Toronto City Council
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CC7.9amended
The purpose of this report is to seek further instruction in relation to a development application for an appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday. 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 (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Holyday. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer, dated May 25, 2023 and attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated May 12, 2023, prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects, and attached as Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the Settlement Offer and the revised architectural plans, attached as Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the outstanding matters, listed below, have been completed: a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and such report shall determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the revised development proposal and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development and/or whether any upgrades that may be required; c. the Owner has made arrangements to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, including the use of a Holding provision in the site-specific zoning by-law amendment, if necessary, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; e. the Owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; and f. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-laws, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 4, 6, 8 and 10 Beamish Drive from obtaining a parking permit. 5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a Site Plan approval condition: a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday, are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential 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, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.9adopted
Cities are at the forefront of civic technology applications and the closest democratic institutions to the people. Digital means are increasingly used to deliver services, perform data-driven asset management, help manage public resources efficiently, encourage civic engagement, and inform decision-making. Open Government is about improving the delivery of services, making information more accessible and supporting initiatives that build public trust in government. It is guided by principles of transparency, participation, accountability, and accessibility. Ongoing Open Government initiatives at the City of Toronto provide open access to all Committee and Council agendas, meetings and decisions and the City's Open Data program. While the City of Toronto is already using a variety of ways and means to collect, use and share data related to infrastructure assets for city-building, a community assets dashboard does not exist. High quality and timely data can improve urban planning, support local decisions on the community scale, and result in more user-friendly services. Such a dashboard can also play a transformational role in increasing transparency, supporting communities, identifying gaps and barriers, transforming products and services, and driving innovation. Willowdale is a fast-growing community that is facing the challenges of many growth areas with high community asset demands. A dashboard with community asset data can help the community understand how planning around community centres, parks, daycare centres, libraries, tree canopy, schools, etc. occurs. Following City Council's consideration of this request, this Motion requests that City Manager, in consultation with other appropriate Divisions, review the feasibility of a community assets dashboard by exploring the data already available, for the purpose of creating community-based data-driven insights, and to report back by the fourth quarter of 2024.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with other appropriate City Divisions, to review the feasibility of a community assets dashboard by exploring the data already available, for the purpose of creating community-based data-driven insights, and to report back by the first quarter of 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with other appropriate Divisions, to review the feasibility of a community assets dashboard by exploring the data already available, for the purpose of creating community-based data-driven insights, and to report back by the first quarter of 2024.
CC7.10amended
On December 18, 2020, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1-11 Bloor Street West and 768-784 Yonge Street (the "Site") to permit an increase in the maximum permitted building height by 9 storeys, totalling 94-storeys (338.3 metres). The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on September 22, 2022. A Zoning By-law Amendment Application (Application 15 128261 STE 27 OZ) had been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board (now continued as the Ontario Land Tribunal) on April 18, 2017 permitting an 85-storey (306.9 metres, including mechanical penthouse) mixed use building on the Site. The approved application included approximately 59,911 square metres of residential gross floor area and a total of 416 dwelling units, and 17,662 non-residential gross floor area. The Appeal is in relation to the applicant's desire for additional height and density above the previous approval. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference scheduled for July 17, 2023 as such this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Dianne Saxe. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Dianne Saxe, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the proposed Zoning By-law is in a satisfactory form to the City Solicitor; b. a necessary amending Section 37 Agreement has been registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and c. as part of what is to be secured in the amending Section 37 Agreement, the Owner will amend its partnership with Artscape Atelier to turn one of the units (on or above the 79th floor or alternative location if satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning) into a gallery space where Artscape Atelier will invite the public to exhibitions showcasing the work of the resident artists, and allowing the public to enjoy the extraordinary views available from this exceptionally tall building, with details to be secured in the amending Section 37 Agreement to the satisfaction of the Owner and 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, B, C and D to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D, if adopted by City Council.
MM7.10adopted
311 Toronto is known to residents as the one-stop reporting location for issues across the City - including By-law and property violations, graffiti removal, tree maintenance, and many other common service requests. However, residents can often come out of the process of filing a service request confused or frustrated. A resident has the ability to report graffiti on a park garbage bin, but is unable to report graffiti on the park's sign or any benches within. This is one of many service area gaps where information could be provided from residents to relevant City divisions through the convenience of 311. This Motion seeks to ensure that residents have the convenience of reporting general park maintenance and operational issues through the 311 system. This will expand the usefulness of 311 and will provide residents additional reasons to interact with our services.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience Division, in collaboration with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to expand support for 311 complaints to include the operations and maintenance of parks and facilities within them, and to report back on the progress this expansion, including financial implications, during the next Annual Report to City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience Division, in collaboration with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to expand support for 311 complaints to include the operations and maintenance of parks and facilities within them, and to report back on the progress this expansion, including financial implications, during the next Annual Report to City Council.
CC7.11adopted
On July 15, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the lands at 1-3 Concorde Gate and 10-12 Concorde Place (the "Site"). The application sought to permit the redevelopment of the Site with five residential buildings consisting of nine towers ranging in height from 40 to 52 storeys. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 28, 2022. A with prejudice offer to settle the appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment was provided to the City on March 16, 2023 (the "March 16 Offer"). City Council did not accept the March 16, 2023 Offer at the March 29-31, 2023 City Council meeting. A revised With Prejudice offer to settle the appeal of the Zoning By-Law Amendment was provided to the City on May 29, 2023 (the "Settlement Offer"). The City Solicitor requires instructions on the Settlement Offer, which will expire on the completion of the City Council meeting which commences on June 14, 2023. A two week hearing commencing June 19, 2023 is scheduled at the Ontario Land Tribunal. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred. A Plan of Subdivision application was also received on July 15, 2021, and was similarly appealed on January 28, 2022 due to the City's non-decision. The Applicant has advised that if the Settlement Offer is accepted, the Applicant will request that the Draft Plan of Subdivision appeal be held in abeyance and will work with City staff to resolve the remaining draft plan of subdivision issues in order to finalize a set of draft plan of subdivision conditions.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the With Prejudice Offer to Settle dated May 29, 2023 as set out in Public Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report, satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; 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, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, 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 General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Foundation Drainage Report, and Hydrogeological Review, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; d. the implementation of the Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report, accepted by Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, does not require changes to the proposed amending by­law or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending by-law to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor; e. the Owner has submitted a revised Traffic Impact Study which includes Travel Demand Management measures acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and that matters arising from the Study be secured if required and/or provided for in the Zoning By-law Amendment, including the appropriate parking ratios for the development; f. the Owner has submitted updated Functional Road Plans, including pavement marking and signage plans, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; g. the Owner has submitted a Phasing Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner has submitted an updated Rail Safety Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and further the Owner's solicitor has confirmed to the City Solicitor that the Owner agrees to a condition of draft plan of subdivision approval to incorporate the mitigation measures outlined in the Rail Safety Report as part of the final development; and i. the Owner has submitted an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and further, the Owner's solicitor has confirmed to the City Solicitor that the Owner agrees to a condition of draft plan of subdivision approval to incorporate the mitigation measures outlined in the Pedestrian Level Wind Study as part of the final development. For clarity, such mitigation measures shall not extend to changes to the building envelope, but may include mitigation measures such as chamfered corners, inset building entrances, or the like, and any other mitigation measures recommended by the wind consultant that would normally be addressed as part of the site plan control application. 3. City Council accept two (2) on-site parkland dedications pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, one having a minimum size of 1,225 square metres within the northern portion of the site (Phase 2; the "North Parkland") and one having a minimum size of 1,319 square metres within the southern limit of the site (Phase 3; the "South Parkland"), generally as shown on Site Plan RZ102 in Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2023) from the City Solicitor, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and such on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the North Parkland shall be conveyed with Base and Above Base Park Improvements; the South Parkland shall be conveyed with Base Park Improvements. 4. 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 for the Parkland to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 5. City Council authorize that the remaining 107 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment, and that the remaining Above Five Percent (5 percent) of these funds may be allocated towards above base park improvements for the North Parkland to be dedicated as part of the subject application, at the discretion of Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to secure appropriate Parks programming. The cash-in-lieu payment for the remaining 107 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on site. 6. The North Parkland shall be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of the first Above Grade Building Permit for Phase 1 unless, prior to the issuance of any above-grade building permit for each building in Phase 1, including any conditional above-grade building permits, the Owner has: a. as above-grade building permits for each building in Phase 1 are requested, posted Financial Security in the form of Letters of Credit in the amount of the value of the Parkland owed on permit issuance for each building in Phase 1, as appraised by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management in a form satisfactory to the City, and such security shall not be released until the North Parkland has been conveyed to the City in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. From the date the Financial Security is first paid to the City until such time as the Phase 2 Parkland is conveyed to the City, the Financial Security shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and b. registered in priority a Section 118 Restriction on title to the North Parkland, pursuant to the Land Titles Act against title to the parkland to be conveyed to the City, that prohibits the transfer or charge of the North Parkland without the prior written consent of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 7. Prior to the issuance of the first Above Grade Building Permit for Phase 1, including any conditional above-grade building permits, the Owner shall register in priority a Section 118 Restriction on title to the South Parkland, pursuant to the Land Titles Act against title to the parkland to be conveyed to the City, that prohibits the transfer or charge of the South Parkland without the prior written consent of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 8. The North and South Parkland shall be completed and conveyed to the City with all agreed to Base and/or Above Base Park Improvements within 3 years from the date of the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the applicable Phase (i.e., Phase 2 for the North Park and Phase 4 for the South Park) 9. City Council direct the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, upon application for site plan approval, to work with the Owner to establish a Construction Liaison Committee that meets monthly, and invites local stakeholders, including Municipal Licensing and Standards, adjacent neighbours, local resident groups, local Businesss and local school administration, Toronto Building and other City Divisions as requested 10. 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 (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.11amended
Advancing University Park - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe
In July 2022, City Council adopted Item 2022.EX34.4 - Priority Downtown Parks and Public Realm Opportunities. In this report, City Council endorsed staff recommendations for advancing work on much-needed major parks in the core of the City, including University Park. The northern section of University Park, from Hoskin Avenue to College Street, would convert the western (southbound) section of Queen's Park Crescent into parkland, including pedestrian space and a cycle track. This would integrate existing parkland around the Ontario Legislature (Queen's Park) with greenspace on the University of Toronto Campus, creating 45 acres of connected parkland. Southbound motor vehicle traffic would be diverted to the eastern Queen's Park Crescent roadway. The City does not currently have capacity to prepare the environmental assessment for this important public park, which is the essential next step towards realizing it. The Matthews Foundation and the Michael Young Family Foundation have offered to fill this gap by funding dedicated City staff to prepare and submit an environmental assessment of the northern section of University Park. The University of Toronto has affirmed its support for the University Park initiative and committed to a funding contribution specifically targeted to the enhancement of University campus lands within the precinct. By adopting this Item, Council will authorize the City Manager to determine the best way to take advantage of this generous offer, while ensuring that the terms of the donation are made public.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate with the Matthews Foundation and the Michael Young Family Foundation to receive a donation to fully fund the costs of initiating and undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Design, and related studies for University Park, including at a minimum the northern section of University Park (Hoskin Avenue to College Street), including the cost of dedicated City staff in appropriate City divisions to lead the project as well as consultant costs to undertake the study, in compliance with the City's Donations for Community Benefits Policy. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with the Matthews Foundation and the Michael Young Family Foundation, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and including a term that subject to applicable access and privacy legislation the agreement will be made available to the public. 3. City Council confirm that the final construction of the University Park project will not be funded by the City ahead of urgent vision zero and state of good repair projects. 4. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to allocate the donated funds to appropriate City divisions. 5. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with relevant divisions, to pursue options for further partnership opportunities to support preliminary studies for the portion of University Park between College Street and Adelaide Street West, including but not limited to staffing and consultant costs.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate with the Matthews Foundation and the Michael Young Family Foundation to receive a donation to fully fund the costs of initiating and undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Design, and related studies for University Park, including at a minimum the northern section of University Park (Hoskin Avenue to College Street), including the cost of dedicated City staff in appropriate divisions to lead the project as well as consultant costs to undertake the study, in compliance with the City's Donations for Community Benefits Policy. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with the Matthews Foundation and the Michael Young Family Foundation, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and including a term that subject to applicable access and privacy legislation the agreement will be made available to the public. 3. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to allocate the donated funds to appropriate divisions.
CC7.12adopted
On December 31, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 15 Charles Street East and 16 Isabella Street (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 54 storey mixed use building, including a 6 storey base building. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on May 12, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings scheduled for October 17, 2023. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1, this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Attachment 2, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 30, 2023, set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the appellant withdrawing the conditions attached to the parkland conveyance described in Part 2.c. below in Confidential Appendix B to Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a size of 150 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; c. that the on-site parkland dedication be 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; d. the Owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-­law Amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry as they relate to tree planting, soil volume, utility conflicts, tree protection, and Toronto Green Standards, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and f. the Owner has resolved matters related to roadway widenings and conveyances, as well as matters related to functional servicing and stormwater management, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor as well as the contents of Confidential Attachment 2, including Appendix A and Appendix B to Confidential Attachment 2, 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.
MM7.12adopted
Nuit Blanche is a magnificent event that shines a spotlight on the City of Toronto's arts sector. Since 2006, the event featured more than 1,600 art installations and has generated more than $443 million for the City of Toronto. The Nuit Blanche exhibitions are primarily held in the City's downtown core. However, the inner suburbs of Toronto such as North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke all have an array of suitable and iconic locations to showcase artistic installations, and are highly accessible via the Toronto Transit Commission. I am requesting for staff to develop a plan for these areas of the City to be included in the vision for Nuit Blanche 2024 and beyond.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report to the November 28, 2023 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee, on a plan to include the inner suburbs in Nuit Blanche exhibition areas on an annual basis, starting with Nuit Blanche 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report to the November 28, 2023 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee, on a plan to include the inner suburbs in Nuit Blanche exhibition areas on an annual basis, starting with Nuit Blanche 2024.
CC7.13adopted
83-95A Bloor Street West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On December 17, 2021, the City received Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications to permit a 79-storey mixed use building with 1,153 square metres of commercial uses and 1,118 residential units. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its applications for the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 5, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for September 18, 2023. As witness statements are due to be exchanged in July, and for other reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement and revised plans. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry as they relate to tree planting, soil volume, utility conflicts, tree protection, and Toronto Green Standards, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; c. the Owner has resolved matters related to roadway widenings and conveyances, as well as matters related to functional servicing and stormwater management, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and d. the Owner has submitted a revised shadow study and Pedestrian Wind Study, including the identification of any required wind mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law Amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing an in-kind community benefit pursuant to 37(6) of the Planning Act, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit and the City Solicitor be authorized to support further modifications to the Settlement Offer Plans at the Ontario Land Tribunal to incorporate the in-kind community benefit on-site, provided they are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with any other affected Division. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 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.
MM7.13adopted
In June 2012, City Council adopted Item CC24.7 - Implementation of Measures related to Ombudsman's Report: "Water Works: An Investigation into Water Billing, Metering and Customer Service", to respond to recommendations contained in the April 2012 Ombudsman's report: "Water Works: An Investigation into Water Billing, Metering and Customer Service". Measures adopted by Council at that time included a proposed amendment in the Ombudsman's report surrounding making adjustments to billings where warranted. Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, Article III Collections and Billing, Chapter 849-26, has defined a Low Income Person as, "A person who has a household income of $50,000 or less, calculated on the combined gross income of all persons occupying the subject property, and is a customer." Given that the $50,000 value has not been adjusted since 2012 while costs have risen, we are seeking that the definition of Low Income Person be adjusted annually in line with the Consumer Price Index, to ensure that the method continues to serve the people for whom it was designed.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the definition of Low Income Person in Section 849-26 of Chapter 849 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, by increasing the income threshold from "$50,000 or less" to "$55,000 or less" to read: "A person who has a household income of $55,000, calculated on the combined gross income of all persons occupying the subject property, and is a customer." 2. City Council further amend the definition of Low Income Person in Section 849-26 of Chapter 849 to provide that the income threshold be adjusted on January 1, 2024 and annually thereafter in an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Toronto for all items, as published by Statistics Canada, for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jamaal Myers, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the definition of Low Income Person in Section 849-26 of Chapter 849 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, by increasing the income threshold from "$50,000 or less" to "$55,000 or less" to read: "A person who has a household income of $55,000, calculated on the combined gross income of all persons occupying the subject property, and is a customer." 2. City Council further amend the definition of Low Income Person in Section 849-26 of Chapter 849 to provide that the income threshold be adjusted on January 1, 2024 and annually thereafter in an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Toronto for all items, as published by Statistics Canada, for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year.
CC7.14adopted
100 Davenport Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On October 28, 2021, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 19-storey mixed-use building containing 42 dwelling units at 100 Davenport Road (the Site). On July 13, 2022, the Applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame in the Planning Act. The City Solicitor urgently requires further direction for this matter as a with-prejudice settlement offer has been made that expires at the end of the City Council meeting commencing June 14, 2023. A second Case Management Conference is scheduled for July 4, 2023. There is an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for 10 days commencing October 23, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle, dated May 29, 2023, and the revised architectural plans, prepared by Scott Shields Architects Inc. dated April 12, 2023, (the "Settlement Offer"), attached as Public Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal described in the Settlement Offer. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised the Ontario Land Tribunal that: a. the final form and content of Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and c. the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the Owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 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.
MM7.14adopted
In 2016, as part of design direction work for the Davenport Diamond rail crossing, a pedestrian and cycling connection between Antler Street and Lappin Avenue was included as part of the public realm plan put forward by Metrolinx. Since then, Metrolinx has advised this connection will no longer be created through the Davenport Diamond Greenway work, due to changes in their mandate which limited their ability to expropriate private property not directly related to transit expansion. However, for many residents in the Wallace-Emerson area, the creation of this connection remains a community priority. Finding a way to create a pedestrian and cycling path across the rail and connect these two streets will greatly improve connectivity in the neighbourhood and access to services and community facilities.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council endorse, in principle, the creation of an east-west pedestrian and cycling connection between Antler Street and Lappin Avenue. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transporation to explore the use of municipal tools, potential partnerships with Metrolinx and the Province of Ontario, and any additional opportunities to establish a connection between Antler Street and Lappin Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council endorse, in principle, the creation of an east-west pedestrian and cycling connection between Antler Street and Lappin Avenue. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transporation to explore the use of municipal tools, potential partnerships with Metrolinx and the Province of Ontario, and any additional opportunities to establish a connection between Antler Street and Lappin Avenue.
CC7.15adopted
320 McCowan Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On February 24, 2020, the City issued a Notice of Complete Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 320 McCowan Road (the "Site") to demolish an existing 4-storey above-grade parking structure and to permit the construction of two new residential buildings comprised of a shared 6-storey podium above which a 27-storey tower (west) and a 31-storey tower (east) would be located. The west and east towers would have heights of and 102 metres and 88 metres respectively. On August 24, 2021, the owner filed a site plan control application for the Site and the above-described development. On April 7, 2022, 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 and appealed the City's failure to approve the site plans or drawings within 30 days after the site plan control application was submitted (collectively, the "Appeals"). The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing of the Appeals scheduled for 10 days commencing on September 18, 2023. Consideration of this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred given the hearing commences prior to the first City Council meeting in the Fall of 2023 and procedural deadlines for the preparation for the hearing begin in June of 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report has been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner of the lands has financially and legally secured any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, should it be determined by the report that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the Owner of the lands has submitted revised drawings which confirm the development complies with the Toronto Green Standards, Version 3, Tier 1, Ecology Section, EC 1.1, to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry; e. the Owner has delivered an Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment for the lands to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and f. the Owner has delivered an interim parking plan and executed agreements with parking facility operators that secure off-site parking for the duration of construction, satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services. 2. 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 (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and the entirety of Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B 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.
MM7.15amended
At its meeting of May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, City Council adopted Item 2023.MM6.22, Recognizing the Importance of Queer History and the Ongoing Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) Community Presence at Hanlan's Point Beach and Surrounding Area. City staff have reviewed a number of proposals related to enhancing this space and provided recommendations on what items can proceed at this time and which require further review. The issues and proposals include: The southern portion of the beach on the westerly shoreline of Toronto Island Park currently lacks adequate markers identifying it as a community hub for Toronto and Canada's 2SLGBTQ+ community. Hanlan's Point Beach has seen a dramatic decline in useable space for both residents and the region's wildlife as a result of natural sand erosion and human interference, with approximately 400 metres of the westerly shoreline currently without sand, resulting in frequent human crowding and trampling of dunes in the areas immediately surrounding the unusable space, which in turn contributes to additional ecological degradation in those areas. In recent years, Hanlan's Point Beach and surrounding area has been the location of an increasing number of incidents of violence towards 2SLGBTQ+ beachgoers in the space's most crowded areas, and members of Toronto's 2SLGBTQ+ community have raised concerns over issues of crowding, conflict, and discrimination in the historic space which could be mitigated by improved control or expansion of access points. The site of Canada's historic first ever 2SLGBTQ+ Pride gathering, located at Hanlan's Point Beach, is currently severely eroded and in a state of ecological disrepair making it impossible to visit and use by the community. The current clothing optional beach area may be expanded to reduce crowding, assist in the enforcement of the space through the use of natural boundaries, and formalize the clothing optional use of the space at the southern portion of the westerly edge of Toronto Island and the remaining westerly edge of Toronto Island as it has been used by the community for over a century. Under current authority, City staff may implement expansion over a portion of this area, and a staff review and report back on further changes including an updated By-law. A final report to City Council on the Toronto Island Master Plan is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2023 and will consider several of these proposals.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with other appropriate City Divisions, to take steps to expand the clothing optional beach at Hanlan's Point on City-operated lands between Toronto Island Airport and Gibraltar Point, as shown in Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Ausma Malik, as soon as possible and implement communication tactics including signage to communicate the expansion. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Divisions, to review a by-law amendment on the restoration and expansion of the clothing optional beach at Hanlan's Point Beach and area between Toronto Island Airport and Gibraltar Point and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee at the earliest opportunity in 2023. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with appropriate City Divisions, and in alignment with the Toronto Island Master Plan and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Flood Mitigation Environmental Assessment, to begin an early preliminary review of the following urgent projects in tandem with the development of the recommendations and priorities of the draft Master Plan, and to report back on progress alongside the presentation of the Master Plan in the fourth quarter of 2023: a. as a means of commemorating the site of Canada's first ever Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and additional sexual orientations and gender identities Pride gathering and recognizing the significance of this space to Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and additional sexual orientations and gender identities communities, implementing the restoration ("sand nourishment") of the approximately 400 metre eroded and unusable section of Hanlan's Point Beach on the westerly shoreline of Toronto Island Park where this historic gathering occurred; b. the development of a new paved trail to access the northernmost entry point at the north end of Hanlan's Point beach while ensuring the protection of the adjacent Environmentally Significant Area; and c. new permanent fencing intended to protect the Environmentally Significant Area around Hanlan's Point Beach, redirect beachgoers away from areas currently experiencing the most erosion and ecological degradation, direct park and beachgoers to preferred access points and pathways to help reduce crowding and associated conflicts. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to continue work already underway to review and implement: a. installation of signage, cultural markers and flag poles to acknowledge the significance of Hanlan's beach as a historic gathering space for queer people and the site of Canada's first ever Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and additional sexual orientations and gender identities Pride gathering; b. interim fencing to direct park and beachgoers to preferred access points and pathways to enhance the ecological integrity of Hanlan's Point; and c. a pilot project for renaturalization ("rewilding") key areas to increase natural buffer zones within and around Hanlan's Point Beach and the Environmentally Significant Area.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with other appropriate divisions, to take steps to expand the clothing optional beach at Hanlan's Point on City-operated lands between Toronto Island Airport and Gibraltar Point as soon as possible and implement communication tactics including signage to communicate the expansion. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other appropriate divisions, to review a by-law amendment on the restoration and expansion of the clothing optional beach at Hanlan's Point Beach and area between Toronto Island Airport and Gibraltar Point and to report back to Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2023. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with appropriate divisions, and in alignment with the Toronto Island Master Plan and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Flood Mitigation Environmental Assessment, to consider including the following projects within the recommendations and priorities of the Master Plan and to report back as part of the Master Plan in the fourth quarter of 2023: a. the development of a new paved trail to access the north end of Hanlan's Point beach while ensuring the protection of the adjacent Environmentally Significant Area; and b. restoration of the beach in the area of the original site of Hanlan's First Pride Picnic to commemorate and recognize the significance of this space to the 2SLGBTQ+ communities. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to continue work already underway to review and implement: a. installation of signage, cultural markers and flag poles to acknowledge the significance of Hanlan's beach and the site of Hanlan's First Pride Picnic; and b. opportunities to enhance the ecological integrity of Hanlan's Point including: new fencing to direct park and beach goers to preferred access points and pathways; and a pilot program to naturalize areas and increase buffer zones within and around Hanlan's Point Beach.
CC7.16adopted
351 to 365 Royal York Road- Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On August 11, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 351, 353, 355, 357, 359, 361, 363, and 365 Royal York Road (the "Site") to permit the construction of an 11-storey residential building. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on June 9, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for July 10-14, 2023. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred as this is the final City Council Meeting prior to the commencement of the hearing. Furthermore, a with-prejudice settlement offer has been made and expires at the end of the City Council meeting commencing June 14, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 26, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the Owner has at its sole expense provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including Travel Demand Management Measures satisfactory to the General Manager and Chief Engineer, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. the Owner has secured any required noise mitigation measures identified in the submitted Noise and Vibration Impact Study, peer reviewed at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and has agreed to construct and maintain any required noise mitigation measures, with such design to be secured through the site plan application review process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and f. the Owner has secured any required mitigation measures identified in the submitted Compatibility/Mitigation Report, peer reviewed at the Owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Owner has agreed to construct and maintain any required mitigation measures, with such design to be secured through the site plan application review process, 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 Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 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.
MM7.16amended
Improving CaféTO - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo
CaféTO is one of the signature programs of the City. Its success is crucial to supporting small businesses and creating a vibrant streetscape, especially crucial as businesses continue to recover from the pandemic. After issues were identified by local businesses in May, I was pleased to see that staff elected to install all CaféTO locations that had been technically approved while the permits are still being reviewed. This is a temporary fix and I am hoping that a more thorough review of the program will ensure its smooth operation going forward. I know City Council is committed to making CaféTO work.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to review the CaféTO program by the end of 2023 and to report back to the Executive Committee on: a. a business model for the delivery of CaféTO 2024 that would include a lead City Division to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of this program to restaurants; b. improvements to ensure that permits are issued well in advance of the expected installation dates including the option for automatic renewal of all approved 2023 locations and permits; c. improved communication strategies to businesses and Business Improvement Areas; d. any other improvements incorporating feedback received from stakeholders; e. consideration of whether any 2023 fees should be refunded or the 2024 fee schedule modified; and f. what additional financial assistance could be provided to participating restaurants for capital costs associated with installing the patios.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to review the CaféTO program by the end of 2023 and to report to the Executive Committee with: a. improvements to ensure that the permits are issued well in advance of the expected installation date; b. improved communication strategies to businesses and Business Improvement Areas; c. any other improvements incorporating feedback received from stakeholders; d. consideration of whether any 2023 fees should be refunded or the 2024 fee schedule modified; and e. what additional financial assistance could be provided to participating restaurants for capital costs associated with installing the patios.
CC7.17adopted
1466-1500 Bayview Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On October 28, 2020, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1466-1500 Bayview Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 9 - storey mixed use building containing 156 residential dwelling units and 1,659.5 square metres of retail uses at grade. A portion of the subject site was proposed as a driveway with a surface easement for public access and use instead of a laneway. On December 23, 2021, the applicant made a resubmission to support a revised proposal of an 8-storey mixed use building containing 153 residential dwelling units and 1,545.6 square metres of retail use at grade. A portion of the subject side was proposed to be conveyed to the City for use as a public laneway. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on August 5, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions in advance of an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference scheduled for July 10, 2023. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 consideration of this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 31, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law amendment and Site Plan approval are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted the final form of the architectural plans, landscape plans, completed Toronto Green Standards documents, Travel Demand Management Plan, servicing plans, reports, and studies, reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, forming the Site Plan Control approval to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; d. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the Owner has submitted plans for a revised loading space design, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; and f. the Owner has withdrawn its appeal of the City of Toronto By-law 595-2022. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council and Confidential Appendix A. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.17referred
Graphic Image Delivery - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher
Many Toronto residents are protesting being forced to view graphic anti-abortion images, in their homes, and in public spaces, without their consent. Activists have been putting open flyers with such images into residents' mail boxes in communities across Canada. These flyers cause significant harm and distress, especially to young children and to people who have had miscarriages or abortions. Being forced to view these flyers in their homes violates their rights to privacy and to conscience. To protect residents from these harms, while protecting freedom of expression, municipalities such as London, Ontario, and Calgary have adopted by-laws requiring that graphic flyers showing fetuses be enclosed in envelopes with a warning and identifying information. St. Catharines' Council has instructed staff to prepare such a by-law. London, Ontario was the first city in Canada to adopt such a by-law, and it has successfully reduced the number of abusive graphic flyers. Toronto has authority to pass a similar by-law here. The City should also regulate graphic, disturbing images in public spaces and the public right of way. Such regulation is a longstanding request of City Council. There have been at least three separate Motions requesting that Municipal Licensing and Standards develop such regulations, but no such action has been taken: December 5, 2017: MM35.10 Distribution and Display of Graphic Images July 23, 2018: MM44.35 Use of the Public Right of Way for Display of Graphic Images June 15, 2022: MM45.22 Prohibition and Regulation of Graphic Imagery Distributed to Private Residences and Displayed in the Public Realm This problem continues to recur, most recently outside of a number of high schools where students were subjected to graphic imagery that spread false or misleading information about reproductive health.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, referred Motion MM7.17 to the Executive Committee for consideration.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report to the October 11, 12 and 13, 2023 meeting of City Council with a draft by-law regulating the unsolicited delivery of graphic images to residences, so that recipients have a choice whether they wish to view such images; such by-law to be modelled on the London Disturbing Images by-law and should require that any graphic image or photograph purporting to show a fetus, if delivered to a residence: a. be fully concealed within a sealed envelope or package, marked with: i. the name and address of the person responsible for delivery of the graphic image, and ii. a warning that the envelope or package "contains a graphic image that may be offensive or disturbing to some people". 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report to the Executive Committee by the end of 2023, proposing how to govern the display of graphic disturbing images in the public right of way.
CC7.18adopted
1911 and 1921 Eglinton Avenue East - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
Samuel Sarick Limited (the "Appellant") appealed Official Plan Amendment 231 to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("Appeal 151") regarding the property known as 1911 and 1921 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Lands"). City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Review regarding employment lands. Official Plan Amendment 231 re-designates the Lands as General Employment Areas and the Appellant sought the Mixed Use Areas designation. On June 15, 2022, City Council accepted a without prejudice offer from the Appellant to settle Appeal 151, dated June 7, 2022, and attached as Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the City Solicitor. Site and Area Specific Policy 777 formed the basis of the accepted settlement offer, and a settlement hearing date at the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of Appeal 151 has not yet been set. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings scheduled to resolve outstanding Official Plan Amendment 231 appeals.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the modifications to Site and Area Specific Policy 777 as set out in the Appellant's revised without prejudice settlement offer dated May 31, 2023, at pages 3-7 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the revised Site and Area Specific Policy 777, as modified in accordance with pages 3-7 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. In the event that Site and Area Specific Policy 798 is amended by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing through Official Plan Amendment 644, City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to Planning and Housing Committee to seek further instructions in respect of the Subject Lands, if required. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor only at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.18adopted
The Chief Building Official requires authority to enter into and execute a Limiting Distance Agreement with the owner of 4340 Dufferin Street (as shown in Attachment 1), to enable the City's construction of a solar carport on its lands at 4330 Dufferin Street. Solar Carport Project Multiple City Divisions are involved in a retrofit project at Emergency Services Headquarters to help the City achieve its climate change mandates at one of the most critical buildings in the City's portfolio. This retrofit is expected to result in an estimated 65 percent reduction in Green House Gas emissions, and a 55 percent reduction in energy use at the site, and to help meet TransformTO Leading by Example targets for City buildings. All measures for this $6.6M deep retrofit project are now complete apart from the construction of the solar carport. Limiting Distance Agreement The Limiting Distance Agreement is necessary to comply with the prescriptive requirements in Sentence 3.2.3.1, Division B, of the Building Code. Specifically, the Limiting Distance Agreement will effectively set back future development at 4340 Dufferin Street 3 metres from the southern property line (as shown in Attachment 1), as the proposal is to build on the existing parking structure to the property line. Council Authority Required Under the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition, the Chief Building Official currently has authority to approve entering into Limiting Distance Agreements under the Building Code where the City is not an owner of the property. However, in circumstances where the City is also one of the landowners, City Council has not expressly delegated authority for the Chief Building Official, as the regulator of building construction, to approve entering into Limiting Distance Agreements or execute such Agreements on behalf of the City. Proposal Urgency This Matter is urgent as there are significant financial and contractual impacts as purchase orders for the work have been issued. Phase 2 of solar carport construction is scheduled to start July 03, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Acting Chief Building Official and the Executive Director, Toronto Building, on behalf of the City, to negotiate, to enter into and to execute a Limiting Distance Agreement with the owner of 4340 Dufferin Street, a private parcel of land that abuts to the north the City-owned land known municipally as 4330 Dufferin Street (as shown in Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM7.18), to enable the City's construction of a solar carport at 4330 Dufferin Street, all on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Chief Building Official and the Executive Director (Acting), Toronto Building and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director (Acting), Toronto Building, on behalf of the City, to negotiate, enter into and execute a Limiting Distance Agreement with the owner of 4340 Dufferin Street, a private parcel of land that abuts to the north the City-owned land known municipally as 4330 Dufferin Street (as shown in Attachment 1), to enable the City's construction of a solar carport at 4330 Dufferin Street, all on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Chief Building Official and Executive Director (Acting), Toronto Building and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
CC7.19adopted
2010-2050 Yonge Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On November 8, 2021 Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted to permit a 14-storey mixed-use building containing ground floor retail, office uses and a childcare centre on the second floor, and 164 residential dwelling units on floors 3-14 on the lands known as 2010 to 2050 Yonge Street. On February 15, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application and Site Plan Control applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. On April 20, 2023 the City received a revised proposal in accordance with timelines imposed by the Ontario Land Tribunal. The package included a covering letter from Goldberg Group, which is attached as Public Attachment 1, and a set of architectural drawings attached as Public Attachment 2, and supporting material (collectively the "Revised Proposal"). The resubmission will be presented at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing of the appeal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to begin August 28th, 2023 and several procedural deadlines in June and July. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Plans as contained in Public Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its order on the appeal of the Zoning By-law Application until such time as: a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has submitted a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Downstream Sanitary Sewer Tributary Drainage Plan, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, and Hydrological Review Summary for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to secure the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to the infrastructure to support the development to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and d. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review. 3. 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 (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.19adopted
A recent sinkhole that occurred in the roadway at Queen and De Grassi is the latest in a number of large sinkholes along streetcar lines. Sewer maintenance and inspections by Toronto Water could help ensure that these are addressed in a preventative manner. A higher level of coordination between the Toronto Transit Commission and Toronto Water is required. Developing a plan that allows for Toronto Water to complete inspections along streetcar lines in a comprehensive manner will benefit transit riders and drivers by proactively preventing emergency sinkhole closures. This is more important than ever with the increased number of streetcar diversions and the construction of the Ontario Line. Preserving and protecting the existing streetcar routes should be the highest priority.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to work with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the General Manager, Toronto Water to ensure a proactive schedule for inspections of sewers along streetcar lines and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the third quarter of 2023 should there be any obstacles to the implementation of such a plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to work with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and General Manager Toronto Water to ensure a proactive schedule for inspections of sewers along streetcar lines and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the third quarter of 2023 should there be any obstacles to the implementation of such a plan.
CC7.20adopted
On May 30, 2017, the City received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application by Oxford Properties Group (the "Applicant") for the Yorkdale Shopping Centre site (the "Site") to permit a long-term mixed use development plan for portions of the Site. The existing Yorkdale Shopping Centre is to remain on Site and in operation. The proposed development is intended to occur in a phased manner over the next 30 years and beyond. This proposal introduces new streets, parks and open spaces, internal pedestrian connections, new residential uses in the form of mid-rise buildings and tall buildings, additional commercial and office uses, and a hotel. The Applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan Amendment portion of the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 6, 2022. Following appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the Official Plan Amendment application was revised by way of resubmission to City Planning in May, 2022 (the "Revised Official Plan Amendment"). On May 29, 2023, the Applicant filed a revised Official Plan Amendment with the Ontario Land Tribunal, consisting of policies it intends to request the Ontario Land Tribunal approve, in the event of a contested hearing with the City (the "With Prejudice Official Plan Amendment"). The Applicant also has an outstanding appeal of the Dufferin Street Secondary Plan which currently includes a portion of the Site. The appeal of the site specific Official Plan Amendment and the appeal of the Dufferin Street Secondary Plan are scheduled to be heard together before the Ontario Land Tribunal at a two-week long hearing scheduled to commence September 18th, 2023. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Modifications. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to allow, in part, the appeals of Oxford Properties Group, and modify and approve the Dufferin Street Secondary Plan in accordance with the without prejudice offer to settle set out in Confidential Appendix to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to oppose the With Prejudice Official Plan Amendment to the extent of any conflict with the Settlement Modifications. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 31, 2023) 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 that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 31, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix A if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Appendix B and 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.
MM7.20not adopted
There are currently two buildings situated on 175 Cummer Avenue. The modular supportive housing would become the third building and is currently proposed to be added to the northern portion of the property nearest Cummer Avenue. The current buildings are Cummer Lodge - Long Term Care which cares for almost 400 seniors and Willowdale Manor, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation which houses 256 elderly individuals, most of whom are low-income and ethnically diverse with limited English proficiency. Since this project was first proposed, two mistakes were made. Firstly, the seniors at Willowdale Manor who live on the property and a mere 20 metres from the potential new neighbours were never consulted in an accessible way. Due to the pandemic, consultations were held online which most seniors were not able to attend. Further, a majority of the seniors are not native English speakers and require language assistance in Mandarin, Farsi and Russian. This never happened. Although many of the consultations occurred during COVID lockdowns, outdoor multilingual engagement could have happened along the way. The second mistake was designing the site and ordering the units without zoning being firm and without consideration for the seniors whose input was never meaningfully received. The current site plan eliminates accessible green space and old growth trees that are a treasured amenity for the seniors. The City passed a Zoning By-law when an Minister's Zoning Order was not provided by the province which led to an appeal that is currently pending. This means the units which first sat on a leased TTC parking lot were moved at a cost of $325.5K to Owen Sound where they currently sit at a rate of $77K per month. A relocation of the 59 modular supportive housing units proposed for the front lawn of 175 Cummer Avenue would preserve the green space and the old growth trees the seniors have come to cherish and alleviate the stress they have been experiencing due to the unknown outcome of current Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings. Currently, there is no Plan B for these units. If the City loses the appeal, we will be stuck paying for storage costs indefinitely. The City of Toronto has created great stress for the seniors by not engaging appropriately with them. They currently live under the threat of: - the removal of their green space, - loss of highly coveted parking in order to provide for the staff of the proposed modular supportive housing units, and - recent Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act designs that are threatening to take away (i) their front soft seating area used regularly for social connectivity and (ii) the stage used regularly for programming. This has further compounded the seniors' experience of not being valued or heard. The loss of green space, including 26 old growth trees, will negatively impact 600+ seniors, many of whom rely on this area for their recreational, fitness and social activities. The seniors engage in activities such as Tai Chi classes under the trees, walking around the trees (some with their walkers) and gazing out at the canopy from the front benches as well as their apartment windows. Many senior residents have limited mobility and are unable to access other green spaces in the area. Neighborhood characteristics affect people of all ages, but seniors are affected more than other groups. Older people typically experience higher levels of exposure to neighborhood conditions, often having spent decades in their communities. They have more physical and mental health vulnerabilities compared with younger adults, and are more likely to rely on community resources as a source of social support. As older adults become less mobile, their effective neighborhoods may shrink over time to include only the immediate areas near their homes. Many of the residents of Cummer Lodge sit outside in their wheelchairs with neck supports unattended when the weather is nice. This is an extremely vulnerable demographic whose needs have not been considered. Special consideration must be given to the people who are given an opportunity to to be housed in the front yard of 600+ seniors who call 175 Cummer their home. Anyone with addiction issues could potentially have a profound effect on the mental health and sense of wellbeing of the seniors living there. In 1997 a development was proposed for the property that was vigorously opposed by the previous councillor at the time who recognized the importance of preserving this green space for the seniors. Zoning By-law 818-2022, relating to 175 Cummer Avenue, is currently under appeal to the Ontaro Land Tribunal with a case management date set for June 29, 2023. No appeal date has been set. The appellant is Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association. Many of the seniors have joined the association in gratitude for the support the association has provided in amplifying their voices. We must consider the needs of these vulnerable seniors when making decisions about the development of this property and consider preserving as much of the green space accessible from the front of Willowdale Manor as possible if this proposal moves forward. A relocation of the building would maintain the beloved green space and alleviate the stress of the seniors about their future. It would right the wrong of making such an impactful decision without meaningfully consulting the seniors. Further, designating the green space as parkland will allow us to add other amenities that can be enjoyed by the seniors. The seniors have made requests for more seating and shaded areas. The local councillor is making a commitment to the Housing Secretariat to work together towards finding an alternative location within her ward if it is possible. Due to the constraints of the configuration of the units that were ordered, it is recognized that an appropriate site might not be within the ward. If this is the case, the councillor would work to find a site for a new project.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, did not adopt Motion MM7.20.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Nick Mantas, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to explore options to relocate the 59 modular housing units proposed for 175 Cummer Avenue to another property owned by the City of Toronto or the Province of Ontario in Willowdale, if possible, and to report directly to City Council at the July 19, 20 and 21, 2023 meeting. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to: a. in consultation with Toronto Community Housing, examine the feasibility of designating the green space and front lawn of Willowdale Manor 175 Cummer Avenue as parkland; and b. add furniture around the trees using Section 37 funds and to report directly City Council at the July 19, 20 and 21, 2023 meeting.
CC7.21adopted
On January 29, 2020, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 486, which amended the existing Chapter 6, Section 16, King-Spadina Secondary Plan of the Official Plan. The Secondary Plan was subsequently appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by 46 appellants. On December 15-17, 2021, City Council provided directions to the City Solicitor regarding the appeals of Official Plan Amendment 486. On May 11, 2022, City Council provided further direction to the City Solicitor regarding the appeals of Official Plan Amendment 486. The Ontario Land Tribunal hearing was originally scheduled to commence on July 18, 2022 for 26 days, but it was adjourned. A 12 day hearing is scheduled to commence on August 14, 2023. Given this timing, this item is urgent and cannot be deferred. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions on this matter which is the subject of appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential recommendations to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the following confidential recommendations to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve policies and maps in Official Plan Amendment 486 substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes, including any revisions to Maps and references within Official Plan Amendment 486 to implement the proposed modifications contained in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, including any associated policies and maps contained within the King-Spadina Secondary Plan, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council direct that the 2004 King-Spadina Urban Design Guidelines and the 2006 King-Spadina Urban Design Guidelines are repealed for lands and developments subject to the policies contained in Official Plan Amendment 486 (as modified and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal). 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to take such steps to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, including the balance of the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council, remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.