Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 22 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
BL48.1adopted
Introduction and Enactment of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce and enact General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on August 15, 2022 enacted By-laws 1124-2022 to 1145-2022.
BL49.1adopted
Introduction and Enactment of a General Bill and a Confirming Bill
City Council will introduce and enact a General Bill and a Confirming Bill.
City Council, at its special meeting on August 15, 2022, enacted By-laws 1146-2022 and 1147-2022.
CC48.1adopted
This report recommends that Council affirm its decision of May 11 and 12, 2022 (Item PH33.17) stating its intention to designate the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City has received an objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate on behalf of the property owner within the statutory timeline. The property at 221 Sterling Road is a complex of former industrial buildings located on the east side of Sterling Road, south of Bloor Street West. Staff have reviewed the objections raised by the owner and are of the opinion that despite these objections, the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, under all three categories of design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As the property has cultural heritage value or interest and meets the prescribed criteria pursuant to Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, this property should be designated. Designation enables Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA), which included amendments to the listing and designation processes. The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA came into force on July 1, 2021.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in the City Council decision for Item 2022.PH33.17 on May 11 and 12, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in Council Decision PH33.17 on May 11 and 12, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property at 221 Sterling Road (including active entrances at 225 and 227 Sterling Road) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
CC49.1amended
Appointment to fill the vacancy in Ward 1, Etobicoke North
The purpose of this report is to appoint a qualified person to the office of Councillor, Ward 1, Etobicoke North.
City Council on August 15, 2022, appointed Rose Milczyn to the Office of Councillor, Ward 1, Etobicoke North, for the remainder of this term of Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. City Council appoint a person from among the following persons who have signified in writing that they are legally qualified to hold the office of Councillor and have consented to accept the office if they are appointed to fill the vacancy of Councillor, Ward 1, Etobicoke North: 1. Abraham Abbey 2. Walter Alvarez-Bardales 3. Alison Canning 4. Alistair Courtney 5. Samuel Duraisingam 6. Patience Evbagharu 7. John Genser 8. Michael Jackson 9. Mo Jeewa 10. Jacinta Kanakaratnam 11. Kim King 12. Ian MacDonald 13. Dean Maher 14. Rose Milczyn 15. Devanshu Narang 16. Christopher Noor 17. Charles Ozzoude 18. Elliot Roberts 19. Candice Schluter 20. Rajesh Tiwari 21. Denise Walcott
RM48.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:57 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. August 15, 2022 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Mike Filey The Honourable William Carvel "Bill" Graham Dianne Sylvia Green Scott Lyall Clayton "Clay" Ruby Deepak Ruparell Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council. This meeting is being held as a hybrid meeting. Members of Council, staff and the public are participating in today's meeting remotely and in person, and the meeting is being streamed live on YouTube. I'd like to welcome the public who are with us here today, and who are watching the meeting online. This morning's special meeting of Council is for the following purposes: 1. to consider deferred Item GL32.19 from the July 19 to 22, 2022 meeting; 2. to consider urgent New Business Heritage matters; and 3. to introduce and enact General Bills and a Confirming Bill for this special meeting. Members of Council, this is a special meeting. Under Council's Procedures, no new business items, such as Member Motions may be introduced. This rule cannot be waived.
RM49.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 1:52 p.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. Speaker Nunziata advised Members that as Council has not yet completed Meeting 48, Meeting 49 is now recessed until the completion of Meeting 48. Speaker Nunziata reconvened Meeting 49 at 2:03 p.m. and proposed that Council dispense with the National Anthem and the Moment of Silence, Council having done them in the morning meeting. Speaker Nunziata gratefully acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenasaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council. This meeting is being held as a hybrid meeting. Members of Council, staff, candidates and the public are participating in today's meeting remotely and in person, and the meeting is being streamed live on YouTube. I'd like to welcome the candidates and other members of the public who are with us here today, and who are watching the meeting online. Speaker Nunziata advised Council that this special meeting of Council has been called for the following purposes: 1. to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 1, Etobicoke North by considering and appointing a candidate to the Office in accordance with the procedures adopted by City Council at its July 19 to 22, 2022 meeting; and 2. to introduce and enact a by-law for this Special Meeting. Speaker Nunziata advised Council that this is a special meeting, and that under Council's Procedures, no other business items, such as Notices of Motions, may be introduced. This rule cannot be waived.
CC48.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property is located on the south side of Queen Street West between Lisgar Street and Abell Street in the West Queen West neighbourhood, and contains Postal Station 'C', a two-storey building completed in 1903. The Beaux-Arts building was designed by the architecture branch of the federal Department of Public Works, with S.G. Curry acting as the local associate architect. The property was listed on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now the Heritage Register) on June 20, 1973, and is a landmark property within the proposed West Queen West Heritage Conservation District. The property functioned as a post office for more than a century until Canada Post ceased operations at the site in 2020. The property was listed for sale on the private market and sold in late 2021. The sale of the federally-owned building prompted many local community members to voice their concern for its survival. In July 2021, City Council adopted a member motion to request a halt to the proposed sale, and directed the City Manager to request that Canada Post work with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Director and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Arts Council, and members of the local community to examine and take measures to retain the building in public ownership for the purpose of establishing a cultural and arts hub for the neighbouring community and the City at large. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 1117 Queen Street West and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The designation of this property is not subject to Section 29(1.2), as there are no open planning applications for the site. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1117 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 1117 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, August 3, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
RM48.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022.
RM49.2received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
There were no Declarations of Interest.
CC48.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including active entrances at 621, 627, 629, 631, 633, 635, and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3, and 5 Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 625 Yonge Street comprises two adjoining buildings with respective entrance addresses of 625-629 Yonge Street and 631-637 Yonge Street/1-5 Isabella Street. City Council included the subject property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2016. It is also a contributing property within the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District (HCD), which was enacted by City Council in 2016 and is currently under appeal. Architecturally and historically interrelated, the two buildings at 625 Yonge Street constitute a representative example of Edwardian Classicist-style commercial main street buildings. Part of Yonge Street's historic commercial streetscape since the early 20th century, the property maintained a long association with the automotive industry, beginning with its original use for Thomas Crow's carriage business. It then housed the Dominion Automobile Company's showroom, the second store location of Canadian Tire, and other automobile companies. From the late 1970s through the late 1990s, the property housed a series of clubs that served the LGBTQ2S+ community, notably including the Domino Club and Komrads. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 625 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, on the basis of its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In November 2021, the City received an application for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 57-storey mixed-use building. The proposed development would include the demolition of the subject property at 625 Yonge Street. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment on December 14, 2021. The property owner provided a waiver with a deadline of September 30, 2022 to extend the 90-day timeline so that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before that date. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. An HIA for 619-637 Yonge Street and 7-9 Isabella Street, including the subject property at 625 Yonge Street, was prepared by Archaeological Research Associates Ltd. and submitted to the City in November 2021. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including active entrances at 621, 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3,and 5 Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 625 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including active entrances at 621, 627, 629, 631, 633, 635, and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3, and 5 Isabella Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 625 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
RM48.3adopted
Introduction of New Business from City Officials
Deferred Committee Item: Item GL32.19 New Business submitted by City Officials
New Business was presented to City Council for consideration.
RM49.3received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC48.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve alterations proposed for the property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act). The alterations proposed through the subject development application have already been approved under the Ontario Heritage Act and the Planning Act. Since that time, additional engineering considerations have led to a change to the approved conservation strategy. The proposed change is a departure from the approved alterations and is not currently reflected in the permitted alterations contained within the Heritage Easement Agreement. Therefore, Council approval is needed to revise the alteration approval and to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement. The proposed change is the panelization of two additional bays (10.9 metres wide) of the south building at 266 King Street East along the Ontario Street frontage. Overall, the alteration conserves the onsite and adjacent heritage properties and is consistent with the heritage policy framework.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the Conservation Plan dated June 28, 2022, prepared by GBCA Architects, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. the owner: 1. amend the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street in accordance with the Conservation Plan dated June 28, 2022, prepared by GBCA Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street, Instrument Number AT5735626, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the amendment of the Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the Conservation Plan dated June 28, 2022, prepared by GBCA Architects, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the owner: 1. Amend the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street in accordance with the Conservation Plan dated June 28, 2022, prepared by GBCA Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street, Instrument Number AT5735626, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the amendment of the Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 254-266 King Street East, 427-435 Adelaide Street East and 157 Princess Street.
RM48.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
There were no declarations of interests.
RM49.4received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
There were no Presentations, Introductions and Announcements.
CC48.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the heritage property at 1702 Queen Street East (designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act) in connection with the development of the site at 1684 -1702 Queen Street East. The development site at 1684-1702 Queen Street East contains one designated heritage property, the former Imperial Bank of Canada building (built 1911-12), a two storey brick building, located at 1702 Queen Street East. The building is currently occupied as a restaurant/bar known as Murphy's Law Pub. The development application proposes a 6-storey mixed use building that incorporates the existing former bank building as a whole structure. The exterior heritage attributes of the former bank building are proposed to be restored with minor modifications to facilitate the continuation of the commercial/restaurant/bar use upon completion of the proposed development. The proposed alterations conserve the onsite heritage building and are consistent with the policy framework including the Official Plan. The heritage impacts of the development are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy. This report also recommends that City Council grant authority for the City to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the owner of this property.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the application to alter the designated heritage property at 1702 Queen Street East and approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 1702 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 26, 2022 prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. for Queen Kingston Holdings Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated April 29, 2022 on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. the owner: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 26, 2022 prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, prepared by ERA Architects In., dated April 29, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. Parts 1.b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the Bill for lifting of the Holding Provision included in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment on the subject property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title; in any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled; c. prior to Site Plan approval for the property located at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, the subject owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 5. submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 1.b.1. above; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and 4. provide full documentation of the existing Imperial Bank of Canada building, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.3. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 1684-1702 Queen Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 1684-1702 Queen Street East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the application to alter the designated heritage property at 1702 Queen Street East and approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 1702 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the reasons stated in the report (August 3, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 26, 2022 prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. for Queen Kingston Holdings Inc. and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated April 29, 2022 on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planner, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 26, 2022 prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, prepared by ERA Architects In., dated April 29, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for lifting of the Holding Provision included in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment on the subject property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the property located at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1684-1702 Queen Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing Imperial Bank of Canada building, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 1684-1702 Queen Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 1684-1702 Queen Street East.
RM48.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
RM49.5adopted
City Council will review the Order Paper.
City Council adopted the August 15, 2022 Order Paper for Meeting 49.
CC48.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 229 Queen Street East and 120-122 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. Anchoring the southwest corner of Queen Street East and Sherbourne Street within the Moss Park neighbourhood, the property at 229 Queen Street East contains a three-storey hotel building historically known as the Kormann House Hotel completed in 1897. Many residents may better know the property by its more recent name, Canada House Hotel or Tavern, which it maintained for nearly 80 years before finally closing its doors in the early 1990s. The adjacent properties to the south at 120-122 Sherbourne Street contain three-storey main street commercial row buildings located at the northwest corner of Sherbourne and Britain streets that were completed in 1892. These Victorian-era brick buildings maintain the scale, form, massing and materiality of this section of Queen Street East, particularly between Mutual Street and Seaton Street. Located on the north edge of the King-Parliament Secondary Plan Area, which contains the original boundaries of the1793 Town of York, these properties together anchor the important historical intersection of Queen Street and Sherbourne Street, where they define and support the character of the area as it represents the late-19th century development of the neighbourhood with commercial/residential and industrial buildings and consistent urban street walls. The former Kormann House Hotel located at 229 Queen Street East was listed on the City's Heritage Register in 2007 and the adjacent properties at 120-122 Sherbourne Street were identified through the King-Parliament Secondary Plan Review (2019), are included in the King-Parliament Historic Context Statement and were included on the City's Heritage Register in 2020. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 229 Queen Street East and 120-122 Sherbourne Street and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual value. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on January 21, 2022 for a November 7, 2021 Zoning By-law Amendment development application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 31-storey mixed-use building with ground floor retail uses and 340 residential dwelling units. The heritage buildings at 229 Queen Street East and 120 and 122 Sherbourne Street are proposed to be conserved. A waiver submitted to the City by the applicant requires that this Notice of Intention to Designate report must be considered by City Council before August 30, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated November 16, 2021 was submitted to support the application. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 229 Queen Street East (entrance address at 227 Queen Street East) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 229 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) included as Attachment 3 to the report (August 8, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 120 Sherbourne Street (entrance address at 52 Britain Street) and 122 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 120-122 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) included as Attachment 4 to the report (August 8 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 229 Queen Street East (entrance address at 227 Queen Street East) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 229 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) included as Attachment 3, to the report, August 8, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 120 Sherbourne Street (entrance address at 52 Britain Street) and 122 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 120-122 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) included as Attachment 4, to the report, August 48 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
RM48.6received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
There were no Presentations, Introductions and Announcements.
CC48.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative, and contextual value. The property at 125 Sylvan Avenue is situated southeast of Kingston Road and Markham Road in Scarborough Village atop the Scarborough Bluffs. It contains the McNeel House, a one-storey, Mid-Century Modern home constructed in 1963 for Dr. Burdett Harrison McNeel and his wife Helen B. McNeel, as designed by Modernist architect James Albert Murray (1919-2008). James Murray was an influential figure within Canadian architecture during the mid-twentieth century who designed several prominent Modernist public buildings, commercial structures, and private residences. A student of Eric Arthur, and later colleague to fellow Canadian Modernists John B. Parkin, John C. Parkin, and Henry Fliess, Murray's bold designs have had a significant impact on Toronto's post-war suburban neighbourhoods, the largest concentration of which are centred in Don Mills. The McNeel House has an expansive view of Lake Ontario from above Sylvan Park, which spans the bottom of the Bluffs below a row of homes. In 2018, the McNeel House was recognized by Heritage Toronto with a historic plaque to the left of the front driveway along Sylvan Avenue. The plaque pays respect to the McNeel family and to architect James Murray's use of post-and-beam construction paired with natural materials, including stone and cedar, which are among the central elements of the McNeel House's Modernist design. Heritage Planning Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The designation of this property is not subject to Section 29(1.2). There is no active building permit application at the time of this report. Designation will enable City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on August 15, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance:125 Sylvan Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (August 8, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 125 Sylvan Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance;125 Sylvan Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, August 8, 2022, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
RM48.7adopted
City Council will review the Order Paper.
City Council adopted the August 15, 2022 Order Paper for Meeting 48 and all Items not held on consent.