Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 12 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
BL20.1adopted
Introduction and Enactment of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce and enact General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on April 30, 2020, enacted By-laws 324-2020 to 362-2020.
CC20.1amended
Amendments to Procedures to Enable Remote Electronic Participation in Meetings during an Emergency
The purpose of this report is to amend Council Procedures to facilitate electronic meetings of City Council and committees held during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and to authorize local boards to make amendments to their own rules of procedure that are consistent with Council's procedures.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of City Council or a council committee by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of City Council or a council committee that is closed to the public; and c. a meeting of City Council or a council committee held by electronic means has 30 minutes to achieve quorum. 2. City Council amend the Simplified Procedures for Advisory Bodies to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of a Council Advisory Body by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of a Council Advisory Body that is closed to the public. 3. City Council authorize local boards governed by the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to amend their own rules of procedure consistent with City Council's procedures to permit electronic participation by board members during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, including such local boards as have already made such amendments, without the need for further Council approval; the rules for Business Improvement Area Boards amended by City Council as set out in Part 4 below. 4. City Council amend the procedures in Schedule B of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of a Business Improvement Area Board by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of a Business Improvement Area Board that is closed to the public. 5. City Council authorize the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board of Directors to meet by electronic means during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in accordance with the following: a. a member of the Board or any committee of the Board, and the Members of the Corporation may participate in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board, or a meeting of the Members of the Corporation, by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; b. a member of the Board or any committee of the Board, and the Members of the Corporation may participate electronically in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board that is closed to the public; and c. the Board is authorized to defer and reschedule the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Corporation, subject to compliance with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Act, 2005, the Relationship Framework and the 2015 Statement of Investment Principles and the waiver of any provisions in the Operational Guidelines for Remote Participation in Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board Meetings necessary to permit a fully electronic meeting. 6. City Council resolve that, notwithstanding Section 4-2 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 4, Adjustment, Committee of, and By-law 1134-2019, where the Committee of Adjustment holds hearings during a declared emergency pursuant to section 3 of the Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 5, Sched. 3, all members appointed to the Committee of Adjustment shall be deemed to be cross-appointed to all Districts and Panels for those hearings. 7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to report to the next City Council meeting with the following information: a. the number of Committee of Adjustment applications and hearings in queue as of the date when meetings ceased; b. the number of applications that have had to be held off due to the pandemic up to May 31, 2020; c. a forecast of the number of applications that will be submitted after May 31, 2020; d. any options for Committee of Adjustment hearings, including what measures other cities use; and e. the impact of a backlog on submissions and the issuance of building permits. 8. City Council request the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to report on the possibility of holding future City Council Meetings and Standing Committee Meetings in person and/or virtually while taking into account all Physical Distancing guidelines and related Public Health directives.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of City Council or a council committee by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of City Council or a council committee that is closed to the public; and c. a meeting of City Council or a council committee held by electronic means has 30 minutes to achieve quorum. 2. City Council amend the Simplified Procedures for Advisory Bodies to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of a Council Advisory Body by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of a Council Advisory Body that is closed to the public. 3. City Council authorize local boards governed by the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to amend their own rules of procedure consistent with City Council's procedures to permit electronic participation by board members during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, including such local boards as have already made such amendments, without the need for further Council approval; the rules for Business Improvement Area Boards to be amended by City Council as set out in Recommendation 4 below. 4. City Council amend the procedures in Schedule B of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. Members may participate in a meeting of a Business Improvement Area Board by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. Members may participate electronically in a meeting of a Business Improvement Area Board that is closed to the public. 5. City Council authorize the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board of Directors to meet by electronic means during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in accordance with the following: a. a member of the Board or any committee of the Board, and the Members of the Corporation may participate in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board, or a meeting of the Members of the Corporation, by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; b. a member of the Board or any committee of the Board, and the Members of the Corporation may participate electronically in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board that is closed to the public; and c. the Board is authorized to defer and reschedule the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Corporation, subject to compliance with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Act, 2005, the Relationship Framework and the 2015 Statement of Investment Principles and the waiver of any provisions in the Operational Guidelines for Remote Participation in Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board Meetings necessary to permit a fully electronic meeting.
RM20.1adopted
- Moment of Silence - Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
CALL TO ORDER: 10:02 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. Speaker Nunziata advised that, as Council is conducting an electronic meeting today, they would dispense with the National Anthem. Speaker Nunziata further advised that today is the first meeting of City Council held with Members participating remotely. The Speaker asked the City Clerk to call the roll to confirm that a quorum of Members is present. Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Toronto residents who have passed away due to COVID-19 The victims of the tragedy in Nova Scotia Joseph Dan Bartholomew Bancroft Vasil William (Bill) Evanov Norene Gilletz Aleksandra Kozhevnikova Yvonne Murray Lorna Rosenstein Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: Members of Council, this special meeting has been called for the following purposes: 1. To consider amendments to the Council Procedures to permit electronic participation in meetings during periods of Provincial or municipal emergency and to authorize local boards of the City to amend their own procedures to permit electronic participation in meetings during emergencies without the need for further Council approval. 2. To consider a report from the Mayor under Municipal Code Chapter 59, Emergency Management, including the Mayor's exercise of Council's authority during an emergency period. 3. To consider a presentation and reports from the Mayor and senior City officials on the management of the current emergency, including any actions requiring Council decision to aid in the ongoing management of the emergency. 4. To consider any other matter deemed urgent by the Mayor, in consultation with Members and City officials, and published on the main agenda. and 5. To introduce and enact general Bills and a Confirming Bill for this special meeting. The City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca slash council. Members, this is a special meeting. Under Council's Procedures, no other business such as Notices of Motions, may be introduced. This rule cannot be waived. Members, before I begin our opening routines, I want to emphasize that today's Council meeting is public. Although City Hall is closed and physical distancing measures and limits on public gatherings prevent Council from meeting in person, today's meeting is being conducted publicly and is being streamed live on YouTube. I want to welcome the public who are watching our meeting. With me today are the City Clerk and her staff, along with IT and AV staff. Senior staff are located in an adjacent room and will be available to answer questions. Members, you will also have dedicated IT support throughout today's meeting. If you need to reach them, the City Clerk has provided you contact information. As we progress through today's meeting I will advise how our meeting practices have been adapted to facilitate electronic participation. I ask that Members be patient as we work through the agenda.
CC20.2amended
This report provides City Council with information on the actions taken to date by the City's senior leadership and the Medical Officer of Health in response to the COVID-19 health crisis, and the ongoing management of the emergency. City officials have ensured that City business and divisional operating and capital activities continue to move forward during the State of Emergency in the City of Toronto declared by Mayor Tory on March 23, 2020, while ensuring that our public health objectives remain the City's priority. The actions of senior City officials during the current emergency, including service adjustments, new partnerships and coordination with other cities, will continue as the City learns from others and shares our learnings with our colleagues across Canada and around the world in this ever changing, challenging and demanding crisis.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to maintain service capacity to meet demand, adjusting specific routes to address congestion, social equity and support social distancing. 2. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to work with the Amalgamated Transit Union to develop a possible redeployment plan and any necessary emergency leave provisions, and City Council request that, prior to any decision on temporary involuntary layoffs or changes to compensation, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission report to the Toronto Transit Commission Board on a plan to re-establish service to pre-COVID-19 levels including benchmarks and phases for re-entry. 3. City Council request the Federal and Provincial governments to immediately provide operational support to the Toronto Transit Commission to maintain service levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and as ridership is restored so that service and staffing can continue to meet demand and comply with any Public Health guidelines for transit systems that may be recommended. 4. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to assess and evaluate all preventative public health regulations necessary to be implemented in City facilities as part of the recovery and restart plan; such plans should survey global best practices where public health recovery measures have been implemented and could include working with the Province to facilitate strategic screening processes and testing in City facilities and comprehensive modifications to public places to ensure physical distancing. 5. City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Federal Government to amend the newly announced Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program to help Toronto's small business and not-for-profit communities remain viable in the wake of the COVID-19; specific amendments to the program should include: a. broadening eligibility criteria to include tenant businesses and not-for-profits that have experienced significant revenue losses that are greater than 50 percent (instead of the announced 70 percent) and who still who meet the criteria of less than $50,000 per month in rent; b. broadening eligibility criteria to include landlord structures common to the not-for-profit sector, such as head leasees operating community hubs in public sector properties, to ensure that not-for-profit organizations and tiered landlord structures are eligible for the program; c. encouraging landlords and tenants to work co-operatively with regard to May rent until the program is operational in mid-May; and d. ensuring the stackability of programs targeted at small business and not-for-profits. 6. City Council request the Province of Ontario to immediately institute a temporary moratorium on any commercial rent default evictions as a moratorium is only currently contemplated for participants in the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, which may leave many tenants unable to access relief as landlords can choose to not participate in the program. 7. City Council direct the City Manager to include the following principles in negotiations with the Provincial and Federal governments: a. a legal and financial relationship that acknowledges the City's increased role and responsibilities, and ensures ongoing annual revenue for meeting these responsibilities; b. recognition of shared responsibility for meeting the service and support needs of vulnerable and socially marginalized residents; c. laying the foundation for climate change mitigation and resilience; d. a permanent robust public health system; and e. recognizing the key role local governments play in economic stimulus. 8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Medical Officer of Health to pursue opportunities to provide, where possible and under the advice of public health and through the City-wide recovery planning process, more space for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit riders to allow for better physical distancing. 9. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to City Council on the possibility of fast-tracking projects within the 10 Year Capital Plan for Vision Zero and cycling infrastructure. 10. City Council request the Province of Ontario to continue to support Toronto's COVID-19 homelessness and supportive housing response by providing proactive testing in all shelters and respites, additional Personal Protection Equipment for frontline shelter staff, the establishment of a regional Greater Toronto Area plan for isolation and recovery spaces for those in the shelter and supportive housing system, and to provide additional funding for the provision of permanent supportive and affordable housing opportunities. 11. City Council request the Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health to provide the guidelines required by Parks, Forestry and Recreation in order to permit the allotment gardens to re-open in a timely manner to allow for spring planting. 12. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, upon receipt of these guidelines, to ensure the required stakeholder communication on the guidelines takes place and then immediately issue permits for the allotment gardens. 13. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management to consult with the Medical Officer of Health, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and local Councillors regarding the expanded deployment of temporary sanitation and washing stations in priority areas. 14. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to provide, similar to the Daily Shelter and Overnight Service Usage, regular updates on progress made on the action plan to rapidly house and place in hotel accommodations many in the shelter system including: a. updated on the deployment of temporary sanitation and washing stations in priority areas; b. updates on the number of those living in shelters and encampments who have been rehoused in housing or hotel accommodations; c. any efforts to acquire additional hotels or housing units; and d. updates on the number of wellness checks being completed by staff in encampments to ensure people are able to access testing. 15. City Council request the City Manager to report to the next meeting of City Council on draft recovery strategies. 16. City Council request the City Manager to report to City Council six months after the COVID-19 pandemic with lessons learned and what the City can do to get ready for a future pandemic.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
RM20.2adopted
Introduction of New Business from the Mayor and City Officials and Committee Reports
New Business submitted by the Mayor and City Officials Economic and Community Development Committee Items EC12.2 and EC12.8 Infrastructure and Environment Committee Items IE12.6, IE12.8, IE12.9 and IE12.10 Toronto and East York Community Council Item TE14.75
New Business and Committee Report Items were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC20.3adopted
Mayor's Report on the COVID-19 Emergency pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 59, Emergency Management
It has been just over a month since I declared a State of Emergency in the City of Toronto and less than 30 days since I took action under Municipal Code Chapter 59. The emergency declaration came at a critical time - there were at the time only 304 cases of COVID-19 and almost all of those cases were still traceable to travel or a close contact with the virus. I looked - as I do on all public health matters - to Dr. Eileen de Villa's professional advice. Her advice then, which it remains now, was that we needed as many people to stay home as much as possible, to get all people in the city to keep their distance from one another, to protect the vulnerable, and to keep from overwhelming our health care system. In order to protect the health of the city and save lives, we took action. I declared a municipal emergency - the first time in the City's history - to allow us to respond quickly and decisively to the pandemic. To make sure we would always be able to make the quick decisions needed during this crisis. While we know this health emergency continues and it will continue for some time, we are making progress and just last week we had reason to have cautious optimism that we are slowing the spread of COVID-19 and thanks largely to the physical distancing efforts of Toronto residents, we are saving thousands of lives. But this month has not been without tragedy. COVID-19 is leaving a devastating trail in our community. More than 274 residents have died, leaving behind loved ones and friends. We mourn with these grieving families and we remain committed to preventing as much loss of life as possible during this global pandemic. During this emergency, Toronto residents and businesses have risen to the challenge and embraced Dr. de Villa's wise words: stay home, stay safe, and take care of each other. I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of Toronto residents who have done the right and the responsible thing and helped us in this ongoing war to flatten the curve and defeat this virus. They have saved lives. And by continuing to do the right thing and stay home as much as possible, they are continuing to save lives. I am so proud of this City government and this City Council and how it has responded to this ongoing emergency. In the face of all of these challenges, so much good work at wartime speed has been done by Dr. de Villa and her public health team, the emergency operations centre led by Chief Matthew Pegg, and staff across each and every city division under the leadership of our City Manager Chris Murray. In responding to this emergency, these individuals and their teams have represented the very best of public service, and have worked tirelessly for weeks to ensure this city remains safe, and that we continue to provide critical services for our residents in these uncertain times. This report provides an update on the ongoing emergency and a path forward that will ensure the City government can continue to respond to the emergency, administer other necessary City business, and ensure our focus remains on protecting the health of all our residents and saving lives. We're all in this together and it's only by working together that we can beat COVID-19.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize an extension of the Mayor's delegated authority under Chapter 59, Emergency Management until the COVID-19 municipal emergency has been declared as terminated. 2. City Council amend Physical Distancing By-laws 322-2020 and 323-2020, authorizing an extension of the By-laws to provide that they remain in effect until the municipal emergency has been declared as terminated, or until Council rescinds those By-laws, whichever is first.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory recommends that: 1. City Council authorize an extension of the Mayor's delegated authority under Chapter 59, Emergency Management until the COVID-19 municipal emergency has been declared as terminated. 2. City Council amend Physical Distancing By-laws 322-2020 and 323-2020, authorizing an extension of the By-laws to provide that they remain in effect until the municipal emergency has been declared as terminated, or until Council rescinds those by-laws, whichever is first.
RM20.3received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC20.4adopted
2020 Education Property Tax Levy and Clawback Rate By-Law and COVID-19 Tax Relief By-Law Amendments
This report recommends adoption of the 2020 education tax rates and property tax levy for school purposes for the City of Toronto, as required by the Education Act. The education tax rates are prescribed by the Ministry of Finance annually by provincial regulation and must be adopted by municipalities each year by by-law. This report also recommends the 2020 percentage of the tax decreases (the 'clawback' rates) that are required to be withheld to fund the legislatively mandated capping of property tax increases on properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes, as permitted by the City of Toronto Act, 2006. It has been long standing City Council policy to adopt clawback rates sufficient to fund forgone revenues arising from its adopted tax increase capping policy, and as provided for by legislation. As a result of the property tax relief measures implemented to assist residents and businesses impacted by COVID-19 there are various by-laws and Chapter 767 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code that require amendments.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the 2020 tax rates for school purposes, as shown in Column II, which will raise an education tax levy on rateable properties for 2020 of $2,273,085,976 in accordance with provincial regulation O.Reg. 400/98 as amended, prescribing such rates for the City of Toronto, of which $4,612,130 is to be retained by the City pursuant to Ontario Regulation 121/07: Column I Column II Property Class 2020 Tax Rates for Education Levy Residential 0.153000% Multi-Residential 0.153000% New Multi-Residential 0.153000% Commercial 0.980000% Commercial (New Construction) 0.980000% Commercial Residual 0.980000% Commercial Residual l (New Construction) 0.980000% Industrial 1.067220% Industrial (New Construction) 0.980000% Pipelines 1.250000% Farmlands 0.038250% Managed Forests 0.038250% 2. City Council adopt the reductions in tax decreases for the 2020 taxation year on properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes by the percentage of the tax decrease set out in Column II in order to recover the revenues foregone as a result of capping, and to allow the decrease percentages set out in Column III: Column I Column II Column III (Property Class) (Clawback Percentage) (Allowable Decrease) Commercial 60.545902 percent 39.454098 percent Industrial 64.194131 percent 35.805869 percent Multi-residential 42.809624 percent 57.190376 percent 3. City Council amend City of Toronto By-law 1673-2019 (2020 Interim Tax Levy), to revise the existing interim bill payment due dates as set out below for each of property tax accounts on the eleven (11) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan, the regular instalment option, and the six (6) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan: 11-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalments Existing Due Dates Revised Due Dates Instalment 1 February 18, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 March 16, 2020 no revision Instalment 3 April 15, 2020 June 15, 2020 Instalment 4 May 15, 2020 Combined with Final 2020 billing Instalment 5 June 15, 2020 Combined with Final 2020 billing Regular or 6-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 March 2, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 April 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 Instalment 3 May 1, 2020 July 2, 2020 2-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 March 2, 2020 no revision 4. For the purpose of spreading out as nearly equally as practical the various instalment due dates (including combining portions of the interim levy and the final tax levy for the eleven instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan as set out in Part 3 above), City Council amend City of Toronto By-law 205-2020 (Tax Levy By-law for 2020) to revise the existing final bill payment due dates as set out below for each of property tax accounts on the eleven (11) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan, on the regular instalment option, on the six (6) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan and on the two (2) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan: 11-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalments Existing Due Dates Revised Due Dates Instalment 1 July 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 August 17, 2020 no revision Instalment 3 September 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 4 October 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 5 November 16, 2020 no revision Instalment 6 December 15, 2020 no revision Regular or 6-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 July 2, 2020 August 4, 2020 Instalment 2 August 4, 2020 September 1, 2020 Instalment 3 September 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 2-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 July 2, 2020 August 4, 2020 5. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, section 767-7 Penalties and Interest to suspend the application of penalties and interest under this section during the period between March 16, 2020 and May 15, 2020, to reflect a 60-day grace period on the payment of property taxes as implemented by the Mayor's Economic Support and Recovery Task Force related to the COVIC-19 pandemic. 6. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, Chapter 844 Waste Collection, Residential Properties, and Chapter 849, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill to change the August 31 application deadline for the Tax Deferral and Tax Cancellation for Low-Income Persons program, the Single family residential low income relief program, and the Water rebate for eligible low-income disabled persons and low-income seniors program respectively to October 30, 2020 as the new deadline for the 2020 tax year. 7. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the 2020 tax rates for school purposes, as shown in Column II, which will raise an education tax levy on rateable properties for 2020 of $2,273,085,976 in accordance with provincial regulation O.Reg. 400/98 as amended, prescribing such rates for the City of Toronto, of which $4,612,130 is to be retained by the City pursuant to Ontario Regulation 121/07: Column I Column II Property Class 2020 Tax Rates for Education Levy Residential 0.153000% Multi-Residential 0.153000% New Multi-Residential 0.153000% Commercial 0.980000% Commercial (New Construction) 0.980000% Commercial Residual 0.980000% Commercial Residual l (New Construction) 0.980000% Industrial 1.067220% Industrial (New Construction) 0.980000% Pipelines 1.250000% Farmlands 0.038250% Managed Forests 0.038250% 2. City Council adopt the reductions in tax decreases for the 2020 taxation year on properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes by the percentage of the tax decrease set out in Column II in order to recover the revenues foregone as a result of capping, and to allow the decrease percentages set out in Column III: Column I Column II Column III (Property Class) (Clawback Percentage) (Allowable Decrease) Commercial 60.545902% 39.454098% Industrial 64.194131% 35.805869% Multi-residential 42.809624% 57.190376% 3. City Council authorize amendments to City of Toronto By-law 1673-2019 (2020 Interim Tax Levy), to revise the existing interim bill payment due dates as set out below for each of property tax accounts on the eleven (11) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan (PAP), the regular instalment option, and the six (6) instalment PAP: 11-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalments Existing Due Dates Revised Due Dates Instalment 1 February 18, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 March 16, 2020 no revision Instalment 3 April 15, 2020 June 15, 2020 Instalment 4 May 15, 2020 Combined with Final 2020 billing Instalment 5 June 15, 2020 Combined with Final 2020 billing Regular or 6-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 March 2, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 April 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 Instalment 3 May 1, 2020 July 2, 2020 2-Instalment Pre-Authorized Interim Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 March 2, 2020 no revision 4. For the purpose of spreading out as nearly equally as practical the various instalment due dates (including combining portions of the interim levy and the final tax levy for the eleven instalment PAP as set out in Recommendation 3), City Council authorize amendments to City of Toronto By-law 205-2020 (Tax Levy By-law for 2020) to revise the existing final bill payment due dates as set out below for each of property tax accounts on the eleven (11) instalment PAP, on the regular instalment option, on the six (6) instalment PAP and on the two (2) instalment PAP: 11-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalments Existing Due Dates Revised Due Dates Instalment 1 July 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 2 August 17, 2020 no revision Instalment 3 September 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 4 October 15, 2020 no revision Instalment 5 November 16, 2020 no revision Instalment 6 December 15, 2020 no revision Regular or 6-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 July 2, 2020 August 4, 2020 Instalment 2 August 4, 2020 September 1, 2020 Instalment 3 September 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 2-Instalment Pre-Authorized Final Tax Bill Payment Plan Instalment 1 July 2, 2020 August 4, 2020 5. City Council authorize amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, § 767-7 Penalties and Interest to suspend the application of penalties and interest under this section during the period between March 16, 2020 and May 15, 2020, to reflect a 60-day grace period on the payment of property taxes as implemented by the Mayor's Economic Support and Recovery Task Force related to the COVIC-19 pandemic. 6. City Council authorize amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, Chapter 844 Waste Collection, Residential Properties, and Chapter 849, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill to change the August 31 application deadline for the Tax Deferral and Tax Cancellation for Low-Income Persons program, the Single family residential low income relief program, and the Water rebate for eligible low-income disabled persons and low-income seniors program respectively to October 30, 2020 as the new deadline for the 2020 tax year. 7. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary bills in Council to give effect to Council's decision .
RM20.4received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on April 30, 2020. Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, thanked Members of Council for gathering to take part in the first virtual meeting of City Council. Mayor Tory also thanked the City Clerk, the Deputy City Clerk and their team for helping Councillors get ready for the virtual meeting. Mayor Tory noted that he is committed to having regular meetings to deal with urgent business as Council is doing today. Mayor Tory advised that it has been over a month since declaring a state of emergency in City of Toronto and that the decision was made on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health which was for as many people as possible to stay home, for people to keep their distance from one another, to protect the vulnerable and to keep from overwhelming our health care system. Mayor Tory noted that the pandemic emergency continues to this day and likely will continue for some time to come, however, the City is making progress and is seeing the slowing of the spread of COVID-10 due to physical distancing actions of the people of the City of Toronto. Mayor Tory advised that there have been many COVID-19 tragedies as over 300 people have died in the City. Mayor Tory, on behalf of Members of Council, extended condolences to those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Mayor Tory confirmed that the City remains committed to saving lives and fighting the virus. Mayor Tory thanked the residents of the City of Toronto for continuing to do the right thing by staying home, staying safe to flatten the curve of COVID-19 and saving lives. Mayor Tory noted that he was proud of City Council as they responded to the challenge collectively by working with the Toronto Public Service and the other levels of government. Mayor Tory thanked the Medical Officer of Health, the Fire Chief and General Manager of the Office of Emergency Management, the Deputy Fire Chief, the City Manager, the Deputy City Managers and the entire staff team across the divisions for their efforts during this pandemic emergency. Mayor Tory also thanked the non-profit and community organizations who have partnered with the City to help residents during this pandemic emergency. Mayor Tory thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford for the initiatives from their respective governments to assist people during these difficult and challenging times. Mayor Tory, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that six members of the Canadian Armed Forces were on board a helicopter that crashed during a NATO training exercise in Greece. Mayor Tory further advised that of the six members of the Canadian Armed Forces, one has died and five are still missing. Mayor Tory, on behalf of City Council and the residents of the City of Toronto, extended condolences to the family and the extended military family who are mourning the loss of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough.
CC20.5adopted
Authority to Implement the New Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit Program
In December 2019, the provincial and federal governments announced the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) program, a new funding program under the National Housing Strategy. The Province has confirmed Toronto's funding allocation for the first two years of the program, $7.5M in 2020-2021 and $9.9M ($2.4M new funding) in 2021-2022. This is estimated to provide 1,300 households with a housing benefit to assist with rental affordability challenges. Benefit amounts are estimated to range from $500 to $1,200 per month, based on a formula set by the Province that uses information such as household income, household composition, and the local average market rent. Housing benefits under COHB will be offered to households who have been on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income housing for a long period of time and households that fall within one of the priority groups. Priority groups include Indigenous people, persons with physical disabilities, and survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. COHB recipients must agree to be removed from the centralized waiting list. New funding through COHB is a very positive development for the City, as it will support ongoing efforts to address Toronto's complex and growing housing challenges, which include a rise in housing unaffordability. COHB provides households on the centralized waiting list with the option to receive rental assistance sooner. In addition, housing benefits are portable, providing households with the flexibility to stay in their current home or find housing in a preferred location, closer to employment, social support networks, child care, and schools, or move to other communities across Ontario. The Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) division will administer COHB. The purpose of this report is to provide the General Manager of SSHA with the necessary authorities to receive COHB funding throughout the program term of 2020 to 2029, enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Province and implement the program. As detailed further, program design and implementation will be guided by the program guidelines provided by the Province, which outline program requirements such as the benefit calculation formula, criteria for assessing initial and continued eligibility, and spending requirements. Council approval is particularly important at this time, as the City responds to the COVID-19 pandemic and is rapidly implementing a range of critical housing stability measures. The provision of new housing benefits under COHB is an important component of these efforts.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement, or any other related service agreement(s) with any Ministry of the Government of Ontario, to facilitate the delivery of the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit and, subject to the appropriate budget approvals, and any amendments to agreements allowing the extension of the term of the program beyond 2022, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to receive and utilize in accordance with program guidelines, administration payments of $250 per approved Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit application or up to five percent of the funding allocation available from 2020 to 2022 for costs associated with ongoing staffing and general administration to implement the program. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as appropriate, to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements with other City of Toronto Divisions, Provincial Ministries, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to deliver the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit in accordance with the provincial program guidelines.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement, or any other related service agreement(s) with any Ministry of the Government of Ontario, to facilitate the delivery of the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit and, subject to the appropriate budget approvals, and any amendments to agreements allowing the extension of the term of the program beyond 2022, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to receive and utilize in accordance with program guidelines, administration payments of $250 per approved Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit application or up to 5% of the funding allocation available from 2020 to 2022 for costs associated with ongoing staffing and general administration to implement the program. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as appropriate, to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements with other City of Toronto Divisions, Provincial Ministries, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to deliver the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit in accordance with the provincial program guidelines.
RM20.5adopted
City Council will review the Order Paper.
April 30, 2020: City Council adopted the April 30, 2020 Order Paper and all other Items not held on consent.
CC20.6adopted
Implementing the Toronto Modular Housing Initiative as an Urgent Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
At its meeting on June 18 and 19, 2019, City Council requested staff to report to the Planning and Housing Committee with a plan to implement a new modular supportive housing initiative. In response to this request, staff prepared a report for the March 23, 2020 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee which was subsequently cancelled due to suspension of Council and Committee meetings due the COVID-19 emergency. This report includes the content of that planned report with an added urgency to increase the supply of affordable housing as soon as possible, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report recommends Council approve the purchase and installation of 110 modular units to be used as supportive housing for homeless individuals within the City's shelter system by September 2020 and another 140 units in 2021. COVID-19 and Housing and Homelessness Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto was already experiencing an unprecedented demand for homeless services due to various factors including a lack of affordable housing options in the city. Despite adding 3,000 shelter spaces since 2015, shelter occupancy remains at capacity with over 8,000 shelter users each night. The current COVID-19 pandemic has quickly amplified the pre-existing challenges within Toronto's housing and homeless systems. In addition, it has caused considerable added strain on the emergency shelter system largely due to requirements around physical distancing and isolation. In late March, in response to the health emergency impacting the well-being of residents in the city, and the urgent need to find safe and secure accommodation for the City's homeless population, the Mayor asked staff to find ways to expedite the delivery of modular supportive housing, with the aim of getting 110 new homes ("Phase One") open by September 2020, subject to final approval by Council. These modular homes are intended to be used as supportive housing by layering in housing benefits and health supports to the affordable rental homes, utilizing financial support from other orders of government. By implementing modular supportive housing to provide homes for those living outside or in our shelter system, the City is creating permanent housing solutions to help some of our most marginalized residents live in dignified housing with supports. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this initiative will also save lives by providing individuals with safe spaces to exercise physical distancing and self-isolation. Modular Housing and Required Authorities Modular housing, which is prefabricated housing built in a factory and then transported to the site where it is assembled, is considered a faster and a more cost-effective construction option than conventional construction methods. As showcased in many jurisdictions in North America, modular housing provides an opportunity to respond rapidly to the city's urgent homelessness situation. Following the Mayor's request, an inter-divisional team of CreateTO and City staff reached out to a number of modular housing providers across Canada to ascertain which ones could deliver Phase One of the modular housing initiative within the tight timeframe. Based on discussions and research, staff recommended to the Mayor that preliminary discussions proceed immediately with Horizon North Inc. (or its subsidiary, NRB) with respect to Phase One, subject to negotiation of an acceptable agreement and Council approval to proceed with a non-competitive process. This report seeks Council authority for staff to enter into negotiations and formalize agreements with Horizon North Inc. or its subsidiary NRB, for the design and installation of Phase One. Staff recommendation to proceed with a non-competitive process for Phase One only, is based on research and outreach to a number of modular manufacturers in the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada taking the following factors into account: a) There is limited competition in the market with only a handful of companies that have actually delivered residential modular housing; b) Horizon North Inc./NRB has extensive experience (over 40 years) in the modular residential housing industry; c) Horizon North Inc./NRB has successfully delivered hundreds of modular homes in City of Vancouver and across the province of British Columbia; and d) This is the only manufacturer contacted who confirmed they can meet the urgent, emergency timelines required for Phase One. This report also seeks authority for the Housing Secretariat, Corporate Real Estate Management and CreateTO, in consultation with other City divisions, to identify sites appropriate for the modular housing initiative. Additionally, it seeks approval to allocate $28.75 million in City funding and about $12.76 million in Open Door program incentives to support the creation of up to 250 modular supportive homes, with 110 homes to be delivered by the end of September 2020 and the remaining 140 homes to be delivered in early 2021. For clarity, the City funding and Open Door incentives have been budgeted in the Housing Secretariat's affordable housing investment plan and are not new/unplanned costs for the City. The modular housing initiative will be the subject of a further report to Council to obtain the required authority to enter into the leases with the chosen non-profit housing operators for the City sites to be identified. Intergovernmental Support to Deliver Modular Housing Staff have been working with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to secure funding and financing to deliver this project by way of a submission to the CMHC Innovation Fund. CMHC has reviewed the submission, is supportive of making a significant investment, and is currently working with the City to finalize the legal agreements to facilitate the delivery of Phase One plus an additional 140 units as part of a future phase ("Phase Two") (See Attachment 6). The overall cost to deliver 250 modular supportive homes is estimated to be $47.5 million, excluding land and City incentives. It is proposed that this amount be funded through a combination of the City's Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) and funding and financing from CMHC's Affordable Housing Innovation Fund. The financing obligations will be supported through rent payments made to the City by the future non-profit operators for the sites, funded through their operating revenues. However, the City of Toronto will ultimately be responsible to CMHC for the debt obligation. Operating funding for health related support services and housing subsidies will also be requested from the Province, so that deeply affordable supportive homes can be delivered at the sites. It should be noted that there is a risk of not being able to operate these units as deeply affordable supportive housing in the absence of financial support from other orders of government. The partnership model proposed in this report for developing and operating new supportive homes, through support from all orders of government and community partners, is critical to reducing homelessness. Implementing modular housing would also reduce ongoing and sunk costs to the public sector and make a profound contribution towards expediting Toronto's recovery from COVID-19. To illustrate this point, supportive housing on average, costs roughly $2,000/unit/month to operate versus emergency shelters which costs almost double to operate pre-COVID (and about triple under the current COVID-19 situation). Helping people find permanent affordable and supportive housing also reduces costs to the health care and justice systems. Much like other investments in infrastructure, affordable housing also has an economic stimulus effect in terms of jobs created due to design, manufacture, construction or renovation, etc. which would help "jump start" economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, now is the time for all orders of government to act to protect residents from the life threatening coronavirus and other vulnerabilities, and build our resilience as a city, region and country. It is essential that all orders of government also align resources immediately and shift the focus away from providing costly emergency measures to providing suitable, adequate and affordable housing with wrap around services to reduce homelessness and improve the health and overall well-being of our most vulnerable.
City Council on April 30, 2020, adopted the following: Implementation Considerations 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive agreement with Horizon North Inc. (or its affiliate NRB) for the design, delivery and installation of up to 110 modular rental units ("Phase One") to be used as permanent supportive housing on sites to be identified and based on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to conduct a Request for Proposals process and to select a manufacturer to design, build, and install modular homes for subsequent phases of the modular housing initiative. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to issue an Request for Proposals and to select non-profit housing providers to operate the supportive housing units to be developed under Phase One of the modular supportive housing initiative. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's "Contribution Agreement"), with the non-profit housing providers selected through the competitive process referred to in Part 3 above, or a related corporation, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms of the operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into any agreements with the non-profits housing providers selected to operate the modular housing projects, for any operating funding that may be available, including, but not limited to rent supplement or grant funding agreements, on terms and conditions agreed to by the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 6. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the non-profit housing providers selected for each of the modular supportive housing sites to secure the financing necessary to acquire the leasehold interest in the land and modular units, as well as any subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to act as the City's agent and to submit all required applications required to obtain required planning approvals. 8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to: a. prioritize Phase One and future modular housing sites, identifying ways to expedite the necessary building and planning approvals; and b. develop design guidelines for subsequent phases of the modular housing initiative in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and non-profit operators. Funding and Financing Considerations 9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into any agreement with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for any funding and financing available to support the modular housing initiative, substantially on the terms outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 10. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to urgently request the Ontario Government to make available operating funding to support the City's modular supportive housing initiative and authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into any agreements necessary to secure such funding. 11. City Council amend the 2020 - 2029 Capital Budget and Plan for Shelter Support and Housing Administration by adding a new capital project called "Modular Homes Project" with a total project cost of $47.5 million and cash flows of $20.9 million in 2020 and $26.6 million in 2021, with budgeted funding of $28.75 million provided from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR2116), and the balance in grant and re-payable loans from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and recoverable debt from non-profit housing providers by way of lease payments to the City, subject to finalizing negotiations with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 12. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account called the "Modular Housing Reserve Fund" in Schedule 15 - Third Party Agreements Obligatory Reserve Funds, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to receive funds from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the design/purchase/installation of modular housing as well as lease payments from non-profit operators to repay the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation loan, as set out in Appendix A to the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager. 13. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in City Council's decision on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses related to finalizing the funding and financing agreements with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as the City Solicitor may from time to time consider reasonable. 14. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to compensate CreateTO on a direct cost-recovery basis for provision of the following goods and services to be performed by CreateTO and its contractors, with prior approval from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat for such expenses: a. preparing the identified sites for construction, including undertaking necessary environmental studies and remediation, community consultations, planning and other consultant studies to support expedited delivery of the identified sites for modular supportive housing; and b. entering into and administering the contract or any other agreements required to be entered into with the manufacturer of modular units, for the manufacture and installation of the modular units. 15. City Council exempt the 250 modular affordable rental homes to be developed in Phases One and Two of the modular housing initiative from development charges, planning and permit fees, and parkland dedication all units as outlined in Table 1 in the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager. 16. City Council exempt the 250 modular affordable rental homes to be developed on the identified sites in Phases One and Two, from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the municipal housing facility agreement as outlined in Table 2 in the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager. 17. City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the municipal housing facility agreement. 18. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager remain confidential in its entirety until such time as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation advises the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat that the same may be disclosed to the public. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2020) from the City Manager will be made public at such time as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation advises the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat that the same may be disclosed to the public.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: Implementation Considerations 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive agreement with Horizon North Inc. (or its affiliate NRB) for the design, delivery and installation of up to 110 modular rental units ("Phase One") to be used as permanent supportive housing on sites to be identified and based on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to conduct a Request for Proposals ("RFP") process and to select a manufacturer to design, build, and install modular homes for subsequent phases of the modular housing initiative. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to issue an RFP and to select non-profit housing providers to operate the supportive housing units to be developed under Phase One of the modular supportive housing initiative. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's "Contribution Agreement"), with the non-profit housing providers selected through the competitive process referred to in Recommendation 3, or a related corporation, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms of the operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into any agreements with the non-profits housing providers selected to operate the modular housing projects, for any operating funding that may be available, including, but not limited to rent supplement or grant funding agreements, on terms and conditions agreed to by the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 6. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the non-profit housing providers selected for each of the modular supportive housing sites to secure the financing necessary to acquire the leasehold interest in the land and modular units, as well as any subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by Council. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to act as the City's agent and to submit all required applications required to obtain required planning approvals. 8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to: a. prioritize Phase One and future modular housing sites, identifying ways to expedite the necessary building and planning approvals; and b. develop design guidelines for subsequent phases of the modular housing initiative in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support & Housing Administration and non-profit operators. Funding and Financing Considerations 9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into any agreement with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ("CMHC") for any funding and financing available to support the modular housing initiative, substantially on the terms outlined in Confidential Attachment 1, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 10. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Community & Social Services to urgently request the Ontario Government to make available operating funding to support the City's modular supportive housing initiative and authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into any agreements necessary to secure such funding. 11. City Council amend the 2020 - 2029 Capital Budget and Plan for Shelter Support and Housing Administration by adding a new capital project called "Modular Homes Project" with a total project cost of $47.5 million and cash flows of $20.9 million in 2020 and $26.6 million in 2021, with budgeted funding of $28.75 million provided from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR2116), and the balance in grant and re-payable loans from CMHC and recoverable debt from non-profit housing providers by way of lease payments to the City, subject to finalizing negotiations with CMHC. 12. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account called the "Modular Housing Reserve Fund" in Schedule 15 - Third Party Agreements Obligatory Reserve Funds, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to receive funds from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the design/purchase/installation of modular housing as well as lease payments from non-profit operators to repay the CMHC loan, as set out in Appendix A. 13. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in City Council's decision on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses related to finalizing the funding and financing agreements with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as the City Solicitor may from time to time consider reasonable. 14. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to compensate CreateTO on a direct cost-recovery basis for provision of the following goods and services to be performed by CreateTO and its contractors, with prior approval from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat for such expenses: a. Preparing the identified sites for construction, including undertaking necessary environmental studies and remediation, community consultations, planning and other consultant studies to support expedited delivery of the identified sites for modular supportive housing; and b. Entering into and administering the contract or any other agreements required to be entered into with the manufacturer of modular units, for the manufacture and installation of the modular units. 15. City Council exempt the 250 modular affordable rental homes to be developed in Phases One and Two of the modular housing initiative from development charges, planning and permit fees, and parkland dedication all units (as outlined in Table 1). 16. City Council exempt the 250 modular affordable rental homes to be developed on the identified sites in Phases One and Two, from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the municipal housing facility agreement (as outlined in Table 2). 17. City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the municipal housing facility agreement. 18. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report dated April 27, 2020, from the City Manager remain confidential in its entirety until such time as Canada Mortgage and Housing advises the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat that the same may be disclosed to the public.