Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 76 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
BL7.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, passed By-laws 541-2023 to 603-2023.
CC7.1deferred
Pursuant to Section 170(2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Ombudsman has concluded the report about its Investigation into Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Tenant Human Rights Complaints Process. We hereby table with City Council for its June 14, 2023 session the Investigation Report, dated June 9, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, deferred Item CC7.1 to the July 19, 20, and 21, 2023 meeting of City Council to allow for a review of the report by Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Ombudsman recommends: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
IA7.1referred
Military Trail Road Reconstruction
Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-7.11 to seek information regarding road construction delays on Military Trail, in my Ward, which may be an example of systematic issues for road repairs. I am writing to seek information and clarification in particular with regards to oversight by Transportation Services staff, and to express my concerns on behalf of my community regarding the prolonged closure and inconvenience caused by ongoing delays. Military Trail was closed to traffic in both directions between Ellesmere Road, and Highcastle Road on September 1, 2021, for necessary road reconstruction. The initial completion date was set for Spring/Summer 2022, which was never met. The road has remained closed, causing significant disruption to both vehicular and pedestrian travel in the area. The most recent construction update notice to residents, dated December 19, 2022, indicated the road would not reopen in the Summer of 2023, as rescheduled due to deficiencies. However, it has come to my attention the work required to address these deficiencies has yet to take place Considering these circumstances, I respectfully request the following information: 1. Provide a detailed explanation as to why the originally planned completion date in 2022 was not met. 2. Outline the reasons why the construction completion for Summer 2023 is now threatened. 3. Provide an explanation of the deficiencies which have been identified, necessitating the continued closure of the road and brand-new installed pedestrian sidewalks for public use. 4. Inform when these deficiencies were first noticed, and what measures have been taken to address them. 5. Outline, the oversight measures which were in place during the project and explain how the work was allowed to proceed despite remediated known deficiencies. 6. Clearly advise on the future course of action for the road/sidewalk reconstruction to ensure it can be opened for public use as soon as possible. 7. Provide details regarding any efforts being made to expedite the remaining work required to complete the road and open it for public use. 8. A commitment regarding the expected timeline for safely opening the road to the public by the summer of 2023. The community, along with myself, has experienced considerable inconvenience due to the extended closure of Military Trail, for almost two years. Residents have had to rely on alternative routes through local roads, which has caused congestion and additional travel time. I kindly request your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to receiving a detailed response which addresses the concerns I have raised. The community deserves transparency and a clear plan for the timely completion of this important infrastructure project in Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, referred Administrative Inquiry IA7.1 from Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, regarding the Military Trail Road Reconstruction and Answer IA7.1a from the City Manager to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee for consideration.
MM7.1amended
In 1984, the owner of 276 Lauder Avenue (the "Property"), believing that they had the full ownership of a municipally-owned parcel of land to the rear of the Property (the "Municipal Lands"), proceeded to build a double car garage on the Municipal Lands with the knowledge and approval of the then Borough of York. Borough Officials did not notify the owner that the Municipal Lands were acquired by The Corporation of the Borough of York through a municipal tax sale in 1974. The garage has been in place for the last 38 years and was not identified as having been erected on City-owned lands until the owner listed 276 Lauder Avenue for sale on the open market and learned that the Municipal Lands were not a part of the Property. In accordance with the City's Real Estate Disposal By-law 814-2007, the Municipal Lands were declared surplus on October 5, 2022 by DAF 2022-221 with the intended manner of disposal, to invite an offer to purchase from the owner of the Property. Terms of the agreement have been finalized. The major terms and conditions of the transaction are considered to be fair, reasonable, and reflective of market value. The sale of the Municipal Lands to the owner of 276 Lauder Avenue was subsequently authorized on April 26, 2023 by DAF 2023-119. While the Director, Transaction Services has approved the sale of the Municipal Lands through delegated authority, I am requesting City Council direct the proceeds of the sale to the South District Parkland Acquisition reserve fund. This area of Toronto is experiencing unprecedented growth and parkland acquisition must be a priority that is supported as the provision of parks is critical to the liveability of these communities.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Financial Planning Division to earmark the net proceeds of the sale of 276 Lauder Avenue, to be used for future parkland acquisition in Ward 9 within the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (Account XR1205).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council, waive the Policy Governing Land Transactions Among City Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments and Proceeds from Sale of Surplus City-Owned Real Property as amended by Item 2021.EX27.4 that requires that the net proceeds be directed to the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1205), and allocate the net proceeds of the sale of 276 Lauder Avenue to the South District Parkland Acquisition reserve fund (Account XR2208).
RM7.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:36 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. June 14, 2023 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Sue Corke Marc Salmanovitch David Tsao Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows: I would like to take a moment on behalf of Council to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to deepening our own understanding of Indigenous peoples and their cultures. It is a moment to reflect on the importance of this land, which we each call home. Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council. This meeting is being held as a hybrid meeting. Members of Council, staff and the public are participating in today's meeting remotely and in person, and the meeting is being streamed live on YouTube. I'd like to welcome the public who are with us here today, and who are watching the meeting online. June 15, 2023 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Robert Kemp
CC7.2adopted
Appointment of Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth
The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of a Deputy City Manager.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Jag Sharma to the position of Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on August 14, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate, of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with Jag Sharma. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of Jag Sharma in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 7, 2023) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment. The following curriculum vitae summary for Jag Sharma is now public: JAG SHARMA Curriculum Vitae Summary EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2021 - Present Toronto Community Housing Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer 2019 - 2021 Town of Newmarket Chief Administrative Officer 2011 - 2019 City of Oshawa City Manager (2015 - 2019) Commissioner, Community Services Department (2011 - 2015) 2011 Fujitsu Consulting-Canada National Lean Practice Lead EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Master of Business Administration, Queen's University Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, General Motors, Engineering and Management Institute Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Certified White Belt/Green Belt Trainer) Executive Program in Municipal Leadership, Schulich School of Business
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the candidate identified in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the position of Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on August 14, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate, of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with the candidate. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of the Deputy City Manager contained in Confidential Attachment 1 upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
MM7.2adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 3104 Dundas Street West operating under the name Jayne's Gourmet (the "Premises"). The application is for an indoor area and outdoor area. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence. This Premises is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns related to noise, litter, safety, and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached. This matter is considered urgent as the deadline for objections is June 14, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Jayne's Gourmet 3104 Dundas Street West (the "Premises") is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Jayne's Gourmet 3104 Dundas Street West (the "Premises") is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
RM7.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from Meeting 6 held on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023.
CC7.3adopted
Appointment of Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services
The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of a Deputy City Manager.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Will Johnston to the position of Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on June 16, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate, of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with Will Johnston. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of Will Johnston in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 7, 2023) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment. The following curriculum vitae summary for Will Johnston is now public: WILL JOHNSTON Curriculum Vitae Summary EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2013 - Present City of Toronto Interim Deputy City Manager (2022 - Present) Executive Director and Chief Building Official (2018 - 2022) Director and Deputy Chief Building Official (2013 - 2018) 1997 - 2013 City of Vancouver Director and Chief Building Official/Chief Licence Inspector (2007 - 2013) Assistant Director and Deputy Chief Building Official (2005 - 2007) Code Development Engineer (1997 - 2005) 2000 - 2005 British Columbia Institute of Technology Engineering Technology Instructor (part-time) EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, California State University Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Professional Engineers of Ontario
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the candidate identified in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the position of Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on June 16, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate, of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with the candidate. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of the Deputy City Manager contained in Confidential Attachment 1 upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
MM7.3adopted
On April 27, 2023, the Committee of Adjustment (the "Committee") refused three applications brought by the owner of 29 De Marco Boulevard for, collectively, a consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots and for minor variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for each of the two proposed dwellings, one on each proposed lot (the "Applications"). Copies of the Committee's decisions on the Applications are attached as Attachments 1A, 1B and 1C. On May 17, 2023, the owner, through its agent, appealed the Committee's decisions to refuse the Applications to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In a report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District dated April 19, 2023, Community Planning Staff recommended refusal of the Applications. More specifically, Community Planning Staff opined that the Applications would result in the creation of lots and dwellings that are out of character with the established neighbourhood, and that the proposed severance and variances are not in keeping with the intent of the Official Plan, nor in keeping with the intent of the Zoning By-law, and that the variances are not minor in nature. A copy of the Planning report is attached as Attachment 2. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and oppose the appeal. A hearing date has yet to be scheduled.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose the Applications for 29 De Marco Boulevard, as well as any other variances and/or relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Applications for 29 De Marco Boulevard, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose the Applications for 29 De Marco Boulevard, as well as any other variances and/or relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Applications for 29 De Marco Boulevard, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
RM7.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 5 on June 6, 2023 Submitted by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 4 on May 29, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 6 on May 30, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Gary Crawford, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 4 on May 31, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Shelley Carroll, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 4 on May 30, 2023 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 4 on June 5, 2023 Submitted by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 4 on June 1, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Brad Bradford, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 5 on May 15, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 5 on May 16, 2023 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 5 on May 18, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 5 on May 24, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair New Business submitted by City Officials.
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC7.4adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board
At its meeting on May 17, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Corporations considered Item NC4.3, Selection of Candidates for Interview for the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Corporations must select candidates to interview for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board. Following the interviews, the Nominating Panel - Corporations will recommend candidates to City Council for appointment.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 22, 2025, continuing to serve until successors are appointed: Fareed Amin, as Chair Linda Jackson Brenda Parris Warren Law 2. City Council waive Section 2.6 of the Public Appointments Policy concerning restrictions on multiple appointments and appoint Lawrence D'Souza to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 22, 2025, continuing to serve until a successor is appointed. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 3, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 3, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations. The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 22, 2025, continuing to serve until successors are appointed: Fareed Amin, as Chair Linda Jackson Brenda Parris Warren Law 2. City Council waive Section 2.6 of the Public Appointments Policy concerning restrictions on multiple appointments and appoint Lawrence D'Souza to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 22, 2025, continuing to serve until a successor is appointed. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 3, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
MM7.4adopted
In 2021, Transportation Services moved forward with the design of the public realm improvements identified in the Section 37 Agreement secured from the development at 1-25 Defries Street including a new sidewalk on the west side of Bayview Avenue between Old Brewery Lane and Labatt Avenue, a raised pedestrian crossing at Old Brewery Lane and new marked crosswalks to provide safe pedestrian access to the proposed new sidewalk. Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services have completed the detail design for the public realm improvements. Through the design process, it was identified that the City needs to acquire 99.17 m² of private property at 576 Bayview Avenue due an existing Hydro Tower within the right-of-way. Corporate Real Estate Management has initiated this property purchase negotiation and the private property owner is amenable to the purchase currently. Costs for the public realm improvements including the property acquisition (estimated cost, including contingency, $350,000) would be funded using the Section 37 contributions as provided for in the Agreement. The tender call for these works is planned to be issued in early fall of 2023 for construction in late fall 2023 or in early 2024. Prior to the tender call it is required that the necessary land acquisition, including necessary environmental site assessment work required, is finalized. This Motion seeks to release the Section 37 funds necessary to complete this project, which were previously pledged in the agreement and approved by City Council in Item 2018.TE34.39 .
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2023-2032 Capital Budget for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $350,000 gross debt, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development of 1-25 Defries Street (Source Account: XR3026- 3701146), categorized as Service Improvement and Enhancement, for improvements including, but not limited to, implementing a new sidewalk on the west side of the Bayview Avenue between 1-25 Defries Street and Queen Street East (Cost Centre: CTP423-05). 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation to install signage on the construction fencing for this project informing residents of construction project information and estimated timelines and recognizing that the project was funded using Section 37 community benefits.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2023-2032 Capital Budget for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $350,000 gross debt, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development of 1-25 Defries Street (Source Account: XR3026- 3701146), categorized as Service Improvement and Enhancement, for improvements including, but not limited to, implementing a new sidewalk on the west side of the Bayview Avenue between 1-25 Defries Street and Queen Street East (Cost Centre: CTP423-05). 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation to install signage on the construction fencing for this project informing residents of construction project information and estimated timelines and recognizing that the project was funded using Section 37 community benefits.
RM7.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
CC7.5adopted
Appointment of Tenant Directors to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors
At its meeting on June 2, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Corporations considered Item NC5.3 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Corporations will recommend two public members as tenant directors to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed: Maureen Clohessy James Meeks 2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations. The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed: Maureen Clohessy James Meeks 2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
MM7.5adopted
Since its establishment in 2001, Yonge-Dundas Square has established itself as a prominent destination in our downtown core. Over time, significant improvements have been made to the surrounding vicinity, resulting in a substantial increase in pedestrian activity, with millions of visitors passing through each year. Public spaces and squares in Toronto play a pivotal role in our city, bringing communities together for various occasions of joy, celebration, solidarity, sorrow, and reflection. These events and gatherings take place across the city, encompassing locations like Nathan Phillips Square, Mel Lastman Square, and Albert Campbell Square. Yonge-Dundas Square, as the vibrant heart of our downtown, is no exception to this phenomenon. Given that Yonge-Dundas Square has maintained its current form for over two decades and in light of our city's ongoing recovery efforts from the impacts of COVID-19, it is essential for our public spaces to adapt to the evolving needs of our communities, stimulate economic development, and facilitate Toronto's future growth. Consequently, conducting a thorough review of the governance and operations of Yonge-Dundas Square is a critical step towards ensuring optimal utilization of public resources and the provision of amenities that align with the dynamic demands of our visitors, residents, and stakeholders in the bustling downtown core.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to conduct a review of the governance and operations model for Yonge-Dundas Square, including but not limited to considerations, such as publicly operating the Square in the same manner as Nathan Phillips Square, and to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations. 2. City Council request the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management to not enter into new external funding agreements that may affect or alter the governance or operations of Yonge-Dundas Square until the City Manager's governance review has concluded.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to conduct a review of the governance and operations model for Yonge-Dundas Square, including but not limited to considerations such as publicly operating the Square in the same manner as Nathan Phillips Square, and to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations. 2. City Council request the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management to not enter into new external funding agreements that may affect or alter the governance or operations of Yonge-Dundas Square until the City Manager's governance review has concluded.
RM7.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC7.6amended
Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors
At its meeting on May 17, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Corporations considered Item NC4.1, Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Corporations will conduct interviews and recommend seven public members to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. One of the seven public members or one of the three tenant directors will be recommended for appointment as Chair.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed: John Campbell Joe Cressy Debbie Douglas Adele Imrie, as Chair Nick Macrae Naram Mansour Brian F C Smith 2. City Council appoint the following three candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors, as tenant directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, continuing to serve until successors are appointed: Marcel Francis Charlebois Ubah Farah Lakeisha Ziva Ferreira 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations. The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed: John Campbell Joe Cressy, as Chair Debbie Douglas Adele Imrie Nick Macrae Naram Mansour Brian F C Smith 2. City Council appoint the following three candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors, as tenant directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, continuing to serve until successors are appointed: Marcel Francis Charlebois Ubah Farah Lakeisha Ziva Ferreira 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.
MM7.6adopted
As presently approved, the conveyance of the required 10-metre setback of land for the purpose of a naturalized ravine buffer, pursuant to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's recommendation for acquisition under Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Living City Policies 7.3.2 and 7.5.2 and Official Plan Policy 2.3.2.3, is to occur prior to the Ontario Land Tribunal issuing its final Order implementing the Council-adopted settlement. Presently, the conveyance timing of the ravine buffer is not viable nor practical. This is because the development lands will still contain an existing building, containing tenanted units, once the Ontario Land Tribunal's issuance of its final Order. It is expected that the Owner will be ready to receive issuance of its Notice of Approval Conditions shortly from City Planning regarding its site-plan application, once the Ontario Land Tribunal issues its final Order regarding the rezoning application. Delaying the conveyance of the ravine buffer lands will allow minimal disruption and inconvenience to tenants of the dwelling units on the lands, while allowing the Owner to proceed with obtaining site-plan approval from the City. Therefore, the most practical timing for conveyance of the ravine buffer lands is prior to the City issuing an Above Grade Building Permit for the development. This revised timing will issue that the Owner conveys the ravine buffer lands to the City prior to obtaining any Above Grade Building Permit. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: City Council Item 2023.CC5.23 (March 29, 2023) only as it pertains to Part 3.i of the confidential instructions to staff made public on April 20, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.CC5.23 by: a. Deleting Instruction to Staff Part 3.i.: i. the Owner convey a 10-metre buffer adjoining the ravine top of bank, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and b. adopting the following new Instruction to Staff: City Council direct that, prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall convey a 10-metre ravine buffer adjoining the ravine top of bank to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.CC5.23 by: a. Deleting Instruction to Staff Part 3.i.: i. the Owner convey a 10-metre buffer adjoining the ravine top of bank, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and b. adopting the following new Instruction to Staff: City Council direct that, prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall convey a 10-metre ravine buffer adjoining the ravine top of bank to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.
RM7.6received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
June 14, 2023 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, recognized two members of the City Clerk's Office, Carol Kaustinen and Ellen Devlin, for their retirement from the City of Toronto. Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that Carol Kaustinen and Ellen Devlin have both had distinguished careers with the City and the City Clerk's Office, providing support to Members of Council, staff and the public, in their roles as Administrators. Speaker Nunziata remarked that many Chairs and senior officials have benefitted from their advice, calmness, and dedication to ensuring open and transparent decision making. Speaker Nunziata, on behalf of City Council, thanked Ms. Kaustinen and Ms. Devlin for their service to the City and its residents, and wished each a wonderful retirement. Councillor James Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, congratulated the City for successfully hosting the 2023 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference and Trade Show held from May 25-28, 2023. Councillor Pasternak acknowledged the many hours of work and planning that went into the event, citing the dedication of City Staff as the reason for its success. Councillor Pasternak remarked that the conference brought over 2,000 delegates from cities and towns across Canada, gathered under the theme of "Local Action, National Results". Councillor Pasternak recognized Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie for her energetic and enthusiastic participation in the conference, the City Manager's Office and Protocol that led the planning and hosting, and Josie Scioli, Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, for her support, and City staff in their work for the conference. Councillor Jamaal Myers, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged and thanked the members of the Toronto Police Service, 42 Division, and the members of the Emergency Task Force, and Toronto Transit Commission staff, for their swift and seamless efforts in apprehending the suspect who allegedly threatened the mayoral candidates. Councillor Myers recounted that he was participating in a ride-along with the 42 Division, and witnessed firsthand the professionalism of the officers and Toronto Transit Commission staff exhibited in protecting the transit riders, his constituents, and the mayoral candidates. Councillor Myers then thanked Councillor Vincent Crisanti for encouraging him to attend the ride-along for it provided him with valuable insight on the day-to-day activities, challenges, and opportunities of the Toronto Police Services. Councillor Myers reminded everyone about the importance of everyone being presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that he hopes that the suspect gets the mental health support that he might need. Councillor Josh Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, recognized Corporate Security who kept the Members of City Council up to date on the events following the threat on the mayoral candidates. Councillor Josh Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, congratulated the residents of Forest Hill Village for their celebration of the 100th anniversary of Forest Hill. Councillor Matlow remarked that Forest Hill was once known as "Spadina Heights", Ojibwe for "Place on the Hill". Councillor Matlow acknowledged the Forest Hill Business Improvement Area, the Upper Hill Business Improvement Area, and the Eglinton Way Business Improvement Area for the celebrations they are holding for the community. Councillor Josh Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Ethiopian Association for the Greater Toronto Area members who were present in the Council Chamber, and acknowledged their involvement in supporting Ethiopian refugees along with other refugees from Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania. Councillor Anthony Perruzza, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Professor Andrew Pask and his students in Municipal Government Relations class from Seneca at York Campus, who were present in the Council Chamber. Deputy Mayor McKelvie, during the afternoon session of the meeting, congratulated Councillor Brad Bradford on the birth of his daughter, Bronwyn Bradford. Councillor Brad Bradford, during the afternoon session of the meeting, thanked Deputy Mayor McKelvie and Members of Council, promising to pass the message along to his partner Kathryn Bradford, and his first daughter, Briar. June 15, 2023 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie to recognize Heather Taylor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, on her retirement from the City of Toronto. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged the outstanding career of Ms. Taylor during her time with the City and underscored the many career highlights she had accrued. Deputy Mayor McKelvie recognized the many budget reforms that Ms. Taylor had ushered in, which moved the City towards an outcomes-based budget. Deputy Mayor McKelvie outlined Ms. Taylor's passion for the environment and her role as the Co-Champion for the City's Women for Climate TO Mentorship program. Deputy Mayor McKelvie described Ms. Taylor's work towards ensuring the City's environmental goals, and making Toronto the first Canadian government to incorporate climate related disclosures in their audited financial reports, to issue Environments, Social and Governance performance reports, and to build in a sustainability framework within the City's debt and borrowing program. Deputy Mayor McKelvie, on behalf of the City and City Council, thanked Ms. Taylor for her resilience, leadership, and unfailing kindness. Deputy Mayor McKelvie, presented Ms. Taylor a Proclamation scroll. Heather Taylor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, addressed City Council and thanked Deputy Mayor McKelvie, the Senior Leadership Team, the Corporate Leadership Team, and the Finance Team for their remarkable work. Ms. Taylor promised to remain in touch with the City, and wished everyone the best and continued success. Deputy Mayor McKelvie, during the afternoon session of the meeting, thanked the Office of the Mayor staff who remained steadfast in their duties to the City after the resignation of former Mayor John Tory. Deputy Mayor McKelvie recognized Don Peat, Courtney Glen, Louis Tsilivis, Matt Buckman, Tasnia Kahn, David Turnbull, Edward Bimbaum and all other staff for their time with the City. Councillor Fletcher and Councillor Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, recognized Deputy Mayor McKelvie for her work as Deputy Mayor, thanked her and her staff for their excellent work, and presented the Deputy Mayor with a card and a cake. Councillor Fletcher, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed the Grades 4 and 5 students of the Holy Cross Catholic School and their teacher Joanne Pace, who were present in the Council Chamber.
CC7.7adopted
Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board
At its meeting on June 2, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Corporations considered Item NC5.2, Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board, and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (May 18, 2022) from the City Clerk. The Nominating Panel - Corporations will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Nicole Martin to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 16, 2025, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board. Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 16, 2025, and until a successor is appointed: Nicole Martin 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board. The City Clerk further recommends that: 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 3 and 4 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
MM7.7amended
In 2020, a company based in Montreal that organizes and creates event spaces, developed a pilot project called Cabine de Castelnau. The intent of this project was to utilize outdoor public areas in Montreal and turn them into teleworking spaces that are equipped with WiFi and electricity. With the goal of implementing 20 of these spaces in 2021, the project was successful and attracted nearly 30,000 users that year and the number of spaces doubled in 2022 with 40 spaces strategically positioned across the City. This project was made possible through collaboration between the Province of Quebec, the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough, Desjardis Group and FIZZ Canada - a mobile and internet company that provides WiFi for the spaces. Greendesking, another name for working outdoors, combats social isolation, stimulates creativity, reduces stress and promotes positive mental wellbeing by bringing people together in a shared fully-equipped outdoor environment. Toronto is a city the loves the outdoors. Whether it be through CaféTO, Open Streets TO or the use of our public parks, it is clear that Torontonians will leverage the option of bringing their office outdoors.
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 consider the installation of free-to-use outdoor work spaces that are equipped with Wi-Fi and solar lighting, as well as funding models, as part of the overall public Wi-Fi strategy under the ConnectTO program.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on a framework to pilot the installation of free-to-use outdoor work spaces that are equipped with WiFi and solar lighting, funded in part by corporate partnerships by the fourth quarter of 2023.
RM7.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
June 14, 2023: City Council adopted the June 14, 2023 Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent. June 15, 2023: City Council adopted the June 15, 2023 Order Paper.
CC7.8amended
Appointment of Public Members to the CreateTO Board
At its meeting on June 2, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Corporations considered Item NC5.1, and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Corporations must select candidates to interview for appointment to the CreateTO Board. Following the interviews, the Nominating Panel - Corporations will recommend two candidates for appointment to City Council.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Ron Carinci, as Chair Marcie Zajdeman 2. City Council re-appoint the following candidates, upon their appointment to the CreateTO Board, to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2025, and until successors are appointed: Ron Carinci Marcie Zajdeman 3. City Council re-appoint the following members of the CreateTO Board to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending October 2, 2024, and until successors are appointed: Marni Dicker Dennis Fotinos Sandra Levy 4. City Council re-appoint the following member of the CreateTO Board to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 10, 2025, and until a successor is appointed: Allison Mendes 5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Ron Carinci, as Chair Marcie Zajdeman 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 18, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.
MM7.8amended
The City has a heating By-law in place to ensure that all landlords provide adequate heating to a minimum air temperature of 21°C from September 15 to June 1. The City also has a property standards By-law that requires that all air-conditioning systems be operated so as to maintain an indoor temperature of not more than 26°C from June 2 to September 14. City Council declared a climate emergency in 2019, recognizing that temperatures are rising due to climate change and that extreme heat waves have grave health consequences for residents in our City. Many tenants living in apartment buildings experience very high temperatures in their units, and only 6 percent of apartment buildings in Toronto are reported to have air conditioning. From September 15 to October 15 and May 1 to June 1, landlords are able to turn the heat down or off if the temperature indoors is above 21°C. However, this is at the discretion of the landlord. Tenants Associations in Don Valley North have reported that while their landlord had the discretion to turn off the heat prior to June 1, they did not. Tenants reported temperatures as high as 30°C in their units. In 2018, the City of Mississauga introduced an Adequate Temperature By-law that defined "adequate and suitable cooling" to be a temperature in a "unit that does not exceed 26°C". In 2023, the City of Hamilton voted unanimously at its Public Health Committee to support the development of an Adequate Temperature By-law. While Toronto has a heating By-law in place, we do not have a By-law to support our tenants when they experience extreme heat waves. With rising year-round temperatures in Toronto, these conditions will only worsen if we do nothing. City Council has moved a number of Motions in recognition of this problem. Despite our heating and property standards By-laws, tenants across the City continue to report the same concerns with the extreme heat conditions in their units. Introducing an adequate temperature By-law would ensure that tenants are guaranteed access to safe and comfortable accommodation and would protect their health in our hottest months.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with other appropriate City Divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2024 on the feasibility of the following options and others as may be applicable for the City to effectively require all landlords who control the temperature in leased residential premises to ensure that: a. the air temperature in each unit is heated to a specified temperature whenever the outside temperature falls below a specified temperature; b. if the premises are equipped with air cooling equipment that cool each unit, the air temperature in each unit does not exceed a specified temperature; and c. if the premises are not equipped with air cooling equipment that cool each unit: i. the landlord makes reasonable efforts to turn off its heating equipment when the air temperature in any unit exceeds a specified temperature; ii. the building contains a cooling centre, accessible to all tenants as a respite, where the air temperature does not exceed a specified temperature; iii. each tenant has a right to exchange gas-fired cooking equipment provided by the landlord for a cool-cooking induction stove; iv. information on these rights is posted in the common areas, and v. tenants with special health needs are provided with supplementary heating or cooling that they can control. 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health and other appropriate City Divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2024 on what minimum and maximum temperatures should be specified for leased residential premises, and for cooling centres, that protect tenants' health and are consistent with TransformTO. 3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with other appropriate City Divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2024 on how to improve data collection and analysis capacity as it relates to extreme temperatures in rental housing; including: a. a process to monitor, record and analyse tenant complaints to the Customer Experience Division about extreme temperatures in rental housing; b. a process to monitor the effectiveness of removing gas stoves and adding cooling centres in protecting the health of tenants in buildings not equipped with air conditioning; and c. recording the number of complaints submitted from residents regarding the temperature of their unit from June 2023 onwards. 4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health and other appropriate City Divisions, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the second quarter of 2024 on options to: a. encourage retrofits of existing residential buildings that reduce summer heat gain, provide passive and/or active cooling and improve tenant comfort in extreme weather, in ways consistent with TransformTO; and b. encourage or require new residential buildings to comply with passive house standards, to ensure tenant comfort despite increasingly severe weather in ways consistent with TransformTO. 5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with all relevant City Divisions, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee on all documentation and outcomes resulting from the unanimously adopted City Council Item 2018.LS25.1 .
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with other appropriate Divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the fourth quarter of 2023 on the following: a. require that all landlords provide adequate and suitable heat, meaning the air temperature in a unit is at least 21°C; and b. require that all landlords provide adequate and suitable cooling, meaning that the air temperature in a unit does not exceed 26°C. 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience Division and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with other appropriate divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the fourth quarter of 2023 on: a. exploring opportunities to improve data collection and analysis capacity as it relates to extreme temperatures in rental housing; and b. developing a process to monitor complaints submitted by residents about extreme temperatures by collecting information from the Customer Experience Division; and c. recording the number of complaints submitted from residents regarding the temperature of their unit from June 2023 onwards. 3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health and other appropriate Divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on the following outstanding from Item 2018.LS25.1 by the third quarter of 2023: a. require that all existing apartment buildings provide air conditioned units or an air conditioned cool room in the building; b. require that all new apartment buildings have air conditioning and add measures that enable passive cooling; and c. require that all apartment buildings undergo retrofits, such as new windows, heavy-duty screens, cladding and other passive and active cooling systems, and updated heating systems to mitigate the negative health impacts of heat on tenants.
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.
MM7.21withdrawn
The proposed modular supportive housing for 175 Cummer Avenue is currently awaiting an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing while the units sit in storage in Owen Sound at a current rate of $77,000 per month. The seniors and surrounding community are anxious to settle the matter sooner than later. During the process of proposing this site, serious gaps occurred, most importantly - a lack of listening and consideration for the 600+ seniors who currently reside on the same property. Therefore, the design and site plan were created without consideration of those most impacted by this decision. Further, the units were ordered without the zoning being firm - resulting in the current situation. This Motion addresses some of their main concerns and provides a way forward. We have commitment from the Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association that they will drop the appeal if this Motion is passed. This would create the fastest path to implement the stored units and create housing in a way that is harmonious with the surrounding community. Below are the primary concerns of the seniors which are being addressed by this Motion: 1. The greenspace is cherished by the seniors. In conversation after conversation with the seniors at Willowdale Manor they all describe the importance of the green space in the front of the building with old growth trees. Currently the site plan places the 59-unit building right in the middle of this green space. The seniors live in relatively small units, many of whom have mobility challenges. They cannot easily access other options for outdoor space. 2. The seniors do not feel their voices have been heard. Because of lack of accessible consultation in this process, there has been a significant breakdown in trust in the City. Toronto Community Housing Corporation has also proposed AODA renovations to take away their stage (used regularly for programming) and front seating area which are also important amenities to them. The creation of a Community Liaison Committee that continually checks in on their needs and allows them to speak into the process of implementation is critical for the success of this project. 3. The seniors currently do not have enough parking for themselves or their guests. Many park illegally in fire routes because of the lack of parking. Currently the site plan for the project does not include adding parking, instead it takes three spots away from the seniors and assigns them to staff of the modular supportive housing. A respectful implementation should consider the needs of the current residents. 4. The land was meant for seniors. Although we no longer zone for people, we do create communities around certain demographics in order to best deliver services and create increased opportunities for social connection. We do this especially for seniors which is why there are retirement homes, seniors social housing and long term care. Because this land is already inhabited by 600+ seniors, it makes sense to extend the use and intention of this space to additional seniors. In 1997 there was a proposal for development on the land that was vigorously opposed by Councillor John Filion who stated his wish that any future development should be limited to seniors. 5. Create a sense of stability while diversifying supportive housing options. The Wellesley Institute published a paper "Toronto Supportive Housing Growth Plan: Needs Assessment" that stated that more diversity is needed in our approach to Supportive Housing. One suggestion was to include abstinence-only housing as a choice. Given the fears and vulnerabilities of the residents currently living at 175 Cummer Avenue, an abstinence-only version of supportive housing would reduce the stress of unknown factors on the current residents. 6. Quote from the Wellesley Institute: "So within Housing First…there's lots of different ways of looking at the core principles… But all of them highlight the importance of choice and no preconditions…And choice is a complicated thing. So if you take a harm reduction approach to supportive housing, that should mean that there's different ways that you can do that. So a harm reduction approach doesn't exclude the possibility of abstinence-only housing. Because if it's truly choice driven, there are some people for whom their ability to manage their substance use means that they need to be away from other users. But others may want something else-- So I think starting from the client outward is the way to think about…what do people need? ...Having said that, there's a huge undersupply [of housing], and so at the same time we have to build up supply. But I think in doing that, [we need] to be thoughtful-- and not just stamp out a one size fits all kinds of approach."
Item MM7.21 was withdrawn at City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the July 19, 20, and 21, 2023 City Council meeting on the feasibility of reconfiguring the modular housing units proposed for 175 Cummer Avenue to: a. add one to two additional storeys and examine placement of the modular building, while maintaining a similar number of units, in order to reduce the building footprint of the modular building and maximize the green space and tree canopy preserved on the north-east side of the building for the 600+ seniors living on the same property at Willowdale Manor senior's residence and Cummer Lodge senior's long-term care residence; and b. add additional parking spaces for the modular housing units and examine the feasibility of creating a separate driveway and entrance from Willowdale Avenue for the 175 Cummer Avenue modular supportive housing units such report to include c. a calculation of the cost of reconfiguring the modular units; d. a financing plan for the cost of reconfiguring the modular units; e. any delays that would be associated with the revised proposal; and f. any impacts of the reconfiguration on the current appeal of Zoning By-law 818-2022, regarding 175 Cummer Avenue. 2. City Council request the General Manager Parks Forestry and Recreation, should the reconfiguration of the modular supportive housing project contemplated in Recommendation 1 be possible, to report on adding lawn furniture around the trees that are retained in close proximity to the front door of Willowdale Manor using Section 37 funds. 3. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to explore the feasibility of establishing the modular supportive housing project at 175 Cummer Avenue as an abstinence-only facility, as recommended by the Wellesley Institute, including the number of seniors who would be interested and challenges of operating such a facility and report back by the end of the third quarter of 2023 or earlier if possible. 4. City Council direct that the modular supportive housing at 175 Cummer Avenue be for seniors 59 years of age and older in need of supports who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and not include safe or supervised injection services, and request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to delay issuing a Request for Proposal for an appropriate modular supportive housing service provider until after City Council has considered the report requested in Recommendation 3. 5. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to form a multilingual Community Liaison Committee in the third quarter of 2023 composed of seniors from Willowdale Manor, staff from Cummer Lodge, representatives from the neighbourhood, including Mandarin, Farsi and Russian speakers, and the local councillor, to meet on a regular basis to determine community benefits, address concerns and shape the outcome of the implementation of the modular housing project. 6. City Council direct that no construction of the modular supportive housing project at 175 Cummer Avenue take place until after the Community Liaison Committee is formed and the feasibility reports requested in Recommendation 1 and 3 have been considered by City Council.
CC7.22adopted
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the "University") applied in September, 2016 to amend the Official Plan to establish a new Secondary Plan for the University of Toronto St. George Campus area. The proposal was to replace the existing University of Toronto Secondary Plan that was adopted in 1997, to provide an updated policy framework that would manage change and guide new development in the area. Following detailed analysis, public and stakeholder consultation, and input from various City Divisions, staff wrote and recommended a new University of Toronto St. George Campus Secondary Plan ("Official Plan Amendment 582" or the "Secondary Plan"), as well as implementing Urban Design Guidelines for the lands generally bounded by Bloor Street West to the north, Spadina Avenue to the west, College Street to the south and an irregular boundary generally running along Bay Street to the east. City Council adopted the Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines at its meeting on July 19 to 22, 2022. The adopted Secondary Plan builds on the existing planning framework, including the Downtown Plan, to provide area-specific policies regarding the public realm, built form and land uses. Following City Council's adoption of the Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines, the Secondary Plan was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by three appellants, including by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, which purported to appeal the Secondary Plan in its entirety, and which has not scoped its appeal on consent at this time. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing event, which has been scheduled for July 28, 2023. City Council's consideration of this matter should not be deferred beyond the conclusion of the June 14 to 16, 2023 meeting of City Council, because said meeting is the last opportunity available to the City Solicitor to obtain instructions sufficiently in advance of the hearing event to properly represent the City's interests in those proceedings. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
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 and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 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 without prejudice offer to settle dated May 29, 2023 set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and approve the University of Toronto St. George Campus Secondary Plan in accordance with the without prejudice offer to settle set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the appeal of the Toronto Catholic District School Board be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to the University of Toronto St. George Campus Secondary Plan. 4. City Council adopt the requested amendments to the University of Toronto St. George Campus Urban Design Guidelines. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (May 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (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, Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Attachment 3, 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.
MM7.22adopted
In February 2023, the lands at 20 Castlefield Avenue were transferred from the Toronto Parking Authority to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for parkland use. Over the next 2-3 years, a portion of the site will be licensed to the developer at 2500 Yonge Street for construction staging. The 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation includes a planned project for park development ($4.200 million), with the design process to begin in 2024 and construction of the park to start after the developer vacates the licensed area over 2025-2026. In order to meet the needs of the community, Parks, Forestry and Recreation are requesting City Council authority to advance the activation of the unlicensed portion of the site to install basketball and pickleball courts including nets and posts, seating and tables. This Motion will amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan to create a new capital project with a project cost and cash flow of $0.125 million in 2023. The project is classified as Growth Related, and is fully funded from a Section 37 benefit that has been received and is eligible for these purposes. For this year, Parks, Forestry and Recreation will accommodate the operation and maintenance of the new components at 20 Castlefield Avenue within existing resources, however, any incremental operating impacts including staff resource requirements of the future park will be submitted for consideration through future budget submissions.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve an amendment to Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as 20 Castlefield Park Phase 1 Activation in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.125 million gross and $0 debt in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2490-2514 Yonge Street, 10-12 Castlefield Avenue, and portions of 20 Castlefield Avenue and 567 Duplex Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701269) to install basketball and pickleball courts, including nets and posts, seating and tables.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council approve an amendment to Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as 20 Castlefield Park Phase 1 Activation in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.125 million gross and $0 debt in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2490-2514 Yonge Street, 10-12 Castlefield Avenue, and portions of 20 Castlefield Avenue and 567 Duplex Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701269) to install basketball and pickleball courts including nets and posts, seating and tables.
CC7.23adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing into this matter scheduled to commence on July 24, 2024, for 10 days. The applicant appealed the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street (the "Development Site") to the Ontario Land Tribunal from Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the prescribed time periods pursuant to the Planning Act. The Ontario Land Tribunal hearing is scheduled to commence on July 24, 2023 for 10 days. Given this timing, 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 Appendices A and B to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance 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 settlement offer as described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (June 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor and subject to Parts below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street (the "Site"). 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to impose the following conditions on the consent to demolish the building on the designated heritage property at 18 Portland Street in accordance with Section 34.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act , subject to the following conditions: a. prior to issuance of the Ontario Land Tribunal Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street, the Owner shall, at its sole cost and expense: i. provide a detailed Panelization Plan, including how these building components will be dismantled, protected and stored during construction, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant and engineer, with such Plan being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; ii. provide a Reconstruction and Restoration Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, with such Plan(s) being satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and iii. enter into, and register on title to the lands municipally known as 18 Portland Street and, if required, 1-9 Niagara Street, a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act , satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the City Solicitor; b. prior to final site plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street, the owner shall, at its sole cost and expense: i. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Reconstruction and Restoration Plan required above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and ii. provide an Interpretation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for interior alterations, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing building(s) on the site as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, or the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, as applicable, the Owner shall, at its sole cost and expense: i. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the panelization, reconstruction and protective measures keyed to the approved Panelization Plan and approved Reconstruction and Restoration Plan required above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; ii. provide a Letter of Credit(s), including provisions for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Panelization Plan; the approved Reconstruction and Restoration Plan; and the approved Interpretation Plan; d. prior to the release of one or more of the Letters of Credit required above, the Owner shall: i. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required works have been completed in accordance with the Panelization Plan, Reconstruction and Restoration Plan and Interpretation Plan, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and ii. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to confirm works have been completed in the approved Plans the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Application to Demolish the Designated Heritage Property until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including a policy recognizing that the existing building subject of By-law 69-2023 may be temporary relocated from the Site to a secure location off-site to be reconstructed and restored prior to being returned to the Site to be incorporated into the new development, in accordance with the conditions on the consent to demolish the building on the designated heritage property at 18 Portland Street in accordance with Section 34.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act ; b. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. the Owner has completed the requirements under Part 3.a. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, where applicable; d. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required; iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum, including streetscape and curb extension provisions, acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; and v. submitted a revised Arborist Report or addendum, Landscape Plan (with a public utility plan underlay in an updated soil volume plan) and Tree Protection Plan acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; e. if the required upgrade and/or improvements to municipal infrastructure to Portland Street being constructed by the City are not in place at the time of requesting any final Order of the Tribunal, instead of Part 4. d.i. to iii. above, City Council direct that a Holding ("H") By-law Symbol shall be imposed on the Zoning By-law Amendment to be lifted generally as follows: i. the Owner has demonstrated that the required upgrades to the existing watermain system located on Portland Street (the upgrade of the existing 150 millimetre watermain fronting the site on Portland Street) is constructed and operational to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. the Owner submitted a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and stormwater capacity, acceptable to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; iii. if there are any additional upgrades and/or improvements, the execution of a financially secured agreement between the owner of the lands and the City, securing the financing and construction of any improvements that may be required to the City's sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water supply systems to accommodate the proposed development; and iv. the receipt of all necessary approvals for the infrastructure required, as described above. 5. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the Owner of the 18 Portland Street and 1-9 Niagara Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 18 Portland Street and, if required, on 1-9 Niagara Street. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (June 1, 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 (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 confidential instructions to staff 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 Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.23adopted
The municipal government, especially in a city as large as Toronto, plays an important role in delivering services and support to residents at a local level. The responsibility and commitments that Toronto City Council has to its residents are often matters that affect the daily lives of residents. By addressing the specific needs and concerns of their communities, municipal governments ensure that residents have access to safe neighborhoods, reliable public services, well-maintained roads, recreational opportunities, and a thriving local economy. As such, City Council should be empowered to enact policy changes and measures to effectively and efficiently execute the job for which they were duly elected. City Council continues to call on the Provincial and Federal governments to partner with Toronto to fund various needs of the City such as housing, transit, public safety often to no avail. The result from a lacking in funding and partnership with the other two levels of government is a lack in results for Torontonians and meaningful improvements to our city. We as Council have already seen first-hand the effects of reduced autonomy at the municipal level from the reduction of City Wards and changes to Planning and Housing from the Provincial government. A Charter City in Toronto would be created by transferring jurisdiction of certain divisions of powers in the Constitution from the Provincial Government to the City in order to give more autonomy and decision making power to City Council. The goal of a Charter City is to give City Council the ability to have more control over areas such as planning, taxation, and elections that directly affect the City's ability to deliver services to its residents. Given that Charter Cities have been proven successful in jurisdictions in Europe and the United States, the options to enact a Charter City in Toronto and give more decision-making powers to Toronto City Council should be explored and done so in a meaningful way. Part of that must include effectively engaging and educating the public on those options and the implications, as well as hearing feedback from residents as part of the democratic process. This will allow Council to make the best decision on this matter with as much information from the City Solicitor, City Staff, and public opinion as possible.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council with a proposal by the end of 2023, including options for methods and budget implications, to provide the public with information on recognizing and enshrining City of Toronto authorities within the Canadian Constitution. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council with a public engagement proposal by the end of 2023, including options for methods and budget implications, to seek public input on which powers City Council should have more control over such as planning, taxation, and elections that directly affect the City's ability to deliver services to its residents. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to report to City Council by the end of 2023 on the legal mechanism for making an amendment to the Canadian Constitution that would recognize and enshrine certain City of Toronto authorities.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jamaal Myers, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council with a proposal by the end of 2023, including options for methods and budget implications, to provide the public with information on recognizing and enshrining City of Toronto authorities within the Canadian Constitution. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to report to City Council with a public engagement proposal by the end of 2023, including options for methods and budget implications, to seek public input on which powers City Council should have more control over such as planning, taxation, and elections that directly affect the City's ability to deliver services to its residents. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to report to City Council by the end of 2023 on the legal mechanism for making an amendment to the Canadian Constitution that would recognize and enshrine certain City of Toronto authorities.
MM7.24adopted
A portion of the Betty Sutherland Trail is currently closed as part of ongoing work being completed by the Provincial Ministry of Transportation along Highway 401 between Avenue Road and Warden Avenue. Work commenced in March 2023, and the trail will remain closed at the Highway 401 crossing for the duration of the project, which is slated for completion in Winter 2025. The trail is open north and south of the Highway 401 structure, but users of the trail are not able to cross under the 401. This severely disrupts one of the most-used recreational trails in North York. The Ministry of Transportation has stated that it is not possible to provide a detour for cyclists or pedestrians. This answer is not acceptable for the thousands of residents who utilize this trail, both for recreation and to commute to work and school. The ongoing Ministry of Transportation work forces cyclists and pedestrians to take a significant detour and pushes them onto major streets, making their trips significantly more dangerous. The trail is also used for important community events throughout the year. The Ministry of Transportation must explore solutions to this significant closure that maintains access for local residents and takes into account the special events that are hosted on the trail each year.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation, in consultation with appropriate City Divisions, to investigate alternatives to the trail closure, including: a. providing alternative routes for pedestrian and cyclist access under the Highway 401; and b. exploring opportunities to open the trail for special events such as the Annual North York General Hospital Rally in the Ravine.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation, in consultation with appropriate City Divisions, to investigate alternatives to the trail closure, including: a. providing alternative routes for pedestrian and cyclist access under the Highway 401; and b. exploring opportunities to open the trail for special events such as the Annual North York General Hospital Rally in the Ravine.
MM7.25adopted
At its May 10, 11 and 12, 2023 meeting, City Council adopted " A Clean Energy Future for Toronto " which expressed City Council's objection to any increase in the burning of fossil fuels in the City. Spurred on by a Provincial proposal to increase emissions at the Portlands Energy Centre, this Motion underlined the commitment of the City to its climate goals. The Provincial Government then announced that their interpretation was that the increased emissions from the Portlands Energy Centre would not be subject to the requirement to obtain municipal consent. This Motion calls on the Federal Government to support the City in meeting our climate goals and to use their regulatory authority to backstop City Council's position.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to issue Clean Electricity Regulations that prohibit increasing the gas-fired generating capacity at the Portlands Energy Centre, effective immediately.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to issue Clean Electricity Regulations that prohibit increasing the gas-fired generating capacity at the Portlands Energy Centre, effective immediately.
MM7.26adopted
July 1, 2023 will mark 100 years since the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 was passed into law. The Act, which was effective for 24 years, was officially repealed by Parliament on May 14, 1947. The resulting exclusion of Chinese immigration significantly impacted the Chinese community in Canada. Following the completion of the railway, a monumental effort that was largely accomplished through the hard work of 17,000 men from the Province of Guangdong, China, federal legislation banned virtually all Chinese immigration to Canada. Over the time the Act was in force, wives and children in China were separated from their husbands and fathers in Canada, and Chinese Canadians continued to face hostility and discrimination in a nation they helped to build. Cities and Provinces across Canada are commemorating this important, and often forgotten day is Canada's history. A plaque will be unveiled by the City on July 1, 2023 at City Hall.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council proclaim July 1, 2023 as Chinese Railroad Workers Day.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council proclaim July 1, 2023 as Chinese Railroad Workers Day.
MM7.27adopted
I am pleased to transmit the report from the Chair, Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel recommending the appointment of a Lobbyist Registrar as identified in the confidential attachment. Toronto's Lobbyist Registrar, Cristina De Caprio, was appointed by City Council at its July 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2016 meeting for a 3-year term ending September 6, 2019. At its meeting on May 14 and 15, 2019, City Council adopted Item 2019.CC7.2 , and in doing so determined to extend the term of the current Lobbyist Registrar, on the same terms and conditions, to September 6, 2023. Mayor John Tory appointed a selection panel that included Councillor Mike Colle (Chair), Councillor Paul Ainslie, Councillor Nick Mantas and Councillor Chris Moise. The Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel undertook a comprehensive recruitment process to recommend a preferred candidate to City Council. The Selection Panel was assisted by an independent external search firm. The reason for urgency of the Motion is that the recruitment process was finalized after agenda closing. This Motion will ensure the newly appointed Lobbyist Registrar can commence immediately following the end of Cristina De Caprio's term of office on September 6, 2023. I want to thank the Selection Panel for their participation in the recruitment process and for their efforts to ensure a successful outcome for this very important position.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Stephen Littlejohn as Lobbyist Registrar effective September 7, 2023, subject to and following written acceptance by the candidate of the prescribed Accountability Officer employment agreement offered by the City, for a 7-year non-renewable term ending on September 7, 2030, with all the powers and duties imposed upon the Lobbyist Registrar by Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2023) from the Chair, Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel. The following curriculum vitae summary for Stephen Littlejohn is now public: STEPHEN LITTLEJOHN Since 2010, Stephen Littlejohn has been the Inquiries and Investigations Counsel for the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar's Office. Through his work in the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar's Office, Mr. Littlejohn advised the Lobbyist Registrar, registry staff, public office holders, lobbyists, and members of the public on the interpretation and application of Toronto's Lobbying By-law. He led the Inquiries and Investigations unit which is responsible for conducting investigations into contraventions of the Lobbying By-law and acted as counsel for the office in these matters. He also served as the Interim Lobbyist Registrar for several months in 2016. For almost a decade, from 2001 to 2010, he was a Senior Consultant at the City of Toronto's Employee and Labour Relations unit, where he consulted and advised City divisions regarding employee and labour relations matters, and conducted investigations, hearings, mediations and arbitrations. As a Senior Consultant in Human Rights, Mr. Littlejohn developed expertise in human rights issues including resolving discrimination and harassment complaints through investigations, mediations, negotiations, and conciliation, and provided advice and consultation on the City's Human Rights and Harassment Policy to Council, senior staff and key stakeholders. Mr. Littlejohn is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and was called to the bar in 2000. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association's Administrative Law Section, Law of Lobbying and Ethics Committee. He is also a member of the Lobbyist Registrars and Commissioners Network, a network of federal, provincial and municipal lobbyist registrars and commissioners. Professional Experience: 2010 to Present -Inquiries & Investigations Counsel, City of Toronto, Office of the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar; Acting Lobbyist Registrar May -September 2016 2001 to 2010 -Senior Consultant, Employee & Labour Relations, People & Equity Division, City of Toronto 2007 to 2008 -Senior Consultant Human Rights, City of Toronto Education: Call to the Bar 2000 LLB, University of Windsor -Faculty of Law 1998 Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto - Faculty of Arts & Science 1994 Professional Associations Law Society of Ontario, member in good standing Member of the Canadian Bar Association's Administrative Law Section, Law of Lobbying and Ethics Committee Member of the Lobbyist Registrars and Commissioners Network Member of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws Member-at-large of the National Executive Committee of the CBA, Administrative Law Section
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (June 12, 2023) from the Chair, Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel: 1. City Council appoint as Lobbyist Registrar the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2023) from the Chair, Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel, effective September 7, 2023, subject to and following written acceptance by the candidate of the prescribed Accountability Officer employment agreement offered by the City, for a 7-year non-renewable term ending on September 7, 2030, with all the powers and duties imposed upon the Lobbyist Registrar by Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2023) from the Chair, Lobbyist Registrar Selection Panel, upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
MM7.28adopted
On June 25, 2018, the City's Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and leaders from the Indigenous Community Advisory Board and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council launched the Meeting in the Middle Engagement Strategy and Action Plan ("Meeting in the Middle"). Meeting in the Middle was co-created to foster better relationships between the Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and Indigenous-led organizations and identify actions to more meaningfully address Indigenous homelessness in Toronto. Recognizing the importance of this work, City Council demonstrated its commitment by adopting Item 2019.EC2.10 - Implementation of Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy on March 27 and 28, 2019 directing the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to develop an Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream in partnership with local Indigenous organizations and associations, with a minimum target of 20 percent of new Reaching Home funding, and to report to the Aboriginal Affairs Committee, or the appropriate Standing Committee, on the agreed structure of this funding stream. Reinforcing their commitment, City Council further adopted Item 2019.PH11.5 on December 17 and 18, 2019, the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (HousingTO Plan) which includes a framework to guide the City's efforts to address strategically and effectively housing needs, including developing a dedicated Indigenous grants funding stream by 2030. The Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and Housing Secretariat Division are working collaboratively with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle and Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board to amend the Original memorandum of understanding signed with Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division on October 31, 2019 to acknowledge the new role of the Housing Secretariat division of the City in the administration of grant funding for housing services, address changes to the funding sources that will be provided by the City for the Indigenous funding stream, and update the roles and responsibilities to reflect current practices. Staff in the Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and the Housing Secretariat Division continue to work with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle and the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board to develop and support an operating model to administer the full allocation of 20 percent grant funding for the Indigenous funding stream. Reason for Urgency: As housing stability services section of Shelter Support and Housing Administration moved under the housing secretariat, this authority is needed to issue outstanding grant payments.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of the total of all grant funding provided by the City under the federal Reaching Home, provincial Homelessness Prevention Program and City Homelessness Investment Fund to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream and City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of any additional community-based grants funding for housing and homelessness services to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) funding stream, and/or to increase the percentage of funding allocated, all as determined by the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in consultation with the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding, or to amend any existing Memorandums of Understanding, with the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board and the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle as the Indigenous Community Entity, or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, in relation to the administration of the Indigenous funding stream, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, funding agreement(s) with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle, as the Indigenous Community Entity, and/or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, to administer the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of the total of all grant funding provided by the City under the federal Reaching Home, provincial Homelessness Prevention Program and City Homelessness Investment Fund to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream and City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of any additional community-based grants funding for housing and homelessness services to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) funding stream, and/or to increase the percentage of funding allocated, all as determined by the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in consultation with Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding, or to amend any existing Memorandums of Understanding, with the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board and the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle as the Indigenous Community Entity, or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, in relation to the administration of the Indigenous funding stream, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, funding agreement(s) with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle, as the Indigenous Community Entity, and/or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, to administer the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM7.29adopted
Fringe Festival Lane Closure - by Councillor Diane Saxe, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise
The Toronto Fringe Festival marks its 35th year of operation this summer. It is the most accessible arts event in the City, presenting 102 theatrical shows at 17 venues from July 5-16, 2023. Fringe has premiered some of Canada's most successful productions including Kim's Convenience, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, 'Da Kink In My Hair, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Mump and Smoot. All Fringe Festivals in Canada are mandated to choose their participants by lottery, and return 100% of the box office revenues to the artist in the festival, which has seen a return of over $6.5 million over the past three decades to artists from across the country. It is one of the longest-running City-supported events, and has received municipal endorsement each year for over a decade. Transportation Services has closed laneways in the past for the Toronto Fringe Festival, and again this year, the festival is collaborating with the Tranzac at 292 Brunswick Avenue to bring an outdoor patio and exciting programming experience. The event organizer is requesting to temporarily close Barbara Barrett Lane, between David French Lane to Brunswick Avenue, from Monday, July 3, 2023 to Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in order to accommodate their programming. The purpose of the proposed closure is to facilitate a festival hub and will include food and drink service, buskers, and the festival box office. Municipal Code Chapter 937-3 authorizes the General Manager of Transportation Services to temporarily close to vehicular traffic any portion of a road for a period of not more than four consecutive days for social, recreational, community, athletic or cinematographic purposes. This proposed closure will be in effect for more than 4 days and, therefore, requires Community Council approval. There will be no amplified noise outdoors after 11:00 p.m. The Toronto Fringe was granted the same street event closure permit in July 2022, and received no noise or other complaints. This Motion is urgent because the road closure has to begin July 3, 2023 to accommodate the Toronto Fringe Festival.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of Barbara Barrett Lane, between David French Lane to Brunswick Avenue, from Monday, July 3, 2023 to Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in order to facilitate the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Diane Saxe, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of Barbara Barrett Lane, between David French Lane to Brunswick Avenue, from Monday, July 3, 2023 to Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in order to facilitate the Toronto Fringe Festival.
MM7.30adopted
KaBOOM!, a U.S.-based charity active in Canada, has proposed a donation of new playground equipment and enhancements for Dixon Park. This Motion will provide staff with the necessary authority to accept an in-kind donation valued up to $250,000 from KaBOOM!, Inc. and to enter into an agreement with KaBOOM!, Inc. in accordance with City policy. The KaBOOM! mission is to provide a playground within walking distance of every child in North America. KaBOOM! recruits funding partners to provide the funds to purchase the playground equipment. KaBOOM! has been a partner previously with the City of Toronto in other playground donations, including successful builds in Glanmorgan Park (2019), Heron Park (2017), Driftwood Parkette (2016), and MacGregor Park (2014). Centre to the KaBOOM! philosophy is the involvement of the local community in the design and building of the playground, to strengthen community bonds. In the case of Dixon Park, Parks, Forestry and Recreation is working with a number of local stakeholders to identify a 2023 community partner. The involvement of a community partner is not mandatory, however, would provide meaningful contributions in recruiting volunteers and helping to organize the project, under the supervision of Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff will work with the local councillor, the community and donors to develop and design a new playground with various components in accordance with City standards. Proposed build days are in late September 2023. Site preparation will take place in advance of a final build day with volunteers, donors, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation. All work would be done in accordance with the City's policies and contractual obligations, including the Fair Wage Policy and Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry Policies. The new playground would replace an aging junior play space on the site. As such, ongoing maintenance and inspection is already part of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation operating budget. This Motion is considered urgent to meet donor deadlines and to assure sufficient time for the playground equipment to be fabricated prior to installation.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation of up to $250,000 in playground and related equipment from KaBOOM!, Inc. for the Dixon Park playground in compliance with the Policy on Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into an agreement with KaBOOM!, Inc. to accept and install the playground equipment at Dixon Park on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Vincent Crisanti, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation of up to $250,000 in playground and related equipment from KaBOOM!, Inc. for the Dixon Park playground in compliance with the Policy on Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into an agreement with KaBOOM!, Inc. to accept and install the playground equipment at Dixon Park on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM7.31adopted
In October 2016, the Ontario Municipal Board approved both the Zoning By-law Amendment and the Site Plan to allow for a 36-storey mixed use building on the Subject Lands and the expansion of the existing low-rise office building at 75 Mutual Street (a former townhouse converted for office use). In 2019, the amending Zoning By-laws (By-laws 1611-2019 and 1612-2019) were adopted by City Council. On May 26, 2020 an application was submitted to permit an exemption from Part Lot Control for the subject site. The application was approved by City Council November 25 and 26, 2020, as Item 2020.TE20.4. The request was required to facilitate the creation of Five (5) conveyable lots. The Subject Lands are within a registered plan of subdivision and are therefore subject to Part Lot Control. The application has been requested by the owner to permit the division of the Subject Lands and the constructed 36-storey building into a number of stratified parcels, enabling the applicant to transfer title for the aforesaid stratified portions of the Subject Lands along with easements to facilitate the implementation of the development. In 2020, project had been divided into 5 parts, being a commercial freehold lot on the floor, the Commercial parking garage, the rental replacement dwelling units, the shared condominium and amenity spaces, and the residential condominium. At this time, only the commercial parking garage has not yet been sold. This Motion recommends that the Part Lot Control exemption, which will expire on July 16, 2023, be extended for an additional two years to allow for the completion of this project. This Motion is urgent as the part lot control exemption by-law will expire before the next City Council meeting.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council enact a By-law to extend Part Lot Control Exemption for the lands municipally known as at 77-83 Mutual Street for an additional two-year period from the expiry date of By-law 668-2021, in accordance with the draft By-law in Attachment 1 to Motion MM7.31. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft By-law as may be required. 3. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to register the By-law on title. 4. City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, prior to the enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Diane Saxe, recommends that: 1. City Council enact a By-law to extend Part Lot Control Exemption for the lands municipally known as at 77-83 Mutual Street for an additional two-year period from the expiry date of By-law 668-2021, in accordance with the draft By-law in Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft By-law as may be required. 3. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to register the By-law on title. 4. City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, prior to the enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.
MM7.32adopted
Hello 123, located at 1122 Queen St W, had submitted an application for a curb lane café on the flankage street Lisgar Street. Following a feasibility assessment by CaféTO staff it was determined that the café on Lisgar Street would not be compliant with City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays. The curb lane café would be located on a local road with permit parking and would have an impact on existing alternate side parking. My office has worked with the CaféTO team and a solution has been developed that would ensure that the alternate side parking adjacent to the curb lane café would remaining unaffected. However, the requirement related to a curb lane café not being on a local road with permit parking would need to be waived. This motion would provide the pathway to exempt Hello 123 from the permit parking requirement of Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and allow them to install a flankage curb lane café on Lisgar Street. This motion is urgent because the business requires City Council approval before the patio can be installed. Approving this motion at this meeting would reduce the delays and speed up the installation.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards or the General Manager, Transportation Services to exempt curb lane café permit area on the flankage of 1122 Queen Street West, Hello 123, from the requirements of Section 742-10.2A(2) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards or General Manager of Transportation Services to exempt curb lane café permit area on the flankage of 1122 Queen Street West, Hello 123, from the requirements of § 742-10.2A(2) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
MM7.33adopted
Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera have jointly agreed to lease the sub-basement of City-owned 877 Yonge Street to become their new theatre, office and rehearsal space. The sub-basement requires substantial renovation to be turned into a community theatre, rehearsal studio, and offices, and to be made wheelchair accessible. The space will be shared with other community performing arts groups and used not only for performances to the broader community, but also for workshops involving performing artists, students, and residents of 877 Yonge St. The Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera operated for many years out of a theatre, office and rehearsal space in the Distillery District. Dozens of other performing artists and arts groups also used these facilities for rehearsals and performances. The pandemic was brutally difficult for all performing artists and arts groups, including the Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera. In addition, the Distillery District closed the theatre on which they depended and converted it to other uses. They have therefore been searching the city for replacement facilities that they can afford, with little success. 877 Yonge Street is owned by the City of Toronto, and is used primarily to provide supportive housing to disabled and other tenants. The City has contracted with St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society to manage the building. St. Clare's welcomes the opportunity to add a community cultural facility to the building. Among other things, this helps to build a stronger, more positive relationship between St. Clare's, its supportive housing tenants, and the surrounding community. The developer of 208 Bloor Street W. has agreed to fit out the performance room (auditorium) as part of its in-kind Community Benefits, and this was approved by Council in March, 2023. Considerable additional funds are required to fit out the rest of the space and to make it wheel-chair accessible, and appropriate s. 37 funds, earmarked for community or cultural space, are available from a nearby development. The project has earned the strong support of both neighbourhood residents' associations, ABC Residents Association and Greater Yorkville Resident's Association. This request is urgent as the release of Section 37 funds is required to ensure this project can proceed to construction in the summer of 2023, and commence use for performances in the fall of 2024.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2023 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $1,250,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1-11 Bloor Street West, 768-784 Yonge Street, and 760-762 Yonge Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701060) secured for capital improvements for new or existing cultural and/or community space, to be utilized for the construction of a theatre, office and rehearsal space at City-owned 877 Yonge Street (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $1,250,000 be forwarded to St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society for construction of a theatre, office and rehearsal space at 877 Yonge Street, upon the signing of an Undertaking by St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2023 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $1,250,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1-11 Bloor Street West, 768-784 Yonge Street, and 760-762 Yonge Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701060) secured for capital improvements for new or existing cultural and/or community space, to be utilized for the construction of a theatre, office and rehearsal space at City-owned 877 Yonge Street (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $1,250,000 be forwarded to St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society for construction of a theatre, office and rehearsal space at 877 Yonge Street, upon the signing of an Undertaking by St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM7.34adopted
This Motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for the expansion of the Colonel Danforth Park Off Leash Area, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.140 million in 2023. The project is classified as a Service Improvement, and is fully funded from a Section 37 benefit that has been received and is eligible for these purposes. This Motion is urgent as the bidding for this project has closed and Parks, Forestry and Recreation's staff are looking to award the lowest bid as soon as possible. If this was pushed later in the summer prices will not be the same. In addition, this is also to adhere by the construction timeline to complete the project by Fall 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as the Colonel Danforth Park Off Leash Area Expansion in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.140 million gross and $0 debt in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 280 Manse Road (Source Account: XR3026-3700803) for the expansion of the off leash area in Colonel Danforth Park.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Approved Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as the Colonel Danforth Park Off Leash Area Expansion in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.140 million gross and $0 debt in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 280 Manse Road (Source Account: XR3026-3700803) for the expansion of the off leash area in Colonel Danforth Park.
MM7.35amended
Danforth Sidebar at 161 Danforth Avenue has participated in the CaféTO program since its inception in 2020. It provides a space that is used by the community when not being used during restaurant hours (5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.). The owners and management team have invested a great deal of time to improve the patio set up this year for the betterment of the business and its neighbours. Danforth Sidebar is currently restricted from serving liquor within their curb lane café area because the extended licenced café area is not adjacent to (i.e., located 10 metres or less) to their existing licenced establishment. Currently, their curb lane café area is located approximately 12 metres from their establishment. This Motion would provide the pathway to exempt Danforth Sidebar from the maximum adjacency requirement and would allow them to operate with an extended liquor licence for their outdoor patio. This Motion is urgent because the business requires City Council approval before the patio can be installed. Approving this Motion at this meeting would reduce the delays and speed up the installation.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt any application for the temporary physical extension of a liquor licence at the curb lane CaféTO permit area operated by Danforth Sidebar, located at 161 Danforth Avenue, from the 10 metre extended liquor licence adjacency requirement for patios, as described in Appendix 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk in Item 2023.EX3.8 - Amendment to Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt the curb lane café permit area operated by Danforth Sidebar, located at 161 Danforth Avenue, from the extended liquor licence adjacency requirement for outdoor patios.
MM7.36adopted
Le Swan restaurant, located at 892 Queen Street West, had submitted an application for a curb lane café. Following a feasibility assessment by CaféTO staff it was determined that the café would not meet the 15 metres setback requirement from the Crawford St intersection, as per City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays. The curb lane café would only be setback 12.9 metres and on this basis the application was refused. After further discussions with Transportation staff, they examined the corner setback more closely and feel that a reduced intersection setback of 12.9 metres would not compromise safety and would support the applicant's request for curb lane café. This Motion would provide the pathway to exempt Le Swan restaurant from the setback requirement of Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and allow them to install a frontage curb lane café. This Motion is urgent as the installation of CaféTO sites are currently taking place.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt the curb lane café permit area at 892 Queen Street West, Le Swan, from the requirement of Section 10.4. A(4) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt the curb lane café permit area at 892 Queen Street West, Le Swan, from the requirement of Section 10.4. A(4) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
MM7.37adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to transmit the report from the City Manger to recommend to City Council the appointment of an Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. This motion is urgent because the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer will be vacant effective July 5, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Stephen Conforti as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Toronto and as Interim Statutory Treasurer, with all the powers and duties imposed by Chapter 169, City Officials of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, and under Section 138 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , effective the latter of July 5, 2023 and such date when Stephen Conforti enters into an employment contract for the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and until such time as a new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has been appointed. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary By-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (June 13, 2023) from the City Manager: 1. City Council appoint Stephen Conforti as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Toronto and as interim statutory treasurer, with all the powers and duties imposed by Chapter 169, City Officials of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, and under Section 138 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, effective the latter of July 5, 2023 and such date when Stephen Conforti enters into an employment contract for the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and until such time as a new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has been appointed. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.
MM7.38adopted
This Motion requests authority from City Council to proceed with the installation of two curb lane CaféTO patios on Queen Street East. My office would like to support two small businesses that had their CaféTO applications denied due to the presence of utility locates (man hole covers) where the curb lane patio would be placed. Due to the required platform regulation introduced in the 2023 CaféTO program, Bud's Coffee Bar and Chowpatty Culture were ineligible from participation. In previous years, both businesses successfully participated in the program to assist with safe dining during the COVID-19 pandemic and to bring in much needed revenue. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as City Council approval is required to enable the installation of these CaféTO patios within a reasonable timeframe.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt curb lane café permit areas at 1966 Queen Street East, Bud's Coffee and Chowpatty Culture, from the requirements of Section 742-10.4. B(6) and B(7) and Section 742-10.4 C(1) and C(3) of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, for the 2023 CaféTO season but require the affected permit holders to do the following during that period: a. install a temporary ramp in their permit area which provides for safe access to the permit area from the sidewalk in accordance with the requirements of Section 742-10.4 C(2) of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt curb lane café permit areas at 1966 Queen Street East, Bud's Coffee and Chowpatty Culture, from the requirements of § 742-10.4. B(6) and B(7) and § 742-10.4 C(1) and C(3) of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, for the 2023 CafeTO season but require the affected permit holders to do the following during that period: (a) install a temporary ramp in their permit area which provides for safe access to the permit area from the sidewalk in accordance with the requirements of § 742-10.4 C(2).
MM7.39amended
In May 2016, City Council approved a Bike Lane Pilot Project on Bloor Street from Shaw Street to Avenue Road (Item 2016.PW12.1). In November 2017, after extensive monitoring and evaluation, City Council approved maintaining the cycle tracks as a permanent installation (Item 2017.PW24.9). In June 2018, City Council directed Transportation Services to implement corridor safety improvements along Bloor Street between Shaw Street and Avenue Road with specific attention to the St. George Street intersection ( Item MM43.4). The Bloor Street cycle tracks have since become one of the backbones of Toronto's cycling infrastructure, which in turn is key to TransformTO and our climate commitments. Major streets such as Bloor Street are only reconstructed every 50 to 75 years. Much of Bloor Street is now due for reconstruction. This provides an ideal opportunity to construct protected cycle tracks which improve the safety of all road users, and further the city's commitment to Vision Zero. In 2019, Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services reconstructed Bloor Street between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue, and added bikeway improvements. Since then, Transportation Services has designed and consulted on the reconstruction of the next section of Bloor Street between Spadina Avenue and Avenue Road, including major public realm upgrades such as the bikeways, a protected intersection at St. George Street, green infrastructure, and improvements to on-street parking at the Royal Museum of Ontario. The tender call for this work is completed and awaiting award. Construction is planned for summer 2023. As contract bids were 43 percent higher than the approved capital budget, this Motion will authorize costs for the bikeways and public realm improvements to be supplemented by Section 37 contributions. This request is urgent as the release of Section 37 funds is required to ensure this project can proceed to construction in 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2023-2032 Capital Budget for Transportation Services by $1,750,000 fully funded by Section 37 community benefits for On-Street Bikeway construction, categorized as Service Improvement and Enhancement, on Bloor Street West from Avenue Road to Spadina Avenue and St. George Street from South of Prince Arthur Avenue to South of Bloor Street West (CTP 823-02), fully funded by the following development that fronts on the affected section of Bloor Street: a. Section 37 community benefits secured for streetscape improvement from the development at 316 Bloor Street West, in the amount of $253,707 (Source Account: XR3026- 3701256); and b. Section 37 community benefits secured for public realm improvements from the development at 316 Bloor Street West in the amount of $1,496,293 (Source Account: XR3026-3701257). 2. City Council acknowledge that the neighbouring residents' association was consulted by telephone and email.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2023-2032 Capital Budget for Transportation Services by $ 1,750,000 fully funded by Section 37 community benefits for On-Street Bikeway construction, categorized as Service Improvement and Enhancement, on Bloor Street West from Avenue Road to Spadina Avenue and St. George Street from South of Prince Arthur Avenue to South of Bloor Street West (CTP 823-02), fully funded by the following development that fronts on the affected section of Bloor Street: a. Section 37 community benefits secured for streetscape improvement from the development at 316 Bloor Street West, in the amount of $253,707 (Source Account: XR3026- 3701256); and b. Section 37 community benefits secured for public realm improvements from the development at 316 Bloor Street West in the amount of $1,496,293 (Source Account: XR3026 - 3701256).
MM7.40adopted
The patio for Union Chicken at 65 Front Street has been a longstanding feature of the Union Summer event taking place outside Union Station. While previously approved under the AGCO approval process, the application process has changed when transferring responsibility to the City, as Union Chicken's location within Union Station is not within 10 metres of the outdoor space. At this time an exemption is needed for this business to continue to take part in this event.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt any application for the temporary physical extension of a liquor licence at the outdoor patio area operated by Union Chicken Front Limited Partnership, located at Union Station - 65 Front Street West, from the 10 metre extended liquor licence adjacency requirement for patios, as described in Appendix 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk in Item 2023.EX3.8 - Amendment to Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt any application for the temporary physical extension of a liquor licence at the outdoor patio area operated by Union Chicken Front Limited Partnership, located at Union Station - 65 Front St West, from the 10 metre extended liquor licence adjacency requirement for patios, as described in Appendix 1 of the report (March 7, 2023) to City Council amending EX3.8 - Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences.
MM7.41adopted
Rebel House, located at 1068 Yonge Street, had submitted an application for a curb lane café. Following a feasibility assessment by CaféTO staff it was determined that their café would interfere with delivery vehicle parking zones and therefore not be compliant with City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays. The obstruction of the delivery loading zone resultant of a CaféTO curb lane café would not represent an excessive impediment the adjacent local businesses due to the existence and accessibility of Paul Hahn lane, which runs from Gibson Ave to Roxborough St W. and serves as the primary delivery lane for area businesses. Additionally, the community has expressed that the restaurant patios along this area of Yonge Street were an enhancement to the street over the last two years and represent a great value to the businesses and community of the neighbourhood. This motion would provide the pathway to exempt Rebel House from the delivery zone requirement of Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and allow them to install a curb lane café on Yonge Street. This motion is urgent as City Council approval is required to enable the installation of these CaféTO patios within a reasonable timeframe.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt curb lane café permit area for 1068 Yonge Street, The Rebel House, from the requirements of Section 742-10.2A(2) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt curb lane café permit area for 1068 Yonge Street, The Rebel House, from the requirements of § 742-10.2A(2) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
MM7.42amended
As a result of the City's decision to no longer allow refugee claimants into our core shelter system, as well as an ongoing lack of Federal funding, there remain large groups of refugees in the Toronto area who are unhoused. Many in this group have been accepted by welcoming families and organizations, but may soon be relocated to Montreal if housing is not found. This Motion requests that an emergency plan is developed so that every Torontonian, regardless of status is able to access safe shelter. This Motion is urgent because many refugee claimants are currently experiencing homelessness and may soon need to be relocated.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council advise the Government of Canada of the increasing demand on the municipally-funded shelter system for asylum seekers. 2. City Council urge the Government of Canada to work with the Ethiopian Association of Greater Toronto as well as other refugee settlement and advocacy organizations and external partners to provide shelter to refugee claimants. 3. City Council urge the Government of Canada to allocate funding in the Federal Budget 2023 for "Temporary Lodgings for Asylum Seekers in Need of Shelter" to help refugees in the Toronto Region seeking safe shelter. 4. City Council support the work underway by City staff advocating for the Government of Canada to identify the most appropriate Federal services and funding available to meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugee claimants in their settlement process.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to work with the Ethiopian Association of Greater Toronto as well as other refugee settlement and advocacy organizations and external partners to provide any possible form of shelter on an emergency basis to refugee claimants in the City of Toronto.
MM7.43not adopted
City Council approved modular supportive housing for 175 Cummer Avenue is awaiting an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing and the units sit in storage in Owen Sound. The seniors and surrounding community are anxious to bring finality to this matter sooner than later. This Motion addresses some of their main concerns and provides a way forward. Below are the primary concerns of the seniors which are being addressed by this motion. The greenspace is cherished by the seniors. In conversation with the seniors at Willowdale Manor they all describe the importance of the green space in the front of the building. Currently the site plan places the 59-unit building right in the middle of this green space. The seniors live in relatively small units, many of whom have mobility challenges. They cannot easily access other options for outdoor space. Given COVID restrictions, no in-person consultation was held. As a result the seniors felt their voices were not heard. Toronto Community Housing Corporation has also proposed AODA renovations to take away their stage (used regularly for programming) and front seating area which are also important amenities to them. The creation of a Community Liaison Committee that continually checks in on their needs and allows them to speak into the process of implementation is critical for the success of this project. This Motion is urgent as the 175 Cummer zoning By-law is currently under appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal with a case management meeting scheduled for June 29, 2023.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, did not adopt Motion MM7.43.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers, recommends that: 1. City Council request that in the Request for Proposal to select a non-profit operator to operate the future modular housing building at 175 Cummer Avenue, that the Request for Proposal: a. include language clearly stating that the modular supportive housing will not include safe or supervised injection services open to the public; and b. include language stating that the modular housing be for seniors 59 years and older who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with exceptions for other persons in need of supports suitable for seniors. 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to form a multilingual Community Liaison Committee in the third quarter of 2023 composed of seniors from Willowdale Manor, staff from Cummer Lodge, representatives from the neighbourhood, including Mandarin, Farsi and Russian speakers, and the local councillor, to work collaboratively with the City to address community concerns, including consideration of requests for additional lighting and evening staffing support (where none currently exists) during transition. 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to: a. examine the feasibility of maximizing green space and community space with closest proximity to front door of Willowdale Manor for use by all residents, through the Site Plan Approval process; and b. examine the feasibility of adding lawn furniture around the trees that are retained in close proximity to the front door of Willowdale Manor using Section 37 funds.
MM7.44adopted
This Motion requests that the Toronto and East York Community Council, at their June 22, 2023 meeting, find a solution to ensure that the business located at 17 St Nicholas Street (Bar Volo) can proceed with the installation of a CaféTO patio. This business, like many others across Toronto, had their CaféTO application denied for a variety of reasons, even though they had participated in the CaféTO in previous years. These installations were previously approved and successful through the COVID-19 pandemic. It is clear that a reimagining of the program will be necessary for future years, and that as a City we must be more creative in our programming solutions. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as City Council approval is required to enable the installation of this CaféTO patio within a reasonable timeframe.
City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with relevant staff from Economic Development and Culture, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and Toronto Fire Services, to report to the June 22, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a resolved plan to safely permit a CaféTO Patio for the business located at 17 St Nicholas Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with relevant staff from Economic Development and Culture, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and Toronto Fire, to report to the June 22, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a resolved plan to safely permit a CaféTO Patio for the business located at 17 St Nicholas Street.