Toronto City Council
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All 91 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.
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MM35.38adopted
Little Jamaica is the historical home of the Caribbean community in Toronto and likely has the highest concentration of Black-owned businesses in Canada. Unfortunately, the unique character of this important community is under threat. Black-owned and operated businesses on Eglinton have been fighting a battle to protect Eglinton West from losing its African, Black, and Caribbean character, identity and roots. Too many prominent and historic small businesses have shuttered their doors due to rising rents, construction of the Province's Crosstown LRT project and, recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. The creeping gentrification that has led to Black displacement and cultural erasure over the past decades is expected to increase once the Crosstown opens unless action is taken now. To help protect the Black character of Eglinton West, this motion requests the City's Little Jamaica Interdivisional Team to look at the feasibility of limiting "chain" businesses from opening in the community. Similar measures have been successful at maintaining the historical sense of place and identity of neighbourhoods in US cities, including San Francisco. This motion is moved in partnership with BlackUrbanismTO, and is part of a larger strategy to support the retention and growth of Black-owned and operated businesses.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report, as part of their ongoing Study, on the feasibility of not allowing Chain Stores ("formula retail") in the subject area to support the retention of Black-owned and/or operated businesses; Chain Stores are defined as a type of retail sales activity or retail sales establishment which, along with eleven or more other retail sales establishments located in the world, maintains two or more of the following features: a standardized array of merchandise, a standardized facade, a standardized decor and color scheme, a uniform apparel, standardized signage, a trademark or a service mark.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report, as part of their ongoing Study, on the feasibility of not allowing Chain Stores ("formula retail") in the subject area to support the retention of Black-owned and/or operated businesses; Chain Stores are defined as a type of retail sales activity or retail sales establishment which, along with eleven or more other retail sales establishments located in the world, maintains two or more of the following features: a standardized array of merchandise, a standardized facade, a standardized decor and color scheme, a uniform apparel, standardized signage, a trademark or a service mark.
MM35.39adopted
This Motion requests authority from Council to amend the 2021 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation in the amount of $0.160 million for improvements to the playground in Charlton Park, through the Play Enhancement Program (PEP) project. The total project cost for the Program would be amended from $11.607 million to $11.767 million, with cash flow funding in 2021. As part of the public consultation process, the community expressed a need to add components that would engage a broader spectrum of age groups and also enhance the play experience. The playground area has been expanded and additional features added to accommodate community concerns. The $0.160 million in Section 37 funding will supplement the $0.180 million already included in the 2021 Capital Budget in the PEP project for Charlton Park. These funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes. In addition, this Motion requests authority from Council to amend the 2021 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project for playground improvements in Harlandale Park, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.350 million in 2021. This project is being advanced in 2021 in order to address service gaps as a result of an increase in community density and the changing demographics in the area. The project is funded from Section 37 funds which have been received and are eligible for these purposes. Operating impacts, if required, will be submitted for consideration through future budget submissions. This Motion is urgent to allow for playground improvements to be completed at two sites in 2021.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for the Play Enhancement Program sub-project in the Playgrounds Water Play project, in the amount of $0.160 million, increasing the total project cost from $11.607 million to $11.767 million, with cash flow funding in 2021, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 49 Hendon Avenue, 26 and 28 Greenview Avenue and 9 to 25 Eldora Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700620) for the purpose of playground improvements in Charlton Park. 2. City Council amend the Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Harlandale Park Playground Improvements in the Playground Water Play project, with project cost and cash flow in 2021 of $0.350 million, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 4841 - 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East and 2, 4 and 6 Forest Laneway (Source Account: XR3026-3700868) for the purpose of playground improvements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for the Play Enhancement Program sub-project in the Playgrounds Water Play project, in the amount of $0.160 million, increasing the total project cost from $11.607 million to $11.767 million, with cash flow funding in 2021, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 49 Hendon Avenue, 26 and 28 Greenview Avenue and 9 to 25 Eldora Avenue (Source Account XR3026-3700620) for the purpose of playground improvements in Charlton Park. 2. City Council amend the Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Harlandale Park Playground Improvements in the Playground Water Play project, with project cost and cash flow in 2021 of $0.350 million, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 4841 - 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East and 2, 4 and 6 Forest Laneway (Source Account XR3026-3700868) for the purpose of playground improvements.
MM35.40adopted
At its meeting held on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, City Council adopted Toronto and East York Community Council Item 2020.TE21.6. The item recommended amendments to former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a new 4-storey apartment building (16.53 metres, plus a 2.9 metre mechanical penthouse) with a total of 75 residential units (including 27 rental replacement units) and 93 vehicular parking spaces within two levels of underground parking at 1637-1645 Bathurst Street. Through further review of Zoning By-law compliance through the Site Plan Control application, the proposed accessible parking space width of 3.5 metres was found to be not compliant with the accessible parking space width provision of a minimum 3.9 metres width in Zoning By-law 569-2013. However, it is compliant with the revised accessible parking width provision of 3.4 metres that had been brought forward through a Technical Amendment to By-law 569-2013 adopted by Council on May 24, 2017 through the enactment of By-law 579-2017 on May 26, 2017. The amendment was subsequently appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and is not in force. This Motion is brought forward to authorize the addition of a provision that allows the minimum accessible parking space width to be 3.4 metres, consistent with the provisions adopted by Council through the enactment of By-law 579-2017, in the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (November 16, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, and to determine that no further notice is to be given in respect of the proposed by-law under section 34(17) of the Planning Act. This change is not the result of any modifications to the proposal. This Motion is urgent as the Bill cannot be introduced until this technical amendment is approved.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the addition of a provision that allows the minimum accessible parking space width to be 3.4 metres in the draft Zoning By-law Amendments to By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1637, 1639, 1641, 1643 and 1645 Bathurst Street, attached as Attachment 6 to the report (November 16, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District [Item 2020.TE21.6]. 2. City Council determine that no further notice is to be given in respect of the proposed by-law under Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the addition of a provision that allows the minimum accessible parking space width to be 3.4 metres in the draft Zoning By-law Amendments to By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1637, 1639, 1641, 1643 and 1645 Bathurst Street, attached as Attachment 6 to the report (November 16, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District [Item 2020.TE21.6]. 2. City Council determine that no further notice is to be given in respect of the proposed by-law under Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
MM35.41adopted
At its meeting of June 8 and 9, 2021 City Council adopted report PH23.5 - Modular Housing Initiative - Phase Two - 7 Glamorgan. The report presented a modular housing proposal for this site, summarized the proposed community engagement process and recommended that City Council endorse, in principle, a request to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to make a Minister's Zoning Order to provide necessary zoning relief to permit the developments. City Council also requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the July 14 and 15, 2021 meeting on the final recommended proposal and the relief to the Zoning By-law required to permit the proposed development. This report responds to that request.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing make a Minister's Zoning Order, pursuant to Section 47 of the pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act, for 7 Glamorgan Avenue to provide relief from the in-force zoning regulations in order to permit the development of the modular housing proposal as set out in Attachment 7 to the report (July 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to continue to work with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to design and execute improvements to the existing playground located at 7 Glamorgan Avenue. 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to advance discussions with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation on the feasibility, design and execution of incorporating community gardens on the 7 Glamorgan Avenue site within one year of the Modular Housing site's construction. 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to investigate and execute where feasible street trees or plantings, along the Glamorgan frontage of the modular housing proposal and along Dundalk Drive. 5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to review opportunities to implement playground equipment enhancements within Glamorgan Park as it pertains to the provision of accessible playground equipment.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report ((July 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat: 1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing make a Minister's Zoning Order, pursuant to Section 47 of the pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act, for 7 Glamorgan Avenue to provide relief from the in-force zoning regulations in order to permit the development of the modular housing proposal as set out in Attachment 7. 2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to continue to work with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to design and execute improvements to the existing playground located at 7 Glamorgan. 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to advance discussions with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation on the feasibility, design and execution of incorporating community gardens on the 7 Glamorgan site within one year of the Modular Housing site's construction. 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat investigate and execute where feasible street trees or plantings, along the Glamorgan frontage of the modular housing proposal and along Dundalk Drive. 5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Concept to Keys staff and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to review opportunities to implement playground equipment enhancements within Glamorgan Park as it pertains to the provision of accessible playground equipment.
MM35.42adopted
Live music performance is among the most significantly impacted sectors of the Toronto economy during the pandemic. Since March 2020, musicians, and the venues that support them, have essentially been unable to perform or rehearse in the City. During this period in areas such as the Geary neighbourhood in Ward 9, there has been increasing pressure with respect to availability of rehearsal space for music. Indeed, while difficult to quantify exactly across the entirety of the City, it is very clear that rehearsal space is under threat and diminishing quickly. In the absence of this rehearsal space, musicians will not be able to rehearse for live venue performances in a sector that has already been impacted enormously. It is essential that this rehearsal space be protected, encouraged and increased or the sector will be subject to even more significant pressures than they are currently experiencing and expect to endure for the foreseeable future.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review the current inventory, availability, cost, and general status of rehearsal space for musicians in the City of Toronto. 2. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider measures the City can implement with respect to increasing, encouraging and protecting rehearsal space for musicians across the City, and in particular the west end of Toronto. 3. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back to the October 27, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee with both an assessment and recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review the current inventory, availability, cost, and general status of rehearsal space for musicians in the City of Toronto. 2. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider measures the City can implement with respect to increasing, encouraging and protecting rehearsal space for musicians across the City, and in particular the west end of Toronto. 3. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back to the October 27, 2021 meeting of the Executive Committee with both an assessment and recommendations.
MM35.43adopted
The properties at 390-440 Dufferin Street and 41 Alma Avenue were the subject of a settlement in 2016. The settlement allowed redevelopment of the site's single-storey light industrial workshops for three 9 to 13 storey mixed-use buildings containing residential, retail and employment uses. The redevelopment is required to fully replace the site's existing employment floor space within one of the new buildings, including providing two floors to the City for a 25-year term at subsidized rents for use as a Small Business Incubation Centre. In June 2019, the City selected a sub-lessee and operator for the Small Business Incubation Centre, with a proposal to create an innovation hub for hardware manufacturing and prototyping supporting Toronto's thriving tech sector. Challenging conditions through 2020-2021 have disrupted the assumptions and timelines for this project, and additional time is required to revisit the business model and potential tenants for the space to determine if the City can commit to a lease. This Motion proposes minor amendments to the Section 37 agreement to delay lease related matters for one year, and to authorize staff to hold a security for the value of the community benefit during this period. These amendments do not conflict with the Section 37 Provisions of Zoning By-law 367-2019(OMB). Staff are further directed to bring forward a report to Council should amendments to the provisions of the site-specific Zoning By-law be required.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to enter into an amending agreement to the Section 37 Agreement dated March 17, 2016 between the City and the Owner of the Lands, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to implement the following provisions: a. on or before August 1, 2021, the Owner shall post a letter of credit in the City's standard form in the amount of $2,116,451; b. within 12 months of the posting of the letter of credit, the City shall either: i. enter into a lease for the Small Business Incubator Space, which requires commencement of rent payments no later than 15 months after posting the letter of credit, and return the letter of credit to the Owner; or ii. provide notice to the Owner if the City does not intend to lease the Small Business Incubator Space and upon the City giving such notice the City and the Owner shall take all necessary steps to replace the letter of credit with a payment to the City in the amount of $2,116,451; and c. in the event the 12 month period in Part 1.b. above expires, and the City has neither entered into a lease as set out in Part 1.b.i. above, nor provided notice to the Owner as set out in Part 1.b.ii. above, the City shall be deemed to have elected not to lease the Small Business Incubator Space, and upon receipt of payment in the amount of $2,116,451 from the Owner shall return the Owner's letter of credit. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward a report in the fourth quarter of 2021, if any amendments are needed to the Zoning By-law for the Lands or if any further amendments to the Section 37 agreement are required.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailao, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to enter into an amending agreement to the Section 37 Agreement dated March 17, 2016 between the City and the Owner of the Lands, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to implement the following provisions: a. on or before August 1, 2021, the Owner shall post a letter of credit in the City's standard form in the amount of $2,116,451; b. within 12 months of the posting of the letter of credit, the City shall either: i. enter into a lease for the Small Business Incubator Space, which requires commencement of rent payments no later than 15 months after posting the letter of credit, and return the letter of credit to the Owner; or ii. provide notice to the Owner if the City does not intend to lease the Small Business Incubator Space and upon the City giving such notice the City and the Owner shall take all necessary steps to replace the letter of credit with a payment to the City in the amount of $2,116,451; and c. in the event the 12 month period in Part 1.b. above expires, and the City has neither entered into a lease as set out in Part 1.b.i. above, nor provided notice to the Owner as set out in Part 1.b.ii. above, the City shall be deemed to have elected not to lease the Small Business Incubator Space, and upon receipt of payment in the amount of $2,116,451 from the Owner shall return the Owner's letter of credit. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward a report in the fourth quarter of 2021, if any amendments are needed to the Zoning By-law for the Lands or if any further amendments to the Section 37 agreement are required.
MM35.44adopted
Since 2015, there have been continual reports of illegal boulevard parking as well as vehicles entering, and driving through Underpass Park, located at Lower River Street and Trolley Crescent. Trolley Crescent was designed to prioritize pedestrian movement and create a harmonized public realm between Underpass Park and vehicular movement along the street. In the Summer of 2020, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle entering Underpass Park. Since then, City staff was asked by my office to determine the feasibility of long term design solutions including full fencing around the perimeter of Underpass Park, installing cattle and P gates at entrances and the addition of new amenities such as picnic tables or other recreational facilities to better program the park and foster greater safety. In addition, Waterfront Toronto, the developer and owner of the unassumed Trolley Crescent, was tasked to review options for placing new street furniture or other public realm improvements to address the above safety concerns. My office, in consultation with local residents and Waterfront Toronto, developed design solutions in advance of the City of Toronto assuming Trolley Crescent. These design solutions will deter vehicles from entering Underpass Park, as well as support a more pedestrian friendly environment and promote vegetation growth along the perimeter.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $260,808 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 46 to 48 Power Street and 113 to 125 Parliament Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701033), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Waterfront Toronto for community safety and public realm improvements to Trolley Crescent. (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Waterfront Toronto upon the signing of a Delivery Agreement that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements, and that outlines the scope of work, subject to terms satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, no later than August 15, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $260,808 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 46 to 48 Power Street and 113 to 125 Parliament Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701033), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Waterfront Toronto for community safety and public realm improvements to Trolley Crescent. (Cost Centre NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Waterfront Toronto upon the signing of a Delivery Agreement that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements, and that outlines the scope of work, subject to terms satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, no later than August 15, 2021.
MM35.45adopted
City Planning has received a request from Cadillac Fairview Corporation - Sherway Gardens at 25 The West Mall, for a temporary outdoor patio associated with the restaurants within the shopping mall. Cadillac Fairview Corporation - Sherway Gardens is located north of the Gardiner Expressway and west of the Highway 427. The proposed outdoor patio is on private property on the existing parking lot on the northwest portion of the site. The site is not part of the CaféTO program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the food court and restaurants have been closed or significantly impacted by the limitations on indoor public gatherings. The proposed outdoor patio would provide an opportunity for the food services vendors in Cadillac Fairview Corporation - Sherway Gardens to extend the outdoor patios of restaurants and permit take-out seating for other food vendors that mainly operate within the mall. The restaurants that will be extending their outdoor patios meet the definition of a restaurant or bar as set out in O.Reg.345/20, to which the patio is an accessory. Staff are of the opinion that adding a temporary site-specific relief for an outdoor patio is supportable at this site as it does not cause undue impacts on the surrounding residential neighbourhoods and allows for expanded safe dining options during the transition period between reduced capacity indoor dining (Step 3) and the eventual lifting of public health restrictions. The proposed by-law also includes a technical amendment to ensure that properties across the City that remain subject to the former municipal zoning by-laws benefit from the same intended easing of limitations on maximum outdoor patio size as City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, which is temporarily amended by By-law 197-2021. By-law 197-2021 allows outdoor patios to have a maximum area equal to the greater of 50 square metres or 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is associated with. However, By-law 198-2021 which affects former municipal zoning by-laws, only allows for a maximum area of 50 square metres, which does not provide the same scaled benefit (a maximum outdoor patio area based on 50 percent of the premises) for larger indoor dining facilities. The proposed change would ensure By-law 197-2021 and 198-2021 share the same intent. To complement the CafeTO and CurbTO Pandemic Response Programs, this Motion is urgent because site-specific zoning relief for a temporary outdoor patio proposal on private property requires City Council consideration, upon request, per City Council's March 10, 2021 direction on Item PH21.7 http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2021.PH21.7
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment for 25 The West Mall substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (July 13, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Stepen Holyday, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (July 13, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council enact the zoning by-law amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (July 13, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
MM35.46adopted
City Planning has received a request for a temporary use zoning by-law for an outdoor patio with a live performance stage on the surface parking lot located at 401 Logan Avenue in association with the Crow's Theatre Bar/Lounge located at 345 Carlaw Avenue. Crow's Theatre is located within the Streetcar Crowsnest development, on the east side of Carlaw Avenue, north of Dundas Street East. The proposed outdoor patio is on private property. The site is not part of the CaféTO program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Crow's Theatre has remained closed due to the limitations on indoor public gatherings. The theatre has suspended all scheduled performances and cancelled productions for 2020/2021. The proposed by-law complements the existing CaféTO program by providing an opportunity for an outdoor patio on site associated with Crow's Theatre Lobby Bar. The by-law aligns with the CaféTO expiration date of April 14, 2022. This temporary use by-law will provide an opportunity for Crow's Theatre Lobby Bar to expand its patio operation and to support this business' ability to continue operations while meeting requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Motion is urgent as the Crow's Theatre has been closed due to limits on indoor public gatherings so the proposed outdoor patio would provide an opportunity to improve customer relations and financial viability.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment for 401 Logan Avenue substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (July 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council direct that approval be contingent on the following conditions: a. signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community; b. the patio be closed at 10:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 p.m. from Friday to Saturday; and c. a telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with management. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailao, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (July 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council enact the zoning by-law amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (July 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council direct that approval be contingent on the following conditions: a. signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community; b. the patio be closed at 10:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 p.m. from Friday to Saturday; and c. a telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with management. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
MM35.47adopted
Under the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 (Bill 73) which came into final effect on July 1, 2016, Subsections 45.(1.3) and 45.(1.4) of the Planning Act as amended prevent the submission of minor variance applications on properties subject to a privately-initiated zoning by-law amendment within two years of by-law enactment, unless the municipal council has otherwise "declared by resolution that such an application is permitted". Site specific Zoning By-laws 1409-2019 and 1410-2013 were enacted for 1478-1496 Kingston Road by City Council at its meeting of October 2 and 3, 2019. By-laws 1409-2019 and 1410-2019 implemented owner-initiated amendments to City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law 8786, respectively, to permit the construction of an 11 storey mixed use building containing 198 residential dwelling units and commercial uses on the ground floor area. As the proposal has been advancing through the review for of an application for site plan control approval, Toronto Buildings has recently identified two areas that the development does not comply with the approved site specific zoning. To address these issues and advance the development, an application for minor variance to the Committee of Adjustment is required. The required zoning relief is to setbacks to bay window projections on the north façade and a reduction in parking supply. Under the Planning Act as now amended, however, this owner will not be able to file for a minor variance application for zoning relief in this regard until October 4, 2021, thus further delaying site redevelopment and causing the owner undue financial hardship. As the proposed development (including built form and the use of the land) is for the most part largely the same as that which City Council previously considered and approved and the changes are largely driven by revisions requested or required by City staff through the associated site plan control application, City Council's authorization for submission of a minor variance application at this time is warranted.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Subsection 45.(1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 1478-1496 Kingston Road to zoning provisions including but not limited to setbacks and parking supply requirements of former City of Scarborough's Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law 8786 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, respectively.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Subsection 45.(1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 1478-1496 Kingston Road to zoning provisions including but not limited to setbacks and parking supply requirements of former City of Scarborough's Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law 8786 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, respectively.
MM35.48adopted
The Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations are one component of the GO Expansion Program that recently underwent a Transit Project Assessment Process (Ontario Regulation 231/08). As part of the GO Expansion Program, Metrolinx has identified various infrastructure required to achieve service level targets across their network. The purpose of the Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations is to accommodate the increase of GO service through grade separations or road closures at seven at-grade road-rail crossings, including Progress Avenue, where a Road Over Rail Grade Separation is proposed. The Project will facilitate the expansion of service, however it will severely impact the ability to conduct operations of a number of businesses that are strategically located close to rail. Atlantic Packaging Products is a good example. It is a privately owned, Toronto-based company that has been in business since 1945. Over time, it has become one of the largest and most respected companies producing sustainable packaging products for large and small businesses in both Canada, and in the United States. Through vision, timely acquisitions, and a service driven mantra, they have become an example of a Scarborough-based industry leader. There are significant employers on Progress Avenue between Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road, including the second largest private sector employer in Scarborough, providing well-paying jobs in the community. These facilities and the economic benefits they generate are at risk by Metrolinx's adjacent Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations project, as are the operations of a number of other businesses here and elsewhere in Scarborough. The proposed grade separation designs will adversely affect these businesses' ability to conduct their operations by limiting access to their facilities. Despite design discussions over the past year between Metrolinx and area businesses and landowners, which seemed to be focused on an approach that could work for the affected businesses, Metrolinx recently revealed a final design for the grade separation that takes a different approach. The Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations project went through the Transit Project Assessment Process Phase; consultations were held online from August 18 to September 1, 2020. The Notice of Commencement was issued on September 8, 2020. Metrolinx continued in the Fall of 2020 through the third and final round of consultation. The Environmental Project Report for the Stouffville Rail Corridor Grade Separations Transit Project Assessment Process was available for public review from January 6 to February 4, 2021. It has been reviewed by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The Statement of Completion has been issued, and the project can now proceed to the detailed design and implementation phase. This Motion is requesting the Executive Director, Transit Expansion and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx to allow the designs to be revisited before procurement of the Progress Avenue Grade Separation takes place, to reach design solutions suitable to all parties. This matter is urgent. Metrolinx is planning to go to procurement without first consulting with business owners and property owners on the revised proposal.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx to immediately revisit the design of the Progress Avenue Grade Separation, and others, to reach a joint design solution suitable for continued operations of all other affected businesses, prior to proceeding with project procurement.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx to immediately revisit the design of the Progress Avenue Grade Separation, and others, to reach a joint design solution suitable for continued operations of all other affected businesses, prior to proceeding with project procurement.
MM35.49adopted
In 2020, Zoning By-laws 438-86 and 569-2013 were amended to permit a mixed-use development on the property municipally known as 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street, consisting of three towers on two development parcels, divided by a new public park. The applicant has since requested that the phasing of loading spaces on the development site, and the location of the office uses required by the by-laws within Building A and Building B be amended, and is seeking variances. This Motion is urgent because construction is set to begin and this change is needed to be able to proceed to the next stage of the Site Plan Application process.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council declare, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, an application for variances is permitted with respect to the property municipally known as 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street for relief from the requirements of Former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by By-law 661-2020, to amend the associated development standards only as they relate to the phasing of loading spaces on the development site, and that the location of the office uses required by the by-laws are to be provided within Building A and Building B. 2. City Council declare, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, an application for variances is permitted with respect to the property municipally known as 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street for relief from the requirements of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by By-law 662-2020, to amend the associated development standards only as they relate to the phasing of loading spaces on the development site, and that the location of the office uses required by the by-laws are to be provided within Building A and Building B. 3. City Council declare that Parts 1 and 2 above shall not be construed to fetter City Council's or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning's discretion with respect to any decision or opinion regarding the variance application related to 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy recommend that: 1. City Council declare, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, an application for variances is permitted with respect to the property municipally known as 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street for relief from the requirements of Former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by By-law 661-2020, to amend the associated development standards only as they relate to the phasing of loading spaces on the development site, and that the location of the office uses required by the by-laws are to be provided within Building A and Building B. 2. City Council declare, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, an application for variances is permitted with respect to the property municipally known as 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street for relief from the requirements of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by By-law 662-2020, to amend the associated development standards only as they relate to the phasing of loading spaces on the development site, and that the location of the office uses required by the by-laws are to be provided within Building A and Building B. 3. City Council declare that Recommendations 1 and 2 above shall not be construed to fetter City Council's or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning's discretion with respect to any decision or opinion regarding the variance application related to 2 Bloor Street West and 820 Yonge Street.
MM35.50adopted
At its meeting on June 8 and 9, 2021, City Council approved the implementation of a Food Incubator Tenancy Program at 5200 Yonge Street to encourage the establishment and initial growth of small food service businesses pursuant to section 84 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. City Council further authorized the execution of below market rent lease agreements for four (4) eligible owners ("the Tenants") to operate in food stations and one (1) Food Learning, Innovation Place operator selected by a Tenant Selection Committee. The purpose of this Food Incubator Tenancy Program is to provide the infrastructure and training through the City's Small Business Enterprise Centre program ("Enterprise Toronto") to allow start-up food entrepreneurs to begin a new and innovative food service business of their own in a shared food hall equipped with commercial-grade kitchen appliances. This program is also consistent with the objective of laying the foundation for Toronto's social and economic recovery as outlined in EX17.1 "Towards Recovery and Building a Renewed Toronto". Food Incubator Tenancy Space at 5200 Yonge Street The Food Incubator Tenancy Space is located on the northeast corner of the condominium building located at 5200 Yonge Street. This space will be conveyed to the City imminently as part of the Section 37 benefit related to the development of 5200 Yonge Street. A Tenant Selection Committee has already selected the four initial food operators and has a schedule to execute the leases and open the operation by September 1, 2020. The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued a Certificate of Property Use against the property, including the space of which the City is taking ownership and in which the Food Incubator program will operate, which requires ongoing groundwater and indoor air monitoring. The Certificate of Property Use requirement is related to existing contamination from a former dry cleaner that previously operated on an adjacent property. The developer of the adjacent property has confirmed that remediation has occurred already. As such, the City believes that, with 2-5 years of monitoring data, the risk of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks requiring further groundwater and indoor air monitoring is low. The City's Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act ("the policy") does not permit the City to accept lands that are subject to ongoing groundwater or soil vapour monitoring and reporting requirements. Moreover, the Section 37 Agreement stipulates that the City must be given the space free of all encumbrances. However, in lieu of the City space not being in proximity to where the groundwater and indoor air monitoring will need to occur, the developer has offered to both conduct the monitoring and reporting required by the Certificate of Property Use as well as to indemnify the City from liability emerging from any non-compliance with the Certificate of Property Use. As such, staff do not view that the Certificate of Property Use should be regarded as an encumbrance. In the interest of avoiding a delay to the scheduled opening of the Food Incubator Program and to expedite the near term economic recovery among the four (4) selected Tenants, the recommendations enclosed in this Motion seek an exemption from the policy and authority to exempt the Certificate of Property Use from being defined as an encumbrance.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt the stratified parcel of land at 5200 Yonge Street, required to be conveyed to the City pursuant to the Section 37 Agreement between the City and 5200 Yonge Street Limited Partnership (the "Developer") and intended for use as a Food Incubator Program (the "Food Incubator Tenancy Space") from the application of Section 5.4.5.3 of the Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act, such that the City will accept the conveyance of the Food Incubator Tenancy Space subject to the ongoing indoor air and ground water monitoring requirements pursuant to the Certificate of Property Use affecting the 5200 Yonge Street site, including the Food Incubator Tenancy Space. 2. City Council authorize the amendment to the Section 37 Agreement between the City and the Developer to include an indemnity agreement with the Developer, whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility for the indoor air and ground water monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use, and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with such monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use. 3. City Council deem the ongoing indoor and ground water monitoring obligations identified in the Certificate of Property Use not to be an encumbrance against the Food Incubator Tenancy Space for the purposes of the conveyance required under the Section 37 Agreement.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt the stratified parcel of land at 5200 Yonge Street, required to be conveyed to the City pursuant to the Section 37 Agreement between the City and 5200 Yonge Street Limited Partnership (the "Developer") and intended for use as a Food Incubator Program (the "Food Incubator Tenancy Space") from the application of Section 5.4.5.3 of the Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act, such that the City will accept the conveyance of the Food Incubator Tenancy Space subject to the ongoing indoor air and ground water monitoring requirements pursuant to the Certificate of Property Use affecting the 5200 Yonge Street site, including the Food Incubator Tenancy Space. 2. City Council authorize the amendment to the Section 37 Agreement between the City and the Developer to include an indemnity agreement with the Developer, whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility for the indoor air and ground water monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use, and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with such monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use. 3. City Council deem the ongoing indoor and ground water monitoring obligations identified in the Certificate of Property Use not to be an encumbrance against the Food Incubator Tenancy Space for the purposes of the conveyance required under the Section 37 Agreement.
MM35.51adopted
CaféTO guidelines require flankage cafés (along the side of a building, and/or on a local road) to be vacated by 11:00 p.m., with a "last call for alcohol service" at 10:15 p.m. Cafes in the curb lane or on the sidewalk frontage may currently serve alcohol until 2 a.m., and must be vacated by 2:45 a.m. This has created a discrepancy between policies applied to very similar businesses and a fundamental inequity in the requirements of different restaurant operators. Restaurants operating flankage cafes in the Willowdale Business Improvement Area operate no more closely to residential areas than those permitted later closing times. In some cases, cafes operating on different sides of the same residential building are treated differently by the current guidelines. These recommendations seek to harmonize the operating times of all CafeTO installations specific to the Willowdale area where additional strain on surrounding residents is not expected to be a significant concern. This Motion is urgent as it addresses financial hardships being experienced by small businesses that may not be able to remain economically viable through to the next meeting of Council.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt the following locations from the 11:00 p.m. closure time requirement in sections 742-2.1D(1)(e)(i) and 742-9.10A(1) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and require that the following locations instead be closed and cleared of customers by 2:45 a.m., with such exemption and closure requirement to be of effect only from July 15, 2021 to November 10, 2021, inclusive: a. Menami Restaurant, 5469 Yonge Street; b. Nolbu Toronto Korean Japanese Restaurant, 3 Elmhurst Avenue; and c. Old Taste, 5433 Yonge Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt the following locations from the 11:00 p.m. closure time requirement in sections 742-2.1D(1)(e)(i) and 742-9.10A(1) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and require that the following locations instead be closed and cleared of customers by 2:45 a.m., with such exemption and closure requirement to be of effect only from July 15, 2021 to November 10, 2021, inclusive: a. Menami Restaurant, 5469 Yonge Street; b. Nolbu Toronto Korean Japanese Restaurant, 3 Elmhurst Avenue; and c. Old Taste, 5433 Yonge Street.
MM35.52adopted
City Planning has received a request for a temporary use zoning by-law that would allow for an outdoor patio to be located in a Toronto Parking Authority surface parking lot at 592 Gerrard Street East. The lot is currently vacant, historically used for municipal parking and managed by the Toronto Parking Authority. There are no existing City uses or activities within the proposed patio area, with an existing bike share station along the frontage of the lot to remain. A patio is proposed to be similarly established in this vacant City-owned Toronto Parking Authority lot, for restaurants in the vicinity who may reach a licencing arrangement with the City to use the space for a temporary patio. For main street restaurant businesses, temporary patios are being established in the right of way under the CaféTO program, to provide additional patio capacity during restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary zoning relief is to provide additional outdoor patio capacity to ensure physical distancing is maintained for patrons and to meet their own standard patron capacity targets to remain in operation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This Motion is urgent as local restaurants have been closed for much of the pandemic due to limits on indoor public gatherings so the proposed outdoor patio would provide an opportunity to improve their customer relations and financial viability.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment for 592 Gerrard Street East substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (July 15, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 2. City Council authorize the City to enter into a licence arrangement with a restaurant or restaurants in the vicinity of 592 Gerrard Street East, permitting the licensee(s) to establish an open dining area on the site, available for use by all members of the public and, in exchange for incurring the associated costs of providing tables, seating and maintaining such public area, allowing the licensee(s), to serve food and beverages to individuals making use of the area, where permitted by applicable law, subject to such terms as considered appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including any requirements under the CafeTO program or Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, which might be modified or adapted to be appropriate in the circumstances. 3. City Council direct that approval be contingent on the following conditions: a. signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community; b. the patio be closed at 10:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 p.m. from Friday to Saturday; c. a telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with licensee(s); and d. there will be no outdoor music, performances and dancing, or amplified sound on the patio. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (July 15, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management: 1. City Council enact the zoning by-law amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (July 15, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 2. The City be authorized to enter into a licence arrangement with a restaurant or restaurants in the vicinity of 592 Gerrard Street East, permitting the licensee(s) to establish an open dining area on the site, available for use by all members of the public and, in exchange for incurring the associated costs of providing tables, seating and maintaining such public area, allowing the licensee(s), to serve food and beverages to individuals making use of the area, where permitted by applicable law, subject to such terms as considered appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, including any requirements under the CafeTO program or Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays, which might be modified or adapted to be appropriate in the circumstances. 3. City Council direct that approval be contingent on the following conditions: a. signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community; b. the patio be closed at 10:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 p.m. from Friday to Saturday; c. a telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with licensee(s); and d. there will be no outdoor music, performances and dancing, or amplified sound on the patio. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment as may be required.
MM35.53adopted
Mattachioni restaurant at 1499-1501 Gerrard Street East like many restaurants during the pandemic had a financially difficult time and so this summer is taking advantage of the CafeTO program. A 1.2 metre fence used previously for another purpose would work well as a curb lane fence and under the 2021 CafeTO guidelines business owners are allowed to provide their own linear closure material. However, his fence is 20 centimetres higher than those guidelines allow. It may be possible in this location such a fence height might indeed be safe. This Motion is urgent as much of the outdoor dining season will be over by the time of the next City Council meeting and if a solution could be found to accommodate the business request it would help to improve its financial viability and customer relations.
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the operator of Mattachioni Restaurant at 1499-1501 Gerrard Street East to see if their proposed curbside fence might be safely installed, and if so, permit its use during the 2021 CafeTO season.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the operator of Mattachioni restaurant at 1499-1501 Gerrard Street East to see if their proposed curbside fence might be safely installed, and if so, permit its use during the 2021 CafeTO season.