Toronto City Council
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MM47.21adopted
This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decisions approving the consent and minor variance applications at 1-3 Talwood Drive (Applications B0002/22NY, B0003/22NY, A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY, A0022/22NY) (the "Applications") and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Applications. Applications B0002/22NY and B0003/22NY seek consent to sever a portion of each of two lots to create a new undersized lot, while the retained portions of the existing lots will also result in two undersized lots, for a total of three newly created undersized lots. Applications A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY and A0022/22NY request variances to the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to facilitate the construction of a new detached dwelling on each of the three newly created lots. In a report (June 16, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, Community Planning Staff raised concerns with respect to the Applications and recommended that the Applications be refused. A copy of the Planning Report is attached. Planning Staff opined that the requested consent to sever fails to satisfy the consent criteria under Section 51(24) of the Planning Act and that the requested minor variance applications do not meet the four tests for minor variance under s. 45(1) of the Planning Act. In particular, Community Planning Staff opined that the Applications fail to respect and reinforce the character of the neighbourhood and that they do not satisfy the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. On June 23, 2022, the Committee of Adjustment issued decisions approving the Applications, subject to conditions. The Decisions are attached. This Motion will direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Applications. No hearing date has been scheduled as of the date of this Motion, however, a hearing will be scheduled shortly.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 1-3 Talwood Drive (B0002/22NY, B0003/22NY, A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY and A0022/22NY) and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the consents and minor variances requested, and any other variances and relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the appeal of the decisions in Applications B0002/22NY, B0003/22NY, A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY and A0022/22NY, respecting 1-3 Talwood Drive, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 1-3 Talwood Drive (B0002/22NY, B0003/22NY, A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY and A0022/22NY) and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the consents and minor variances requested, and any other variances and relief that may be requested. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the appeal of the decisions in Applications B0002/22NY, B0003/22NY, A0020/22NY, A0021/22NY and A0022/22NY, respecting 1-3 Talwood Drive, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
CC47.22adopted
The applicant appealed its Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) on April 5, 2022 and a Case Management Conference at the Tribunal has been scheduled for July 11, 2022. Further direction from City Council is required on this matter.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend before the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the notice of appeal filed by Choice Properties Limited Partnership on April 5, 2022 in respect of the Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Plan of Subdivision applications. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege).
MM47.22adopted
On January 31, 2017, City Council approved a rezoning for the lands known as 78 Tisdale Avenue (the "Lands"). The applicant currently has open Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control applications to permit a 35-unit, three-storey townhouse development in six blocks on a new public street. On May 23, 2022, the applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment seeking minor variances to permit the construction of a 53-unit four storey townhouse development on the Lands and to make corresponding changes to the draft plan of subdivision, including changing the building type from street-facing to back-to-back townhouses and changing the configuration of blocks and access. The applicant also sought variances from maximum lot coverage, minimum front yard setback and maximum permitted height requirements under Zoning By-law 261-2017 (Application A0205/22NY) (the "Application"). City Planning Staff recommended refusal of the Application as Planning Staff concluded that the Application does not satisfy the statutory test under Section 45 of the Planning Act. A copy of the Planning Staff report is attached. Planning Staff opined that the Application is not minor; rather, it is a substantial departure from what was approved by City Council on January 31, 2017 and requires comprehensive technical review by City staff to determine feasibility and appropriateness. Planning Staff are also of the opinion that the magnitude of the proposed changes requires the submission of updated reports and drawings to Engineering and Construction Services respecting water and sewer servicing, stormwater management, fire services, solid waste collection and transportation impacts. The Committee of Adjustment held a hearing on June 9, 2022 and refused the Application (the "Decision"). The Decision has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body by the applicant (the "Appeal") and a hearing will be scheduled shortly. A copy of the Decision is attached. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate staff, in order to oppose the Appeal.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 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 Appeal regarding the proposed development at 78 Tisdale Avenue (Application A0205/22NY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 78 Tisdale Avenue (Application A0205/22NY) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson, 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 Appeal regarding the proposed development at 78 Tisdale Avenue (Application A0205/22NY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 78 Tisdale Avenue (Application A0205/22NY) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
CC47.23adopted
On December 10, 2020, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted to the City to permit an 80-storey (312 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use development that partially conserves three heritage buildings located on the site, that includes 588 purpose built rental units, 74,130 square metres of office space and 872 square metres of retail space. On January 24, 2022, the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act. A Case Management Conference was held on May 20, 2022, and the OLT has scheduled a 10-day hearing commencing on April 24, 2023. The City Solicitor seeks direction on this matter no later than the completion of the City Council meeting which starts on July 19, 2022, as the Tribunal has directed that the final Procedural Order, including the City's issues list, be finalized by July 29, 2022.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend before the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the notice of appeal filed by Dundeal 212 King LP, 214 King Holdings Limited and 220 KSW LP on January 13, 2022 in respect of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. 3. City Council direct City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to try to resolve the outstanding issues identified in the Preliminary Report on the applications (June 22, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, that was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on April 21, 2021. 4. If the appeals are allowed by the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and b. the resolution of outstanding engineering issues that may be identified upon the completion of Engineering and Construction Services review of the reports submitted to the City. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege).
MM47.23amended
Participatory Budgeting is a system of direct democracy where residents suggest and then vote on how public funds are spent within their community. In December 2021, the local Councillor initiated a Participatory Budgeting process in the Pleasant View community by hosting an Information Session and Ideas Generation Meeting. Local residents suggested over 50 project ideas which were then evaluated by City Staff in Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services to assess costs and determine feasibility. In spring 2022, the local Councillor advertised the May 7, 2022 Participatory Budgeting Vote Day through various channels, including over 6,000 mailed flyers. Hundreds of votes were cast and the following projects were successful: 1. $200,000 to enhance and revitalize the Clydesdale Park Playground; 2. $30,000 to add pollinator gardens to at least two parks in the Pleasant View Community; 3. $150,000 to build a cabana and seating in Muirhead Park; and 4. $115,000 to improve the public realm along the north side of Sheppard Avenue East, between Bards Walkway and Victoria Park Avenue with greenery, seating, and street furniture.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project known as Pleasant View Participatory Budgeting Projects, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.38 million in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East and 299 Yorkland Boulevard (Source Account: XR3026-3700856) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements decided using Participatory Budgeting. 2. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services to create a new capital sub-project known as Pleasant View Participatory Budgeting Project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.12 million in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East and 299 Yorkland Boulevard (Source Account: XR3026-3700856) for the purpose of implementing public realm improvements along Sheppard Avenue East.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Robin Buxton Potts, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project known as Pleasant View Participatory Budgeting Projects, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.38 million in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East and 299 Yorkland Boulevard (Source Account: XR3022-3701186) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements decided using Participatory Budgeting. 2. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services to create a new capital sub-project known as Pleasant View Participatory Budgeting Project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.12 million in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East and 299 Yorkland Boulevard (Source Account: XR3022-3701186) for the purpose of implementing public realm improvements along Sheppard Avenue East.
CC47.24adopted
1 Dean Park Road - Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Request for Direction
On August 5, 2015, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to the City to permit two 14-storey rental apartment buildings on an existing apartment site containing a 16-storey building which includes a 2-storey townhouse podium and a free-standing block of townhouses for 1 Dean Park Road (the "Original Proposal"). Subsequently the applicant appealed the Zoning By-Law Amendment application to the former Local Planning Appeal Tribunal citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act. Case Management Conferences were held at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) on November 16, 2020, April 26, 2021 and March 8, 2022, and the OLT has scheduled a 10-day hearing commencing on January 9, 2023. On June 17, 2022 plans for a revised development proposal (the "Revised Proposal") were submitted to the City in response to concerns of City Staff on the Original Proposal. The Revised Proposal is for a 17 storey building (222 units) on the east side of the site fronting Meadowvale Road and an 8 storey building (129 units) on the west side of the site fronting Dean Park Road. The proposed buildings are intended to be rental units. As with the Original Proposal, the existing apartment building and townhouse podium are to be retained, and the proposed development would bring the total number of units on site to 622. Plans and drawings for the Revised Proposal are contained in Public Appendix 1.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Proposal. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order approving the application until: a. the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner submits to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and plans; in addition, the owner would be required to enter into an agreement(s) for the construction of any improvements to existing municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support this development; c. the owner submits to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, an addendum to the Traffic Operations assessment that addresses transportation matters raised in the memo dated March 28, 2022 from the Manager, Development Engineering, Engineering and Construction Services; and d. the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, acting under delegated authority, has dealt with the Rental Housing Demolition application and associated rental housing issues including securing an acceptable tenant relocation plan and construction mitigation strategies. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege).
MM47.24adopted
This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority, along with appropriate City Staff, to appeal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body the Committee of Adjustment's decision to approve the minor variance application (the "Application") in respect of 3920 Bloor Street West (Application A0283/22EYK). This Motion will also give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement, if appropriate. The Application proposes to construct a new rear yard car port. Two variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 (the "Zoning By-law") are sought in the Application to facilitate this proposed construction: a. a variance from the permitted maximum lot coverage; and b. a variance from the required minimum rear yard soft landscaping. More specifically, the Application proposes that 9 percent of the rear yard be maintained as landscaping, whereas Section 10.5.50.10(3) of the Zoning By-law provides that a minimum of 50 percent of the rear yard shall be maintained as landscaping. On June 21, 2022, Planning Staff recommended that the Committee of Adjustment refuse the second variance pertaining to rear yard soft landscaping. Planning Staff were of the opinion that the lack of proposed rear yard soft landscaping does not fit with the prevailing neighbourhood character and does not respect the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law (see the Planning Staff Report in attached to this Motion). On June 30, 2022, the Committee approved the requested minor variances (see the Committee of Adjustment's Notice of Decision attached to this Motion).
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the approval of the applicant's proposed development in Application A0283/22EYK respecting 3920 Bloor Street West. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, City Planning, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 3920 Bloor Street West in order to oppose the approval of the minor variances requested through Application A0283/22EYK. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the approval of the applicant's proposed development in Application A0283/22EYK respecting 3920 Bloor Street West. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, City Planning, and any other appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 3920 Bloor Street West in order to oppose the approval of the minor variances requested through Application A0283/22EYK. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
CC47.25adopted
FIMA Development (the "Appellant") appealed Official Plan Amendment 231 ("OPA 231") to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") regarding various properties designated as Employment Areas located south of the Gardiner Expressway between The East Mall and Islington Avenue (the "Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. OPA 231 re-designates the Lands as Core Employment Areas and the Appellant seeks the General Employment Areas designation. The City Solicitor requires further directions.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated July 3, 2022 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231, substantially in accordance with Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 85 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and all of Confidential Attachment 2 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, if the confidential recommendations are adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.25adopted
This Motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project for Aneta Circle Parkette Improvements in the amount of $0.500 million with cash flow commitments in 2023. The project will be fully funded from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 15, 19 and 21 Holmes Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701068) for improvements to the parkette, including but not limited to, a fitness circuit, gathering space, a new pathway to the playground, accessible seating, and seating with umbrellas. The funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes and support the needs of the community.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project known as Aneta Circle Parkette Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $0.500 million and cash flow commitments in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 15, 19 and 21 Holmes Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701068) for the purpose of improvements to the parkette.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project known as Aneta Circle Parkette Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $0.500 million and cash flow commitments in 2023, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 15, 19 and 21 Holmes Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701068) for the purpose of improvements to the parkette.
CC47.26adopted
Jacinto's Carwash Ltd. and Portuguese Village Investments Limited ("the Appellant") is a party to an appeal of Official Plan Amendment No. 231 ("OPA 231") to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") with respect to the property known as 2006 and 2010 Dundas Street West (the "Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. OPA 231 re-designates part of the Lands as Core Employment Areas. The City Solicitor requires further directions.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated July 4, 2022 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231: a. substantially in accordance with Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor; and b. by removing the lands municipally known as 2006-2010 Dundas Street West from Site and Area Specific Policy 154. 3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and all of Confidential Attachment 2 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, if the confidential recommendations are adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.26adopted
Several years ago, the City amended service levels to no longer be responsible for grass cutting on the side-yard-adjacent boulevards in the City-owned right of way. Unfortunately, this change has not been adequately communicated nor followed, leading to countless patches of overgrown grass, illegal dumping and cost-inefficient service requests. The result is eyesores around our neighbourhoods that frustrate many and leave City staff and Councillors in contentious exchanges with residents. It is unlikely that the hoped for savings has resulted. Given that City maintenance is regularly performed in adjacent rights of way, it would be far more efficient and prudent to reassume responsibility for this minor maintenance.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report through the 2023 Budget process on the implications for reassuming maintenance services on side yards in the public right of way and include options for adopting new service levels.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor John Filion, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report through the 2023 Budget process on the implications for reassuming maintenance services on side yards in the public right of way and include options for adopting new service levels.
CC47.27adopted
Talisker Queensway G.P. Inc. ("the Appellant") appealed Official Plan Amendment No. 231 ("OPA 231") to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") regarding lands designated Employment Areas and known municipally as 1025 The Queensway ("the Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. OPA 231 re-designates the Lands as General Employment Areas and the Appellant seeks the Mixed Use Areas designation. The City Solicitor requires further directions.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 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 (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. October 12, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 refuse the Settlement Offer dated July 7, 2022 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to counter-offer to settle the appeal with the Appellant on the terms set out in the Settlement Offer dated July 7, 2022, subject to the Appellant agreeing to the following: a. modifications of the proposed Site and Area Specific Policy, as follows, with the remainder of the Site and Area Specific Policy renumbered accordingly: 5. new development containing residential units on the portion of the lands designated Mixed Use Areas will secure a minimum amount of affordable housing as follows: a. if a condominium development is proposed, a minimum of 7 percent of the total new residential gross floor area shall be secured as affordable ownership housing or a minimum of 5 percent of the total new residential gross floor area shall be secured as affordable rental housing; or b. if a purpose-built rental development is proposed after 2025, a minimum of 5 percent of the total new residential gross floor area shall be secured as affordable rental housing; c. in either case, the affordable housing shall be secured at affordable rents or affordable ownership prices for a period of at least 99 years from the date of first residential occupancy of the unit; d. in either case, the unit mix of the affordable housing shall reflect the market component of the development, as appropriate, to achieve a balanced mix of unit types and sizes and support the creation of affordable housing suitable for families; and 6. provided that a complete application for a Zoning By-law Amendment has not been filed prior to January 1, 2025, the affordable rental housing required in Policy 5.a. will increase by 1.5 percent per year; affordable ownership housing requirements will be set at 1.4 times the affordable rental housing requirements; 7. the provision of affordable housing required by Policy 5 shall be secured through one or more agreements with the City; and b. upon acceptance of the Settlement Offer by City Council and approval of a final order by the Ontario Land Tribunal resolving Appeal 147 to Official Plan Amendment 231, the Applicant agrees to withdraw Conversion Request 054. 3. If the Appellant accepts the offer referred to in Part 2 above, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231 in a manner consistent with the City's offer. 4. If the Appellant accepts the offer referred to in Part 2 above, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 147 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 5. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 above. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 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). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remains confidential 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential 2 to this Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor only at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.27adopted
In addition to being Canada's biggest city, Toronto is also one of its oldest. Continuous upgrades and repairs to our City's aging infrastructure are essential to accommodate rapid growth, contend with the physical deterioration that results from natural processes, and ensure the continued productivity, comfort, and safety of City residents. Regular and widespread road construction is necessary for the City's healthy growth, however when project management results in abandoned construction sites, or unjustified lane closures, it negatively affects traffic plans, safety and commerce. We are seeing more and more neglected and unattended road construction sites City-wide. My office has received complaints from numerous constituents expressing concerns over seemingly vacant work sites, sometimes displaying scattered tools, machines, and construction materials. Also, York Centre residents have brought to our attention frequent instances of protracted and seemingly unnecessary road closures. These include lanes on major roads, blocked off by safety pylons, but with little to no sign of active construction. The consequences impact first responders, public transportation and the freight of commercial goods and services. Action must be taken to ascertain what factors are causing these issues and an appropriate strategy for resolution must be devised. I am recommending a review of road construction management and enforcement practices, which will specifically look into abandoned construction sites, delayed road construction schedules and the frequency and extent of unjustified lane closures.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a review of road construction management and enforcement policy and practice to target abandoned road construction sites, delayed road construction schedules and the frequency and extent of unjustified lane closures and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the first quarter of 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a review of road construction management and enforcement policy and practice to target abandoned road construction sites, delayed road construction schedules and the frequency and extent of unjustified lane closures and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the first quarter of 2023.
CC47.28adopted
2552317 Ontario Inc. (Cinespace Studios Inc.) ("the Appellant") appealed Official Plan Amendment No. 231 ("OPA 231") to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") regarding the property known as 15 North Queen Street (the "Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. OPA 231 re-designates the Lands as Core Employment Areas and General Employment Areas. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming OLT hearing scheduled for November 2022.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated June 15, 2022 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231, substantially in accordance with Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 133 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and all of Confidential Attachment 2 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.28adopted
The City of Toronto Economic Development and Culture Division, Corporate Real Estate Management Division/St. Lawrence Market and external partner Market CityTO submitted a formal, successful bid to co-host the 11th International Public Markets Conference in Toronto in 2023. The main organizer of the conference is Project for Public Spaces, a U.S. based not-for-profit organization whose work focuses on placemaking around the world. The conference brings together leading public market operators, developers and thought-leaders. The last conference had representatives from 113 international cities and 36 countries. The conference focuses on the theme of Market Cities and why they are essential to developing inclusive local economies, placemaking, and advancing climate action and regional resilience. On May 27, 2022 Toronto was selected by Project for Public Spaces as the successful City to cohost the conference. The three-day conference program will include a keynote speech or plenary, workshops, networking receptions, and market tours. In addition, it will be an opportunity for market operators, vendors, City staff and politicians to mingle with international experts on the themes of inclusive local economies, placemaking, climate action and regional development. The City of Toronto will be the lead local conference partner, facilitated primarily through the Corporate Real Estate Management Division. Staff from Corporate Real Estate Management on the St. Lawrence Market Complex management team will work directly with Project for Public Spaces on logistics, special events and promotion of the conference. City facilities at the St. Lawrence Market Complex will be utilized for the conference as well as additional external sites. Any City funds allocated to the conference are already available and authorized through existing 2022 Corporate Real Estate Management budgets. Other City divisions will be engaged and consulted regarding the conference including Economic Development and Culture, Social Development, Finance and Administration and Toronto Public Health. The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management are seeking City Council's authorization to co-host and participate in the 11th Annual International Public Markets Conference and to enter into the required Memorandum of Understanding and other ancillary agreements with Project for Public Spaces or other parties as may be required.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City's participation in the 11th Annual International Public Markets Conference in Toronto and City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding and such other ancillary agreements with Project for Public Spaces or other parties on such terms as may be satisfactory to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management which are required as a result of the City's participation in the 11th Annual International Public Markets Conference.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City's participation in the 11th Annual International Public Markets Conference in Toronto and City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding and such other ancillary agreements with Project for Public Spaces or other parties on such terms as may be satisfactory to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management which are required as a result of the City's participation in the 11th Annual International Public Markets Conference.
CC47.29adopted
10 QEW Inc./Queenscorp (Royal York) Inc. ("the Appellant") appealed Official Plan Amendment No. 231 ("OPA 231") to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") regarding lands designated Employment Areas and known municipally as 2-12 and 7 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard, 506-522 Royal York Road and 3-17 Sinclair Street ("the Lands"). City Council adopted OPA 231 in 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. OPA 231 re-designates all of the Lands as Core Employment Areas and the Appellant seeks the Mixed Use Areas designation on part of the Lands. The City Solicitor requires further directions.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential 2 to the report (July 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 (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential 2 to the report (July 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. October 12, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 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 refuse the Settlement Offer dated July 7, 2022 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to counter-offer to settle the appeal with the Appellant on the terms set out in the Settlement Offer dated July 7, 2022, subject to the Appellant agreeing to the modification of the proposed Site Area Specific Policy by deleting the following policy, with the remainder of the Site Area Specific Policy renumbered accordingly: v. no building setbacks are required along the common property line between Core Employment Areas designation (Area A) and the Mixed Use Areas designation. 3. If the Appellant accepts the offer referred to in Part 2 above, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231 in a manner consistent with the City's offer. 4. If the Appellant accepts the offer referred to in Part 2 above, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 1 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 5. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 above. Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 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). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remains confidential 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential 2 to this Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor only at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 8, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.29adopted
Toronto is home to one the largest Somali communities outside of Africa. Somalis in Toronto have been instrumental to the civic, cultural, economic and political development of the City and have substantially contributed to its growth as a world-class City. For example, Somali businesses cultivated in this City serve the global community and Somalis continue to be cultural ambassadors for this City in the arts, sports, technological innovations and sciences. While the Somali community continues to thrive, it also faces significant systemic barriers due to anti-Black racism and Islamophobia. Many studies, including the work of the City's Confronting Ant-Black Racism Unit, and also the testimony of Somali residents at City Council or local boards have documented the deleterious impacts of systemic racism on the prosperity of this dynamic and vibrant community. In addition, action 7.1 in the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Action Plan calls on the City to "improve recreation spaces in neighborhoods with high proportions of Black residents". Somali Torontonians are actively engaged in discussions to create a Somali Cultural and Recreation Centre to serve the community's needs and celebrate the community's rich culture. We are requesting City of Toronto staff to explore the possibility of replicating successful models of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto and the Tamil Community Centre with the Somali community.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council, in principle, support the establishment of a Somali Community Cultural and Recreation Centre in Toronto to serve the diverse programming needs of community members of all ages, including children, youth and seniors while also being a hub to preserve and celebrate the rich contribution and histories of Toronto's Somali communities. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Executive Director, Social Development and Finance Administration, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to work with the Somali Cultural and Recreation Centre Steering Committee in Toronto and the impacted Councillors to explore potential partnerships for a new community cultural and recreation centre, including by conducting a feasibility assessment that examines: a. the most appropriate location for this community centre; and b. funding opportunities.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council, in principle, support the establishment of a Somali Community Cultural and Recreation Centre in Toronto to serve the diverse programming needs of community members of all ages, including children, youth and seniors while also being a hub to preserve and celebrate the rich contribution and histories of Toronto's Somali communities. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Executive Director, Social Development and Finance Administration, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to work with the Somali Cultural and Recreation Centre Steering Committee in Toronto and the impacted Councillors to explore potential partnerships for a new community cultural and recreation centre, including by conducting a feasibility assessment that examines: 1. the most appropriate location for this community centre; and 2. funding opportunities.
CC47.30adopted
In 2018 City Council authorized the expropriation of the properties municipally known as 30 Newbridge Road and 36 North Queen Street (the "Properties"), comprising of approximately 73 acres, in order to complete the Toronto Transit Commission's Line 2 Modernization Plan. The Plan will accommodate future service levels by increasing the storage and maintenance capacity of its existing facilities for the future. The expropriated landowner has made a claim for damages pursuant to the Expropriations Act. A seven week hearing at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) is scheduled to commence October 11, 2022. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions regarding mediation of the expropriation claim advanced by the expropriated landowner. This report deals with litigation that affects the City and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The information concerning mediation and staff recommendations in this regard are being provided as confidential material.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 (July 11, 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 (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 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.
MM47.30adopted
The Toronto Global Forum, organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, has been held annually in Toronto since 2007. The City has sponsored the Forum since 2008, helping it grow into a leading international conference fostering dialogue on national and global issues involving heads of state, central bank governors, ministers and global economic decision-makers. Based on experience to date, the benefits of continuing to host and sponsor the Forum in Toronto annually include but are not limited to: - A direct contribution to Toronto's economy of $2.2 million in total spending on venues and suppliers. In addition to direct organization spending, the estimated impact of the 500 international delegates attending the Forum is $1.6 million, generating a total Forum direct contribution to the Toronto economy of $3.8 million, annually. - 73+ countries represented. - International Profile - 100+ media representatives generating a global media reach of 195 million people in 2021. As a major Forum sponsor, the City is also branded as a contributing partner at the International Economic Forum of the Americas conferences in Montreal, Miami and Paris. - Virtual Reach - 702,405 session views, post-conference in 2021. - Trade Development - Latin American Bi-Lateral Trade Initiative event featuring 8 Latin American Ambassadors to Canada generated a live virtual audience of 15,000 people in 2021. - Business Development - 1,700+ bilateral business meetings arranged during the Forum amongst in-person and virtual attendees. - Diversity and Inclusion - The City of Toronto Diversity Speakers' Series was introduced in 2021. The inaugural event featured Wes Hall, Founder and Chair of the Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism and the BlackNorth Initiative being interviewed by Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson. This event directly resulted in a $300,000 contribution to a City initiative on youth employment by Desjardins. Due to COVID-19, the Toronto Global Forum was held on-line in the spring of 2020 with 5,000 virtual attendees. A hybrid format with 400 in-person guests and 5,000 virtual participants was implemented in the fall of 2021 with COVID-19 still preventing a return to full in-person attendance. In 2022, and onward, it is anticipated that the event will be held in a hybrid format. Between October 17-19, 2022, over 3,000 global business leaders from the international technology, education, finance, health and green sectors are expected to attend the Forum in-person, along with an estimated 5,000 virtual participants. What promises to be the largest Toronto Global Forum, to date, will help solidify the City's reputation as a global centre and destination for business. Funding to cover the City's financial commitment related to the Toronto Global Forum in 2022 is available in Economic Development and Culture's base budget for programs related to international trade development and innovation. This Motion provides City officials with the authority required to negotiate and execute a sponsorship and funding agreement with the Toronto Global Forum event organizer in 2022, and directs staff to consider whether a longer-term, multi-year sponsorship model for the Forum aligns with the City's major event and conference hosting priorities.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to contribute and transfer to the Toronto Global Forum a total of up to $200,000 in 2022 for costs associated with Toronto's sponsorship of the 2022 edition of the Toronto Global Forum, with funding to come from within Economic Development and Culture's existing 2022 Operating Budget for international trade development and innovation. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate, enter into and execute on behalf of the City a funding agreement with the Toronto Global Forum for a one-year term in 2022 with a contribution amount of up to $200,000, on such terms deemed necessary and appropriate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back in 2023 on the feasibility, costs and benefits of a multi-year City sponsorship and funding agreement with the Toronto Global Forum.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to contribute and transfer to the Toronto Global Forum a total of up to $200,000 in 2022 for costs associated with Toronto's sponsorship of the 2022 edition of the Toronto Global Forum, with funding to come from within Economic Development and Culture's existing 2022 Operating Budget for international trade development and innovation. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate, enter into and execute on behalf of the City a funding agreement with the Toronto Global Forum for a one-year term in 2022 with a contribution amount of up to $200,000, on such terms deemed necessary and appropriate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back in 2023 on the feasibility, costs and benefits of a multi-year City sponsorship and funding agreement with the Toronto Global Forum.
CC47.31adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal ("Tribunal") proceeding that is currently scheduled for January 30 - February 10, 2023. The owner has provided a with prejudice settlement offer to the City that makes changes to the proposed built form. City staff took part in multiple days of mediation with both the owner of the site and representatives from the Sheppard Avenue East Community Group. The owner previously submitted Related Rental Housing Demolition application (19 248116 NNY 17 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units on the site. That application will be the subject of a future report to City Council.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning and other appropriate staff to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Rezoning application in its revised form as contained in the July 11, 2022 Settlement Offer and subject to securing the matters set out in Parts 2 and 3 below. 2. In the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and, among other matters have secured: i. provisions for a holding by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act related to the completion of required sanitary sewer upgrades in the Sheppard Avenue East corridor area; ii. the unit mix shall include a minimum of 10 percent 3 bedroom and 30 percent 2 bedroom units; iii. the full replacement of the existing rental dwelling units on the lands at 680 and 688 Sheppard Avenue East; iv. the rents, rental tenure, unit mix, and unit sizes of the replacement rental dwelling units; v. an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; vi. a minimum of ten percent (10 percent) of all non-replacement rental dwelling units at 680 and 688 Sheppard Avenue West as three-bedroom units and a minimum of thirty percent (30 percent) of all non-replacement rental dwelling units on the lands as two-bedroom units; and vii. any other rental housing-related matters in conformity with Policy 3.2.1.6 of the Toronto Official Plan and Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code; b. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to impose a holding provision in the site specific by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, to be in lifted upon the completion of sanitary sewer upgrades in the Sheppard Avenue East corridor area and sufficient capacity is present to support the development; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications as set out in their memo dated September 17, 2021 or as may be updated in response to further submission(s) filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has delivered a revised wind study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the owner has entered into an agreement with the City for the conveyance of a public access/publicly-accessible privately-owned space easement with respect to the multi-use trail/mid-block connection in the location depicted in the July 4, 2022 Settlement Offer and at no cost to the City, with such conveyance to occur through the site plan approval process and on terms satisfactory to the City, or has made other arrangements for such conveyance to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; f. the owner has entered into an agreement with the City for the fee simple conveyance of the parkland depicted in the July 4, 2022 Settlement Offer and at no cost to the City, with such conveyance to occur prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor, or has made other arrangements for such conveyance to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. the agreement referred to in Part 2.f. above shall include terms requiring the conveyance of the parkland free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; h. the owner has registered a Section 118 restriction on title, under the Land Titles Act, agreeing not to transfer or charge the Parkland without the consent of the City, which restriction may be released only upon the owner transferring the Parkland to the City, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate and the City Solicitor; i. the owner has provided an updated traffic impact study (including delay information, 50th and 95th percentile queues, available storage areas for all intersections and each movement, and digital Synchro and SimTraffic files) and any other reports necessary in support of the development to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services to ensure the safe and efficient traffic operation of the driveway in the proposed location; and j. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition application 19 248116 NNY 17 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units at 680 and 688 Sheppard Avenue East and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision. 3. As a condition of site plan approval to implement the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council instruct staff to secure the following matters: a. the owner will be required to construct at their sole expense any traffic improvements, including signal timing modifications, identified in the accepted transportation and traffic movement reports to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; b. the owner will work with City staff on appropriate balcony design and location for the building; c. the size and location of the mechanical penthouses will be refined to minimize their view from the public realm; and d. the number of surface pick-up and drop-off parking spaces on site will be reviewed and reduced as appropriate. 4. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the applicant of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; such development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the applicant 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. 5. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, City Council direct that the future public park being secured as part of the development be permitted to be used for the stockpiling of any soils or materials, or as an interim construction staging area for the development, subject to an agreement having been obtained outlining the insurance requirements, extent of area and use permitted, tree removal and replacement, duration, restoration plan and costs, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 6. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, City Council direct that any compensation for the use of the future public park in accordance with Part 5 above, be charged in the same manner as set out in Municipal Code Chapter 441 (Fees and Charges), Appendix C - Schedule 2, Transportation Services, Ref. No. 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. 7. City Council defer making a decision at this time on Rental Housing Demolition application 19 248116 NNY 17 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to demolish the existing rental dwelling units at 680 and 688 Sheppard Avenue West, and City Council instruct staff to report on the Rental Housing Demolition application to the Toronto and East York Community Council at such time as an Ontario Land Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for such lands and the other related lands at 680 and 688 Sheppard Avenue West. 8. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into agreements included in the Parts above to secure the transfer of the parkland and the multi-use trail/mid-block connection. 9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 report (July 11, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the City Solicitor report dated July 11, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the public release the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.31adopted
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in the cost of living has caused a greater need for services in Toronto, especially in mental health, food security and hygiene security. At the same time, charitable organizations have also experienced rising costs, particularly related to securing and maintaining space. The average industrial lease rate and commercial/retail lease rate both increased from the third quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021, up by 18.4 percent and up by 38.3 percent respectively. These rates are likely even higher at present time. The City's charities are vital partners in meeting the needs of residents. During pandemic closures, City arenas, community centres, school gymnasiums and warehouses were reassigned to charitable agencies. Space, unused at the time, allowed organizations to grow and increase their reach. Currently, aid organization, GlobalMedic, works out of space at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, generously donated by QuadReal Property Developers and shared with a City-run vaccine clinic and the Furniture Bank. Together, these initiatives are able to benefit from shared space that would be unused otherwise. Similar vacant space throughout the City, whether owned municipally or privately, could potentially serve as a shared work space for other smaller charitable organizations, creating "Social Impact Hubs" to help alleviate some property costs.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to investigate what may be done to support charitable organizations with their access to affordable space and assess the viability of the Social Impact Hub model that brings organizations together in a shared location, and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to investigate what may be done to support charitable organizations with their access to affordable space and assess the viability of the Social Impact Hub model that brings organizations together in a shared location, and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2023.
CC47.32adopted
On August 9, 2018, the applicant submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment to amend the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property at 2200 to 2206 Eglinton Avenue East, 1020 to 1030 Birchmount Road and 75 Thermos Road (the "Subject Lands") to permit a mixed-use development including new public streets and parkland. The Subject Lands are located within the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area. On April 23, 2020, the applicant appealed their proposed SASP to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT") due to Council's failure to make a decision within the statutory timeframe. The applicant appealed their proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT") due to Council's failure to make a decision within the statutory timeframe. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions regarding a matter appealed to the OLT.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B, Confidential Appendix C and Confidential Appendix D to the report (July 11, 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 (July 11, 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. July 27, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B and Confidential Appendix C to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Revised Proposal") for the lands municipally known as 2200 to 2206 Eglinton Avenue East, 1020 to 1030 Birchmount Road and 75 Thermos Road (the "Development Site") and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to support the Revised Proposal, subject to Parts 2 to 13 below. 2. City Council endorse the draft Phasing Plan in Confidential Appendix D to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor and City Council require that: a. the final form of a Phasing Plan on the Development Site be provided to the City in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and b. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Children's Services and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management are authorized to ensure that such phasing matters are secured in appropriate agreement(s), the Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. Parkland Dedication 3. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on Blocks 4, 5 and 7, City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 2,600 square metres, generally as shown on Confidential Appendix C to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor as Block 3, satisfying a part of the owner's Parkland dedication requirement under Section 42 of the Planning Act with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City shall be in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments. 4. Prior to the issuance of the any Building Permit on Blocks 5, City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 3,200 square metres, generally as shown on Confidential Appendix C to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor as Block 6, satisfying a part of the owner's Parkland dedication requirement under Section 42 of the Planning Act with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City shall be in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments. 5. City Council direct that any remaining requirement pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act be a payment in lieu in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act and Chapter 415, Article III of the Municipal Code to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 6. 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. Community Benefits 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into and register on title to the lands, one or more agreements pursuant to Section 37, at the owner's expense, to secure the following matters, on such terms and conditions as may be required, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor: a. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on the lands, a cash contribution of $200,000 to be allocated towards public realm and parks improvements at the Meadoway Entry Garden at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, whereby: b. the cash contributions in Part 7.a. 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 approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment; c. in the event the cash contribution in Part 7.a. above has not been used for the determined purpose within three 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 the Official Plan and will benefit the community; d. the provision of a non-profit licensed child care centre to be located on Block 2 or 4 comprising a minimum 10,000 square feet (approximately 929 square metres) of indoor space and 3,000 square feet (approximately 279 square metres), adjacent to the interior space, including outdoor storage, and the provision for a child pick-up and drop-off area, with the precise location, capacity and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Children's Services, and such child care centre shall generally be in accordance with the following: i. shall be constructed, finished, furnished and equipped by the owner, including a minimum of four (4) parking spaces reserved for the exclusive use of the child care centre between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and an area reserved for the exclusive use of the child care centre for pick-up/drop-off operations between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday; these spaces to be assigned accordingly and be located in close proximity to the elevators providing the shortest route between the underground parking garage and the child care centre, which shall be barrier-free; and a parking pass will be provided for officials conducting inspections of the child care centre; ii. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit on for the block on which the Child Care Centre is located, a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120 percent of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the child care centre, complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, shall be provided to the City of Toronto to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Children's Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; iii. prior to the earlier of residential occupancy of the building in which the child care centre is located and/or registration of any condominium for the building in which the child care centre is located and prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for Block 5 and Block 7, the child care centre shall be conveyed to the City of Toronto, at no cost to the City of Toronto, in fee simple, in an acceptable environmental condition to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the City Solicitor; iv. the details of the other matters as described in the Parts above, such as timing, location, obligations and any such matters to implement the child care centre, in respect of the non-profit licensed child care centre community benefit, will be finalized between the owner and the City of Toronto and will be substantially in accordance with the City of Toronto's Child Care Development Guidelines and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Children's Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and v. on, or prior to, the conveyance of the child care centre, the City of Toronto and the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the appropriate lands, an Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City of Toronto, that is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; the Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement shall address and/or provide for the integrated support, use, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and reconstruction of certain shared facilities and the sharing of costs, in respect thereof, of portions of the subject lands to be owned by the City of Toronto and the owner as they pertain to the child care centre and the development to be constructed within the base building of the development; e. prior to the conveyance of the child care centre, the owner shall pay to the City of Toronto the sum of $400,000 to provide one-time cash contributions in support of the child care centre, allocated generally as follows: i. a one-time cash contribution in the amount of $200,000 to the City of Toronto's Child Care Capital Reserve Fund to be used towards start-up operating costs, to replace appliances and large equipment due to wear and tear and to support ongoing financial viability, to be paid prior to the child care centre being made available to the City of Toronto; ii. a one-time cash contribution in the amount of $200,000 towards toys, furnishings and equipment in accordance with Provincial and Municipal standards based on a mutually agreeable inventory list provided by the Child Care Centre Operator and/or the General Manager, Children's Services which will be finalized and approved by the General Manager, Children's Services; and iii. the cash contributions in Parts 7.e.i. and 7.e.ii. 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 approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment; f. the Owner shall design, construct, finish, and convey to the City, in an acceptable environmental condition, for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City, a minimum 12,112 square feet (1,125 square metres) of Community Agency Space as measured from interior side walls, in a location satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and subject to the following: i. the Community Agency Space shall be delivered to the City in accordance with the City's Community Space Tenancy Policy and finished to Base Building Condition, with the terms and specifications to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement, all satisfactory to the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; ii. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for Block 5, the owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120 percent of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the Community Agency Space complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and iii. concurrent with or prior to, the conveyance of the Community Agency Space to the City, the owner and the City shall enter into, and register on title to the appropriate lands, an Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement at no cost to the City, that is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; the Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement shall address and/or provide for the integrated support, use, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reconstruction of certain shared facilities, and the sharing of costs, in respect thereof, of portions of the subject lands to be owned by the City and the owner as they pertain to the Community Agency Space; and g. the provision of 130 affordable housing units, based on 100 percent Average Market Rent and an affordability period of 15 years with these affordable housing units being provided as follows, with the option to provide more affordable rental housing units in earlier phases of the development: i. thirty-nine (39) affordable rental housing units to be provided in Block 2; ii. forty-one (41) affordable rental housing units to be provided in Block 4A; iii. nineteen (19) affordable rental housing units to be provided in Block 4B; iv. thirty-one (31) affordable rental housing units to be provided in Block 7; iv. the unit types and sizes shall be determined in each site plan application, and shall reflect the unit mix and average size of market units within each building, with the overall unit mix of the affordable housing units on the Development Site as generally identified in Confidential Appendix C to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and v. with the timing as generally identified in Confidential Appendix D to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor with such terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. Matters Required to Support the Development 8. City Council also direct that the following matters required to support development be secured in the Section 37 Agreement, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Conditions of Subdivision Approval for the Subdivision Agreement, where deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, as a legal convenience: a. the owner shall prepare, at its expense, a Public Art plan (the "Public Art Plan") for the provision of Public Art, up to a maximum value of $1,000,000.00, upwards indexed from the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment, upon the Site or adjacent City-owned land and shall submit the Public Art Plan to the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Public Art Commission, and to City Council for approval, in accordance with the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; the Public Art Plan may include design strategies to incorporate indigenous culture/history throughout the Development Site; b. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for any residential development on each Block where public art is planned, the owner shall provide financial security in the form of a Letter of Credit for public art, identified in the approved Public Art Plan to secure the commission and installation of public art in accordance with the approved Public Art Plan in Part 8.a. above; c. the required transportation improvements and transportation demand management measures identified in the Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Study accepted and satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the Zoning By-law Amendment in addition to the following identified matters: i. prior to the issuance of an above grade building permit for the first building on each Block, the owner shall pay to the City, by certified cheque, the following amounts, for an aggregate total of sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in Canadian funds, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, calculated from the date of the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment, for the future implementation of a minimum of ten (10) bike-share stations, at locations that may be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services as set out in Paragraph 5(ii)(A) of Confidential Appendix A to the Report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor; ii. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit on each Block where bike repair station(s) are planned for and identified in the Site Plan Application satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, the owner shall provide a letter of credit for $1,500 for each bike repair station per building to a minimum of eight (8) bike repair stations for all blocks on the Development Site, and thereafter provide evidence of installation in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; iii. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit on each block, the owner shall provide a letter of credit for $5,000.00 for the provision of each real-time transportation information screen for each building to a minimum of five (5) transportation information screen where planned and thereafter provide evidence of installation, such as in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; iv. a financial contribution of a of $200,000 for the future Victoria Park Avenue or Warden Avenue Transit Study, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, calculated from the date of the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment; v. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on the lands, the owner shall provide a financial contribution to the City in the amount of $40,000 for a future Golden Mile Transportation Monitoring Study; vi. the owner shall provide a PRESTO pass to each of the 130 affordable housing units, each pre-loaded with the value of one yearly PRESTO fare to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; vii. the owner shall provide a minimum of 500 bike share annual memberships to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, of which, there shall be bike share memberships provided to each of the 130 affordable housing units; viii. the Owner shall provide for the costs of TDM Marketing Initiatives for each phase (approximately $1000 for each information session); and viv. the Owner shall provide for 13 car share spaces; d. the owner shall provide, at their sole cost and expense, a wind tunnel testing for the development as part of a site plan control application, and thereafter secure and implement mitigation measures identified in any accepted Wind Tunnel Study/Report satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the following privately owned publicly accessible open spaces, whereby as a pre-approval condition to Site Plan Approval for each respective Block where the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces is located, the owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and any required public access easements to connect the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces to adjacent privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and/or public rights-of-way, where necessary; and the owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration and design of the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval for each building and/or block pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City: i. Block 2 - Southeast Corner privately owned publicly accessible open space with a minimum size of 444 square metres; ii. Block 4 - Southwest Corner along Eglinton Avenue and Thermos Road privately owned publicly accessible open space with a minimum size of 303 square metres with a minimum depth of 7.5 square metres; iii. Block 5 - Street C privately owned publicly accessible open space with a minimum size of 208 square metres; and iv. Block 7 - northeast corner along Birchmount and Ashtonbee Road privately owned publicly accessible open space with a minimum size of 234 square metres; f. the provision of public pedestrian access easements to provide access to and through various development block mid-block connections to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with the exact location, design and timing of delivery of the pedestrian easement to be determined in the context of a Site Plan Approval; the owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the public pedestrian easement area and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the public pedestrian easement at certain times of the day and night, and the owner may restrict other uses of this space, so long as they do not unreasonably obstruct pedestrian movement of persons of all ages and abilities with such matters determined in the context of a site plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; g. prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval for any part of the Development Site, the owner shall provide a Design Brief, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner will construct and maintain the Development 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 Development Site; i. the requirements for a construction management plan to be provided at site plan approval, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, any required coordination with Metrolinx regarding the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; j. implementation of, and/or mitigation measures listed, in any the reports, studies and plans accepted by the City submitted by the owner and any such implementation measures secured in the appropriate agreements; k. the conditions and matters as identified in memorandums provided to the City on behalf of Metrolinx as it relates to the Eglinton LRT, utility companies, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto District Catholic School Board, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority based on their review of the development applications, all of which are identified satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and secured in the appropriate agreement(s), the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision conditions (where appropriate), satisfactory to the City Solicitor; l. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the site, the owner shall provide a revised landscape plan and soil volume plan for the entire Development Site, including streetscape cross-sections, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; m. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the Development Site, the owner shall provide a Public Utilities Plan for the entire Development Site to ensure, among other matters, that above ground and underground utilities and streetscape elements, such as street trees, sidewalk locations are located at appropriate locations for all new and existing streets and such plan should be submitted as a separate grayed out underlay and underlay on the Landscape Plan required above, for the entire Development Site, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; n. the final phasing of the Development Site building upon the phasing plan triggers outlined in Confidential Appendix D to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor, in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the Executive Director, Social Development and Finance Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the City Solicitor, and such matters are secured in appropriate agreement(s) satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and o. the Owner shall provide a commemoration plan and heritage plaque for the former Lucas-Rotax Aircraft Equipment Co. factory at the property known municipally as 75 Thermos Road, to be secured as part of a site plan approval application. Conditions to Ontario Land Tribunal Order 9. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final content and form of the Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including any revisions to the maps and schedules to the Official Plan Amendment as may be necessary to implement the Settlement Offer; and b. the Owner has agreed to resolve its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 499, including the Golden Mile Secondary Plan and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, and that Official Plan Amendment 499 as adopted by City Council is brought into force as it applies to the Site, subject to any authorized changes as may be required as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to implement this Settlement Offer for this Site, including, but not limited to, minimizing duplicative/repetitive policies, maps or references and, if deemed appropriate, incorporating the proposed SASP into Section 14 of the Secondary Plan, instead of Chapter 7, Site and Area Specific Policies of the Official Plan. 10. 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: a. 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; b. 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. has secured the design and the provision of 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; and iii. a Section 37 Agreement has been entered into satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and has been executed and registered on title to the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, securing community benefits in Part 7 above and securing the matters required to support the development outlined in Part 8 above. 11. Provided that the matters listed in Part 10.b. above have not been completed to the satisfaction of the appropriate City Official by August 12, 2022, City Council instruct the City Solicitor: a. to ensure that the matters listed in Part 10.b. above are otherwise secured to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor. 12. If the Ontario Land Tribunal cannot issue its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment on or before August 12, 2022, 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. 13. 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, Confidential Appendix B, Confidential Appendix C and Confidential Appendix D to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 report (July 11, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", Confidential Appendix "C" and Confidential Appendix "D" to the Report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor, 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 to the Report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.32adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to obtain authority for Fleet Services to donate two Ford Escape vehicles at end-of-life to the Ukrainian war effort. These vehicles would add to the commitment already made by Toronto Paramedic Services to donate two end-of-life Chevrolet Tahoe emergency response vehicles equipped with operational lights, sirens and basic first aid supplies. The vehicles would be used to respond to emergency situations in Ukraine. The Atlantic Ukrainian Association, upon the request of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, will handle all matters related to the shipping of the donated vehicles to Ukraine. This was requested of Mayor John Tory by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv. During their meeting, the Ambassador asked for the City's help in aiding Ukrainian civilians by supplying any available end-of-life vehicles they could use to respond to emergency situations.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize General Manager, Fleet Services to donate up to two vehicles intended for auction available for acquisition at no cost to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian purposes; this is in addition to the two vehicles already committed by Toronto Paramedic Services for donation to Ukraine, totaling 4 vehicles to be donated by the City of Toronto to Ukraine.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize General Manager, Fleet Services to donate up to two vehicles intended for auction available for acquisition at no cost to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian purposes; this is in addition to the two vehicles already committed by Toronto Paramedic Services for donation to Ukraine, totaling 4 vehicles to be donated by the City of Toronto to Ukraine.
CC47.33adopted
808 Mount Pleasant Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions
On June 29, 2018, the applicant (2245883 Ontario Inc.) appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application (Application No. 17 261931 STE 22 OZ) to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). The appeal was made without revisions to the original proposal and citing Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the timeframe prescribed by the Planning Act. During its meeting of November 9, 10, and 12, 2021, City Council accepted a settlement offer from the applicant pursuant to its adoption of Item CC37.4. City Council's decision can be found here: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2021.CC37.4 By decision issued on May 31, 2022, the OLT granted the appeal in part and made an interim order in respect of the development proposal as described in the settlement offer and withheld its final order pending the completion of matters set out in its decision. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions in respect of this matter prior to the OLT issuing its final order in this matter prior to August 12, 2022.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 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 (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council amend its previous instructions to staff on Item CC37.4 adopted on November 9, 10, and 12, 2021, by deleting the following requirements in Parts 3.d. and 3.e. of City Council's decision: d. the owner has signed a Section 37 Agreement securing such matters, services and facilities to be provided by the owner at its own expense pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and any other matters necessary to support the development all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and registered said Agreement on title to the lands, satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and e. the owner has provided a signed solicitor's certificate from the owner's real estate lawyer licensed to practice in Ontario providing the opinion that encumbrances registered on title to the parkland dedication and parkland over-dedication (as set out below) including, but not limited to, a "right of purchase" registered as Instrument No. AT2938877 are discharged and the rights associated therewith are extinguished and no longer enforceable as against the parkland dedication and the parkland over-dedication to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. City Council approve the acceptance of a revised on-site parkland dedication comprised of the lands municipally known as 247 Roehampton Avenue, 249 Roehampton Avenue, and 820 Mount Pleasant Road, having an area no less than 269.98 square metres (the "Parkland Dedication"), to be used for the purpose of public parkland pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act and in accordance with the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Article III, at no cost to the City and subject to the owner transferring all the Parkland Dedication to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor in accordance with all applicable City policies prior to the issuance of the first building permit for the site in place of the requirements previously authorized by Part 4 of Item CC37.4 adopted by City Council on November 9, 10, and 12, 2021. 3. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of the first building permit for any part of the site, the owner shall convey to the City the fee simple interest in a part of the site with an area of no less than 47 square metres as an over-dedication of public parkland, at no cost to the City and subject to the owner transferring all the over-dedication to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor in accordance with all applicable City policies, and subject to the authority granted to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in respect of tiebacks in place of the requirements previously authorized by Part 6d of Item CC37.4 adopted by City Council on November 9, 10, and 12, 2021. 4. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of the first building permit for any part of the site, the owner shall convey to the City the fee simple interest in the Parkland Dedication to the City on the terms of Part 2 above, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor and subject to the authority granted to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in respect of tiebacks. 5. City Council direct that prior to site plan approval, the owner shall prepare all required documentation and convey a road-widening (right-of-way) of Mount Pleasant Road to the City along the frontage of the site abutting Mount Pleasant Road and a width of no less than 2.0 metres as shown within the owner's Settlement Offer, dated October 28, 2021 (Drawing AZ101, prepared by Sweeny & Co Architects, dated September 1, 2021) at no cost to the City and free and clear of all physical encumbrances above and below grade and of all title encumbrances and in accordance with all City policies respecting the conveyance of potentially environmentally contaminated lands, to be subject to a right of way in favour of the owner until such time as the road-widening (right-of-way) is dedicated as public highway, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor. 6. City Council direct that prior to site plan approval, the owner shall prepare all required documentation and convey a pedestrian clearway easement to the City, with all rights of support and at no cost to the City and in priority to all title encumbrances, which commences at the south property line of the site with variable width of not exceeding approximately 0.40 metres and a variable length of not exceeding approximately 8 metres along the Mount Pleasant Road frontage, with the final area and configuration of the pedestrian clearway easement area to be determined through the site plan control application process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineering and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor. 7. City Council direct the City Solicitor to secure the matters in Part 5 and Part 6 in the Section 37 Agreement for the site. 8. 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 in Part 9 below. 9. 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 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 this By-law, unless the provisions of Schedule A of such By law are satisfied; and d. Schedule A attached to the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) shall provide as follows: "Prior to the issuance of the first building permit in respect of the lands shown on Diagram 1 attached to this By-law, the owner shall enter into an agreement under Section 37(3) of the Planning Act and register same in priority, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, whereby the owner agrees to secure the facilities, services and matters set out below which are required to be provided to the City at the owner's expense as follows:" 10. Provided that the matters listed Parts 3.b. and 3.c. of City Council's decision on Item 2022.CC37.4 have not been completed to the satisfaction of the appropriate City Official by July 21, 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 regarding the following matters: a. the owner shall, at its sole cost and expense: i. submit 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; and ii. secure 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. 11. If the Ontario Land Tribunal cannot issue its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) on or before August 11, 2022, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to render its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) effective as of no later than August 12, 2022. 12. 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 (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (July 11, 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 balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (July 11, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 11, 2022) from the City Solicitor if the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (July 11, 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.
MM47.33adopted
Tenants First Status Update - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão
Tenant's First is an ambitious program approved by City Council originating from the Mayor's Task force on Toronto Community Housing Corporation. Staff have undertaken a number of very complicated pieces of work with great success, most recently the transfer of the staff and tenants from Toronto Community Housing Corporation to Toronto Seniors Corporation. After a year's work to prepare for the transfer there remain a few pieces of legal and financial matters still be completed. It turned out that due to legal and financial matters that Toronto Community Housing Corporation will continue to own the buildings and be responsible for all major capital while the new Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation will look after day to day operations and repairs and use the IT and other Toronto Community Housing Corporation programs to run the new corporation. During the past year after City Council direction, Tenant's First reactivated the Senior Tenant Advisory Committee as part of the transition to ensure good tenant engagement. The lengthy and complicated sale of transfer of the scattered units, family housing, has now been successfully completed through the work of Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Tenant's First team. These homes will remain perpetually affordable and will soon be operated through two separate land trusts. Seven homes still have yet to be transferred. Toronto Community Housing Corporation has put in considerable time and resources to ensure the success for these two undertakings. The last outstanding piece of complex work of Tenant's First is the transfer of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation development functions to CreateTO. While preliminary assessment has been started, it has become clear after the transfer of the seniors that another factor to take into account at this juncture is the capacity of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to ensure a successful transfer while still tying up loose ends from the senior's corporation. A breathing space is needed.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct that before any further work on the transfer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation development functions to CreateTO continues, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation advise the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services through Tenant's First implementation on the following: a. the legal structure related to current Toronto Community Housing Corporation developments; b. financial structure overview for all current development sites; and c. opportunities to restructuring of non-development functions within Toronto Community Housing Corporation such as relocation, engagement and quality control. 2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to prepare a status report to the Executive Committee on this final element of Tenant's First in the first quarter of 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council direct that before any further work on the transfer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation development functions to CreateTO continues, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation advise the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services through Tenant's First implementation on the following: a. the legal structure related to current Toronto Community Housing Corporation developments; b. financial structure overview for all current development sites; and c. opportunities to restructuring of non-development functions within Toronto Community Housing Corporation such as relocation, engagement and quality control. 2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to prepare a status report to the Executive Committee on this final element of Tenant's First in the first quarter of 2023.
CC47.34adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal ("Tribunal") proceeding that is currently scheduled for a further case management conference on August 8, 2022 and a ten-day contested hearing beginning May 8, 2023. The applicant has appealed the proposed Official Plan and zoning by-law amendment application for 1304, 1306 and 1308 Wilson Avenue due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. On June 15, 2022 City Council directed the City Solicitor, along with appropriate staff, to oppose the Tribunal appeal but continue discussions with the applicant to resolve issues.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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 (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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. July 28, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to support the settlement, conditional on the matters being addressed as set out in Part 2 below, provided that: a. the Owner will orient all bedroom units to the north, south, and west, with no bedroom windows facing the east lot line, unless it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning this is not achievable and/or desirable, in which case the owner will explore reducing the number of units or bedrooms, increasing building setbacks to meet the Midrise Performance Guidelines and/or lastly, alternative window treatments or configurations (for example clerestory windows) on the east building face and/or landscaping to address overlook/privacy to neighbouring properties to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be secured through the site plan process. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold issuance of its order with respect to the Official Plan and Rezoning appeal until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memorandum dated June 11, 2021, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Groundwater Report, Municipal Servicing Report and Grading Plan, and any other reports necessary in support of the development to the City to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to ensure the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and to identify any required upgrades or improvements to existing municipal infrastructure; d. in the event the updated Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report, or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit, any upgrades or required improvements, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and e. the site plan applications have been revised to address Part 1 above to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. As a condition of Site Plan Approval to implement the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council instruct staff to secure the following matters: a. the City will secure landscaping and tree planting generally in accordance with the attached June 15, 2022 landscape plans, with the species planting list and plant densities being to the satisfaction of the City's Ravines and Natural Features department; b. payment of $129,426.00 as cash-in-lieu compensation for trees to be removed from the Subject Lands to allow for the development (based on a rate of $583 per tree), or as may be adjusted following acceptance of the final landscaping plan due to the addition or removal of trees; c. the owner must enter into a mutual access agreement for the shared driveway, including demonstrating reciprocal easements have been granted, to permit access between the subject site and the adjacent property at 1326 Wilson Avenue; and d. if mutual access is not proposed the owner will be required to provide a 6 metre drive aisle on the site or otherwise demonstrate the site access and vehicle manoeuvring is functional, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 4. 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 (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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 report (July 12, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the City Solicitor report dated July 12, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the Confidential Appendix A and the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.34amended
The SteelesTech Campus at 3125-3389 Steeles Avenue and 4000 Victoria Park is a 40 acre property that is currently home to a mix of office uses with over 3,000 employees. To further enhance the site, retain existing tenants and attract new ones, the Owner entered into negotiations with a name brand hotel chain in 2019 to establish a hotel on the west side of the campus abutting Highway 404 south of Steeles Avenue. To secure financing, hotels must own the lands on which they are situated. In May 2020, the City and the Owner agreed that the Owner would file a Common Element Condominium application where the existing private roads, water and other shared services were generally contained within the boundaries of the newly created condominium. Since that time, protracted negotiations have demonstrated that both the Owner and the City will incur significant costs and further delays if those roads are to be conveyed to the City as part of these applications to create the hotel parcel on the other side of the campus.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and all other appropriate City staff, to work with the owner to finalize the details and conditions of approval for the owner's application for Draft Plan of Common Element Condominium for the lands municipally known as the Steelestech Campus at 3125-3389 Steeles Avenue East and 4000 Victoria Park Avenue and to report to the next regular meeting of the North York Community Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to advance the proposal to convey private roads Sprint Canada Drive and Call Net Drive as an asset to the proposed Common Element Condominium as part of the current applications to facilitate the establishment of a hotel on the SteelesTech Campus at 3125-3389 Steeles Avenue East and 4000 Victoria Park Avenue. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Owner of the SteelesTech Property to finalize the details and conditions associated with the Common Element Condominium Agreement that creates separately conveyable parcels, and to bring forward this agreement for consideration at the next regular business meeting of North York Community Council alongside the Draft Plan of Subdivision and Part Lot Control applications as one comprehensive report for consideration.
CC47.35adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal ("Tribunal") proceeding that is currently scheduled for a case management conference on August 8, 2022 and a potential ten-day contested hearing beginning May 8, 2023. The applicant has appealed the proposed Official Plan and zoning by-law amendment application for 1326 and 1328 Wilson Avenue due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. On June 15, 2022 City Council directed the City Solicitor, along with appropriate staff, to oppose the Tribunal appeal but continue discussions with the applicant to resolve issues.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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 (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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. July 28, 2022 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to support the settlement, conditional on the matters being addressed as set out in Part 2 below, provided that: a. the Owner will orient all bedroom units to the north, south, and east, with no bedroom windows facing the west lot line, unless it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning this is not achievable and/or desirable, in which case the owner will explore reducing the number of units or bedrooms, increasing building setbacks to meet the Midrise Performance Guidelines and/or lastly, alternative window treatments or configurations (for example clerestory windows) on the west building face to address overlook/privacy to neighbouring properties to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be secured through the site plan process; and b. no windows will be located to the west face of the building up to and including the 4th storey medical floor uses as depicted in the submitted architectural plans; in implementing this change the Owner may redesign the building to present a party wall/0 metre setback condition to the west property line. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold issuance of its order with respect to the Official Plan and Rezoning appeal until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memorandum dated June 9, 2020, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Groundwater Report, Municipal Servicing Report and Grading Plan, and any other reports necessary in support of the development to the City to the satisfaction of, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to ensure the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and to identify any required upgrades or improvements to existing municipal infrastructure; d. in the event the updated Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report, or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit, any upgrades or required improvements, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and e. the site plan application has been revised to address Part 1 above to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. As a condition of Site Plan Approval to implement the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council instruct staff to secure the following matters: a. the City will secure landscaping and tree planting generally in accordance with the attached June 30, 2022 landscape plans, with the species planting list and plant densities being to the satisfaction of the City's Ravines and Natural Features department; b. payment of cash-in-lieu compensation for trees to be removed from the Subject Lands to allow for the development (based on a rate of $583 per tree) that cannot be incorporated in the accepted landscaping plan and planted on the site; c. the owner must enter into a mutual access agreement for the shared driveway, including demonstrating reciprocal easements have been granted, to permit access between the subject site and the adjacent property at 1304 Wilson Avenue; and d. if mutual driveway access is not proposed the owner will be required to provide a 6 metre drive aisle on the site or otherwise demonstrate the site access and vehicle manoeuvring is functional, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 4. 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 (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 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 report (July 12, 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 adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the City Solicitor report dated July 12, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the Confidential Appendix A and the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM47.35amended
In December 2021, City Council authorized the installation of new bikeways on Palmerston Avenue, Palmerston Square, Palmerston Boulevard and Tecumseth Street and directed the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the Palmerston / Tecumseth project, to work in consultation with the local Councillors and stakeholders to host an additional community meeting on the project in advance of installation to communicate and hear feedback on the approved design (Item 2021.IE26.10). In April 2022, Item 2021.IE26.10 was re-opened and adjustments made based on feedback on Palmerston Area, Tecumseth Street and Mitchell Avenue residents (Item 2022.MM42.25). Since early 2022, staff hosted the following meetings with stakeholders and the community: - January 31, 2022 - Meeting with 3 business owners along Tecumseth Street, between Queen Street and Mitchell Avenue; - February 24, 2022 - Meeting with several residents of the Mirvish Village Neighbourhood; - February 28, 2022 - Meeting with several residents of Mitchell Avenue; and - July 5, 2022 - Public Information Event. Based on the additional feedback received from local stakeholders, the following modifications are recommended: a. Palmerston Boulevard between Bloor Street West and Lennox Street - convert to one-way northbound along with contra-flow bike lane; b. Maintain Palmerston Boulevard from Lennox Street to Herrick Street as two-way along with shared lane markings; and c. Lennox Street between Markham Street and Palmerston Boulevard - convert to one-way eastbound along with a contra-flow bike lane. Therefore I ask that City Council approve the recommendations in this Motion to make adjustments to the Palmerston/Tecumseth Cycling Connections project. REQUIRES RE-OPENING Item IE26.10 (December 15, 16 and 17, 2021 City Council meeting) only as it pertains to Palmerston Square, Tecumseth Street and Lennox Street.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2021.IE26.10 by: a. deleting the following Part 3.c. on the installation of cycle tracks or adjustments to cycle track by-laws: 3.c. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to College Street); b. adding the following new sections of roadway to Part 4 on the installation or adjustments of contra-flow bicycle lanes, or bicycle lane by-law amendments: h. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to Lennox Street; Herrick Street to College Street); and i. Lennox Street (from Palmerston Boulevard to Markham Street). 2. City Council authorize the installation or adjustments of contra-flow bicycle lanes, and cycling regulations required in Chapter 886, on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 1 to Motion MM47.35. a. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to College Street; and b. Lennox Street (from Palmerston Boulevard to Markham Street) 3. City Council authorize the amendments to Chapter 925 and Chapter 950 associated with Parts 1 and 2 above, and By-law accuracy for the City Council approved Palmerston-Tecumseth Cycling Connections project, as generally described in Attachment 2 to Motion MM47.35. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish metrics and commence data collection on impacts to motor vehicle and cycling traffic following the completion of construction of the Palmerston-Tecumseth Cycling Connections project and provide an update to stakeholders and the public 12 months after construction completion. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to schedule the implementation of changes on Lennox Street after completion of data collection and analysis planned to follow the construction of the Palmerston-Tecumseth Cycling Connections project (from Bloor Street West to College Street). 6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2023 on the findings of the Mirvish Village Readiness Assessment, and to include feasible options for traffic calming on Markham Street between Lennox Street and Harbord Street, the Laneway west of Bathurst Street south of Lennox Street, and the Laneway west of Bathurst Street north of Harbord Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2021.IE26.10 by: a. deleting the following Part 3c on the installation of cycle tracks or adjustments to cycle track by-laws: 3c. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to College Street); b. adding the following new sections of roadway to Part 4 on the installation or adjustments of contra-flow bicycle lanes, or bicycle lane by-law amendments: h. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to Lennox Street; Herrick Street to College Street); and i. Lennox Street (from Palmerston Boulevard to Markham Street). 2. City Council authorize the installation or adjustments of contra-flow bicycle lanes, and cycling regulations required in Chapter 886, on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 1 to Motion MM47.35. a. Palmerston Boulevard (from Bloor Street West to College Street; and b. Lennox Street (from Palmerston Boulevard to Markham Street) 3. City Council authorize the amendments to Chapter 925 and Chapter 950 associated with Recommendations 1 and 2 above, and By-law accuracy for the City Council approved Palmerston-Tecumseth Cycling Connections project, as generally described in Attachment 2 to Motion MM47.35. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish metrics and commence data collection on impacts to motor vehicle and cycling traffic following the completion of construction of the Palmerston-Tecumseth Cycling Connections project and provide an update to stakeholders and the public 12 months after construction completion.
CC47.36adopted
Union Station Revitalization Project - Proposed Settlement
The purpose of this report is to request instructions regarding a proposed settlement associated with the Union Station Revitalization Project.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the terms of settlement set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council approve an in-year budget adjustment of Corporate Real Estate Management's 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan to reflect the settlement as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services recommend that: 1. City Council approve the terms of settlement set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council approve an in-year budget adjustment of Corporate Real Estate Management's 2022-2031 Approved Capital Budget and Plan to reflect the settlement as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 12, 2022).
MM47.36adopted
Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of vehicle collisions in Canada, with dire consequences for the safety of all road users. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 1,250-1,500 people are killed in impairment-related crashes each year, and an additional 63,000 are injured. There are also troubling indications that impaired driving has increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Traffic Injury Research Foundation finding a 30 percent increase in survey respondents who indicated that they have driven drunk in 2021. Through our Vision Zero Road Safety Program, the City of Toronto has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing the safety of our streets for all road users. In 2019, City Council adopted my motion to enhance the Road Safety Program by developing a campaign to combat impaired driving in collaboration with relevant stakeholder groups. It's critical that we continue taking action to reduce the impacts of impaired driving, in-line with our Vision Zero Road Safety Program. With traffic levels continuing to rise, it is important for the City to employ a coordinated strategy to address impaired driving in Toronto.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2023 on impaired driving in Toronto, such report to include: a. statistics on traffic collisions involving impaired drivers from 2018-2022 - including trends observed since the onset of the pandemic; b. an update on efforts underway to address this issue as well as additional measures that can be taken, including a jurisdictional scan for best practices in other municipalities; and c. details on actions taken to-date following City Council's 2019 direction to develop a campaign to stop impaired driving in collaboration with Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, Arrive Alive and other relevant stakeholders with the funding allocated for Vision Zero education and engagement programming. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to review and enhance public education and enforcement strategies pertaining to impaired driving.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2023 on impaired driving in Toronto, such report to include: a. statistics on traffic collisions involving impaired drivers from 2018-2022 - including trends observed since the onset of the pandemic; b. an update on efforts underway to address this issue as well as additional measures that can be taken, including a jurisdictional scan for best practices in other municipalities; and c. details on actions taken to-date following City Council's 2019 direction to develop a campaign to stop impaired driving in collaboration with Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, Arrive Alive and other relevant stakeholders with the funding allocated for Vision Zero education and engagement programming. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to review and enhance public education and enforcement strategies pertaining to impaired driving.
CC47.37adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The Modernist building at 1 St. Clair Avenue West, largely conceived by 1963 and constructed in 1967-1968, represents a significant and unique example of precast concrete architecture in Toronto. The pleasing visual rhythm and proportions of the modular curtain wall system comprised of identical precast concrete panels hung on the north, east and south elevations, along with the deep profiles and rounded corners of their openings exemplify the sculptural possibilities of this material. Prominently located at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue in the City's Deer Park neighbourhood, the building at 1 St. Clair Avenue West anchors this important midtown intersection where it reflects the evolution of the area from a largely residential, low-rise 19th-century concession road beyond the City's northern boundary to a major commercial and intermodal transportation hub since the mid-20th century. Heritage Planning staff have undertaken research and evaluation and determined that the subject property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A development application submitted to the City proposes to amend the zoning by-law to permit the redevelopment of the site with a 49-storey mixed use building, incorporating the existing 12-storey office building. The proposed development will include the 12-storey office building with three storeys of amenities and a residential tower above. The proposed development will have a total of 340 units, at a range of unit sizes from 1-bedroom to 3-bedrooms. This application is to be reviewed concurrently with site plan application No. 22 137783 STE 12 SA. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice in February 2022 following the application having been deemed complete on December 17, 2021. A waiver received by the City with a deadline of July 31, 2022 requires that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before that date. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and an HIA will be requested and considered as a part of the development process in order to understand how the heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. A Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated February 8, 2022 was submitted to support the application.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1 St. Clair Avenue West (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (July 4, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1 St. Clair Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1 St. Clair Avenue West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 4, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM47.37adopted
In December 2021, City Council approved the ActiveTO Cycling Network Expansion projects installed in 2020 as permanent bikeways and authorized the extension of Destination Danforth from Dawes Road to Victoria Park Avenue. After finalizing the design for the extension, staff have determined that a number of by-law amendments are required, including parking machine location adjustments, no parking and stopping adjustments, new accessible loading zones and the addition of reserved lanes for public transit vehicles. Therefore, I ask that City Council approve this Motion to make necessary adjustments to the Destination Danforth project extension between Dawes Road and Victoria Park. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item IE26.10 (December 15, 16 and 17, 2021 City Council meeting) only as it pertains to Danforth Avenue.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2021.IE26.10 by authorizing the amendments to Chapter 903, 910, and 950 as generally described in Attachment 1 to Motion MM47.37 for the City Council approved Destination Danforth project between Dawes Road and Victoria Park, for by-law accuracy and as associated with Part 11 of City Council's previous decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2021.IE26.10 by authorizing the amendments to Chapter 903, 910, and 950 as generally described in Attachment 1 to Motion MM47.37 for the City Council approved Destination Danforth project between Dawes Road and Victoria Park, for by-law accuracy and as associated with Part 11 of City Council's previous decision.
CC47.38adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located on the northwest corner of Queen Street East and River Street in the historic Corktown neighbourhood, the properties are comprised of two former factory buildings - National Electric Heating Co. Ltd. and The New Method Laundry Co. Ltd. which were brought together as a single building complex in 1982-83 during its adaptive reuse. The former National Electric Heating Co. Ltd building, completed in 1910 as a three-storey structure with a parapet/false front above its third-storey cornice and added to shortly thereafter to complete the fourth storey, and its adjacent building, the former New Method Laundry Co. Ltd building, designed by Toronto architect J.A. MacKenzie, with its 1923 additions, represent a pair of significant examples of Edwardian Classicism style buildings in the warehouse/factory building type. The simplicity of their rectangular plan and flat roof form, symmetries found in the façade compositions, rhythm of unadorned brick pilasters with contrasting precast concrete details in the Edwardian Classism style, highlighting the main entrances as well as oversized industrial warehouse windows, exemplify the style as applied to this typology. The property at 550 Queen Street East was listed on the City's Heritage Register on December 16, 2020 and was first identified as a "Warehouse / Factory" in the King- Parliament Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (2019). The nineteenth and early twentieth century warehouse/factory building type is a large building type, generally occupying a significant portion of a city block and reaching 2-4 storeys in height. Its internal post-and-beam structure is indicated in the elevations with regular bays of uniformly sized window openings. Typically clad in brick, its principal, street-facing elevation is usually elaborately designed with stone trim and classical-style elements which could be featured at the entrance, the windows, string courses and roof lines. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the criteria of design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual value. As such, the properties are a significant built heritage resource. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on January 17, 2017. The application submitted to the City for the property municipally known as 28 River Street and 550 Queen Street East proposes to amend the zoning by-law, By-law 438-86, 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 application is not subject to a prescribed event under the Ontario Heritage Act as it dates prior to July 1st, 2021. On April 26, 27 and 28, 2017, City Council adopted the recommendations of Community Planning staff to refuse the application. The Applicant appealed City Council's decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The appeal was assigned Case No. PL170622 and is now filed as OLT-22-03289. On June 8, 2022, the owner/applicant submitted a "with prejudice" settlement offer to the City. The revised proposal expands the development site to include the property at 550 Queen Street East in order to facilitate an 18 storey (60 metre) mixed-use building with 465 m2 of retail facing River Street, a total of 1,405 m2 of office space and a mixture of live/work, townhouse and apartment style residential units (380 residential units) and includes 106 parking spaces. The proposed development retains and modifies the existing building listed on the City's Heritage Register. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The designation of this property is not subject to Section 29(1.2) as the application was complete prior to July 1, 2021. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East (including the entrance addresses at 554 Queen Street East and 2 and 10 River Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 544 and 550 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (July 7, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 544 and 550 Queen Street East (including the entrance addresses at 554 Queen Street East and 2 and 10 River Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 544 and 550 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 7, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM47.38adopted
Since the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Parks, Forestry and Recreation has provided space in community centres and parks to organizations delivering social services. This included providing space to Toronto Public Health and approved health partners for Covid-19 testing and immunization clinics as well as space to community organizations for food security initiatives. As cost may be a barrier, fees were waived for these initiatives under the emergency order. Organizations have been, and would continue to be, responsible for covering any costs that run above and beyond regular business operations, for example staff overtime costs and specific equipment needs. Continuing the current process of waiving fees for those agencies currently delivering food security programs (food storage, sorting and distribution and Toronto Public Health and Community Health Partners for Covid-19 and flu immunization clinics as well as the School Immunization Program (hepatitis B, human papillomavirus and meningitis) until July 31, 2023, in City of Toronto Community Recreation Centres, will allow sufficient time for Corporate Real Estate Management, in collaboration with Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and Social Development Finance and Administration, to develop ongoing use agreements with these organizations.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to waive fees required under Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, for existing permits to organizations currently delivering immunization clinics and food security initiatives to Toronto communities until July 31, 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to waive fees required under Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, for existing permits to organizations currently delivering immunization clinics and food security initiatives to Toronto communities until July 31, 2023.
CC47.39adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. Located on the west side of Yonge Street directly north of Birch Avenue within the Summerhill neighbourhood and adjacent to the Deer Park, Ramsden Park and South Rosedale neighbourhoods, the properties at 1196-1204 Yonge Street comprise a main street commercial block building constructed in 1889. The adjacent three properties at 1206-1210 Yonge Street to the north contain 2-storey main street commercial row buildings constructed together in 1907-1908. The building anchoring the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Birch Avenue represents a unique architectural adaptation of an existing late-19th century commercial block building by repositioning (lowering) the storefront level to align with the 1914-1916 regrading of this portion of Yonge Street to accommodate a new vehicular underpass/railway overpass across Yonge for the intersecting CPR rail line. As a collection, the commercial buildings located at the properties at 1196-1210 Yonge Street anchor the northwest quadrant of this historically significant intersection of Yonge Street and the railway crossing. Together they stand as surviving examples of the area's historic Main street streetscape prior to the early-20th century introduction of transportation infrastructure and yields an understanding of the evolution of Yonge Street in Summerhill, culminating in the current configuration at this location. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual value. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on January 17, 2022 for a November 18, 2021 Zoning By-law Amendment development application proposal for a 15-storey mixed-use building. The existing properties that are the subject of this report at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street are proposed for demolition. A waiver submitted to the City requires that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before July 29, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated November 22, 2021 was submitted to support the application. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1196 (entrance address at 2 Birch Avenue), 1202 and 1204 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1196-1204 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (July 7, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1206, 1208 and 1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1206-1210 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (July 7, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1196 (entrance address at 2 Birch Avenue), 1202 and 1204 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1196-1204 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report dated July 7, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1206, 1208 and 1210 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1206-1210 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report dated July 7, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM47.39referred
In an election year, Council policy currently prohibits many forms of communication, including electronic newsletters between August 1 and the date of the election. This rule applies to all Councillors, whether they are seeking re-election or not. This Motion would modify that policy so that it does not apply to Councillors who are not running, once that has been confirmed by the close of nominations. I am requesting this change in large part because of an issue in my Ward - refugee housing at 3 Park Home Avenue - which the community is only becoming aware of now but is scheduled to open September 1. I believe that regular communication from me to my constituents during the first two months of operation (September and October) will facilitate a smoother introduction for this housing.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, referred Motion MM47.39 to the Executive Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 4.7b of the Constituency Services and Office Budget and Section 5 of the Use of City Resources During an Election policy to allow Members not seeking re-election, by virtue having not registered at the close of nominations, to be able to publish communications, such as flyers, newsletters, enewsletters and website updates between nomination day and election day and that related expenses be paid by the City as part of the Constituency Services and Office Budget.
CC47.40adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road. Located on the west side of Avenue Road at the intersection with Tranby Avenue, south of Davenport Road the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road form a pair of semi-detached houses constructed in 1891 reflecting both Queen Anne Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque architectural styles. The properties at 114-116 Avenue Road are vacant lots. The subject lands are part of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District (By-law 1994- 0520). In conjunction with a Zoning Bylaw Amendment application, the development proposal is for a 9-storey mixed-use building at 110-116 Avenue Road. The proposed alterations retain and incorporate the heritage buildings at 110-112 Avenue Road and are consistent with the existing heritage policy framework. The proposals are considered acceptable within the broader conservation strategy and the heritage impacts will be appropriately mitigated.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road and the erection of a new building at 114-116 Avenue Road, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 9-storey building, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with architectural drawings dated April 29, 2022, prepared by Richard Wengle Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Ltd dated May 2, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 29, 2022 prepared by Richard Wengle Architect and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties located 110-116 Avenue Road, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage features to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 1.b.1. above; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and 4. provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.3 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 110-112 Avenue Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property 110-112 Avenue Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 110-112 Avenue Road and the erection of a new building at 114-116 Avenue Road, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 9-storey building, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with architectural drawings dated April 29, 2022, prepared by Richard Wengle Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Ltd dated May 2, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 110-112 Avenue Road in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 29, 2022 prepared by Richard Wengle Architect and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 110-116 Avenue Road prepared by ERA Architects Ltd., dated May 2, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties located 110-116 Avenue Road the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage features to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 110-116 Avenue Road, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 110-112 Avenue Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property 110-112 Avenue Road.
MM47.40adopted
The Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation, which is a new charitable initiative developed jointly by Lifetime Development and Adidas Canada Homecourt Advantage, is seeking to revitalize, refurbish and beautify community basketball courts across Toronto. As its inaugural project, Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation wishes to provide the City of Toronto with an in-kind donation valued up to $400,000 for the refurbishment of two basketball courts and surrounding park amenity at Stanley Park North and Oak Street Park, Wards 10 and 13, respectively. The in-kind donations will include replacement of current basketball court asphalt surfacing, posts and backboards, installation of new park benches, artistic sport court surface and at Oak Street Park, a creative wall mural on the adjacent commercial building. According to the Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits, Sections 3.8 and 3.9, where the proposed donation is $50,000 or more, Council approval is required to accept donations where the donation is designated for specific purposes. These Motions are urgent as construction is scheduled to start August 2022 to fulfill the obligations of the newly formed charity.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation up to $400,000.00 from Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation for the purposes of upgrades to the basketball courts and surrounding amenities at Stanley Park North and Oak Street Park, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and execute a construction and donation agreement with Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation for the purpose of refurbishing two outdoor basketball courts, Stanley Park North and Oak Street Park, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City policies applicable to capital projects.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Robin Buxton Potts, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation up to $400,000.00 from Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation for the purposes of upgrades to the basketball courts and surrounding amenities at Stanley Park North and Oak Street Park, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and execute a construction and donation agreement with Lifetime Arts and Culture Foundation for the purpose of refurbishing two outdoor basketball courts, Stanley Park North and Oak Street Park, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City policies applicable to capital projects.
CC47.41adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the John D. McPherson House at 537 Broadview Avenue (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by By-law No 1078-1021) in connection with a Site Plan Approval application on the subject property. In addition, authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement is also requested. The subject property is located in the North Riverdale neighbourhood, on the east side of Broadview Avenue between Bain Avenue and Sparkhall Avenue overlooking Riverdale Park. The property contains the residence constructed in 1913 for the Rev. Dr. John McPherson Scott, Presbyterian minister and missionary, and his wife Margaret G. Scott. The two-and-a-half storey, brick-clad, house-form building is a finely-crafted blend of the Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian Classical styles. In 1956, the building was converted to a lodging house, and later a nursing home, and currently contains five dwelling units and seven dwelling rooms. The development application proposes the in-situ retention of the house in conjunction with the construction of a four-storey rear and side addition. The full west and north elevations of the house will be restored with the remainder of the building rehabilitated and new construction added to provide a total of 15 affordable and market-rate rental units, including four designated replacement studio rental units.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 537 Broadview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new four-storey addition with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. prior to Final Site Plan approval for the proposal, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 5. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 537 Broadview Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; and c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.b.2. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 537 Broadview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 537 Broadview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new four-storey addition with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to Final Site Plan approval for the proposal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 27, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 537 Broadview Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 537 Broadview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 537 Broadview Avenue.
MM47.41adopted
At its meeting held on December 16, 17, and 18, 2020 City Council adopted Toronto and East York Community Council Item TE21.5 which recommended amendments to City of Toronto Zoning By-laws 438-86 and 569-2013 to permit redevelopment of 145-155 Balmoral Avenue as a retirement and nursing home for seniors in a 13-storey building. City Council enacted By-laws 815-2021, 816-2021 and 817-2021 to permit the development. It has come to City Planning's attention that two building setbacks were inadvertently omitted from the height map of the implementing By-laws. The proposed technical amendments correct this oversight with explicit setback requirements from Balmoral Avenue and the south property line. Additionally, following more detailed site plan review of the building the owner has also requested minor reductions to the setback from the east property line so the setback will be 0.8 - 10.0 metres from the lot line (whereas the previous by-law required a 1.0-10.5 metre setback). The building has not changed in any material way from what was approved by City Council. It is therefore appropriate that the technical amendments as set out in this Motion be made to By-law 816-2021 and 817-2021 without the need for any further public notice. This is an urgent matter as the owner is preparing to begin construction and ambiguity in the Zoning By-law may introduce delay in obtaining building permits.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council: a. amend By-law 816-2021 by replacing Map 2 attached to the By-law with the revised Map 2 attached to Motion MM47.41; and b. amend By-law 817-2021 by replacing Diagram 3 attached to the By-law with the revised Diagram 3 attached to Motion MM47.41. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward to City Council's meeting of July 19 and 20, 2022 for enactment by Council, By-laws to make the changes noted in Part 1 above to By-laws 816-2021 and 817-2021. 3. City Council determine that, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect of the changes to By-laws 816-2021 and 817-2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council: a. amend By-law 816-2021 by replacing Map 2 attached to the By-law with the revised Map 2 attached to Motion MM47.41; and b. amend By-law 817-2021 by replacing Diagram 3 attached to the By-law with the revised Diagram 3 attached to Motion MM47.41. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward to City Council's meeting of July 19 and 20, 2022 for enactment by Council, By-laws to make the changes noted in Part 1 above to By-laws 816-2021 and 817-2021. 3. City Council determine that, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect of the changes to By-laws 816-2021 and 817-2021.
CC47.42adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the Telfer Paper Box Company building at 14 Duncan Street (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with a Zoning By-law Amendment application on the subject property. In addition, authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement is also requested. The subject property is located within the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (under appeal) and contains the Telfer Paper Box Building, a three-storey structure on a raised basement that was constructed in 1902 by the Telfer Manufacturing Company according to the designs of the well-known Toronto architects Gregg and Gregg. The property is fashioned in the Edwardian Classical style. Occupied for 60 years by the Telfer Paper Box Company, the facility was expanded in 1906 by Wickson and Gregg and again in 1925, when a westward extension was added as was a fourth-storey to this wing. The property was modified at the end of the 20th century when it was converted for commercial uses and continues to contribute to the distinctive heritage character of the King-Spadina neighbourhood, which is grounded in its early-mid 20th-century transformation as the city's primary manufacturing hub and its fashion district identity. The development application proposes the construction of a 48-storey tower and a new base building, removal of the 1989 additions and interior portions of 14 Duncan Street and a conservation strategy that includes both restoration and rehabilitation of the Duncan and Pearl Street facades of the heritage building.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 14 Duncan Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 48-storey tower and podium with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 14 Duncan Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 14 Duncan Street prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, dated February 28, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. Parts 1.b.1. and 1.b.2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title; in any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled; c. prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 14 Duncan Street the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; and 4. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 14 Duncan Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.2. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 14 Duncan Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 14 Duncan Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 14 Duncan Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new 48 storey tower and podium with alterations to the building on the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 14 Duncan Street substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2022 prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 28, 2022 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 14 Duncan Street prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, dated February 28, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation 1.b.1. and 1.b.2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled c. That prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 14 Duncan Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 14 Duncan Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.2 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 14 Duncan Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 14 Duncan Street.
MM47.42not adopted
At its meeting on December 16, 17 and 18, 2013, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 with respect to the economic health policies and the policies, designations and mapping for Employment Areas following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. In July 2014, the Minister approved the majority of Official Plan Amendment 231 with some modifications. A number of parties made site-specific appeals of Official Plan Amendment 231 to the Ontario Land Tribunal, including the owner of the lands known as 2 Champagne Drive and 1107 Finch Avenue West (the "Appellant"). At its meeting on July 14, 15, and 16, 2021, City Council accepted a without prejudice settlement offer from the Appellant and instructed the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of such settlement. City Council's decision can be found here: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2021.CC35.16 The Ontario Land Tribunal has final authority to approve, refuse or modify the settlement reached by the City and the Appellant. It is anticipated that the hearing will be scheduled for January, 2023. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants for the purpose of attending the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, did not adopt Motion MM47.42.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item CC35.16 to authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as required for the Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing in respect of the appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 and defend the City's position regarding 2 Champagne Drive and 1107 Finch Avenue West.
CC47.43adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Dundas Street West and Burnhamthorpe Road. The property was formerly the Islington Methodist Church built in the mid-19th century, and was later the first Etobicoke Township Hall. The building is composed of three parts. In the front, a 1946 Georgian Revival addition facing Dundas Street West, a central segment comprising the original Methodist Church that was built in 1843 (reclad in 1888), and to the rear behind is another addition built in 1946. The complex was designated 1979 for its significance as a historical landmark as the first municipal hall for the Township of Etobicoke, for its contextual value within the streetscape, and for its architectural design value. In conjunction with a Zoning Amendment Application (File No. 19 264443 WET 03 OZ) and Site Plan Application (22 139883 WET 03 SA), the development proposes a 9-storey building on the properties located at 4916-4946 Dundas Street West and 4-16 Burnhamthorpe Road in order to create 199 seniors residence rental suites, including 29 memory care suites, 90 assisted living suites, 80 independent living suites, and retail at grade. The former Etobicoke Township Hall building will be incorporated into this development and used for restaurant purposes on the ground floor with private dining and amenity space on the upper floor. The proposal involves the demolition of the rear 1940s addition to the heritage building along with a 1980s complex of retail buildings which connected to its east wall. The Georgian Revival front addition from the 1940s will be retained and restored while the central Methodist Church segment of the building from the 1840s will be retained and restored with the exception of a portion of the east wall that is being removed to create a two-storey connection to the new development.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated property at 4946 Dundas Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building with the alterations to the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, subject to and in accordance with approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment 4946 Dundas Street West prepared by EVOQ Architecture and dated March, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. Parts 1.b.1. and 1.b.2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title; in any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled; c. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 4946 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 4. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4946 Dundas Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 1.b.1. above; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and 4. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 20.32 cm X 25.4 cm (8" x 10") colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.3. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 4946 Dundas Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the designated property at 4946 Dundas Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building with the alterations to the designated property consistent with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 31, 2022, prepared by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated March, 2022 prepared by EVOQ Architecture, subject to and in accordance with approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment 4946 Dundas Street West prepared by EVOQ Architecture and dated March, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 4946 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4946 Dundas Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 20.32 cm X 25.4 cm (8" x 10") colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 4946 Dundas Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 4946 Dundas Street West.
MM47.43adopted
In 2017 an application was received by City Planning for a mixed use development with podiums and two point towers to be constructed over the Toronto Transit Commission subway, and new vent shafts to be built in the road right-of-way. The City and Toronto Transit Commission have been in consultation with the Developer while they constructed the development and will be entering into a conveyance of fee simple lands and a mutual easement agreement in order to protect access and the Toronto Transit Commission infrastructure. Under the Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act, underground fee simple conveyances containing City infrastructure to the City require third party peer review prior to conveyance. The City's third party peer reviewer identified a number of compliance issues with the environmental work conducted by the Developer. Although they had met the Ministry of the Environment's requirements for Risk Assessed Lands, the Developer had incorporated risk management measures that were not in compliance with the City's Conveyance Policy. The Developer was not aware of the Conveyance Policy when they built the building and in order to now satisfy the City, would require them to redo or amend the environmental reports at considerable time and cost, as well as causing further hardship on the residents of the occupied building. Therefore, relief from the Policy is being sought.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council exempt the stratified parcel of fee simple land at 501-521 Yonge Street, Toronto, designated as Parts 16, 21, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 61 on Plan 66R-32139 (the "Conveyance Lands"), required to be conveyed to the City pursuant to the Planning Act by Lanterra 501 Yonge Developments Limited (the "Developer") from the application of Section 5.4.5 of the Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands (the "Policy"), subject to ongoing indoor air and ground water monitoring requirements pursuant to the Certificate of Property Use affecting 501-521 Yonge Street, but not directly affecting the Conveyance Lands, and substantially on the major terms and conditions set out below, and including such other terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor: a. the Conveyance Lands are not identified in the environmental reports; the Conveyance Lands should be identified in the reports or as a separate report that includes a discussion regarding the environmental condition (soil, groundwater and soil vapour) of the Conveyance Lands and specific risk assessment and Certificate of Property Use requirements for the Conveyance Lands, and that report is to be provided to the City in acceptable form to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; b. provision of a site plan report, as required by the Certificate of Property Use, documenting the construction of the hard and/or soft caps at the Conveyance Lands, and documenting the barrier construction and quality at the Conveyance Lands is to be provided in acceptable form to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; c. provision of a Qualified Person final statement letter that is consistent with the Policy and to the satisfaction of the City's third party peer reviewer; d. provision of a reliance letter consistent with the Policy is to be provided; e. provision of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Freedom of Information request response should be provided, as well as confirmation as to whether the results of the response alter the conclusions of the Phase One ESA Report; f. the Developer shall provide verification that there are no groundwater wells, soil vapour, or indoor air monitoring requirements located on the Conveyance Lands that are coming to the City, verification that all Certificate of Property Use obligations and legislative requirements are currently being met and the Developer shall provide an updated Health and Safety Plan (in order to address concerns relating to subsurface worker exposures); and g. the Developer shall enter into an indemnity agreement with the City whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with monitoring obligations set out in the Certificate of Property Use on 501-521 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the conveyance of the Conveyance Lands even though Risk Management Measures are not consistent with the Policy; barriers, use of special personal protective equipment and air monitoring during subsurface works, ground water monitoring, soil vapour monitoring and indoor air monitoring are all required in the risk assessment and Certificate of Property Use for the development property and each of the above as demonstrated by the Developer are not acceptable under City Policy for the conveyance of Conveyance Lands. 3. City Council authorize the conveyance of the Conveyance Lands even though the Modified Generic Risk Assessment did not calculate the risks for subsurface worker exposure to soil through direct contact and the risk assessment did not address potential vapour inhalation exposure within a trench, which must be considered for the risk assessment of the Conveyance Lands. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Services, or their designate, to enter into an indemnity agreement whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with such monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use on 501-521 Yonge Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Robin Buxton Potts, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council exempt the stratified parcel of fee simple land at 501-521 Yonge Street, Toronto, designated as Parts 16, 21, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 61 on Plan 66R-32139 (the "Conveyance Lands"), required to be conveyed to the City pursuant to the Planning Act by Lanterra 501 Yonge Developments Limited (the "Developer") from the application of Section 5.4.5 of the Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands (the "Policy"), subject to ongoing indoor air and ground water monitoring requirements pursuant to the Certificate of Property Use affecting 501-521 Yonge Street, but not directly affecting the Conveyance Lands, and substantially on the major terms and conditions set out below, and including such other terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor: a. the Conveyance Lands are not identified in the environmental reports; the Conveyance Lands should be identified in the reports or as a separate report that includes a discussion regarding the environmental condition (soil, groundwater and soil vapour) of the Conveyance Lands and specific risk assessment and Certificate of Property Use requirements for the Conveyance Lands, and that report is to be provided to the City in acceptable form to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; b. provision of a site plan report, as required by the Certificate of Property Use, documenting the construction of the hard and/or soft caps at the Conveyance Lands, and documenting the barrier construction and quality at the Conveyance Lands is to be provided in acceptable form to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; c. provision of a Qualified Person final statement letter that is consistent with the Policy and to the satisfaction of the City's third party peer reviewer; d. provision of a reliance letter consistent with the Policy is to be provided; e. provision of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Freedom of Information request response should be provided, as well as confirmation as to whether the results of the response alter the conclusions of the Phase One ESA Report; f. the Developer shall provide verification that there are no groundwater wells, soil vapour, or indoor air monitoring requirements located on the Conveyance Lands that are coming to the City, verification that all Certificate of Property Use obligations and legislative requirements are currently being met and the Developer shall provide an updated Health and Safety Plan (in order to address concerns relating to subsurface worker exposures); and g. the Developer shall enter into an indemnity agreement with the City whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with monitoring obligations set out in the Certificate of Property Use on 501-521 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the conveyance of the Conveyance Lands even though Risk Management Measures are not consistent with the Policy; barriers, use of special personal protective equipment and air monitoring during subsurface works, ground water monitoring, soil vapour monitoring and indoor air monitoring are all required in the risk assessment and Certificate of Property Use for the development property and each of the above as demonstrated by the Developer are not acceptable under City Policy for the conveyance of Conveyance Lands. 3. City Council authorize the conveyance of the Conveyance Lands even though the Modified Generic Risk Assessment did not calculate the risks for subsurface worker exposure to soil through direct contact and the risk assessment did not address potential vapour inhalation exposure within a trench, which must be considered for the risk assessment of the Conveyance Lands. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Services, or their designate, to enter into an indemnity agreement whereby the Developer assumes all responsibility and indemnifies the City from any and all liability associated with such monitoring obligations under the Certificate of Property Use on 501-521 Yonge Street.
CC47.44adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 103 Heath Street W (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) under Section 33 of the Ontario Act, in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the site. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. Built in c. 1892-1893, the property at 103 Heath Street West features a 2½-storey house-form building. It is notable as a Late Victorian-era dwelling that incorporates both Bay-and-Gable and Queen Anne Style architectural features and stands as a defining property within a group of varied architectural types and styles on Heath Street. The property is significant for being one of the earliest surviving houses representative of an early period in the planned land development of the street and the Deer Park community. The development site also contains an adjacent two-storey house-form building at 101 Heath Street West, which was not identified as a significant heritage resource and is slated to be removed as part of the proposal. As a part of the redevelopment of the site and a concurrent Site Plan Application (20 152778 STE 12 SA), the proposal includes retention in-situ and rehabilitation of the north elevation of the property, and retention of approximately 10 metre deep portions of both the adjacent east and west side walls. The rear portion of the dwelling will be removed to accommodate a three-storey (12 m) residential building consisting of 10 dwelling units.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 3 storey building with 10 residential units incorporating the heritage building, for the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 101-103 Heath Street West the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 103 Heath Street West prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and 3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.b.2. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Landscape Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 3 storey building with 10 residential units incorporating the heritage building, for the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 101-103 Heath Street West the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 103 Heath Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 11, 2021, prepared by RAW Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 103 Heath Street West prepared by Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd, dated April 15, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 101-103 Heath Street West including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Landscape Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
MM47.44amended
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services is a non-profit charitable multi-service organization that has been providing services in the Crescent Town, Oakridge communities in the Taylor-Massey neighbourhood since 2000. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services services are targeted primarily for South-Asian seniors, youth and newcomers with a mission of "helping people help themselves." Currently Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services offers in-person and virtual recreational and wellness programs for seniors, soccer and other programs for children and youth. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services delivers many other projects such as Anti-Islamophobia programs for women and girls, intergenerational educational and cultural initiatives, and community celebrations. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services regularly partners with other organizations such as Woodgreen Community Services, West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, Access Alliances and Neighbourhood Link. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services currently receives funding from the governments of Ontario, Canada and Toronto, and raises additional funds through a variety of fundraising activities. The organization is located, and delivers its programs in a shared, commercial space on Danforth Avenue. The current lease will expire in 2023, and Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services will need to find a new location at that time. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services has identified 6 Thora Avenue, a vacant, surplus City building, as an ideal space for both office and program space. If state-of-good-repair and renovations are completed on the building, and it is made available through a Below Market Lease, the building could make much needed space available for recreational, social and cultural activities for the community. Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services is willing to work with other potential partners, foundations and government agencies to raise additional capital funds to assist in renovating the building.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in collaboration with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development Finance Administration, and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation to undertake a review of 6 Thora Avenue for the purpose of social and community use in Beaches East York (Ward 19) and Scarborough Southwest (Ward 20) including an update of the state-of-good repair requirements and costs. 2. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development Finance Administration, to work with Bangladeshi Canadian Community Services and their potential partners to develop a proposed capital and operating plan, identify potential funding partners, establish a below market tenancy arrangement, and investigate the use of the proceeds from the sales of recent City-owned lands in the community and other capital funding sources to support the necessary repairs and retrofit of the facility.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Executive Office, CreateTO, in collaboration with Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, Executive Director, Social Development Finance Administration, and General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation undertake a review of 6 Thora Avenue or other city owned spaces, for the purpose of social and community use in Beaches East York (Ward 19) and Scarborough South-west (Ward 20) including an update of the state-of-good repair requirements and costs. 2. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management in consultation with Executive Director, Social Development Finance Administration, work with Bangladeshi Canadian Community Services and their potential partners to develop a proposed capital and operating plan, identify potential funding partners, establish a below market tenancy arrangement, and investigate the use of the proceeds from the sales of recent City-owned lands in the community and other capital funding sources to support the necessary repairs and retrofit of the facility.
CC47.45adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East (designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District) in connection with the development of the subject site. The development application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and a settlement was recently accepted by City Council. The development site contains three heritage properties that are all contributing properties within the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District: 234-236 King Street East, 240 King Street East and 242 King Street East. The property at 234-236 King Street East contains the Carolyn Smith Building, a three-storey commercial warehouse building designed in the Italianate style and built in 1888. The property at 240 King Street East contains a two-storey commercial warehouse building designed in a vernacular Victorian style dating to 1884. The property at 242 King Street East contains a one-storey commercial building constructed in 1942. The development application proposes a 43-storey mixed-use tower that incorporates the retained facades of the heritage buildings at 234-236 and 240 King Street East and the panelized and reconstructed façade of 242 King Street East as part of the base building. The heritage facades are proposed to be restored with minor modifications to support ground floor retail uses. The proposed alterations conserve the onsite and adjacent heritage buildings and are consistent with the policy framework, including the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, with conditions, under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (July 4, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties located at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 6. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 7. submit a Signage Plan for the subject properties to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. have entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement required in Part 1.b.1. above, in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.c.3. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, with conditions, under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (July 4, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the properties located at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 19, 2022, revised May 3, 2022, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated December 9, 2020, revised May 3, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 7. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject properties to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement required in Recommendation 1.b.1, in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c. 3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 234-236, 240 and 242 King Street East.
MM47.45adopted
Vision Zero is the commitment to eliminating all traffic fatalities and injuries on our roads. With the goal of fulfilling the City of Toronto's commitment to achieving Vision Zero, this Motion responds to a number of barriers to the implementation of traffic calming measures and road safety improvements City-wide. In order to put our vision into action, more work needs to be done to bring our policies at the City of Toronto in line with our commitments on road safety.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to City Council in the first quarter of 2023 on pathways to permit the creation of Community Safety Zones outside of school zones in order to enable to installation of Automated Speed Enforcement cameras, including consideration of: a. the effectiveness of the Community Safety Zones program in its current form since the previous moratorium was lifted in 2018; b. opportunities to accelerate the rollout and expansion of the City's Automated Speed Enforcement program so that a greater number of cameras are available for rotation across Toronto; and c. a new set of criteria to be utilized to determining when a Community Safety Zone is warranted as well as a definition of the boundaries that may be set for these zones. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to City Council in the first quarter of 2023 on a plan to update the warrants/considerations used to evaluate the need for All-Way Stop Control, Pedestrian Crossovers and Traffic Control Signals include a required number of potentially preventable collisions that is no greater than one. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with any relevant divisions and agencies, to review and report back on safe street improvements that could be implemented as of right during regular maintenance, including but not limited to sidewalk bumpouts, enhanced street crossings, signal timing modernization, and a pathway for how identified measures could be implemented as by default during maintenance projects, road reconstruction, or State of Good Repair works.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to Council in the first quarter of 2023 on pathways to permit the creation of Community Safety Zones outside of school zones in order to enable to installation of Automated Speed Enforcement cameras, including consideration of: a. the effectiveness of the Community Safety Zones program in its current form since the previous moratorium was lifted in 2018; b. opportunities to accelerate the rollout and expansion of the City's Automated Speed Enforcement program so that a greater number of cameras are available for rotation across Toronto; and c. a new set of criteria to be utilized to determining when a Community Safety Zone is warranted as well as a definition of the boundaries that may be set for these zones. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to Council in the first quarter of 2023 on a plan to update the warrants/considerations used to evaluate the need for All-Way Stop Control, Pedestrian Crossovers and Traffic Control Signals include a required number of potentially preventable collisions that is no greater than one. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with any relevant divisions and agencies, to review and report back on safe street improvements that could be implemented as of right during regular maintenance, including but not limited to sidewalk bumpouts, enhanced street crossings, signal timing modernization, and a pathway for how identified measures could be implemented as by default during maintenance projects, road reconstruction, or State of Good Repair works.
CC47.46adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the property as a mixed use commercial and residential building. The subject property is categorized as a contributing building in the Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District (QSWHCD) Plan and comprises a three-storey Italianate style commercial building constructed c. 1884-1892. In connection with a minor variance application, the development proposal involves the addition of a fourth storey with partial fifth storey loft stepped back 4.6 metres above the existing three storey building. The addition will result in a total building height of approximately 17 metres, which is 1 metre above what is permitted in the QSWHCD Plan. The existing, non-original storefront will be replaced with a new storefront that is consistent with the QSWHCD Plan. The existing paint will be gently removed from the building's historic brick and historically appropriate wood windows will be installed. The proposal also involves several alterations which are not visible from the public realm along Queen Street West, and as such do not require permission under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff are supportive of the proposal to rehabilitate the property at 575 Queen Street West and are satisfied that the additional height is appropriately mitigated. The instatement of an improved storefront and historically appropriate wood windows, along with the restoration of the building's historic brick, will conserve the cultural heritage values, attributes and character of the on-site heritage resource and enhance the heritage character of the Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District.
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the exterior alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated June 10, 2022, prepared by Battaglia Architect Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following additional conditions: a. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 575 Queen Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the property as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, a description of materials and finishes including specifications of the products and techniques to be used to be prepared by the heritage architect to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the exterior alterations to the heritage property at 575 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated June 10, 2022, prepared by Battaglia Architect Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 575 Queen Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the property as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, a description of materials and finishes including specifications of the products and techniques to be used to be prepared by the heritage architect to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.