Toronto City Council
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CC10.10adopted
The Owner of the property at 3005 Bloor Street West and 14 Humbervale Boulevard made applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit an 8-storey mixed use building and a 2-storey single-detached residential dwelling. The applications were appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) citing Council's failure to make a decision within the time allotted by the Planning Act. The City Solicitor requires further direction from City Council in advance of an upcoming pre-hearing conference that is scheduled for October 18, 2019. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer as outlined in the correspondence from Stikeman Elliott dated Friday, September 13, 2019, subject to the Parts set out below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff, to attend at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal pre-hearing on October 18, 2019 in respect of 3005 Bloor Street West and 14 Humbervale Boulevard, and any further related hearing events, generally in support of the Settlement Offer proposal. 3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as: a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Zoning By-law Amendment has been finalized in a form mutually satisfactory to the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Owner, and has been provided to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; b. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and a revised Traffic Impact Study, including a Pick-up and Drop-off Facility demand and facility Assessment, all 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 for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM10.10adopted
Trinity Square Park in Ward 13 is a popular gathering space, pedestrian zone and green oasis nestled against CF Eaton Centre, Holy Trinity Church, Marriott Hotel, and 483 Bay Street (Bell Trinity Square). The Park falls within the boundaries of the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area. The Business Improvement Area undertakes programming in the Park including the popular Play the Park series. CF Eaton Centre also operates Santa's Cabin in the park every year, and the Labyrinth Community Network helps steward and program the popular labyrinth. The Park features many design elements that over time are starting to show signs of wear and tear. The Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area wants to rehabilitate the Park's 1980s-era Clock Tower, including surface repairs, repainting, and replacement of the broken clock mechanism with new all-weather clockworks. To undertake the work, the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area proposes to enter into a Construction and Donation Agreement with the City and make the necessary repairs with the approval of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. The finished work would constitute an in-kind donation to the City of Toronto, with an estimated value of $100,000. Under the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits, donations with a value of $50,000 or more must be approved by City Council. In order to address the poor state of the Clock Tower, Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area would like to expedite this work as soon as possible.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to enter into a Construction and Donation Agreement with the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area for capital project work related to the rehabilitation of the Clock Tower in Trinity Square Park, in compliance with the City's Fair Wage and Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept an in-kind donation of the rehabilitated Clock Tower, valued at approximately $100,000 in compliance with the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to enter into a Construction and Donation Agreement with the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area for capital project work related to the rehabilitation of the Clock Tower in Trinity Square Park, in compliance with the City's Fair Wage and Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept an in-kind donation of the rehabilitated Clock Tower, valued at approximately $100,000 in compliance with the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits.
CC10.11adopted
On December 28, 2016, the City received an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for 35, 41-63, 65 and 95 High Park Avenue and 66 and 102-116 Pacific Avenue to facilitate an infill development for these properties consisting of the retention of four existing rental buildings, except for five dwelling units, the demolition of two blocks of existing townhouses containing 20 units, and the construction of four new rental buildings with 1,031 dwelling units at proposed building heights of 39, 34, 29 and 8 storeys. An application for Rental Housing Demolition was also submitted, and remains under review by City staff. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal") to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on August 29, 2017. In a report to City Council dated June 29, 2018, City Planning recommended opposition to the Appeal at the LPAT (the "Request for Directions"). City Planning concluded in the Request for Directions that the proposal was inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2014, conflicted with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017), did not conform to the Official Plan or Site and Area Specific Policy 551, for a number of reasons including that the proposed development did not have regard for its context and did not respect and reinforce the existing physical character of buildings, streetscapes ad open space patterns of the neighbourhood. In staff's opinion, the proposal represented overdevelopment of the site, did not represent good planning and was not in the public interest. City Council adopted the recommendations in the Request for Directions to oppose the Appeal. On September 19, 2019, the applicant submitted a revised development proposal for 35, 41-63, 65 and 95 High Park Avenue and 66 and 102-116 Pacific Avenue (the "Revised Proposal"). The Revised Proposal consists of changes to the site plan and built form, unit count and mix, reduction in the proposed retail component, revisions to the landscape plans, inclusion of on-site parkland dedication, and reduction in the number of below-grade levels in the underground parking structure. The Revised Proposal will form the basis of the applicant's appeal to the LPAT, and will be the proposal for which the applicant seeks Zoning By-law amendment approval. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the LPAT hearing that is scheduled to commence January 27, 2020. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other staff as appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application in its current form for the property at 35, 41-63, 65 and 95 High Park Avenue and 66 and 102-116 Pacific Avenue. 2. City Council require that on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act be conveyed to the City, in the event that the appeal is allowed in whole or in part by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor and in the Request for Directions report (June 29, 2018) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District (Item 2018.EY32.16) and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 4. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order approving the application until such time as: a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the City; b. City Council has addressed the Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish the existing rental dwelling units on the subject lands; and the owner has agreed to provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, all of the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has submitted a revised Community Services and Facilities Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and e. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for the purpose of securing appropriate community benefits to be based on the value of additional height and/or density beyond what is permitted by the current Zoning By-law, to be registered on title to the lands at 35, 41-63, 65 and 95 High Park Avenue and 66 and 102-116 Pacific Avenue, and include community benefits that have been identified as being priorities for this are through the High Park Apartment Neighbourhood Area Character Study. 5. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council request that the following matters also be secured in a Section 37 Agreement for the development as a legal convenience: a. the owner shall provide a 2.1 metre sidewalk along each frontage abutting the site, subject to preservation of existing mature trees where feasible, to be secured through the Site Plan Control review process; b. the existing rental housing units which have affordable and mid-range rents, as rental housing; c. needed improvements to the existing rental apartment site, without pass-through costs to existing tenants, and access to new indoor and outdoor amenities for all on-site residents; d. a construction mitigation strategy and a communication plan to reduce impacts on remaining tenants; e. the requirements of the Toronto District School Board regarding warning clauses and signage with respect to school accommodation issues; f. the requirements of the Toronto Transit Commission, including moving the existing Toronto Transit Commission stop on High Park Avenue at Glenlake Avenue, accommodating the Toronto Transit Commission bus's accessibility ramps; provision of revised plans with setback requirements; warning clauses and other requirements as noted in the Toronto Transit Commission comments along with identified payments; g. a minimum of 10 percent of all units to be shown on the plans for the development as three-bedroom units; h. an on-site dog relief area with proper disposal facilities for existing and new residents or a dog relief station within the building; i. a financially secured Development Agreement for the construction of any improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development; j. the construction and maintenance of the development in accordance with the Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of Item PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 through the adoption of Item PG23.9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time; and k. revisions to the Noise Study as may be required through the peer review process, such peer review process to be paid for by the owner, that identify all mitigation measures to be undertaken for this development to be incorporated into the recommendations in the site design. 6. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2019) 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. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM10.11adopted
The Cabbagetown South Residents' Association, in consultation with Transportation Services, have designed a decorative street sign to mark the boundaries of one of Toronto's oldest and historic neighbourhoods. The installation of these signs will enhance the attractiveness of the community for local residents and help commemorate the City's past for future generations. Approximately 205 decorative signs will be purchased and installed. The Motion seeks authorization to include an increase in the 2020 Capital Budget of Transportation Services, to include additional Section 37 Planning Act Reserve Funds of $31,272.75, which shall be utilized to purchase and install branded street name signs for Cabbagetown South. Funds have been secured through Section 37 benefits from the development at 60 Shuter Street and 187-189 Church Street for the purpose of undertaking local area streetscape and park improvements in Ward 13. The funds have been received by the City from this development and the monies identified above have not been spent, or remain uncommitted to satisfy this Motion.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $31,273 gross, $0 debt, with cash flow commitments of $31,273 in 2020, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 60 Shuter Street and 187-189 Church Street (source account: XR3026-3700961), to be utilized to fabricate and install branded street name signs for Cabbagetown South (Signs and Markings Asset Management, CTP 720-01).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $31,273 gross, $0 debt, with cash flow commitments of $31,273 in 2020, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 60 Shuter Street and 187-189 Church Street (source account: XR3026-3700961), to be utilized to fabricate and install branded street name signs for Cabbagetown South (Signs and Markings Asset Management, CTP 720-01).
MM10.12adopted
Health care is consistently ranked as the highest Canadian public policy priority. Investments in health care have improved the overall welfare of society in countless ways by preventing, curing and treating disease and injuries. Municipalities like Toronto, and residents across Ontario, benefit from health investments when those resources are delivered locally. The amalgamation and downsizing of hospitals in Ontario and across other Canadian jurisdictions has proven to be an expensive undertaking that has redirected money away from frontline care. Now there is mounting concern about the proposed closure of 25 local Public Health Units, more than half of the local ambulance dispatch centres, and 49 of Ontario's 59 local ambulance services. Simultaneously, long-term care homes are facing real dollar cuts and the cancellation of two dedicated funds. Altogether, these cuts represent a challenge in effectively delivering services to those in need. The proposed cuts, closures, and mergers of local heal care services should be halted to ensure that the highest quality of care can be maintained for Toronto and residents across Ontario. Cities and towns across Ontario are adopting similar motions to protect local health care services from shortsighted provincial downloading and funding cuts.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council call on the Province of Ontario to halt the closures of, mergers of, and cuts to our local health care services, including Public Health Units, land ambulance services, hospitals and long-term care homes.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council call on the Province of Ontario to halt the closures of, mergers of, and cuts to our local health care services, including Public Health Units, land ambulance services, hospitals and long-term care homes.
MM10.13adopted
The St. James Town Neighbourhood is one of the largest and most diverse neighbourhoods in Toronto. Food insecurity is a major issue facing this neighbourhood and many other low-income neighbourhoods across the City. Whether a resident can access inexpensive, healthy food is one of the social determinants of health recognized by the Canadian Mental Health Association and other organizations. The importance of food security is also recognized through the City's 2018 Toronto Food Strategy and the City's 2017 climate action strategy, TransformTO. The OASIS Food Hub (Organic Agricultural Sustainable Integrated System) is a model designed by and for St. James Town residents to ensure climate resilient access to healthy affordable food and to strengthen onsite capacity and preparedness for extreme weather and emergencies. OASIS aims to reduce environmental impact and increase social inclusion. OASIS is a full-cycle urban food hub meaning that it engages every phase of the food cycle from growing to soil regeneration in efficient and connected loops. OASIS works with local farms and distributors to increase food access, with the model designed to be replicable across high rise and vulnerable communities. Many apartment buildings in St. James Town, including those owned by Toronto Community Housing Corporation, were built in the 1960s with amenities that have since been shuttered. One such facility is a swimming pool that exists in the sub-basement of 325 Bleecker Street, a Toronto Community Housing Corporation building. Rather than allowing this underground pool to sit dormant, OASIS is interested in creating an aquaponics farm that could grow vegetables and fish that could be distributed to the neighbourhood. Aside from being able to grow cheap, healthy food that meets the varied dietary needs of St. James Town residents, OASIS would also assist with food waste diversion and be able to provide training and skills to participants. The long-term plans for St. James Town is to rethink the open space within the neighbourhood through the St. James Town Connects Framework that was adopted by City Council in 2018. Part of that work is exploring the creation of a market place area that would formalize informal commercial activity that is already occurring on the grounds of 200 Wellesley Street East. This and other potential spaces in the neighbourhood could provide the opportunity to create, such as through the use of shipping containers, a physical space for OASIS for the production, distribution and management of food and water to the neighbourhood.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in conjunction and in consultation with OASIS Food Hub, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and other divisions as required to review the actions and approvals necessary to facilitate the following matters, and to report back to the March 10, 2020 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee: a. the creation of an underground aquaponics farm at 325 Bleecker Street, a Toronto Community Housing Corporation Building; and b. the location for OASIS Food Hub for the production, distribution and management of food and water in St. James Town.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in conjunction and in consultation with OASIS Food Hub, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and other divisions as required to review the actions and approvals necessary to facilitate the following matters, and to report back to the March 10, 2020 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee: a. the creation of an underground aquaponics farm at 325 Bleecker Street, a Toronto Community Housing Corporation Building; and b. the location for OASIS Food Hub for the production, distribution and management of food and water in St. James Town.
MM10.14adopted
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, a pedestrian was tragically struck and killed by a cement truck at the intersection of Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue, steps from John Fisher Junior Public School. One week later on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, a Toronto Transit Commission passenger was struck by a dump truck while exiting a streetcar along Bathurst Street. Pedestrians are more likely to be killed in collisions with trucks than in collisions with non-truck vehicles. A recent analysis conducted by the University of Windsor found that 35 pedestrian deaths in Toronto between 2007 and 2017 involved trucks. Out of 93 pedestrian collisions with trucks, 37.6 percent resulted in a fatality. In contrast, only 15.9 percent of pedestrian collisions involving non-truck vehicles were fatal. Under the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, there are over 50 countermeasures that prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users. Moving forward, there is an opportunity to place a greater emphasis on measures that specifically target heavy trucks.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with appropriate City staff, to expand the scope of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan to include an emphasis area specifically targeting heavy trucks and active construction sites.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with appropriate City staff, to expand the scope of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan to include an emphasis area specifically targeting heavy trucks and active construction sites.
MM10.15adopted
Street Audit Yonge-Eglinton - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson
Traffic safety in Midtown and across Toronto has been an increasing concern due to the pressures associated with intensification and reckless driver behavior. The conflict between heavy construction vehicles and crowded streets tragically claimed the life of another pedestrian, recently in the Yonge-Eglinton area. For many years, local Councillors and residents have focused on making our neighbourhoods safer by advocating for lower speed limits on local residential streets, and increased fines for illegal parking in dangerous zones. The Midtown community is still waiting for Staff reports on limiting occupancy on roadways for construction, and enhanced enforcement from the Toronto Police Service. While the Toronto Police Service needs to make traffic safety a priority, no amount of police presence will dissuade all bad driver behavior. That's why this Motion requests an audit of all streets in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area for potential road reconfigurations and other traffic safety measures consistent with Vision Zero principles. It also reaffirms past Council positions and requests follow up actions by both City staff and the Toronto Police Service. The City needs to send a strong message that arriving at a destination a couple minutes faster is never worth putting someone's life at risk. Instead of viewing pedestrians as obstacles, we need see them as though they could be a friend or family member, and someone who would be missed terribly if they were ever fatally hit by a driver of a vehicle. Let's all slow down.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to conduct an audit of all streets in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area for potential road reconfigurations and other traffic safety measures consistent with Vision Zero principles and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2020. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the recommendations in 2014.MM55.29 Taking Back Our Streets - Getting Toronto Moving Again referred to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on January 6, 2015, including: a. the feasibility of eliminating the practice of allowing developers to occupy the public right-of-way; b. the feasibility of increasing the initial upfront fee to developers for occupying the public right-of-way; and c. the feasibility of charging developers escalating monthly fees for occupying the public right-of-way. 3. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to report on strategies to enhance enforcement of the Highway Traffic by the first quarter of 2020.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to conduct an audit of all streets in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area for potential road reconfigurations and other traffic safety measures consistent with Vision Zero principles and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in Q1 2020. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the recommendations contained in MM55.29 Taking Back Our Streets - Getting Toronto Moving Again referred to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on January 6, 2015, including: a. the feasibility of eliminating the practice of allowing developers to occupy the public right-of-way; b. the feasibility of increasing the initial upfront fee to developers for occupying the public right-of-way; and c. the feasibility of charging developers escalating monthly fees for occupying the public right-of-way. 3. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to report on strategies to enhance enforcement of the Highway Traffic by the first quarter of 2020.
MM10.16adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 520 Annette Street to operate under the name of JP Sushi. (the "Premises"). 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 establishment is located in close proximity to residential dwellings. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance 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 licence without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application is October 4, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, 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 JP Sushi, 520 Annette Street (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.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, 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 JP Sushi, 520 Annette Street (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.
MM10.17adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 3132 Dundas Street West to operate under the name Thai One On Dundas. 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 establishment is located in close proximity to residential dwellings. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance 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 licence without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application was September 19, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, 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 Thai One On Dundas, 3132 Dundas Street West 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, 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 Thai One On Dundas, 3132 Dundas Street West 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.
MM10.18adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2100 Bloor Street West to operate under the name of Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence (the "Premises"). 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 within a retirement residence and if a liquor licence is issued noise and other impacts from the Premises may disturb residents. If conditions are attached to the licence, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales licence without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application is October 14, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, 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 Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence, 2100 Bloor 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, 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 Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence, 2100 Bloor 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.
MM10.19adopted
On August 22, 2019, the Scarborough Panel of the Committee of Adjustment (the "Committee") refused an application brought by the owner of 939 Warden Avenue for a side-yard setback minor variance of 4.95 metres where the applicable Zoning By-law requires 7.5 metres (the "Application"). The Application proposed to build a one-story addition to the east side of the existing building. On August 28, 2019, the owner appealed the Committee's decision to modify and approve the Application to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In a report from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District dated January 25, 2019, Community Planning Staff recommended the Application be deferred from its original hearing date to provide the owner with the opportunity to address the concerns of Transportation staff. A copy of that report is attached. The Application was deferred accordingly and a hearing was ultimately held on August 22, 2019. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the applicant's Toronto Local Appeal Body appeal and to secure the necessary authorization and resources to support the City's opposition to the appeal. The cost of any outside consultants can be accommodated within City Legal's 2019 budget.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision in Application A0278/17SC respecting 939 Warden Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0278/17SC respecting 939 Warden Avenue and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision in Application A0278/17SC respecting 939 Warden Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0278/17SC respecting 939 Warden Avenue and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, Scarborough District.
MM10.20
The purpose of this Motion is to request City of Toronto Council's support in requesting that the Toronto Police Services Board, through the newly announced neighbourhood officers' program, establish a Community Police Office in Lawrence Heights, as this new neighbourhood officers' program has been created to better serve and enhance community policing. Since 32 Division, which serves the Lawrence Heights Community, is located 8.4 kilometres away, there is a need for a permanent Police Office in the Lawrence Heights community, given the ongoing challenges the community of Lawrence Heights and surrounding community is having with gun violence and other criminal activity. This is an urgent Motion given the continuous gun violence plaguing the Lawrence Heights and surrounding Community.
Motion MM10.20 was not introduced at City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailao, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, as part of the newly announced neighbourhood officers' program, to establish a Community Police Office in Lawrence Heights.
MM10.21adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to request City of Toronto Council's support in urging the Province of Ontario to reinstate its one-third share $14 million in the building of the community centre in Lawrence Heights. In April 2018, the Provincial Budget included $14 million dollars towards a new community centre in Lawrence Heights. However, in August 2019, the Province of Ontario withdrew its one-third share of $14 million that was committed to the building of community centre, which had a $14 million dollar commitment from the Federal and Municipal governments. This is an urgent Motion given the acute need to invest in youth and communities so that the City of Toronto can better deal with the root cause of violence by investing in communities, families and youth.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council urge the Province of Ontario to restore its one-third, $14 million, share for the building of the community centre in Lawrence Heights, as committed in the 2018 Provincial Budget.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailao, recommends that: 1. City Council urge the Province of Ontario to restore its one-third, $14 million, share for the building of the community centre in Lawrence Heights, as committed in the 2018 Provincial Budget.
MM10.22adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to make school and community safety zones safer. Toronto City Council should request without further delay that the Minister of Transportation, The Hon. Caroline Mulroney permit the City of Toronto to deploy Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras at all school zones, and community safety zones. This is an urgent matter of public safety due to the children at risk and the number of pedestrian fatalities we have recently experienced.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council without further delay, request the Ontario Minister of Transportation to permit the City of Toronto to deploy Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras at all school zones and community safety zones.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council without further delay, request the Ontario Minister of Transportation to permit the City of Toronto to deploy Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras at all school zones and community safety zones.
MM10.23adopted
On September 18, 2019, the Scarborough Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved a consent application and associated minor variance applications in respect of the property municipally known as 100 Brenda Crescent. These applications are filed as Applications B0023/18SC, A0134/18SC, and A0135/18SC. The applicant sought relief from City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to allow the subject property to be severed into two lots, each with a frontage of 9.14 metres and an area of 258 square metres. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing house and build two new detached houses. A report (September 6, 2019) from City Planning to the Committee of Adjustment to recommend refusal of the consent and variances. The proposed consent does not satisfy the consent criteria under section 51(24) of the Planning Act. The proposed variances do not maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and are neither desirable nor minor. Copies of the Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment and the staff report are attached. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline for appealing the decision of the Toronto Local Appeal Body is on October 8, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment, Scarborough Panel, to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, in order to oppose the approval of the applicant's proposed development for 100 Brenda Crescent (Application B0023/18SC, A0134/18SC, and A0135/18SC). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment, Scarborough Panel, to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, in order to oppose the approval of the applicant's proposed development for 100 Brenda Crescent (Application B0023/18SC, A0134/18SC, and A0135/18SC). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM10.24adopted
On August 29, 2019, the North York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved on condition the application for minor variances for the property municipally known as 158 McRae Drive. The Notice of Decision is attached to this Motion. In their report to the Committee dated August 23, 2019, which is attached to this Motion, Community Planning staff recommended modifications be made to the Application on consent of the applicant, with respect to building height and the number of storeys. Planning also recommended that, should the Committee approve the application, the approval be subject to conditions respecting the parking space width and the construction material of the proposed driveway. The Committee approved the modified Application and imposed the recommended conditions. The applicant appealed this decision of the Committee. The applicant has appealed the Committee of Adjustment's modified Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and the date for the hearing is January 13, 2020. Should City Council instruct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the Committee's decision on the modified Application and the imposed conditions, the City's Notion of Intention to be a Party is due October 24, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to retain outside consultants as necessary to uphold the decision of the Committee of Adjustment with respect to application A0476/19NY respecting 158 McRae Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0476/19NY respecting 158 McRae Drive and settle the matter of behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to retain outside consultants as necessary to uphold the decision of the Committee of Adjustment with respect to application A0476/19NY respecting 158 McRae Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0476/19NY respecting 158 McRae Drive and settle the matter of behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor.
MM10.25adopted
The applicant has applied for minor variances from the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 and former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 to alter the existing two-storey townhouse with two dwelling units by constructing a rear basement walkout; a west side, ground floor bay window (oriel window); a rear two-storey addition with a second storey balcony; and a new rear one-storey detached garage (the "Application"). The Application is known as municipal file A1193/18TEY. The property is also subject to the Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District Phase 1, Part V Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act through By-law 137-2005. On August 21, 2019, Heritage Preservation Services, in a report to the Committee, was generally satisfied with the revisions made to the plans and drawings before the Committee on the minor variance application and directed that the approval of the minor variance application be conditional on obtaining heritage permit approval under section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. On August 22, 2019, Urban Forestry, in a further report to the Committee, did not object to the removal and requested a series of conditions be imposed on the minor variance approval. On August 22, 2019, City Planning recommended refusal of Variance Number 2 and Variance Number 4 related to garage height and building depth. City Planning provided no comment on the other variances requested. On September 3, 2019, the Committee refused the Applications, as the minor variances did not meet the Planning Act's four tests. The Applicant has appealed the Committee's Decision to refuse the Application to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, and the hearing has been set for January 21, 2020.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the applicant's appeal of the Toronto and East York District Panel Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing the minor variance requested in Application A1193/18TEY respecting 100 Willcocks Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement, and if resolution is reached, to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, and any necessary staff, to take all steps necessary to bring resolution to the matter.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the applicant's appeal of the Toronto and East York District Panel Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing the minor variance requested in Application A1193/18TEY respecting 100 Willcocks Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement, and if resolution is reached, to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, and any necessary staff, to take all steps necessary to bring resolution to the matter.
MM10.26adopted
In 2018, City Planning conducted a study of the area bounded by Botham Road and Yonge Street, Franklin Avenue and Johnston Avenue. The purpose of the study was to establish stability in the West Lansing neighbourhood which had historically seen a pattern of 25 foot (7.62 metre) lots, but never less than 25 feet. On June 5, 2019, the Committee of Adjustment North York Panel refused an application for proposed consent and minor variances at 32 Florence Avenue (Application B0002/19NY, A0009/19NY, A0010/19NY and A0011/19NY) to create three undersized lots with frontages of 7.11 metres and with a list of minor variances for each dwelling on the three properties. The property lies within the study area and would create the three smallest lots in the area. The applicant has appealed the decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and a hearing date has been set for November 6 and 7, 2019. A copy of the Notices of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment is attached. Due to the timing of City Council's summer session, the City did not authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to carry out the necessary procedural steps to be a Party at the hearing. All of the required deadlines have now passed. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to request from the Toronto Local Appeal Body by Motion to add the City as a party to the proceedings in order to attend the hearing and oppose the proposed consent and minor variances requested in the Application. This Motion will also give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal and retain outside consultants, as necessary. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the applicant has already appealed the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and Legal Services requires further instructions to proceed with the hearing for this matter that has been scheduled. If the City is unsuccessful in its Motion for party status, there could be a cost award against the City. In addition, the cost of retaining outside consultants could result in an expenditure that is beyond Legal Services' budget for 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and any other appropriate City staff to bring forward a Motion to the Toronto Local Appeal Body that will allow the City to gain Party status at the hearing, despite having missed the Toronto Local Appeal Body deadlines. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 32 Florence Avenue to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the consent minor variances requested through Application B0002/19NY, A0009/19NY, A0010/19NY, A0011/19NY. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to resolve the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and any other appropriate City staff to bring forward a Motion to the Toronto Local Appeal Body that will allow the City to gain Party status at the hearing, despite having missed the Toronto Local Appeal Body deadlines. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 32 Florence Avenue to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the consent minor variances requested through Application B0002/19NY, A0009/19NY, A0010/19NY, A0011/19NY. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to resolve the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM10.27adopted
On September 12, 2019, the Etobicoke - York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused a minor variance application related to the property municipally known as 21 X Edgehill Road. The applicant has appealed the refusal decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The applicant proposes to construct a new detached dwelling with an integral garage, a second and third storey platform. The application requires variances to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 including variances for maximum permitted gross floor area; minimum required side yard setback; maximum permitted building height of a flat roofed dwelling; maximum number of platforms and area of platforms; chimney height; setback from the ravine bank; and maximum number of storeys. Community Planning staff do not oppose the application. City Planning staff submitted a report dated September 4, 2019 to the Committee of Adjustment to recommend that, if the Committee of Adjustment approved the application, the applicant construct the new dwelling substantially in accordance with the plans that were filed with the Committee of Adjustment at its September 12, 2019 meeting. Copies of the Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment and the Community Planning Staff Report are attached. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to attend the applicant's Toronto Local Appeal Body Appeal in order to ensure that City Planning staff's above-noted recommendation, should the Toronto Local Appeal Body approve the applicant's Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to secure the necessary authorization and resources to support the City's position at the Appeal, including providing for the City Solicitor's ability to settle the matter. This Motion is urgent because the deadline to become a party to the Appeal is October 2, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 21 X Edgehill Road to ensure that the Toronto Local Appeal Body imposes City Planning staff's recommendation to the Committee of Adjustment, dated September 4, 2019, if the Toronto Local Appeal Body approves the applicant's Appeal (Application A0290/18EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the Appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 21 X Edgehill Road to ensure that the Toronto Local Appeal Body imposes City Planning staff's recommendation to the Committee of Adjustment, dated September 4, 2019, if the Toronto Local Appeal Body approves the applicant's Appeal (Application A0290/18EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the Appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM10.28adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to appoint two Deputy Chief Building Officials. Timothy Charles Crawford was appointed as Deputy Chief Building Official on February 1, 2018 and has now retired from the City of Toronto. His appointment should now be rescinded. This Motion is urgent as the appointments of two Director and Chief Building Officials is required as soon as possible to meet City needs.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Sandra Burrows and Kamal Gogna as Deputy Chief Building Officials for the City of Toronto, with all the powers and duties of the Chief Building Official within the districts of the City of Toronto assigned by the Chief Building Official. 2. City Council rescind the appointment of Timothy Charles Crawford as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto effective immediately. 3. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to this Motion including the introduction in Council of any necessary bills.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Sandra Burrows and Kamal Gogna as Deputy Chief Building Officials for the City of Toronto, with all the powers and duties of the Chief Building Official within the districts of the City of Toronto assigned by the Chief Building Official. 2. City Council rescind the appointment of Timothy Charles Crawford as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto effective immediately. 3. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to this Motion including the introduction in Council of any necessary bills.
MM10.29adopted
The Bloor Street Business Improvement Area was established in 2006 under the initiative of the Bloor-Yorkville BIA to finance the Bloor Street Transformation Project, an ambitious streetscape improvement plan to reinforce Bloor Street's status as a pedestrian-oriented, premier shopping destination. The City and the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area entered into an agreement dated June 25, 2008 (the "Agreement"), whereby the City provided a loan to the Business Improvement Area for the construction of the Project whereby the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area makes annual contributions to the City for the ongoing maintenance of granite sidewalks and curbs that are part of the Project. An amending agreement was signed on March 1, 2017 to reflect additional project costs and additional revenues applied to the project from development agreements. The Business Improvement Area would like to take on responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of trees and granite sidewalks and curbs installed as part of the Project, and accordingly discontinue their annual maintenance payments to the City. City staff have reviewed the request and are in agreement.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Bloor Street Transformation Project Agreement to allow the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area to assume ongoing maintenance obligations for the Project and to discontinue annual payments to the City for such maintenance work.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Bloor Street Transformation Project Agreement to allow the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area to assume ongoing maintenance obligations for the Project and to discontinue annual payments to the City for such maintenance work.
MM10.30adopted
Authority is being sought to release Section 37 funds to the Sir William Campbell Foundation, a non-profit organization that maintains and operates Campbell House Museum. The monies are to be utilized for the planning and design for the Grange Green Plan. The purpose of the Grange Green Plan is to improve public green space, enhance private greening efforts, and contribute to the City's environmental and climate change agenda, improving both human and ecosystem health within the Grange community. As development in the downtown core continues, we must ensure that we are creating liveable neighbourhoods - finding opportunities to enhance and create green spaces is an important part of that liveability. In July 2018, after two years of work, the Toronto and East York Community Council endorsed the Grange Green Plan, and directed City staff to work together with community partners to prepare a plan to implement the Grange Green Plan. Since this time, work has continued to prioritize and plan implementation. These Section 37 funds will be used for planning and design of the first phase of the Plan. Funds have been secured through a Section 37 contribution from the development at 40, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 60 McCaul Street and 10 Stephanie Street towards landscaping improvements in the public realm on McCaul Street and in the Grange Community, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Grange Community Association. These funds have been received by the City.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase, on a one-time basis, the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $35,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 40, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 60 McCaul Street and 10 Stephanie Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700887) for implementation of the Grange Green Plan (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $35,000.00 be forwarded to the Sir William Campbell Foundation upon the signing of an Undertaking by the Foundation governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council increase, on a one-time basis, the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $35,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 40, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 60 McCaul Street and 10 Stephanie Street (Source Account XR3026-3700887) for implementation of the Grange Green Plan (Cost Centre NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $35,000.00 be forwarded to the Sir William Campbell Foundation upon the signing of an Undertaking by the Foundation governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM10.31adopted
Bendan Corp Inc. has submitted an application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence for the premises at 1226 St. Clair Avenue West to operate under the name Francesco Celebre. The Application is for an indoor area with a proposed capacity of 114 patrons and an outdoor area with a proposed capacity of 20 patrons. The proposed outdoor area is located on the boulevard of St. Clair Gardens. An application to the City for a boulevard café permit has not been made. The Premises abuts a low-density residential neighbourhood. There are concerns related to noise, litter, safety, lighting and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. This application for a new liquor licence is not in the public interest, unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 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 matter is urgent as the placard deadline for objections was August 19, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, 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 1226 St. Clair Avenue West operating under the name Francesco Celebre, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse 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 direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions added to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, 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 1226 St. Clair Avenue West operating under the name Francesco Celebre, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse 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 direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions added to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM10.32adopted
An appeal regarding a Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 139 - 143 Portland Street had been scheduled to be heard by Local Planning Appeal Tribunal beginning October 8, 2019. On July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, City Council adopted the recommendations contained in the report (July 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor recommending Council accept the settlement offer. Normally such proposals would be reviewed by the Toronto Preservation Board before being considered by City Council. In this case, that was not possible as the Settlement could not be reviewed by Toronto Preservation Board until September 23, 2019. The Ontario Heritage Act requires that the Toronto Preservation Board are consulted regarding proposals to designate properties, to alter designated properties and to enter into Heritage Easement Agreements. The only method of complying with this requirement and going to Council before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing date was for the Toronto Preservation Board to consider the proposal at their September 23, 2019 meeting and for this report to then be sent straight to City Council for the October 2 and 3, 2019 meeting. The Toronto Preservation Board considered the report from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning on September 23, 2019. They supported the recommendations that Toronto City Council state its intention to designate properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street and include it in the City's Heritage Register. The Toronto Preservation Board also supported proposals to alter the designated properties in connection with a Settlement submitted by the applicant and they supported seeking Council's authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement. It is urgent as Council's support of the settlement strategy that is outlined in the accompanying report is required before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing scheduled for October 8, 2019.
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) - 139-143 Portland Street in Attachment 3 to the report (September 30, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation(s) to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designations are referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of City Council's decision on the designation(s) of the properties. 5. City Council authorize the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 139, 141 and 143 Portland 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 Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street. 7. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 16 storey residential tower and podium with alterations to the designated buildings at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street in conjunction with an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following conditions: a. prior to issuance of an Local Planning Appeal Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 7.a.2. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and 3. enter into and register on the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations, including amongst other matters, securing the preparation and thereafter the implementation of a Heritage Lighting Plan, a Signage Plan, an Interpretation Plan and requiring a letter of credit to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and approved Interpretation Plan, including provision for upwards indexing, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; b. prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final site plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 7.a.2. above; 2. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and 5. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, or a demolition permit for 135 Portland Street, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. obtain final approval for the necessary By-law amendments required for the alterations to the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 7.a.2. 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 Preservation Services; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan; and 4. provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties at 135, 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 7.c.3. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 8. City Council request staff to continue to work with the applicant on a more compatible base building design that better responds to the heritage properties, including the overall streetscape context of the development site and the introduction of a distinctly residential landscape context to the heritage properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street to be reviewed at Site Plan Approval.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (September 30, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) - 139-143 Portland Street (Attachment 3) attached to the report (September 30, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation(s) to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designations are referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation(s) of the properties. 5. City Council authorize the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 139, 141 and 143 Portland 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 Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street. 7. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 16 storey residential tower and podium with alterations to the designated buildings at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street in conjunction with an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following conditions: a. Prior to issuance of an Local Planning Appeal Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Core Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.a.2, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 16, 2019, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Enter into and register on the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations, including amongst other matters, securing the preparation and thereafter the implementation of a Heritage Lighting Plan, a Signage Plan, an Interpretation Plan and requiring a letter of credit to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and approved Interpretation Plan, including provision for upwards indexing, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. b. Prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.a.2 in the report (September 10, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, or a demolition permit for 135 Portland Street, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.a.2 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 Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties at 135, 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 7.c.3. above the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 8. City Council request staff to continue to work with the applicant on a more compatible base building design that better responds to the heritage properties, including the overall streetscape context of the development site and the introduction of a distinctly residential landscape context to the heritage properties at 139, 141 and 143 Portland Street to be reviewed at Site Plan Approval.