance in our communities and may reduce the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the City's maintenance efforts. A more coordinated, area-based approach may offer both operational improvements and a more positive experience for residents.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to report through the 2026 Budget process on: a. the financial and operational implications of adding an additional, earlier-season grass cutting in April to existing maintenance schedules; and b. the feasibility of coordinating maintenance schedules across divisions so that grass cutting for adjacent boulevards, parks, libraries, and community centres is completed as part of the same scheduled service window.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to report through the 2026 Budget process on: a. the financial and operational implications of adding an additional, earlier-season grass cutting in April to existing maintenance schedules; and b. the feasibility of coordinating maintenance schedules across divisions so that grass cutting for adjacent boulevards, parks, libraries, and community centres is completed as part of the same scheduled service window.
RM31.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
June 25, 2025: City Council adopted the June 25, 2025, Order Paper as amended and all other items not held on consent. June 26, 2025: City Council adopted the June 26, 2025, Order Paper as amended.
CC31.8amended
4696 Yonge Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On May 9, 2024, the applicant submitted applications to the City for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 536 dwelling units at 4696 Yonge Street. At the November 13 and 14, 2024 meeting of City Council, Council adopted City Staff's recommendation to refuse the applications and to authorize City Staff to use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the applications. On December 4, 2024, the applicant appealed City Council's refusal of the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference on April 30, 2025. A two-week hearing has been scheduled to commence on November 18, 2025. The City Solicitor requires further directions. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and should not be deferred.
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Lily Cheng. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Lily Cheng, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 6. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Lily Cheng, and the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated June 3, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council accept the supplemental without prejudice offer to settle dated June 19, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review; b. the Owner has submitted revised Landscape and Planting Plans, including a soil volume plan to meet Toronto Green Standard version 4 requirements, inclusive of the Toronto Green Standard requirement to provide 499 cubic metres of soil, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment and Climate and the Executive Director, Development Review; c. the Owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study, including a revised wind tunnel study with the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; d. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services and Transportation Services as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memorandum dated August 8, 2024, or as may be updated in response to further submission(s) filed by the Applicant, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; e. the Owner, at their sole cost and expense, has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate that the existing sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, and watermain and any required improvements to them, have adequate capacity and supply to accommodate the development of the lands to the satisfaction of Director, Engineering Review; f. if the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report accepted and satisfactory from e. above require any new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, then either: 1. the Owner has secured the design, construction, and provision of financial securities for any new municipal infrastructure, or any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, in a financially secured agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; or 2. the required new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development in the accepted and satisfactory Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report in Part 3.e. above are constructed and operational, all to the satisfaction to the Director, Engineering Review; and g. all necessary approvals or permits arising from Parts 3.f.1. or 3.f.2. above are obtained, where required, all to the satisfaction to the Director, Engineering Review. 4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act that includes: a. on-site or off-site public art; and b. the design and construction of park improvements to Albert Standing Park in consultation with the owner and to be undertaken by the Owner. 5. City Council direct that City staff report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the owner. 6. City Council request the Owner, to the extent possible, to work with the Executive Director, Development Review, to consider and implement the Yonge North Business Improvement Area's Public Realm Plan in the design of the site. 7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the commitment from the applicant to provide one additional visitor parking space, for a total of 20 spots. 8. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review to consider securing streetscape improvements abutting the site, including, but not limited to, enhanced pedestrian clearway materials, pavers, plantings, street furniture, lighting, etc., as part of the Site Plan Agreement. 9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 20, 2025) 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.