Toronto City Council
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CC7.10amended
The purpose of this report is to seek further instruction for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing on the appeal of the Zoning By-law amendment application at 129-131 McCaul Street, 292-294 Dundas Street West and 170 St. Patrick Street. A hearing is scheduled on this matter for July 8, 2019. This report was prepared in consultation with City Planning.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Layton. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Layton, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 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 (May 6, 2019) as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Layton, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to advise the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal that City Council supports a settlement in principle for the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 292-294 Dundas Street West, 129-131 McCaul Street and 70 St. Patrick Street, as generally shown in the plans by Graziani + Corazza Architects, dated April 29, 2019, subject to modifications to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and subject to the following: a. a maximum height of 100.5 metres, to the top of the mechanical penthouse; b. a total gross floor area of 22,966 square metres, containing a maximum residential gross floor area of 20,833 square metres, a minimum 192 square metres of retail use on the ground, with uses such as ancillary church space and day care located within the building to be determined to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. a minimum of 15 percent of the dwelling units in the development will be 2 bedrooms or larger; a minimum of 10 percent of the dwelling units will be 3 bedroom units or larger; the 3-bedroom units will have a minimum size of 840 square feet; and a maximum of 15 percent studio units will be permitted; d. a maximum of 60 vehicular parking spaces; e. bicycle parking will be provided in accordance with the standards in Zoning By-law 569-2013 or the Toronto Green Standard, whichever is higher; f. indoor amenity space will be provided at a rate of at least 1.5 square metres per residential dwelling unit and outdoor amenity space will be provided at a rate of 1.5 square metres per residential dwelling unit; g. balconies will not be permitted along the Dundas Street West frontage, and in locations where they are permitted will be provided at a maximum depth of 1.5 metres; h. the conveyance of no less than 0.0261 hectares (261 square metres) of the development site for public parkland purposes; the subject parkland conveyance is to be free and clear, above and below grade of all physical obstructions and easements, encumbrances and encroachments, including surface and subsurface easements, unless otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; i. the Owner is to pay for the costs of the preparation and registration of all relevant documents; the Owner shall provide to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor all legal descriptions and applicable reference plans of survey for the new parkland; j. the proposed retaining wall north of the parkland is to be located a minimum of 15.25 centimetres off the north park property line, on private lands; k. the Owner shall ensure that the grading and drainage of the adjacent development blocks are compatible with the grades of the parkland to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; l. notwithstanding Chapter 415 - 28 of the Municipal Code, all parkland related work and timing of such work, including conveyance of the on-site parkland dedication as well as the build out of the park to Base and Above Base Park Improvements, is to be completed to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; m. the conveyance of a fully equipped 62 space day care, in accordance with the City's Child Care Development Guideline, 2016, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Children Services; and n. prior to the issuance of the final order from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal the following must be completed: i. the draft Zoning By-law Amendment reflecting the foregoing are finalized to the satisfaction of the parties; ii. the Owner has addressed any outstanding items in Part A of Engineering and Construction Services' memorandum dated July 10, 2018, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; iii. the Owner has prepared a queuing analysis for the loading area and car elevators, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; iv. the Owner has prepared a revised Functional Servicing Report, revised Stormwater Management Report and revised Hydrogeological Assessment to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; v. the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; vi. the Owner has entered into an agreement with the abutting property at 141 McCaul Street to allow for the loading manoeuvring to occur offsite of the subject property; this agreement shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; vii. the Owner has entered into an agreement with the abutting property owner at 141 McCaul Street to ensure future separation distances between the two properties are not further affected; this agreement shall be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; viii. the Owner and the City have entered into/and or registered a Section 37 Agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor to secure the following benefits: A. the conveyance of a fully equipped 62-spot day care, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Children Services; B. a cash contribution of four hundred thousand dollars ($ 400,000 CAD) to be paid to the City prior to the issuance of the final order from the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal towards the relocation of the on-site daycare, with any remaining funds directed towards affordable housing in the local ward, with the allocation to be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; C. the $400,000 CAD contribution referred to in Part B. above to be increased by upwards index in accordance with the apartment 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 Section 37 Agreement to the date each such payment is made; D. in the event the cash contribution referred to in condition B. and C. above has not been used for the intended purpose(s) within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law coming into force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purposes(s), provided that the purposes(s) is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; and E. the conveyance of no less than 0.0261 hectares (261 square metres) of the development site for public parkland purposes; the subject parkland conveyance is to be free and clear, above and below grade of all physical obstructions and easements, encumbrances and encroachments, including surface and subsurface easements, unless otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and ix. the Section 37 Agreement will also secure the following matters as a legal convenience to support the development: A. prior to the issuance of Site Plan approval, the Owner shall submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; B. the Owner agrees to design and construct the Above Base Park Improvements to the new park for a development change credit against Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of installing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time; the Owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate to be approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and a letter of credit equal to 120 percent of the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development; and the design, cost estimate and ultimately the letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; C. the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be authorized to finalize the elements of the settlement, including the final form of the amending Zoning By-laws and other related planning instruments in accordance with the above conditions; and D. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 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 recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and B, if adopted by City Council, but that the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.10adopted
This Motion seeks authority to increase funding for the Monsignor Fraser Parkette Improvements sub-project in the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget by $100,491. The scope of work for the project includes removal of the existing asphalt school yard south of the school building at Monsignor Fraser College located at 700 Markham Street, partial removal of the existing perimeter fencing and installation of new lawn areas, pathways, informal outdoor gathering space, community garden, benches, and picnic tables. City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation will be entering into a ten-year license agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board to use this site as a public park and to oversee operational management and maintenance. This request will amend the total project cost and 2019 cash flow from $300,000 to $400,491 with funding from a Section 37 benefit, in order to award a contract that exceeds the current available budget.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget for the Monsignor Fraser Parkette Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project, by increasing the total project cost and 2019 cash flow by $100,491 from $300,000 to $400,491, with funding from the Section 37 for 732, 734, 738 and 740 Spadina Avenue (Source Account: XR3026- 3700115) for park improvements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget for the Monsignor Fraser Parkette Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project, by increasing the total project cost and 2019 cash flow by $100,491 from $300,000 to $400,491, with funding from the Section 37 for 732, 734, 738 and 740 Spadina Avenue (Source Account: XR3026- 3700115) for park improvements.
CC7.11adopted
Dundas Ossington Developments Limited (the "Applicant") is the owner of the property municipally known as 1200 Dundas Street West (the "Subject Property"). In 2017, the Applicant applied for zoning by-law amendment in order to facilitate a proposed redevelopment of the Subject Property. The 2017 proposal included an 8-storey mixed-use building, containing 76 dwelling units, 605 square metres of retail space on the ground floor and a total of 59 parking spaces within an underground garage. It would have a total gross floor area of 6,348 square metres (the "Application"). The Application will require site plan approval, which is yet to be submitted. The Applicant appealed the Application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") due to City Council's failure to make a decision. The appeal is known as Local Planning Appeal Tribunal File No. PL171337. A four day hearing of this appeal is scheduled to be heard by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal commencing on May 21, 2019. The City Solicitor is bringing this report for the purpose of requesting instructions for the upcoming Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated May 6, 2019 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor, subject to the Parts set out below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on the matter of 1200 Dundas Street West in support of the revised proposed development set out in the Settlement Offer in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor and as shown on the Revised Plans in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor, subject to the Parts set out below. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law amendment until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed Zoning By-law amendment is in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. all engineering matters have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; and c. the Site Plan Approval pre-approval conditions have been finalized or other satisfactory arrangements have been made to secure the following matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor: i. screening of the proposed loading space and rooftop mechanical chiller equipment; ii. the location of the required bicycle spaces to ensure they are in locations that are usable and accessible; iii. the dimensions and programming of the outdoor amenity space; iv. the materiality of the base building construction; v. a rounding of the built form at the corner of Dundas Street West and Lakeview Avenue; vi. improvements and final design of the streetscape/boulevard landscaping, including replacement of the existing seating wall; and vii. a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (May 6, 2019) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 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 (May 6, 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 recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Attachment 3, 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 at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.11adopted
Save the Artists Network - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton
The Creative Capital Gains: An Action Plan for Toronto, adopted by Council in 2011, called for the City to work to ensure a supply of affordable sustainable cultural space and to provide access and opportunities for cultural participation. That report noted the importance of community arts groups as they infuse life into every corner of the City and that community arts provide unique and significant value to both communities and artists. The Artists Network, formerly the Riverdale Artists Network, is a critically important assembly of artists working for artists on Queen Street East and beyond. In their role of bringing the public and artists together, they hosted the well-loved Little Art Show for many years in east Toronto. They initiated and still to this day convene and run the Riverdale Art Walk, now held at Jimmy Simpson Park, every year. Ten years ago there were many galleries on Queen Street East in Riverside and Leslieville. This is no longer the case. Gentrification on Queen Street East has forced The Artist Network to move three times in the last six years but they managed to stay on Queen Street East. Now they once again have to move - by the end of June 2019. They have reached out to ask the City for help in finding accommodation in the east end to continue their work. They have received support letters from Toronto Arts Council and the Local Arts Service Organization, East End Arts, to continue their co-ordinating role for artists and promotion of art in the east end. It would be a terrible loss for the arts community and for east Toronto if this long-standing organization becomes homeless.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with appropriate City divisions and the local Councillor, to assist in determining the operational needs of The Artists Network and to identify any suitable and available spaces on or near Queen Street East.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with appropriate City divisions and the local Councillor, to assist in determining the operational needs of The Artists Network and to identify any suitable and available spaces on or near Queen Street East.
CC7.12adopted
The purpose of this report is to request instructions regarding a potential global settlement of the action commenced by Carillion Canada Inc. against the City of Toronto and related proceedings, all arising out of the Union Station Revitalization Project's Stage 1 work.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the terms of settlement set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services remains confidential in its entirety 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 and Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services recommend that: 1. City Council approve the terms of settlement set out in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1; and 3. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM7.12adopted
This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing the application for minor variance respecting 111 Gough Avenue (Application A0082/18TEY). On April 17, 2019, the Toronto and East York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused an application related to the property municipally known as 111 Gough Avenue to permit the owner to demolish the existing two-storey detached dwelling and to construct a two-storey detached dwelling with a front integral garage and a rear first floor deck. On May 1, 2019, the owner of 111 Gough Avenue appealed the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. The Application, which will be considered by the Toronto Local Appeal Body, requires variances to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, including: increasing the floor space index; increasing the building height; increasing the rear, side and front exterior main wall heights, increasing the building depth; and providing vehicular access to an integral garage.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff and outside consultants, as necessary, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Application and related variances requested in Committee Application A0082/18TEY respecting 111 Gough Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Application and authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff and outside consultants, as necessary, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Application and related variances requested in Committee Application A0082/18TEY respecting 111 Gough Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding the Application and authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consulting with the Ward Councillor and with the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
CC7.13adopted
Item SC6.4 - Traffic and Parking Amendments: Kingston Road, Brimley Road and Barkdene Hills
As the Toronto Transit Commission operates a transit service on Brimley Road, Kingston Road and Barkdene Hills, City Council approval of this report is required. As a result of requests from Councillor Crawford's office, area residents and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, Transportation Services staff reviewed the traffic and parking operations in the Bluffers Park neighbourhood. In order to mitigate traffic and parking congestion during the Park's seasonal weekends and public holidays, staff recommend that City Council prohibit southbound through and westbound left turn movements at the intersection of Kingston Road and Brimley Road from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from May 1 to September 30, buses excepted and also to prohibit standing on the south side of Barkdene Hills from Brimley Road to Brooklawn Avenue and on both sides of Brimley Road between St Clair Avenue and Kingston Road. The recommended changes will create better sight lines for pedestrian and vehicles in the vicinity of Bluffers Park and help to mitigate traffic congestion during the peak summer weekends and public holidays when Bluffers Park usage is at its peak.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council prohibit southbound through movements from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays, buses excepted, from May 1 to September 30 of each year from Brimley Road north of Kingston Road to Brimley Road South. 2. City Council prohibit westbound left turns from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays, buses excepted, from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on Kingston Road at Brimley Road. 3. City Council prohibit standing from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on the south side of Barkdene Hills, from Brimley Road to Brooklawn Avenue. 4. City Council prohibit standing from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on both sides of Brimley Road, from St. Clair Avenue East to Kingston Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit southbound through movements from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays, buses excepted, from May 1 to September 30 of each year from Brimley Road north of Kingston Road to Brimley Road South. 2. City Council prohibit westbound left turns from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays, buses excepted, from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on Kingston Road at Brimley Road. 3. City Council prohibit standing from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on the south side of Barkdene Hills, from Brimley Road to Brooklawn Avenue. 4. City Council prohibit standing from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 of each year, on both sides of Brimley Road, from St. Clair Avenue East to Kingston Road.
MM7.13amended
The City Manager has recently provided communications to Councillors about significant impacts that the 2019 Provincial budget will have on Toronto's 2019 Capital and Operating Budget. Based on information provided by the City Manager, the Province is proposing a $177.65M cut to funding to the City of Toronto. This will dramatically impact the already approved 2019 City of Toronto budget, because the proposed cuts to Toronto's budget were made retroactively to April 1, 2019, long after the 2019 Capital and Operating Budgets were passed. The estimated pressure on the City of Toronto Council-approved 2019 Budget (based on the best available information to date) is $177.65 million, broken down as follows: o $24 million from the cancellation of planned Provincial Gas Tax Funding o $65 million for Toronto Public Health o $84.8 million for Children's Services o $3.85 million for Toronto Paramedic Services At this Council meeting, the Medical Officer of Health is reporting directly with the detailed impacts that the cuts to Toronto Public Health will have. I know Councillors will want to discuss the broader set of budget impacts, and as a result, I would like the City Manager to present a report containing the information in his various communications to Council, so that they are before Council for consideration at this meeting.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to reverse the $177.65 million dollars in unilateral, retroactive cuts to the City of Toronto's 2019 Budget. 2. City Council convey its willingness to meet with the Province of Ontario to discuss both governments' budgets and the impact of retroactive, in-year cuts to the residents of Toronto. 3. City Council direct the City Manager to report to the June 6, 2019, or the July 4, 2019, Executive Committee meeting or to a special Executive Committee meeting called by the Mayor prior to the July 16 and 17 City Council meeting, on service cuts and tax changes that may be required to balance the 2019 Operating Budget, as a result of the retroactive cuts imposed by the Province, including the gender and equity impacts of any such changes. 4. City Council direct the City Manager to report to the June 6, 2019, or the July 4, 2019, Executive Committee meeting or a special Executive Committee meeting called by the Mayor prior to the July 16 and 17 City Council meeting, on the following topics: a. economic impacts to the City of Toronto of affordable and accessible child care; b. the potential impact on child care fees for all programs with purchase of service agreements and those centres receiving fee stabilization and general operating grants; c. potential economic loss to the City of Toronto as a result of an epidemic; d. economic impact of tourism to the City and the provincial economy; e. the significance of the City of Toronto to the provincial economy; and f. the net in-and-out flows of tax dollars from the City of Toronto to the Province of Ontario and vice-versa. 5. City Council request the Chair, Budget Committee, in consultation with the City Manager and the City Clerk, to convene Budget Committee or Budget Subcommittee meetings to allow the public to speak on the proposed provincial cuts and their impact on the City of Toronto's Budget, as necessary. 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to inform parents on the wait list for subsidies and all parents with children at a City-run or service-contracted child care centre with the City of the impact of the proposed provincial budget cuts and to inform those parents that child care subsidies are now being evaluated and may be at risk. 7. City Council direct the City Manager to inform and educate the public regarding the nature of impact of the proposed provincial budget cuts through, but not limited to, the following methods: a. posting notice at the entrance of all City-owned publicly accessible buildings; b. advertising on all Astral contracted public advertising space, up to the maximum amount allowable under the contract for City advertising; and c. using the City's social media accounts. 8. City Council direct the City Manager to distribute City Council's decision to all 57 Municipal Councils and Child Care System Managers across Ontario. 9. City Council request the City Solicitor to report back to the Executive Committee, in conjunction with the City Manager's report, on whether any of the provincial funding cuts to Toronto Public Health would violate the Canada Health Act, and on what measures the City of Toronto can take, if, in fact, the Canada Health Act is violated.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council consider the attached report (May 13, 2019) from the City Manager.
MM7.14adopted
Thousands of low and moderate income Torontonians rely on legal aid services every day. A lost job due to injury or unfairness, eviction, family breakdown, arrest or health deterioration can derail lives. For those who don't have the means to pay, legal aid is a crucial service to stop the derailment and help people and families get back on track. Lawyers, community legal workers and others who assist legally-aided clients stand with ordinary Ontarians every day, helping them to navigate complex bureaucracies and intimidating adjudicative processes. Legal aid workers help keep roofs over heads and food on tables for residents of Toronto and beyond. The Ontario government recently announced a 30 percent cut to Legal Aid Ontario with a further 10 percent cut slated for next year. These cuts are deep and unprecedented. If implemented, these cuts will mean job losses to front-line service providers. This will have a direct impact on municipalities. We know that the paperwork and procedural hurdles low income people regularly face will not go away because legal aid services have been cut; they will simply divert to other overburdened service providers. A 2013 Canadian Bar Association report concluded that for every dollar spent on legal aid, the government saves an average of $6 in other areas of government expenditure, such as homelessness, health, family breakdown and incarceration. The cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will place an undue and increased burden on the City of Toronto. More people facing unlawful evictions without access to legal aid counsel will mean more demands on our already-overburdened shelter system. More people who become sick, injured or unemployed will be unable to challenge unlawful refusals of income support programs and will have to rely on Ontario Works, which is run by the municipality. More people unable to navigate the complex refugee determination system will mean more undocumented people seeking access to City services. It will also undermine a City Councillor's ability to effectively refer constituents to community clinics. The Province of Ontario should ensure their most vulnerable residents have access to proper legal services by properly funding Legal Aid Ontario. These cuts, like others the province have announced, will download more burden onto Toronto taxpayers. This motion is urgent as the recent Legal Aid Ontario funding cuts within the recent Ontario budget will have an immediate impact on low-income Toronto residents and city services.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its strong support for a robust, provincially-funded legal aid program to assist vulnerable Ontarians. 2. City Council express its strong opposition to the proposed funding cuts to Legal Aid Ontario by the provincial government. 3. City Council call on the Province of Ontario to reverse the proposed funding cuts to Legal Aid Ontario.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council express its strong support for a robust, provincially-funded legal aid program to assist vulnerable Ontarians. 2. City Council express its strong opposition to the proposed funding cuts to Legal Aid Ontario by the provincial government. 3. City Council call on the Province of Ontario to reverse the proposed funding cuts to Legal Aid Ontario.
MM7.15amended
In 2019, after a five year pilot, City Council made the bike lanes on Richmond and Adelaide Streets permanent. These bike lanes are an unprecedented success - they now carry a third of all traffic on Richmond and Adelaide and move more people per lane at rush hour than the motor vehicle lanes. These tracks form the core of the City's safe cycling infrastructure. They may be the busiest bike lanes in North America - in 2017, Burrard Bridge in Vancouver was the busiest, with an average of 3,100 trips per day. Our numbers from September 2018 put the average daily volume on Richmond and Adelaide streets at 6,160 trips - nearly double. That's more people than many arterial roads and TTC stations. These are safe connections for cyclists to the 480,000 jobs in the core, and are an essential part of the City's policies on traffic management and Vision Zero. The watermain running beneath Richmond Street West, between York Street and Bathurst Street, will be replaced this summer, with construction scheduled to begin in June 2019 and end in August 2020. Due to the location of the watermain beneath the roadway, which is relatively narrow in places, City staff have advised that it will not be possible to maintain a safe, protected cycle track along the length of Richmond Street for the entire duration of the project. Instead, cyclists will be directed to ride in the single remaining lane of mixed traffic with motor vehicles. A closure of the cycle track impacting two summer seasons is unacceptable. A safe route for cyclists must be maintained. The current plan involves preserving one merged lane of traffic in 200 metre to 300 metre stretches during each phase of work, with no safe detours planned to reconnect to the cycle track. For cyclists, this amounts to the elimination of an arterial lane. If we are committed to Vision Zero, and committed to moving people around the City, we must be bold. Like we would not propose a two hundred metre hole in the Gardiner and expect people to portage their cars, we cannot expect thousands of people to ride in mixed traffic in an active construction zone. While other cities are enacting bold policies on safety and traffic management, we're taking steps backwards. The repairs to the Richmond watermain are essential work, and cannot be unnecessarily delayed. However, this work cannot put people at risk of collisions and injuries, and it cannot put people on bikes back into cars or on overcrowded public transit. This motion is urgent as the work is scheduled to begin in June.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to investigate all options to ensure safety of cyclists along Richmond Street from John Street to Bathurst Street for the duration of the watermain reconstruction including but not limited to reductions to posted speed through the construction zone, signage and pavement markings alerting cyclists and motor vehicles to ride in single file, paid-duty police and/or traffic wardens on site during daytime hours, and investigation of all possible safe detour routes and improving alternate parallel cycling routes, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and to report back as required.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to preserve the dedicated cycle track along Richmond Street from John Street to Bathurst Street for the duration of the watermain reconstruction. 2. If the General Manager, Transportation Services deems it is not possible to preserve the dedicated cycle track, City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to provide an alternative westbound protected route as a detour from John Street to Bathurst Street, for the duration of the watermain reconstruction.
MM7.16adopted
When staff seeks locations for new shelter services, it considers a number of factors including availability, zoning requirements, proximity to services such as public transit and overall property specifications. Currently only 1 in every 100 properties assessed will be found suitable for shelter purposes and can be successfully acquired. As 2299 Dundas Street West met all of the required criteria, including as-of-right use as a municipal shelter, on September 20, 2018, the City of Toronto conditionally purchased the property at 2299 Dundas Street West for the George Street Revitalization Project and the transaction was completed on March 13, 2019. As part of the purchase, a lease to Dr. Lakshmi R. Jain, Dentistry Professional Corporation, operating as Cherry Blossom Dentistry, and two billboard leases were assumed. While vacant possession of the interior of the building was desired, City staff knew at the time the offer was submitted that the Tenant had the right to remain until July 31, 2019 and also had an option to renew for an additional 5 years until July 31, 2024. The Tenant exercised the right to renew in January 2019. Currently, construction of the George Street Revitalization Project is planned for 2021 and replacement sites must be ready by the end of 2020. Given the limited property options, and time constraints for the George Street Revitalization Project, staff determined that rather than forego the site, they would assume the Tenant's lease, and if absolutely necessary, construct the shelter around the Tenant's premises. While it would be mutually advantageous for the Tenant to vacate the Property before the commencement of construction, this would require that the Tenant temporarily shut down their practice while the Tenant locates, renovates and moves into a new location. As such, staff are recommending that in exchange for vacating by August 9, 2019, the City pay to the Tenant the amount of $400,000 as compensation for the Tenant's projected loss of income from August 2019 to March 2020 and the cost to maintain staff during this time, which is within the range estimated by the City's business loss consultant. Funding is available in the 2019-2028 Council Approved and Capital Budget and Plan for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration under the capital account CHS040-01. This matter is deemed urgent as the Tenant requires 2 months after entering into an agreement with the City to make preparations to shut down their practice and vacate the Property, and every month that substantial construction is delayed at the Property affects the timeline of the George Street Revitalization Project, resulting in additional costs to that project. Additionally, there will be incremental construction costs at the Property if the City were to renovate around the Tenant.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a Lease Amending and Extending Agreement with the Tenant, operating as Cherry Blossom Dentistry, requiring the Tenant to vacate the property at 2299 Dundas Street West by August 9, 2019 in exchange for a compensation payment from the City of $400,000, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Director, Real Estate Services and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a Lease Amending and Extending Agreement with the Tenant, operating as Cherry Blossom Dentistry, requiring the Tenant to vacate the property at 2299 Dundas Street West by August 9, 2019 in exchange for a compensation payment from the City of $400,000, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Director, Real Estate Services and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
MM7.17adopted
Imperial Oil Limited ("Imperial Oil") has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for leave to construct a pipeline that would replace an existing pipe carrying refined oil products between Imperial Oil's Waterdown Pump Station in the City of Hamilton and its Finch Terminal in North York. If the Ontario Energy Board accepts the City's application as an intervenor, then the City has the right to participate in the proceedings which usually involve very tight time frames. Authority to proceed with the intervention is therefore required to permit City staff to take the necessary steps within the currently anticipated tight timelines, including retention of any outside legal counsel or technical experts to assist preparing submissions and assessing potential impacts and risks.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct City staff to continue to review the Imperial Oil application and any further supporting material, and consult with Imperial Oil, in an effort to resolve any concerns. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to proceed with the City's application to participate in the Ontario Energy Board proceedings as an intervenor in relation to any unresolved concerns. 3. City Council authorize funds, as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water, be made available to obtain such assistance as necessary in the opinion of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Water, to represent the City's interests at the Ontario Energy Board. 4. City Council authorize staff to liaise with other affected municipalities and Conservation Authorities to discuss coordination of responses to Imperial Oil's application. 5. If the City's application for intervention is granted, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to subsequently withdraw the City's participation as an intervenor once all issues of concern to the City have been resolved to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water. 6. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water. 7. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water remain confidential until the release of the final decision of the Ontario Energy Board including any appeals or judicial review. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City of Toronto and it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water will be made public with the release of the final decision of the Ontario Energy Board including any appeals or judicial review.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager of Toronto Water: 1. City Council direct City staff to continue to review the Imperial Oil application and any further supporting material, and consult with Imperial Oil, in an effort to resolve any concerns. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to proceed with the City's application to participate in the Ontario Energy Board proceedings as an intervenor in relation to any unresolved concerns. 3. City Council authorize funds, as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water, be made available to obtain such assistance as necessary in the opinion of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Water, to represent the City's interests at the Ontario Energy Board. 4. City Council authorize staff to liaise with other affected municipalities and Conservation Authorities to discuss coordination of responses to Imperial Oil's application. 5. If the City's application for intervention is granted, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to subsequently withdraw the City's participation as an intervenor once all issues of concern to the City have been resolved to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water. 6. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water. 7. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2019) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water remain confidential until the release of the final decision of the Ontario Energy Board including any appeals or judicial review.
MM7.18adopted
On March 21, 2019, the North York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment modified and approved the application for minor variances requested for the property municipally known as 139 Hillhurst Boulevard. The Notice of Decision is attached to this Motion. In their report to the Committee dated March 12, 2019, attached to this Motion, Community Planning staff recommended that the application be refused. Planning had concerns with a number of the variances proposed, particularly building height, number of storeys and floor space index, and that in their opinion "the number of variances required to facilitate the proposal are neither individually nor cumulatively minor in nature. As such, Planning staff recommend that the application be refused." 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. The applicant has appealed the Committee of Adjustment's modified Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and the date for the hearing is September 9, 2019 which means that the City's Notice of Intention to be a Party is due this Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement of the applicant's appeal regarding 139 Hillhurst Boulevard 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. 2. 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 A0053/19NY for 139 Hillhurst Boulevard.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement of the applicant's appeal regarding 139 Hillhurst Boulevard 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. 2. 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 A0053/19NY for 139 Hillhurst Boulevard.
MM7.19adopted
Subsections 45(1.3) and 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, as amended, restrict the submission of minor variance applications on properties subject to a privately initiated Zoning By-law Amendment within two years of the By-law enactment, unless the municipal council has otherwise "declared by resolution that such an application is permitted". In the case of 1982-1984 Yonge Street, the site specific By-laws provide for redevelopment of the site with a 9-storey mixed use building with commercial uses on the ground floor, 30 residential units on floors 2 to 7, office space on floors 8 and 9, and indoor amenity space on the 9th floor. A total of 2 car share spaces are proposed at the rear of the building on the ground floor. As part of the approval of the application, the City secured, through a Section 37 agreement, the provision and maintenance of 30 rental dwelling units in the proposed development, including one affordable rental dwelling unit. The Zoning By-law application for 1982-1984 Yonge Street was submitted on December 22, 2016 and deemed complete on June 1, 2017. A Preliminary Report on the application was adopted by Toronto and East York Community Council on June 13, 2017 authorizing staff to conduct a community consultation meeting with an expanded notification area. A final report recommending approval of the application for 1982-1984 Yonge Street was approved by City Council on July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 30, 2018 without amendments. The site-specific by-laws are attached amending Zoning By-law 438-86 and 569-2013. The applicant has approached the City seeking to amend the proposal to convert two storeys of residential uses to non-residential (office) uses, requiring an increase to the maximum permitted non-residential gross floor area for the site. It should be noted that the required amendments would not result in an increased development density or otherwise modify the built form or total gross floor area. The proposed change would accordingly reduce the total number of dwelling units from 30 to 20 units. The units would remain rental with the single affordable rental unit maintained in the revised proposal. The section 37 agreement, securing the rental units and affordable unit, would be amended to reflect the conversion of the two floors to non-residential uses. Under the Planning Act, as now amended, this landowner would not otherwise be able to file for a minor variance application to the Committee of Adjustment, Toronto and East York District, for zoning relief in this regard until July 23, 2020, thus delaying site redevelopment and further restricting the availability for family rental housing and additional office space. As a result, 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 Staff and the City Solicitor agree with this approach and seek instruction from City Council. This matter is urgent as the construction of the development is pending, the site plan application having progressed to issuance of a Notice of Approval Conditions, and the current backlog with the Committee of Adjustment hearing schedule, requires that applications be made four months prior to matters being heard.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council, pursuant to subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, permit applications for minor variances with respect to the property municipally known as 1982-1984 Yonge Street for variances to site specific By-laws 1223-2018 and 1224-2018 in order to request variances to alter the mix of gross floor area to permit an increase to the maximum permitted non-residential gross floor area, with the total gross floor area remaining unchanged. 2. In the event the Committee of Adjustment approve the requested variances, City Council direct the City Solicitor to amend the section 37 agreement to give effect to the changes authorized by the variances, to secure one affordable rental dwelling unit and a total of 20 rental dwelling units.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council, pursuant to subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, permit applications for minor variances with respect to the property municipally known as 1982-1984 Yonge Street for variances to site specific By-laws 1223-2018 and 1224-2018 in order to request variances to alter the mix of gross floor area to permit an increase to the maximum permitted non-residential gross floor area, with the total gross floor area remaining unchanged. 2. In the event the Committee of Adjustment approve the requested variances, City Council direct the City Solicitor to amend the section 37 agreement to give effect to the changes authorized by the variances, to secure one affordable rental dwelling unit and a total of 20 rental dwelling units.
MM7.20adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Application A0888/18TEY) (the "Application") to construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with integral garage at 26 Carey Road. The Application requests variances with respect to floor space index, maximum building height, and vehicle entrance through the front main wall. At its hearing on April 17, 2019, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decision"). The Notice of Decision is attached. The applicant has appealed the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, and appropriate City Staff or outside consultants, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the proposed minor variances requested in the Application. This Motion will also give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal and retain outside consultants, as necessary. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the Decision has been appealed and the City Solicitor requires instructions to attend the hearing in opposition of the proposal.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 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 26 Carey Road to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the minor variances requested through Application A0888/18TEY. 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 Gord Perks, 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 26 Carey Road to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of the minor variances requested through Application A0888/18TEY. 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.
MM7.21adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Application B0090/18TEY, A0962/18TEY, A0963/18TEY) (the "Application") to sever the lot into two residential lots and to create a mutually accessible right-of-way, with associated variances. The application proposes a new four-storey semi-detached dwelling with a rear integral garage, rear second and third storey decks, and a front fourth storey balcony on each of the severed lots. The requested variances are with respect to floor space index, soft landscaping, driveway width, building type, setback from a lane, lot frontage, building height, first storey height, rear setback, penetration into the angular plane, and front setback. City Planning staff expressed concern with respect to the depth of the third storey in a report (February 25, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District (attached). At its hearing on March 6, 2019, the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (the "Decision"), which is attached to this Motion. The applicant has appealed the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, and appropriate City Staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to request the Toronto Local Appeal Body limit the building depth of the third storey. This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal and retain outside consultants, as necessary. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the Decision has been appealed and the City Solicitor requires instructions to attend the hearing in support of its position.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 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 393 Harbord Street to request a condition be imposed with respect to the building depth of the third storey as shown in Application B0090/18TEY, A0962/18TEY, A0963/18TEY. 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 Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, 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 393 Harbord Street to request a condition be imposed with respect to the building depth of the third storey as shown in Application B0090/18TEY, A0962/18TEY, A0963/18TEY. 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.
MM7.22adopted
The Toronto Biennial of Art is a non-profit arts organization established in 2014, overseen by a Board of Directors of nine members with broad professional and community representation. A staff of 13 is producing the Biennial. The total planned budget for the Inaugural 2019 event is $2.5 million. The Toronto Biennial of Art will launch a 72-day visual arts program on September 21, 2019 with support from private donors and philanthropic organizations, corporate sponsors, and all three orders of government. Access to all of the Toronto Biennial of Art 's sites and artworks are free. There is an extensive arts engagement program planned, and the first edition of the Toronto Biennial of Art will focus on Indigenous history in Toronto and contemporary Indigenous art. City Council has previously provided $50,000 to initiate planning of the Biennial. The Toronto Biennial of Art benefits the City of Toronto by presenting the highest quality of public art; enhancing Toronto as a tourism destination; building on previous support of the initiative; spreading art along the waterfront; providing a local and international stage for Indigenous artists; and anticipating the "Year of Public Art" in 2021. The footprint of the Toronto Biennial of Art in 2019 extends along the Toronto waterfront anchored by the Small Arms Inspection Building in Mississauga to the west and the proposed eastern anchor at 259 Lake Shore Boulevard East. This Motion is urgent because of the time required to fit up the building at 259 Lake Shore Boulevard East for the Toronto Biennial of Art to open on schedule.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council endorse the Inaugural Toronto Biennial of Art in 2019 and direct City staff to support it accordingly.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford, recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the Inaugural Toronto Biennial of Art in 2019 and direct City staff to support it accordingly.
MM7.23adopted
Currently, Section 42 of the Planning Act requires new developments to contribute land towards the City's parks network or cash-in-lieu when land is not available. It is of widespread consensus that new development that further densify Toronto fulfill Section 42 requirements as new residents will end up visiting the City's parks network. However, the development of new places of worship do not directly contribute to densification the same way residential and/or commercial developments do. Places of worship provide communities with a range of services that develop and improve community cohesion. Churches, mosques and synagogues develop a neighborhood's character while fostering safe and educational spaces for youths, newcomers and the growing elderly population. Places of worship promote social engagement, cultural initiatives and the arts. At the same time, they give back to our constituents by helping those in need, by aiding through and after natural disasters and by working alongside civic institutions to make our cities more embracing. Many of these places of worship do not have the funds necessary to run their institutions, provide services and expand their reach as needed. The added burden of Section 42 requirements, can only help worsening the conditions of our places of worship and deter new institutions from lying roots in our City. For this and the aforementioned reasons, the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, should be directed that as part of the developing parkland strategy, to consider the possibility of exempting all places of worship from any parkland requirements. This Motion is urgent due to the recently announced changes that the Ontario Government is proposing for Sections 37 and 42 of the Planning Act.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as part of developing the Parkland Strategy, to consider the possibility of exempting all places of worship from any parkland requirement.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as part of developing the Parkland Strategy, to consider the possibility of exempting all places of worship from any parkland requirement.
MM7.24adopted
On May 6 and 7, 2019, just weeks shy of its 90th anniversary celebration, York Memorial Collegiate Institute ("York Memorial"), located at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, became the scene of a devastating 6-alarm fire resulting in extensive damage. York Memorial was constructed in 1929 as a memorial to youth killed in World War I. From the 11 steps symbolizing the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, to the mural at the auditorium entrance dedicated in 1949 as a World War II Memorial, the grounds of York Memorial were, and still are, rich with history and sentiment. In 1985, York Memorial was formally designated as a property of historical and architectural value and interest under the Ontario Heritage Act. The building is monumental in character and is a landmark along this part of Eglinton Avenue West. York Memorial was home to approximately 900 students and faculty, currently relocated to a nearby school for the remainder of the school year. It was also the site of the City's annual York Remembrance Day service and while damaged, it is an intrinsic part of the history of the community of this part of Toronto. York Memorial students have initiated petitions that call on the Toronto District School Board to restore the school for future students. A GoFundMe campaign has been organized by York Memorial Alumni, including former MP Alan Tonks, to raise funds to go towards the cost of restoring or recreating the historical works of art that sustained fire damage. It is important that City Council affirm its support for the students of York Memorial, the school's alumni, future students, and the Keelesdale community as a whole for the restoration of the school and of the heritage attributes that were damaged as a result of the fire. This Motion is urgent as staff from Toronto Building and Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning should make arrangements to inspect the damage to this property as soon as possible after the site is released by the Office of the Fire Marshal.
City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council affirm the City's interest in conserving the use, heritage values and attributes of York Memorial Collegiate Institute at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to: a. access York Memorial Collegiate Institute at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West as soon as possible to assess the impact of the damage caused by the recent fire to this building; and b. work with the Toronto District School Board to ensure that the property's cultural heritage values and attributes are conserved within any necessary site remediation, including ensuring that the Toronto District School Board retain a professional heritage consultant to inform the conservation strategy for the designated heritage property. 3. Should the conservation strategy include any alteration, demolition or removal, City Council request the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to report back to City Council on the proposed conservation strategy and receive approval from City Council as may be required by either Section 33 or Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council affirm the City's interest in conserving the use, heritage values and attributes of York Memorial Collegiate Institute at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to: a. access York Memorial Collegiate Institute at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West as soon as possible to assess the impact of the damage caused by the recent fire to this building; and b. work with the Toronto District School Board to ensure that the property's cultural heritage values and attributes are conserved within any necessary site remediation, including ensuring that the Toronto District School Board retain a professional heritage consultant to inform the conservation strategy for the designated heritage property. 3. Should the conservation strategy include any alteration, demolition or removal, City Council request the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to report back to City Council on the proposed conservation strategy and receive approval from City Council as may be required by either Section 33 or Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM7.25adopted
This Motion is required to allow for flexibility to City of Toronto staff regarding the issuance of tax bills and the requirements for proper public notice. It is urgent as the next batch of tax bills is expected to be issued prior to the next City Council meeting.
City Council on May 14, 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. Notwithstanding sections 8, 9 and 10 of By-law 394-2019, City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the June or July Executive Committee meeting with recommendations for revised dates for the issuance of tax Bills and revised tax due dates for 2019.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. Notwithstanding sections 8, 9 and 10 of By-law 394-2019, City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the June or July Executive Committee meeting with recommendations for revised dates for the issuance of tax bills and revised tax due dates for 2019.