Toronto City Council
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MM28.9deferred
The City of Toronto's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy states that we "will not tolerate, ignore, or condone discrimination or harassment and is committed to promoting respectful conduct, tolerance and inclusion." The publisher of Corriere Canadese has been publishing articles targeting the Toronto District Catholic School Board, its Trustees for their support of LGBTQ2S+ students and their families. The articles are portrayed as factual news when they are opinion pieces that are discriminatory towards a charter protected minority group. It is our opinion that Corriere Canadese has: - attacked Toronto District Catholic School Board Trustees De Domenico, Di Pasquale, Li Preti and Rizzo on numerous occasions, calling them "thugs"[1], a "rat pack"[2], and "gangsters"[3]; - defamed YouthLine[4], a youth-led charity that affirms and supports LGBTQ2S+ youth that provides life-saving peer support and educational resources; and - dismissed our Human Rights Code: "Traditional religious values" have, in their view, become unacceptable because the sexual practices espoused by Catholic values are deemed bigoted and homophobic. The new standard is their Human Rights Code, in my respectful opinion vastly inferior in breadth and depth to the Catholic "code" except that the HRC is enforced by the State police and whoever motivates it with complaints of alleged grievances.[5] The City's advertising dollars should not be invested in a community newspaper that espouses discrimination and harassment against: - the LGBTQ2S+ community or any other charter protected minority group - elected officials - a public school board Furthermore, on November 17, 2020, Pizza Nova, an award-winning Ontario-based company founded in Scarborough, announced that they were cancelling their advertisements from Corriere Canadese. They cite that as a "very inclusive company" the articles in the Corriere Canadese are "not in accordance" with their beliefs. We ask that the City of Toronto advertise broadly in different Italian language media outlets that have signed and actively honour our Declaration of Compliance with Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Legislation and all other related City policies. [1] https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/time-to-put-sexualized-virtue-signalling-thugs-in-their-place/ [2] https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/a-rat-pack-in-charge-of-our-catholic-schools/ [3] https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/code-of-conduct-thuggery-gangsterism-and-persecution/ [4] https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/tcdsb-website-hosts-pornographic-site-defended-by-trustees/ [5] https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/code-of-conduct-thuggery-gangsterism-and-persecution/
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, deferred consideration of Motion MM28.9 to the Special City Council meeting on March 10, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to immediately cease all City of Toronto paid advertising in the Corriere Canadese following the reports of the printing and distribution of homophobic and transphobic articles about the Toronto Catholic District School Board, its Trustees and its LGBTQ2S+ students. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to inform the Corriere Canadese that it must sign and comply with the City of Toronto's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policies if it is to become a vendor again in the future. 3. City Council direct the City Manager to consult with the City Solicitor and update the City's advertising and promotions policies by ensuring full alignment with the City's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policies. 4. City Council direct the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee in the third quarter of 2021 on strategies to proactively ensure that all media selected for City advertising are in compliance with the City's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policies, such report to include consultation with the City's Human Rights Office and LGBTQ2S+ Advisory Committee.
CC28.10amended
Parc Downsview Park and Canada Lands Company Ltd. (the "Appellants") filed an appeal to Official Plan Amendment 231 ("OPA 231") to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT") regarding the lands designated Employment Areas in the Downsview Area Secondary Plan area (the "Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 policies for the entire city following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. At its meeting on June 29-30, 2020, City Council directed the City Solicitor and other staff to advance negotiations with the Appellants in an effort to resolve the appeal. The City Solicitor has received a With Prejudice offer to settle from the Appellants and requires directions for the OPA 231 LPAT hearing process.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Ana Bailão. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Ana Bailão, and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Ana Bailao, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle site specific Appeal 134 to OPA 231 with respect to the lands designated Employment Areas within the Downsview Area Secondary Plan area (the "Lands") dated January 22, 2021, as set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to Housing Policy 27 in Confidential Attachment 2 being amended by adding the words "including through future policy, regulatory and program changes" and City Council direct the City Solicitor and other staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the settlement. 4. City Council direct and delegate authority to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to take all necessary steps and apply for and receive any newly announced government grant or stimulus programs that could result in advancing the design and construction of a Downsview community recreation centre, including entering into any necessary agreements with landowners and other interested parties, that would support advancing the community recreation centre project without impacting projects included in the Staff Recommended 2021-2030 Capital Plan. 5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to ensure that community and stakeholder engagement continue to be inclusive and that various virtual methods, such as town halls, working groups, workshops and other techniques be applied with respect to engagement; in-person engagement should also be arranged and held upon the Medical Officer of Health deeming it safe to do so. 6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to apply the concept of a "15-minute City" while undertaking the review of the Downsview Area Secondary Plan to achieve complete and transit-oriented communities. 7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize the principle of connecting the existing communities with the planned new communities through the use of multiple means, such as trails, bike lanes, linear parks, pedestrian crossways and others appropriate approaches. 8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the development of a revised Downsview Area Secondary Plan, to prioritize the connection of the Downsview National Urban Park with the Allen West community through an integrated and expanded park network and active transportation corridors that allow for safe and direct pedestrian and cyclist travel between the Allen West community and Downsview Park. 9. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider opportunities to celebrate the site's varied history through the adaptive reuse of identified features, such as existing buildings, the runway, or others as part of Policy 15.e in preparation of the Public Realm Structure Plan. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of: a. the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege; and b. Confidential Attachment 2.
MM28.10adopted
Congregate settings in multi-residential buildings have unfairly presented an unavoidable risk of COVID-19 transmission for many Torontonians. Apartment and condo residents do not have a choice as to whether they enter their building's lobbies, elevators, and laundry rooms. While the Mayor and Council enacted by-laws requiring Landlords and Condominium Boards to put signage in common areas stating that masks are mandatory, the message has unfortunately not been followed by far too many people. Over 2,000 complaints of neighbours not wearing masked have been filed through 311 to the City. That is in addition to the many complaints Councillors have received directly. More must be done to address this issue, The Mayor has recognized the issue and sent by-law enforcement to the buildings with the most complaints. This action is a great first step, but more must be done to ensure that mask-wearing is strictly followed within multi-unit residential buildings, especially with the more transmissible UK variant of the Coronavirus having been found in Ontario. While it is incumbent upon Landlords and Condominium Boards to follow the rules and post the signage provided by the City, it is not reasonable to expect them to be able to ensure that every resident wears a mask in common areas of their buildings. That's why this Motion requests City Staff to develop a strategy to promote, and possibly enforce, individual responsibility for wearing a mask to protect their neighbours.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to develop a strategy to ensure individuals adhere to mask-wearing policies in congregate settings in multi-residential buildings, potentially including new education and enforcement measures.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressey, reommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to develop a strategy to ensure individuals adhere to mask-wearing policies in congregate settings in multi-residential buildings, potentially including new education and enforcement measures.
CC28.11amended
The City of Toronto passed the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan in April 2003 and subsequently enacted zoning by-laws for the East Bayfront (By-law No. 1049-2006) and Keating Channel West (By-law 1174-2010). Within these two precincts, there were numerous appeals to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and the area specific Zoning By-laws. After many years of discussions, pre-hearing conferences, mediation sessions and OMB hearings, most of the appeals in the Central Waterfront have been resolved. This report requests further direction regarding the resolution of appeals relating to 351 and 369 Lake Shore Boulevard East to be dealt with by the LPAT.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer from the applicant's solicitor as set out in the letter dated October 19, 2020, regarding a proposed development at 351 to 369 Lake Shore Boulevard East, attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as modified by Part 2 below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing in support of amendments to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and the applicable Zoning By-law relating to 351 and 369 Lake Shore Boulevard East, as generally shown in the architectural plans dated October 6, 2020, as included in Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to the following: a. the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and the Zoning By-law for 351 and 369 Lake Shore Boulevard East be amended to secure the following: i. a minimum of 10 percent of the total residential units within each phase of development shall be three-bedroom units and a minimum of 15 percent shall be two-bedroom units; ii. the owner shall provide for the equivalent of 20 percent of all residential gross floor area as affordable rental housing through the provision of dwelling units, delivered in accordance with the following: A. the provision and maintenance on the lot of not less than 6.5 percent of the total amount of residential gross floor area of the development as affordable rental housing and maintained with affordable rents for a term of not less than 99 years; or B. the provision and maintenance on the lot of not less than 6.5 percent of the residential gross floor area for either the North Block and South Block, or the Central Block and South Block as affordable rental housing and maintained with affordable rents for a term of not less than 99 years, plus 10 percent of the residential gross floor area for the remaining block being either the North Block or Central Block as rental housing for a term of not less than 25 years and maintained with affordable rents for a term of not less than 15 years; iii the affordable rental housing units shall be provided on a timely basis at least commensurate with the rate of construction of the residential gross floor area that is not affordable rental housing, however, were the required affordable rental housing is provided in an earlier phase of the development, the owner may be required to provide affordable rental housing units in a later phase of the development in the event the total percentage of affordable rental housing required for the development has not been achieved; and iv. permit tower heights of 151 metres, 130 metres, and 70 metres, and a maximum combined non-residential gross floor area and residential gross floor area of 125,000 square metres, and a maximum residential gross floor area of 92,905 square metres. b. prior to the issuance of the final Order from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal: i. the amendments to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan reflecting the foregoing shall be finalized to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; ii. the amendments to the applicable Zoning By-law reflecting the foregoing shall be finalized to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; iii. the owner and the City shall enter into and register on title to the subject lands a Section 37 agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits: A. the affordable rental housing units shall be provided on a timely basis at least commensurate with the rate of construction of the residential gross floor area that is not affordable rental housing, however, where the required affordable rental housing is provided in an earlier phase of the development, the owner may be required to provide affordable rental housing units in a later phase of the development in the event the total percentage of affordable rental housing required for the development has not been achieved; B. a public art contribution at the value of 1 percent of the gross construction costs of any buildings to be erected on the lot, with 40 percent of that contribution to be directed toward a pooled fund to be managed by Waterfront Toronto; C. a payment of $1,500,000 to be used toward the capital costs of off-site daycare facilities within the Keating Channel West Precinct; D. heritage conservation, include a detailed Conservation Plan, detailed Stabilization Plan, the entering of a Heritage Easement Agreement, and other matters, as appropriate, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; E. the conveyance of a 2 metre wide pedestrian easement along the southerly boundary of the Central block, should the City request such an easement at the time of Site Plan approval; and F. as a matter of legal convenience, various matters to be addressed through Site Plan Approval; c. City Council require the that parkland dedication requirements for the development be satisfied through the conveyance of land for the waterfront promenade and/or payment of cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and d. City Council require that City staff secure, by way of a future subdivision application and / or Site Plan Application, a 2 metre wide road widening conveyance along the north frontage of Queens Quay East, and a 1 metre wide road widening conveyance along the south frontage of Queens Quay East, in order to ensure that Trinity Street has a right-of-way width of 25 metres north of Queens Quay East and 23 metres south of Queens Quay East. Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of: a. the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, and Appendix A, with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM28.11adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Application A0678/20TEY) (the "Application") to alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling at 52 Wright Avenue by constructing a rear two storey addition and a rear shed. More specifically, the Application requests variances with respect to floor space index, building depth, front yard parking, minimum parking space size, front yard soft landscaping and pedestrian access. City Planning provided a report to the Committee of Adjustment dated December 3, 2020 recommending refusal of the Application (attached to this Motion) on the basis of the parking related variances. At its hearing on December 10, 2020, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decision"). The Notice of Decision is attached to this Motion. The applicant appealed the Decision on December 30, 2020. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to seek party status in the appeal of the Decision and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body with appropriate City Staff or outside consultants, in order to oppose the 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.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to seek party status in the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of Application A0678/20TEY for 52 Wright Avenue and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing, with appropriate City staff, in opposition to the proposal. 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 Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to seek party status in the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of Application A0678/20TEY for 52 Wright Avenue, and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing, with appropriate City staff, in opposition to the proposal. 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.
CC28.12adopted
City Council adopted the Garden District Heritage Conservation District and Garden District Heritage Conservation District Plan (the "Garden District HCD") at its meeting of January 31, 2017. The Garden District HCD was subsequently appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT" or "Tribunal"). The LPAT scheduled a 15 day hearing on the merits of the Garden District HCD beginning August 17, 2020. At the request of the parties the hearing was adjourned to allow further discussion of outstanding issues. This report requests direction from City Council with respect to the results of that discussion and the continuing LPAT appeal process.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and other Staff to attend at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the proposed revised policies to the Garden District Heritage Conservation District Plan as set out in and substantially in accordance with Confidential Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to continue negotiations with other appellants to the Garden District Heritage Conservation District Plan appeal in an effort to resolve all outstanding issues under appeal, to make minor amendments to the proposed revised policies, and to take all necessary steps to bring resolution to the entire matter, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Confidential Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of: a. the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege; and b. Confidential Attachment 2, 3, and 4.
MM28.12adopted
Tuggs Incorporated (Tuggs) has submitted an application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a Cannabis Retail Store Authorization at 1681 Lake Shore Boulevard East (the "Premises") in order to permit the sale of cannabis as part of the food service business that operates there. The Premises is owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the City has leased/licenced the Premises to Tuggs under a lease/license agreement dated June 2, 2010 (the "Agreement"). Under the terms of the Agreement, it is the position of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation that a cannabis retail store is not a permitted use of the Premises. On December 29, 2020, the City was made aware by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that Tuggs submitted an application for a Cannabis Retail Store Authorization. On January 7, 2021, Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff sent a letter to Tuggs advising them that the proposed use is not permitted as per the terms of the Agreement, and asking them to withdraw their application. On the direction of Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff, and in consultation with the local Councillor, the City Solicitor submitted an objection to the application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on January 11, 2021 on the ground that the use was not permitted in the Agreement. A response to the City's January 7 th letter was provided by Tuggs to the City on January 20 th and it is Tuggs' opinion that the use of the Premises as a Cannabis Retail Store is permitted under the terms of the Agreement and requests that the City re-consider its position. City staff are in the process of reviewing Tuggs' most recent letter with the intention to respond. Under the current legislation, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario provides a 15-day notification period to receive public input on any Cannabis Retail Store Authorization application that can include an objection from an individual or a municipality. The objection deadline for this application was January 11, 2021, and because there was no City Council meeting held during the objection period staff were required to object to the application without the authority of City Council. Because there is no delegated authority from City Council to staff to object to this type of application, a Resolution from City Council is now required to confirm the City's objection that was sent to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on January 11, 2021. This matter is deemed urgent as the objection deadline was January 11, 2021.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council confirm and authorize the City Solicitor's objection to the Cannabis Retail Store Authorization application by Tuggs Incorporated (Tuggs) for the premises at 1681 Lake Shore Boulevard East (the "Premises") submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on January 11, 2021, with the objection based on the grounds that the use of the Premises as a cannabis retail store is not permitted in the lease/licence agreement dated June 2, 2010 entered into between the City and Tuggs. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that City Council objects to the application for the Cannabis Retail Store Authorization at the Premises and to forward this Item to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council confirm and authorize the City Solicitor's objection to the Cannabis Retail Store Authorization application by Tuggs Incorporated (Tuggs) for the premises at 1681 Lake Shore Boulevard East (the "Premises") submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario on January 11, 2021, with the objection based on the ground that the use of the Premises as a cannabis retail store is not permitted in the lease/licence agreement dated June 2, 2010 entered into between the City and Tuggs. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that City Council objects to the application for the Cannabis Retail Store Authorization at the Premises and to forward this Resolution of Council to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
CC28.13adopted
25 Fisherville Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions
On November 29, 2019 the City Clerk's office received a Notice of Appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "Tribunal") in respect of IMH 25 Fisherville Ltd.'s (the "Owner") application to amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended and the former City of North York By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands municipally known as 25 Fisherville Road. The grounds for the appeal are City Council's failure to make a decision on the application prior to the lapsing of the statutory time period under the Planning Act. The Owner has filed a letter with the City Solicitor's Office, dated January 23, 2020 (received by email dated January 22, 2021 which suggests the date on the Owner's letter is a typographical error) confirming the Owner will support City Council's decision to approve the Owner's application to amend the applicable zoning by-law, including City Council's requirements to be satisfied prior to the proposed amendment to the zoning by-law coming into force and effect. A copy of the Owner's letter is attached as Public Appendix A. Direction from City Council is required on this matter which has been appealed to the Tribunal.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer of the appellant and City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer, the terms of which the Owner has agreed are set out in Item 2019.NY8.1, adopted by City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1. 3. City Council direct that the remaining confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM28.13adopted
On November 24, 2020 The Scarborough Committee of Adjustment did not approve a minor variance (File A0140/20SC Part A) and (A0141/20SC Part B) brought by the owners of 105 Pitfield Road to sever the lot. In a report dated September 17, 2020 from the Director of Community Planning, Scarboorugh District Community Planning staff recommended the application be refused.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, 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 to 105 Pitfield Road (Files B0023/20SC, A0140/20SC, and A0141/20SC) to support the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development and oppose the appeal. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate, if necessary, 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 Cynthia Lai, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, 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 to 105 Pitfield Road, (Files B0023/20SC, A0140/20SC, A0141/20SC) to support the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development and oppose the appeal. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate, if necessary, 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.
CC28.14adopted
Paramedic Mental Health and Wellness
The purpose of this report is to respond to the November 25, 2020, City Council request that the Chief People Officer and the Acting Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services, in collaboration and consultation with Toronto Civic Employees' Union (TCEU), Local 416, address staff fatigue and mental health amongst frontline paramedics and report back on the progress to the February 2 and 3, 2021, meeting of City Council. Workload can have a significant impact on an employee's mental health and wellness. While emergency call volume has decreased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paramedics now require additional time and focus to perform proper infection prevention and control procedures before and after each emergency call (e.g., PPE donning and doffing, equipment and vehicle cleaning/disinfecting, etc.). Continuing healthcare capacity challenges are also anticipated to result in significant ambulance offload delays in 2021, which will negatively impact ambulance availability in the community and response times to critically-ill patients. Maintaining ambulance availability will be dependent on securing additional staff to address these pressures Ongoing Supports for Paramedic Health & Wellness The City and Toronto Paramedic Services have continued to implement and maintain initiatives to support the wellness of all Toronto Paramedic Services staff, including: - Dedicated in-house Staff Psychologist/Psychological Associate in place since 1986 who provides 24/7 confidential consultation, and a Peer Resource Team established in the late 1980s to provide confidential peer-to-peer support. - Peer-led training (2016-2018) for all staff, encompassing Psychological First Aid, suicide prevention/intervention, and anti-stigma training. - Part-time Paramedic classification introduced in 2014 to provide full-time staff with greater opportunities for time off and to reduce the need for full-time Paramedics to work additional hours. - Psychological Health and Wellness Plan for all staff (launched in February 2017). - Implementation of more compassionate administration of existing Collective Agreement provisions (February 2018), meant to increase support for Paramedics involved in difficult emergency calls. - Introduction of increased psychological benefits entitlement in 2018 for Paramedics and their eligible family members. - City-sponsored TCEU Local 416 representative assigned to assist Paramedics in a safe and early return to work from injuries and illnesses (assigned in January 2019). - City-approved provision of psychological services for part-time Paramedics through the City's benefits provider, Green Shield Canada. - Launch of a Staff Support Centre in March 2020, at the outset of the pandemic, staffed by both management and union representatives, to respond to staff inquiries and provide centralized support and tracking for all COVID-19-related absences. - Expansion of the Telehealth program since March 2020 to reduce the number of Paramedic responses to 9-1-1 calls. Following consultation with both TCEU Local 416 (CUPE) and People and Equity, Toronto Paramedic Services will be undertaking various further measures to support the mental health and wellness of all Paramedics as outlined in this report.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the report (January 27, 2021) from the Chief People Officer and the Acting Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief People Officer and the Acting Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services recommend that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
MM28.14adopted
This public health emergency has quickly turned into a humanitarian crisis with seniors in long term care accounting for nearly 70 percent of Ontario's COVID-19 deaths. To save lives and better support our long term care workers, residents, caregivers, older adults and those living with accessibility challenges, our provincial government must accept, and act on, expert advice immediately. Like in the pandemic's first wave, far too many of Ontario's long term care homes continue to face dangerous staffing shortages. This is a serious and significant contributing factor to the increase in recorded COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths that are ravaging the very places that should be safe, healthy, and caring environments. The majority of workers in both long term care homes and congregate care settings, such as retirement homes and group homes, are part-time, rather than full-time staff. The key difference between the two includes the number of paid sick days. A full-time unionized worker will receive 10-14 days of paid sick leave every year, while a part-time worker will only receive 1-3 days. This is why many workers have had to make the difficult choice of reporting to work with potential COVID-19 symptoms or staying home and missing a day without pay. Our Province needs to invest in our workforce through offering more full-time employment opportunities, greater pay, heightened benefits and increased paid sick days. This would ultimately resolve the recruitment and retainment issues that have been present in the sector, even prior to the pandemic. In addition, our province must extend the $3 temporary wage increase for workers in both long term care and congregate care settings past the March 31, 2021 expiration date. To stop and slow the spread of infection, Ontario must accelerate distributing the full dosage of available vaccines around the clock to all residents, caregivers and workers in long term care homes and congregate care settings. Moreover, Ontario must effectively address vaccine hesitancy in workers in long term care homes and congregate care settings. Many racialized and Indigenous populations have historic mistrusts of vaccines and health programs. That is why Ontario must make every effort to work collaboratively with key partners that have built strong relationships with such communities. This will ensure that they are receiving clear information about the vaccine from a trusted source and are able to access it conveniently, such as within their workplace. For those workers that must visit vaccination clinics to receive the vaccine, the province should offer them paid time off and/or reimbursement for travel expenses. As we continue to vaccinate all residents, staff, and caregivers in long term care and congregate care settings, Ontario must develop and release clear, multilingual vaccination roll-out plans for older adults, and caregivers, living at home and address vaccine hesitancy amongst older adults and caregivers using similar strategies aforementioned. In an effort to ensure that families and loved ones seeking justice against negligent long term care and congregate care settings, Ontario should reverse the exemption provided to long term care homes and congregate care settings in the Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020, which states that any business, agency, non-profit or person that has made or makes an honest effort from March 17, 2020 to follow public health guidelines, would not be held liable for harms related to the exposure of COVID-19 in civil proceedings. The lack of accountability and responsibility outlined in this Bill demonstrates the apathy, instead of empathy our province has for the thousands of lives lost, especially in our long term care homes. As noted by experts tracking Ontario's cases and death rates in long term care, for-profit homes have significantly worse COVID-19 outcomes when compared to municipal and non-profit facilities. The contributing factors that have resulted in for-profit homes doing far worse include, but not limited to, older design standards, lack of investment in the workforce and prioritization of shareholders over delivery of care. That is why, Ontario must reform the governance and accountability models of for-profit long term care homes so that profits can never come before care and safety. While the systemic challenges present in Ontario's long term care system have been entrenched for decades, this pandemic has further discouraged many older adults from wanting to enter the system in the first place. According to a recent poll, over 90 percent of older adults plan to age in place. With seniors being the fastest growing age group in Ontario, our province needs to begin exploring new, and expanding current, at-home supports and care to allow for more older adults to age in place. Lastly, as reported by experts, residents in long term care and congregate care settings have experienced severe and potentially irreversible physical, cognitive, psychological, and functional declines as a result of the health and safety measures imposed on homes. An increase in the prescription and administration of antipsychotic drugs to residents has also been reported. In order to better understand and assess the needs and challenges of residents, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care must provide additional resources to long term care homes and congregate care settings to collect data on non-COVID-19 deaths, and the impact COVID-19 has had on the functional and psychosocial status of all residents. This data will not only inform the current and future standards of care, but may also encourage the province to implement emotion-centered approaches to care within homes, as this has proven to benefit residents through reductions in unintended weight loss, falls, negative responsive behaviors, the use of anti-psychotics and cost-savings to our healthcare system. We owe it to our long term care homes staff and residents, along with their families and friends, to take the necessary steps to ensure that they're provided the highest standards of safety and care. It is simply unacceptable for the provincial government to do anything less than to implement these recommendations immediately in order to save lives.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to: a. accelerate distributing the full dosage of available vaccines around the clock to all residents, caregivers and workers in long-term care homes and congregate care settings and address vaccine hesitancy amongst residents and workers; b. address the dangerous staffing shortages through stabilizing the workforce by offering more full-time employment opportunities, greater pay, heightened benefits, increased paid sick days and extending the $3 temporary wage increase for workers in both long-term care and institutional settings past the March 31, 2021 expiration date; c. develop and release clear, multilingual vaccination roll-out plans for older adults living at home and their caregivers and address vaccine hesitancy amongst older adults and caregivers; d. reverse the exemption provided to long-term care homes and congregate care settings from civil proceedings by amending the Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020; e. reform the governance and accountability models of for-profit long-term care homes so that profits can never come before care and safety; and f. explore new, and expand current, at-home supports and care to allow for more older adults to age in place. 2. City Council request the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Long-Term Care to provide additional resources to long-term care homes and congregate care settings to collect data on non-COVID-19 deaths and the impact COVID-19 has had on the functional and psycho-social status and care needs of all residents.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to: a. accelerate distributing the full dosage of available vaccines around the clock to all residents, caregivers and workers in long term care homes and congregate care settings and address vaccine hesitancy amongst residents and workers; b. address the dangerous staffing shortages through stabilizing the workforce by offering more full-time employment opportunities, greater pay, heightened benefits, increased paid sick days and extending the $3 temporary wage increase for workers in both long term care and institutional settings past the March 31st, 2021 expiration date; c. develop and release clear, multilingual vaccination roll-out plans for older adults, and their caregivers, living at home and address vaccine hesitancy amongst older adults and caregivers; d. reverse the exemption provided to long term care homes and congregate care settings from civil proceedings by amending the Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020; e. reform the governance and accountability models of for-profit long term care homes so that profits can never come before care and safety; and f. explore new, and expand current, at-home supports and care to allow for more older adults to age in place. 2. City Council request the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to provide additional resources to long-term care homes and congregate care settings to collect data on non-COVID-19 deaths, and the impact COVID-19 has had on the functional and psycho-social status and care needs of all residents
CC28.15deferred
Swiss Challenge Negotiated Request for Proposals for a Digital Government Platform
The COVID-19 pandemic is a once in a generation event that has accelerated the need for a new customer service model for the City of Toronto, one that is digital, accessible, and secure. City staff, residents, and businesses have adapted and demonstrated tremendous resilience (for example, quickly enabling contactless services). And while 2021 shows potential to be the year of a return to 'normality', this does not mean returning to pre-pandemic ways. Governments must seize the opportunity to fast forward innovation, create greater resiliency to respond to future challenges, reinforce new behaviours, and leverage digital for better customer experience and operating efficiencies. At the corporate-level, the City has developed a new strategic approach to offering services in an integrated, convenient, and increasingly personalized way, similar to the services they receive from their financial institutions and now their health care providers. It is about pivoting the organization to an 'outside-in' approach that improves customer experience, accessibility, and engagement, while implementing a more effective city-wide approach with standards on service design, business process engineering, enabling technology, privacy, and security. As an important step in the City's transition to offer more services digitally, the City of Toronto is seeking a relationship with a partner-with proven experience modernizing government services-to offer digital services and a payment platform. The City of Toronto will work with this partner to bring together digital services (commencing with revenue services) in an accelerated, but phased approach so that residents, businesses, and visitors can seamlessly interact with the City of Toronto and access services across any device or medium. In July 2020, a Council report outlined the opportunity to seek a commercial relationship with PayIt LLC ("PayIt"), an organization that had submitted an unsolicited proposal to the City on a digital government platform to accelerate the customer service transformation. That report (EX15.5), Innovative Partnership for Digital Government Platform, was referred back to the City Manager for further consideration. In response, the Purchasing and Materials Management Division (PMMD) and the Office of Partnership recommended a Swiss Challenge procurement process-the appropriate approach to ensure a fair and transparent consideration of the unsolicited proposal from PayIt. A Swiss Challenge takes the unsolicited proposal and effectively puts it to market using a Request for Proposal procurement vehicle that invites other suppliers to submit a counter-proposal that may meet or exceed the original unsolicited proposal. If a supplier's counter-proposal is able to meet or exceed the original unsolicited proposal, the supplier of the original unsolicited proposal has an opportunity to meet the counter-proposal. The City Manager, Deputy City Manager of Corporate Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer agreed with this approach, and a Swiss Challenge Negotiated Request for Proposals (SC-nRFP) was issued to market in September 2020. To ensure that the process was conducted in a fair and transparent manner, a third party Fairness Monitor was retained and the City's Internal Audit Division was asked to oversee the process. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the SC-nRFP process and outline next steps. The competitive procurement process is ongoing, but the evaluation stages have been completed. Twenty-two suppliers confirmed their intent to participate in the SC-nRFP, with six suppliers attending an optional information and question meeting. At the time of deadline, the City received one counter-proposal to be evaluated against the PayIt proposal. Both the PayIt proposal and the counter-proposal passed the mandatory requirements set out in Stage 1 and Stage 2A of the SC-cRFP requirements. But after evaluation of Stage 2B, only the PayIt proposal earned a score that met the evaluation threshold needed to advance to the next stages of the evaluation process, and ultimately quality for negotiation. Staff will now begin negotiations with the successful supplier, PayIt, over the course of February and March 2021. Based on the success of the negotiations, Staff will return to Council in April 2021 to seek approval to award the contract. There is an opportunity for the City to enter into a cost-effective, high-impact commercial relationship that meets many desired objectives. The City is seeking opportunities for more innovative relationship models with all sectors given the current fiscal situation, as outlined in EX17.1, Towards Recovery and Building a Renewed Toronto. While the greatest benefit of this relationship will be a modern and integrated experience for residents and businesses, there must also be a viable financial return on investment (ROI) where potential savings can be reinvested in other City priorities. The move to a unified digital experience will be undertaken in phases, beginning with the integration of property tax payments, utility bill payments, and revenue collection services across one digital payment platform. The platform will be scalable and the experience iterative, gradually integrating a range of residential City services, such as permits and licensing, program registrations, integration with 311, and more. The objective is to allow residents and businesses to transact, interact, and engage with the City of Toronto in the way they want and when they want, all in one place.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, deferred consideration of Item CC28.15 to the Special City Council meeting on March 10, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager, the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommend that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
MM28.15adopted
Since the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, our frontline staff have been extremely overworked, as they go above and beyond to assist Long-Term Care Homes with their respective outbreaks. Now, more than ever, one of our most vulnerable populations, including seniors and hardworking staff in our Long-Term Care Homes, need support as transmission infection rates continue to rise. There is added concern with the new variant that has been detected and has become rampant in some of our Long-Term Care Homes. We must do everything possible to protect the health and safety of our seniors, and staff who care for them, as we cannot afford to lose any more lives. The rate of infection is higher in privately-funded Long-Term Care homes. This Motion requests that the Federal and Provincial Governments provide enhanced funding resources to ensure proper assistance is provided to our seniors and frontline workers in Long-Term Care Homes by deploying the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps to the Long-Term Care Homes to assist with care and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as provide medical equipment, supplies, and personal protective equipment as needed.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Federal Government to deploy the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Medical Service for immediate assistance in long-term care homes, including the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, medical equipment, supplies and Personal Protective Equipment and, care for the residents. 2. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to provide an additional enhanced funding increase to support long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Federal Government to deploy the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps for immediate assistance in Long Term Care Homes, including distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, distribution of medical equipment, supplies and personal protective equipment and, care for the residents. 2. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to provide an additional enhanced funding increase to support Long-Term Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MM28.16adopted
This Motion is for the allocation of $0.540 M of Section 37 funds towards a capital project that will secure a permanent home for SKETCH Working Arts for Street Involved and Homeless Youth (SKETCH), a community arts organization serving street involved and homeless youth through arts programs. SKETCH, is a registered charity. Since 1996, it has engaged marginalized young people in the transformative power of the arts, building their leadership and life skills. SKETCH also celebrates these young people as culture makers, perception changers, and collaborators in creative city and community building. SKETCH was an original tenant within Artscape Youngplace at 180 Shaw Street SKETCH launched a campaign to purchase and secure their current space so that the organization can continue to afford their 9000 sq. ft. of space, build sustainability, and have youth continue to access the studio and services. Its location, close to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in the West Queen West neighbourhood allows for the delivery of programs which complement client needs. SKETCH has raised $3.20 M through a combination of community bonds, private donors and a mortgage. SKETCH requires an additional $0.540M to secure the space at 180 Shaw Street. Section 37 funds have been both secured and received by the City from the development at 1030 King Street West for a variety of purposes including the restoration of the Shaw Street Centre. There currently remains sufficient funds for this motion that has not been spent or is committed. It is recommended that the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture hold the $0.540 M Section 37 funding until the agreement between the City and SKETCH is executed to ensure the community benefit is preserved. The matter is urgent in that SKETCH needs to be able to fulfil its financial obligations by March 31, 2021.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture, subsequent to its approval, on a one-time basis by $0.540 million gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from the development at 1030 King Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700493) and transfer to the Artscape Youngplace property located at 180 Shaw Street to secure 9,000 square feet of space for SKETCH (Cost Centre: AH0017, Functional Area Code: 1560400000). 2. City Council delegate authority to City staff to implement Part 1 above, through the preparation of an Agreement identifying the terms and conditions of the capital contribution to SKETCH to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture, subsequent to its approval, on a one-time basis by $0.540 million gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from the development at 1030 King Street West (Source Account XR3026-3700493) and transfer to the Artscape Youngplace property located at 180 Shaw Street to secure 9,000 square feet of space for SKETCH (Cost Centre: AH0017, Functional Area Code 1560400000). 2. City Council delegate authority to City staff to implement Part 1 above, through the preparation of an Agreement identifying the terms and conditions of the capital contribution to SKETCH to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
MM28.17amended
Ontario Line Update - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy
At its meeting of October 29, 2019, City Council adopted a number of recommendations regarding safety concerns and community impacts of the Ontario Line. Subsequently, at its January 29, 2020 meeting, Council took further steps to strengthen the Ontario Line's community consultation process including calling for a full, formal Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) and to include consideration of alternatives for the technology, station locations and alignment, including putting underground those sections proposed to be above ground in the Ontario Line Initial Business Case. The completed and fully approved Environmental Assessment for the TTC's Relief Line, done by the City of Toronto, the TTC and Metrolinx, deemed the appropriate rapid transit solution to be an underground line from Pape Station to Queen and Yonge. In the takeover of the project by Metrolinx an abbreviated Environmental Assessment was undertaken without the full community process enabled by a full TPAP. It has been difficult to have a cohesive and public airing of the impacts. However it is now clear it is impossible to add 3 new tracks (2 additional tracks for the Ontario Line and 1 additional track for GO expansion) to the existing 3 tracks in the corridor without a considerable negative impact on City assets - particularly the 7 local parks and the public realm. The required crash wall and noise mitigation wall has to be built straight up from the Metrolinx property line in the parks and possibly up against Jimmie Simpson Community Centre. As well, further City parks space will be required for the necessary berm at the foot of these walls. There is only one full Environmental Assessment for this segment which City Council has fully endorsed and approved. Metrolinx needs to know that City Council's preference remains an underground segment for this segment of the (former) Relief Line and new Ontario Line.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council reiterate its support for a below ground subway in the segment of the former Relief Line from Pape to the Don Yards, the elevated segment of the proposed Ontario Line that runs through the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood and the length of the Ontario line from Eglinton East through the Flemingdon Community and that Metrolinx, the Ontario Provincial Government and the Federal Government be formally advised of City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council reiterate its support for a below ground subway in the segment of the former Relief Line from Pape to the Don Yards and that Metrolinx, the Ontario Provincial Government and the Federal Government be formally advised of City Council's decision.
MM28.18adopted
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the importance of being outdoors and getting physical activity while gym facilities are shut down. During this difficult time our parks have become a valuable resource to get sufficient physical activity. The West Gate entrance of Earl Bales Park is a commonly used path by the residents of the Armour Heights community in order to reach the Park. This Motion asks City Staff to provide a plan on clearing and maintaining the path in the winter months, allowing for residents to access the park safely.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Toronto Water to provide a strategic plan for clearing and providing safety on the west gate entrance of Earl Bales Park. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to provide a strategy in order to provide better access to our ravines.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Toronto Water to provide a strategic plan for clearing and providing safety on the West Gate entrance of Earl Bales Park. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to provide a strategy in order to provide better access to our ravines.
MM28.19adopted
At its meeting held on February 26, 2020, City Council adopted North York Community Council Item NY 13.1, which recommended amendment to the former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 and the City wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 (the "Zoning By-law Amendments") to permit the redevelopment of 2788 Bathurst Street and 515 Glencairn Avenue of a mixed-use mid-rise 9 storey building. After City Council approved the application for the Zoning By-law Amendments on February 26, 2020, the applicant further revised their application to which City Planning has opined on in their Report, dated January 27, 2021. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item 2020.NY13.1 (February 26, 2020) only as it pertains to Parts 1, 2 and 7 of City Council's decision.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item 2020.NY13.1 adopted on February 26, 2020 by: a. deleting Part 1 and replacing it with the following: City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 2788 Bathurst Street and 515 Glencairn Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (January 22, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. deleting Part 2 and replacing it with the following: City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2788 Bathurst Street and 515 Glencairn Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (January 22, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and c. deleting Part 7 and replacing it with the following: City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication as previously authorized in City Council Decision NY13.1 adopted on February 26, 2020, subject to the Owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks and such other encumbrances, if any, where such encumbrances are deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor, and such encumbrances would be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 2. City Council determine that the revisions reflected in the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (January 22, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning are minor in nature and, pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (January 22, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council amend its decision on item NY13.1 adopted on February 26, 2020 as follows: a. Delete part 1 and replace it with the following: City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 2788 Bathurst Street and 515 Glencairn Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No.1. b. Delete part 2 and replace with the following: City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2788 Bathurst Street and 515 Glencairn Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 2. c. Delete part 7 and replace with the following: City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication as previously authorized in City Council Decision NY13.1 adopted on February 26, 2020, subject to the Owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks and such other encumbrances, if any, where such encumbrances are deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor, and such encumbrances would be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 2. City Council determine that the revisions reflected in the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments appended to this Report as Attachment Nos. 1 and 2 are minor in nature, and pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments.
MM28.20amended
Pocket Change Plus - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton
The Pocket is a community in Toronto's East End bounded by Jones Avenue, the rail Tracks, Greenwood Avenue and the Danforth. Through the Pocket Community Association a neighbourhood project called "Pocket Change" was created some years ago to reduce its environmental footprint with the development of a neighborhood wide home retrofit project as well as other environmental interventions The Pocket already hosts one of the City's oldest community gardens and was a neighbourhood leader in providing car share spots long before it became popular. There is one zero net emissions home and another sustainable home. It is a good neighbourhood to have such a project. The community undertook a successful tree planting project for the ROWs and have successfully worked on Vision Zero initiatives. Since inception they have been working closely with the City's Environment Office. Recently Pocket Change was selected by SNAP (Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan) as a project deserving of their assistance. SNAP already assists Black Creek and Weston neighbourhoods in the ongoing development and implementation of their neighbourhood environmental plan. In the development of these plans, support from City divisional experts is critical. Outside of residential homes, the Pocket also hosts considerable City and public infrastructure - Greenwood TTC Subway yards, the Toronto Community Housing Phin Community and the City's Phin Park. As well, the Toronto District School Board's First Nations Junior and Senior School, formerly Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute, is sited here. Environmental sustainability and transformation of City related properties can complement the existing Pocket Change project.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Director, Environment and Energy and the relevant Division Heads to support the next phase of Pocket Change in which the Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) will be involved to ensure that maximum environment contributions are achieved from each of the Divisions that will be part of the project and City Council request staff to submit a status update on the Pocket Change plan at the September 14, 2021 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. 2. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to become part of this larger Pocket project to determine opportunities for environmental transformation and to identify appropriate staff who can be part of the development of a larger institutional environmental project. 3. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to invite the Toronto District School Board/Toronto Lands Corporation to be a part of this larger institutional project. 4. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director, Environment and Energy, to engage a consultant in collaboration with the institutional partners and Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan project leaders to determine scope and opportunities for environmental upgrades, including identification of State of Good Repair for each of the project partners for the next 5 to 10 years. 5. City Council direct that, in collaboration with the local Councillor, a Working Table be constructed for the institutional aspect of the project and City Council request staff to submit a report on the scope and opportunities for the project to the September 14, 2021 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Toronto Environment Office and the relevant Division Heads to support the next phase of Pocket Change in which SNAP will be involved to ensure that maximum environment contributions are achieved from each of the Divisions that will be part of the project; and City Council request staff to submit a status update on the Pocket Change plan at the September 14, 2021 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. 2. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to become part of this larger Pocket project to determine opportunities for environmental transformation and to identify appropriate staff who would can be part of the development of a larger institutional environmental project. 3. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to invite the Toronto District School Board/Toronto Lands Corporation to be a part of this larger institutional project. 4. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Toronto Environment Office, to engage a consultant in collaboration with the institutional partners and SNAP project leaders to determine scope and opportunities for environmental upgrades including identification of State of Good Repair for each of the project partners for the next 5 to 10 years. 5. City Council direct that, in collaboration with the local Councillor, a Working Table be constructed for the institutional aspect of the project and City Council request staff to submit a report on the scope and opportunities for the project to the September 14, 2021 meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
MM28.21deferred
In October 2019, City Council affirmed its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, or sooner, joining more than 800 municipal governments in 16 countries to declare a climate emergency. This time, we must join 13 municipal governments across Ontario, to ask that the Provincial government develop and implement a plan to phase-out all gas-fired electricity generation as soon as possible, to help municipalities in Ontario meet their climate targets. The Government of Ontario is planning to increase its reliance on gas-fired electricity to replace the output of the Pickering Nuclear Station (its operating licence expires on December 31, 2024) and to meet a rising demand for electricity. This plan will throw away more than a third of the greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions Ontario achieved by phasing-out its dirty coal-fired power plants. The increase in GHG pollution associated with gas-fired electricity will reduce the effectiveness of the City's climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. It will decrease the effectiveness of electrification programs including deep building retrofits and electric vehicle programs. Without GHG emission-free electrical generation, the City of Toronto cannot reach its climate goal of net zero. While COVID-19 has impacted the City of Toronto and the greater Province in tragic ways, it has also demonstrated that a reduction in the burning of fossil fuels has led to an improvement in our air quality. As we move towards restart and recovery from COVID-19, we need to do what we can now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to meet our net zero goals and build back better, greener and more resilient.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, deferred consideration of Motion MM28.21 to the Special City Council meeting on March 10, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to develop and implement a plan to phase-out all gas-fired electricity generation as soon as possible to ensure that Toronto has a clear path to achieve our climate action goals. 2. City Council request the City Manager to forward this resolution to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
MM28.22adopted
The Bell Box Murals Project is a program of Community Matters Toronto. Since 2009, artists from the Bell Boxes Murals Project have painted murals on Bell Canada outdoor utility boxes throughout Toronto, Southern Ontario and Quebec. The benefits of the Bell Boxes Murals Project include: - Replaces graffiti and vandalism with original works of art. - Makes the streets more inviting to residents and visitors. - Enhances residents' sense of community. - Art is accessible to all people, regardless of income, language or social stature. - Creates a public art channel to reflect local culture and heritage. - Provides income and opportunities for local artists. Eight Bell utility boxes have been identified throughout the New Toronto area in Ward 3, by the New Toronto Ratepayers Association and Councillor Grimes and approved for mural installations by Bell Field Services. Section 37 funds have been secured and received from the development at 2242-2246 Lake Shore Boulevard for the purposes of public initiatives in the New Toronto area. The theme for the murals will be determined in consultation with local residents and artists. Preference will be given to artists who live or work in Ward 3. The Bell Canada utility box mural project is to be completed in Spring/Summer 2021 by the Bell Box Murals Project, represented by Michael Cavanaugh of Community Matters Toronto. The intent of this Motion is to transfer a total of $12,000 of Section 37 funds from the development at 2242-2246 Lake Shore Boulevard to Community Matters Toronto to provide one-time capital funding for the purpose of painting murals on eight Bell utility boxes in the New Toronto area of Ward 3.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Staff Recommended 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, subsequent to its approval, by $12,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development at 2242-2246 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Source Account: XR3028-4500028) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete eight murals on Bell Boxes in the New Toronto area of Ward 3 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking by Community Matters Toronto that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Staff Recommended 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, subsequent to its approval, by $12,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development at 2242-2246 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Source Account: XR3028-4500028) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete eight murals on Bell Boxes in the New Toronto area of Ward 3 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking by Community Matters Toronto that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM28.23adopted
Toronto For All is a City of Toronto "public education initiative to generate dialogue among Toronto residents in order to create a city that says "no" to all forms of discrimination and racism, including systemic racism." Fighting anti-Semitism is not currently listed as an objective of this program. According to the Toronto Police Service - Hate Crime Unit Annual Hate Crime Statistical Report in 2019, the Jewish community was the most frequently victimized group. The three most frequently reported criminal offences motivated by hate in 2019 were mischief to property, assault and utter threats. The Jewish community was the most frequently victimized group for mischief to property and utter threat occurrences. The LGBTQ community, followed by the Black community were the most frequently victimized group for assault occurrences.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief People Officer and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the March 30, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee on a plan to include fighting anti-Semitism in all future work implemented as part of the Toronto For All campaign.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief People Officer and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the March 30, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee on a plan to include fighting anti-Semitism in all future work implemented as part of the Toronto For All campaign.
MM28.24adopted
It has been more than a full year since the former Director of Community Planning for the North York District retired on January 17, 2020. Since then, a number of Community Planning Managers have taken up the post of Acting Director on a rotating basis. Each month, North York Community Council continues to receive new development applications, each of which must be reviewed and reported on. North York District oversees some of the fastest-growing areas in the City of Toronto and Community Planning has processed a record number of new development proposals in recent years. While the Acting Directors have done a commendable job covering for this vacancy, it would be advisable to permanently fill this vacancy as soon as possible.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider initiating the hiring process for a new Director, Community Planning, North York District on a priority basis.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to consider initiating the hiring process for a new Director, Community Planning, North York District, on a priority basis.
MM28.25adopted
This Motion recommends the release of Section 37 Planning Act funds to Little Portugal on Dundas Business Improvement Area for the purpose of installing an Art Mural Project by VHILS on the west facing wall at 1628 Dundas Street West. The project will see the installation of this public art mural on a private wall by renowned artist Alexandre Farto aka VHILS. Funds have been secured from the development at 150 Sudbury Street as community benefits through Section 37 of the Planning Act. The funds identified have been received by the City. This Motion is urgent so the project can proceed in the coming weeks with the Business Improvement Area.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Staff Recommended 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, subsequent to its approval, on a one-time basis by $ 68,555.45 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 150 Sudbury Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700458) for transfer to the Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area for the purpose of installing an Art Mural Project by VHILS on the west facing wall at 1628 Dundas Street West (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $68,555.45 be forwarded to Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area, subject to the Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Staff Recommended 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, subsequent to its approval, on a one-time basis by $ 68,555.45 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 150 Sudbury Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700458) for transfer to the Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area for the purpose of installing an Art Mural Project by VHILS on the west facing wall at 1628 Dundas Street West. (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $68,555.45 be forwarded to Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area, subject to the Little Portugal On Dundas Business Improvement Area signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM28.26adopted
The subject property, located at 324 Old Yonge Street, is situated on the west side of Old Yonge Street, north of York Mills Road, east of Yonge Street, and south of the 401 contains a three-storey brick house and a detached two-storey brick garage that was constructed in circa 1930-37. The subject property is a surviving example of one of the seven original mansions built on the west side of Old Yonge Street in York Mills during the late-1920's and early-1930's as part of an exclusive enclave of mansions that sat opposite the former St Andrew's Estate and Golf Course (1927) and north of St John's Anglican Church (1843). These elaborate mansions are defined by lots with large frontages and setbacks, circular driveways and expansive landscaped grounds. The property at 324 Old Yonge Street is important in supporting the historic character of York Mills and is a representative example of a Georgian Revival style house and sits in a sequence of mansions of a similar grandeur, type, and architectural style, which are defined by lots with large frontages and setbacks, circular driveways and expansive landscaped grounds, including the adjacent listed property located at 384 Old Yonge Street, with which it shares a similar typology and Georgian Revival exterior. Three other surviving adjacent properties are listed or designated on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the authority to maintain and add to a publicly accessible heritage register. City Council must consult with its municipal heritage committee before a property that has not been designated under Part IV is added or removed from the municipal register. Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that 324 Old Yonge Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register. The Toronto Preservation Board considered this matter at its meeting on January 29, 2021 and adopted the recommendation for the property to be included on the City's Heritage Register. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. A Committee of Adjustment Application for Consent was submitted on May 19, 2020 is currently under review. The building is vacant.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council include the property at 324 Old Yonge Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendation in the report (January 29, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council include the property at 324 Old Yonge Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM28.27adopted
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to clarify Council's instructions to the City Solicitor with respect to Application A0572/19NY respecting 113 Ridley Boulevard. The City Solicitor's office has been consulted and have no objections to the following recommendations. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item 2020.NY20.30 (December 16, 17, and 18, 2020) only as it pertains to Part 1 of City Council's decision.
City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item 2020.NY20.30 by deleting Part 1 and adopting instead the following: City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to oppose Application A0572/19NY respecting 113 Ridley Boulevard.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item NY20.30 by deleting Part 1 and adopting instead the following: "City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to oppose Application A0572/19NY respecting 113 Ridley Boulevard."