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.