Toronto City Council
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MM45.21amended
The City of Toronto has been advocating for change to the rent-geared-to-income regulations for many years. Rent-geared-to-income regulations allow individuals or households to access affordable housing. Over the past few years, there have been important changes made to the Housing Services Act, governing rent-geared-to-income administration. These have been the result of such advocacy and include the simplification how rent-geared-to-income is calculated. In 2016, the Mayor's Task Force on Toronto Community Housing Corporation reported that "tenants are looking for access to jobs and opportunities, particularly those that provide a bridge towards meaningful, sustainable work." Toronto Community Housing Corporation has worked with its development partners and the City on creating opportunities for youth to access training and employment in the trades, however many tenants are reluctant to take these opportunities because they fear losing their housing or subsidy. This presents a barrier to employment opportunities for some rent-geared-to-income households. A key Provincial regulation change in 2021 was the exclusion of the income of full-time students in the calculation of the household rent-geared-to-income rent. This exclusion also applies to students in qualifying apprenticeship programs. However, in order to qualify, the regulations require that the educational program is with a "recognized educational institution", as defined by the Housing Services Act. For this reason, some participants in unrecognized apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, such as CRAFT, which offers a 14-week intensive training in trade disciplines, may not qualify for this exemption, as it is sponsored by the union and not an educational institution. Broadening the definition of apprenticeship programs to include those affiliated with trade unions and/or connected to service manager approved programs would extend meaningful employment opportunities to a larger number of rent-geared-to-income tenants in Toronto.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to amend Ontario Regulation 367/11 under the Housing Services Act to reduce barriers for rent-geared-to-income tenants by exempting the income of tenants who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs supported by unions in the same manner as the income is currently excluded for tenants who are enrolled in apprenticeship programs offered through recognized educational institutions, for the calculation of rent-geared-to-income.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to amend Ontario Regulation 367/11 under the Housing Services Act to reduce barriers for rent-geared-to-income tenants by exempting the income of tenants who participate in apprenticeship programs supported by unions in the same manner as the income is currently excluded for tenants who are enrolled in apprenticeship programs offered through recognized educational institutions, for the calculation of rent-geared-to-income.
CC45.22amended
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") hearing into this matter currently scheduled to commence on September 23, 2022, for 3 weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications for 36-44 Eglinton Avenue West to the OLT due to Council's refusal on the applications within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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 supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the "without prejudice" settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendix A and a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 7 below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 36-44 Eglinton Avenue West (the "Development Site"). 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the owner has withdrawn its Official Plan Amendment as the provision of 2,667.6 square metres of gross floor area for office uses satisfies the intent of Policy 2.5.4 of the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan; b. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including but not limited to the following: i. a minimum of 2,667.6 square metres of office uses; ii. a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of units as 2-bedroom units; iii. a minimum of 10 percent of the total number of units as 3-bedroom units; iv. an additional 15 percent of the total number of units will be a combination of 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units, or units that can be converted to 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units through the use of adaptable design measures; v. the maximum number of storeys is 59; vi. the maximum overall building height is 199.9 metres, inclusive of the mechanical penthouse and a building height to the top of the roof of 192.9 metres; and vii. the revisions outlined in Paragraph 1 of Confidential Appendix A to the plans and drawings contained in Confidential Appendix B to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor; and c. the owner has, at its sole cost and expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secured the design and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; iii. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including an updated Parking and Loading Study and transportation demand management strategy satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and thereafter implement any such requirements as part of Site Plan Control application; and iv. submitted an updated Computational Fluid Dynamics pedestrian level wind study that reflects the revised proposal, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured through the site plan process, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council direct the following matters be addressed and secured through the site plan approval process for the Development Site: a. the owner shall construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site; b. as part of site plan control, the owner shall submit a detailed wind tunnel test complete with a statistical wind analysis to determine the impacts and efficacy of the recommended wind mitigation measures, evaluated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and shall construct and maintain any required mitigation measures, to be secured through the site plan application review process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning an updated wind study that includes a wind tunnel analysis and any associated wind mitigation measures; c. as part of site plan control, the owner shall explore with City staff additional improvements to the Duplex curb location to facilitate public realm improvements that result in a safer pedestrian level experience, through a combination of curb extensions and landscaping to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and d. requirements for a construction management plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 5. City Council direct Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff to continue working with the owner to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City prior to the first Building Permit for the development to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act and City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into any necessary agreements to facilitate the transfer and conveyance of the off-site parkland dedication to the City, in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 6. If the owner provides for an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges for the design and construction by the owner of above base park improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the above base park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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 (June 9, 2022) 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 9, 2022) 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 (June 8, 2022) 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.
MM45.22adopted
Across the country, the use of deeply disturbing graphic images in flyers and other materials distributed to residences and displayed in the public realm at gatherings or demonstrations have continued to rise over the past few years. Increasingly in Toronto, community members have reported such flyers to have been posted in the public realm at public message boards on streets and at bus stops. On December 5, 2017, City Council adopted a motion directing staff to report back on options to regulate and potentially prohibit the distribution of graphic imagery in print materials to private residences, as well as in temporary signs that are carried, held or displayed in the public realm. However, as the distribution of graphic images within private and public spaces increases, Torontonians remain unprotected. The municipalities of Calgary, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Oakville, Oshawa, Ottawa, and Winnipeg have all passed by-laws or resolutions focused on the distribution of flyers generally, or the graphic imagery on these flyers specifically, to residential properties. The most recent of which was passed by the City of London. The Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, which had previously targeted Torontonians throughout 2017, has continued distributing grotesque images to residences in the City of London. These flyers depicting bloody and dismembered fetuses together with messages equating abortion to "killing" can be psychologically traumatizing to people struggling with reproductive issues and cause harm to those in the process of making or having already made difficult decisions regarding their health and wellbeing. In response, the municipality passed the "Distribution of Graphic Flyers By-law" which requires any graphic imagery on printed or written materials distributed to residences to be enclosed in an envelope containing a content warning label and distributor identity information. Those failing to comply with the bylaw face a fine of $350, liable to a maximum fine of $5000. Forcing residents without their consent, especially young children, to view graphic images that may trigger a negative reaction to their health and wellbeing, in their own homes or in neighbourhoods where they live and work is unacceptable. The City must determine options to either regulate distribution, similar to the City of London, or fully prohibit the inclusion of graphic imagery in materials distributed to private residences, ensuring consequences for continuing to cause harm. The potential of extending protection into the public realm should also be considered through exploring options to regulate or prohibit graphic imagery that is carried, held or displayed in public spaces. In all cases, the City of Toronto must protect residents of all demographics from the distress and harm caused by exposure to graphic imagery, crafting a by-law founded on respecting the rights of individuals as guaranteed under Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, both those distributing, and receiving the flyers.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to assess and report to Executive Committee with options to prohibit the distribution of graphic imagery to private residences, as well as prohibit and regulate the display of graphic imagery in the public realm, based on the interventions proposed by other Canadian jurisdictions.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Robin Buxton Potts, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to assess and report to Executive Committee with options to prohibit the distribution of graphic imagery to private residences, as well as prohibit and regulate the display of graphic imagery in the public realm, based on the interventions proposed by other Canadian jurisdictions.
CC45.23adopted
The owner of the property municipally known as 28 River Street & 550 Queen Street East (the "Site") applied for amendments to former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 (the "Application") solely in respect of the property at 28 River Street in order to facilitate a 15-storey mixed-use building containing 162 dwelling units and 458 square metres of ground floor commercial space with a total gross floor area of 11,752 square metres (the "Original Application"). On April 26, 27 and 28, 2017, City Council adopted the recommendations of Community Planning staff to refuse the Original Application. The Applicant appealed City Council's decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT"). The appeal was assigned Case No. PL170622 and is now filed as OLT-22-03289. A full hearing on the merits of the appeal of the Original Application at the OLT was not scheduled. On June 8, 2022, the Applicant submitted a with prejudice settlement offer to the City, set out in Appendix "A" to this Report (the "Revised Proposal"). The Revised Proposal expands the proposed development site to include the property at 550 Queen Street East. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the scheduled OLT hearing scheduled for July 13, 2022.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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. July 28, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public: 1. City Council accept the with prejudice settlement offer dated June 8, 2022, set out in Public Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor (the "Revised Proposal") and support the Revised Proposal substantially in accordance with Public Appendix B to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, subject to the Parts set out below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Proposal as set out in the settlement offer dated June 8, 2022 in Public Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 3 and 4 below. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until the earlier of August 12, 2022, or the Ontario Land Tribunal having been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions: a. pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and subject to compliance with this By-law, the increase in height and density of the development is permitted beyond that otherwise permitted on the lands shown on Diagram 1 of this By-law, in return for the provision by the owner, at the owner's expense of the facilities, services and matters set out in Schedule A hereof and which are secured by one or more agreements pursuant to Section 37(3) of the Planning Act that are in a form and registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. where Schedule A of this By-law requires the owner to provide certain facilities, services or matters prior to the issuance of a building permit, the issuance of such permit shall be dependent on satisfaction of the same; c. the owner must not use, or permit the use of, a building or structure erected with an increase in height and density pursuant to exception [number to be inserted at time of drafting] of By-law 438-86, as amended, and 569-2013, as necessary unless the provisions of Schedule A of such By-law are satisfied; d. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and that agreement has been registered on title to 28 River Street and 550 Queen Street East, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for the purpose of securing appropriate community benefits, which will include requirements to: i. provide a cash contribution of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) to be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for any building on the Site within the vicinity of the Site, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and to be allocated as follows: A. $1,250,000.00 to local area streetscape and parkland improvements; and B. $1,250,000.00 to capital improvements for new or existing affordable housing, cultural, community and recreation space in the ward; ii. the cash contributions referred to in Part 3.d.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; and iii. in the event the cash contributions referred to in Part 3.d.i. above have not been used for the determined purpose within three (3) years of the amending Zoning By-law 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 the purpose is identified in Official Plan; and e. a holding provision in accordance with Part 4 below. 4. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) to be issued by the Ontario Land Tribunal contain a Holding ('H') provision that will be lifted on satisfaction of the following pre-conditions: a. the owner has entered into a Section 37 Agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. a By-law under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act has been enacted designating the property at 550 Queen Street East as being of cultural heritage value or interest; c. the owner has applied pursuant to Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for heritage alterations to 550 Queen Street East to facilitate the Revised Proposal; d. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 550 Queen Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution and registration of such agreement on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; e. the owner has, at its sole cost and expense, submitted a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; and f. in the event it is determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, the owners have entered into an agreement or have otherwise secured the design, construction, and provided financial securities for such upgrades to the existing municipal infrastructure to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water. 5. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to render its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment effective as of no later than August 12, 2022. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision on this matter.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 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.
MM45.23adopted
This Motion requests authority from Council to amend the 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation in the amount of $0.650 million for improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street. Additional funds are required to support the scope of work that meets the needs of the community. The total project cost would be amended from $1.100 million to $1.750 million, with cash flow commitments in 2023. The improvements will be fully funded from the following sources: $0.050 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 700 King Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700112); $0.200 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 99 Atlantic Avenue, 38-40 Hanna Avenue, 2-24A Liberty Street and 1 Snooker Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700112); and $0.400 million from various Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu generated from developments in proximity to Osler Playground. These funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes. Authority is also required to enter into any necessary agreements with the Toronto Catholic District School Board to allow the City to proceed with geotechnical testing and to construct improvements on the Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands, as well as prepare and execute a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the capital improvements for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Osler Playground Park Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project, in the amount of $0.650 million, increasing the total project cost from $1.100 million to $1.750 million, with cash flow commitments in 2023, fully funded by the following sources received for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands Located at 30 Humbert Street: a. $0.050 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 700 King Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700112) for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street; b. $0.200 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 99 Atlantic Avenue, 38-40 Hanna Avenue, 2-24A Liberty Street and 1 Snooker Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701009) for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street; and c. $0.400 million from the Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received from the following sources for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground: Development Location Internal Order Account (XR2213) Amount 1100 King Street West (includes 15 Machelles and 20 Joe Shuster Way) 4200004 $276,155.91 781 Queen Street West 4200029 $35.25 2 Ossington Avenue 4200033 $44.78 15 Machells Street (1100 King Street West) 4200059 $273.13 964 Queen Street West 4200085 $35.84 847 Dundas Street West 4200160 $3.70 158 Euclid Avenue 4200220 $180.55 152 Euclid Avenue 4200225 $183.31 1243 Dundas Street West 4200403 $23.26 25 Givins Street 4200401 $177.34 146 Strachan Avenue 4200600 $116.27 259 Dovercourt Road 4200602 $1,302.45 126 Argyle Street 4200643 $255.62 109-111 Ossington Avenue 4200665 $6,533.95 1040-1042 Queen Street West 4200700 $44,990.92 159 Claremount Street 4200737 $707.79 114 Ossington Avenue 4200769 $678.56 85 Bellwoods Avenue 4200695 $466.67 243 Niagara Street 4200789 $13,636.92 178 Strachan Avenue 4200981 $1,495.44 45 Dovercourt Road 4201204 $4,489.28 41 Dovercourt Road 4201215 $11,743.58 345 Dufferin Street 4201302 $36,469.48 Total $400,000.00 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, any necessary agreements with the Toronto Catholic District School Board to allow the City to proceed with geotechnical testing and to construct improvements on the lands of the Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School located at 30 Humbert Street, being done in coordination with improvements to the adjacent Osler Playground, on terms and conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to prepare and execute a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and Community Planning staff, for use of Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street, for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Mihevc, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Osler Playground Park Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project, in the amount of $0.650 million, increasing the total project cost from $1.100 million to $1.750 million, with cash flow commitments in 2023, fully funded by the following sources received for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands Located at 30 Humbert Street: a. $0.050 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 700 King Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700112) for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street; b. $0.200 million from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 99 Atlantic Avenue, 38-40 Hanna Avenue, 2-24A Liberty Street and 1 Snooker Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701009) for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground and the adjacent Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street; and c. $0.400 million from the Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received from the following sources for the purpose of improvements to Osler Playground: Development Location Internal Order Account (XR2213) Amount 1100 King Street West (includes 15 Machelles and 20 Joe Shuster Way) 4200004 $276,155.91 781 Queen Street West 4200029 $35.25 2 Ossington Avenue 4200033 $44.78 15 Machells Street (1100 King Street West) 4200059 $273.13 964 Queen Street West 4200085 $35.84 847 Dundas Street West 4200160 $3.70 158 Euclid Avenue 4200220 $180.55 152 Euclid Avenue 4200225 $183.31 1243 Dundas Street West 4200403 $23.26 25 Givins Street 4200401 $177.34 146 Strachan Avenue 4200600 $116.27 259 Dovercourt Road 4200602 $1,302.45 126 Argyle Street 4200643 $255.62 109-111 Ossington Avenue 4200665 $6,533.95 1040-1042 Queen Street West 4200700 $44,990.92 159 Claremount Street 4200737 $707.79 114 Ossington Avenue 4200769 $678.56 85 Bellwoods Avenue 4200695 $466.67 243 Niagara Street 4200789 $13,636.92 178 Strachan Avenue 4200981 $1,495.44 45 Dovercourt Road 4201204 $4,489.28 41 Dovercourt Road 4201215 $11,743.58 345 Dufferin Street 4201302 $36,469.48 Total $400,000.00 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, any necessary agreements with the Toronto Catholic District School Board to allow the City to proceed with geotechnical testing and to construct improvements on the lands of the Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School located at 30 Humbert Street, being done in coordination with improvements to the adjacent Osler Playground, on terms and conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to prepare and execute a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and Community Planning staff, for use of Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School lands located at 30 Humbert Street, for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
CC45.24amended
The owner submitted Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to permit the development of 34 and 37 storey residential towers on individual base buildings, and 37 and 44 storey residential towers linked by a 2 and 4 storey base building containing residential, retail and office uses. The owner proposes to provide two new public streets: a portion of a north-south extension of Beecroft Road, and a new east-west street linking Yonge Street and the future Beecroft Road extension. The applications propose a total gross floor area of 117,826.9 square metres (111,188.0 square metres of residential, 4,601.7 square metres of office, 1,255.6 square metres of retail, and 781.5 square metres of not for profit daycare) with a Floor Space Index of 3.6 times the area of the lot. The applications were deemed complete on February 25, 2020. On August 31, 2021, the owner filed an appeal with the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") on the applications due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame in the Planning Act.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor John Filion. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor John Filion, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) 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 by motion 1 by Councillor John Filion, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) 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. July 5, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor John Filion, were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public: 1. City Council accept the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer ("Settlement Offer") dated June 8, 2022, as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, subject to the following conditions: a. the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and draft plan of subdivision are in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; b. the requirements for the usual environmental site assessments and record of site conditions for the conveyance of the land for the future Beecroft Road extension be waived; c. forthwith following the issuance of final order by the Ontario Land Tribunal, the owner shall register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a restriction against title to the child care facility land and the parkland over-dedication lands pursuant to Section 118 of the Land Titles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.5, to restrict the transferring and/or charging of these lands by the owner, other than as may be consented to in writing by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, which consent won't be unreasonably withheld and which for greater certainty, shall not be withheld to facilitate financing and development; d. the Section 118 Restriction shall be released by the City of Toronto upon conveyance, to the City, of the child care facility lands and parkland over-dedication lands; e. as part of site plan control, the owner shall submit a detailed wind tunnel test complete with a statistical wind analysis to determine the impacts and efficacy of the recommended wind mitigation measures, evaluated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and shall construct and maintain any required mitigation measures, to be secured through the site plan application review process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning an updated wind study that includes a wind tunnel analysis and any associated wind mitigation measures; f. a Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor has been executed and registered on title to the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, securing community benefits and other benefits as set out in the in the Settlement Offer; g. should the matters set out in the Settlement Offer and listed in Parts 1 and 2 herein not have been completed to the satisfaction of the appropriate City Official by August 12, 2022, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) to be issued by the Ontario Land Tribunal contain a Holding ('H') provision; h. the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, be authorized to finalize the elements of and give effect to the settlement and any other related planning instruments; i. in lieu of the provisions in Paragraph 10 of the Settlement Offer as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, Times Group will convey to the City, at no cost to the City, the statutory parkland dedication (Block 5 on the draft plan of subdivision) and the parkland over-dedication (Block 1 on the draft plan of subdivision) no later than upon registration of the subdivision agreement; Times Group will convey to the City, at no cost to the City, the completed childcare facility (building and land, being Block 6 on the draft plan of subdivision) on or before July 1, 2026, except, in the event the public road on the Beecroft extension (being Block 9 on the draft plan of subdivision) has not been completed by January 1, 2026 , then the conveyance of the completed childcare facility to the City shall be no later than six months from the date of the start of construction of the public road on Block 9 as determined by the City; j. Times Group shall have the right to occupy the new east-west public road (Block 8 on the draft plan of subdivision), subject to the City's normal right of way occupancy/encroachment provisions, but for nominal consideration, for the purpose of construction staging and parking until first occupancy of the Phase 1 towers; and k. the City acknowledges that the Times Group may request lane closures on the Beecroft extension and/or Yonge Street for construction purposes and Times Group acknowledges that such requests will be considered through the City's normal process. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
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 from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A, to this Report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to this Report from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM45.24adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to seek City Council's authority to appoint Natasha Zappulla as Deputy Chief Building Official effective as soon as possible. This Motion is urgent as the appointment of the Director and Deputy Chief Building Official is required as soon as possible to meet City needs.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Natasha Zappulla as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto, with all the powers and duties of the Chief Building Official within the district of the City of Toronto assigned by the Chief Building Official. 2. City Council revoke the appointment of Alan Shaw as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto effective immediately. 3. City Council authorize and direct appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to this Motion including the introduction in Council of any necessary bills.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Natasha Zappulla as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto, with all the powers and duties of the Chief Building Official within the district of the City of Toronto assigned by the Chief Building Official. 2. City Council revoke the appointment of Alan Shaw as Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto effective immediately. 3. City Council authorize and direct appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to this Motion including the introduction in Council of any necessary bills.
MM45.25referred
Since being selected as the operator of Casa Loma, the Liberty Entertainment Group has unquestionably revitalized the heritage site. However, there is still a need for community consultation to create a vision for the North of Austin Terrace site. The item at City Council that awarded the Request for Proposal to Liberty in 2013 was EX35.2 - Casa Loma Request for Proposals - Operator for Main House and Grounds. The Staff Recommendations for the item clearly delineated the North of Austin Terrace as a separate entity, intended for a different use and/or operator: 6. City Council request that the Casa Loma Corporation review options for the north portion of the Casa Loma complex, including consideration of issuance of an Request for Expressions of Interest, and in doing so: a. identify a vision and uses for the north portion of the Casa Loma complex; b. ensure the vision and uses proposed are complimentary to the heritage, tourism and event uses at the Main House and Grounds; c. preclude the sale of City owned lands; and d. provide that the review process includes significant community and key stakeholder consultation In advance of awarding the Request for Proposal for the North of Austin Terrace site in April of 2015, Staff cited a lone public consultation meeting on February 26, 2015 in response to City Council Item IA43.1. This does not meet City Council direction as cited above in Recommendation 6 Executive Committee Item EX32.5 (2013) and ignores Recommendation 8, which obligated Staff to report back to City Council on Recommendation 6 prior to moving forward with an Request for Proposal: 8. City Council direct that Casa Loma Corporation, through the City Manager, report to Council on the review process for the north portion of Casa Loma; and that the City Manager report back on the appropriate future governance structure for the Casa Loma complex no later than the spring of 2015. In short, the vision for the site was supposed to be set by the community and Council prior to the Request for Proposal being issued. This was not done. That's why this Motion seeks to rectify this error by directing Staff to move forward with the process laid out in 2013 for the North of Austin Terrace Site.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, referred Motion MM45.25 to the General Government and Licensing Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to fulfill Part 6 of City Council's Decision on Item 2013.EX35.2, and to report to the General Government and Licensing Committee in the first quarter of 2023.
MM45.26amended
Modernizing Service in City Parks - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
Toronto is home to more than 1,500 parks. We appreciate the work our Parks staff do throughout the year to make our parks safe and welcoming places. With more and more residents getting outside to enjoy our City parks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that we continue to find opportunities to improve service and their experience at our parks. Our parks feature more than 2,000 water assets - many of which are seasonal washrooms and water fountains and have to be activated each spring and deactivated ahead of each winter. We have expanded some year round facilities and through a previous report request, staff are examining opportunities to make more of these year round. These existing seasonal facilities must be accessible as soon as possible to parkgoers following the winter. While we recognize that frost levels and cold impact the ability to start doing some of this work, we must recognize demand for these services is beginning earlier in the year for a variety of possible reasons including increased demand and climate change. We must make a conscious effort to modernize operations and procedures in City parks and start opening parks and turning on services earlier and faster. This Motion asks staff to adjust and modernize park operations to conduct service improvements earlier in the spring. These activities include grass cutting of sports fields earlier in the year and on a more frequent basis, speeding up the activation of water assets such as drinking fountains and washrooms and increasing litter pick up earlier in the spring. The Motion also asks for Parks Forestry and Recreation to expedite any service activations in the interim.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in coordination with other relevant divisions to adjust and modernize park operations and procedures to conduct service improvements at City parks earlier in the spring; these activities include but are not limited to: a. grass cutting, particularly on sports fields, earlier and on a more frequent basis in keeping with the principles of the Biodiversity Strategy and Pollinator Strategy; b. speeding up the activation of water assets such as drinking fountains, splash pads, and washrooms, and extending the length of the season, with a goal of opening facilities as soon as it is possible after the risk of frost has passed, but with a target of the end of May at the latest; c. increasing litter pick up earlier in the spring; and d. making any outstanding service activations in the interim. 2. City Council direct that, should any additional resources be required to meet any determined service standard changes related to the items in Part 1 above, a request be brought forward through the 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets for Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to provide an update on plans to winterize parks washrooms during the 2023 Budget process.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in coordination with other relevant divisions to adjust and modernize park operations and procedures to conduct service improvements at City parks earlier in the spring; these activities include but are not limited to: a. grass cutting, particularly on sports fields, earlier and on a more frequent basis; b. speeding up the activation of water assets such as drinking fountains and washrooms; c. increasing litter pick up earlier in the spring; and d. making any outstanding service activations in the interim.
MM45.27adopted
This Motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2022-2031 City Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project for Walter Saunders Memorial Park Basketball Court Improvements in the amount of $0.175 million with cash flow in 2022. The project will be fully funded from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2270-2280, 2296 Eglinton Avenue West, 6 Sanderstead Avenue and 9 Croham Road (Source Account: XR3026-3701169); in order to improve the existing courts and add a new half court with lighting. The funds have been received, are eligible for these purposes and support the needs of the community.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Walter Saunders Memorial Park Basketball Court Improvements in the Outdoor Recreation Centre project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.175 million in 2022, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2270-2280, 2296 Eglinton Avenue West, 6 Sanderstead Avenue and 9 Croham Road (Source Account: XR3026- 3701169) for the purpose of basketball court improvements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Walter Saunders Memorial Park Basketball Court Improvements in the Outdoor Recreation Centre project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.175 million in 2022, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2270-2280, 2296 Eglinton Avenue West, 6 Sanderstead Avenue and 9 Croham Road (Source Account: XR3026- 3701169) for the purpose of basketball court improvements.
MM45.28amended
CafeTO is unquestionably one of the silver linings that have arisen as a result of the pandemic. In 2021, the program supported more than 1,200 restaurants with expanded outdoor dining opportunities on streets and sidewalks. Residents have been almost unanimously supportive of the vibrant neighbourhood main streets CafeTO has created. The one complaint residents have, however, is in regards to the unattractiveness of some patio installations. While there certainly are many businesses that have installed beautiful spaces, far too many make our streets look less like café cultures in world cities that we try to emulate and more like construction zones. Let this be the last summer that we enjoy a meal with friends and family surrounded by orange pylons and concrete blocks. This motion requests Staff to develop design guidelines for CafeTO installations with a focus on creating a beautifully-designed streetscape that Torontonians can enjoy and be proud of, while also retaining an emphasis on cost and safety.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to develop design guidelines for CafeTO installations, in consultation with Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, that will help create a beautiful streetscape that is safe and accessible for all patrons and cost effective for businesses, and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2023. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to work with Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas to take immediate measures make CafeTO installations accessible for all patrons.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to develop design guidelines for CafeTO installations, in consultation with Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, that will help create a beautiful streetscape that is safe for patrons and cost effective for businesses, and to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2023.
MM45.29adopted
Many Torontonians take for granted the ability to open their windows to get fresh air, and to cool down, especially in the hot summer months. Residents in high rise rental apartment buildings, however, are not afforded this basic comfort. Under 629-19(4) of the City's Property Standards by-law, tenants in buildings with more than 3 storeys must have a guard installed that does not allow for a window to open more than 10 centimetres (~4 inches). While 629-19(4) was enacted as a reaction to a tragedy, the by-law has had unintended and harmful consequences. Restricting the opening of windows eliminates the only available avenue of relief for the many tenants who do not have air conditioning. In light of increasingly common extreme heat events, a lack of fresh air poses significant risks to seniors and others with certain health conditions that cause vulnerability to high temperatures. This Motion requests City Staff to reconsider how we govern apartment windows. By-law 629-19(4) already allows for other options that provide protection, including heavy duty screens that still allow for windows to be fully opened. With extreme temperatures becoming the norm, it's time for the City to look at a new way to keep people safe that doesn't restrict their ability to allow fresh air into their apartment and cool down when the weather is hot.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards review 629-19(4) of the City's Property Standards By-law Window protection in apartment buildings and report to Planning and Housing Committee on measures that will keep children safe without the use of a 'guard' or a 'controlled sash' that restricts outside air into apartment units.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards review 629-19(4) of the City's Property Standards By-law Window protection in apartment buildings and report to Planning and Housing Committee on measures that will keep children safe without the use of a 'guard' or a 'controlled sash' that restricts outside air into apartment units.
MM45.30adopted
Governments have an obligation to ensure they are connecting with their residents and keeping them informed of City policies, initiatives, and events. We have seen the importance of this relationship throughout the pandemic. The City undertakes advertising campaigns on a variety of topics throughout the year to inform residents and the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was a great example of when the City released advertisements encouraging residents to get vaccinated. Toronto is Canada's largest city and has one of the most diverse populations in the world. Approximately half of all Torontonians are immigrants and for many of these residents their first language is not English. Not only is Toronto a diverse City but it is a technologically advanced City that is only getting more advanced each day. With the diversity of people and the advancement of technology comes the many different modes of communications that our residents access to connect with each other and to learn about what is going on in their communities and across the world. Some of these different modes of communication include local media outlets. Local media, including community and multilingual publications, play an important role in people's lives by providing them with information that is not only reliable but it is relevant to their everyday lives because they typically cater to a local geographic area or an ethnic community. These local media outlets address issues that may not concern all residents and thus they may have a particular type of reader or subscriber. They may also cover local events and achievements. Furthermore, they provide opportunities for new journalists. This Motion requests staff to ensure that we are supporting local media outlets such as community newspapers, magazines, online and multilingual media through advertising campaigns the City undertakes and to encourage all of our divisions, agencies, boards and corporations to do the same, including Members of City Council. It is important for the City to advertise in a variety of media and to support local media as much as possible which in turn will help them to continue to do the work they are doing. Additionally by advertising in local media, the City will be able to connect with as many residents in the City as possible.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Communications Officer to ensure the City of Toronto is supporting local media outlets such as community newspapers, magazines, online and multilingual media through City advertising campaigns, and to report as part of the 2023 budget process on opportunities to increase advertising support to local media. 2. City Council request all City divisions, agencies, boards and corporations to support local media outlets as part of any of their advertising campaigns for the remainder of 2022 and in future years. 3. City Council request the City Manager to circulate this Motion with both the Federal and Provincial governments and to encourage these governments to support local media outlets.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Cynthia Lai, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Communications Officer to ensure the City of Toronto is supporting local media outlets such as community newspapers, magazines, online and multilingual media through City advertising campaigns, and to report as part of the 2023 budget process on opportunities to increase advertising support to local media. 2. City Council request all City divisions, agencies, boards and corporations to support local media outlets as part of any of their advertising campaigns for the remainder of 2022 and in future years. 3. City Council request the City Manager to circulate this Motion with both the Federal and Provincial governments and to encourage these governments to support local media outlets.
MM45.31adopted
The former Fire Hall 30 at 51 Commissioners Street is a designated heritage resource and will be repurposed for public use as a central hub within River Park North as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project. Work on the Fire Hall and surrounding park is being designed and delivered by Waterfront Toronto, in accordance with the direction of the City Council-endorsed Villiers Island Precinct Plan. City Planning has completed the Site Plan Control Application review of the proposal for the Fire Hall and a Notice of Approval Conditions has been prepared and is ready for issuance. Although the Notice of Approval Conditions does not have any direct bearing on the use of the building, City staff (Parks Forestry and Recreation) have committed to working with Waterfront Toronto and coordinating with the local Councillor to consult with the community on the public use of the building. 51 Commissioners/Old Firehall will include public washrooms and other amenity spaces. This Motion is urgent as Waterfront Toronto and Parks Forestry and Recreation would like to ensure the building is fully functional for the opening of River Park North and in order to meet that deadline the Notice of Approval Conditions/Site Plan Control Application must be approved before the last meeting of Council. City Planning is ready to issue the Notice of Approval Conditions/Site Plan Control Application with the proviso that proper community consultation will take place following these approvals.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to continue to work with Waterfront Toronto on the completion of 51 Commissioners Street (Fire Hall 30) as planned, and to coordinate with the local Councillor in consulting the community on the future public use of the building.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to continue to work with Waterfront Toronto on the completion of 51 Commissioners Street (Fire Hall 30) as planned, and to coordinate with the local Councillor in consulting the community on the future public use of the building.
MM45.32adopted
For the past several years, Museum and Heritage Services in the Economic Development and Culture division has been reimagining and rethinking what "community heritage" means in the context of the City museums. In 2019, Museum and Heritage Services sought and received federal funding as part of the Museums Assistance Program for a project as part of Museum and Heritage Services' ongoing efforts to indigenize the City of Toronto's heritage collections (the "Project"). The initiative began and then paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing commitment to advancing and supporting Reconciliation and equity led to more emphasis on collecting and amplifying voices that have historically not been represented in Toronto's museums, including Indigenous ones. At present, Museum and Heritage Services is focused on the ethics around the collection of oral histories and is seeking to create an engaging, interactive digital platform to feature these historically unheard voices as well as the digitization and dissemination of Museum and Heritage Services' collection. DART, a non-profit corporation is a well-respected design firm specializing in digital media concept, design and development for the cultural, charitable and public sectors. DART has a unique skill set and was engaged for the Project due to their ability to develop, apply for and implement grant proposals for museums that develop and create new approaches to multi-lingual, digital story telling. Further, DART has a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. They are particularly notable for their passionate approach to access and inclusion, and have worked with people with disabilities and diverse communities to create, explore and audit websites and apps. As part of the Project, DART will complete group workshops on the topic of oral histories, ethics and museums, record workshops and share results, provide one-on-one training sessions for project participant as well as, design and lead 5 action research initiatives with participating museums and create a digital interactive toolkit for museum professionals. Funding to cover the service agreement with DART will be from the Museums Assistance Program grant. This Motion is urgent because it recommends an increase to the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture, to be fully funded by a Museums Assistance Program grant from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage. The City sought and was approved for federal funding from the Museums Assistance Program but the initiative was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Motion will enable the City to receive and apply the federal funding now that the program has resumed.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager Economic Development and Culture or designate to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a services agreement with DART in the amount of $56,976.86 net of all applicable taxes and charges for services to support a Museum and Heritage Services project focused on sharing best practices for digitization of heritage collections and the ethical collection, archiving and dissemination of oral histories for the Museum and Heritage Services collection, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council increase the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $56,976.86 gross, $0 net, fully funded by a Museums Assistance Program grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage to deliver the project.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager Economic Development and Culture or designate to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a services agreement with DART in the amount of $56,976.86 net of all applicable taxes and charges for services to support a Museum and Heritage Services project focused on sharing best practices for digitization of heritage collections and the ethical collection, archiving and dissemination of oral histories for the Museum and Heritage Services collection, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council increase the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $56,976.86 gross, $0 net, fully funded by a Museums Assistance Program grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage to deliver the project.
MM45.33adopted
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Toronto has provided a vital lifeline to local businesses and cultural organizations. The City, through the Economic Development and Culture Division, rapidly pivoted in spring 2020 to deliver new strategic programs that helped mitigate the immediate impacts of the pandemic on the local economy, and position business and culture to thrive as Toronto moves closer to reopening. These initiatives have been informed by Council-approved strategies, including the report of the Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild (Item 2020.EX17.1), and the Building Back Stronger (Item 2020.EC18.15) report. In June 2021, City Council adopted Item 2021.MM34.44 authorizing the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to apply for Federal and Provincial funding that supports COVID 19 recovery initiatives for business and culture, and report to City Council on successful applications. Throughout the pandemic, Economic Development and Culture applied for and was the successful recipient of such funding. As a condition to the funding, the City was required to enter into funding agreements with other orders of government. Economic Development and Culture has worked with not-for-profit organizations to distribute such funding in support of economic recovery. Economic Development and Culture is seeking the delegated authority from City Council to continue this practice and formalize Economic Development and Culture's ability to broadly support economic recovery in the arts and business sectors. Economic Development and Culture also requires City Council authority to enter into various funding, collaboration and/or services agreements with other non-profit organizations to support COVID-19 business and culture recovery initiatives. This Motion is urgent because Economic Development and Culture is seeking the delegated authority from City Council to distribute funding from other orders of government in rapid support of economic recovery, and to enter into various funding, collaboration and/or services agreements with non-profit organizations to support needed COVID-19 business and culture recovery initiatives in a timely manner.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to distribute funding received from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario and/or agencies of the Federal and Provincial Governments and to negotiate, enter into and execute any funding, collaboration, training and/or services agreements (with a value of up to $500,000.00 each), including any amendments thereto with other non-profit organizations to support COVID 19 recovery initiatives for business and culture, for successful City applications, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to inform City Council, through Budget Committee, and as part of the 2023 Budget process, of any changes required to the 2022 and 2023 Budgets as a result of successful funding.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to distribute funding received from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario and/or agencies of the Federal and Provincial Governments and to negotiate, enter into and execute any funding, collaboration, training and/or services agreements (with a value of up to $500,000.00 each), including any amendments thereto with other non-profit organizations to support COVID 19 recovery initiatives for business and culture, for successful City applications, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to inform City Council, through Budget Committee, and as part of the 2023 Budget process, of any changes required to the 2022 and 2023 Budgets as a result of successful funding.
MM45.34adopted
In February 2021, Economic Development and Culture division staff at the Fort York National Historic Site were notified by the City's Emergency Operations Centre that an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program led by a community-based organization Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People), was looking for kitchen space to prepare meals for food insecure Elders, families and houseless members of the Indigenous community. The Economic Development and Culture division, through its Museums and Heritage Services section, has long used food to support community development and health through Farmer's Markets, foodways programming, community gardens and kitchens. As an extension of this programming, Economic Development and Culture was supportive of the use of Fort York's kitchen to serve Indigenous Elders and families, during the pandemic and after. As of February 9, 2021 Fort York National Historic Site restarted its commercial kitchen facility to operate as an essential food service by entering into a nominal fee Use of Space Agreement with Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin. By the end of 2021, Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin had served 20,075 meals to food insecure members of their community. Economic Development and Culture staff and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin want to continue the program using the Fort York commercial kitchen. Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin will also have a trustee, ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency, a non-profit corporation that will also be part of the project and have certain obligations under the proposed licence agreement with the City. City Council approval is required to enter into a new licence agreement with Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin for a one year term effective July 4, 2022. City staff plans to take a report to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee and City Council regarding the long term development of a relationship between the City and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin that will be brought forward in the next term of Council, before the licence agreement expires. City Council approval is also required to ratify the previous use of space agreement between the City and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin retroactive to February 9, 2021. The project directly contributes to a number of specific actions of the City's proposed Reconciliation Action Plan including: Support and Co-develop Indigenous Placemaking and Placekeeping throughout the City; Improve Access to Traditional Foods and Medicines with Indigenous Peoples; and Return Land and Stewardship Rights to Indigenous Communities, Collectives, and Organizations. Colonialism and dispossession have marginalized Indigenous Peoples from their lands, cultures, and ways of life. Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People) promotes community based Indigenous Food Sovereignty and an awareness of Indigenous cultures and mutual understanding between people centered on a shared appreciation of nature, food and land. It also provides opportunities for the promotion of Indigenous Peoples health and well-being, the utilization of traditional spaces to practice cultural knowledge and the creation of spaces for ceremonies. The City is entering into the agreement with Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People), as full acknowledgement of the significant services/contribution to the project. This Motion is urgent because City Council approval is required to enter into a new licence agreement with a community-based organization for a one year term effective July 4, 2022. City Council approval is also required to ratify the previous use of space agreement between the City and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin retroactive to February 9, 2021.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council ratify the Letter of Agreement between the City of Toronto and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People) for the use the space at the Modern Kitchen Facility at Fort York National Historic Site for the purpose of providing traditional Indigenous food services retroactive to February 9, 2021. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture or designate, to enter into and execute on behalf of the City of Toronto, a nominal fee licence agreement with Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People) and ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency for the use of the Modern Kitchen Facility at Fort York National Historic Site for the purpose of providing traditional Indigenous food services for a one year term expiring on July 4, 2023, with an option for renewal on such terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in consultation with the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council ratify the Letter of Agreement between the City of Toronto and Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People) for the use the space at the Modern Kitchen Facility at Fort York National Historic Site for the purpose of providing traditional Indigenous food services retroactive to February 9, 2021. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture or designate, to enter into and execute on behalf of the City of Toronto, a nominal fee licence agreement with Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin (They Feed the People) and ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency for the use of the Modern Kitchen Facility at Fort York National Historic Site for the purpose of providing traditional Indigenous food services for a one year term expiring on July 4, 2023, with an option for renewal on such terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in consultation with the City Solicitor.
MM45.35adopted
The Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division and City Council have been strong advocates for outreach and engaging young Torontonians through locally responsive recreational sports. Since 2005, Parks, Forestry and Recreation has addressed the growing needs for youth cricket programs and facilities with innovative partnerships and funding arrangements. Through its community partnership with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) cricket has been used by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation as a vehicle to reach out to youth in Toronto. The Toronto Mayor's Trophy Cricket is an international award winning community celebration of diversity through cricket. Additionally, the Toronto Mayor's Youth Cricket team has proudly represented Toronto in England, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago through the CAP program since 2008. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - Parks, Forestry and Recreation initiatives received international recognition when Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants won International Cricket Council awards for youth engagement. These initiatives have paved the way for young Torontonians to showcase their skills in a sport that they are passionate about and to be recognized by the Mayor through the annual Mayor's School Cricket Awards. In addition to providing equitable access to a locally responsive sport the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - Parks, Forestry and Recreation partnership provided young Torontonians with a sense of hope, increased self esteem, motivation and desire to succeed and become positive role models. Following Parks, Forestry and Recreation's leadership the neighbouring Municipalities engaged regional school boards and the school cricket program has expanded to a province wide school cricket program. Despite the COVID-19 challenges over the last two years, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has worked with school boards to establish a proper organization structure to the community led program through the establishment of the Ontario Schools Cricket Association. Ontario Schools Cricket Association has introduced program delivery adaptations, training and equipment to support Toronto schools to meet the unprecedented challenges over the last two years. Ontario Schools Cricket Association along with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants are currently working with Parks, Forestry and Recreation to recover and rebuild the much-needed youth cricket programs, fostering healthy active living among young people in Toronto. This Motion is urgent and time sensitive as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Ontario Schools Cricket Association would like to have the City of Toronto's recognition to assist in with their 2022 Summer Season Enrollment Program.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council endorse the objectives of the Toronto Mayor's School Cricket Program and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Mayor's Trophy community initiative to engage Toronto's diverse communities through the game of cricket. 2. City Council express its appreciation to Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Canada and the Ontario Schools Cricket Association for working successfully with the City to provide youth cricket initiatives at no cost to the City of Toronto. 3. City Council congratulate the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, for its leadership in the promotion and development of cricket, the fastest growing sport in the City of Toronto through community partnerships.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the objectives of the Toronto Mayor's School Cricket Program and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Mayor's Trophy community initiative to engage Toronto's diverse communities through the game of cricket. 2. City Council express its appreciation to Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Canada and the Ontario Schools Cricket Association for working successfully with the City to provide youth cricket initiatives at no cost to the City of Toronto. 3. City Council congratulate the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, for its leadership in the promotion and development of cricket, the fastest growing sport in the City of Toronto through community partnerships.
MM45.36adopted
The owner of 844 Don Mills Road, 1150 and 1155 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Property") is seeking City Council's consent for minor revisions to the conditions of draft subdivision plan approval ("Draft Plan Conditions") and Schedule A of Zoning By-law Amendment 1214-2019 (LPAT) applicable to the Property, each as previously approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on January 21, 2019, July 10, 2019 and November 25, 2020. The owner's request may be found in Attachment 1 to this Motion. The owner is seeking the following two adjustments: a. the inclusion of the affordable housing block identified as Block 5A ("Block 5A") as part of the earlier subdivision Phase 1B, such that Phase 1B will include Blocks 5A, 6A, 8, 9, 12, 14A,14B,15 and 16 on the Draft Subdivision Plan; and b. the removal of the southernmost portion of Street A on the Draft Subdivision Plan (being the portion of Street A that connects to Eglinton Avenue West) from Phase 1B. A total of 25,000 square metres of affordable housing is proposed to be provided on Block 5A. Advancing Block 5A to an earlier phase will allow for an earlier development of the affordable housing Block. The advancement of Block 5A and deferral of the southernmost portion of Street A will create the need for certain technical amendments including amendments to Schedule A of the Zoning By-law Amendment 1214-2019 (LPAT), Draft Plan Conditions, and the registered Section 37 Agreement, as amended, and may require amendments to the Subdivision Agreement.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council consent to the proposed changes to paragraphs 6, 19(b), 19(i), 21, 36 and 40 in Schedule A of Zoning By-law Amendment 1214-2019 (LPAT), as illustrated in Attachment 2 to Motion MM45.36. 2. City Council consent to the proposed changes to paragraphs 86, 101 and 143 the Draft Plan Conditions, as illustrated in Attachment 3 to Motion MM45.36. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary amendments to the registered Section 37 Agreement, as amended, and the Subdivision Agreement to allow the advancement of Block 5A as part of the earlier subdivision Phase 1B and the deferral of the southernmost portion of Street A, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Cynthia Lai, recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the proposed changes to paragraphs 6, 19(b), 19(i), 21, 36 and 40 in Schedule A of Zoning By-law Amendment 1214-2019 (LPAT), as illustrated in Attachment 2 to Motion MM45.36. 2. City Council consent to the proposed changes to paragraphs 86, 101 and 143 the Draft Plan Conditions, as illustrated in Attachment 3 to Motion MM45.36. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary amendments to the registered Section 37 Agreement, as amended, and the Subdivision Agreement to allow the advancement of Block 5A as part of the earlier subdivision Phase 1B and the deferral of the southernmost portion of Street A, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.
MM45.37adopted
Among changes under the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 (Bill 73) that came into final effect on July 1, 2016, Sub-sections 45. (1.3) and 45. (1.4) of the Planning Act as now amended prevent submission of minor variance applications on properties subject to an owner-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". The City-owned site at 5207 Dundas Street West one of 11 sites approved by City Council in January 2019 for inclusion in Phase One of the Housing Now Initiative. This site is located in Ward 3, Etobicoke Lakeshore. City Council at its meeting on July 14, 15, and 16, 2021 approved Zoning By-law amendments to By-law 569-2013 (By-law 825-2021) and the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code Chapter 320 and Zoning By-law 1088-2002 (By-law 826-2021). The Zoning By-law amendments facilitate the developments on three of the publically-owned blocks that were created through the decommissioning of the Six Points Interchange and the City's significant infrastructure investment to support the development of Etobicoke Centre as a vibrant mixed-use transit-oriented community. 5207 Dundas Street West, or Block 1 of the development, contemplates a mixed-use development consisting of two towers with approximately 624 dwelling units, 33 percent of which would be affordable rental units. As part of the approval, the minimum parking space requirements are as follows: · a minimum of 0.3 parking spaces and a maximum of 0.48 parking spaces for each dwelling unit for residential occupants; · a minimum of 0.1 parking spaces for each dwelling unit for residential visitors; and · a minimum of 1.0 parking spaces for each 100 square metres of gross floor area for non-residential uses, except that no parking spaces are required for a community centre or day nursery. In addition, as part of the approval, a gateway to a mid-block pedestrian connection with minimum width of 11.0 metres is required along Dundas Street West and the Tower 2 on the development requires a 2.8 metre stepback at 73 metres, resulting in tapering of the tower in the upper storeys. The development partner leasing Block 1 has requested permission to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for minor variances to reduce required parking consistent with by-law 89-2022 "parking requirements for new residential developments", re-orient the location and vary the width of the mid-block pedestrian connection, and eliminate the required stepback for Tower 2 at 73 metres. City Planning supports consideration of the requested variances. Under the Planning Act as amended, however, the development partner will have to wait until July 16, 2023 to file for a minor variance application, in the absence of City Council's authorization to file for a minor variance application. Waiting until July 2023 represents a significant delay to the approvals process for this investment in new affordable rental housing through the Housing Now Initiative. City Council's authorization for submission of a minor variance application at this time is warranted. This Motion is urgent as it will facilitate the process required the approve the development of a Housing Now site, providing over 200 new affordable housing units in Etobicoke Centre.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Sub-section 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 5207 Dundas Street West for relief from the parking, location of the width and northern gateway to the mid-block pedestrian connection, and stepback requirements within By-laws 825-2021 and 826-2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Sub-section 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 5207 Dundas Street West for relief from the parking, location of the width and northern gateway to the mid-block pedestrian connection, and stepback requirements within By-laws 825-2021 and 826-2021.
MM45.38adopted
In March 2022, the City of Toronto, Toronto Public Library, and CreateTO announced the new location of an expanded St. Lawrence district library on City-owned land at 125 The Esplanade. The new library will be approximately 30,000 square feet, more than six times the size of the current neighbourhood branch in St. Lawrence. The St. Lawrence branch was initially set to relocate to the First Parliament site at 271 Front Street East, however, due to the Province of Ontario's expropriation of the site for its Transit-Oriented Communities and development timelines of at least 15 years, the City, Toronto Public Library, and CreateTO identified 125 The Esplanade as the St. Lawrence branch's new home. 125 The Esplanade had long been designated as open space and part of the David Crombie Park revitalization project. The site change will allow the new branch to be operational in a condensed timeframe of approximately six years. Building this brand new district library is a tremendous opportunity to create a landmark community hub for this rapidly-growing neighbourhood. 125 The Esplanade is a key intersecting site between the St. Lawrence Market Precinct and the David Crombie Park revitalization, and presents opportunities for new pedestrian links, publicly accessible outdoor spaces, and green outdoor infrastructure. A complete review of options for public uses on the site, including affordable housing and community infrastructure, should be conducted to determine the City-building opportunities that can be incorporated together with the expedited Library project. This Motion is urgent as Toronto Public Library, CreateTO and City staff require direction to maintain timelines for delivery of the expedited Library site at 125 The Esplanade.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Board of Directors, CreateTO and the Toronto Public Library Board, and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore options for the 125 The Esplanade City of Toronto owned property designated for a new Toronto Public Library, to include other City and community uses, including affordable housing, and to provide feasible options to the local community for feedback through a process to be determined in consultation with the local City Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Mihevc, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Board of Directors, CreateTO and the Toronto Public Library Board, and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore options for the 125 The Esplanade City of Toronto owned property designated for a new Toronto Public Library, to include other City and community uses, including affordable housing, and to provide feasible options to the local community for feedback through a process to be determined in consultation with the local City Councillor.
MM45.39adopted
At its meeting of May 11 and 12, 2022, City Council adopted Item TE32.1, 406 and 410 Keele Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report, without amendments and without debate, approving draft Zoning By-law Amendments to Zoning By-laws 438-86 and 569-2013, to permit a 5-storey residential building, containing 65 dwelling units, and 32 vehicular parking spaces, in one level of underground parking. Technical corrections are required to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendments, Attachments 6 and 7 to the Final Report dated April 1, 2022 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to permit the residential building. Planning staff have been consulted and they recommend correcting the Zoning By-laws to reflect the architectural plans which were submitted with the application. This correction is not a result of any modifications to the proposal. This Motion is brought forward to authorize the correction of the draft Zoning By-law Amendments which City Council previously approved at its meeting of May 11 and 12, 2022 by adopting Item TE32.1, 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 Motion is urgent as the Bill cannot be introduced until this technical amendment is approved.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the following minor technical corrections to the Site Specific Zoning By-law performance standards for the lands at 406-410 Keele Street: a. the permitted maximum floor space index is 3.4 times, instead of 3.3 times the lot area; b. the permitted maximum gross floor area is 4,800 square metres, instead of 4,700 square metres; c. the permitted maximum height of the mechanical equipment, elevator overruns, associated parapets and landscaping located on the roof of the building is 3.5 metres, instead of 3.0 metres; d. relabel the area above the building height of 14.3 metres to "PENTHOUSE" from "MECH"; and e. adding a required minimum amount of soft landscaping of 18.15 square metres. 2. City Council adopt the revised draft Zoning By-law Amendment to By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 406-410 Keele Street, attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (June 15, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. 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 Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (June 15, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 1. City Council authorize the following minor technical corrections to the Site Specific Zoning By-law performance standards for the lands at 406-410 Keele Street: a. the permitted maximum floor space index is 3.4 times, instead of 3.3 times the lot area; b. the permitted maximum gross floor area is 4,800 square metres, instead of 4,700 square metres; c. the permitted maximum height of the mechanical equipment, elevator overruns, associated parapets and landscaping located on the roof of the building is 3.5 metres, instead of 3.0 metres; d. relabel the area above the building height of 14.3 metres to "PENTHOUSE" from "MECH"; and e. adding a required minimum amount of soft landscaping of 18.15 square metres. 2. City Council adopt the revised draft Zoning By-law Amendment to By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 406-410 Keele Street, attached as Attachment 1 and 2 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. 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.
MM45.40adopted
The Owner of the lands municipally known as 5203, 5205, 5211, 5213, and 5215 Yonge Street and 11 Parkview Avenue (the "Site") made applications to amend the North York Centre Secondary Plan (the "NYCSP") and Zoning By-law No. 7625 to permit a 32 storey mixed-use building on the Site. The applications were appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT"). An eight day OLT hearing is scheduled from January 16, 2023 to January 25, 2023. A with prejudice settlement offer dated April 29, 2022 was rejected by City Council at its meeting on May 11 and 12, 2022 (CC43.21). The City Solicitor now requires further direction in respect of the OLT proceedings. This Motion is urgent and time sensitive as it relates to litigation with set procedural timelines and the City Solicitor requires instructions.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) 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 the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 14, 2022) 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 and they pertain to litigation privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) 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. July 27, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer dated June 14, 2022 in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 7 below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in support of the revised development proposal generally as set out in the with prejudice Settlement Offer in Public Attachment 1 to Item 2022.CC43.21 and as generally shown on the revised plans in Public Attachment 2 to Item 2022.CC43.21. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the City Solicitor as follows: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. indoor recreational amenity space; ii. mezzanine level bicycle parking; iii. grade-related retail; iv. a monetary contribution payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the proposed development, toward the cost of acquiring or improving parkland servicing the North York Centre area, or constructing and furnishing a public recreational centre or social or community facility serving the North York Centre area, in an amount equal to $4,000,000.00, indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada's Construction Price Index (being the Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01 or its successor) calculated from the date of final approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment; and v. the Owner shall dedicate the property municipally known as 11 Parkview Avenue as parkland in full satisfaction of the Owner's obligations under Section 42 of the Planning Act; the parkland shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the Owner shall convey the parkland to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the proposed development; and vii. the Owner shall complete all required park improvements prior to Condominium Registration; and b. the following are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development at the Owner's sole cost and expense: i. as a condition of Site Plan Approval, the Owner shall convey to the City a 1.17 metre strip of land along the rear of the Yonge Street Portion of the Site for the widening of the existing lane, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; ii. as a condition of Site Plan Approval, and prior to the issuance of any building permit for the development, the Owner shall address the outstanding issues identified in the memorandum (February 3, 2021) from the Manager, Development Engineering, Engineering and Construction Services, including an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report that addresses staff's concerns, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and iii. as a condition of Site Plan Approval, and prior to the issuance of any building permit for the development, the Owner shall design and provide financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, and Geohydrology Report to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, and Geohydrology Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to issue an Order containing the following: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and b. direction that the applicable community benefits and other matters in support of the development identified in Part 3, above, are to be secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the Owner and the City and registered on title to the Site prior to the issuance of any building permit for the development, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council direct that after conveyance of the parkland secured in Part 3.a.v. above, and prior to completion of the park improvements, the Owner shall be permitted to use the parkland for construction staging and related purposes, subject to an occupancy agreement with the City; compensation for the use of the future public park for staging shall be charged in the same manner as set out in Municipal Code Chapter 441 (Fees and Charges), Appendix C - Schedule 2, Transportation Services, Ref. 38 describing fees to temporarily occupy a portion of sidewalk or boulevard, or, as otherwise may be agreed between the parties, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the construction of the park shall commence only after verification that the parklands continue to meet the applicable laws, regulations and guidelines respecting sites to be used for public park purposes. 6. In the event the Owner elects to design and construct above base park improvements, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the above base park improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the above base park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) 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 (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.
MM45.41adopted
This Motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2022 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2023-2031 Capital Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation in the amount of $0.334 million for improvements to the playground in High Level Pumping Station and Park. Additional funds are required to support the scope of work that meets the needs of the community and to award a contract that exceeds the available budget. The total project cost would be amended from $0.150 million to $0.484 million, with cash flow funding in 2022. The improvements will be fully funded from Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu generated from a development in proximity to the site. These funds 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 in order to proceed with a contract award for construction to proceed in 2022.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the 2022 City Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan for the High Level Park Playground Upgrade sub-project in the Playground/Waterplays project, in the amount of $0.334 million, increasing the total project cost from $0.150 million to $0.484 million, with cash flow funding in 2022, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu generated from 281 Avenue Road (Source Account: XR2213-4201287) for the purpose of awarding a contract for improvements to the playground in High Level Pumping Station and Park.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the 2022 City Council approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan for the High Level Park Playground Upgrade sub-project in the Playground/Waterplays project, in the amount of $0.334 million, increasing the total project cost from $0.150 million to $0.484 million, with cash flow funding in 2022, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu generated from 281 Avenue Road (Source Account: XR2213-4201287) for the purpose of awarding a contract for improvements to the playground in High Level Pumping Station and Park.
MM45.42adopted
This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff or outside consultants, as necessary, to support the Committee of Adjustment Decision refusing the minor variance application at 9 Donwoods Drive, Application No. A0898/21NY, (the "Application") and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Application. The Application seeks to construct a new two storey detached dwelling, requesting nine (9) variances, as follows: A proposed side exterior main wall height of 9.72 metres, while the maximum permitted side exterior main wall height is 7.5 metres; a proposed third storey while the maximum permitted number of storeys is 2; an overall building height of 14.12 metres, while the maximum permitted building height is 8 metres; a proposed lot coverage of 43.9 percent, while the maximum permitted lot coverage is 30 percent; a proposed rear yard setback of 4.22 metres, while the minimum permitted setback is 7.5 metres, and finally, three (3) variances regarding raised platforms which encroach into the required front or rear yard setbacks, and one (1) variance regarding a proposed exterior stair which encroaches into the public right of way. Planning staff filed a report to the Committee of Adjustment with respect to the Application, recommending that the Application be refused outright. Following the City's report refusing the Application, the Applicant eliminated 4 variances before attending the Committee of Adjustment, bringing the total number of variances to 9, down from 13 originally. Despite the elimination of 4 variances, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application. This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority to appeal the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In addition, this Motion will give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal. Finally, in the event that a settlement is not reached, this Motion will give the City Solicitor, along with other appropriate City Staff, authority to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the variances requested in the Application and to retain outside consultants as necessary. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline to request party status in this matter from the Toronto Local Appeal Body is June 16, 2022.
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the minor variance Application No. A0898/21NY regarding 9 Donwoods Drive, and any other variances and relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as may be necessary in order to oppose the appeal. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of Application A0898/21NY regarding 9 Donwoods Drive and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the minor variance Application No. A0898/21NY regarding 9 Donwoods Drive, and any other variances and relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as may be necessary in order to oppose the appeal. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of Application A0898/21NY regarding 9 Donwoods Drive and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, North York District.