Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 44 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.
BL6.1adopted
Introduction and Enactment of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce and enact General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019 enacted By-laws 556-2019 to 594-2019.
CC6.1amended
Composition of Council's appointments to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
In December 2018, Toronto City Council considered a report from the City Manager and City Clerk with recommendations that recalibrate the City's governance system given the change in City Council size from 45 to 26 Members. In that report, the City Manager and City Clerk recommended that City Council convert four Council member appointments to the Board of the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority to public members such that Council would appoint five Council Members and nine public members. City Council requested the City Manager and the City Clerk to have discussions with the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority on the timing of implementing change to Toronto's appointments and any other considerations. City Council continued the appointment of the existing City of Toronto representatives to Toronto Regional Conservation Authority from the prior Council term in the interim. The City Manager and City Clerk has consulted with the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority and recommend that City Council convert two Council member appointments to public members. This ensures that Toronto's fourteen legislatively required appointments to the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority are balanced seven and seven between Council members and public members.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council establish the composition of the City's fourteen appointees to the Board of Directors of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as seven Council Members and seven public members. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk: a. to canvass Members of Council for their interest in appointment to the Board of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and report the results to the Striking Committee for recommendation to City Council; b. to proceed to fill the public member positions on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board through the Civic Appointments Committee for recommendation to City Council and that the majority of the recommended candidates be women; and c. to carry out City Council's direction such that the next recommendations for Member and public appointments are considered by City Council at the same meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council establish the composition of the City's fourteen appointees to the Board of Directors of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as seven Council members and seven public members. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk: a. to canvass Members of Council for their interest in appointment to the Board of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and report the results to the Striking Committee for recommendation to City Council; b. to proceed to fill the public members of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board through the Civic Appointments Committee for recommendation to City Council; and c. to carry out these instructions such that the next recommendations for Member and public appointments are considered by City Council at the same meeting.
MM6.1adopted
On September 20, 2018, the Parliament of Canada unanimously adopted a motion recognizing that the crimes committed by the Government of Myanmar against the Rohingya people constitute genocide. This "cleansing operation" by Myanmar's military has caused an exodus of over 725,000 people to flee to Bangladesh, creating the world's largest refugee camp and one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Today, Myanmar continues its persecution of the remaining Rohingya in Rakhine State and is defiant in its blatant disregard of international norms and standards with activities including: the imprisonment of journalists; the denial of access to the United Nations Special Rapporteur; and the burning of villages of other ethnic groups such as the Kachin, Karen, Shan, and Chin minorities. Following the end of World War II and the Holocaust, both Canada and Myanmar signed and ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the 'Genocide Convention'). Recently, Canadian human rights think tanks such as the Montreal Institute of Genocide Studies at Concordia University, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa have called for Canada to invoke the Genocide Convention. We are submitting this Motion in conjuction with a similar Motion to be considered by Montreal City Council in April 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council urge the Government of Canada without further delay to invoke the Genocide Convention and specifically engage like-minded States to pursue the matter before the International Court of Justice in order to hold Myanmar to its obligations and to seek provisional measures and ultimately reparations for the Rohingya people. 2. City Council urge the Government of Canada to exert pressure on Myanmar to release the jailed Reuters journalists, and to allow for unobstructed access to Rakhine State by independent monitors in order to investigate the international crimes committed and to afford protections to remaining Rohingya. 3. City Council urge the Government of Canada to continue to assist the Government of Bangladesh through multilateral aid in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Rohingya refugees, with particular focus on the needs of women and children, including education. 4. City Council direct the City Clerk to provide a copy of City Council's decision to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice of the Government of Canada.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that: 1. City Council urge the Government of Canada without further delay to invoke the Genocide Convention and specifically engage like-minded States to pursue the matter before the International Court of Justice in order to hold Myanmar to its obligations and to seek provisional measures and ultimately reparations for the Rohingya people. 2. City Council urge the Government of Canada to exert pressure on Myanmar to release the jailed Reuters journalists, and to allow for unobstructed access to Rakhine State by independent monitors in order to investigate the international crimes committed and to afford protections to remaining Rohingya. 3. City Council urge the Government of Canada to continue to assist the Government of Bangladesh through multilateral aid in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Rohingya refugees, with particular focus on the needs of women and children, including education. 4. City Council direct the City Clerk to provide a copy of this Motion to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice of the Government of Canada.
RM6.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence - Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
CALL TO ORDER: 9:33 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Rishi Batia Jeannette Aileen Foster-Gaskin Robert Frederickson Barry Trink 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.
CC6.2adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal
On April 1, 2019, the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal conducted interviews and recommended 5 candidates, including one as Chair, to City Council for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal, who will serve as Chair for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until a successor is appointed: Rick Ross 2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal, who will serve as public members for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until successors are appointed: Alisa Chaplick Hayley Glaholt Tracey Hamilton Randy Yuen 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to the report (March 29, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to the report (March 29, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. The Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal, who will serve as Chair for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until a successor is appointed: - Rick Ross 2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal, who will serve as public members for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until successors are appointed: - Alisa Chaplick - Hayley Glaholt - Tracey Hamilton - Randy Yuen 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to the report (March 29, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal.
MM6.2adopted
Among changes under the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 (Bill 73) that came into final effect on July 1, 2016, Subsections 45(1.3) and 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, as amended, prevent the submission of minor variance applications on properties subject to a privately-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment within two years of By-law enactment, unless the municipal council has otherwise "declared by resolution that such an application is permitted". On November 7, 2017, City Council considered and adopted the recommendations in the Final Report relating to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for the property at 14 Dewhurst Boulevard. The site-specific Zoning By-laws for the development proposal were enacted on July 27, 2018. The Zoning By-laws for 14 Dewhurst provide for redevelopment of the site with a four-storey residential apartment building and a public park that would serve as a mid-block connection through the site. In particular, the By-laws require a total of 25 parking spaces, 24 of which are in parking stackers for residents, and one surface parking space for visitors, which can accommodate a small car. During the application review process, the application had proposed two surface parking spots, one space for a resident and another space for a visitor. The visitor parking space was removed from the plans to accommodate the public park on site. The remaining surface parking spot is for a resident and would accommodate a small car, however, the approved By-laws show this small car parking spot for a visitor when it was meant for a resident. A minor variance would be required to convert the surface parking space for visitors to a parking space for residents with a small car. The number and dimensions of the required resident parking spaces (25) would not change. The modifications that would be granted through a minor variance application would not affect the density, built form, massing, number of units, provision of parkland, or general layout of the site. Under the Planning Act, as amended, however, this landowner will not be able to file for a minor variance application for zoning relief on these matters until July 30, 2020, thus delaying site redevelopment for a year and a half. As the proposed variances do not modify the remaining development standards established through the rezoning of this property, City Council's authorization for submission of a minor variance application at this time is warranted. While the minor variance process may be the appropriate process, this resolution is not intended to and does not relay Council's endorsement of the merits of the application.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, permit an application for minor variances with respect to the property municipally known as 14 Dewhurst Boulevard for relief from the requirements of Former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by By-law 1085-2018, and from the requirements of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by By-law 1086-2018, to amend the associated development standards as they relate to the number of required resident and visitor parking spaces.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, permit an application for minor variances with respect to the property municipally known as 14 Dewhurst Boulevard for relief from the requirements of Former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by By-law 1085-2018, and from the requirements of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by By-law 1086-2018, to amend the associated development standards as they relate to the number of required resident and visitor parking spaces.
RM6.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on March 27 and 28, 2019.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on March 27 and 28, 2019.
CC6.3adopted
Annual Report of the Office of the Lobbyist Registrar for the Year 2018
Attached is the Annual Report of the Office of the Lobbyist Registrar for the Year 2018.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the Annual Report of the Office of the Lobbyist Registrar for the Year 2018 for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Lobbyist Registrar recommends that: 1. City Council receive the Annual Report of the Office of the Lobbyist Registrar for the Year 2018 for information.
MM6.3adopted
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Autism Spectrum Disorder, is one of the most common developmental disabilities in Canada with 1 in 66 children diagnosed and approximately 1 percent of the Canadian population affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, which means there are approximately 100,000 Ontarians on the autism spectrum. Autism Spectrum Disorder is a life-long neurological disorder that affects the way a person communicates and relates to the people and world around them. While Autism Spectrum Disorder affects every child differently, their symptoms, abilities and experiences can improve over time with the help of therapies and supportive practices; with evidence demonstrating that when children start behavioural intervention between ages 2 and 5, they gain improvements in cognitive and language development, are better prepared for school and have better long-term outcomes in adulthood. The Provincial Government has recently introduced new funding programs and service delivery approaches intended to address waitlists for treatment and other challenges within the existing Autism Spectrum Disorder support system. Considerable concerns have been expressed about these funding and program changes by a broad variety of stakeholders including Autism Ontario, physicians, educators, therapists, clinicians and parents. These concerns speak to such matters as the inadequacy of funding, inflexibility of treatment programs and lack of appropriate training and resources within classrooms that will be expected to support Autism Spectrum Disorder students - any of which can detrimentally affect families across Ontario including those in Toronto.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager to formally request the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services to suspend implementation of the planned changes to the Ontario Autism Program pending meaningful consultation with a broad range of relevant stakeholders and inclusion of any necessary revisions to the Program to ensure that autistic children receive the support they need to thrive within their communities, and City Council direct that a copy of City Council's decision be forwarded to Premier Ford, Minister Mulroney and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager to formally request the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services to suspend implementation of its planned changes to the Ontario Autism Program pending meaningful consultation with a broad range of relevant stakeholders and inclusion of any necessary revisions to the Program to ensure that autistic children receive the support they need to thrive within their communities, and City Council direct that a copy of this Item be forwarded to Premier Ford, Minister Mulroney and the Association of Municipalities Ontario.
RM6.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 4 on April 9, 2019 Submitted by Mayor John Tory, Chair Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 4 on April 8, 2019 Submitted by Councillor Joe Cressy, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 5 on April 4, 2019 Submitted by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 3 on April 3, 2019 Submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair Report of the General Government and Licensing Committee from Meeting 3 on April 1, 2019 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 3 on April 2, 2019 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 4 on April 4, 2019 Submitted by Councillor Ana Bailão, Chair New Business submitted by City Officials
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC6.4amended
Alterra - Finer Corktown Ltd. ("Alterra", or the "Owner") is the owner of the lands known as 18-32 Eastern Avenue, 1 Gilead Place and 2 Sackville Street. On September 1, 2016, Alterra made applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment with respect to the subject lands in order to permit a 13 storey mixed-use development. Alterra appealed the matter to the LPAT on May 18, 2017, citing the failure of City Council to make a decision within statutory timelines. The appeal is known as LPAT Case No. PL170624. The application was subsequently revised in early 2018 to represent a 12 storey building with additional changes made to the built form of the proposal. That revision was the subject of a Request for Directions report dated April 30, 2018 from City Planning which recommended attending the LPAT in support of the application as revised. City Council did not accept those recommendations and instructed the City Solicitor to attend the LPAT in opposition to the appeal and to hire outside consultants as necessary to implement that direction. Two pre-hearing conferences have been held in this matter, the first on January 5, 2018, and the second on June 4, 2018. A 10-day hearing is scheduled to begin at the LPAT on May 27, 2019, and as a result this matter is urgent. The purpose of this report is to present a settlement offer presented to the City and to request further instructions for the upcoming LPAT hearing.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (April 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the applicant, in consultation with City Planning and any other necessary City officials, to create a working group and to consult with the local community as part of the Site Plan process, including the local residents association and other stakeholders, on the following prior to the issuance of Final Site Plan Approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act: a construction management plan including noise and vibration studies and a traffic management plan, landscape and public realm plans, building materials and lighting, and other issues as identified by the Ward Councillor. 5. City Council direct the City Solicitor to secure in any Zoning By-Law Amendment approved for the site and in any Section 37 Agreement, that prior to the issuance of any building permit for the site the Owner shall submit an acceptable construction management plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking area 7C and the exclusion of the property located at 18-32 Eastern Avenue. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated April 11, 2019 in Public Attachment 1 and as generally shown in Public Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (April 15, 2019) from the City Solicitor, and authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on May 27, 2019 generally in support of the revised development as described in those documents, on the condition that the Owner makes the following minor revisions to the plans: a. the Owner has submitted revised plans that indicate and note that a 5.0 metre corner rounding at the Eastern Avenue and Sackville Street corner of the property will be conveyed to the City as a Pedestrian Sidewalk Easement, to the satisfaction to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to ensure that the Official Plan requirement for additional width for sidewalk/pedestrian clearway purposes at the intersection is satisfied; and b. the Owner has submitted revised plans that annotate the staging pad abutting the front of the Type G loading space will be at least 28.1 square metres, has an unencumbered vertical clearance of 6.1 metres, is level (+/-2 percent), and is constructed of a minimum of 200 millimetre reinforced concrete, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services. 2. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Orders on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals until such time as: a. the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment(s) have been finalized in a form mutually satisfactory to the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Owner, and have been provided to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; b. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Owner has submitted a revised Hydrogeological Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Owner has entered into and registered a financially secured Infrastructure Agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and City Solicitor, for the design and construction of any necessary upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure, should any such upgrades or improvements be identified in the accepted Hydrogeological Report, at the sole cost and expense of the Owner; and d. the Owner has entered into and registered on title an agreement with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the matters set out in Part 3 below, with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the Zoning By-law Amendment. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act which agreement shall be registered against title and shall provide that the Owner shall, at the Owner's expense, provide or fund the following facilities, services and/or matters on terms satisfactory to the City of Toronto, with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the Zoning By-law Amendment, as more specifically set out below: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. a monetary contribution in the amount of $2,100,000.00, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the development, to be used by the City in its sole discretion toward the provision of affordable housing and/or streetscape and parkland improvements in the vicinity of the development; ii. the cash contribution is to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 327-0058, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Council decision accepting the Settlement Offer to the date of payment; and iii. in the event the cash contribution referred has not been used for the intended purposes within three years of the By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for other purposes, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the site. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (April 15, 2019) 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 (April 15, 2019) 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 balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 15, 2019) 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 confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendix A, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM6.4adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to prevent rising gun violence and get action to remove liquor licences at establishments that have been the scene of gun violence. It is important to focus on effective policing to help stop and prevent these senseless crimes in our City. The increase in action from the Province of Ontario will lead to help prevent these senseless crimes in our City.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Provincial government to direct its Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to suspend or revoke liquor licences at any licensed establishment that has been the scene of gun violence or where patrons have been in the possession of handguns or where the police have found handguns on the premises of the licensed establishment.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Provincial government to direct its Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to suspend or revoke liquor licences at any licensed establishment that has been the scene of gun violence or where patrons have been in the possession of handguns or where the police have found handguns on the premises of the licensed establishment.
RM6.4received
Members of Council may file petitions.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, received the following petition for information: 1. Petition headed "Let's Get Scarborough Moving. Build the Eglinton East LRT Now!", submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, containing the names of approximately 250 persons.
CC6.5adopted
90 Eglinton Avenue East - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction
Further direction from City Council is required on this matter.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (April 9, 2019) 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 (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, and other appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing in support of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 90 Eglinton Avenue West as revised and described in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor, subject to the following conditions being addressed to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor: a. the owner shall withdraw its appeals of Official Plan Amendment 231 and Official Plan Amendment 289; and b. prior to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issuing its order, the owner shall enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered on title, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to finalize the elements of and give effect to the settlement, including the Zoning By-law Amendment and any other related planning instruments and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to approve the development in accordance with the City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (April 9, 2019) 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 (April 9, 2019) 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 instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" to the Report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM6.5withdrawn
The federal carbon tax is having and will continue to have a significant impact on Toronto residents. The federal carbon tax was introduced in Ontario on April 1, 2019. Gasoline carbon tax rates are set at 4.4 cents per litre with annual increases until it reaches 11.1 cents per litre in 2022. The tax on natural gas was introduced at 3.9 cents per cubic metre, increasing annually to 9.8 cents in April 2022, and the tax on diesel will increase from 5.4 cents to 13.4 per litre in the same time period. Yet the City of Toronto has not measured the financial impact on its ability to deliver services as a result of the extra costs associated with the carbon tax. What is the financial impact on the Toronto Transit Commission or the Toronto Police Service? What are the additional costs to heat City buildings, or Toronto Community Housing buildings? Notwithstanding the fact that we have locked in some of our fuel contracts, these costs could be significant in both the short and longer term.
Motion MM6.5 was withdrawn at City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the Executive Committee on the financial impact of the Carbon Tax on the City of Toronto and its Agencies and Corporations no later than September 2019.
RM6.5received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019: April 16, 2019 Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, thanked Geoffrey James, the City's outgoing, and first, Photo Laureate for his contribution. Councillor Thompson welcomed Michèle Pearson Clarke, whose appointment as the second Photo Laureate of Toronto is to be ratified by Council at the current meeting, and remarked on Ms. Clarke's extensive body of work. Councillor Cressy, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged Jann Houston, Director, Strategic Support, Toronto Public Health, who was present in the Chamber. Councillor Cressy advised Members of Council that Ms. Houston was attending her last meeting of City Council before her retirement, and remarked on her 35-year career at the City of Toronto. April 17, 2019 Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, addressed City Council on the importance of organ and tissue donation. The Mayor advised Members of Council that they were given green ribbons to be worn in recognition that April was designated as Be a Donor month in Ontario. The Mayor relayed some statistics and shared a story regarding organ donation in the Province, and provided details on how to register to be an organ donor. Councillor Carroll, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged Amanda Ross from the City Solicitor's office, who is the recipient of the Law Society of Ontario's J. Shirley Denison Award for her work with the Lawyers feed the Hungry organization. Councillor Carroll welcomed Ms. Ross to the Council Chamber and thanked her for her work. Councillor Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed to the Council Chamber members of the group Yiddish Glory, whose album of songs written during World War II by women, children, and refugees, titled The Lost Songs of World War II, was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for the Best World Music Album. Councillor Pasternak recognized Professor Anna Shternshis, creator of the group, singer Sophie Milman, singer Isaac Rosenberg, trumpet player David Buchbinder, and producer Dan Rosenberg. Councillor Karygiannis, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 students from St. Sylvester School, and their principal and their teachers, who were present in the Chamber. Mayor Tory, during the afternoon session of the meeting, expressed the City's great regret at the fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and advised the Members of Council that on the day of the fire his office had issued a statement on Twitter on the Members' behalf, and that the colours of the City of Toronto sign outside City Hall had been changed to the colours of the French flag.
CC6.6amended
45 LaRose Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions
Samper Developments Limited (the "Applicant") is the owner of lands municipally known as 45 LaRose Avenue (the "Subject Site"). The Subject Site is located on the south side of LaRose Avenue, west of Scarlett Road. The Applicant submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application (the "Application") to the City in December, 2016. The Application was deemed complete on August 1, 2017. The Applicant proposed to develop an infill apartment building, consisting of a seven-storey rental apartment building on the western portion of the Subject Site. This area of the Subject Site is currently occupied by surface parking serving the existing apartment building on the east side of the Subject Site. The proposed building has an area of 15,587 square metres, with a total of 187 units. On February 22, 2017, Etobicoke York Community Council adopted the recommendations of the January 31, 2017 Preliminary Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District (the "Preliminary Report"), and directed staff to schedule a community consultation meeting, directed that notice for the community consultation meeting be given, and that notice for the statutory public meeting be given. The Preliminary Report identified a list of issues related to the Application, to be resolved, which included: consistency with the Provincial Policy Statement and conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; review of the proposal within the context of the Official Plan policies, particularly policies 4.2.2 and 4.2.3; review of the proposal within the context of the Council adopted and Ministry-approved policy direction from Official Plan Amendment 320; conformity with the Mid-Rise Building Design Guidelines; site layout, organization and safety; appropriateness of building heights and density; appropriateness of building setbacks and massing; impacts on adjacent properties, particularly the abutting Neighbourhoods designated areas, including shadows; site circulation (including private driveways and walkways), loading, waste storage and collection; assessment of traffic and transportation impacts; location and provision of surface and below-grade parking, including vehicles and bicycles; appropriateness of the relationship between building entrances and streets; appropriateness of cash-in-lieu of parkland as opposed to securing on-site parkland; appropriateness of the proposed improvements to the existing building; appropriateness of the proposed improvements to the indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, for residents of both the existing and proposed buildings; appropriateness of the proposed mix of dwelling unit types; tenant mitigation measures during construction; how the existing rental units will be secured; and the applicability of Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure appropriate community benefits, should the application be recommended for approval. Notice was given for the community consultation meeting, as directed by Etobicoke York Community Council. The community consultation meeting was held and local residents attended the meeting to provide comments on the proposed development. City staff have continued to meet with area residents to discuss their comments, up to and including January, 2019. On November 7, 2017, the Applicant appealed the Application to the Ontario Municipal Board, now continued as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT"), due to City Council's failure to make a decision. The first Pre-Hearing Conference of the LPAT was held on April 13, 2018, at which time parties and participants were identified. Numerous area residents attended the first Pre-Hearing Conference, and four of them requested and were granted participant status. A second Pre-Hearing Conference was scheduled for February 11, 2019, which was adjourned to allow Council the opportunity to provide direction to the City Solicitor. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions with respect to the Application. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the proposed development at 45 LaRose Avenue on the grounds there was a density transfer to 1407 Royal York Road from 45 LaRose Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain external consultants as necessary. 3. In the event the preliminary issue of whether there was a density transfer is not determined in the City's favour, or if it is determined in the City's favour but the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decides to proceed on the merits of the appeal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to dispose of the appeal in a fashion satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including requesting the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as: a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that all matters arising from the circulation and review of the proposal have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. a Section 37 Agreement has been executed to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor securing the rental tenure of the existing rental building without application to convert or demolish for at least 20 years and securing needed improvements to the existing rental building; and c. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 and Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety, as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2, and Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety 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.
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 1, 2 and 3 contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Attachment 2, and Appendix "A" to Confidential Attachment 2, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to privilege.
MM6.6adopted
On Thursday, March 21, 2019, the North York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved an application (A0043/19NY) for minor variances requested for the property municipally known as 197 Elmwood Avenue. The application sought to permit the construction of a second storey addition over the existing dwelling and a two-storey rear addition. In their report to the Committee dated March 12, 2019, Planning Staff were of the opinion that the variances do not satisfy each of the four tests under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act and therefore the application should be refused. A copy of the Committee of Adjustment's Decision and Staff Report are attached. The last day to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body was April 10, 2019. In order to preserve the City's rights to appeal, the City Solicitor has already appealed the Committee's decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The City Solicitor requires further instructions and direction to proceed with this appeal.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to continue the appeal at the Toronto Local Appeal Body of the Committee of Adjustment's decision to approve the variances requested in Application A0043/19NY respecting 197 Elmwood Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement of the City's appeal and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor. 3. In the event a settlement cannot be reached, City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to retain outside consultants as necessary to oppose the minor variances requested in Committee of Adjustment Application A0043/19NY respecting 197 Elmwood Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to continue the appeal at the Toronto Local Appeal Body of the Committee of Adjustment's decision to approve the variances requested in application A0043/19NY respecting 197 Elmwood Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement of the City's appeal and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor. 3. In the event a settlement cannot be reached, City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to retain outside consultants as necessary to oppose the minor variances requested in Committee of Adjustment application A0043/19NY respecting 197 Elmwood Avenue.
RM6.6amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
April 16, 2019: City Council adopted the April 16, 2019, Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent. April 17, 2019: City Council adopted the April 17, 2019, Order Paper.
CC6.7amended
The Owners of the sites at 470-474 Wellington Street West and 482-488 Wellington Street West made separate applications in December, 2016 for a 15-storey building with retail space on the ground floor and office space above at 470-474 Wellington Street West and for a 16-storey building with retail and service commercial uses on the ground floor and office space above at 482-488 Wellington Street West. Both applications were appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). The matters were consolidated and a hearing has been scheduled for May 13 to 23, 2019. The applications have been consolidated and revised into a single development proposal for a 14-storey (55 metre, plus mechanical) office building on the combined site. At its meeting on March 27 and 28, 2019, City Council directed City staff to continue negotiations with the applicants in advance of the hearing to achieve a reduction in the overall height of the revised proposal to a height of 45 metres, excluding mechanical. The City Solicitor requires further direction from City Council for the upcoming hearing.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff attached to motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff attached to motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety as they pertain to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff attached to motion 1 by Councillor Joe Cressy were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council reject the Settlement Offer as outlined in the letter from the applicants dated April 9, 2019 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and they contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 2 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains confidential information that is privileged.
MM6.7adopted
On February 21, 2019, the Committee of Adjustment refused an application brought by the owner 54 Westhampton Drive for three minor variances: lot frontage; lot area; and location of parking space. A copy of the Committee's decision is attached. The Application proposed to demolish the existing one-storey single detached dwelling to construct a new triplex. On March 13, 2019, the owner appealed the Committee's decision to refuse the Application to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In the report (February 11, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning Etobicoke York District, Community Planning Staff opposed the proposed Application. A copy of the Planning report is attached. Although a triplex is a permitted building type on the subject site, Community Planning Staff opined that a triplex would not be consistent with the established character of the neighbourhood as all the other lots on the street, and within the subject zone (Residential Multiple), are developed with one-storey single detached dwellings.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse the minor variances requested in Application A0919/18EYK respecting 54 Westhampton Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0919/18EYK respecting 54 Westhampton Drive and 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 with the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Ford, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse the minor variances requested in Application A0919/18EYK respecting 54 Westhampton Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0919/18EYK respecting 54 Westhampton Drive and 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 with the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
MM6.8adopted
RK (Sheppard Centre) Inc. (the "Owner") is the owner of lands municipally known as 4841 to 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East, and 4 and 6 Forest Laneway (the "Sheppard Centre"). On March 31, 2015, City Council approved the Owner's applications for amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, Site Plan, and Rental Housing Demolition in order to permit the development of the Sheppard Centre site with a 39 storey residential apartment with grade related retail commercial uses (the "Development"). The Development also includes the replacement of 25 existing residential rental units. As a precondition to enacting the Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council required the Owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act which required the Owner to construct and complete a Social Facility, along with a Child Care Facility. The Section 37 Agreement was executed and registered on title on June 15, 2015. Since the Section 37 Agreement was registered, City Council authorized amendments to that agreement related to, among other matters, delaying the delivery of the Social Facility and the Child Care Facility. An Amending Section 37 Agreement was registered on title on January 22, 2019, which implemented those previously authorized amendments. The Owner has requested that the delivery of the Child Care Facility and the Social Facility be delayed by a further five (5) months as a result of unanticipated weather-related construction delays and construction delays arising out of events beyond the Owner's control. Children's Services Staff and Planning Staff are satisfied that the requested delays are acceptable. The Section 37 Agreement must be amended to allow for these extensions of time. This matter is time sensitive and urgent because without the requested extension of time for the delivery of the Child Care Facility and the Social Facility, the Owner will be in breach of its obligations pursuant to the Section 37 Agreement as of May 1, 2019, before the next meeting of City Council.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Section 37 Agreement to provide that the Owner shall complete the Child Care Facility and Social Facility and have them ready for occupancy and available to the City and/or the operator within forty (40) months of issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the Phase 1 Retail Renovations. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other necessary staff to take the necessary steps to carry out City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Section 37 Agreement to provide that the Owner shall complete the Child Care Facility and Social Facility and have them ready for occupancy and available to the City and/or the operator within forty (40) months of issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the Phase 1 Retail Renovations. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other necessary staff to take the necessary steps to carry out City Council's decision.
MM6.9amended
The purpose of this Motion is to have the City of Toronto take a leadership role in eliminating single-use plastic waste in all City of Toronto facilities.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the appropriate staff, to report to City Council, through the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, on a comprehensive plan to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic products in all City of Toronto Facilities and City events and campaigns where feasible and practical, and to include in the report an outline of other options, including reusable and alternative products that may be deployed to replace single-use plastic products.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the appropriate staff, to report to City Council on a comprehensive plan to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic products in all City of Toronto Facilities where feasible and practical, and to include in the report an outline of other options, including reusable and alternative products that may be deployed to replace single-use plastic products.
MM6.10amended
The issue of cigarette butt litter in front of businesses including bars, restaurants and other establishments is becoming an increasingly problematic issue. This issue is compounded when the snow melts and the accumulated litter is exposed, resulting in an unsightly streetscape. With patrons continuing to smoke outside of these establishments, this issue is not expected to go away and specific actions should be considered to resolve this problem. There have been a number of motions that have been considered by Council since 2012 with respect to this issue however the problem persists.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to review the issue of cigarette butt litter and report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee by the end of the second quarter of 2019 with respect to the implementation and enforcement of regulations that require business owners and operators to ensure that cigarette butt litter is removed from in front of their premises as a condition of the issuance of a business licence. 2. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee by the end of the second quarter of 2019 regarding the enforcement of regulations requiring the installation and maintenance of cigarette butt litter receptacles in front of restaurants, bars and other business establishments.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to review the issue of cigarette butt litter and report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019 with respect to the consideration of the introduction of regulations that would require business owners and operators to ensure that cigarette butt litter is removed from in front of their premises as a condition of the issuance of a business licence. 2. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019 regarding the potential introduction of regulations requiring the installation and maintenance of cigarette butt litter receptacles in front of restaurants, bars and other business establishments.
MM6.11adopted
On March 21, 2019, the Committee of Adjustment refused an application for consent to sever the three lots municipally known as 49 and 51 Lawrence Avenue East and 84 Weybourne Crescent into 12 parts to create eight new lots (File B0056/18NY). The Committee also refused eight related minor variance applications (A0803/18NY, A0804/18NY, A0805/18NY, A0806/18NY, A0807/18NY, A0808/18NY, A0809/18NY, and A0810/18NY) to construct eight new semi-detached dwellings. In a report to the Committee dated March 11, 2019, the Director, Community Planning, North York District recommended that the Committee refuse the applications. In the report, City Planning staff raised concerns that the proposed development does not conform to Official Plan policies governing the prevailing size and configuration of lots; prevailing heights, massing scale, density and dwelling type of nearby residential properties; prevailing building type(s); and prevailing location, design and elevations relative to the grade of driveways and garages. City Planning staff also raised concerns about the proposed removal of mature trees. The Applicant has appealed the Committee's decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. This Motion would authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing, to retain outside consultants as necessary, and to negotiate a resolution, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Ward Councillor.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 49 and 51 Lawrence Avenue East and 84 Weybourne Crescent in opposition to the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment decisions. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the appeal at the City Solicitors' discretion, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 49 and 51 Lawrence Avenue East and 84 Weybourne Crescent in opposition to the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment decisions. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached, to settle the appeal at the City Solicitors' discretion, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.
MM6.12adopted
This Motion seeks authorization to amend the Approved 2019 Capital Budget of Transportation Services to include additional Section 37 Planning Act Reserve Funds in the amount of $50,000 for streetscape improvements in the form of trans flag-coloured pedestrian crossing areas at the intersections of Hayden Street at Church Street, Wood Street at Church Street, and the pedestrian crossing on Wellesley Street East approximately 73 metres to the west of Church Street. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Trans Day of Visibility and the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada as well as the Stonewall Riots. The intersections of Church Street at Isabella Street, Church Street at Alexander Street, and Church at Maitland Street currently have thermal plastic rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossing areas, which were installed for the World Pride Event in 2014. Transportation Services will arrange to tender and award a contract for the installation of new trans flag-coloured pedestrian crossing areas at the intersections of Hayden Street at Church Street, Wood Street at Church Street, and the pedestrian crossing on Wellesley Street East approximately 73 metres to the west of Church Street in time for the 2019 Pride Festival. Funds in the amount of $600,000 have been secured through Section 37 of the Planning Act from the development at 355 Church Street for various community benefits that include local streetscape improvements, to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor and local stakeholders. The Toronto Trans Coalition Project, Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Areas, and the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association are all supportive of the locations identified and using the Section 37 reserve funds for this purpose. The funds have been received by the City from this development and the $50,000 identified above has not been spent and remains uncommitted in order to satisfy this Motion.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2019 Capital Budget for Transportation Services, on a one-time basis by $50,000 gross, $0 net, from the development at 355 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700687) to be utilized for local streetscape improvements in the form of trans flag-coloured pedestrian crossing areas at the intersections of Hayden Street at Church Street, Wood Street at Church Street, and the pedestrian crossing on Wellesley Street East approximately 73 metres to the west of Church Street. (Signs and Markings Asset Management, CTP719).
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: City Council increase the Approved 2019 Capital Budget for Transportation Services, on a one-time basis by $50,000 gross, $0 net, from the development at 355 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700687) to be utilized for local streetscape improvements in the form of trans flag-coloured pedestrian crossing areas at the intersections of Hayden Street at Church Street, Wood Street at Church Street, and the pedestrian crossing on Wellesley Street East approximately 73 metres to the west of Church Street. (Signs and Markings Asset Management, CTP719).
MM6.13adopted
The Dan Harrison Community Complex is geographically located at the north-east corner of Dundas Street East and Sherbourne Street and is an important asset of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. Housing for 428 residents, Dan Harrison Community Complex is composed of 17 rooming houses and two low-rise apartment buildings with a total of 376 units that are primarily bachelors, but also include one, two, three and four bedroom units. The Dan Harrison Community Complex is home to a dense population, including many vulnerable residents who experience disproportionately high rates of poverty, violence, crime and poor housing conditions. Many residents live with mental health, medical and substance use challenges which are compounded by a broader failure to address systemic and chronic service gaps, including effective wrap-around services, including that of recovery, treatment and mental health supports. In July 1991, a research report by the City of Toronto Housing Department titled "Review of the Dan Harrison Community Complex" was published with a set of 31 recommendations. Almost 30 years later, tenants, Toronto Community Housing Corporation staff, social agencies, Toronto Police and the local community continue to raise concerns consistent with the report, which have since escalated to crisis levels. Vulnerable Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants stated that they are living with constant anxiety due to a high number of "unit takeovers" for illegal activity on the premises. Toronto Police expressed concern about the physical condition and layout of the complex including the lack of effective co-ordinated security measures. Last year Toronto Fire recorded 79 false fire alarms triggered at the Dan Harrison Community Complex, representing the largest number in the City and resulting in significant fines and misappropriated time and service calls from other first responders. Toronto Community Housing Corporation in 2018 began enhancing security on site with additional special constables at the Dan Harrison Community Complex. The Dan Harrison Community Complex received limited renovations to improve the community and common spaces, including a shared kitchen space. More recently, Toronto Community Housing Corporation started to mobilize a long-standing plan to renovate the primary entrance, which is only one of the building's deficiencies. Unfortunately, these enhancements will not adequately address the most fundamental challenges impacting tenants. The Dan Harrison Community Complex has and continues to be immersed with structural, systemic, and social challenges which all intersect and include but are not limited to: Structural No major improvements since the 1991 report Lack of continuity and commitment towards the Dan Harrison Community Complex Lack of safety and security Lack of communication (Toronto Community Housing Corporation-to-Board-to-Management-to-Tenants) Community agencies/partners being understaffed, overworked, burned out, working in silos, and lacking adequate capacity Systemic Poverty Marginalization Vulnerability Unsafe sex-work Drug Trafficking Violence Crime Social service delivery gaps A lack of safety and security Inaction and a feeling of neglect/not being heard Social Inadequate supports and social services for seniors, persons with disabilities, persons with addictions and mental health challenges Social isolation and lack of belonging With the five-year Downtown East Action Plan and Tenants First reports underway and to be considered by Council in the next few months, Council has an opportunity to create a path forward and deliver long-awaited meaningful change for the current and future residents of Dan Harrison Community Complex. It is critical that the Dan Harrison Community Complex is not overlooked, especially with the new funding commitment from the Federal Government. It's time to specifically address the long-standing challenges at the Dan Harrison Community Complex and to include detailed and updated recommendations in these reports.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to update the "Review of the Dan Harrison Community Complex" and to include a renewed comprehensive strategy to address the long-standing complex challenges in the upcoming Five-Year Downtown East Action Plan and the Tenants First reports. 2. City Council direct the City Manager and as sole shareholder direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership to co-develop a timeline for implementation and full costing for the Dan Harrison Community Complex renewed comprehensive strategy and to report the outcomes to the October 15, 2019 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to update the "Review of the Dan Harrison Community Complex" and to include a renewed comprehensive strategy to address the long-standing complex challenges in the upcoming Five-Year Downtown East Action Plan and the Tenants First reports. 2. City Council direct the City Manager and as sole shareholder direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership to co-develop a timeline for implementation and full costing for the Dan Harrison Community Complex renewed comprehensive strategy and to report the outcomes to the October 15, 2019 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee.
MM6.14adopted
Currently over 12,000 Toronto Community Housing units are contract-managed with current contracts set to expire in 2020. In meetings with tenants of Toronto Community Housing buildings that were transitioned from direct-management to contract-management, a common theme is that the services they received, including building maintenance and upkeep, were better prior to the transition to contract-management. Surveys of Toronto Community Housing tenants have consistently revealed that the overall satisfaction of tenants is greater in directly-managed buildings compared to that in contract-managed buildings. In hopes of improving services for tenants, additional performance targets for property management contracts were set in 2017 related to customer service, maintenance, and cleaning. Despite this effort, a 2017 Tenant Survey conducted by Ipsos found that overall tenant satisfaction remained significantly lower in contract-managed buildings compared with direct-managed buildings. The results of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's 2018 Tenant Experience Survey revealed that satisfaction in contract-managed buildings has further declined to 48 percent. In contrast, overall satisfaction in direct-managed buildings was 69 percent. There is a significant divide between the experiences of tenants living in Toronto Community Housing's direct-managed buildings compared to contract-managed buildings which needs to be addressed. It is time to bring the contract-managed units back into direct operation by Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership with City Staff to develop a plan to transition contract-managed buildings to direct-managed buildings or any other options as outlined in the Tenants First or the Shareholder Agreement itself, to improve service to tenants, and report jointly to the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the appropriate City committee in time to give any notice required to the property management companies.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership with City Staff to develop a plan to transition contract-managed buildings to direct-managed buildings or any other options as outlined in the Tenants First or the Shareholder Agreement itself, to improve service to tenants, and report jointly to the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the appropriate City committee in time to give any notice required to the property management companies.
MM6.15adopted
Toronto ranks among the most open and accessible City governments in the world. While the Provincial and Federal Government have provided a proven, effective and accessible way to engage the public, Toronto continues to rely on a limited range of services such as our YouTube channel. This Motion asks City staff to report on the feasibility of transcribing City Council and committee meetings. Offering this service would remove one more barrier to residents understanding Council decision-making, provide context on historical decisions and programs, and go further in demonstrating Council's commitment to transparent, accessible government. The City's YouTube channel launched in 2014 and has had only 65,000 views. Many advocates as well as citizens rely on this service to follow meetings. Video records are a valuable resource for anyone interested in the work happening here at City Hall but from a user standpoint, transcription opens up a world of additional access opportunities. Transcripts are easily searchable, could be more easily translated in the many languages spoken by Torontonians, and integrate with a range of modern assistive technologies for our residents using accessibility tools. In a recent conversation, someone shared a valuable perspective: "we cannot make the public trust City Council but we can take every step to ensure our actions inspire trust". This Motion takes an important step toward inspiring greater trust from the public. As we have in so many aspects of City-building - we have an opportunity to be a global leader on transparent and accessible government. With new technologies available to us and an increasing burden on the City to make ever more complex decisions, it is critical that we give our residents every possible opportunity to follow Council decision-making, understand our processes, and hold our decisions to account.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to the Special Committee on Governance, for consideration as part of the Committee's work plan, on the feasibility of implementing accurate time effective transcription of meetings of City Council and the various committees, boards, agencies and special committees and such report to include: a. a review of the transcription services used in other jurisdictions, including the Provincial and Federal Governments; b. the cost of implementing such transcription services; c. a scan of technologies that could perform accurate time effective transcription services; and d. an analysis of the equity impact of transcription services.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to the Special Committee on Governance, for consideration as part of the Committee's work plan, on the feasibility of implementing accurate time effective transcription of meetings of City Council and the various committees, boards, agencies and special committees and such report to include: a. a review of the transcription services used in other jurisdictions, including the Provincial and Federal Governments; b. the cost of implementing such transcription services; c. a scan of technologies that could perform accurate time effective transcription services; and d. an analysis of the equity impact of transcription services.
MM6.16adopted
This Motion recommends the release of Sections 37 Planning Act funds to the B.A.A.N.N. Theatre Centre for the purpose of undertaking capital improvements to the Theatre Centre at 1115 Queen Street West. The Theatre Centre is a nationally recognized live-arts incubator that serves as a research and development hub for the arts and culture sector. The Theatre Centre moved into the historic Carnegie Library in March of 2014. This was the result of Section 37 negotiations in nearby redevelopment sites. The Theatre Centre provides a diverse and accessible public space that is greatly used by community members. Since its inception, the Theatre Centre has raised over five million dollars to continue improvements to the building, however, they are short $200,000. Funds have been secured from the development at 150 Sudbury Street as community benefits through Sections 37 Planning Act to be allocated towards capital improvements renovation and restoration of Carnegie Library building located at 1115 Queen Street West. The funds identified have been received by the City.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program by a one-time basis by $200,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 150 Sudbury Street (Source Account: XR3026- 3700458) for transfer to B.A.A.N.N. Theatre Centre for capital improvements to the Carnegie Library building located at 1115 Queen Street West (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $200,000.00 be forwarded to the Theatre Centre subject to the Centre signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program by a one-time basis by $200,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 150 Sudbury Street (Source Account: XR3026- 3700458) for transfer to B.A.A.N.N. Theatre Centre for capital improvements to the Carnegie Library building located at 1115 Queen Street West (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $200,000.00 be forwarded to the Theatre Centre subject to the Centre signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM6.17adopted
Over 2014 to 2016 improvements were made to the Greenwood Dogs Off Leash Area in order to address problems related to the drainage and irrigation problems associated with the original installation. Dog park users as well as immediate neighbours' homes were covered in dust and a bad odour permeated from the dog park into the neighbourhood. Bacteria lodged in the crushed granite caused problems for dogs' paws. All of this was well documented. The surface itself however was completely accessible. The local Dogs Off Leash Area group raised $10,000 towards the cost of a new surface. A solution was implemented to deal with the major issues as well as to update the entrances and add additional elements for accessibility. While many elements have proven to be highly successful, the pea gravel which was installed as the new surface remains a significant and ongoing problem for many dogs and some dog owners. Dogs are not sure footed on the surface and it is not accessible for dog owners who are sight impaired or use wheelchairs. Last year a sight impaired dog park user fell over due to the uneven surface and broke her guide cane. The Rick Hansen Foundation, a charity dedicated to fostering 'An inclusive world where people with disabilities are living to their full potential', describes pea gravel surfaces as inaccessible and calls for them to be replaced in play surfaces. A 2005 Safe Kids Canada report notes pea gravel surfaces "can be hard to walk on and cannot be used with wheelchairs or other mobility aides". The City of Vancouver's dog park policy also notes pea gravel has accessibility drawbacks and is hard on dog's paws. Artificial turf designed specifically for use in Dog Parks is already being used in cold climate cities like Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. Pearson Airport uses this turf in their dog area, and an Etobicoke condo has covered a large off leash area with this turf in Toronto. It far exceeds Toronto's current Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act standards for Dogs Off Leash Areas and is super user-friendly for dogs.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget to create a new capital sub-project known as the Greenwood Park Dogs Off Leash Area Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $0.250 million and cash flow in 2019 funded by the Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu for 1327 Queen Street East (Source Account: XR2213-4201063) for the design and installation of artificial turf in Greenwood Park Dogs Off Leash Area, comparable to that currently being used in dog parks in other Canadian cites. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review the University District and East Village Dog Parks in Calgary, the Alex Decouteau Dog Park in Edmonton, the Bonnycastle Dog Park in Winnipeg, as well as the Mary Bartelme and Skinner Bark Park in Chicago with a view to incorporating options for innovation and design in Toronto's Off Leash Parks.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget to create a new capital sub-project known as the Greenwood Park Dogs Off Leash Area Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $0.250 million and cash flow in 2019 funded by the Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu for 1327 Queen Street East (Source Account: XR2213-4201063) for the design and installation of artificial turf in Greenwood Park Dogs Off Leash Area, comparable to that currently being used in dog parks in other Canadian cites. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review the University District and East Village Dog Parks in Calgary, the Alex Decouteau Dog Park in Edmonton, the Bonnycastle Dog Park in Winnipeg, as well as the Mary Bartelme and Skinner Bark Park in Chicago with a view to incorporating options for innovation and design in Toronto's Off Leash Parks.
MM6.18adopted
The construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has had many impacts on communities across the City of Toronto. One of the most negative and damaging impacts has been on our road infrastructure. As a result of Crosslinx/Metrolinx construction, much of Eglinton Avenue is in horrible condition with potholes, abrupt changes in road grade, and temporary patchwork that have made the road a messy obstacle course. Driving across these surfaces is difficult and even dangerous, and the immediate surroundings look terrible. City Staff informed the Infrastructure and Environment Committee that Crosslinx/Metrolinx may leave this mess for the City of Toronto to clean up and pay for once the project is completed. If Crosslinx/Metrolinx damages City roads they should repair them. They should leave them in the same, or better, shape than when they started construction. If they broke it, they fix it. This Motion without Notice is urgent because staff are currently in negotiations with Crosslinx on the matter.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council endorse the idea that Crosslinx and Metrolinx should pay for the damage they have caused as a result of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction. 2. City Council request the City Manager to write to Crosslinx and Metrolinx and clearly make them aware of City Council's expectation. 3. City Council request the City Manager to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2019 on the Crosslinx and Metrolinx response, and on the costs associated with repairing the damage to the roads by Crosslinx/Metrolinx.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the idea that Crosslinx and Metrolinx should pay for the damage they have caused as a result of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction. 2. City Council request the City Manager to write to Crosslinx and Metrolinx and clearly make them aware of City Council's expectation. 3. City Council request the City Manager to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2019 on the Crosslinx and Metrolinx response, and on the costs associated with repairing the damage to the roads by Crosslinx/Metrolinx.
MM6.19adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2216 Bloor Street West to operate under the name of Kinton Ramen. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application is April 25, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Kinton Ramen, 2216 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, second by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Kinton Ramen, 2216 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
MM6.20adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2312 Bloor Street West to operate under the name of Wood Oven Gatto Pizza and Pasta. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application is April 25, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Wood Oven Gatto Pizza and Pasta, 2312 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, second by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Wood Oven Gatto Pizza and Pasta, 2312 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
MM6.21adopted
An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2370 Bloor Street West to operate under the name of Kenkou Sushi. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence. This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached. This matter is deemed urgent as the deadline to object to the application is April 25, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Kenkou Sushi, 2370 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and take all necessary actions to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, second by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Kenkou Sushi, 2370 Bloor Street West is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and take all necessary actions to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.
MM6.22adopted
Whether a child or adult, knowing how to swim is an important skill. In addition to the safety benefits of being able to swim, swimming is a fun way to keep active and maintain overall fitness. In recent weeks, I have received calls from Toronto residents who enrolled themselves or a child in one of the City's spring swim programs only to be notified the day before class was to begin that it had been cancelled due to a shortage of instructors. Swim programs are in high demand; we must ensure maximum use of the limited pool space we have to deliver these important programs. This matter is urgent as it is important that the shortage of swim instructors be addressed in advance of the summer 2019 session.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the May 27, 2019 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee on: a. an update on the Division's recruitment efforts to maximize the number of lifeguards and swim instructors hired for City aquatic programs; and b. a customer service plan which ensures that any unforeseen program cancellations include a process for adequate notice to clients and/or options for transfer to other available programs.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the May 27, 2019 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee on: a . an update on the Division's recruitment efforts to maximize the number of lifeguards and swim instructors hired for City aquatic programs; and b. a customer service plan which ensures that any unforeseen program cancellations include a process for adequate notice to clients and/or options for transfer to other available programs.
MM6.23adopted
In 2016, the play facilities at Elkhorn Public School were decommissioned due to the aging equipment posing a safety risk to students and community members. These play facilities pre-date the re-opening of the school, which was required due to growth-related pressures on the community. This Toronto District School Board play area improvement will provide an imaginative, safe place for students and community members alike to enjoy healthy, active play every day. Requests to support this project have come directly from community members, and will serve children and youth from the ages of 4 to 14. The release of these funds will allow the community to fulfill their funding portion for the play area enhancement and allow the project, which has already been tendered, to proceed this summer. Section 37 funds have been secured and received by the City in relation to the development at 2901 Bayview Avenue for the acquisition or improvement of parkland in the community. The intent of this Motion is to transfer $10,000 of these Section 37 funds to the Toronto District School Board towards the cost of the playground improvements at Elkhorn Public School at 10 Elkhorn Drive. The Section 37 Implementation Guidelines (section 5.7) approved by City Council in 2007 states: "Cash contributions toward the capital improvement of school board playgrounds are eligible S.37 community benefits where the playground serves as a local park, where the public will continue to have reasonable access for the foreseeable future, and where there is no local City-owned parkland performing a similar function in the same community that could otherwise benefit from the cash contribution." A Community Access Agreement to be signed by the Toronto District School Board will contain provisions governing the purpose of the funds, the financial reporting requirements, and access to the school grounds at the school. The Community Access Agreement will be executed between the City and the Toronto District School Board, drawn up in consultation with the local Councillor.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2019 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $10,000.00 gross, $0 net, (cost centre: NP2161) fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development 2901 Bayview Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700051), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to the Toronto District School Board for playground improvements at Elkhorn Public School at 10 Elkhorn Drive. 2. City Council request staff from the Management Services Branch of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to participate in the preparation of the Community Access Agreement and City Council request the City Solicitor to draw up the Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and Community Planning staff. 3. City Council authorize the execution of a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the playground improvements at Elkhorn Public School, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to the Toronto District School Board once the Toronto District School Board has signed a Community Access Agreement with the City, governing the purpose of the funds, the financial reporting requirements, and addressing community access to the school ground facilities satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and prepared in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor John Filion, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the Approved 2019 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $10,000.00 gross, $0 net, (cost centre: NP2161) fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development 2901 Bayview Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700051), for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to the Toronto District School Board for playground improvements at Elkhorn Public School at 10 Elkhorn Drive. 2. City Council request staff from the Management Services Branch of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to participate in the preparation of the Community Access Agreement and City Council request the City Solicitor to draw up the Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and Community Planning staff. 3. City Council authorize the execution of a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the playground improvements at Elkhorn Public School, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to the Toronto District School Board once the Toronto District School Board has signed a Community Access Agreement with the City, governing the purpose of the funds, the financial reporting requirements, and addressing community access to the school ground facilities satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and prepared in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and the Ward Councillor.
MM6.24adopted
On February 7, 2019, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused applications related to the property municipally known as 135 Milton Street (the "Subject Property") for consent to sever the lot, and two associated applications for minor variances. The applications are filed as Applications B0058/18EYK, A0513/18EYK, and A0512/18EYK. The applicant has appealed the refusal decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (Toronto Local Appeal Body Files 19 117682 S53 03, 19 117683 S45 03 and 19 117684 S45 03). The applicant proposes to sever the subject property, which has a frontage of 15.24 metres, into two undersized residential lots. The applications require variances to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, including variances for lot frontage, lot area, permitted floor space index, setbacks from the side lot lines, building length and exterior main wall height. Community Planning staff supported the application on the condition that the development be constructed substantially in accordance with site plans submitted and held on file by the Committee of Adjustment dated January 30, 2019, with no additional variances permitted beyond those appearing on the plans. Community Planning staff submitted a report dated January 30, 2019 to the Committee of Adjustment to recommend approval of the consent and variances on that basis. As a result, the City Solicitor will need to retain external planning consultants to provide evidence for the appeal. Heritage Preservation Services staff submitted a report dated January 29, 2019 recommending the addition of certain conditions to any approval of the applications. Copies of the Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment and the Community Planning Staff Report are attached. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the applicant's Toronto Local Appeal Body appeal and to secure the necessary authorization and resources to support the City's opposition to the appeal, including providing for the ability for the City Solicitor to settle the matter. This Motion is urgent because the deadline to appeal the decisions was April 10, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 135 Milton Street to support the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Applications B0058/18EYK, A0513/18EYK, and A0512/18EYK) and oppose the appeal. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 135 Milton Street to support the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Applications B0058/18EYK, A0513/18EYK, and A0512/18EYK) and oppose the appeal. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM6.25adopted
Since 2009, artists from the Bell Box Murals Project have painted over 100 murals on Bell Canada outdoor utility boxes across Toronto. Graffiti and vandalism are replaced with original works of art, making the streets more inviting, and providing a public art forum that is accessible to everyone. The project is an initiative of Community Matters Toronto, a Toronto-based non-profit community organization. The intent of this Motion is to provide $7,500 in funding to Community Matters Toronto to transform five Bell utility boxes in Ward 11 into works of public art. Murals on an additional five boxes in the Ward will be funded by Bell Canada. The theme for the boxes will be determined in consultation with local residents and artists. Preference will be given to artists who live or work in Ward 11. The exact locations of the five murals will be finalized in spring. Section 45(9) funds have been secured and received from the development at 206 St. George Street for the purpose of the public realm and streetscape improvements in the area. In addition Section 37 funds have been secured and received from the development at 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street for streetscape improvements in the immediate area. The use of the funds for Bell Box murals from these developments are consistent with purpose for which the funds have been secured and comply with the Council approved Section 37 Guidelines. Prior to the funds being released from the City, Community Matters Toronto will be required to sign an Undertaking that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the approved 2019 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $7,500.00 gross, $0 net, for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete five murals on Bell Boxes in various locations within Ward 11 (cost centre: NP2161), fully funded by the following developments: a. $6,000 in Section 45(9) funds obtained from the development at 206 St. George Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500086); and b. $1,500 in Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street (Source Account XR3026-3700836). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking by Community Matters Toronto that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the approved 2019 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $7,500.00 gross, $0 net, for the purpose of providing one time capital funding to Community Matters Toronto to complete five murals on Bell Boxes in various locations within Ward 11 (cost centre: NP2161), fully funded by the following developments: a. $6,000 in Section 45(9) funds obtained from the development at 206 St. George Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500086); and b. $1,500 in Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street (Source Account XR3026-3700836). 2. City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to Community Matters Toronto upon the signing of an Undertaking by Community Matters Toronto that governs the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
MM6.26adopted
On February 13, 2019, the Toronto and East York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused applications related to the property municipally known as 369 Walmer Road (the "Subject Property") for consent to sever the lot, and two associated applications for minor variances (the "Applications"). The applicant has appealed the refusal decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The applicant proposes to obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots, construct a new three-storey semi-detached duplex on each lot, and to create various easements/rights-of-way. The application requires variances to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 including variances for: [1] maximum permitted height of all front and rear exterior main walls, [2] maximum permitted height of exterior main walls facing a side lot line, [3] maximum permitted depth, [4] maximum permitted floor space index, [5] maximum permitted total floor area of all ancillary buildings or structures on the lot, [6] minimum required side yard setback, [7] minimum required lot frontage; [8] and minimum required side yard setback for the exterior of two attached duplex residential buildings. Community Planning staff reviewed the Applications and did not raise an objection. As a result, the City Solicitor will need to retain external planning consultants to provide evidence for the appeal. Copies of the Notices of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment are attached. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the applicant's Toronto Local Appeal Body appeal and to secure the necessary authorization and resources to support the City's opposition to the appeal, including providing for the ability for the City Solicitor to settle the matter. This Motion is urgent because the deadline to file a Notice of Intention to be a party in this Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing is April 23, 2019, and the deadline to file document disclosure is May 2, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 369 Walmer Road to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Application B0091/18TEY, A0983/18TEY, A0982/18TEY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Jim Karygiannis, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and any other appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in respect of 369 Walmer Road to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the applicant's proposed development (Application B0091/18TEY, A0983/18TEY, A0982/18TEY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal and, if a resolution is reached to settle the appeal at the City Solicitor's discretion, and in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
MM6.27adopted
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Portugal and the City of Toronto are motivated by a keen interest in strengthening their relationship by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding concerning arts, culture and community economic development and education. The parties wish to identify and develop new ways of cooperating for the benefit of the Portuguese people and Portuguese-speaking communities of Toronto. Through the Memorandum of Understanding, the parties can promote exchanges and cooperation in arts and culture, community economic development and education. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding would be signed during the State Secretary's visit to Toronto City Hall on Monday, May 1, 2019. Mr. José Luis Carneiro, the State Secretary of Portuguese Communities Abroad, will be accompanied by the President of the Camoes Institute, Luis Faro Ramos during his visit to City Hall. This particular State Secretary's role is equivalent to that of a Vice-Minister. As such, it would be appropriate for the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by either the Mayor or his designate from Council. Global Affairs Canada has been consulted with respect to the proposed Memorandum of Understanding.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Mayor or his designate to sign a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the City of Toronto with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Portugal for the purpose of promoting exchanges and cooperation in the areas of arts and culture, community economic development and education.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Mayor or his designate to sign a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the City of Toronto with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Portugal for the purpose of promoting exchanges and cooperation in the areas of arts and culture, community economic development and education.
MM6.28adopted
Mordecai Inc. has submitted an application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence for the premises at 1272 Dundas Street West to operate under the name Mordecae Bar. ("the Premises"). The Application is for an indoor area with a proposed capacity of 205 patrons. There is no proposed licenced outdoor seating. The Premises abuts a low-density residential neighbourhood. There are concerns related to noise, litter, safety, lighting and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. This application for a new liquor licence is not in the public interest, unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence. This matter is urgent as the placard deadline for objections was March 26, 2019.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1272 Dundas Street West operating under the name Mordecai Bar, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions added to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1272 Dundas Street West operating under the name Mordecae Bar, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions added to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
MM6.29adopted
Recently, the Government of Quebec has once again proposed legislation that would prohibit public employees from wearing visible religious symbols in the workplace. Bill 21 could ban such items as turbans, kippahs, hijabs and visible crucifixes. As one of the world's most diverse cities, and in keeping with our motto "Diversity Our Strength", it is incumbent upon Toronto City Council to assure residents and visitors to Toronto that our City will always welcome people of all faiths, and protect their freedom of religion and expression. We join our colleagues on Montreal City Council who unanimously approved this week a declaration against the Quebec Government's secularism bill. The declaration states that Quebec is already a secular society, and there is no need to legislate what employees wear.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council once again reaffirm its support for freedom of religion and expression, and, further state its opposition to any legislation that would restrict or prohibit such freedoms and by doing so, Toronto states its position that the City continues to be a source of worldwide inspiration.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council once again reaffirm its support for freedom of religion and expression, and, further state its opposition to any legislation that would restrict or prohibit such freedoms and by doing so, Toronto states its position that the City continues to be a source of worldwide inspiration.
MM6.30adopted
Among changes under the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 (Bill 73) that came into final effect on July 1, 2016, Sub-sections 45(1.3) and 45(1.4) of the Planning Act as now amended prevent submission of minor variance applications on properties subject to a privately-initiated zoning by-law amendment within two years of by-law enactment, unless the municipal council has otherwise "declared by resolution that such an application is permitted". With regards to the proposed development at 2-8 Cumberland Street and 826-834 Yonge Street, City Council at their meeting of April 27, 2018 approved Zoning By-law amendments to former City of Toronto By-law 438-86 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, to permit a 51-storey mixed-use building (162.5 metres plus a 7.5 metre mechanical penthouse). The development will retain the facades of the heritage buildings on Yonge Street. Since that time, the owner has been working with staff on the Site Plan Control application. The applicant is seeking some minor modifications to the design of the site which result in a modest increase in the residential Gross Floor Area, but does not increase the total Gross Floor Area of the building. As well, the applicant is seeking a reduction to the required number of vehicle parking spaces. The modifications will not affect the density, built form, massing, number of units, or general layout of the site. Under the Planning Act as amended, however, this owner will not be able to file for a minor variance application for zoning relief on these matters until April 27, 2020. This matter is urgent as the applicant is anxious to proceed with the development.
City Council on April 16 and 17, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 2-8 Cumberland Street and 826-834 Yonge Street for relief from the By-law requirements of Site Specific Zoning By-law 504-2018 and By-law 505-2018.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, submission of a minor variance application in regard to 2-8 Cumberland Street and 826-834 Yonge Street for relief from the By-law requirements of Site Specific Zoning By-law 504-2018 and By-law 505-2018.