Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 80 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.
BL31.1adopted
Introduction and Enactment of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce and enact General Bills and Confirming Bills. Consolidated Bills Index for April 7 and 8, 2021 City Council Meeting http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewBillBylaw.do?meeting=2021.CC31
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, enacted By-laws 212-2021 to 264-2021.
CC31.1amended
Enhancing Policing Accountability through a Memorandum of Understanding with Ombudsman Toronto
This report responds to direction from City Council to consult and report on the resources needed to carry out work outlined in submissions from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Ombudsman Toronto for new independent accountability mechanisms for policing in Toronto. The report recommends that City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, and as appropriate, the Toronto Police Service, to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with Ombudsman Toronto to independently conduct policy and program reviews.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, and as appropriate, the Toronto Police Service, to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with Ombudsman Toronto to independently conduct policy and program reviews and such Memorandum of Understanding to: a. include ongoing engagement with external stakeholders and a scheduled review period and process; b. provide the Ombudsman with a broad legal mandate to review the implementation of Toronto Police Services Board policies and Toronto Police Services Board procedures for the purpose of assessing the "fair process, fair outcome and fair treatment" impacts of those policies and procedures, with the understanding that in exercising this legal mandate the Ombudsman will endeavour not to duplicate existing governance and oversight; c. ensure that the Ombudsman has sufficient legal authority to access the necessary information and documents to effectively carry out their mandate; d. maintain the full independence of the Ombudsman; and e. include fulsome public reporting of audit outcomes and recommendations, as well as general activities. 2. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Ombudsman Toronto by $200,000 gross and net and increase the 2021 Approved Complement for Ombudsman Toronto by 3.0 Full Time Equivalent positions, as described in the Ombudsman's recommendation in Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Manager, with the cost to be fully funded by the Innovation Reserve Fund (XR1713).
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, and as appropriate, the Toronto Police Service, to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ombudsman Toronto to independently conduct policy and program reviews and that the MOU include ongoing engagement with external stakeholders and a scheduled review period and process. 2. City Council authorize an in-year budget increase to the 2021 Ombudsman Toronto Approved Operating Budget of $200,000, and increase the 2021 Approved Complement for Ombudsman Toronto by 3.0 Full Time Equivalents, as described in the Ombudsman's recommendation in Attachment 1, with the cost to be fully funded through the Innovation Reserve Fund (XR1713).
DM31.1adopted
206 Russell Hill Road - Repeal of Heritage Designation By-law
The property at 206 Russell Hill Road contains a 2½-storey house form building dating to 1910 that is known historically as the William S. Hodgens House. On May 18, 2018, the property owner's applications for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval were deemed complete. The applications are to replace the existing house with a low-rise four-unit townhouse development. An application to demolish the existing house in order to facilitate the development of this property was submitted in April 2019 (2019 141774 DEM 00 DM). The demolition permit was not issued due to the absence of a permit for a replacement building as per the City's Residential Demolition Control By-law. On June 18, 2019, City Council adopted recommendations and provided directions to state its intention to designate the property municipally known as 206 Russell Hill Road under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "Act"). The owner of the property filed a formal objection to the City's Notice of Intention to Designate and applied to demolish the existing house and detached garage at the property pursuant to s. 34(1) of the Act. The notice of objection was subsequently withdrawn at the Conservation Review Board. On April 30, 2020, the City enacted and passed By-Law 335-2020, being a by-law to designate the property at 206 Russell Hill Road as being of cultural heritage or value pursuant to section 29 of Part IV of the Act. On October 30, 2020, the City enacted and passed By-Law 930-2020, being a by-law to amend By-Law 335-2020 to correct the legal description. This Report for Information relates to the repeal of By-Law No. 335-2020, being a by-law designating the property municipally known as 206 Russell Hill Road as being of cultural value or interest pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provision of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
IA31.1referred
Status of Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations
Councillor Shelley Carroll has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: "I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-61 to seek an update on collective bargaining and labour relations processes currently underway within the City of Toronto and its Agencies, Boards, and Commissions. Specifically, I am requesting the following: 1. An update on the status of current negotiations underway by the City of Toronto and its Agencies, Boards, and Commissions, including the nature of negotiations and arbitrations. 2. The reporting process to Council on these processes, such that Council is kept abreast of parameter setting, negotiations, and settlement."
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, referred Administrative Inquiry IA31.1 from Councillor Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North regarding the Status of Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations and Answer IA31.1a from the City Manager to the Executive Committee for consideration.
MM31.1adopted
The Bell Box Murals Project is a program by 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 project is an innovative collaboration between private businesses, community organizations, local artists and local governments that benefits all members of the community as it aims to: - replace graffiti and vandalism with original works of art; - make the streets more inviting to residents and visitors; - provide a public art forum to reflect local culture and heritage; - enhance residents' sense of community; - make art accessible to everyone, regardless of income or social stature; and - provide income and visibility for local artists. The proposal before Council today seeks to paint murals on 13 Bell Canada outdoor junction cabinets in neighbourhoods throughout York Centre, Ward 6, in Toronto. The murals will be painted July 12 to 26, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $18,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 4 and 6 Tippett Road, secured for local improvements in Ward 10 (now Ward 6), (Source Account: XR3026-3701058) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to paint 13 murals on Bell Canada outdoor junction cabinets in neighbourhoods throughout York Centre, Ward 6 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $18,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 4 and 6 Tippett Road, secured for local improvements in Ward 10 (now Ward 6), (Source Account: XR3026-3701058) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to paint 13 murals on Bell Canada outdoor junction cabinets in neighbourhoods throughout York Centre, Ward 6 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
RM31.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:35 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. April 7, 2021 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: John Formosa Ruby Lang Jane Robinson Michelle Ross Dat Choung Tran Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council. Members, although Civic Buildings, including City Hall are currently closed to the public, I want to emphasize that today's Council meeting is being conducted publicly and is being streamed live on YouTube. I want to welcome the public who are watching our meeting this morning. April 8, 2021 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Hector Dean Barrett Jeffrey Brown
CC31.2adopted
New Funding from Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the opioid poisoning crisis in Toronto and across Canada. Multiple jurisdictions, including Toronto, have reported spikes in fatal and non-fatal overdoses during the pandemic, which may reflect changes in the unregulated drug supply, as well as service reductions and physical distancing requirements. On March 8, 2021, the Government of Canada notified Toronto Public Health of available funding from the Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program for expanded harm reduction services provided through The Works. This report seeks approval for the Medical Officer of Health to enter into a Contribution Agreement with Health Canada for the expanded harm reduction services. This report also recommends increasing Toronto Public Health's 2021 Operating Budget to accept the new federal funding that will cover 100 percent of the cost of the program.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health by the amount identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health and four temporary positions to fund expanded harm reduction services. 2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to enter into the Contribution Agreement with Health Canada for expanded harm reduction service on such terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health following the Federal Government's public release of the information. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health is now public, the Federal Government having publicly released the information, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health by the amount identified in Confidential Attachment 1 and four temporary positions to fund expanded harm reduction services. 2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to enter into the Contribution Agreement with Health Canada for expanded harm reduction service on such terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 following the Federal Government's public release of the information.
MM31.2adopted
There have been recent observations made by residents in my Ward who are part of the sidewalk snow clearing pilot about the volume of salt being used on our sidewalks after winter weather events and snowfalls. I have heard from many residents that winter maintenance vehicles are using excessive amounts of salt, beyond what is necessary to ensure safe and clear sidewalks. While they love the sidewalk clearing, they are extremely concerned with the amount of salt being spread. They have told me that the over use of salt is not only wasteful, it is also harmful to the environment and animals that walk on it. The City of Toronto's Website states: Salt is damaging to shoes, infrastructure, and the paws of our pets. Salt doesn't disappear with the snow; it washes into Ontario's creeks, lakes and rivers and stays there. This is bad for the environment and can harm wildlife, or even contaminate drinking water. However, the City of Toronto's salt use in practice does not reflect our very own understanding of the detrimental impacts of its use. It is imperative that the City of Toronto review its salt usage guidelines to better reflect the damaging effects of salt overuse.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and update the Salt Management Plan in regards to salt usage on sidewalks, such review to include maximum salt application rates, vehicle calibration, operator training, accidental spills and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee about updates to the Salt Management Plan prior to the fourth quarter of 2021. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, 311 Toronto to provide a better mechanism on 311 to record and track residents' calls about excessive salt use and include dedicated service requests for calls on this issue, and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2021 on the matter.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and update the Salt Management Plan in regards to salt usage on sidewalks, such review to include maximum salt application rates, vehicle calibration, operator training, accidental spills and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee about updates to the Salt Management Plan prior to the fourth quarter of 2021. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, 311 Toronto to provide a better mechanism on 311 to record and track residents' calls about excessive salt use and include dedicated service requests for calls on this issue, and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2021 on the matter.
RM31.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the special meeting on March 10, 2021.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the special meeting on March 10, 2021.
CC31.3adopted
The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the results of the collective bargaining negotiations between the Association of Community Centres (AOCC) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2998 and to seek ratification by Council of the negotiated agreement.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council ratify and approve the attached Memorandum of Settlement dated February 27, 2021, between the Association of Community Centres and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2998, in order to effect the new collective agreement. 2. City Council authorize staff to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the new Memoranda of Settlement. 3. City Council authorize staff to make the necessary adjustments to the 2020 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the Association of Community Centres to reflect the provisions of the Memorandum of Settlement. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer. Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from City Manager and the Chief People Officer are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager and the Chief People Officer recommend that: 1. City Council ratify and approve the attached Memorandum of Settlement dated February 27, 2021, between AOCC and CUPE Local 2998, in order to effect the new collective agreement. 2. City Council authorize staff to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the new Memoranda of Settlement. 3. City Council authorize staff to make the necessary adjustments to the 2020 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the AOCC to reflect the provisions of the Memorandum of Settlement. 4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 if the Memorandum of Settlement is ratified and approved by Council, at the conclusion of the Council Meeting.
MM31.3adopted
On January 27, 2021, the Committee of Adjustment refused a Consent and Minor Variance application brought by the owners of 14 Penaire Street (the "Applications"). A copy of the Committee's decisions are attached. The Applications propose to sever the property into two undersized residential lots and to construct a detached dwelling on each lot. In a report from the Director of Community Planning, dated January 18, 2021, Planning Staff opposed the Application. A copy of the Planning staff report is attached. Planning staff opined that the Applications do not maintain the intent and purpose of the Official Plan, do not maintain the intent and purpose of the Zoning By-law, are not minor and are not desirable for the appropriate development or use of the land. On February 2, 2021, the owner appealed the Committee's decision to refuse the Applications to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse the Consent and Minor Variance application requested in Applications B0031/20SC, A0197/20SC, and A0198/20SC, respecting 14 Penaire Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a resolution of the appeal of the decision in Applications B0031/20SC, A0197/20SC, and A0198/20SC, respecting 14 Penaire Street and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor, and with the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse the Consent and Minor Variance application requested in Applications B0031/20SC, A0197/20SC, and A0198/20SC, respecting 14 Penaire Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a resolution of the appeal of the decision in Applications B0031/20SC, A0197/20SC, and A0198/20SC, respecting 14 Penaire Street and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor, and with the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.
RM31.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Deferred Committee Items: Item TE21.9 Item TE23.10 Item TE23.21 Other Deferred Matter: Item DM31.1 Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 22 on March 30, 2021 Submitted by Mayor John Tory, Chair Report of the Audit Committee from Meeting 8 on February 16, 2021 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 26 on March 22, 2021 Submitted by Councillor Joe Cressy Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 20 on March 25, 2021 Submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair Report of the General Government and Licensing Committee from Meeting 21 on March 29, 2021 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 20 on March 23, 2021 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair New Business and Business Previously Requested submitted by City Officials
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC31.4adopted
Development Charges Deferral for Anishnawbe Health Toronto at 425 Cherry Street East
In response to the March 10, 2021 Council request, this report comments on the feasibility of deferring the payment of development charges as long as the proposed development at 425 Cherry is maintained and operated as a non-profit Indigenous health care centre. The City currently imposes development charges based upon a bylaw that was approved by Council on April 18, 2018. In the case of Anishnawbe Health Toronto, there is a proposal to construct a new four storey medical office building at 425 Cherry Street. Development charges are anticipated to total $624,243.36 and are being requested to be deferred. Development charges for this project are normally due and payable at the issuance of a building permit. While it is feasible to provide a deferral through a section 27 agreement, staff recommend that Council refer this request to the comprehensive bylaw review currently underway. This report seeks authority to enter into an agreement to defer payment until that review has been completed and where Council may see it fit to provide an exemption of the charges. This report has been prepared in consultation with the City Planning, Legal Services, and Toronto Building.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to enter into an agreement in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to defer the payment of development charges for 425 Cherry Street based on the general terms and conditions in Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, including any amendments to previously executed agreements, as necessary, relating to the payment of development charges. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review this matter as part of the Development Charges By-law review process currently underway.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, to enter into an agreements in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to defer the payment of development charges for 425 Cherry Street based on the general terms and conditions in Attachment 1, including any amendments to previously executed agreements, as necessary, relating to the payment of development charges. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review this matter as part of the development charges bylaw review process currently underway.
MM31.4adopted
The CafeTO program has provided a lifeline for many local cafes, restaurants and bars through the pandemic. For 2021, the CafeTO program required applications to be submitted in full by March 26 to be processed for the first round of installations later in the spring. This included the requirement to demonstrate full operating liability insurance coverage. I have been contacted by multiple stakeholders in our Business Improvement Areas who had downgraded their insurance package in recent months to "contents only" insurance, rather than full operating liability, as they had been unable to provide indoor or outdoor dining during the Provincial stay-at-home order or, until very recently, the lockdown. Many businesses have discovered that due to delays in the private insurance market, they could not receive quotes for reinstating full liability coverage before the end of March. For these establishments, their applications were incomplete as a result of this challenge outside of their control, and they will miss the earliest possible installation dates. While I recognize that the firm cut-off date to qualify for early installation was intended to ensure that City staff can focus on the applications of businesses most prepared to set up their CafeTO spaces on an accelerated timeline, I believe this unforeseen challenge with insurance providers requires a more flexible and fair response. I am requesting that City staff work with CafeTO applicants and offer a grace period for those who would have complete applications if not for the delay reinstating insurance for full operating liability, with the goal of achieving early installation for these applicants to the greatest extent possible. The CafeTO program is vital for our local businesses and main streets after a very difficult winter, and although vaccines give us hope, there will be more challenging months ahead. Working with these operators to allow an extra month or more of outdoor dining is essential.
City Council on April 7 and 8 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to offer a reasonable grace period for CafeTO applications where the only outstanding documentation pertains to insurance, in order for as many businesses as possible to achieve the earlier planned installation date.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to make reasonable accommodation for CafeTO applications where the only outstanding documentation pertains to insurance, in order for as many businesses as possible to achieve the earlier planned installation date.
RM31.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
CC31.5adopted
The purpose of this report is to seek authority for the City to enter into an agreement with the heirs, executors and trustees of the estate of Alice Kilgour, the Government of Canada and the University of Toronto, to confirm that the conveyance by the University of Toronto to the City, for road widening purposes, of a portion of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre site will not trigger the reversion of the remainder of the site to the City for public park purposes or to the heirs of Alice Kilgour pursuant to the terms of the original 1928 conveyance of these lands to the City by Alice Kilgour. This matter is time sensitive because the conveyance and dedication of the road widening lands adjacent to Bayview Avenue cannot be completed until this agreement is executed. Consequently, this report is being sent directly to City Council.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City to enter into an agreement with the heirs, executors and trustees of the estate of Alice Kilgour, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, to confirm that the conveyance by The Governing Council of the University of Toronto to the City of Toronto, for road widening purposes, of a portion of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre site will not trigger the reversion of the remainder of the site to the City of Toronto for public park purposes or to the heirs of Alice Kilgour pursuant to the terms of the original 1928 conveyance of these lands to the City of Toronto by Alice Kilgour, on such terms and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City to enter into an agreement with the heirs, executors and trustees of the estate of Alice Kilgour, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, to confirm that the conveyance by The Governing Council of the University of Toronto to the City, for road widening purposes, of a portion of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre site will not trigger the reversion of the remainder of the site to the City for public park purposes or to the heirs of Alice Kilgour pursuant to the terms of the original 1928 conveyance of these lands to the City by Alice Kilgour, on such terms and in a form as may be satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM31.5adopted
The King-Liberty Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge is in the final stages of construction, and will be an important new link between Liberty Village and areas to the north of the Metrolinx rail corridor. Travel distances will be much shorter for pedestrians and cyclists between destinations such as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Queen Street West, and Trinity Bellwoods Park to the north, and Liberty Village and Exhibition Place to the south. Regrettably, the project has been affected by multiple delays that continue to postpone the expected opening of the bridge. Hoisting the bridge span into place needed to be coordinated with Metrolinx work, which took place in Fall 2019. It was hoped then that the bridge would open to the public in Spring 2020. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening date has been revised later on multiple occasions. Stringent COVID-19 safety protocols, disrupted international supply chains, and labour shortages have played a part in slowing the work. At this time, City staff have advised the public that the contractor is unable to provide any firm date for completion until these issues improve. As we return to warmer weather, it is becoming even more important to open the new bridge without further delay. It is a much more direct connection for essential workers to reach the King streetcar and Exhibition GO station, and improves access for thousands of residents to businesses offering takeout and groceries, and green spaces including Trinity Bellwoods Park. We need to take the necessary steps to expedite safe public access across the new bridge, and any non-critical work should be completed at a later time if this allows for an earlier opening date.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to expedite allowing public access across the King-Liberty Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge, including considering phased opening options.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to expedite allowing public access across the King-Liberty Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge, including considering phased opening options.
RM31.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC31.6adopted
On January 9, 2015, the applicant (Duration Investments Limited) appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") due to a lack of decision by the City within the statutory timeframe. On November 28 and 29, 2017, the City Solicitor received a confidential and without prejudice settlement offer from the applicant (the "Original Settlement Offer"), accompanied by architectural plans, prepared by Quadrangle Architects dated November 24, 2017, all of which have since been made public (the "Original Settlement Plans"). During its meeting of December 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2017, City Council adopted, with amendments, the recommendation of the Request for Directions Report (November 29, 2017) from the City Solicitor to accept the Original Settlement Offer. On February 7, 2018, the LPAT rendered an oral decision allowing the applicant's appeal in part and withholding the final order pending satisfaction of a number of conditions. Subsequent to the LPAT decision, the site was transferred to a new owner. On September 6, 2019 the new owner submitted a Site Plan application accompanied by a new set of architectural plans, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. These plans were not part of the Original Settlement Offer accepted by City Council. Since then the new plans have undergone a number of revisions resulting in the most recent versions, dated August 21, 2020 and February 9, 2021. The new architectural plans are attached hereto as Public Attachments 1 and 2. The new architectural plans are different from the Original Settlement Plans approved by Council in a number of material respects. As such they represent new proposed settlement plans (the "New Settlement Plans") and form part of a revised settlement offer with respect to the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal at the LPAT (the "Revised Settlement Offer"). The purpose of this report is to request instructions with respect to the Revised Settlement Offer.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Revised Settlement Offer, as set out in in the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, including Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, based on the following: a. the proposed development shall be substantially in accordance with the architectural plans, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc. and dated August 21, 2020 and February 9, 2021, submitted as part of the Site Plan approval application; b. prior to the issuance of the first above grade permit (including a building permit or heritage permit, but excluding a heritage restoration permit) for all or any part of the site, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $3,100,000.00, to be allocated at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, for purposes identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the site, such amount to be increased by upwards indexing in accordance with the Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported by Statistics Canada or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of such payment; c. at least 10 percent of the residential dwelling units within the development or 49 units, whichever is greater, shall be three-bedroom dwelling units, or units having a greater number of bedrooms, and at least 20 percent of the residential dwelling units within the development or 98 units, whichever is greater, shall be two-bedroom dwelling units; d. there shall be a minimum of at least 107 vehicular parking spaces on the site, and such parking spaces shall be located below the finished ground level in the underground garage; e. there shall be a minimum of 496 bicycle parking on the site; and f. in all other respects the City Council decision of December 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2017 in Item 2017.CC35.8 shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Revised Settlement Offer. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision, including, but not limited to, requesting the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to modify its decision and conditions for the issuance of the final order in accordance with City Council's decision. The balance of Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM31.6adopted
The Anduhyaun Shelter is a family support shelter that is substance free. It provides culturally sensitive counselling and referrals for women and their children. Using a client focused and strength based approach, the Anduhyaun Shelter also promotes advocacy and empowerment for woman in the context of supporting their cultural identity in addition to respecting diversity of race, religion and sexuality. As women move along a healing path, the Anduhyaun Shelter looks to ensure that clients are able to protect and maintain their unique identity. The Anduhyaun Shelter has been required to pay $153,101.33 in development charges. Given their financing, it would not be feasible or possible for the Anduhyaun Shelter to meet this unexpected cost without significantly impacting the ability of the shelter to realize the creation of this important support for women and children. The services to be provided at this shelter are very much needed in this community and for clients from across the City.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to report to the May 5, 2021 meeting of City Council on the feasibility of deferring the payment of development charges in the amount of $153,101.33 for the Anduhyaun Shelter, a violence against women emergency shelter servicing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women with or without children who are fleeing violence.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to report to the May 5, 2021 meeting of City Council on the feasibility of deferring the payment of development charges in the amount of $153,101.33 for the Anduhyaun Shelter, a violence against women emergency shelter servicing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women with or without children who are fleeing violence.
RM31.6received
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 7 and 8, 2021. April 7, 2021 Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, spoke of the extraordinary circumstances that everyone has faced over the last year and stated that the pandemic is the greatest crisis that the City of Toronto has faced. Mayor Tory also spoke about how, during this crisis, the City has provided extra support to those most vulnerable and has maintained and protected City Services. Mayor Tory remarked that the City is at its best when Elected Officials and the public service work together. Mayor Tory commented that there have been things that have happened and to ensure that they do not happen again, everyone must be mindful and treat each other with respect. Mayor Tory also noted Members have not always been at their best in their interactions with City staff and that Members must be respectful and courteous in the manner to which they hold staff to account. Mayor Tory acknowledged that there have been many stresses and strains during the pandemic and there is a special need now to address how Members deal with each other and how Members deal with the public service. Chris Murray, City Manager, during the morning session of the meeting, addressed Members of Council and spoke of how the relationship with the elected officials matters to the Toronto Public Service. Chris Murray noted that the pandemic has challenged everyone professionally and personally and that respect for each other is paramount. Chris Murray thanked Members of Council for recognizing the work of the public service. Chris Murray acknowledged that members of the public service are people and that people make mistakes, and as public servants they acknowledge those mistake and work to build trust and respect with the residents and elected official that they serve. Chris Murray, on behalf of the City's leadership team, thanked the Mayor for his comments and thanked Members for the opportunity to address Council. Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members that Councillor Grimes was not able to attend the Council meeting as the Councillor was recovering from knee surgery and wished Councillor Grimes a speedy recovery. April 8, 2021 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Tory to recognize Jim Baxter, the Director of Environment and Energy on his retirement from the City of Toronto. Mayor Tory spoke of Jim Baxter's important contribution in the development of a climate action plan that was crucial to the City and that transformed how residents live and work. The Mayor noted that Jim Baxter and his team developed a number of strategies including the Electric Vehicle Strategy and the Pollinator Protection Strategy. Mayor Tory stated that Jim Baxter was instrumental in leading the charge for climate change and through his efforts, Toronto has been recognized internationally for its work on climate change. Mayor Tory thanked Jim Baxter for his dedication to public service and for advancing a better and cleaner environment for the residents of Toronto. Mayor Tory call upon Councillor McKelvie to say a few words. Councillor McKelvie remarked that as a result of Jim Baxter's vision and hard work, the City of Toronto met its 2020 goal of reducing greenhouse gases by 30 percent and for this year, the City has invested $611 million in 439 projects for climate action. Councillor McKelvie also noted that the impact of Jim Baxter's 11 years of service to the City is illustrated in how climate action has been embraced in the City's corporate culture. Councillor McKelvie wished Jim Baxter a retirement full of excitement, adventure and good times. Councillor McKelvie called upon Josie Scioli to say a few words. Josie Scioli, Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, spoke of Jim Baxter as leader, colleague and friend and thanked him for his dedication and support. Jim Baxter addressed Council and acknowledged a number of staff and Members of Council he was privileged to work with during his time at the City of Toronto. Jim Baxter spoke of climate action and how its impact is greatest on those who are least able to deal with it. Jim Baxter stated that action is needed now to deal with climate change, that it is up to each person to work together to find a way out of it and that we must strive to do better. Jim Baxter thanked the Mayor and Members of Council, his colleagues and his family for their support.
CC31.7amended
On May 20, 2017, the owner (Kilbarry Holding Corporation) appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Site Plan Control applications to what was then the Ontario Municipal Board (now the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal). The appeals were made on the grounds of Council's failure to make decisions on the applications within the timeframes prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor James Pasternak. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 2, 3, and 4 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor James Pasternak, and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice Settlement Offer, attached as Confidential Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, submitted by the applicant/appellant on March 26, 2021 in respect of the owner's appeals of the zoning by-law amendment application (Application 06 111098 NNY 10 OZ; 17 278258 NNY 10 OZ), the residential subdivision application (Application 11 142457 NNY 10 SB), and the site plan control application (Application 06 111111 NNY 10 SA; 17 278262 NNY 10 SA), on the basis set out below: a. the Zoning By-law amendments for the residential subdivision shall be substantially in the form attached as Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to paragraph 1 of Appendix A and Schedule 1, respectively, being revised to require the $900,000 cash payment to be made prior to the first below-grade shoring permit for the lands; b. the proposed draft plan of subdivision for the residential subdivision shall be substantially in the form attached as Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor; c. the proposed conditions of draft plan of subdivision approval for the residential subdivision shall be substantially in the form attached as Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor; and d. the proposed conditions of site plan approval for the residential subdivision shall be substantially in the form attached as Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the proposed development as set out in the Settlement Offer, dated March 26, 2021, and the materials referred to in paragraphs 1.a through 1.d., inclusive, above. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order approving the proposed Zoning By-law amendment until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor in writing that: a. the owner has entered into and registered in priority against title to the subject lands an agreement with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to secure the owner's provision of the following matters as community benefits and as legal conveniences to support the development: i . prior to the issuance of the first below-grade shoring permit for the lands, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution of $900,000 to be allocated towards Irv W. Chapley Park and/or improvements to other parks and/or recreational facilities in Ward 6, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the cash contribution shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment to the City; and in the event that the cash contribution has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years after the date the amending By-law comes into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose or purposes, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose or purposes are identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; ii. the owner must provide space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Section 681-10 of Municipal Code Chapter 681, Sewers; iii. prior to the issuance of the first building permit for any part of the subject lands, the owner shall complete the following municipal services: a. public Street 'A' as shown on Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, has been constructed to a minimum base curb and base asphalt condition and is connected to existing public highways abutting the lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. all watermains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and storm drains, with appropriate appurtenances, have been installed within Public Street 'A' and the Storm Sewer Easement as shown on Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, and are operational, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and iv. the owner shall provide the municipal services referred to in paragraph 3.a.iii above pursuant to the registration of a plan of subdivision in respect of Application 11 142457 NNY 10 SB prior to the issuance of the first building permit for any part of the lot outlined in heavy black line as shown in Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 4. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to approve the conditions of approval of the draft plan of subdivision attached as Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor and, pursuant to subsection 51(56.1) of the Planning Act, request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to delegate to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, overseeing the owner's clearance of the conditions of approval for the subject draft plan of subdivision and the final approval of the plan of subdivision to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for the purpose of subsection 51(58) of the Planning Act. 5. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order approving the subject Site Plan Control application plans and drawings submitted by the owner until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor in writing that the owner has satisfied the pre-approval conditions of site plan approval set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to take such actions as necessary to implement the terms of the Settlement Offer including any necessary technical or stylistic revisions to the draft Zoning By-law amendments attached as Confidential Attachment 2 to the report March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 29, 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 (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor if the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information and documents in Confidential Attachments 2 through 4, inclusive, to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor if the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted by City Council.
MM31.7adopted
The STEPS organization is collaborating with artist Shalak Attack to create two murals at the Wilson Toronto Transit Commission Station's southern wall, and the South East entry wall. The square footage of the proposed mural area is roughly 1000 sqare ft. STEPS, a registered charitable organization, fosters dynamic and inclusive communities through public art and creative placemaking. They transform urban spaces into vibrant places through cultural planning, community arts and artist capacity building programs. Together with STEPS, Shalak Attack will engage with the local community through a series of virtual workshops and community consultation sessions to showcase the final public art pieces and proposed artistic themes. The estimated total costs is $70,000 and the project completion time is September 2021. The intent of this Motion is to transfer a total of $15,000 of Section 37 funds from the development at 30 Tippett Road to the STEPS organization to provide a one-time capital funding for the purpose of painting two murals at the Toronto Transit Commission Wilson TStation's southern wall, and the South East entry wall in Ward 6.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $15,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 30 Tippett Road, secured for various purposes including the provision of public art (Source Account: XR3026-3700979), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to the STEPS organization to create two murals at the Wilson Toronto Transit Commission Station's southern wall, and the south east entry wall, Ward 6 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to the STEPS organization upon the signing of an Undertaking that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $15,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 30 Tippett Road, secured for various purposes including the provision of public art (Source Account: XR3026-3700979), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to the STEPS organization to create two murals at the Wilson Toronto Transit Commission Station's southern wall, and the south east entry wall, Ward 6 (Cost Centre NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to the STEPS organization upon the signing of an Undertaking that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
RM31.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
April 7, 2021: City Council adopted the April 7, 2021 Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent. April 8, 2021: City Council adopted the April 8, 2021 Order Paper.
CC31.8deferred
206 Russell Hill Road - Request for Directions Regarding Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Hearing
On September 9, 2019, the applicant appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal citing Council's failure to make a decision on the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications within the timeframe prescribed by the Planning Act. The case management conference was held on January 28, 2020. The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes a 4-unit, 3-storey (13.7 metre) townhouse building with 8 parking spaces located within a below-grade garage. The proposal includes 1,252 square metres of gross floor area and a total density of 1.13 times the area of the site. The existing house would be demolished. The Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were deemed complete on May 18, 2018. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions regarding a matter appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, deferred consideration of Item CC31.8 to the May 5 and 6, 2021 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A" and Confidential Appendix "B" to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM31.8adopted
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. Ten Bell utility boxes have been identified throughout the Agincourt North area in Ward 23, by area residents and Councillor Lai and approved for mural installations by Bell Field Services. Section 37 funds have been secured and received from the development at the southwest and southeast corners of McCowan Road and Finch Avenue for the purposes of public initiatives in the Agincourt North area. The theme for the murals will be determined in consultation with local residents, businesses and artists. Preference will be given to artists who live or work in Ward 23. The Bell Canada utility box mural project is to be completed in Summer/Fall 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 $15,000.00 of Section 37 funds from the development at the southwest and southeast corners of McCowan Road and Finch Avenue to Community Matters Toronto to provide one-time capital funding for the purpose of painting murals on ten Bell utility boxes in the Agincourt North area of Ward 23 - Scarborough North.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $15,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at the southwest and southeast corners of McCowan Road and Finch Avenue, secured for community facilities, (Source Account: XR3026-3700162) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete ten murals on Bell Boxes in the Agincourt North area of Ward 23 - Scarborough North (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 Cynthia Lai, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $15,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at the southwest and southeast corners of McCowan Road and Finch Avenue, secured for community facilities, (Source Account: XR3026-3700162) for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete ten murals on Bell Boxes in the Agincourt North area of Ward 23 - Scarborough North (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.
CC31.9amended
40-44 Broadway Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions
On May 8, 2020, the applicant (Collecdev Inc.) appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The appeal was made without revisions to the original proposal and citing Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the timeframe prescribed by the Planning Act. On January 4, 2021, the applicant submitted drawings in support of a further revised proposal on a with prejudice basis. Those drawings were further revised and resubmitted on or around February 12, 2021 on a with prejudice basis as a part of a formal submission to the City (the "Resubmission"). The purpose of this report is to request further instructions in respect of this matter prior to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing that is scheduled to commence on May 31, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential.
MM31.9adopted
Toronto Hydro is conducting work along Ossington Avenue to rebuild the aging overhead and underground electrical system to help improve service reliability. The rebuild includes upgrading overhead and underground electrical cables and replacing hydro poles on city-owned property. This work is scheduled to be completed in May 2021. At the same time, many businesses on Ossington Avenue are preparing for the CafeTO program, which begins in May 2021. The CafeTO program has provided a lifeline for many local cafes, restaurants, and bars throughout the pandemic. As so many businesses have struggled through the winter months due to the pandemic, it is critical that any construction work that must take place on City property have as little impact as possible on the CafeTO program. While the goal is for Toronto Hydro to complete the work on Ossington before CafeTO begins, businesses and the Business Improvement Area are concerned that any delays or disruptions to construction may have a negative impact on CafeTO and the beginning of the patio season. Should the Toronto Hydro work on Ossington extend into the CafeTO season, I am requesting that City staff work with Toronto Hydro to ensure patios are not disrupted, and that if needed, alternative solutions for businesses be found on temporary basis. The CafeTO program is vital for our local businesses and main streets after a very difficult winter, and although vaccines give us hope, there will be more challenging months ahead. Working with Toronto Hydro to ensure no disruptions to outdoor dining is essential.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request Toronto Hydro to make every effort to ensure that ongoing infrastructure work along Ossington Avenue is completed on schedule by May 2021, and that any overlap with CafeTO installation and operation be carefully coordinated with the City of Toronto to minimize negative impacts on local businesses. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in coordination with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to work proactively with Toronto Hydro to support on-time completion of infrastructure work along Ossington Avenue and plan for strategies to mitigate any negative impacts on local businesses due to overlap with CafeTO installation and operation.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request Toronto Hydro to make every effort to ensure that ongoing infrastructure work along Ossington Avenue is completed on schedule by May 2021, and that any overlap with CafeTO installation and operation be carefully coordinated with the City of Toronto to minimize negative impacts on local businesses. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in coordination with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to work proactively with Toronto Hydro to support on-time completion of infrastructure work along Ossington Avenue and plan for strategies to mitigate any negative impacts on local businesses due to overlap with CafeTO installation and operation.
CC31.10adopted
On December 20, 2019, the City received an application to amend Zoning By-laws 438-86 and 569-2013 for 1540-1550 Bloor Street West to permit the development of the lands for a 25-storey (80.6 metres plus 6 metre mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The proposal included 327 dwelling units, of which 12 would be affordable rental replacement units; 25,638 square metres of residential gross floor area and 807 square metres of commercial gross floor area. The proposed total gross floor area of 26,445 square metres would result in a density of 10.72 times the area of the lot. The proposal would incorporate a two-level below-grade garage with a total of 100 vehicular parking spaces. A total of 337 bicycle parking spaces were proposed. An associated application for Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act (Chapter 667 Municipal Code) was also submitted. That application proposed to demolish 12 existing affordable rental dwelling units on the lands, all of which would be replaced within the proposed development. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal") to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on June 25, 2020. The LPAT has conducted two Case Management Conferences to date, on October 29, 2020 and February 10, 2021. The LPAT has scheduled a two-week hearing commencing on July 5, 2021. In a report to City Council dated November 13, 2020, City Planning recommended opposition to the Appeal at the LPAT (the "Request for Direction Report"). City Planning concluded in the Request for Direction Report that the proposal was inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020, conflicted with and did not conform to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019), as amended, and did not conform to the Official Plan, all for the reasons set out in the Request for Direction Report. City Council adopted the recommendations in the Request for Direction Report to oppose the Appeal, but to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the Request for Direction Report. On March 15, 2021, the applicant submitted a revised development proposal for 1540-1550 Bloor Street West (the "Revised Proposal"). The Revised Proposal in its entirety is available here: http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the LPAT hearing that is scheduled to commence on July 5, 2021. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 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 (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other staff as appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application in its revised form for the property at 1540-1550 Bloor Street West. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Request for Direction Report dated November 13, 2020, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 3. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order approving the application until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and other appropriate divisions, and among other matters include securing: i. the rents and rental tenure of the existing rental units; ii. a tenant relocation and assistance plan and any other rental housing related matters in conformity with Section 3.2.1.6 of the Official Plan; iii. the on-site parking ratios to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; iv. space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, for both storm and sanitary service connections; and v. a minimum of 10 percent of all units on the lands at 1540-1550 Bloor Street West as 3-bedroom units; b. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and that agreement has been registered on title to 1540-1550 Bloor Street West, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, for the purpose of securing appropriate community benefits, to be based on the value of additional height and/or density beyond what is permitted by the current Zoning By-law, and include community benefits that have been identified as being priorities for this area; c. the owner has, at the owner's sole expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm capacity, satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; ii. addressed all outstanding engineering issues outlined in the memorandum dated October 16, 2020, and any other comments that may arise further to the review of materials submitted as part of the process to address the issues set out in the memorandum dated October 15, 2020 from Engineering and Construction Services to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Transportation Services; iii. made arrangements satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary improvements to the municipal infrastructure; and iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact, Parking and Loading Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and that such matters arising from such study be secured, if required; and d. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 19 263430 STE 04 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow for the demolition of the 12 existing rental dwelling units at 1540-1550 Bloor Street West and the owner has entered into one or more agreements with the City, and those agreement(s) have been registered on title to 1540-1550 Bloor Street West, securing rental housing related matters, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 4. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council request that the following matters also be secured in a Section 37 Agreement for the development, as a legal convenience: a. the construction and maintenance of the development in accordance with the Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 through the adoption of PG23.9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as may be further amended by Council from time to time; b. the peer review of the submitted Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment Report, at the owner's sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. a Wind Tunnel analysis to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. the owner's agreement to implement any required recommendations and/or mitigation measures from the accepted Wind Tunnel analysis, Traffic Impact, Parking and Loading Study, and Landscape Plan, through the Site Plan approval process for the Site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the requirements of the Toronto Transit Commission regarding warning clauses and other requirements noted in the Toronto Transit Commission comments; f. the requirements of the Toronto Catholic District School Board's clauses and conditions noted in the Toronto Catholic District School Board comments; and g. the owner's agreement that prior to the commencement of any excavation and shoring work, the owner shall submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related details: noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, including matters related to the construction of streets or infrastructure, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor. 5. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council accept cash-in-lieu of a parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act and Chapter 415, Article III of the Toronto Municipal Code. 6. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 above. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 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 and litigation privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.
MM31.10amended
Community consultation remains one of the most critical elements of the City Planning process. Public consultation meetings provide an important opportunity for local residents to voice their opinions and seek answers to questions about how major development proposals will impact their neighbourhoods. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, City Planning has been holding virtual community consultation meetings in accordance with public health protocols. While these virtual meetings continue to provide an important forum for community engagement, there are opportunities to improve the experience for members of the public. For example, the lack of a consistent, standardized meeting agenda can allow the applicant to dominate the meeting with a lengthy presentation that limits the time available for the public question and answer period. Technical issues can impede public participation and many residents find it difficult to navigate the meeting platform. It is particularly difficult for members of the public phoning into the meeting to follow the presentations and participate in the ensuing discussion. Typically, the applicant team is promoted to "panelist" status, while members of the public join the meetings as "participants." Meeting participants are muted by the organizer until called upon, which can allow the applicant to dominate the discussion. As participants, members of the public often do not have an opportunity to follow up on their questions once the applicant has provided a response-meaning the developer usually has the last word on the topic. While gathering restrictions remain in place, it is important for the City to periodically review the virtual community consultation meeting format and update policies and procedures accordingly. Public consultation is an important part of the development review process and the City should continue to identify areas for improvement and incorporate best practices, in consultation with stakeholders and members of the public.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review virtual planning consultation meetings, in consultation with members of the public, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter of 2021 with recommendations for improvement, including: a. guidelines and practices to ensure that virtual community consultation meetings are consistent and effective; b. strategies to improve opportunities for members of the public to participate in virtual community consultation meetings; c. best practices related to virtual consultation in other jurisdictions; d. opportunities to improve accessibility for members of the public and, in particular, members of the public participating by phone; e. opportunities to enhance and expand details and images contained in the public meeting notices which are mailed out to the community; f. opportunities to enhance signage which is placed on development sites, including images, plans and other drawings, by either the City or the applicant as requested by the City; g. the feasibility of a "print-to-mail on demand" option for physical supporting materials such as slide presentations which may not be available for residents without computer access; and h. options to share the responsibility of consultation supports with applicants.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review virtual planning consultation meetings, in consultation with members of the public, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter of 2021 with recommendations for improvement, including: a. guidelines and practices to ensure that virtual community consultation meetings are consistent and effective; b. strategies to improve opportunities for members of the public to participate in virtual community consultation meetings; c. best practices related to virtual consultation in other jurisdictions; and d. opportunities to improve accessibility for members of the public and, in particular, members of the public participating by phone.
CC31.11amended
On October 4, 2016, the applicant submitted an Official Plan Amendment to amend the Toronto Official Plan to add a Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) for the lands known as the Eglinton Square lands (1-70 Eglinton Square, 1431 and 1437 Victoria Park Avenue, 14-26 and 19-23 Engelhart Crescent, and 64-68 Harris Park Drive) Application Number 16 230579 ESC 35 OZ to permit a mixed use development. (The "Originally Proposed SASP"). The Originally Proposed Site and Area Specific Policy maintained the existing Mixed Use Areas and Neighbourhoods designations. The Originally Proposed Site and Area Specific Policy provided for a mixed-use community to develop over time on the lands. The proposed mixed-use development would include multiple tall buildings with a range of building heights and stacked townhouses with a total of 1,630 residential units and 26,004 square metres of new retail uses proposed to be developed in five (5) blocks. A related Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application (File Number 16 230698 ESC 35 RH) under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code) was also submitted on October 4, 2016 to allow for the removal of 91 rental units in eight (8) existing apartment buildings, to be replaced elsewhere in the future redevelopment of the site. Review of this application is underway and a decision on this application will be deferred until such time as a decision has been made by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on the Official Plan Amendment application, and a decision has been made on the Zoning By-law Amendment (17 242390 ESC 35 OZ) application for these lands. On November 10, 2017, the applicant appealed their proposed Official Plan Amendment to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision within the statutory timeframe. On December 16, 2019, the City received a letter from the applicant's solicitor, being a "with prejudice" settlement offer and formal revision to the application ("Resubmission Letter"). The Resubmission Letter advised that the applicant has amended its application to include all of its lands, inclusive of the existing shopping mall, and excluding the lands south of Engelhart Crescent (Block E in the Originally Proposed Site and Area Specific Policy, which contains the four existing rental apartment buildings at 19-23 Engelhart Crescent and 64-68 Harris Park Drive) with a proposed density of 4.9 times the area of the lands. The Resubmission Letter was not accompanied by any supporting reports or update letters from the original application, as acknowledged in the Resubmission Letter. City Staff are not in a position to adequately review, circulate and comment on the revised proposal given the lack of a complete submission package. City staff require a complete submission package, including supporting reports, in order to adequately review and comment on the revised proposal On January 8, 2020, Scarborough Community Council directed that the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and appropriate City staff attend a meeting to discuss a possible resolution of the matter in advance of the January 29, 2020 City Council meeting. The matter was deferred at the January 29, 2020 City Council meeting and due to COVID-19 it was subsequently deferred to the July 28 and 29 City Council meeting and then the November 25 and 26, 2020 City Council meeting. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions in this matter which is the subject of an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor for information. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff attached to motion 1 by Councillor Gary Crawford. 3. City Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor, remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential. The confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. The confidential instructions to staff will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor, Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor, remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential.
MM31.11amended
The heart and soul of Eglinton Avenue West, which is colloquially known as "Little Jamaica" or "Eglinton", is home to the highest concentration of Black and Caribbean-owned and operated businesses in Toronto. From the barbershops and hair salons that act as community spaces to the various restaurants that remind many of home, Eglinton Avenue West is an important part of Toronto's Black history. However, the community has been fighting a battle against the potential loss of the character, identity and roots of their neighbourhood for years. Due to rising rents, construction of the Province's Light Rail Transit project and now, the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of prominent and historic small businesses have been forced to shutter their doors. While these factors have certainly contributed to the challenges this community face, we must not discount the silent yet significant roles of gentrification, Black displacement, and cultural erasure. City Council recently adopted a motion on supporting Black and Caribbean-owned and operated businesses and preserving the cultural heritage of Little Jamaica through a 17 recommendation sustainability plan. In this robust and holistic motion, Council directed the City's Little Jamaica inter-divisional team to develop a Cultural District Plan, which will be informed through the application of an anti-Black racism lens. This would foster opportunities for historic preservation, economic development, growth in tourism and highlight the vibrant African, Black and Caribbean arts and culture. While efforts are underway to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of Little Jamaica, community members and key stakeholders have underscored the urgent need to preserve and protect this neighbourhood through the form of a heritage conservation district and/or use of other new and existing mechanisms. Municipal planning policies have historically served to disenfranchise Black communities, and the application of an anti-Black racism lens will be needed to ensure all future engagement and consultations to explore a heritage conservation designation meaningfully addresses the needs of Black communities. The City of Toronto must respond to this call, while acting as an ally to our city's African, Black and Caribbean communities. Through creating this space of learning, the findings gathered will be informed by lived experience and authentic conversation. This will further empower the City of Toronto to celebrate the identity, and showcase the resiliency of the African, Black and Caribbean communities and their contributions to our City.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize a survey of the cultural heritage resources of Little Jamaica in the 2021 and 2022 City Planning Study Work Program as a part of the Council-adopted Little Jamaica Cultural District initiative (MM24.36, September 30 2020) and report back to City Council on the outcome of a comprehensive heritage survey, including an examination of the character and appearance of the area, and any recommendations for an individual property, concentration of properties or property features for a heritage conservation district, or cultural heritage landscape, to be protected under the Ontario Heritage Act and/or other land use planning mechanisms. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to consult with BlackUrbanismTO, Black Futures on Eglinton and additional community partners on the process, outcome and recommendations of the comprehensive heritage survey before reporting back to City Council. 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore all ways whereby active and future development applications along Eglinton Avenue West take into account the goals and scope of the forthcoming study on Little Jamaica and the Eglinton West Neighbourhoods and compare all existing and future development applications against Planning Framework from the EGLINTONConnects Planning Study to ensure that the unprecedented rapid growth occurring in the study areas preserve the heritage, culture, architectural significance, and the priorities and principles brought forward by the local residents from the Little Jamaica Study.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize a survey of the cultural heritage resources of Little Jamaica in the 2021 and 2022 City Planning Study Work Program as a part of the Council-adopted Little Jamaica Cultural District initiative (MM24.36, September 30 2020) and report back to City Council on the outcome of a comprehensive heritage survey, including an examination of the character and appearance of the area, and any recommendations for an individual property, concentration of properties or property features for a heritage conservation district, or cultural heritage landscape, to be protected under the Ontario Heritage Act and/or other land use planning mechanisms. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to consult with BlackUrbanismTO, Black Futures on Eglinton, and additional community partners on the process, outcome and recommendations of the comprehensive heritage survey before reporting back to Council.
CC31.12amended
5995-5997 Yonge Street - Zoning By-law Amendments Application - Request for Direction
This application proposes to amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7659 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property at 5995 to 5997 Yonge Street to permit a forty storey mixed-use building with 443 residential units. The applicant has appealed the application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision within the timeframe prescribed in the Planning Act. A hearing has been scheduled to begin May 11, 2021. Further direction from City Council is required in this matter.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff attached to motion 1 by John Filion. 2. City Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council remain confidential in their entirety, as they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety as they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. 4. City Council affirm that any change to land use designations, in proximity to a proposed Cummer Station, is premature until such time as the Cummer Station is confirmed as proceeding by Metrolinx and futhermore that City Council confirms that it is the City's responsibility to delineate the boundaries of any Major Transit Station Area as part of a municipal comprehensive review. The confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to this Report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2021) of the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.
MM31.12amended
At its meeting of November 25, 2020, City Council adopted a number of recommendations requesting the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to request information from Metrolinx about economic business case, impacts on the local community, mitigation measures, costs comparison for running the Ontario Line underground and other previous requests City Council has made of Metrolinx; and to report to the January 27, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee on the information from Metrolinx. Those previous requests include Council voting, at its January 29, 2020 meeting, to call for a full, formal Transit Project Assessment Process 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 Transit Expansion Office did not report back to the January 27, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee on the Ontario Line nor did it report to the subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee on March 30, 2021. City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 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. In an attempt to get answers to the questions the community and City Council have requested regarding the Ontario Line, Save Jimmie Simpson and the Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee, along with hundreds of community members, have formally requested the federal government do an environmental assessment of the proposed Ontario Line. Such a review would not only strengthen the project but given that the provincial government is asking the federal government to help fund the Ontario Line it is a prudent course of action.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council express support for Save Jimmie Simpson and the Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee's request that the above ground section of the Ontario Line through Riverside and Leslieville be designated for a Federal Environmental Assessment pursuant to s. 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act. 2. City Council: a. request the City Manager to provide City Council with the impacts on the City's infrastructure, social housing, as well as overall neighbourhood impacts related to shifting both tracks to the west side of GO tracks for the proposed 2 kilometre above ground section of the Ontario Line; and b. request Metrolinx to review the feasibility of the proposed hybrid Ontario Line developed by the local community from the Don River to Gerrard Street which maintains the at-grade station at East Harbour and creates a portal to underground the line immediately to the east of the station through the South of Eastern employment area and moves the Ontario Line station to Queen and Carlaw in Leslieville immediately. 3. City Council request the City Manager to provide an update on the status of the Metrolinx Subway Expansion Program to the Executive Committee by the third quarter of 2021. 4. City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation and the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. 5. City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy recommends that: 1. City Council express support for Save Jimmie Simpson and the Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee's request that the above ground section of the Ontario Line through Riverside and Leslieville be designated for a federal Environmental Assessment pursuant to s. 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act. 2. City Council request the City Manager to: a. provide City Council with the impacts on the City's infrastructure, social housing, as well as overall neighbourhood impacts related to shifting both tracks to the west side of GO tracks for the proposed 2 kilometre above ground section of the Ontario Line; and b. review the feasibility of the proposed hybrid Ontario Line developed by the local community from the Don River to Gerrard Street which maintains the at-grade station at East Harbour and creates a portal to underground the line immediately to the east of the station through the South of Eastern employment area and moves the Ontario Line station to Queen and Carlaw in Leslieville immediately. 3. City Council request the City Manager to provide an update on the status of the Metrolinx Subway Expansion Program to the Executive Committee by the third quarter of 2021. 4. City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation and the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. 5. City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
CC31.13amended
On December 22, 2016, the applicant submitted an Official Plan Amendment to amend the Toronto Official Plan to add a Site and Area Specific Policy for the lands municipally known as 1880-1890 Eglinton Avenue East and 1523-1545 Victoria Park Avenue (the "Subject Lands") to permit a mixed use development. The Subject Lands are located within the Golden Mile Secondary Plan study area. The proposed Site and Area Specific Policy included building heights ranging from one-storey to 39-storeys, 2,614 residential units (242,799 square metres of residential uses) and 30,629 square metres of non-residential uses, with a proposed gross Floor Space Index of 3.5 times the area of the site, for a total gross floor area of 273,428 square metres. The proposed mixed-use development would include multiple tall buildings with a range of building heights and stacked townhouses with a total of 1,630 residential units and 26,004 square metres of new retail uses proposed to be developed in five (5) blocks. On March 5, 2018, the applicant appealed their proposed Site and Area Specific Policy to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision within the statutory timeframe. On November 8, 2019, the City received a letter from the applicant's solicitor, being a "with prejudice" settlement offer and formal revision to the application ("Resubmission Letter"). The Resubmission Letter advised that the applicant has amended its application, including an increase in proposed density to 4.28 times the area of the lands, comprising of approximately 3,291 residential units (303,215 square metres of residential uses) and 31,173 square metres of non-residential uses, for a proposed total gross floor area of 334,928 square metres. The Resubmission Letter also provided an updated OPA by-law, which provides for upwards of 340,000 square metres of gross floor area, which is a significant increase of approximately 61,500 to 66,572 square metres of gross floor area. The Resubmission Letter was not accompanied by any supporting reports or update letters. On September 22, 2020, the applicant filed updated materials and studies in support of its Resubmission Letter. On January 8, 2020, Scarborough Community Council directed that the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and appropriate City staff attend a meeting to discuss a possible resolution of the matter in advance of the January 29, 2020 City Council meeting. The matter was deferred at January 29, 2020 City Council meeting and due to COVID-19 was on the agenda for the July 28 and 29, 2020 meeting of City Council. The matter was considered by Council in July and was before Council for further consideration in January 2021. On October, 2020, the applicant filed zoning by-law amendment and draft plan of subdivision applications for the Subject Lands. A notice of incomplete application letter was issued in November. After further required materials were received by the applicant, a notice of complete application was issued on December 14, 2020. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions regarding a matter appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Michael Thompson. 2. City Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended, and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended, and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended, and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. August 27, 2021 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Thompson, have been partially released, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make portions of them public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") and substantially in the form and content of Confidential Appendix B to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Revised Proposal") for the lands municipally known as 1880-1890 Eglinton Avenue East and 1523-1545 Victoria Park Avenue (the "Development Site") and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) to support the Revised Proposal, subject to Parts 2 to 9 below, subject to the Owner increasing the number of affordable housing units set out in the Settlement Offer to 130 affordable housing units, based on 100 percent Average Market Rent and an affordability period of at least 15 years and that such confirmation of an increase is received on or before April 15, 2021 (or a date as otherwise agreed to by the City and the Owner): 2. City Council direct that the Owner will provide lands for: a. a future public street network; b. the future implementation of transit priority measures on Victoria Park Avenue and/or otherwise provide for satisfactory arrangements to the General Manager, Transportation Services for the Transit Corridor Study along Victoria Park Avenue; and c. public realm improvements on Eglinton Avenue East for pedestrians and cyclists. 3. City Council direct that, provided Policy 5.1.1 of the Official Plan is met regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment, in exchange for the increase in height and/or density to permit the Revised Proposal at the density of 3.95 times the area of the lot described above, the Owner will agree to provide to the City: a. $13,500,000 for the provision of 30,000 square feet of community service facility space to be provided in phase 1 of the Revised Proposal; and b. the provision of 130 affordable housing units, based on 100 percent Average Market Rent and an affordability period of 15 years with these affordable housing units being provided in phase 2 (Block G) and phase 3 (Block D) of the Revised Proposal and the Owner may apply for additional financial assistance through the City of Toronto's Open Door Program to lengthen and/or deepen affordability. 4. City Council direct that the Owner provide a phasing plan as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision application process for the development, municipal servicing and public street infrastructure, parkland dedication, affordable housing, and community benefits for the Development Site and in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor, and such matters are recommended to be secured in appropriate agreement(s) satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize the inclusion of a portion of Craigton Drive in the proposed Official Plan Amendment for the Development Site, as generally shown in Confidential Appendix B to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor; and City Council resolve that such inclusion of a portion of Craigton Drive shall not fetter the discretion of the City in the operation, management and/or control of such lands, including any potential future disposition or non-disposition of such lands and no amendment to such policies contained in the proposed Official Plan Amendment related to Craigton Drive are permitted without the consent of the City and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 6. Part 6 of the instructions remains confidential. 7. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final content and form of the Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including any revisions to the maps and schedules to the Official Plan Amendment as may be necessary to implement the Settlement Offer; b. the revised Zoning By-law Amendment has been endorsed by City Council; c. the draft Plan of Subdivision Application is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and d. the Owner has agreed to resolve its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 499, including the Golden Mile Secondary Plan and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, and that Official Plan Amendment 499 as adopted by City Council is brought into force as it applies to the Site, subject to any authorized changes as may be required as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to implement this Settlement Offer for this Site, including, but not limited to, amending Schedule 1 to Official Plan Amendment 499 (and on associated maps of Official Plan Amendment 499) by removing the requested designation for Parks on the Site and supporting the requested Parks designation included in the proposed Official Plan Amendment for the Site. 8. Part 8 of the instructions remains confidential. 9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the supplementary report (April 6, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential.
MM31.13adopted
A liquor licence application has been submitted for 1124 Queen Street West (Pizza Pizza). This application is being opposed as it does not have community support for approval and is not in the community interest.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1124 Queen Street West operating under the name Pizza Pizza is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1124 Queen Street West operating under the name Pizza Pizza is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
CC31.14adopted
Port Lands Official Plan Modification Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Appeals - Request for Direction
The Port Lands Official Plan Modification (the "Port Lands OPM" or "OPM") was first endorsed by City Council in December of 2017. Several appellants of the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan ("CWSP"), including public agencies, existing industries, and private owners with development aspirations, raised issues with the Port Lands OPM and a six-week Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing was scheduled to begin on September 1, 2020 to deal with the land use and transportation issues (the Phase 1 Port Lands OPM Hearing). The hearing was adjourned to early 2021 to allow for Tribunal-assisted mediation, which took place over numerous days in October and November, 2020 and resulted in a number of settlements with various parties and modifications to the Port Lands OPM. City Council endorsed the settlements and modifications at its December 2020 meeting. A settlement hearing took place over four days in January 2021, at which the LPAT commended the City and the parties on their efforts, and recognized the "careful, complete, comprehensive and transparent planning and technical process" that had been undertaken, and approved the various settlements in principle. This had the effect of significantly narrowing the scope of the remaining issues. At its meeting on March 10th, 2021, City Council endorsed further settlements with two more of the parties. A hearing on the remaining contested issues is scheduled to commence on April 20, 2021. The purpose of this report is to seek further instructions that would resolve the remaining issues outstanding for the hearing. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30. 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30. 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30. 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client and settlement privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council endorse the TCK Proposed Modifications, as set out in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to support the TCK Proposed Modifications at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing of the Port Lands Official Plan Modification appeals. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such further actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 30, 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 (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1, once adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client and settlement privilege.
MM31.14adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Application A0135/20SC, minor variance Application (A0134/20SC) and consent application (BO22/20SC) (the "Application") to obtain consent to sever rear portion of 89 McCowan Road to form a portion of a new residential lot with frontage on Martindale Road. At its hearing on November 24, 2021, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decision"). The Notice of Decision is attached. The decision has been appealed to Toronto Local Appeal Body (File 20 225355 S45 20 TLAB).
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 89 McCowan Road to oppose the variances in Committee of Adjustment Application A0135/20SC, minor variance application (A0134/20SC) and the consent application (BO22/20SC). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring resolution of the matter in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 89 McCowan Road to oppose the variances in Committee of Adjustment Application A0135/20SC, minor variance application (A0134/20SC) and the consent application (BO22/20SC). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring resolution of the matter in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
CC31.15adopted
Latch Developments Ltd. (the "Applicant") is the owner of the property municipally known as 859 The Queensway (the "Subject Property"). The Applicant applied for a Zoning By-law Amendment in order to facilitate a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the Subject Property (the "Original Application"). The Application proposes a 14-storey mixed use building. The proposed building is "L" shaped, with an 8-storey component along The Queensway that wraps around the corner onto Plastics Avenue and then rises to a tall building height of 14-storeys. On January 24, 2018, the Applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Municipal Board now known as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to City Council's failure to make a decision. The rezoning appeal is known as Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Case Number PL180105. On November 30, 2018, the Applicant submitted a related Site Plan Approval application with revised plans for a 14-storey mixed-use building that modified certain elements of the original proposal. The Site Plan Approval application is not under appeal and remains with the City for review. On August 19, 2019, the Applicant's legal counsel Goodmans LLP submitted a "with prejudice" settlement offer that included a slightly revised design for the proposed development (the "LPAT Plans"). The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans still proposed a 14-storey building "L" shaped building, however, incorporated certain minor changes to the design of the development. The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans proposed 237 units, with only 9 units (or 4 percent of the overall unit mix) proposed to be 3-bedroom units, and had an overall gross floor area of 20,038 square metres and a floor space index of 5.22. The Applicant confirmed that they would be seeking approval of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing related to their appeal. City Council ultimately refused the proposed "with prejudice" settlement offer at its meeting of October 2 and 3, 2019. Notwithstanding, the Applicant continued to seek approval of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans through its Local Planning Appeal Tribunal appeal. On November 26 to 30, 2020, a 5-day Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing was held regarding the Applicant's rezoning appeal and sought approval of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans (the "LPAT Hearing"). The City attended the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Hearing in opposition to the proposal reflected in the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans. On December 21, 2020, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issued its written decision and interim order from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Hearing (the "LPAT Decision"). The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision is included as Public Attachment 1 to this report. The Tribunal found that the proposal reflected in the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Plans did not satisfy the applicable planning policies. The Tribunal continued with its decision, writing: "[15] Rather than deny the development application and force the Applicant to restart the process, the Tribunal will instead enable the parties to have the opportunity to see if a settlement might be arrived at through the following directions from the Tribunal. [16] The Tribunal finds that a development proposal based on the L shaped design in Exhibit 11, of up to and including 12 storeys in height, with an increased rear yard setback from the south property line of about 7.5 metres, with a south elevation stepback of 2.5 metres above the fourth floor, and the application of the angular plane to the Plastics Avenue frontage would satisfy the policy regime, provided of course that it achieves the angular plane to The Queensway and minimizes shadowing. [140] Accordingly as the Subject Lands are appropriate for intensification, rather than refusing this application and requiring the Applicant to start all over again, the Tribunal is prepared to consider a revised development proposal that hopefully would come with consent of the City and would take into account the findings in this decision." (Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision, paragraphs 14, 15, and 140) Finally, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision directed the Applicant and the City to engage in discussions in order to achieve a settlement based on changes to the rezoning application that follow the parameters set out in paragraph 16 of the Tribunal's decision, cited above. The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision provided a deadline of 6 months for the Applicant to provide a revised proposal to City and a deadline of 3 months once the revised proposal is received for the City to provide responding comments to the Applicant to resolve any outstanding matters. Within 6 months of the City receiving the revised proposal, both the City and the Applicant are required to provide final written submissions to the Tribunal and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal will then issue its final order. The purpose of this report is to request instructions in relation to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision and interim order. City Planning staff have been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 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 (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor, and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice Settlement Offer dated March 26, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and as shown on the Settlement Plans dated March 25, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 6 below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the revised proposal as set out in the without prejudice Settlement Offer dated March 26, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and as shown on the Settlement Plans dated March 25, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to the Parts 3 to 6 below. 3. City Council accept the Section 37 offer contained in the without prejudice Settlement Offer dated March 26, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor for a community benefit in the form of a cash contribution in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to secure the community benefit in a Section 37 Agreement as more particularly described in Part 4 below. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into and register an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the Applicant to secure community benefits as follows, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor: a. an indexed cash contribution by the Applicant to the City in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) as described in Part 3 above, to be allocated amongst the following at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor: i. streetscape improvements along The Queensway through the Shop The Queensway Business Improvement Area; ii. improvements to local parks and trails located in Ward 3, including Queensway Park and Mimico Park Trail; and/or iii. public art on the site at the south-west corner of The Queensway and Islington known municipally as 1001-1037 The Queensway; b. the amount of the cash contribution in Part 4.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto, or its successor, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment of the funds by the Applicant to the City; and c. in the event that the cash contribution in Part 4.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendment coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the Site. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to secure the following as matters of legal convenience to support the development in an agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the Applicant as follows, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor: a. a 1.9 metre road widening along The Queensway to be conveyed by the Applicant to the City through the Site Plan Control process to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; b. a 5 metre right-of-way rounding at the southwest corner of The Queensway and Plastics Avenue intersection to be conveyed by the Applicant to the City through the Site Plan Control process to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; c. a surface pedestrian clearway easement to be conveyed by the Applicant to the City for public access over the privately-owned portions of the pedestrian clearway along Plastics Avenue on the site; the details, location, and configuration of the pedestrian clearway and easement will be determined and conveyed through the Site Plan Control process and the Applicant shall agree to construct and maintain the pedestrian clearway easement lands at its own cost and expense; d. the conveyance of any easement or fee simple interest of lands by the Applicant to the City shall be at no cost to the City and for nominal consideration and shall be free and clear of encumbrances, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as well as the General Manager, Transportation Services as the case may be; without limiting the generality of the forgoing, the cost of preparation and deposit of accepted reference plans shall also be at the Applicant's sole cost and expense; e. a revised Pedestrian Wind Assessment, including a wind tunnel test, to be provided by the Applicant to the City, and the implementation of any recommended mitigation measures by the Applicant, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. a Peer Review of the Noise and Vibration Impact Feasibility Study prepared by J.E. Coulter Associates Limited by a third-party Noise and Vibration Consultant retained by the City at the Applicant's sole cost and expense, and the implementation of any noise and vibration control measures and recommendations as identified through the Peer Review by the Applicant, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and g. an Air Quality Study prepared by an Air Quality Consultant, which shall be subject to a Peer Review by a third-party Air Quality Consultant retained by the City at the Applicant's sole cost and expense, and the implementation of any air quality control measures and recommendations identified through the Peer Review by the Applicant, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 6. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final order on the Zoning By-law Amendment application until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the revised proposal as shown on the Settlement Plans dated March 25, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor is submitted for a recirculation for comments to all appropriate City divisions and such recirculation is completed, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is finalized to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. the Applicant and the City have entered into and registered an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act securing such community benefits and other matters of legal convenience as set out in Parts 4 and 5 above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. all outstanding transportation matters, including the submission of an accepted revised Transportation Impact Study, Parking Justification Report and Truck Maneuvering Diagrams, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; e. all outstanding engineering matters, including the submission of an accepted revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Geotechnical Report and Hydrogeological Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; f. the Applicant has entered into an agreement or agreements securing the design, construction and the provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Transportation Impact Study, Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Geotechnical Report and Hydrogeological Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services; g. the Applicant has provided space within the development for the installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with Sewer By-law Chapter 68-10 and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and h. the Applicant has provided a revised shadow study based on the Settlement Plans to demonstrating the sun and shadow impacts of the Settlement Plans, the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (March 30, 2021) are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, as well as Confidential Attachments 2 and 3, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM31.15adopted
Over the past several years, the costs of covering and isolating Toronto Hydro distribution wires for simple maintenance of building facades has continued to rise. One property was quoted $19,351 for a 17 foot wide property. Another was quoted $43,825 for the same distance. Such costs can make it difficult for property owners to maintain their buildings, and can jeopardize safety when critical repairs are not made. I have heard from property owners on Queen Street West who want to conduct maintenance and make repairs to their heritage buildings, but the rising cost of hydro wire covering has become prohibitive. One factor in the rising cost is likely due to Toronto Hydro requiring the hydro covering to be completed by private contractors. At the April 13, 2018 meeting of the Economic Development Committee, a motion was approved (ED28.11) requesting that the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, consult with appropriate City Staff and Toronto Hydro on measures that can be taken to reduce the costs of covering distribution lines for small businesses in the City, including restoring the role of Toronto Hydro to complete line covering and isolation. Given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses, this issue has become more urgent than ever. The survival of our main streets will be essential to Toronto's economic recovery and livability, and it's critical that small businesses are able to safely maintain their buildings. As a part of our economic recovery, the City must determine solutions to ensure small business owners are protected from the runaway costs of hydro wire covering.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to consult with appropriate City staff, TABIA, and Toronto Hydro on measures that can be taken to reduce the costs of covering distribution lines for small businesses in the City, as well as exploring financial support mechanisms to mitigate unavoidable costs.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to consult with appropriate City staff, TABIA, and Toronto Hydro on measures that can be taken to reduce the costs of covering distribution lines for small businesses in the City, as well as exploring financial support mechanisms to mitigate unavoidable costs.
CC31.16adopted
The purpose of this report is to obtain instructions regarding a potential settlement of the claim by Steelcore Construction Ltd. against the City of Toronto, for compensation arising out of delay claims for work at 3306 Kingston Road to complete a new shelter.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, at the discretion of the City Solicitor, and City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management 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 (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management 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 and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management 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 recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, at the discretion of the City Solicitor, but that the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM31.16adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment Application A0134/20SC, minor variance application (A0135/20SC) consent application (BO29/20SC) and application AO136/20SC (the "Application") to obtain consent to sever rear portion of 91 McCowan Road to construct a new two-storey detached dwelling on the proposed new lot fronting on Martindale Road. At its hearing on November 24, 2021, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decision"). The Notice of Decision is attached. The decision has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (File 20 225356 S45 20 TLAB).
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 91 McCowan Road to oppose the variances in Committee of Adjustment Application A0134/20SC, minor variance application (A0135/20SC), consent application (BO29/20SC) and application AO136/20SC. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring resolution of the matter in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 91 McCowan Road to oppose the variances in Committee of Adjustment Application A0134/20SC, minor variance application (A0135/20SC), consent application (BO29/20SC) and application AO136/20SC. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring resolution of the matter in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
CC31.17adopted
City Council, at its October 2020 meeting, approved the appointment of an Interim City Clerk, pending the completion of a recruitment process to appoint a permanent City Clerk. This report recommends the appointment of John D. Elvidge to the permanent position of City Clerk.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint John D. Elvidge to the position of City Clerk, for the City of Toronto for the purposes of section 137 of the City of Toronto Act, with such appointment to be effective April 9, 2021, subject to and following written acceptance by John D. Elvidge of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with John D. Elvidge. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. John D. Elvidge be appointed to the position of City Clerk, for the City of Toronto for the purposes of section 137 of the City of Toronto Act, with such appointment to be effective April 9, 2021, subject to and following written acceptance by John D. Elvidge of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with John D. Elvidge. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to the recommendation in this report.
MM31.17adopted
At its meeting of February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, Toronto City Council adopted Item CC28.11 (Victory Silos -315 and 359 Lake Shore Boulevard), approving amendments to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law 438-86 to permit the redevelopment of the property for both residential and non-residential uses, including three proposed residential tower buildings with heights of 151 metres, 130 metres, and 70 metres, the provision of affordable rental housing, a cash contribution towards the provision of day care, and heritage protection for the Victory Silos currently located on the property. A minor revision to the Council authority is required to correct an inadvertent error in one of the recommendations. In the Council approval, Part 2.a.iv. correctly describes the maximum combined (residential and non-residential) gross floor area for the development proposal as being 125,000 square metres, but incorrectly describes the maximum residential gross floor area as being 92,905 square metres. The correct number for the maximum residential gross floor area is 113,600 square metres, which number was set out and discussed in the body of the Confidential Report, and was shown in the architectural plans included in the Offer to Settle (now released publicly) that was approved by City Council. City staff have requested this Motion to make this technical correction to Part 2 of City Council's decision. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item CC28.11 (February 2, 3 and 5, 2021 City Council Meeting) only as it pertains to Part 2.a.iv. of City Council's decision.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Part 2.a.iv. of its decision on Item CC28.11, adopted by Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, so that it correctly reads as follows: 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 113,600 square metres.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher recommends that: 1. City Council amend Part 2.a.iv. of its decision on Item CC28.11, adopted by Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, so that it correctly reads as follows: 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 113,600 square metres.
MM31.18adopted
City Council, at its meeting on December 5, 2017, adopted Item TE28.5, approving a Zoning By-law amendment for the lands located at 1182 King and 1221 King Street West to allow for the construction of a 17-storey mixed-use building at 1182 King Street West, and a 14-storey mixed-use building at 1221 King Street West. Revisions to Proposal: During the review of the Site Plan Control application for 1182 King Street West, and after the Zoning By-law amendment approval, Toronto Hydro identified a potential conflict between the close proximity of the west elevation of the building and Toronto Hydro's infrastructure located along the east side of Dufferin Street. Toronto Hydro requested an increased setback of the building's upper floors. The applicant responded positively, setting the upper floors farther back from the western property line. To maintain the gross floor area that had been approved by City Council on December 5, 2017, the applicant requested an increase of two storeys, for a total building height of 19 storeys. City Planning have reviewed the proposed increase in height and determined that no negative impact would result from the additional two storeys. Revisions to Section 37 Agreement: The Section 37 agreement has been revised, at the applicant's request, to delay the timing of the conveyance of land for an on-site park abutting the property located at 1221 King Street West to allow for the Environment Assessment process to be completed. Parks, Recreation and Forestry have considered this request, and recommend City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication prior to the earlier of the issuance of any permit after the first Above Grade Building Permit or November 15, 2021, 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 will 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. At the time Item TE28.5 was approved, both properties were located in former Ward 14 Parkdale-High Park (currently Ward 4), and as such, City Council directed the Section 37 cash contribution be allocated to Ward 4. While the property located at 1221 King Street West remains in Parkdale-High Park (Ward 4), the property located at 1182 King Street West is now located within Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: City Council delete Parts 1 and 2 of its previous decision on Item 2017.TE28.5 and adopt instead the following: 1. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to this Motion. 2. City Council amend City-Wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to this Motion. 3. City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-laws are minor and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered previously by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required in respect of the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-laws. 4. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication prior to the earlier of the issuance of any permit after the first Above Grade Building Permit or November 15, 2021, 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 will 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy recommends that: City Council delete Parts 1 and 2 of its previous decision on Item 2017.TE28.5 and adopt instead the following: 1. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to Motion MM31.18. 2. City Council amend City-Wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to Motion MM31.18. 3. City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-laws are minor and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered previously by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required in respect of the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-laws. 4. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication prior to the earlier of the issuance of any permit after the first Above Grade Building Permit or November 15, 2021, 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 will 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.
MM31.19adopted
In Toronto's current real estate market, affordable multi-unit rental buildings are rapidly being converted into expensive rentals, or demolished to make way for new condominium development. There is a critical need to permanently protect the affordability of existing rental housing across the city, and partnerships with the non-profit housing sector provide a viable pathway towards doing so. This Motion presents such an opportunity: to help a land trust acquire a property in Kensington Market and maintain its 12 units as affordable rental housing for the next 99 years. The building's tenants have already been faced with the threat of renoviction, and protecting their homes is urgent. This Motion recommends that City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide $3,000,000 in funding to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to acquire, renovate, and operate the property municipally known as 54-56 Kensington Avenue in Toronto, fully funded by Ward 11, University-Rosedale Section 37 funds with funding provided by the various developments in the Ward, subject to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust successfully acquiring the property by no later than May 31, 2021. This Motion also recommends that the 12 residential units be exempt from the payment of property taxes for 99 years to ensure long term viability of the project and to secure the units as affordable rental housing in perpetuity. The property at 54-56 Kensington Avenue is an existing mixed-use property with 12 dwelling units and 5 retail units at-grade. Ten of the 12 units are currently occupied. The property is currently on the market for sale, and the Kensington Market Community Land Trust has signed a conditional Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the owners. The Land Trust is completing due diligence on the property and anticipates closing of the transaction by May 26, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide $3,000,000 to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to acquire, renovate and operate the property municipally known as 54-56 Kensington Avenue as affordable rental housing with at-grade retail space for a minimum of 99 years, subject to the successful acquisition of the property by the Kensington Market Community Land Trust by no later than May 31, 2021; approval of a business case for the property outlining the management plan, management qualifications and financial viability of the project, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and the Kensington Market Community Land Trust entering into a municipal housing facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement') with the City, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 2. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $3,000,000 gross, to be payable to 54-56 Kensington Avenue, subject to Part 1 above, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits for this purpose, received by the City from the following developments: a. 275 Albany Avenue and 420 Dupont Street, secured for the provision of new affordable housing, in the amount of $1,107.01 (Source Account: XR3026-3701049); b. 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street, secured for capital improvements to Toronto Community Housing in Ward 20, however the funds have not been used for 3 years and as per the provisions of the by-law and section 37 Agreement, the funds can be redirected for affordable housing generically, in the amount of $221,085.94 (Source Account: XR3026-3700835); c. 126-128 Hazelton Avenue, secured for a range of uses including the provision of affordable housing, in the amount of $68,468.12 (Source Account: XR3026-3700969); d. 4, 6 and 8 St. Thomas Street and 100-110 Charles Street West, secured for new affordable housing, in the amount of $372,145.02 (Source Account: XR3026-3700642); e. 1-11 Bloor Street West, 768-784 Yonge Street, and 760-762 Yonge Street, secured for new affordable housing, in the amount of $2,100,643.63 (Source Account: XR3026-3701059); and f. 826-834 Yonge Street and 2-8 Cumberland Street, secured for affordable housing, in the amount of $236,550.28 (Source Account: 220096). 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into a municipal housing facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement') with the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, to secure the property as affordable rental housing for a 99 year term, subject to Part 1 above. 4. City Council enact a site specific by-law amending the criteria for "Affordable Housing" in the Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019, to exempt the 12 affordable rental housing units at 54-56 Kensington Avenue to be operated by the Kensington Market Community Land Trust from the restriction that affordable rental housing units be "new" housing to meet the definition of "Affordable Housing" in Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019, subject to Part 1 above. 5. City Council, conditional on the enacting of the site specific by-law amendment referred to in Part 4 above, exempt the 12 affordable rental units at 54-56 Kensington Avenue from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the City's Contribution Agreement with Kensington Market Community Land Trust, which will be 99 years. 6. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the Contribution Agreement. 7. 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 provider, 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, subject to Part 1 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide $3,000,000 to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to acquire, renovate and operate the property municipally known as 54-56 Kensington Avenue as affordable rental housing with at-grade retail space for a minimum of 99 years, subject to the successful acquisition of the property by the Kensington Market Community Land Trust by no later than May 31, 2021; approval of a business case for the property outlining the management plan, management qualifications and financial viability of the project, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and the Kensington Market Community Land Trust entering into a municipal housing facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement') with the City, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 2. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $3,000,000 gross, to be payable to 54-56 Kensington Avenue, subject to Part 1 above, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits for this purpose, received by the City from the following developments: a. 275 Albany Avenue and 420 Dupont Street, secured for the provision of new affordable housing, in the amount of $1,107.01 (Source Account: XR3026-3701049); b. 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street, secured for capital improvements to Toronto Community Housing in Ward 20, however the funds have not been used for 3 years and as per the provisions of the by-law and section 37 Agreement, the funds can be redirected for affordable housing generically, in the amount of $221,085.94 (Source Account: XR3026-3700835); c. 126-128 Hazelton Avenue, secured for a range of uses including the provision of affordable housing, in the amount of $68,468.12 (Source Account: XR3026-3700969); d. 4, 6 and 8 St. Thomas Street and 100-110 Charles Street West, secured for new affordable housing, in the amount of $372,145.02 (Source Account: XR3026-3700642); e. 1-11 Bloor Street West, 768-784 Yonge Street, and 760-762 Yonge Street, secured for new affordable housing, in the amount of $2,100,643.63 Source Account: XR3026-3701059); and f. 826-834 Yonge Street and 2-8 Cumberland Street, secured for affordable housing, in the amount of $236,550.28 (Source Account: 220096). 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into a municipal housing facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement') with the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, to secure the property as affordable rental housing for a 99 year term, subject to Part 1 above. 4. City Council enact a site specific by-law amending the criteria for "Affordable Housing" in the Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019, to exempt the 12 affordable rental housing units at 54-56 Kensington Avenue to be operated by the Kensington Market Community Land Trust from the restriction that affordable rental housing units be "new" housing to meet the definition of "Affordable Housing" in Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019, subject to Part 1 above. 5. City Council, conditional on the enacting of the site specific by-law amendment referred to in Part 4 above, exempt the 12 affordable rental units at 54-56 Kensington Avenue from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the City's Contribution Agreement with Kensington Market Community Land Trust, which will be 99 years. 6. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the Contribution Agreement. 7. 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 provider, 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, subject to Part 1 above.
MM31.20withdrawn
In early 2021, the City of Toronto's Social Development Finance and Administration, Research and Information Management Unit posted changes coming to its Neighbourhood Profiles that would expand the number of neighbourhoods recognized by the City from 140 to 158. This process has been undertaken to more accurately group and analyze census data, and allow other community agencies to do the same. The City had not reorganized its neighbourhoods since amalgamation. Names for new neighbourhoods selected in the process did not include input from Council or local councillors. As these names are the only comprehensive list of neighbourhood titles posted by the City, they are seen as "official" by many of those living in the community. In some cases, where new names failed to adequately consider neighbourhood history, community response has been negative.
Motion MM31.20 was withdrawn at City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee on a process to: a. revise newly adopted names used in the City of Toronto's Neighbourhood Profiles, in consultation with the local community, where concerns have been identified by local Councillors; and b. ensure that local Councillors are notified and consulted, along with the local community, when the City of Toronto is considering changes for neighbourhood names used in an official capacity.
MM31.21amended
A Different Booklist Cultural Centre is an organization engaging in elevating the cultural, social, educational and economic well-being of the African Canadian and Caribbean Canadian communities, by providing space for community projects, events and culturally responsive resources. It provides opportunities for the public to experience the rich cultural legacy of Toronto's Black and Caribbean communities. The City is committed to supporting the future of this important Black cultural centre, owned and operated by A Different Booklist Cultural Centre with a permanent home and to grow deeper roots in Toronto. In December 2020, City Council authorized the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to initiate negotiations with A Different Booklist Cultural Centre for a long-term lease at 756 Bathurst Street, contingent on the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture's review of A Different Booklist Cultural Centre's long-term business plan, and to report back to City Council for authorization of the lease terms. http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2020.MM27.11 A Different Booklist Cultural Centre is leading a $6 million capital fundraising campaign to retrofit the municipally-owned building at 756 Bathurst Street which will be the new home of the organization previously housed in the Mirvish Village neighbourhood,. The City has committed $1 million for capital costs for this City-owned building and is now looking to support the organizations fundraising efforts by facilitating donations through the City's DonateTO portal. Revenue generated through the fundraising campaign will be managed by Economic Development and Culture with funds being flowed to A Different Booklist Cultural Centre to implement the capital work.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Director, Strategic Partnerships, to report to the May 26, 2021 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee with proposed terms and conditions under which the City may accept donations in compliance the Donations to the City of Toronto For Community Benefits Policy with respect to the capital project at 756 Bathurst Street for a new home for A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, such conditions to include the fundraising requirements for a long-term lease, the acceptance of a business plan and capital project plans.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Director, Strategic Partnerships to accept donations to retrofit the municipally-owned building at 756 Bathurst Street in compliance with the Policy on Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to enter into an agreement with A Different Booklist Cultural Centre to transfer funds from the DonateTO campaign for the purpose of implementing capital work at 756 Bathurst Street.
MM31.22adopted
As the City of Toronto is widely recognized as a leader in bird conservation, Nature Canada would like to celebrate and award the City's efforts by certifying the City as a Bird Friendly City, once they complete their evaluation of the application. The bird team in Toronto is currently in the process of filling out the application, however, Nature Canada has requested that the Toronto City Council makes a resolution in support of becoming a Bird Friendly City, one of the requirements of the program. Toronto was the first city in North America to establish bird-friendly policies and many cities in Canada and the United States have since followed suit. In 2005, a Notice of Motion was passed by City Council directing staff to report back on how to reduce migratory bird deaths in Toronto. In 2006, a staff report was adopted by City Council that directed all City of Toronto facilities to turn their lights off at night during migratory seasons. It also directed staff to support the work of the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), an organization that advocates for the plight of migratory birds that the City has been working with ever since. Along with that, FLAP is a national partner in Nature Canada's Bird Friendly City program, as well as a member of the local Toronto Bird Team. In 2007, the City adopted and released the "Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines", which provided voluntary options and strategies for developers and building-owners to help make their buildings bird-friendly. In 2010, City Council directed that all new development applications must meet the requirements of the Toronto Green Standard (TGS), which includes many bird-friendly elements drawn from the 2007 Guidelines. Since then, Toronto has also released the following documents in support of the bird-friendly components of the TGS: Best Practices for Bird-Friendly Glass (2016), Best Practices for Effective Lighting (2017). Most recently the City led in the development of bird-friendly building guidelines for the Canadian Standards Association leading to a voluntary national standard for bird-friendly buildings that can be adopted by any jurisdiction in Canada. The City of Toronto has also developed various plans and strategies to protect biodiversity and natural habitat in and around the City, which is essential for birds to thrive as they return to Canadian landscapes during their breeding seasons. Examples include: Sustaining and Expanding the Urban Forest: Toronto Strategic Forest Management Plan 2012-2022, Toronto Ravine Strategy, Toronto Biodiversity Strategy and Pollinator Protection Strategy. Toronto's Private tree by-law and Ravine and Natural Feature Protection by-law protect the urban forest, ravines and natural areas, which are important habitat for bird species. The City promotes the appreciation of birds through publications such as Birds of Toronto. Every May the City of Toronto participates in the Toronto Bird Celebration, a two week long celebration of birds, culminating in the Colonel Sam Smith Bird Festival, co-hosted by the City of Toronto and community partners. Certification is a badge of honor and a source of community pride. It tells the world that a city or town is doing things to help birds and reverse their declines in their own backyard. A Bird Friendly City certification strengthens a municipality's legacy as a champion for bird conservation and celebrates the efforts of a municipality, as well as the local community organizations, to protect birds in their own backyards.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council support the efforts of Nature Canada and the potential to become a certified Bird Friendly City. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to explore partnership opportunities with Birds Canada in an effort to organize the Toronto Bird Celebration to celebrate Toronto's status as a Bird Friendly City.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council support the efforts of Nature Canada and the potential to become a certified Bird Friendly City. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to explore partnership opportunities with Birds Canada in an effort to organize the Toronto Bird Celebration to celebrate Toronto's status as a Bird Friendly City.
MM31.23adopted
In 2016, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched Delivering Community Power - a program for Canada Post to confront climate change, promote better access to expanded services, bring financial inclusion to unbanked and underbanked communities, and address other social inequalities - all by making the most of our existing public postal service network. Effects of climate change are deadly and are affecting nearly every part of society all around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for a more equal, more resilient society that prioritizes the health of our must vulnerable neighbours and loved ones. We are relying more than ever on the internet to connect people and to do our business. The continuing decline of traditional letter mail combined with a dramatic rise in parcels from e-commerce makes it plain to see: the postal service has to adapt to a new reality. This is a great opportunity to address multiple problems at once, with a valued public infrastructure that connects everyone in their own community. To the City of Toronto, the benefit of these changes is clear. Urgent action is needed to establish a robust network of electric vehicle charging stations; and to achieve carbon-neutral targets by 2050, Canada Post must greatly accelerate the electrification of its fleet. This will help continue to push Toronto toward its goal to eliminate GHG emissions. Canada Post's letter carriers can also check-in on vulnerable residents to help keep people in their homes longer as they age this is part of an expansion of services Canada Post can expand and adapt to the changing needs of the public through their implementation of Delivering Community Power, a vision of the post-carbon digital-age postal service that address the above needs and more.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council endorse Canadian Union of Postal Service Workers delivering the Community Power Program. 2. City Council send a copy of this endorsement to the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister for Public Services and Procurement.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council endorse Canadian Union of Postal Service Workers delivering the Community Power Program. 2. City Council send a copy of this endorsement to the Hon. Anita Anand, Minister for Public Services and Procurement.
MM31.24adopted
This Motion seeks authority to receive funds of $4,000,000 from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre and to allocate $2,000,000 of Section 37 funds to the 2021 - 2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management, towards the capital budget for use towards the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project. Since 2017, the City has been working in partnership with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre on this project to recognize the experience of Indian residential school survivors, in fulfilment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Call to Action 82. Call to Action 82 calls for the commission and installation of a publicly accessible and highly visible monument in each provincial or territorial capital to recognize Indian residential school survivors. The project has been advanced by the Indigenous community in collaboration with a City team composed of staff from the Indigenous Affairs Office, Corporate Real Estate Management, and Economic Development and Culture. On July 23, 2018, City Council adopted item GM29.20 which directed the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Facilities Management, to submit costs related to the project for consideration as part of the 2019 budget process. On November 12, 2019, Gow Hastings Architects Inc. was awarded Purchase Order 6049804 by Corporate Real Estate Management as part of Professional Services contract for design and contract administration services. The project involves State of Good Repair work in the south west quadrant of Nathan Phillips Square and landscape enhancements referred to as the ' Spirit Garden'. The design of the Spirit Garden revolves around a monumental Turtle sculpture and includes a Teaching Lodge, Amphitheatre, a Three Sisters teaching garden a Voyageur Canoe and an Inuksuk. The overall estimated project budget of $17,000,000 (inclusive of design, construction, contingency, allowances and other costs), includes an estimated $13,300,000 for construction that is based upon a Class A cost estimate report prepared by the design team. Total funding of $11.0 million is available with $6.0 million previously approved and an additional $5.0 million approved in the 2021 - 2030 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management for the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project (CCA257-01). The requested $2 million of Section 37 funds and the estimated $4.0 million from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre will contribute towards the non-state of good repair or enhancement work of the project. Through the amendment requested in Part 3 of this Motion, the overall project cost will increase from $11.0 million to $17.0 million with $8.5 million available for state of good repair work and $8.5 million on non-state of good repair or enhancement work.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the receipt of up to $4,000,000 in funds from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre for use towards the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project. 2. City Council delegate authority for the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to execute on behalf of the City an agreement with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to implement the receipt of funds in Part 1 above on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the Approved 2021 - 2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management by $6,000,000 gross and $0 debt in project costs, with cash flow funding of $1,100,000 in 2021 and future year cash flow commitments of $3,000,000 in 2022 and $1,900,000 in 2023 for the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project (CCA257-01); the transfer of these monies to this project to be funded by the contribution of $4,000,000 from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre and Section 37 community benefits of $2,000,000 from the following developments: a. 299 Adelaide Street West and 21-31 Widmer Street, secured for the provision of public art in the amount of $301,954.18 (Source Account XR3026-3700681); b. 156-174 Front Street West and 43-51 Simcoe Street, secured for the provision of community services and facilities, in the amount of $181,045.82 (Source Account XR3026-3701065); c. 283 Adelaide Street West, secured for the provision of public art in the amount of $517,000.00 (Source Account XR3026- 3700925); and d. 20 Edward Street, secured for capital improvements which will benefit the community, in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (Source Account XR3026- 3701042).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the receipt of up to $4,000,000 in funds from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre for use towards the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project. 2. City Council delegate authority for the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture to execute on behalf of the City an agreement with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to implement the receipt of funds in Part 1 above on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the Approved 2021 - 2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management by $6,000,000 gross and $0 debt in project costs, with cash flow funding of $1,100,000 in 2021 and future year cash flow commitments of $3,000,000 in 2022 and $1,900,000 in 2023 for the Nathan Phillips Square Indian Residential School Survivors Restoration of Identity Project (CCA257-01); the transfer of these monies to this project to be funded by the contribution of $4,000,000 from Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre and Section 37 community benefits of $2,000,000 from the following developments: a. 299 Adelaide Street West & 21-31 Widmer Street, secured for the provision of public art in the amount of $301,954.18 (Source Account XR3026-3700681); b. 156-174 Front Street West and 43-51 Simcoe Street, secured for the provision of community services and facilities, in the amount of $181,045.82 (Source Account XR3026-3701065); c. 283 Adelaide Street West, secured for the provision of public art in the amount of $517,000.00 (Source Account XR3026- 3700925); and d. 20 Edward Street, secured for capital improvements which will benefit the community, in the amount of $1,000,000.00 (Source Account XR3026- 3701042).
MM31.25adopted
At its meeting held on March 10, 2021, City Council re-opened and amended item NY16.15 as set out in MM30.10 by deleting Part 1.c., adding a new Part 3, and correcting the municipal address. Parts 1.b. and 1.e. contained in MM30.10 require the owner to enter into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan. The City has now accepted a Letter of Commitment from the owner undertaking to fulfill the requirements in the beautification plan instead of an agreement, therefore, conditions 1.b. and 1.e. should be deleted. City Planning staff have reviewed the requested changes and have no objections. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item MM30.10 (March 10, 2021 City Council) as it relates to deleting conditions adopted by City Council which are not required to fulfill the beautification plan.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item MM30.10 by: a. deleting the following Parts 1.b. and 1.e.: 1.b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; 1e. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement, so that City Council's decision will now read as follows: 1. City Council approve the application to demolish the single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, with the following conditions: a. the owner agreeing to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping; b. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; and c. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to work with Hydro One on the feasibility of removing the railway tracks in front of 901 Roselawn Avenue. 3. City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so, hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item MM30.10 by: a. deleting the following Parts 1.b. and 1.e.: 1.b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; 1e. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement, so that City Council's decision will now read as follows: 1. City Council approve the application to demolish the single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, with the following conditions: a. the owner agreeing to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping; b. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; and c. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to work with Hydro One on the feasibility of removing the railway tracks in front of 901 Roselawn Avenue. 3. City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so, hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.
MM31.26adopted
This Motion is for the reallocation of $50,000.00 in Section 37 funds generated from the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive, currently allocated to the Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements project, in Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2021-2030 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan, for the purpose of streetscape enhancements under an existing road reconstruction project under the Engineering and Construction Services, and Transportation Services divisions. At its meeting on November 27, 2012, City Council adopted the O'Connor Drive Avenue Study, which included the portion of O'Connor Drive between Victoria Park in North York District and St. Clair Avenue East and Sandra Road in Toronto and East York District. The report recommended the adoption of an Official Plan Amendment and Urban Design Guidelines to guide public realm improvements and assess future development proposals within the Avenue. The vision for O'Connor Drive is to become a vibrant urban corridor that provides more opportunities for people to live, work, and shop. The urban design guidelines identify how new developments will fit harmoniously into the existing/planned context and general direction for creating pedestrian-friendly open spaces and streets. At its meeting on July 7, 2015, City Council adopted the Implementation Plan for Streetscape and Other Public Space Improvements for the O'Connor Drive Avenue Study. The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide further detail and coordinated design input for capital projects along O'Connor Drive in the 2016-2020 capital plan. The O'Connor Drive Streetscape Masterplan Project began in the Fall of 2017, studying the same boundaries as the Avenue Study, to provide a comprehensive look at the area and recommend various design solutions to improve the streetscape along O'Connor Drive. Public consultations on master plan elements were held on January 11, January 15, March 1 and April 5, 2018. Engineering and Construction Services are leading a major capital project in the area of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive. This presents an opportunity to deliver some of the design elements contemplated through the O'Connor Drive Streetscape Masterplan Project. The proposed Section 37 funds for the proposed enhancements have been secured by the City under an agreement for the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive. A total of $356,000 in Section 37 funds generated from 1401 O'Connor Drive are committed to the Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements sub-project (CPR116-51-04), in Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2021-2030 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan, with pre-approved cash flow commitments in 2022. This Motion requests authority to reduce the project cost and cash flow by $50,000 in order to proceed with the streetscape enhancements at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive through Transportation Services Approved 2021 Capital Budget. Streetscape enhancements were already approved by Council as a suitable use for the funds. The streetscape work and related enhancements are scheduled to be constructed in 2022.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2021 Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan to reduce the project cost and 2022 cash flow for the Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements sub-project, in the Outdoor Recreation Centres project (CPR116-51-04), in the amount of $50,000, from $356,000 to $306,000, with funding from Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive (Source Account: XR3026-3701021), to be redirected to streetscape improvements on the intersection of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive. 2. City Council increase the Approved 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $50,000, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive (Source Account: XR3026-3701021), for streetscape improvements on the intersection of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive in new sub-project account CTP421-02.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2021 Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan to reduce the project cost and 2022 cash flow for the Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements sub-project, in the Outdoor Recreation Centres project (CPR116-51-04), in the amount of $50,000, from $356,000 to $306,000, with funding from Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive (Source Account: XR3026-3701021), to be redirected to streetscape improvements on the intersection of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive. 2. City Council increase the Approved 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $50,000, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 1401 O'Connor Drive (Source Account: XR3026-3701021), for streetscape improvements on the intersection of St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive in new sub-project account CTP421-02.
MM31.27amended
The Bus Barns site on the Canada Square lands have sat as a derelict eyesore for almost two decades, serving as a staging ground for construction of the Eglinton Crosstown. However, the site (bounded by Eglinton to the north, Yonge to the east, Berwick to the south, and Duplex to the west) will become one of the most important transit hubs in Toronto when the project is completed. Importantly to the local community, these lands represent a historic opportunity to improve the quality of life for Midtown residents. Designated as a Growth Centre by the Provincial government in 2006, the Yonge-Eglinton area has experienced rapid development and a corresponding increase in population over the past decade and a half. Unfortunately, the Province did not ensure that community services and infrastructure would keep up with the pace of growth. As a result, there is a recognized dearth of amenities in the neighbourhood such as parks, recreation space, child care, and more. The majority of the development that has occurred in the Yonge-Eglinton area has been on private land, due to provincial policy, limiting the City's ability to require complete projects that include green space and community services. Canada Square, however, is on leased public land and presents a greater opportunity for much needed neighbourhood amenities. This Motion requests that City Planning, prior to completing their evaluation of Oxford Development's rezoning application (submitted on December 21, 2020), as part of an inter-divisional team, prepare a Special Study Area Report. Importantly, this Motion also requests the establishment of a Working Group composed of Residents' Associations, Tenants' Associations, Business Improvement Areas, community organizations, and other stakeholders to inform the Report.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to: a. establish a Working Group, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, composed of local Residents' Associations, Tenants' Associations, Business Improvement Areas, community organizations, the Councillors for Wards 8 and 15, and other stakeholders; b. establish an Inter-Divisional Team with Staff from City Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Children's Services, Social Development, Finance and Administration, Economic Development and Culture, Engineering and Construction Services, Transportation Services, CreateTO, the Toronto Transit Commission, and others as appropriate; c. in consultation with the Working Group and with the support of the Inter-Divisional Team, comprehensively evaluate the redevelopment of the Canada Square site together with the impacts from future development occurring north of Eglinton along the Yonge Street Corridor in Ward 8 and Ward 12 in consideration of, but not limited to: community services; schools; affordable housing; built form; open space; shadow impacts; sky views; cultural space; economic development; public art; and, transit infrastructure; tall building design guidelines; and d. following Working Group meetings, provide a Special Study Area Report with Guiding Principles for the redevelopment of the site, consistent with the intent of the applicable policy, to the June 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council. 2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to amend the study area to include both sides of the Yonge Street Corridor north of Eglinton Avenue due to the extraordinary development occurring in the area and the unprecedented number of revised development application submissions with greater heights and densities that neglect the concept of Complete Communities.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning to: a. establish a Working Group, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, composed of local Residents' Associations, Tenants' Associations, Business Improvement Areass, community organizations, the Councillors for Wards 8 and 15, and other stakeholders; b. establish an Inter-Divisional Team with Staff from City Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Children's Services, Social Development, Finance and Administration, Economic Development and Culture, Engineering and Construction Services, Transportation Services, CreateTO, the Toronto Transit Commission, and others as appropriate; c. in consultation with the Working Group and with the support of the Inter-Divisional Team, comprehensively evaluate the redevelopment of the site in consideration of, but not limited to: community services; schools; affordable housing; built form; open space; cultural space; economic development; public art; and, transit infrastructure; and d. following Working Group meetings, provide a Special Study Area Report with Guiding Principles for the redevelopment of the site, consistent with the intent of the applicable policy, to the June 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council.
MM31.28adopted
This Motion is for the allocation of $75,856.91 of Section 37 funds towards a public art monument commemorating the life of Joshua Glover. In early 2017, the Etobicoke Historical Society approached Economic Development and Culture staff with the wish to create a public memorial commemorating Joshua Glover. Joshua Glover escaped slavery in 1852, and made his way from St. Louis, Missouri to the then, small farming community of Etobicoke. His life story played a key role in the abolition of slavery in the United States. Originally, the proposed site for the monument was Montgomery's Inn where Glover worked for many years. However, there were difficulties with the site due to the fact that it is a flood plain and the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority required conditions which made the memorial cost prohibitive. Economic Development and Culture staff decided to commission the monument for a new City park being named for Joshua Glover at 4208 Dundas Street West. The park is situated in a part of Etobicoke where Glover settled shortly after arriving in Canada. However, the change of location and Ward boundaries created issues for the project budget. The Section 45 funds originally committed by the former area Councillor DiCiano are now in Ward 6, and the new park site is in Ward 2. The original Section 45 commitment of $51,000 was returned to Ward 6, leaving the project unfunded. Deputy Mayor Holyday has agreed to support this public art project in his Ward with available Section 37 funding. The City issued a call to artists for Expressions of Interest in February 2020 for the design and implementation of the Joshua Glover Heritage Memorial. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/9564-Joshua-Glover-Park_Terms-of-Reference_accessible.pdf The winner of the competition was Quentin VerCetty, a Black artist from Etobicoke, with his proposal "Stepping into History", an allegorical imaginative portrait bust representing Joshua Glover's struggles escaping slavery, sitting on a pedestal at the entrance to Joshua Glover Park. VerCetty has also noted that while historical plaques exist, this will be the only known monument in the City of Toronto's collection to commemorate a Black historical figure. The proposal which was selected for its excellence in terms of its conceptual and aesthetic considerations, cannot be realized for $50,000 which is what the original call went out for. The project is estimated to cost $115,000 and will be funded by a combination of this Section 37 contribution and debt. Original Budget Revised Budget TOTAL COST 50K Artist Fees - 20K Fabrication Costs (includes 3D printed mold, bronze casting, granite plinth fabrication, delivery to site and installation, engravings and plaques) - 70K Engineering Fees - 5K Landscaping Fees (plantings) - 5 K Contingency (15 percent of total project budget) - 15K Total = $50K Total = $115K Planning has agreed that with regards to the funds available from 4180, 4186, 4186A and 4190 Dundas Street West, the funds were secured for park improvements. Given that the public art being planned is in Joshua Glover Park, it may be used for the public art in the park with Parks, Forestry and Recreation's agreement. Parks, Forestry and Recreation has already been a significant and enthusiastic partner on the project providing the foundation pouring of concrete pad and revised park drawings to accommodate the monument. The artwork is scheduled to be installed in the summer of 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Council Approved Capital Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $75,856.91 gross and $0 debt in project costs with cash flow funding of $75,856.91 in 2021 for the Public Art - Joshua Glover Memorial project (CAC116-10), fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) for park improvements from the development at 4180, 4186, 4186A and 4190 Dundas Street West (Source Account XR3026-3700549), for the purpose of commissioning, fabricating and installing the Joshua Glover Monument at 4208 Dundas Street West by artist Quentin VerCetty.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Council Approved Capital Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $75,856.91 gross and $0 debt in project costs with cash flow funding of $75,856.91 in 2021 for the Public Art - Joshua Glover Memorial project (CAC116-10), fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) for park improvements from the development at 4180,4186, 4186A and 4190 Dundas Street West (Source Account XR3026-3700549), for the purpose of commissioning, fabricating and installing the Joshua Glover monument at 4208 Dundas Street West by artist Quentin VerCetty.
MM31.29adopted
Anti-Asian racism is on the rise in Canada and Toronto; According to the Toronto Police Service, Anti-Asian hate crimes in Toronto were up 51 percent in 2020 over 2019 and are up 47 percent in 2021 over 2020. This follows similar patterns in other Canadian cities where in Vancouver Anti-Asian hate crimes reported increased from 12 in 2019 to 98 in 2020 or by 717 percent. The outbreak of the pandemic has been a major source in the rise in reporting of Anti-Asian hate crime. The recent tragic events in Atlanta further illustrate the rise. The values that define Canadians and Torontonians are openness and inclusiveness. All of us who are non-indigenous are immigrants or sons and daughters of immigrants. All have come to Canada to create a better life for themselves and for their families. Recently Mayor Tory joined by Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong, Councillor Lai and Councillor Wong-Tam held a roundtable of Asian community leaders and organizations where we heard first-hand the effects of racism and suggestions on how to best address it. The City of Toronto needs to be proactive to prevent such racist and hate crimes. Racism or hate of any form has no place in Canada and Toronto and we must commit ourselves to do everything possible to eradicate it.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council condemn the recent acts of Anti-Asian hate and restate its commitment to an inclusive and welcoming city for all Toronto residents. 2. City Council request Mayor Tory to continue the efforts of the Mayor's Roundtable, composed of Mayor Tory, Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong, Councillor Lai and Councillor Wong-Tam, initiated on March 25, 2021, and provide a progress report to City Council by the end of the second quarter of 2021. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to select a community agency to act as a Facilitator for the Roundtable and prepare the report requested in Part 2 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Cynthia Lai, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council condemn the recent acts of Anti-Asian hate and restate its commitment to an inclusive and welcoming city for all Toronto residents. 2. City Council request Mayor Tory to continue the efforts of the Mayor's Roundtable, composed of Mayor Tory, Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong, Councillor Lai and Councillor Wong-Tam, initiated on March 25, 2021, and provide a progress report to City Council by the end of the second quarter of 2021. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to select a community agency to act as a Facilitator for the Roundtable and prepare the report requested in Recommendation 2 above.
MM31.30adopted
This Motion seeks City Council's authorization to amend Economic Development and Culture Division's previously approved 2021 Operating Budget to reflect the potential grant from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. The Film, Television and Digital Media Office of the Economic Development and Culture Division has applied for the Skills Development Grant as part of the Ministry of Labour's new two year $115 million Skills Development Fund, which aims to support workers and apprentices, specifically designed to address the challenges brought on by COVID-19 and to help reduce obstacles to hiring, training and retaining while preparing workers for economic recovery. The City of Toronto's Film, Television and Digital Media Office fosters the growth of the screen sector through infrastructure expansion, workforce development and diversification initiatives. Economic Development and Culture was recently advised that it was eligible for a one-time grant of $800,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development's $115 million Skills Development Fund. If provided, the grant monies would be eligible for expenditures related to the xoTO Screen Industry Pathways training programming incurred between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Toronto is one of North America's top five film and television production and post-production jurisdictions and is a widely recognized and fast-growing center of creative excellence. The screen sector represents over $2.0 billion in economic spend annually in Toronto, which represents over 1,500 projects and over 35,000 jobs for Torontonians. By 2025, the Toronto region's production infrastructure will grow by over 2.0 million square feet of additional production space (a 63 percent increase) to meet rising global production volumes. The sector will need to adequately prepare for the projected 12,000 Full Time Equivalents that will be required to meet the labour needs created by this infrastructure growth. Mass job creation and the inclusion of historically underrepresented populations are the exciting opportunities presented to the City of Toronto to support. The screen sector needs to increase the rate at which it trains film technicians in key categories all of which have been identified as key skills-gaps in the Toronto labor force through the City of Toronto-commissioned Toronto Screen Industry Workforce Study, published on March 29, 2021. Toronto's creative and business edge in attracting large productions depends on the ability of the jurisdiction to produce enough skilled workers to meet the needs of this growing sector. The Film, Television and Digital Media Office through its xoTO Screen Industry Pathways initiatives is working closely with local educational institutions, unions and guilds and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community groups to adapt and expand their curricula to fittingly educate Torontonians about the screen sector's wide range of sustainable career pathways. Through these programs, a diverse range of Torontonians quickly become well-trained, market-ready workers set on sustainable career pathways. xoTO supported training programs strengthen systems paths by aligning outreach, soft-skills training and social support for individuals with industry-led hard skills training and work placements. Unions and guilds represent the majority of film workers in the Toronto area and are by and large the "employer" on all major productions. Recruitment and training of new workers as well as the up-skilling of current workers to adapt to the new technologies and methods of filmmaking must be put in overdrive to prepare for the prolific years ahead. The systems created must include and be designed with the very communities the industry is inviting in. The potential $800,000 grant will serve to scale up programs that bring industry and union-led training to diverse community groups and fast-track the career pathways of its participants. The Directors Guild of Canada-Ontario, unions IATSE Local 873 and NABET 700-M UNIFOR are official training and industry partners for the programs, as well as community partners such as CEE (Career Education Empowerment) Centre for Young Black Professionals, Miziwe Biik, Nia Centre for the Arts, The Remix Project, POV, OYA Media Group and ArtworksTO. This work is guided by the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board, a City Advisory Body that guides the Film Office's sector development work. These programs and activities for which the potential grant monies will support, directly respond to the COVID-19 Impacts and Opportunities Report, Poverty Reduction Strategy 2019-2022 Action Plan and Confronting Anti-Black Racism Action Plan.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $800,000 gross, zero net, fully funded by a grant from the Government of Ontario, conditional upon execution of an agreement between the City and the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to enter into any related agreements with other entities, including industry and community organizations to implement the Film Office and Entertainment's youth workforce and skills development programs and activities, including the xoTO Screen Industry Pathways programming and to spend provincial funding in accordance with the provincial grant program requirements and guidelines.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2021 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $800,000 gross, zero net, fully funded by a grant from the Government of Ontario, conditional upon execution of an agreement between the City and the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to enter into any related agreements with other entities, including industry and community organizations to implement the Film Office and Entertainment's youth workforce and skills development programs and activities, including the xoTO Screen Industry Pathways programming and to spend provincial funding in accordance with the provincial grant program requirements and guidelines.
MM31.31amended
There has been talk recently of a number of instances in our City where No Exit signs give the impression that pedestrians need to find an alternate route, only to later find out that pedestrians can indeed get through. A crowd-sourced map has generated over 350 locations all across the City where No Exit signs exist but pedestrian access is still possible. Many of these locations are neighbourhood 'secrets' - known only to residents who walk there every day, but hidden to anyone who is not as intimately familiar to the area. Finding a simple solution will make our City more pedestrian friendly, accessible, and welcoming.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to implement changes to clarify No-Exit signage where pedestrian access is still permitted and to begin installation of the new signs in 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the July 5, 2021 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on implementing changes to clarify No-Exit signage where pedestrian or cyclist access is still permitted and to include as a part of that report at least 10 potential locations for this signage.
MM31.32withdrawn
Providing supportive housing is essential to ending the homelessness crisis faced by our City. Yet the Province's budget, released on March 24, fails to commit the funding desperately needed in order to address the crisis we are facing. The City, with the support of the Federal Government, is on track to deliver 1,250 new supportive housing units, which will soon be ready to be occupied by those experiencing homelessness. Of those, 1,100 supportive housing units still require operating funding. The Province is responsible for the operating funding needed to operate these affordable apartments and to provide the on-site wrap around services required by residents. While the provincial budget acknowledges the importance of supportive housing, the money required to actually provide it is completely missing - both the $26.35 million annually beginning this year for 1,100 new supportive housing opportunities, and a commitment for funding in future years to deliver up to 2,000 new supportive housing units as part of the City's COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Plan. Despite the continued strong advocacy from the Mayor and Councillors, time is running out. If the Province doesn't commit to the $26.35 million annually by May, we won't be able to open these 1,100 new units. They are desperately needed by Toronto's residents and the City has already secured them using the federal Rapid Housing Initiative and City capital funding. We cannot let them sit empty. Over the last year the Province acknowledged the urgent need to help those impacted by COVID-19. While the province has provided $90 million in temporary response funding for 2021, this is far below what is required to fund the City's current shelter response to the pandemic, let alone fund these supportive housing projects on an ongoing basis. What is really needed right now is action and money, not words. Funding supportive housing is the right thing to do and makes strong financial sense. Every month, approximately 8,000 individuals use our shelter system, including 3,600 people who cannot afford permanent housing, and whose use is chronic. The beds they occupy cost $6000 a month to fund, whereas only $2000 per month is needed for a supportive apartment. Ending chronic homelessness is possible through the provision of supportive housing, but only if all levels of government prioritize housing first, and possess the political will to make it happen.
Motion MM31.32 was withdrawn at City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. Council continue to advocate to the Province on Ontario to provide the funding necessary to operate the 1,100 supportive housing units planned to be delivered in 2021 by the City, with the support of the Federal Government. 2. City Council request the City Manager to provide the already-requested comprehensive report to the May 5, 2021 City Council meeting that includes the status of funding secured for supportive housing from the Province of Ontario and options to achieve the City's 2021 and future supportive housing targets.
MM31.33amended
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Toronto's independent live performance venues, including independent theatre spaces as well as drag bars, have been long-suffering. Now through the uncertainty of the pandemic, it is impossible to financially plan for the future. With exorbitant commercial rents, and the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, and the pressures of development in the downtown core it is impossible for small performance venues to survive. These live performances venues include drag bars, community cultural hubs, and safe performance spaces for the LGBTQ2S+ community. Drag performers are a critical component of queer culture, and their performance venues often double as bars, cafes, restaurants, and even book stores. Independent "indie" theatre and other performance spaces are unconventional, ideal for experimenting, performing, and challenging the status quo of what might otherwise be considered "mainstream" livestream entertainment. Since the pandemic, we have seen more and more independent live performance venues shutter, most recently being the Lower Ossington Theatre. These "indie" venues are the home of young performers just starting out, but also provide opportunities where creative storytellers can elevate marginalized voices, telling stories otherwise left unsaid. These businesses are unique as they're often operated by arts workers, many who are already employed in the gig economy or doing other low-wage work. As we have all seen, the gig economy workers have been most precariously employed through each stage of the pandemic. These individuals are creative thinkers and cultural producers. They document and interpret contemporary thought, values, and social commentaries and give language and meaning to our collective cultural tapestry. Additionally, many have also fallen through the cracks not adequately covered by the Federal and Provincial COVID-emergency financial support, in the form of rent and wage subsidies. As the City of Toronto looks to recover from the global pandemic, we would be remiss to neglect these important cultural spaces. In order to protect our cultural identity and purposes, City Council must take urgent action to support cultural hubs and live performance venues for artists, performers storytellers and others alike.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review and explore the feasibility of expanding the Creative Co-Location Facilities Property Tax Subclasses to include independent live performance venues, such as drag bars and small independent theatre and consider the impact, eligibility, administrative efficiency and alternative measures and report back to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2021 on any proposed changes. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Toronto Arts Council, to convene a roundtable to consult with local stakeholders and community leaders on how the City of Toronto can further support independent live performance venues including drag bars, and report back in the first quarter of 2022, including but not limited to the following stakeholders: a. Aki Studio Theatre; b. The Assembly Theatre; c. Red Sand Castle Theatre; d. Crews and Tangos; e. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre; f. Woody's and Sailors; g. Glad Day Book Store; h. Space Space Revolution; and i. Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, with the benefit of community consultation, to explore expanded supports for creative businesses and cultural organizations, such as, but not limited to, independent bookstores, theatres, drag bars and other live performance venues, to ensure the preservation and expansion of independent, creative space in the City, with a report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the first quarter of 2022. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in collaboration with the Toronto Arts Council, to explore expanding granting opportunities and granting reform, to improve outcomes for access to grants for equity-seeking group artists and arts organizations, to increase cultural funding equitably, and to develop new approaches to non-grants assistance, such as professional development, financial literacy and referrals to relevant services, with a report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the first quarter of 2022. 5. City Council request the Provincial or Federal Governments to urgently consider creating new or expanding existing financial programs to support artists, performers, live performance venues, including drag bars through grants and other COVID-emergency relief funding to preserve the arts.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to explore the feasibility of expanding the Creative Co-Location Facilities Property Tax Subclass to include independent live performance venues, such as drag bars and small independent theatre and report back in the fourth quarter of 2021. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Toronto Arts Council to convene a roundtable to consult with local stakeholders and community leaders on how the City of Toronto can further support independent live performance venues including drag bars, and report back in the first quarter of 2022, including but not limited to: a. Aki Studio Theatre; b. The Assembly Theatre; c. Red Sand Castle Theatre; d. Crews and Tangos; e. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre; f. Woody's and Sailors; g. Glad Day Book Store; h. Space Space Revolution; and i. Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Toronto Arts Council to explore expanding granting opportunities and granting reform to emerging artists, including the experience required to apply for operational funding and to report back to the Executive Committee in fourth quarter of 2021. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in collaboration with the Toronto Arts Council, and in consultation with independent live performance venue operators and artist stakeholders, to develop an appropriate pilot strategy for the purpose of providing support and referrals to relevant services, and informing and educating artists and cultural workers on opportunities for financial literacy and grants, and to report back to the first quarter of 2022. 5. City Council request the Provincial or Federal Governments to urgently consider creating new or expanding existing programs to support live performance venues, including drag bars through grants and other COVID-emergency relief funding to preserve the arts.
MM31.34adopted
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. There are many benefits from the Bell Boxes Murals Project, which include: - Replaces graffiti and vandalism with original works of art by local artists. - 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 in the east area of Ward 8 will be identified by Councillor Mike Colle and approved for mural installations by Bell Field Services. The theme and design for the murals will be determined in consultation with local Residents Associations, Business Improvement Area's, and artists. Preference will be given to artists who live or work in Ward 8, however, all artists are welcome to submit an application. The Bell Canada utility box mural project is to be completed in 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 developments at 1580 Avenue Road and 2360-2376 Yonge Street to Community Matters Toronto to provide one-time capital funding for the purpose of painting murals on eight Bell utility boxes in the vicinity of those developments in Ward 8 - Eglinton-Lawrence.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $12,000.00 gross, $0 net, for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete eight murals on Bell Boxes in Ward 8 - Eglinton-Lawrence (Cost Centre: NP2161), fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the following developments as follows: a. $6,000.00 from the development at 1580 Avenue Road, for 4 Bell Box murals in the vicinity of the development (Source Account: XR3026-3701016); and b. $6,000.00 from the development at 2360-2376 Yonge Street and 31-37 Helendale Avenue, for 4 Bell Box murals in the vicinity of the development (Source Account: XR3026-3700988). 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 Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak recommends that: 1. City Council increase the approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program, by $12,000.00 gross, $0 net, for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete eight murals on Bell Boxes in Ward 8 - Eglinton-Lawrence (Cost Centre: NP2161), fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the following developments as follows: a. $6,000.00 from the development at 1580 Avenue Road, for 4 Bell Box murals in the vicinity of the development (Source Account: XR3026-3701016); and b. $6,000.00 from the development at 2360-2376 Yonge Street and 31-37 Helendale Avenue, for 4 Bell Box murals in the vicinity of the development (Source Account XR3026-3700988). 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.
MM31.35adopted
The historic First Parliament site holds the foundational elements of democracy and nation-building in what was once known as Upper Canada and the beginning of a united Canada. It is located at the intersection of Front Street East and Parliament Street, bounded on the west by Berkeley Street and on the south by Parliament Square Park, spanning a full city block. The northwestern portion of the block is owned by the Province through the Ontario Heritage Trust. The remainder, municipally known as 271 Front Street East and 25 Berkeley Street, is entirely owned by the City of Toronto following a land-swap that the late Councillor McConnell and City staff negotiated in 2012 to allow for complete public-ownership of the block. The First Parliament Site is currently undergoing a Master Plan revitalization strategy to create a vision, guiding planning principles and a plan to develop the site over the next 10 to 20 years. Since 2017. the City has led numerous community engagement activities ranging from public meetings and workshops to a public lecture, an on-line survey and a walking tour. There have been many community-originated recommendations for the site, including a new public library, interpretive centre, affordable housing, parkland, additional open space, and much more. The Master Planning process follows an extensive Heritage Interpretation Strategy that seeks to stitch together hundreds of years of history, from Indigenous stories, Upper Canada's first purpose-built parliament buildings, the Home District Gaol and its final use as part of the Consumers' Gas Company complex. 265-271 Front Street and 25 Berkeley Street are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act based on the historical value or interest of the First Parliament Site, and the First Parliament archaeological site is registered with the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. Ahead of a planned Master Plan meeting, Metrolinx sent letters notifying the City of its intent to seek full expropriation and ownership of all of the City-owned First Parliament lands, for the construction of a future Ontario Line station. Further communication from Metrolinx with the local Councillor's office and City staff expressed sentiments that Metrolinx was premature in sending pre-notice of intention to expropriate. Metrolinx maintains that it still wants to negotiate an "amicable agreement" with the City and continue to seek the sale and ownership transfer of the City-owned First Parliament lands to the Province. The earliest communications between City staff, the local Councillor and Metrolinx have raised unanswered questions, including why the Province, through its agency, requires full ownership and all future control of the entire First Parliament site by August 2021. The First Parliament site is of both national and local significance. Discussions regarding ownership and land access are currently occurring without any public knowledge or instructions from City Council. It is the best interest of the City and the Province to be as transparent as possible over what is occurring. City Council should therefore support obtaining a report from City staff outlining what recent communications the Province and/or Metrolinx has provided in regards to real estate negotiations for the First Parliament Site, and to ensure all proposals being tabled by the Province and Metrolinx are available to the general public and City Council.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office along with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to report as soon as possible or to the June 8, 2021 meeting of City Council on any communication with Metrolinx and the Province of Ontario about ongoing real estate negotiations for the City-owned First Parliament lands located at 271 Front Street East and 25 Berkeley Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office along with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to report as soon as possible or to the June 8, 2021 meeting of City Council on any communication with Metrolinx and the Province of Ontario about ongoing real estate negotiations for the City-owned First Parliament lands located at 271 Front Street East and 25 Berkeley Street.
MM31.36adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 1432 Queen Street West to operate under Pizza Pizza Restaurant Number 11. The application is for an indoor area only. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. This matter is considered urgent as the deadline for objections was March 19, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Pizza Pizza, 1432 Queen Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Pizza Pizza, 1432 Queen Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM31.37adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2449 Bloor Street West to operate under Pizza Pizza Restaurant Number 101. The application is for an indoor area only. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. This matter is considered urgent as the deadline for objections was March 25, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Pizza Pizza Restaurant Number 101, 2449 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Pizza Pizza Restaurant Number 101, 2449 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM31.38adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 1730 Bloor Street West to operate under 7-Eleven. The application is for an indoor area only. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. This matter is considered urgent as the deadline for objections was March 11, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 7-Eleven, 1730 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 7-Eleven, 1730 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM31.39adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 3355 Dundas Street West to operate under 7-Eleven. The application is for an indoor area only. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. This matter is considered urgent as the deadline for objections was March 11, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 7-Eleven, 3355 Dundas Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 7-Eleven, 3355 Dundas Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM31.40adopted
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted both small business owners and residents of low-income communities. In order for the City of Toronto to "Build Back Better," we must support small businesses, in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas and reinforce the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. Under the COVID-19: Impact and Opportunities Report, recommendation 78 states the need for the reduction of regulatory burden for businesses. The objective of this Motion is to further identify areas in Toronto of which would benefit from the definition and creation of a Neighbourhood Enterprise Zone policy - which could be shaped by changes to commercial tax, zoning and planning policies - to attract new business and retain existing business to a specific neighbourhood. This builds on Action items 27 and 30 under the City of Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. Neighbourhood Enterprise Zones could attract new investments, shops, social services, and other investments to revitalize the area with job opportunities and new place for residents to shop.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council by the third quarter of 2021 on the feasibility of designing Neighbourhood Enterprise Zones as an effective economic stimulus strategy in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas and other locations.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council by the third quarter of 2021 on the feasibility of designing Neighbourhood Enterprise Zones as an effective economic stimulus strategy in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas and other locations.
MM31.41adopted
The area surrounding John McKenzie Parkette has a parkland provision level within the second lowest category of 4-12 square metres/person, below the City average of 28 square metres/person. The area is also designated as an area of parkland need within the Parkland Strategy. This takes into account not only low parkland provision in the area, but also the high growth and the higher percentage of low-income households in the area. 37 Norton Avenue has been identified as an opportunity to increase parkland in the area through expansion of the existing park. The additional 876 square metres would provide additional parkland to an area of need, and regularize the shape of the park to increase programming potential. To facilitate the expansion of the John McKenzie Parkette, City Council authority is urgently required to commence expropriation proceedings to acquire the adjacent property municipally known as 37 Norton Avenue, North York, Ontario (the "Property"). Corporate Real Estate Management staff have been in negotiations with the owner of the Property since July 2020, however a negotiated agreement has not yet been reached. To preserve the timelines of expanding the John McKenzie Parkette, it is appropriate to request authorization to commence expropriation proceedings at this time.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to initiate the expropriation process for the property municipally known as 37 Norton Avenue, depicted in Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to expand the John McKenzie Parkette. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the Property, to forward any requests for a hearing of necessity to the Chief Inquiry Officer, to attend the hearing to present the City of Toronto's position, and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration. 3. City Council amend the Approved 2021 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project called "37 Norton Avenue Expropriation" in the Parkland Acquisition project to be fully funded by Section 37 community benefits (XR3026) and Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu (XR2213) as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including all fees and disbursements, for the purposes of acquiring the property at 37 Norton Avenue to facilitate the expansion of the John McKenzie Parkette. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once there has been a final determination of all claims and compensation payable for 37 Norton Avenue by arbitration, appeal or settlement, or otherwise to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential in its entirety at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public once there has been a final determination of all claims and compensation payable for 37 Norton Avenue by arbitration, appeal or settlement, or otherwise to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (March 30, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to initiate the expropriation process for the property municipally known as 37 Norton Avenue, depicted in Appendix A, to expand the John McKenzie Parkette. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the Property, to forward any requests for a hearing of necessity to the Chief Inquiry Officer, to attend the hearing to present the City of Toronto's position, and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration. 3. City Council amend the Approved 2021 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project called "37 Norton Avenue Expropriation" in the Parkland Acquisition project to be fully funded by Section 37 community benefits (XR3026) and Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu (XR2213) as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including all fees and disbursements, for the purposes of acquiring the property at 37 Norton Avenue to facilitate the expansion of the John McKenzie Parkette. 4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 once there has been a final determination of all claims and compensation payable for 37 Norton Avenue by arbitration, appeal or settlement, or otherwise to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
MM31.42adopted
Rapid Housing Initiative Budget Update - by Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Mayor John Tory
The Rapid Housing Initiative was announced by the Government of Canada on September 21, 2020. The Rapid Housing Initiative will deliver $1 billion in grant funding nationally to rapidly create new affordable rental housing in response to the urgent housing needs of vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The grant funding for the Rapid Housing Initiative will be delivered through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and will cover the construction of modular housing, the acquisition of land, and the conversion of existing buildings to affordable housing. However, the Rapid Housing Initiative funding may only be allocated towards residential components of acquisitions. City staff have identified multi-use properties as acquisition opportunities for the Rapid Housing Initiative Program. To continue to meet the Rapid Housing Initiative program objectives, including ensuring that housing is available by the end of 2021, City staff are urgently recommending that the Housing Secretariat Rapid Housing Initiative Budget be increased and funded from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund. This increase will fund the commercial component of strategic acquisitions of sites identified under the Rapid Housing Initiative program, which is not covered by Canada Mortgage and Housing grant funding.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2021-2030 Council Approved Housing Secretariat Capital Budget and Plan for the Rapid Housing Initiative capital project by $6,324,500 gross and $0 debt in 2021, funded from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012) to support the commercial component of strategic acquisitions of sites identified under the Rapid Housing Initiative program.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailao, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2021-2030 Council Approved Housing Secretariat Capital Budget and Plan for the Rapid Housing Initiative capital project by $6,324,500 gross and $0 debt in 2021, funded from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012) to support the commercial component of strategic acquisitions of sites identified under the Rapid Housing Initiative program.
MM31.43adopted
This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority, along with appropriate City Staff, to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decision approving the minor variance application at 3 Hartfield Road (Application A0338/20EYK) (the "Application") and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Application. The Application seeks to construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage. The Application requires a total of nine (9) variances to Zoning By-law 569-2013 and By-law 1992-24. The variances sought relate to lot coverage, dwelling length, front yard setback, building height, height of main pedestrian entrance, number and area of platforms at the second and third floor. Planning staff, in its original report to the Committee of Adjustment, raised concerns with respect to the Application. Subsequently, Planning staff wrote a revised report recommending that the Committee of Adjustment defer hearing the Application in order for the applicant to provide revised drawings for City staff to review. Planning staff opines that the Application represents over-development of the site, is not keeping with the existing physical character of the neighbourhood, amongst other issues. The Committee of Adjustment approved the Application. This Motion will direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Application. The final day to appeal the Decision is April 12, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's Decision regarding 3 Hartfield Road (Application A0338/20EYK) and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the minor variance Application A0338/20EYK regarding 3 Hartfield Road, and any other variances that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as may be necessary in order to oppose the Application. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Application and Appeal, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Michael Ford, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's Decision regarding 3 Hartfield Road (Application A0338/20EYK) and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the minor variance Application A0338/20EYK regarding 3 Hartfield Road, and any other variances that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as may be necessary in order to oppose the Application. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Application and Appeal, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke District.
MM31.44adopted
On February 11, 2021, the Toronto and East York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused applications related to the property municipally known as 338 Horsham Avenue for consent to sever the lot, and two associated applications for minor variances (the "Applications"). The applicant has appealed the refusal decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The applicant proposes to obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots, construct a new dwelling on each lot. The application requires variances to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 including variances for: [1] minimum required lot frontage, [2] minimum required lot area, [3] minimum required side yard setbacks, [4] minimum front porch setback from side lot line, [5] minimum rear deck setback from side lot line, [6] maximum permitted lot coverage, [7] maximum permitted building height; [8] and maximum permitted first floor elevation above established grade. Community Planning staff reviewed the Applications and recommended they be refused. Copies of the Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment and the Community Planning Staff Report are attached. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the applicant's Toronto Local Appeal Body appeal and to secure the necessary authorization and resources to support the City's opposition to the appeal, including providing for the ability for the City Solicitor to settle the matter. This Motion is urgent because the deadline to file a Notice of Intention to be a party in this Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing is April 19, 2021, and the deadline to file document disclosure is May 17, 2021.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 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 of 338 Horsham Avenue to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Applications 20 200896 NNY 18 CO, 20 200910 NNY 18 MV and 20 200911 NNY 18 MV). 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 John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 338 Horsham Avenue to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Applications 20 200896 NNY 18 CO, 20 200910 NNY 18 MV and 20 200911 NNY 18 MV). 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.
MM31.45adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Applications A0510/20NY, A0511/20NY and B0034/20NY) (the "Application") for a consent to sever and for minor variances. The applicant proposes to sever the existing lot, which would result in two equal, undersized residential lots requiring variances to lot frontage and lot area. The Application also requests variances with respect to side yard setbacks, lot coverage, side exterior main wall height, number of storeys, and building height. City Planning wrote a report recommending refusal of the Application, which is set out in Attachment 1. At its hearing on February 11, 2021, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application. The Decisions are attached as Attachments 2, 3 and 4. The applicant has appealed the Decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, and appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the proposed consent and minor variances requested in the Application. This Motion will also give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal and retain outside consultants as necessary.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 83 Florence Avenue to oppose the requested consent and minor variances set out in Applications A0510/20NY, A0511/20NY and B0034/20NY. 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 John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mike Cole, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 83 Florence Avenue to oppose the requested consent and minor variances set out in Application A0510/20NY, A0511/20NY and B0034/20NY. 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.
MM31.46adopted
With the City of Toronto continually needing to respond to the impacts of the pandemic on services, our parks, trails and other public spaces continue to see record numbers of people using them for recreation, fresh air and exercise year-round. The City undertook a successful expansion of washroom facility operation over the winter with substantial appreciation and support from residents across the City. With many businesses closed, or not opening their washroom facilities to the public, the availability of public washrooms for residents of Toronto has never been more important to support our residents to get and stay outside. Additionally, they function as an important support to those experiencing homelessness, and essential gig workers, like couriers, taxis, and delivery services who often are not offered space to use the washroom at the location they are collecting their fare from. Their demand will be even greater as businesses physical locations will close under the new orders from the province. Demand for washrooms from park users will only increase as weather improves over the coming days, and this will mean many more people looking for places to take care of their business. For sanitary reasons, we must ensure the robust availability of public toilets. The City should look to take immediate steps to open all washrooms as weather has improved to the point we can safely operate them, and do so as quickly as possible.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back to the next meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 28, 2021 with a plan to open all parks washrooms earlier than the Victoria Day long weekend, and as quickly as possible.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back to the next meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 28, 2021 with a plan to open all parks washrooms earlier than the Victoria Day long weekend, and as quickly as possible.
MM31.47adopted
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, has invited the City of Toronto to nominate up to three individuals to its Rouge National Urban Park Multi-Stakeholder and Public Advisory Committee. Under the Terms of Reference for this Advisory Committee, the City can nominate up to three elected officials or City staff (for example, technical or subject matter experts), or a combination of both. Members will serve a term of up to four years. The Terms of Reference are attached. The Advisory Committee will also include representatives from Parks Canada's Rouge National Urban Park First Nations Advisory Circle (up to 10 members), York Region (up to 3 members), Durham Region (up to 3 members), the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (1 member), the Province of Ontario (1 member) and members of the public (6 members). One of the public members will be named Chair by the Minister. The Mayor's Office has consulted with the City Manager's Office, the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, the Toronto Zoo and divisional staff, and recommends the following three individuals be the City of Toronto's representatives to this Committee, based on their position and expertise: Nominee Role Rationale 1. Jennifer McKelvie The Member of Council for Scarborough-Rouge Park Liaison with Council, local community and other municipal elected officials on the Committee 2. Dolf DeJong The Chief Administrative Officer of the Toronto Zoo Supports complementary conservation and visitor programming, research and development between Zoo and Rouge National Urban Park 3. Kim Statham Toronto Technical Lead (Acting Director, Urban Forestry - Parks Forestry and Recreation) Provides technical and operational expertise and liaison to City divisions and partners The Rouge National Urban Park Advisory Committee is an opportunity for the City and its partners to discuss opportunities and needs related to the Rouge National Urban Park and the surrounding institutions and communities. In addition, the City has formed a Partnership Table with Parks Canada, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Toronto Zoo, chaired by the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, that will facilitate communications, identify opportunities, and advance the planning and operational needs of all parties as the Rouge National Urban Park develops.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council nominate the following three individuals, based on their position and expertise, as the City of Toronto's representatives to the Rouge National Urban Park Multi-Stakeholder and Public Advisory Committee and that the appropriate City officials submit the City's nominations to Parks Canada before April 23, 2021: a. Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Member of City Council for Scarborough-Rouge Park; b. Dolf DeJong, Chief Administrative Officer, Toronto Zoo; and c. Kim Statham, Acting Director, Urban Forestry, Parks Forestry and Recreation.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council nominate the following three individuals, based on their position and expertise, as the City of Toronto's representatives to the Rouge National Urban Park Multi-Stakeholder and Public Advisory Committee and that the appropriate City officials submit the City's nominations to Parks Canada before April 23, 2021: a. Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Member of City Council for Scarborough-Rouge Park; b. Dolf DeJong, Chief Administrative Officer of the Toronto Zoo; and c. Kim Statham, Acting Director of Urban Forestry, Parks Forestry and Recreation.
MM31.48adopted
Ontario's Big City Mayors aim to support and enhance strong and effective local government in Ontario. Ontario's Big City Mayors is comprised of 29 member municipalities in Ontario with populations of 100,000 or greater, with a mandate to "represent and express the large urban municipal viewpoint to other authorities and levels of government" (see Ontario's Big City Mayors Terms of Reference, attached). The Mayor of each municipality serves as its representative on Ontario's Big City Mayors. Ontario's Big City Mayors was formerly known as the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario. The organization has recently re-branded and incorporated as a not-for profit, and after many years of doing advocacy work using in-kind resources from member municipalities, is in the process of expanding its staff resources to support its advocacy work. On January 15, 2021, Ontario's Big City Mayors adopted an annual membership fee structure based on municipal population. As a City with a population greater than one million, Toronto's membership fee is $20,000 per year. It is recommended that City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to pay the Ontario's Big City Mayors membership fee on an annual basis, provided the annual increase in the amount of the fee does not exceed the rate of inflation. Funds are available in the 2021 budget for this purpose.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to pay the City of Toronto's membership fee for Ontario's Big City Mayors of $20,000 in 2021 and in subsequent years, provided the annual fee increase does not exceed the rate of inflation.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to pay the City of Toronto's membership fee for Ontario's Big City Mayors of $20,000 in 2021 and in subsequent years, provided the annual fee increase does not exceed the rate of inflation.
MM31.49adopted
Parks, Forestry and Recreation is currently in the Design Development stage of the construction of the proposed new community centre located at 60 Starview Lane in Ward 7. Parks, Forestry and Recreation is required to secure 40 additional parking spaces to satisfy Site Plan Approval for the community centre for parking. Parks, Forestry and Recreation has negotiated access to the required additional parking with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. This Motion seeks authority for the City of Toronto to enter into a shared use license agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for a term of twenty years, allowing the City non-exclusive use of forty (40) parking spaces on the Toronto Catholic District School Board property located adjacent to the proposed community centre, currently known as Western North York Community Centre. In exchange, the Toronto Catholic District School Board's students at St. Basil-the-Great College School will be permitted the use of a multi-sports pad located at 60 Starview Lane at the proposed Western North York Community Centre during regular school hours and during the regular school year. The City and the Toronto Catholic District School Board will each be responsible for the operational and capital maintenance of its own property.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to execute a shared use license agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the City's use of 40 parking spaces for overflow parking located at the Toronto Catholic District School Board's property at 20 Starview Lane, and for the Toronto Catholic District School Board's use of a multi-sports pad at the proposed Western North York Community Centre for a term of twenty years commencing on a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to execute a shared use license agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the City's use of 40 parking spaces for overflow parking located at the Toronto Catholic District School Board's property at 20 Starview Lane, and for the Toronto Catholic District School Board's use of a multi-sports pad at the proposed Western North York Community Centre for a term of twenty years commencing on a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
MM31.50adopted
On March 11, 2021, the North York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment (the "Committee") refused applications for a consent to sever the land municipally known as 190 Gordon Road, and for minor variances for each of the newly created lots and to facilitate the development proposed to be constructed thereon (collectively the "Application"). A copy of the Committee's decisions regarding the Application are attached. Specifically, the Application proposes to sever the existing lot into two lots, and seeks variances for lot area, front and rear yard setbacks, lot coverage and height, amongst others, in order to facilitate the construction of two new single-detached dwellings. On March 31, 2021, the applicant appealed the Committee's decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In a report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District dated March 3, 2021, Community Planning Staff recommended the Application be refused as it disregards Section 51(24) of the Planning Act, does not conform to the Official Plan, and does not maintain the general intent and purpose of the zoning by-law. A copy of the Planning report is attached. This Motion would give the City Solicitor the authority to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in opposition to the Application. It would also give the City Solicitor authority to settle the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the Committee's decision has been appealed and the City Solicitor requires instructions to attend the hearing.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to oppose Applications B0043/20NY, A0584/20NY, and A0585/20NY respecting 190 Gordon Road. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Applications B0043/20NY, A0584/20NY, and A0585/20NY respecting 190 Gordon Road and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to oppose Applications B0043/20NY, A0584/20NY, and A0585/20NY respecting 190 Gordon Road. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Applications B0043/20NY, A0584/20NY, and A0585/20NY respecting 190 Gordon Road and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, North York District.
MM31.51adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Applications A0622/20NY, A0623/20NY and B0046/20NY) (the "Application") for a consent to sever and for minor variances. The applicant proposes to sever the existing lot, which would result in two equal, undersized residential lots requiring variances to lot frontage and lot area. The Application also requests variances with respect to height of main pedestrian entrance, level of the floor of a platform, height of exterior main wall, building length, side yard setbacks, lot coverage, and building height. City Planning wrote a report recommending refusal of the Application, which is attached to this Motion. At its hearing on February 25, 2021, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decisions"). The Decisions are attached to this Motion. The applicant has appealed the Decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, and appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the proposed consent and minor variances requested in the Application. This Motion will also give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal and retain outside consultants as necessary.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 79 Florence Avenue to oppose the requested consent and minor variances set out in Applications A0622/20NY, A0623/20NY and B0046/20NY. 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 John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 79 Florence Avenue to oppose the requested consent and minor variances set out in Applications A0622/20NY, A0623/20NY and B0046/20NY. 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.
MM31.52adopted
Nia Centre for the Arts Incorporated (the "Tenant") is a Below Market Rent tenant of a City-owned building located at 524 Oakwood Avenue in Ward 15. In May, 2014, the Tenant entered into a 10-year Below Market Rent lease agreement (the "Agreement") for approximately half of the building. As of November 2016, the Tenant began occupying and providing services from the entire building. A lease amendment was executed in October 2020 to reflect the new leased premises, along with the increased value of leasehold improvements and the need for the Tenant to participate in a repayment plan to reconcile outstanding operating expenses. The Tenant will complete leasehold improvements to the entire building, valued at a minimum of $3,050,000, by April 30, 2024. These leasehold improvements, funded by all levels of government, will improve service to the Oakwood-Vaughan community and support programming objectives to transform the facility into a professional arts centre to support, showcase and promote appreciation of the arts from across the African diaspora. To facilitate the coordination of construction work at the building, it is recommended that the Tenant and the City agree that the Tenant will perform, and the City will fund, the Landlord's state of good repair work and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliance work. Securing authority for the lease amending agreement is time-sensitive by virtue of the Tenant's construction timelines. Without Council authority to proceed with the State of Good Repair / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act work by the Tenant, the construction for leasehold improvements already in progress would be significantly impacted, resulting in considerable delays and additional costs to both the City and the Tenant.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Below Market Rent Lease in respect of 524 Oakwood Avenue, originally dated April 30, 2014 and as amended on October 2, 2020, between the Nia Centre For the Arts Incorporated, as tenant, and the City of Toronto, as landlord, to permit the tenant to perform state of good repair and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliance work on behalf of the landlord with an estimated value of $4,000,000, exclusive of taxes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including compliance with the City's fair wage policies and labour trade contractual obligations, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Below Market Rent Lease in respect of 524 Oakwood Avenue, originally dated April 30, 2014 and as amended on October 2, 2020, between the Nia Centre For the Arts Incorporated, as tenant, and the City of Toronto, as landlord, to permit the tenant to perform state of good repair and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliance work on behalf of the landlord with an estimated value of $4,000,000, exclusive of taxes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including compliance with the City's fair wage policies and labour trade contractual obligations, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM31.53adopted
The developer for a project at 88 Queen Street East (Phase 2A) has executed a below grade conditional permit development charges payment agreement with the City that requires development charges to be paid at the time of building permit issuance, in accordance with Council policy. The developer has requested that the development charges with respect to the rental units, in the amount of $23,932,223.12, be deferred to occupancy of project and paid in instalments over five years with interest and financial security. There are financial implications to the City of providing a deferral. This Motion provides for a short term deferral of the charges to allow the developer to examine alternate financing options and requests staff to report back on the feasibility and implications of a policy that would allow for the charges to be collected later.
City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to amend the development charges deferral agreement for the development proposal located at 88 Queen Street East and proceeding under Building Permit 19-262244, to defer the development charges with interest at the City's cost of capital plus 0.5 percent for three months after the issuance of the above grade building permit but no later than October 1, 2021 and shall be required to provide financial security if required by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 2. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the City Solicitor, to report to Executive Committee on the feasibility and implications of amending existing development charges payment agreements pursuant to the City's below grade conditional permit delegated authority that currently requires development charges to be collected at the time of issuance of building permit.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to amend the development charges deferral agreement for the development proposal located at 88 Queen Street East and proceeding under Building Permit 19-262244, to defer the development charges with interest at the City's cost of capital plus 0.5 percent for three months after the issuance of the above grade building permit but no later than October 1, 2021 and shall be required to provide financial security if required by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 2. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the City Solicitor, to report to Executive Committee on the feasibility and implications of amending existing development charges payment agreements pursuant to the City's below grade conditional permit delegated authority that currently requires development charges to be collected at the time of issuance of building permit.