Toronto City Council
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All 67 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.
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BL18.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, passed By-laws 457-2024 to 527-2024, subject to Section 226.9 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
CC18.1adopted
294-298 Sherbourne Street - Request for Directions
There was a settlement of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal between the applicant of the subject property and City Council. The Ontario Land Tribunal approved the settlement and issued an interim decision. However, certain matters have arisen which require immediate attention. The City Solicitor requests further direction.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) 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, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the modifications to the settlement offer approved by City Council at its meeting dated July 19 and 20, 2023, which modifications are set out below: a. Height: 1. South portion of the tower from 66 metres to 66.8 metres; and 2. North portion of the tower from 55 metres to 57.5 metres; and b. Setback: 1. Podium west setback from 1.0 metres to 0.0 metres. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision and request the Ontario Land Tribunal to amend the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law accordingly before the issuance of the final order. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) 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, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if the confidential recommendations are adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
IA18.1referred
Yonge-Dundas Square Renaming Initiative
Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-7.11 for the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council. City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, in adopting Item MM13.29, headed "Confronting the Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: Renaming Civic Assets Bearing the Henry Dundas Name - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow", adopted the following: City Council direct the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to adopt the new name Sankofa Square selected by the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee and report to City Council through the Executive Committee as part of the report on the Governance Review of Yonge-Dundas Square, to adopt the recommended new name by the end of the second quarter of 2024. In the statement attached to the City Council agenda item, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer noted "Costs associated with the changes at YDS are estimated at $0.300 to $0.340 million and will be supported by Section 37 Funds from the local ward". I am requesting answers to the following questions: 1. What is the status of the adoption of the new name? 2. What is the status of the design, fabrication and installation of the new signage? 3. Is the new signage being fabricated in-house or externally? If external, how was the vendor selected? 4. What is the total cost and amount spent to date of the design, fabrication, and installation of the new signage? 5. Are there any additional costs associated with the renaming of the square, and what are they? 6. What are the specific funding sources of the new signage or additional costs? 7. When is the new signage expected to be installed?
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, referred Administrative Inquiry IA18.1 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Yonge-Dundas Square Renaming Initiative and Answer IA18.1a from the City Manager to the Executive Committee for consideration.
MM18.1adopted
This Motion seeks authority to provide a non-profit community housing provider, the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC), with Section 37 funding in the amount of $1,221,924.47 to complete the restoration of the thirty-eight unit affordable rental housing building at 1501 Queen Street West. PARC previously received Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative funding from the City for repair work at the property that included electrical upgrades, fire safety and security upgrades, plumbing and Building Code compliance items, partial window replacements, as well as masonry repairs. This funded work is currently underway, however serious structural issues have been discovered that were not originally identified, including extensive structural damage to the west masonry wall and roof supports. This motion will allow critical structural issues to be addressed at the property.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, subject to Part 3 below, to provide $1,221,924.47 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) to address structural issues at the affordable rental housing building at 1501 Queen Street West, fully funded from the following development: a. 1182 and 1221 King Street West, secured for affordable housing in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park,(Source Account: XR3026-3701180). 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City an agreement with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto), or an amendment to the existing agreement with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) under the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative, to secure the financial assistance being provided and set out the terms for the renovation of the housing at 1501 Queen Street West, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $1,221,924.47 gross, $0 net, to be payable to the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) subject to the following conditions: a. the transfer of the designated funds from XR3026-3701159 to XR1058; and b. the funds being secured through an agreement as set out in Part 2 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, subject to Recommendation 3 below to provide $1,221,924.47 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements to the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) to address structural issues at the affordable rental housing building at 1501 Queen Street West, fully funded from the following development: a. 1182 and 1221 King Street West, secured for affordable housing in Ward 4 - Parkdale-High Park (Source Account: XR3026-3701180). 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City an agreement with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto), or an amendment to the existing agreement with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) under the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative, to secure the financial assistance being provided and set out the terms for the renovation of the housing at 1501 Queen Street West, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $1,221,924.47 gross, $0 net, to be payable to the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (Toronto) subject to the funds being secured through an agreement as set out in Recommendation 2 above.
RM18.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:37 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. May 22, 2024 Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows: I would like to take a moment on behalf of Council to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to deepening our own understanding of Indigenous peoples and their cultures. It is a moment to reflect on the importance of this land, which we each call home. We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is 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. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands. Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered Councillor Jaye Robinson. Mayor Olivia Chow, Speaker Nunziata and the following Members of Council offered condolences and spoke on the passing of Councillor Jaye Robinson: Councillor James Pasternak Councillor Paula Fletcher Councillor Brad Bradford Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik Councillor Stephen Holyday Councillor Michael Thompson Councillor Gord Perks, and Councillor Anthony Perruzza Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered John David Baskerville. May 23, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Domenica Mimma Vittoria Castaldo Mary Ann Neary, and Grandmother Pauline Shirt
CC18.2amended
10-18 Abitibi Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On July 7, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application for 10-18 Abitibi Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 50- storey (169.4 metres) mixed use building, containing 534 residential units and a residential gross floor area of 35,677.4 square metres. The application was deemed complete on September 7, 2023. During its meeting of December 13, 2023, City Council directed that the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment be refused in its current form, and in the event the applications were appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council pursuant to subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. The Owner appealed City Council's refusal to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 22, 2024 and the appeal materials were forwarded to the Ontario Land Tribunal after the seventy-five day period set out in Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) elapsed. It is anticipated that the Ontario Land Tribunal will schedule a Case Management Conference in this matter shortly. The City Solicitor requires further direction in the Ontario Land Tribunal proceeding.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1b by Councillor Lily Cheng. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1b by Councillor Lily Cheng, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) 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 that Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1a by Councillor Lily Cheng remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice or information regarding potential litigation. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1b by Councillor Lily Cheng, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A (the "Without Prejudice Settlement Offer") to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (the "Revised Plans") to the report (May 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Revised Proposal") for the Development Site and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to support the Revised Proposal, subject to Part 2 below and subject to an increase in the minimum amount of non-residential gross floor area to 160 square metres. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated September 28, 2023, including the provision of acceptable reports and studies, as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. 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 and/or road improvements are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review in their memorandum dated October 2, 2023, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; e. the Owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with any required wind mitigation measures to be secured through the Site Plan approval process; f. the Owner has withdrawn its party status to the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (OPA 615) (By-law 1016-2022) appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal within Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-004346; g. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12 for tenants of the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, and the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and implemented prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval; and h. the Owner has provided an undertaking or agreement to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan as required in Part 2.g. above. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the North York Community Council to review and report back on the feasibility of excluding the development located at 10-18 Abitibi from Permit Parking should it be implemented on an area or street-based basis in the future. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 6, 2024) 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, 2024) 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, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1a by Councillor Lily Cheng remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or information regarding potential litigation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices A and B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.2adopted
This motion is to assist the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to upgrade and expand a mural at 54-56 Kensington Avenue with $7,000 in Section 37 funds. In 2012, $150,000 of Section 37 funds from 297 College Street were earmarked by By-laws 1631-2012 and 763-2016 for streetscape improvements in the immediate area. The Kensington Market Community Land Trust has already received $6,500 from the City for the mural project, and requires an additional $7,000 to complete it. The Kensington Market Community Land Trust is a valued community organization dedicated to preserving affordable rental spaces for local residents and businesses. Public art such as this mural add to the beauty and vibrancy of the neighbourhood.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $7,000.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits from the development at 297 College Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700586) for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to be utilized for local streetscape improvements in the form of an upgraded Mona Lisa Mural at 54-56 Kensington Avenue (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $7,000.00 be forwarded to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, subject to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $7,000.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits from the development at 297 College Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700586) for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust to be utilized for local streetscape improvements in the form of an upgraded Mona Lisa Mural at 54-56 Kensington Avenue (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $7,000.00 be forwarded to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, subject to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.
RM18.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on April 17 and 18, 2024.
City Council confirmed the minutes from the regular meeting held on April 17 and 18, 2024.
CC18.3adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions in respect of the hearing before the Ontario Land Tribunal currently scheduled to commence on August 12, 2024, for a period of 3 weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 2939 - 2941 Eglinton Avenue East to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it pertains to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the "without prejudice" settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings in Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor (together the "Settlement Offer") and subject to the Parts below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 2939-2941 Eglinton Avenue East. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense: 1. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; 2. secured the design and provided financial securities in respect of any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; 3. ensured that implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-law or that any required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-law to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new municipal servicing infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure, as may be required; 4. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum, acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; and 5. submitted a revised Arborist Report or addendum and Tree Protection Plan acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 4. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue discussions with the Owner, and to report back on the outcome of any proposed agreement with the Owner for the potential provision of affordable housing on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision on this matter. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.3adopted
On May 13, 2024, the Housing Rights Advisory Committee approved unanimously a motion to request that City Council revise the Terms of Reference for the committee to allow for honoraria to be paid to public members for working group meetings. Recognizing that public members of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee who are not otherwise compensated by their workplace, and are bringing subject matter expertise, including lived/living experience of homelessness or housing precarity, are needed in order for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to fulfill its mandate. It is a matter of equity that their time be compensated for this contribution to the work of the City.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. Notwithstanding City Council's decision regarding honoraria for Council Advisory Bodies in Part 277 of Item 2021.EX21.2 - 2021 Capital and Operating Budgets, City Council amend Section B, Composition and Term, of the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee by amending Part 7 to add the words "or working group" after the words "per meeting", and deleting the words "Honoraria payments will be available to the maximum number of meetings approved by City Council for the Advisory Committee, as specified in this Terms of Reference", so that Part 7 now reads as follows: 7. Advisory Committee public members will be eligible to receive an honorarium of $125.00 per meeting or working group attended in recognition of the contributions they are providing to Toronto. The Advisory Committee's honoraria payments are subject to the following: a. honoraria are not intended for public members who serve on the Advisory Committee as representatives of organizations or businesses where they are employed; b. public members who serve as the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Advisory Committee are not eligible for any additional honoraria; and c. honoraria are not paid for attendance at sub-committee meetings or events.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo recommends that: 1. Notwithstanding City Council's decision regarding honoraria for Council Advisory Bodies in Part 277 of Item 2021.EX21.2 - 2021 Capital and Operating Budgets, City Council amend Section B, Composition and Term, of the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee by amending Part 7 to add the words "or working group" after the words "per meeting", and deleting the words "Honoraria payments will be available to the maximum number of meetings approved by City Council for the Advisory Committee, as specified in this Terms of Reference", so that Part 7 now reads as follows: 7. Advisory Committee public members will be eligible to receive an honorarium of $125.00 per meeting or working group attended in recognition of the contributions they are providing to Toronto. The Advisory Committee's honoraria payments are subject to the following: a. honoraria are not intended for public members who serve on the Advisory Committee as representatives of organizations or businesses where they are employed; b. public members who serve as the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Advisory Committee are not eligible for any additional honoraria; and c. honoraria are not paid for attendance at sub-committee meetings or events.
RM18.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 14 on May 14, 2024 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 12 on April 29, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 16 on May 10, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Lily Cheng, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 12 on April 30, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 12 on May 1, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 13 on May 2, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 12 on May 9, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Striking Committee from Meeting 6 on May 13, 2024 Submitted by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 13, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 8, 2024 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 6, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 7, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair New Business submitted by City Officials
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC18.4amended
On August 19, 2022, the City received an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 5318 Yonge Street, 5320-5324 Yonge Street, 5330-5334 Yonge Street and 11 Churchill Avenue to permit the construction of a mixed use development with 36 storeys (114.52 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Yonge Street, and a 12 storey (42.37 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Canterbury Place on a mixed-use podium with non-residential uses on the first 2 storeys, with a total of 524 units. On April 19, 2023 a revised application was submitted proposing revised tower heights of a 45 storey (145.10 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Yonge Street, and a 33 storey (109.06 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Canterbury Place, with a total of 862 units. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on June 8, 2023. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for September 16, 2024.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 6, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, provided that the total number of pick up and drop off parking spots on the site be increased from 9 to 13, to be split between the two proposed towers, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision and to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal hold its final order in this matter until: a. the Applicant has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; b. the Applicant has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-law(s) and/or secured in a development agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the form and content of Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; d. should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, the Applicant will have entered into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, or alternatively a Holding Provision shall be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and e. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 22 193302 NNY 18 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental units on the Site, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing the following: 1. the replacement of the existing residential rental units on the lands; 2. the rents, rental tenure, unit mix, and unit sizes of the replacement rental units; 3. an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing tenants to return to replacement rental units on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and 4. any other rental housing-related matters in conformity with Policy 3.2.1.6 of the Toronto Official Plan and Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code. Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations and Confidential Appendices A, B and C contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.4adopted
This motion recommends that City Council authorize the release of $1,000,000 in Section 37 funds to support the construction of Blackhurst Cultural Centre. Since 1995, A Different Booklist has operated a successful bookstore and cultural space in Mirvish Village. As part of the redevelopment of Honest Ed's and Mirvish Village, A Different Booklist, working closely with the City, proposes to create a new community cultural centre on site - to be known as Blackhurst Cultural Centre. The new Blackhurst Cultural Centre will be a non-profit hub and destination that provides opportunities to experience the rich culture and history of Canadians of African and Caribbean ancestry. Blackhurst Cultural Centre will be a purpose-built cultural centre that engages the public to learn about these proud stories using literature, music, drama, dance, and visual arts. Blackhurst Cultural Centre will also provide much-needed space for Toronto arts and cultural organizations, as well as office space, event space, and community space. Blackhurst Cultural Centre has also developed an innovative net-zero design for the building, and plans to restore the heritage frontage. In April 2024, the City and Blackhurst Cultural Centre executed a 49-year ground lease agreement for the new cultural centre, based on terms previously approved by City Council. This Section 37 funding was secured in 2017 in order to support a non-profit community or cultural centre in Mirvish Village. It will enable Blackhurst Cultural Centre to begin construction in summer 2024. This funding will be complemented by a major investment from the Government of Canada through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Fund (administered by Infrastructure Canada), as well as multiple City commitments including tax breaks and proceeds from the sale of the adjacent laneway, plus additional donations raised by Blackhurst Cultural Centre.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $1,000,000 gross and $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the developments at 571-596 Bloor Street West, 738-782 Bathurst Street, 26-38 Lennox Street, 581-603 and 588 -612 Markham Street and secured by By-laws 1105-2017 and 1106-2017 (Source Account XR3026-3700987), for the purpose of providing one-time funding to the Blackhurst Cultural Centre for construction-related expenses for Blackhurst Cultural Centre at 765 Bathurst Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to enter into and execute a funding agreement with Blackhurst Cultural Centre that governs the use of the funds, on such terms deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $1,000,000 gross and $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the developments at 571-596 Bloor Street West, 738-782 Bathurst Street, 26-38 Lennox Street, 581-603 and 588 -612 Markham Street and secured by By-laws 1105-2017 and 1106-2017 (Source Account XR3026-3700987), for the purpose of providing one-time funding to the Blackhurst Cultural Centre for construction-related expenses for Blackhurst Cultural Centre at 765 Bathurst Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to enter into and execute a funding agreement with Blackhurst Cultural Centre that governs the use of the funds, on such terms deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
RM18.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
There were no declarations of interest.
CC18.5amended
410 Sherbourne Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On November 7, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 410 Sherbourne Street to permit the construction of a 42-storey mixed-use building containing 473 dwelling units. During its meeting of December 13, 2023, City Council directed that the Zoning By-law Amendment be refused in its current form, and in the event the applications were appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council pursuant to subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. The Owner appealed City Council's refusal to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 25, 2024 and the appeal materials were forwarded to the Ontario Land Tribunal after the seventy-five day period set out in subsection 34(11.0.0.1) elapsed. A Case Management Conference has been scheduled for June 6, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further direction in the Ontario Land Tribunal proceeding. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices A, B, and C to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and the timing of the release of each document shall be at the discretion of the City Solicitor to be no later than June 5, 2024. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. May 31, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Confidential Appendix C to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) 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 from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices A, B, and C to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.5amended
Toronto recently earned the title of most congested city in North America, outranking perennial contenders like New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Travel times on the Gardiner Expressway have doubled in recent weeks and it's killing our local businesses, choking our economy, and compromising quality of life for millions of Torontonians. We are quickly becoming a city where people do not want to live or work. People are looking for relief and results. It's time City Hall took the impacts of traffic congestion more seriously. The purpose of this motion is to request that Transportation Services bring forward a comprehensive action plan to accelerate construction of the Gardiner Expressway and alleviate the traffic impacts that have brought our city to a grinding halt and hurt our economy. This includes an evaluation of the feasibility of undertaking 24/7 construction with the primary focus of completing the rehabilitation project sooner and ensuring there is no idling on this critical infrastructure project. It also means looking at whether additional phases of work can utilize pre-fabrication approaches to build and assemble components off-site to save time. This motion also asks that City staff undertake an evaluation of all upcoming road work and other state of good repair projects along traffic corridors adjacent to the Gardiner Expressway, in an effort to minimize congestion on parallel routes. That includes streets such as Lakeshore Boulevard, King Street, Adelaide Street and Queen Street, which are all currently subject to at least one other major City-led construction project. All these projects should be revisited through the lens of congestion management. It's unreasonable to expect people to sit in standstill, gridlock traffic and for Toronto's economy to suffer for the next 3 plus years when more can be done to alleviate this congestion today. Let's get on with it.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to provide an interim report as part of the Congestion Management Plan and Construction Coordination reports coming to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in July 2024, including with a plan to accelerate work on the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan and minimize the traffic and congestion impacts, including: a. an evaluation of the feasibility of undertaking 24/7 construction with consideration for minimizing impacts to the local community, including construction on Sundays when there is less impact to commuters; b. prefabrication technology already being employed and an evaluation of the feasibility of increasing the utilization of pre-fabrication technologies and/or building and assembling components off-site; c. an evaluation of all upcoming road work and other state of good repair projects along traffic corridors adjacent to the Gardiner Expressway, in an effort to minimize congestion on parallel routes; and d. the composition of the working group that has been put together to accelerate Gardiner Expressway construction, and timelines for future reporting on this issue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 with a plan to accelerate work on the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan and minimize the traffic and congestion impacts, including: a. an evaluation of the feasibility of undertaking 24/7 construction, including construction on Sundays when there is less impact to commuters; b. an evaluation of the feasibility of increasing the utilization of pre-fabrication technologies and/or building and assembling components off-site; and c. an evaluation of all upcoming road work and other state of good repair projects along traffic corridors adjacent to the Gardiner Expressway, in an effort to minimize congestion on parallel routes.
RM18.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, received the following petitions for information: 1. Petition headed "Road Rehabilitation and Bike Lane Upgrade - Huntingwood Drive" submitted by Councillor Nick Mantas, Ward 22 - Scarborough-Agincourt, containing the signatures of approximately 65 persons. 2. Petition headed "Accelerate Gardiner Construction" submitted by Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 - Beaches-East York, containing the signatures of approximately 1500 persons. 3. Petition headed "We Need Safety Zones Around Places of Worship" submitted by Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 - Beaches-East York, containing the signatures of approximately 1250 persons. 4. Petition headed "Stop The Luxury Condo Development at King and Cowan" submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Ward 4 - Parkdale-High Park, containing the names of approximately 800 persons. 5. Petition calling on City Council to protect the freedom to protest and picket and vote no on motions that limit protests and pickets, submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre, containing the names of approximately 1,644 persons. 6. Petition calling on City Council to vote no on motions that limit protests, submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre, containing the names of approximately 1,091 persons. 7. Petition headed "Petition for Shutting Down Short-Term Rental (STR)" submitted by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, containing the names of approximately 48 persons.
CC18.6amended
On September 14, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 673 Warden Avenue to permit a mixed-use building of 15-storeys, in a tall mid-rise built form, plus rooftop amenity space and mechanical penthouse. The proposed building included retail space on the ground floor and 274 residential dwelling units. The total gross floor area of the proposed development was 18,965 square metres, comprising 18,759 square metres of residential gross floor area and 206 square metres of ground-floor commercial gross floor area, resulting in a floor space index of 6.9 times the area of the lot. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on May 1, 2023. The Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference on October 27, 2023. At the Case Management Conference, three entities with interests in the vicinity of the proposal, Choice Properties Limited Partnership (the owner of 683-685 Warden Avenue to the north of the Site), and Rataj Holdings Inc., and Tradition Fine Foods Ltd.(the owner and operator, respectively, of a food manufacturing facility at 663 Warden Avenue), were granted Party Status. A nine-day hearing is scheduled to commence August 26, 2024. On May 2, 2024, the City received a with prejudice, not confidential, settlement offer from the applicant's lawyers, Overland LLP, which is attached as Public Attachment 1. The Settlement Offer contains revised plans. The Settlement Offer is open until the end of the City Council meeting commencing on May 22, 2024. The applicant has also filed the Revised Plans with the Ontario Land Tribunal, and will be seeking approval of the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the Revised Plans. The City Solicitor requires further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. Given imminent procedural filing dates, and the expiry of the Settlement Offer at the end of the May City Council meeting, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 22, 2024) 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 supplementary report (May 22, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 22, 2024) 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 that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 supplementary report (May 22, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer attached as Public Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by the Supplementary Settlement Offer attached as Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (May 22, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, provided that the Revised Plans are also modified to reduce the height of the proposed mechanical penthouse to approximately 5.0 metres, such that there is a reduction in the overall metred height of the building. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised the Ontario Land Tribunal that: a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is of a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has: 1. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums (the "Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; 2. provided an addendum to the Transportation Impact Study, dated September 2022, including acceptable Transportation Demand Measures to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services; 3. submitted a revised full Landscape drawing set including Soil Volume Plans and Chart to address compliance with the Toronto Green Standard, including the parts of the ecology section, which pertain to existing and proposed trees and soil volume requirements, as well as Manufacturer specific soil cell layouts, sections and specifications (stamped by a licensed professional Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer in the Province of Ontario warranting that the product as proposed satisfied all City of Toronto loading requirements), along with a Public Utility Plan inclusive of Quality Level A data, all acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; 4. submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; 5. submitted a Compatibility and Mitigation Study for Air Quality, Dust, Odour, Noise and Vibration, that is peer reviewed by a qualified third-party consultant retained by the City of Toronto, at the Owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and 6. submitted an updated Wind Tunnel Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with any required wind mitigation measures to be secured through the Site Plan approval process. 3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the municipal infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study or that mitigation is required per the Subsurface Investigation, which cannot be addressed through the withholding of the Ontario Land Tribunal's final order, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (May 22, 2024) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 22, 2024) 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 supplementary report (May 22, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.6adopted
This motion requests authority from City Council to provide Dixon Hall in the amount of $375,000 in order to support their community hub at 58 Sumach Street. Following a previous Section 37 funding request, Dixon Hall has experienced construction delays and inflationary pressures that have significantly increased projected costs for their community hub project at 58 Sumach Street. They have reached out to our office requesting additional financial support. For almost a century, Dixon Hall has supported those in need in the Downtown East from an unassuming single-storey building at 58 Sumach Street. Now, through a mix of public and private investments, the space will be revitalized to enable the reimagining of Dixon Hall's services through education, opportunity, and a renewed commitment to housing stabilization and supports, all reflected through enhancements to the built form. The revitalized building will be an open and inclusive community hub welcoming people in need of support for housing, food security, settlement services, and employment assistance. It will be a place where people come first, and dialogue can lead the way to new perspectives and opportunities to thrive. Renovations will include the creation of an expanded community kitchen, a meeting space for supportive services, including housing and employment, a computer and media lab, general programming space, and much more. Revitalization will enable enhanced community programming for almost 3000 individuals per year, focused on advancing social determinants of health.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2023 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $375,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the following developments: a. 59 Richmond Street East and 114 and 120 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701223) secured for improvements to community, recreation and/or cultural spaces and to be utilized for the revitalization of the Dixon Hall Community Hub located at 58 Sumach Street in the amount of $99,069.46 (Cost Centre: NP2161); and b. 59 Richmond Street East and 114 and 120 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701220) secured for capital improvements to existing community non-profits and to be utilized for the revitalization of the Dixon Hall Community Hub located at 58 Sumach Street in the amount of $275,930.54 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $375,000 be forwarded to Dixon Hall upon the signing of an Undertaking by Dixon Hall to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements. 3. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and Dixon Hall.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $375,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the following developments: a. 59 Richmond Street East and 114 and 120 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701223) secured for improvements to community, recreation and/or cultural spaces and to be utilized for the revitalization of the Dixon Hall Community Hub located at 58 Sumach Street in the amount of $99,069.46 (Cost Centre: NP2161); and b. 59 Richmond Street East and 114 and 120 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701220) secured for capital improvements to existing community non-profits and to be utilized for the revitalization of the Dixon Hall Community Hub located at 58 Sumach Street in the amount of $275,930.54 (Cost Centre: NP2161). 2. City Council direct that the $375,000 be forwarded to Dixon Hall upon the signing of an Undertaking by Dixon Hall to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements. 3. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and Dixon Hall.
RM18.6received
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 May 22 and 23, 2024. May 22, 2024 Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged the passing of Mary Ann Neary, and recognized Mary Ann Neary's family and friends present in the Chamber. May 23, 2024 Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged the passing of Mary Ann Neary in the presence of her family and friends present in the Chamber. Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that she had declared May 23 as Women's National Basketball Association Day and announced the arrival of Toronto's WNBA team, which is the first WNBA franchise outside of the United States. Councillor Cheng, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that May is Asian Heritage Month and a time to celebrate and honour the diverse contributions of Asians to Canada and to Toronto. Mayor Chow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that it was Toronto Newcomer Day and that today marked the 10th anniversary of the event. Mayor Chow acknowledged the thousands of newcomers who were on Nathan Phillips Square to learn, celebrate and connect with City services, and thanked all the City staff volunteering at the event.
CC18.7adopted
34-70 Montgomery Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On June 30, 2022, the City received applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and for Site Plan approval to permit the construction of a 24 storey (75.3 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 306 residential dwelling units and 525 square metres of retail uses at grade. The applications were deemed complete on February 21, 2023 following a further submission of plans and reports. The applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame specified in the Planning Act (the "Appeals") on June 23, 2023. The related Site Plan control application has not been appealed and is held in abeyance pending the outcome of the Appeals. A nine-day hearing of the Appeals has been scheduled to commence on June 17, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. This matter is urgent as it is the last opportunity to get instruction from City Council in advance of established procedural exchange dates.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 6, 2024, set out in Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the Revised Plans attached as Schedule A to the Settlement Offer, subject to the recommendations below. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, where authorized to do so, has approved a Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the one existing rental dwelling unit at 70 Montgomery Avenue and the owner has provided an undertaking to the City to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship; c. the owner has entered into one or more agreements, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, to ensure the provision of the affordable housing in accordance with the terms of Settlement Offer; d. the owner has submitted updated sun/shadow and pedestrian level wind studies, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law Amendment and through the site plan process to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required through the implementing Zoning By-law Amendment and, or Site Plan approval; f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated March 10, 2023, any outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies including a revised Transportation Impact Study, including all requested revisions to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated March 10, 2023, or any outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; h. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Parks, Forestry and Recreation as contained in the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Memorandum dated January 4, 2023, or any outstanding issues raised by Parks, Forestry and Recreation arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; i. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated October 18, 2022, or any outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; j. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; k. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate financially secured agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and l. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 681, Sewers, Section 681-10. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation to accept a payment in lieu of on-site parkland dedication in satisfaction of the applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the appraisal of the cash-in-lieu to be determined under the direction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the payment to be made prior to the issuance of the first above-ground building permit for the development. 5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing additional affordable housing as an in-kind community benefit pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act in the development and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 (May 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.7amended
This motion requests authority from City Council to increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Housing Secretariat by $500,000 in order to support The Elizabeth Fry Society's affordable housing development at 215 Wellesley Street East. In 2022, Elizabeth Fry received approval to construct an addition to their existing building at 215 Wellesley Street East in order to create 32 new transitional housing units, as well as new space for community services, including counselling services, court diversion programs, employment supports, and other multi-purpose spaces that can meet the evolving needs of Elizabeth Fry Toronto's operations in the future. Construction is well underway and the building is expected to open this year. Since their approval, construction costs have escalated over original estimates, and as they are approaching completion of their new addition they have requested the City's support to address this unforeseen funding gap. Assisting The Elizabeth Fry Society would support women and non-binary people with rebuilding their lives and reduce pressure on our housing and shelter systems.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, subject to Part 3 below, to provide $500,000 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements to the Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch to support the affordable housing development at 215 Wellesley Street East to contain 48 new units of affordable housing, fully funded from the following developments: a. 603-611 Sherbourne Street, 4-6 Howard Street, secured for capital improvements to new and/or existing affordable housing in the amount of $192,956.04 (Source Account: XR3028-4500245); b. 387-403 Bloor Street East and 28 Selby Street, secured for the capital improvement of existing or the creation of new affordable housing in the amount of $6,492.71 (Source Account: XR3026-3700895); and c. 203 Jarvis Street, secured to improve new or existing affordable housing in the amount of $300,551.25 (Source Account: XR3026-3701113). 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City an amendment to the City's existing agreement with The Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch under the Rapid Housing Initiative, to secure the financial assistance being provided, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Housing Secretariat by $500,000 gross, $0 net, to be payable to the Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch, subject to the funds being secured through an agreement as set out in Part 2 above. 4. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and the Elizabeth Fry Society.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, subject to Recommendation 3 below, to provide $500,000 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (Source Account: XR1058) to The Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch to support the affordable housing development at 215 Wellesley Street East to contain 48 new units of affordable housing, fully funded from the following developments: a. 603-611 Sherbourne Street, 4-6 Howard Street, secured for capital improvements to new and/or existing affordable housing in the amount of $192,956.04 (Source Account: XR3028-4500245); b. 387-403 Bloor Street East and 28 Selby Street, secured for the capital improvement of existing or the creation of new affordable housing in the amount of $6,492.71 (Source Account: XR3026-3700895); and c. 203 Jarvis Street, secured to improve new or existing affordable housing in the amount of $300,551.25 (Source Account: XR3026-3701113). 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City an amendment to the City's existing agreement with The Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch under the Rapid Housing Initiative, to secure the financial assistance being provided, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Housing Secretariat by $500,000 gross, $0 net, to be payable to The Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto Branch, subject to the following conditions: a. the transfer of the designated funds from (Source Accounts: XR3028-4500245, XR3026-3700895 and XR3026-3701113) to (Source Account: XR1058); and b. the funds being secured through an agreement as set out in Recommendation 2 above. 4. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and The Elizabeth Fry Society.
RM18.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
May 22, 2024: City Council adopted the May 22, 2024, Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent. May 23, 2024: City Council adopted the May 23, 2024, Order Paper.
CC18.8adopted
On May 26, 2022, the applicant filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for the lands municipally known as 670, 680 and 690 Progress Avenue. The Zoning By-law Amendment application seeks to permit the development of the Site with seven residential buildings ranging in height from 14 to 28 storeys and twelve four-storey back-to-back townhouse blocks with a total of 2,245 residential units. Two public streets and one private street are proposed within the Site. On March 5, 2024, the applicant filed a resubmission of the applications under appeal. The Revised Proposal in its entirety is available here: http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do The Ontario Land Tribunal has conducted two Case Management Conferences to date, on September 23, 2022, and February 27, 2023. The Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled a two-week hearing commencing on February 26, 2024. However, the hearing was adjourned on the consent of the parties involved in this matter. The Ontario Land Tribunal has scheduled a further Case Management Conference to commence on June 4, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions in respect of the Revised Proposal prior to an upcoming Case Management Conference before the Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled for June 4, 2024. Given the pending Case Management Conference, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 7, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that the entirety of Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.8adopted
At its meeting on March 27, 2019, Council approved a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges for the design and construction of the above base park improvements, with the credit to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement for the above-noted project. Agenda Item History - 2019.TE4.13 (toronto.ca) The Section 37 Agreement for 545, 555, 561, 565 Sherbourne Street, 306-334 Bleecker Street, 346-350 Bleecker Street. 354-368 Bleecker Street, 60-68 Earl Street, 280-294 Bleecker Street, 61 Earl Street, 583, 591, 595-597, 599 and 601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street, Toronto, requires the developers: 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated, to design and construct park improvements to St. James Town West Park for a development charge credit. Consistent with the City's practice, the value of the development charge credit is the lesser of the parks and recreation component of the development charges payable for the development and the cost of the above base park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation (estimated at $2.9 million). The cost of the proposed park improvements exceeds the Developer's development charge credit, and additional funds in the amount of $700,000 are required for the park to be constructed as designed. City Planning's Civic Improvements Program in the 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan includes $700,000 in debt and development charge funding with cash flow commitments in 2025 to fund improvements to St. James Town West Park. This motion seeks authority from City Council for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into an agreement with the developers to complete the outstanding cost of improvements to St. James Town West Park with funding provided by City Planning's Civic Improvements Program.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and execute a Construction Funding Agreement with 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated, for the City to provide funding in the amount of $700,000 for the increased costs associated with improvements to St. James Town West Park, for a term of three (3) years commencing on or about September 1, 2024, with the City having the option to extend the agreement on a month-to-month basis at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for up to one additional year, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City of Toronto policies for Capital Projects. 2. Subject to entering into the agreement, as set out in Part 1 above, with 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated, City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to transfer up to $700,000 from City Planning's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan from the Places Civic Improvements sub-project (account CUR054-06) to 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated to fund the increased costs associated with the park improvements.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and execute a Construction Funding Agreement with 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated, for the City to provide funding in the amount of $700,000 for the increased costs associated with improvements to St. James Town West Park, for a term of three (3) years commencing on or about September 1, 2024, with the City having the option to extend the agreement on a month-to-month basis at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for up to one additional year, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City of Toronto policies for Capital Projects. 2. Subject to entering into the agreement, as set out in Recommendation 1, with 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated, City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to transfer up to $700,000 from City Planning's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan from the Places Civic Improvements sub-project (account CUR054-06) to 712953 Ontario Limited, 591 Sherbourne Street Limited and 2370165 Ontario Incorporated to fund the increased costs associated with the park improvements.
CC18.9deferred
On December 14, 2020, the City received Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment applications for 5051-5061 Yonge Street (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 42 storey (135 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with non-residential uses on the first 6 storeys, and residential uses above, with a total of 350 units. On October 26, 2022 a revised application was submitted proposing a 39 storey (126 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed use building with non-residential uses on the first two storeys, and residential uses above with a total of 365 units. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 18, 2023. A ten-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing was scheduled to commence on May 15, 2024, but was adjourned by the applicant so that further direction could be sought from City Council. This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, deferred Item CC18.9 to the June 26, 27 and 28, 2024 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.9withdrawn
This motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR) in the amount of $2.700 million for the Lower Don Trail Improvements project. Additional funds are required to address unforeseen unstable soil conditions discovered during construction, necessitating redesign and modified construction methods. This project is being completed in coordination with the City's Transportation Services Division. The total project cost share included in Parks, Forestry and Recreation's Capital Budget and Plan would be amended from $3.100 million to $5.800 million with cash flow commitments in 2024. The improvements will be fully funded from the South District Parkland Development Reserve Fund (XR2209). These funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes. This motion is deemed urgent as the funds are required to proceed with the Purchase Order Amendment for the construction contract, which is before the May 1, 2024 General Government Committee meeting for consideration.
Motion MM18.9 was withdrawn at City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan for the New Accessibility Riverdale and Lower Don sub-project in the Facility Components project, in the amount of $2.700 million, increasing the total project cost from $3.100 million to $5.800 million, with cash flow commitments in 2024, fully funded by the South District Parkland Development Reserve Fund (XR2209) in order for the Lower Don Trail Improvements to continue construction.
CC18.10amended
On November 15, 2022, the applicant submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (the "Development Application") respecting 295 Jarvis Street (the "Site") to permit a 60-storey residential building, containing 618 dwelling units with a total of 44,530 square metres of residential gross floor area. The Site currently contains a 3-storey licensed rooming house known as the Inglewood Arms with approximately 95 dwelling-rooms. On May 16, 2023 the applicant appealed the Development Application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the appeal that remains outstanding at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The matter is urgent and cannot be deferred because hearing dates are set in June, 2024. City Planning has been consulted in the preparation of this report.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager. 5. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager. 6. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager remain confidential in their entirety until such time as Toronto Community Housing Corporation agrees that the confidential information may be disclosed to the public. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 6, 2024, set out in Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer and a revised proposal for the lands municipally known as 295 Jarvis Street (the "Lands") that is substantially in accordance with the revised plans attached as Schedule A to the Settlement Offer, subject to the Parts below. 3. City Council require the owner of the Site to construct, provide and maintain full replacement of the gross floor area of the existing dwelling rooms on the Lands as part of the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and allow the Dwelling Room Replacement Units to be secured as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the terms set out in Schedule B to the Settlement Offer. 4. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 3 above, equal to 100 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land, as determined the day before the day the building permit is issued in respect of the development. 5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 3 above to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the lands, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council. 6. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until the Ontario Land Tribunal having been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment(s) are in a final form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has entered into Limiting Distance Agreements with the City, and the owners of the properties to the north, east and south of the Lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the Owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the Owner has entered into the In-kind Contribution Agreement pursuant to section 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to secure the in-kind contribution referenced in Part 3 above; e. the Owner has entered into a legal agreement binding the owner and successor owners to secure all other rental housing related matters, including an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan in accordance with the Housing Replacement Terms, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the Owner has provided an Aeronautical Impact Assessment to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that the building height and projections of the development conform to applicable requirements, including Zoning By-law 1432-2017 and Zoning Order 10/24, as these instruments may be amended and/or replaced; g. the Owner has provided confirmation that the development will be constructed and maintained in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the Site Plan Control application; h. the Owner has provided an updated wind study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and i. the Owner has provided the City and the Ontario Land Tribunal with a withdrawal letter respecting the appeal of Official Plan Amendment 453, and the party status in Official Pan Amendment 82. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision on this matter. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council, in its capacity: a. as Shareholder of Toronto Community Housing Corporation, pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (c) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, consent to Toronto Community Housing Corporation proceeding with the strata conveyance of a portion of the air rights above 285-291 Jarvis Street from Toronto Community Housing Corporation to the developer of 295 Jarvis Street, as described in Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager; and b. as Service Manager under section 161(2) of the Housing Services Act, 2011 ("HSA"), consent to the Strata Conveyance, Limiting Distance Agreement, Reciprocal Development and Construction Agreement, Crane Swing Agreement and Tieback Agreement, as described Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager. Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 (May 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to ongoing litigation respecting an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal, and the disclosure of information that relates to the financial information and interests of Toronto Community Housing Corporation. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 14, 2024) from the City Manager will be made public when Toronto Community Housing Corporation agrees that the confidential information may be disclosed to the public.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.10adopted
The openness of the City is something that we should rightfully take pride in. The City is routinely the most accessible, available, and transparent level of government. Much of this comes from the improvements and changes that past Council's made to increase accountability. Recent events have highlighted the continued need for Council to continuously make improvements and changes to our processes in order to continue to meet our high standards. When considering requests for Council approval under the Members of Council Operations Policy the standard should be that receipts related to the requested reimbursement be provided publicly to assure the public that we're making decisions with as much information as possible.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Members of Council Operations Policy to provide that where the policy requires City Council approval for expenses, the City Clerk shall provide City Council with documentation, including receipts related to the expenses, as attachments to the agenda item.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Members of Council Operations Policy to provide that where the policy requires City Council approval for expenses, the City Clerk shall provide City Council with documentation including receipts related to the expenses as attachments to the agenda item.
CC18.11adopted
On July 16, 2021, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted to permit two 18-storey (57.5 metre) rental apartment buildings connected by a 2 to 6 storey base building at 10-12 Oakburn Crescent (the "Site"). The Site is located within the Oakburn/Avonshire project, which is a comprehensive, phased redevelopment of the Oakburn Crescent and Oakburn Place lands. The overall Avonshire project generally consists of five residential towers (21-22 storeys) and several townhouse blocks, for a total of 1,383 proposed residential units, and includes a reconfigured road network and the provision of a large central park. The development is mostly built out. The subject applications are intended to permit the development of the final blocks of this larger redevelopment project. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for a matter before the Ontario Land Tribunal.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice supplementary offer to settle, dated May 6, 2024, and revised architectural plans, attached as Confidential Appendix A (the "Supplementary Settlement Offer") to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the Supplementary Settlement Offer. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised the Ontario Land Tribunal that: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has submitted, and City Council has approved, a Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing 66 rental dwelling units on the lands; e. the owner has provided an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, including the right for the tenants of the two existing rental units who resided on the lands at the time of the 2007 Application to return to a new rental unit on the lands at similar rent or a replacement rental unit at 105 Harrison Garden Boulevard at similar rent, the provision of alternative accommodation in the form of rent gap payments to all tenants, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be secured in an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act; f. the owner has submitted a parking justification study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; and g. the owner shall prepare a Construction Mitigation Plan to address existing tenants on the Property, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be implemented by the owner in the event that the proposed development is phased. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 (May 8, 2024) 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 recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 as well as Confidential Appendix A, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.11adopted
A Section 37 Agreement for "The Well" development on Wellington Avenue West, Spadina Avenue, and Front Street West secured funding for area improvements including streetscape improvements for Draper Street from Wellington Street West to Front Street West. This motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan and transfer $500,000.00 to Transportation Services Neighbourhood Improvements Unit to design and deliver streetscape improvements on Draper Street. The project will deliver Vision Zero traffic safety enhancements, sidewalk widening, decorative paving, curb extensions and planting combined with road reconstruction scheduled in 2024-2025 by Engineering and Construction Services. These improvements reflect the goals of the King-Spadina Secondary Plan for improvement of public spaces in Wellington Place neighbourhood and Draper Street as an area of special identity, enhancing beautification and safety for all users.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services Neighbourhood Improvements by $500,000 for streetscape improvements to Draper Street between Front Street West and Wellington Street West (CTP424-05), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits secured for streetscape improvements on Draper Street from the development at 410, 440, 444, 450 and 462 Front Street West; 425, 439, 441 and 443 Wellington Street West; 6-18 Spadina Avenue and 1 and 19 Draper Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700900).
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services Neighbourhood Improvements by $500,000 for streetscape improvements to Draper Street between Front Street West and Wellington Street West (CTP424-05 ), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits secured for streetscape improvements on Draper Street from the development at 410, 440, 444, 450 and 462 Front Street West; 425, 439, 441 and 443 Wellington Street West; 6-18 Spadina Avenue and 1 and 19 Draper Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700900).
CC18.12adopted
On April 7, 2022, the City enacted By-law 269-2022, adopting Official Plan Amendment 573, implementing Site and Area Specific Policy 772 and Urban Design guidelines for Danforth Avenue extending from the Don Valley in the west to Coxwell Avenue. Official Plan Amendment 573 was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and a two-week hearing is scheduled to commence on December 2, 2024. At its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted the recommendations, as amended, for Item EX9.3 - Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes. In doing so, City Council added Recommendation 30, requesting the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity. At its meeting on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, City Council adopted the confidential recommendation for Item CC13.9, a report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor that directed the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 when there is certainty with the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application for the development at 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, and if it is determined that the development at 1117 Danforth Avenue will include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units. This matter is deemed urgent as Approval Reports for the Zoning By-law Amendment applications for both 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue and 1117 Danforth Avenue will be in front of City Council at the May 22, 23 and 24 meeting.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning, to request that additional policies be added to Policy 6 of Site and Area Specific Policy 772, as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of the Official Plan Amendment 573 appeal, to permit heights greater than 24 metres, reduced setback minimums, increased setback height maximums, and permit additional shadow impacts on the north side of Danforth Avenue, provided that certain development components that support important municipal and provincial objectives, such as the provision of affordable housing, and exceedance in the building performance terms of the Toronto Green Standard, are included in a proposed development, and there are no negative impacts on the public realm, and there is an appropriate transition to existing Neighbourhoods located to the rear of properties on Danforth Avenue. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) 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 recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.12adopted
At its meeting on July 23, 2018, City Council adopted confidential instructions for Item 2018.CC44.6 from the Request for Direction report (prepared by the City Solicitor and dated July 17, 2018) accepting a without prejudice settlement offer for the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal for the lands at 245-285 Queen Street East, 348-412 Richmond Street East, 78-106 Ontario Street and 8-12 Brigden Place (the "Lands"). The offer proposed a mixed-use development on the Lands, including: three towers with heights of 25 storeys, 24 storeys and 32 storeys; a mix of residential, retail and office uses; a total of 1,341 residential units including a mix of rental and condominium tenure; a mid-block pedestrian connection between Richmond and Queen Streets; affordable housing; and an on-site parkland dedication. The accepted settlement offer was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on October 31, 2018. The adopted Confidential Instructions from City Council did not include authority to allow tie-back encumbrances within the park. The applicant has informed staff that tie-backs were installed within the lands to be conveyed as parkland. The existing tie-back encumbrances within the park are acceptable to staff, provided the owner fulfills the City's standard tie-back conditions including but not limited to, destressing the tie-backs prior to parkland conveyance and providing a payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. A Section 37 Agreement was executed and registered on title on September 1, 2022 as Instrument AT6174449 to secure various matters, including the on-site parkland dedication.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, as previously authorized in Item 2018.CC44.6 adopted by City Council on July 23, 2018, for the lands municipally known as 245-285 Queen Street East, 348-412 Richmond Street East, 78-106 Ontario Street and 8-12 Brigden Place, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, as previously authorized in Item 2018.CC44.6 adopted by City Council on July 23, 2018, for the lands municipally known as 245-285 Queen Street East, 348-412 Richmond Street East, 78-106 Ontario Street and 8-12 Brigden Place, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.
CC18.13adopted
8 Dawes Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On November 3, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 8 Dawes Road to permit to a 38-storey mixed-use building. The applicant City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on September 15, 2023. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on July 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. March 21, 2025 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the confidential instructions to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer from McCarthy Tetrault LLP dated May 10, 2024, respecting 8 Dawes Road appended hereto as Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor (the "Settlement Offer"). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposals generally described in the Settlement Offer and revised plans attached as Confidential Appendix B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part in accordance with the Settlement Offer respecting 8 Dawes Road, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto East York District and the City Solicitor, in consultation with other appropriate Divisions; b. the Owner has, if deemed applicable in the sole and absolute discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, at their own expense: i. provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity (and conformity with the accepted Master Functional Servicing Report respecting Character Area C in Official Plan Amendment 478) to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the zoning by-law amendment; ii. secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development; iii. submitted a wind tunnel study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required;   iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, and a Parking and Loading Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such studies, be secured if required; v. submitted a revised Landscape Plan which includes a notation that a volume of 30 cubic metres of soil will be provided for each tree, with utilities shown to Quality Level A (QL-A), and provides any necessary financial securities, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; vi. submitted an Environmental Noise and Vibration Report, and the peer review of the submitted Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment Report, at the owner's sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and vii. submitted a Rail Safety Report and the peer review of the submitted Rail Safety Report, at the owner's sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council allow the Settlement Offer respecting 8 Dawes Road to each provide twelve (12) affordable rental housing units as part of each respective development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms: a. the provision of the affordable rental units shall be provided at affordable rents in accordance with the City's Official Plan definitions and on such other terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. Marlin Spring (the "Owner") shall design, construct, finish, provide and maintain twelve (12) affordable rental units on the Site, with a unit mix reflecting the development: i. the affordable rental units shall be provided in contiguous groups of at least six (6) rental dwelling units; ii. the minimum unit size of the affordable rental units will be no less than the minimum unit sizes of all market units, by unit type, in each phase of the proposed development; iii. the general configuration, location, and layout of the affordable rental units shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and iv. the units shall include ensuite laundry and air conditioning in each affordable rental unit at no additional cost to tenants; c. the Owner shall provide and maintain the affordable rental units as rental dwelling units with affordable rents for a minimum of 40 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; no affordable unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership, such as life lease or co-ownership, which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable rental unit shall be made for at least 40 years from the date of first occupancy; upon the expiration of the 40 year period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable rental units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise; d. the City's Centralized Affordable Housing Access System will be used to advertise and select tenants, provided it is in place, unless otherwise agreed to by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and at least six (6) months in advance of any affordable rental unit being made available for rent, each owner shall develop and implement an Access Plan which will outline how units will be rented to eligible households in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; e. each Owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development, on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings; f. each Owner shall provide and make available for rent to the residents of the affordable rental units vehicle parking spaces on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development; and g. each Owner shall provide residents of the affordable rental units with access to bicycle and visitor vehicle parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development. 5. City Council attribute a value to each in-kind contribution set out in Part 4 above equal to 100 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law) of the development as defined in the Settlement Offer, as determined the day before the building permit is issued in respect of each respective development and direct staff to advise each Owner of such valuation. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into agreements pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to address the provision of the in-kind contributions identified in Part 5 above, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such agreements to be registered on title to each respective site, which shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council. 7. City Council authorize and direct appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 and information regarding potential litigation. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to this report from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.13adopted
This motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a capital project to proceed with a new storage shed and electrified zamboni storage hut at Regent Park Outdoor Artificial Ice Rink to enhance community programming at the recreational facility. The project is classified as a Service Improvement with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $433,655 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 37 and Section 45 funds obtained from the development 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street (source account: XR3026-3701155). The funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes. Any incremental operating impacts will be submitted for consideration through future budget submissions. Ice skating is an expensive sport that requires equipment, facilities, classes and constant equipment maintenance. This investment into the Regent Park Athletics Grounds will give Regent Park children and youth more opportunities to participate in sports and provide additional access to outdoor leisure activities for the community. Installing the shed will allow a zamboni to be stored on-site during the winter to allow for more frequent ice maintenance. As the existing electrical service located in the rink building cannot support the increased requirement to use an electric zamboni, a power transformer is required by Toronto Hydro, which these funds would pay for. In addition, a storage unit will provide additional storage for winter equipment and the potential creation of a skate-lending program to help youth within Regent Park access the rink. During the summer, maintenance equipment would be stored on-site.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new Service Improvement capital sub-project known as Regent Park Storage Shed and Zamboni Storage Hut in the Arena project, with a project cost of $433,655 gross and $0 debt in 2024, and cash flow commitments of $25,000 in 2024 and $408,655 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 and 45 funds received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street, to proceed with a new storage shed and electrified zamboni storage hut at Regent Park Outdoor Artificial Ice Rink to address community programming at the recreational facility: a. $100,655 from Section 37 received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701155), with cash flow commitments of $25,000 in 2024 and $75,655 in 2025; and b. $333,000 from Section 45 received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500247), with cash flow commitments in 2025.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new Service Improvement capital sub-project known as Regent Park Storage Shed and Zamboni Storage Hut in the Arena project, with a project cost of $433,655 gross and $0 debt in 2024, and cash flow commitments of $25,000 in 2024 and $408,655 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 and 45 funds received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street, to proceed with a new storage shed and electrified zamboni storage hut at Regent Park Outdoor Artificial Ice Rink to address community programming at the recreational facility: a. $100,655 from Section 37 received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701155), with cash flow commitments of $25,000 in 2024 and $75,655 in 2025; and b. $333,000 from Section 45 received from 88 Queen Street East, 10 Mutual Street and parts of 30-50 Mutual Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500247), with cash flow commitments in 2025.
CC18.14amended
5-15 Denarda Street and 2-16 Denarda Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On July 20, 2023, the City received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 44-storey residential tower at 5-15 Denarda Street (38-storey tower and six-storey base building; 151.1 metres), as well as an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 43-storey residential tower at 2-16 Denarda Street (37-storey tower and six-storey base building; 147.7 metres). The 5-15 and 2-16 Denarda Street sites are across the street from one another, separated by a cul-de-sac. On October 26, 2023, City staff submitted dual Refusal Reports to Etobicoke York Community Council in respect of the applications, and on November 13, 2023, Etobicoke York Community Council adopted the Reports without amendment. A Community Consultation Meeting was held on November 27, 2023 for both applications, and a Supplementary Report was prepared for each, providing summaries of the public feedback. The Refusal Reports and Supplementary Reports were considered at the City Council meeting of December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, wherein City Council adopted the Reports without amendment. On January 10, 2024, the Applicant appealed City Council's refusals of the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal. However, pursuant to City Council's instructions, City staff made use of subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, which permits the City to use dispute resolution techniques to resolve the issues prior to the City Clerk forwarding the appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal. On April 5, 2024, the City Clerk forwarded the appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A first Case Management Conference in respect of these appeals has been scheduled for June 25, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions in respect of the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference. The Applicant has submitted Rental Housing Demolition applications for each of the proposed developments. The 5-15 Denarda site contains four rental units that are proposed to be demolished to accommodate the proposed tower on that site, and the 2-16 Denarda site also contains four rental units that are proposed to be demolished for the same reason.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Frances Nunziata. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Frances Nunziata, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 request the Mayor to consider allocating any Community Benefits Charge funds collected from these developments to public realm improvements or recreational facilities within Ward 5, York South-Weston, through the annual budget process, immediately following the payment of funds to the City. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Frances Nunziata, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment applications for both 5-15 Denarda and 2-16 Denarda, dated May 7, 2024, and set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions below: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act and prior to first above-grade building permit, the Owner shall satisfy the full parkland dedication requirement for both development sites through cash-in-lieu; as per Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415-29, the appraisal of the cash-in-lieu will be determined under the direction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; c. the Owner has submitted an acceptable Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and associated plans to the City for review and acceptance, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, a Holding Provision be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments, as the case may be, not to be lifted until such time as the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or in the alternative, prior to the issuance of a final order, the Owner has entered into an agreement or agreements or otherwise secured for the design, construction, and the provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the Owner has submitted revised drawings showing compliance with the parking space and drive aisle dimensional requirements of Section 200.5.1.10(2) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; f. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has approved the Rental Housing Demolition applications (23 177010 WET 05 RH and 23 177051 WET 05 RH) under Chapter 667 Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the existing rental units on the sites, and the Owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary; g. the Owner has provided an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study, including Wind Tunnel testing, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner meets the Toronto Green Standard Tier 1 requirements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; i. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Metrolinx noted in correspondence dated September 1, 2023, including the need for a technical review, and has made required revisions to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Metrolinx; j. the Owner has submitted a revised Energy Strategy Report to the satisfaction of the Environment and Energy Division; k. the submitted Noise and Vibration Impact Study, Rail Safety Report, and Compatibility/Migration Study have been peer-reviewed by a third-party consultant retained by the City at the Owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment application; and l. the Owner has submitted an Application to Injure or Remove Trees and received a permit in accordance with the requirements outlined in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 813, Article II. 2. City Council request the Owner to make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication(s), in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, with the exception of any encumbrances as may be otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit and; a. in the event that the Owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City or come to an agreement with the City on the value of any off-site dedication as it may apply to the fulfillment of its parkland obligations pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, the Owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; b. in the event that the Owner conveys off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication requirement for only one of the development sites, the Owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement for the other development site through payment of cash-in-lieu; and c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 10, 2024) 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 10, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.14adopted
The Section 37 Agreement for 1-25 Defries Street (the Agreement), requires the Developer, Defries Developments Limited, to prepare a design and cost estimate for the proposed streetscape on the Labatt Avenue right-of-way between Defries Street and its termination east of Bayview Avenue, in anticipation of its closure to vehicles and use as an open space. The Agreement allows the parties to elect to have the developer construct the right-of-way improvements, and contemplates allocating funds contributed by the developer under the Agreement to pay for the improvements. The expected cost of the improvements is $850,000, and funding has been allocated for these improvements from the Section 37 Agreement for 1-25 Defries Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701146). These funds have been received and are eligible for these purposes. This motion requests authority from City Council to amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a growth related capital sub-project called Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements, in the Park Development Project, to enter into a Construction Management Agreement with Defries Developments Limited to construct public realm improvements on the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way, and to transfer up to $850,000 from Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan to Defries Developments Limited to fund the public realm upgrades and park expansion into the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way. The Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements will extend the parkland dedication received from development at 1-25 Defries Street to the south onto Labatt Avenue, an adjacent dead-end street. The street will be closed to traffic, with service vehicle and emergency service vehicle access remaining. The closed street will be maintained by Parks, Forestry and Recreation, while under the jurisdictional ownership of Transportation Services. Operating impacts of the space, if required, will be submitted through future budget processes for consideration.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements, in the Park Development project, with a total project cost of $850,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments in 2025, fully funded by the Section 37 funds received from 1-25 Defries Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701146) for public realm upgrades and park expansion into the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and execute an Agreement with Defries Developments Limited, for the construction of public realm upgrades and park expansion into the adjacent Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way, for a term of one (1) year commencing on or about July 1, 2024, with the City having the option to extend the agreement on a month-to-month basis at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for up to one additional year, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and in compliance with City of Toronto policies for Capital Projects. 3. Subject to entering into the agreement set out in Parts 1 and 2 above with Defries Developments Limited, City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to transfer up to $850,000 from Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan from the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project to Defries Developments Limited to fund the cost of the public realm upgrades and park expansion into the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements, in the Park Development project, with a total project cost of $850,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments in 2025, fully funded by the Section 37 funds received from 1-25 Defries Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701146) for public realm upgrades and park expansion into the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and execute an Agreement with Defries Developments Limited, for the construction of public realm upgrades and park expansion into the adjacent Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way, for a term of one (1) year commencing on or about July 1, 2024, with the City having the option to extend the agreement on a month-to-month basis at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for up to one additional year, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and in compliance with City of Toronto policies for Capital Projects. 3. Subject to entering into the agreement set out in Recommendations 1 and 2 with Defries Developments Limited, City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to transfer up to $850,000 from Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan from the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project to Defries Developments Limited to fund the cost of the public realm upgrades and park expansion into the Labatt Avenue Right-of-Way.
CC18.15adopted
1200 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment 231 - Request for Directions
City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 on December 18, 2013 following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. Official Plan Amendment 231 designates the lands municipally known as 1200 Eglinton Avenue East as General Employment Areas. On July 28, 2014, Amexon Property Management Corporation, the owner of the Site appealed Official Plan Amendment 231, seeking a Mixed Use Areas designation (Appeal 56). The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. June 28, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated May 10, 2024, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. July 11, 2024 Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor is now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain 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 and information regarding potential litigation. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 10, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, and at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM18.15adopted
The East York Historical Society, a non-profit organization has requested to use space in the basement of East York Civic Center to store historical archives and artifacts. Other East York organizations, particularly the East York Foundation, have similar arrangements. Much of the old City of East York's art collection is stored at the Civic Centre as well. Staff have identified 132 square feet of unused space in the basement that could accommodate this use. This year is the 100th anniversary of East York so finding a permanent home for the East York Historical society materials is a fitting way to ensure that the legacy and history of one of Toronto's pre-amalgamation cities is preserved.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to enter into a nominal license agreement, for a term of five (5) years, with a renewal option for an additional five (5) years, with the East York Historical Society to use 132 square feet of the basement of East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, for storage of historical archives and artifacts, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to enter into a nominal license agreement, for a term of five (5) years, with a renewal option for an additional five (5) years, with the East York Historical Society to use 132 square feet of the basement of East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, for storage of historical archives and artifacts, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
CC18.16adopted
Authority to Make Submissions on the Construction Act
The purpose of this report is to seek authority from Council to make submissions on behalf of the City of Toronto to protect the City's interest on issues related to the Construction Act, which is now under Provincial review.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor and/or their delegates, as appropriate, to participate in the process for review of the Construction Act by making oral and/or written submissions to any groups or bodies, including the Ontario Legislature, on such issues as required to protect the interests of the City.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services recommend that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor and/or their delegates, as appropriate, to participate in the process for review of the Construction Act by making oral and/or written submissions to any groups or bodies, including the Ontario Legislature, on such issues as required to protect the interests of the City.
MM18.16amended
Since October 2023, there has been an increase in protests and demonstrations across the world, and Toronto has been no exception. In March 2024, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw reported that Toronto has seen a 93 percent increase in hate crimes since October 7, 2023. A shocking 56 percent of incidents have been antisemitic and target Toronto's Jewish minority - but there have also been increases in anti-LGBTQ hate, anti-Black hate, and anti-Arab, Muslim and Palestinian hate. At the October 2023 Council meeting, Council unanimously passed Mayor Chow's motion 2023.MM11.37, "Keeping Toronto Safe from Hate." This motion supported the creation of "community safety zones… inclusive of areas surrounding places of worship and cultural and religious daycares and schools recognized as a potential target for hate." To date, no such zones have been created. Instead, demonstrations continue to occur close to and target such facilities, creating fear and distress for many Torontonians. This is why we ask the Province to urgently develop policy and legislation to create safety zones with a radius of 50 to 150 metres, modelled on the "bubble zone" laws that protect women's access to reproductive health, such as Ontario's Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017. All people of Toronto have the right to safely gather and peacefully co-exist. While we must protect the right to peaceful protest and ensure all Torontonians have an opportunity to voice their opinion, this must not extend to disturbing protests that target vulnerable locations such as places of worship, faith-based schools, daycares, or cultural community centres. Torontonians are looking to their elected officials to take action to ensure their safety.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to develop an action plan to recognize that Torontonians are able to practice their faith and access their place of worship free of intimidation and harassment; and are able to freely exercise their protected Charter rights to freedom of assembly, religion and expression and convey the action plan directly to relevant participating bodies including Municipal Licensing and Standards and the Toronto Police Service Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
1. City Council request the Attorney-General of Ontario to introduce legislation to permit peaceful protests or demonstrations while creating safety zones (modelled on Ontario's "bubble zone" law that protects women's access to reproductive health), for places of worship; faith-based schools, daycares, community centres and museums; and other institutions of a religious or cultural nature.
CC18.17amended
1420 Yonge Street - Demolition of Heritage Property - Refusal
This report recommends that City Council refuse the application under S.34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish the designated heritage building at 1420 Yonge Street. The application is in conjunction with Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment applications that were approved by Council in 2022 for a 50-storey building at 1404-1420 Yonge Street. The subject property includes three designated buildings. Council granted approval in 2022 and 2023 to demolish two of the designated buildings (1404 and 1406 Yonge Street) to facilitate this development. The demolition of these buildings was considered acceptable from a heritage perspective within a framework that considered several city and area priorities for this site, including the conservation and restoration of the front of the heritage building at 1420 Yonge Street. The owner is now seeking approval to demolish the remaining designated building at 1420 Yonge Street. Demolition is being sought because having a façade retention frame that is needed to conserve the heritage building would mean the cycle tracks would be downgraded to a bike lane outside the subject property for a temporary period of three years. The bike lane would also need to be 1.2m wide. A bike lane width of 1.2m, although narrower than Ontario Traffic Manual Book 18 suggested minimum, is still allowable over very short distances in constrained areas or in complex circumstances. The Provincial Policy Statement, the Official Plan, and the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada state that heritage resources are to be conserved and any new construction is to be designed to conserve the cultural heritage values, attributes, and character of that property, and to mitigate visual and physical impact on it. The proposals seek approval to demolish a designated heritage building. This does not comply with these policies and as such staff are recommending that this application be refused.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the demolition of the designated building at 1420 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 1418, 1422, 1424, 1426 and 1428 Yonge Street) in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of a reconstruction strategy for the site to allow for the construction of a 50-storey building at 1406-1428 Yonge Street, with such demolition and reconstruction being substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 18, 2023, prepared by IBI Group and on file with the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1428 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 9, 2023, and the Addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1420 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 19, 2023, and on file with the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to demolish the designated building 1420 Yonge Street, including entrance addresses at 1418, 1422, 1424, 1426 and 1428 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act is also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition has been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment to City Council, the owner shall provide a detailed Reconstruction Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the reconstruction strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1428 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 9, 2023, and the Addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1420 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 19, 2023, for the property at 1420 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1404-1428 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning the owner shall: 1. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the reconstructed building at 1420 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; 2. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the reconstruction keyed to the approved Reconstruction Plan required in Part 2.b above, including a detailed description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 6. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all the reconstruction and interpretation work included in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1428 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 9, 2023 and the Addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1420 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 19, 2023; 7. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 1420 Yonge Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 by 10 inch colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a memory stick in tiff format and 600 dots per inch resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.6 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required reconstruction work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1428 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 9, 2023, and the Addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1420 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 19, 2023, and that an appropriate standard of reconstruction has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the demolition of the designated heritage property at 1420 Yonge Street under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act as outlined in the Addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1404-1420 Yonge Street, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 19, 2023 and filed with the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property at 1420 Yonge Street, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.
MM18.17referred
The Future of Visitor Parking - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
Increasingly new developments are being approved with minimal visitor parking. This will present some foreseeable challenges, especially in the suburbs where there is neither permitted street parking, nor sufficient public parking lots available. While owners choose to purchase a unit with or without a parking spot, they cannot choose whether friends and family live near enough to transit to visit without the use of a car. Having sufficient visitor parking is very important to ensure that people with visitors have somewhere for their visitors to park. Further, we want to ensure there is sufficient visitor parking to encourage social interactions rather than presenting visitor parking challenges that could exacerbate the already serious social isolation that is happening in our city. For example, recently a developer in Willowdale proposed a 44-storey tower with 513 units with only 7 visitor parking spots, which we negotiated up to 14 spots. I believe this will still be too low to meet the demand of the residents of the building in an inner-suburb context. The impact of limited visitor parking will spill over to the surrounding areas resulting in illegal parking or having no parking left for visitors of those who live in longstanding surrounding communities. Taxpayers will have to absorb the costs of dealing with these challenges created by the cost savings enjoyed by developers in offering limited visitor parking in new high-density developments. This motion requests staff to look into the greater need for visitor parking in suburban wards as part of their ongoing review of the parking requirements in the Zoning By-law.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, referred Motion MM18.17 to the Planning and Housing Committee for consideration.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to consider the greater need for visitor parking in suburban contexts compared to downtown as part of the ongoing review of the parking requirements in the Zoning By-law and consider the potential impact of Bill 185 in their analysis, and report back no later than the fourth quarter of 2024.
CC18.18adopted
This report recommends that City Council refuse applications under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter and demolish heritage attributes of the property at 1117 Queen Street West. The heritage permit applications reflect the proposal in the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (23 210259 STE 09 OZ), which were refused by City Council on February 6, 2024, and for which an appeal has been filed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The project would redevelop the subject property for the construction of a 29-storey mixed use building containing 272 condominium units and 919 square metres of community space, partially retaining the designated heritage property known as Postal Station C at the base. The property at 1117 Queen Street West is located on the south side of Queen Street West and is uniquely surrounded on all four sides by the public realm. The property contains Postal Station C, a two-storey building completed in 1903. The Beaux-Arts building was designed by the architecture branch of the federal Department of Public Works and is considered a landmark civic building within the West Queen West neighbourhood. The property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, through designation by-law 961-2023. Staff is recommending refusal of the applications as the applications have not demonstrated that the heritage impacts of the proposal are consistent with the heritage planning policy framework in conserving the heritage value of this property or that such impacts would be satisfactorily mitigated.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal. 3. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage attributes of the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage attributes for the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal. 3. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage attributes of the heritage property at 1117 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage attributes for the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal.
MM18.18adopted
For over 20 years, Economic Development and Culture produced a Canada Day event annually in Mel Lastman Square (North York) until funding was eliminated from Economic Development and Culture's operating budget in 2018. Since 2018, despite budgetary constraints, Economic Development and Culture leveraged different funding sources to deliver Canada Day activities at Mel Lastman Square in 2019, 2022 and 2023. As referenced in 2024.EC12.6 - Review of City of Toronto's Canada Day Events , the 15 City-run July 1 events in 2024 will fall within 12 of the City's 25 wards. Although these events are planned for all four Community Council catchment areas, neither the number of events nor the funding is equitably distributed across all Community Council areas. For 2024, 90 percent of City funds directed to Canada Day celebrations will animate July 1 in only two Community Council areas - Toronto and East York and Scarborough. City-funded fireworks will be enjoyed in all three Community Council areas except North York. Of the approximately $317,000 of planned City funds (including funds received through sponsorships) to be spent on 2024 Canada Day events, none is allocated to events in North York. This member motion requests a report back on how to equitably fund and distribute Canada Day events across all four Community Council areas for July 1, 2025 celebrations. In addition, funding allocation should acknowledge Urban Growth Centres outside the downtown core, as outlined in the Official Plan. As we build density across our City, we need to support these growing communities in bringing vibrancy and invest in opportunities to bring the community together. In a multicultural city such as Toronto, there are very few banners under which we can all stand. As a child in an immigrant family, I recall my first feelings of pride in being Canadian experienced at Canada Day celebrations. Allowing more people to experience Canada Day across our city will help strengthen our shared identity and build a stronger sense of belonging.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report back no later than the fourth quarter of 2024 with recommendations for equitable funding and distribution of Canada Day events across all boroughs within the four Community Council areas.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report back no later than the fourth quarter of 2024 with recommendations for equitable funding and distribution of Canada Day events across all boroughs within the four Community Council areas.
CC18.19adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations and demolition of attributes proposed for the heritage properties at 639 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses 2 and 4 Isabella Street), 641 Yonge Street (including entrance address 63 Yonge Street), 645 Yonge Street, 649 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses 647 Yonge Street and 12A Isabella Street) and 651 Yonge Street in connection with the development of the site. The proposal involves the construction of a new 76-storey residential tower plus mechanical penthouse and commercial and community cultural uses at grade. The proposal includes conservation of the street-facing elevations of the buildings on the subject heritage properties and the demolition of the interiors to create an interior atrium space. The street-facing elevations will continue to provide active entrances into the new atrium space. The proposed alterations conserve the heritage attributes of the properties, and the impact of the new development is sufficiently mitigated to be consistent with the existing policy framework.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 76-storey plus mechanical tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing buildings on the designated heritage properties at 639 and 651 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 76-storey plus mechanical tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage properties at 639 and 651 Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to conditions as set out below: a. that prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan as it relates to 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits; b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the property 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 2.a.1 above for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect; 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 76-storey plus mechanical tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing buildings on the designated heritage properties at 639 and 651 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 76-storey plus mechanical tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage properties at 639 and 651 Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to conditions as set out below: a. that prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan as it relates to 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits; b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the property 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect; 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street.
MM18.19adopted
It's been said that Toronto is a city of villages. It's also been said that Toronto is a city that is one hour away from itself. As we continue to grow density outside of the downtown core, we want to ensure equitable investment for economic and cultural development to avoid building sleeper communities. We want areas of density, especially the designated Urban Growth Centres, as outlined in the Official Plan, to become vibrant places where people can work, live and play. Newer neighbourhoods with increasing density do not have grandfathered programs such as annual parades and festivals, and therefore require additional support and investment to help communities build capacity towards replicating the great successes seen by vibrant festivals held downtown. This motion requests a report on our current investment into cultural events to help us understand the current distribution and opportunities to strengthen our investment in areas outside the downtown core, especially in Urban Growth Centres.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report on the current distribution of City-funded cultural events across Toronto and on a plan to strengthen investment in areas outside the downtown core, especially in Urban Growth Centres as outlined in the Official Plan, as part of the Action Plan for Toronto's Culture Sector.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report on the current distribution of City-funded cultural events across Toronto and on a plan to strengthen investment in areas outside the downtown core, especially in Urban Growth Centres as outlined in the Official Plan, as part of the Action Plan for Toronto's Culture Sector.
CC18.20adopted
This report recommends that City Council refuse the application under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the heritage attributes of the property and demolish a building and heritage attributes, respectively, on the significant property at 123 Wynford Drive in connection with a development proposal to construct two new residential towers. The subject significant property, originally known as the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, contains a two-storey institutional building and designed landscape garden by Order of Canada Companion and internationally renowned architect, Raymond Moriyama. Completed in 1963, the property served as the city's community hub for the re-establishment, promotion and sharing of Japanese culture in the post-war period. Situated on a wooded ravine lot, the building responds directly to the natural and topographical features of the site. On July 29, 2022, applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control were submitted to construct two residential towers of 52 and 48 storeys on the property which was listed on the City's Heritage Register at the time. On July 25, 2023, City Council stated its intention to designate the property at 123 Wynford Drive under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and on September 6, 2023 passed By-law No. 810-2023. While the property owner initially challenged this By-Law by filing an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the appeal was withdrawn in February 2024. As such, Council's by-law to designate this heritage property is in full force and effect. On February 16, 2024 the owner submitted an application to alter attributes and demolish the building and heritage attributes on the protected heritage property under Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The proposal to demolish the building and alter the property would result in the irrevocable loss of the significant cultural heritage values and attributes of this landmark property in Toronto including the building and its relationship with the landscape and natural ravine, it's value as a living memorial to the resilience of the Japanese Canadian immigrants to Canada and its associative value as having been designed by the late celebrated architect, Raymond Moriyama. This report recommends the application be refused. Staff support the sensitive redevelopment of this property that would allow for growth but would conserve the heritage values and attributes of this significant heritage resource in line with both the City's and the Provincial planning policies.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council refuse the demolition and alterations on the designated heritage property at 123 Wynford Drive in accordance with Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated February 16, 2024 which includes an Heritage Impact Assessment dated July 22, 2022, architectural plans and drawings prepared by Kirkor Architects and Planners dated January 15, 2024 and a revised conservation strategy dated January 15, 2024. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Lands Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the demolition and alterations on the designated heritage property at 123 Wynford Drive in accordance with Sections 33 and 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated February 16, 2024 which includes an Heritage Impact Assessment dated July 22, 2022, architectural plans and drawings prepared by Kirkor Architects and Planners dated January 15, 2024 and a revised conservation strategy dated January 15, 2024. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Lands Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.
MM18.20adopted
Moss Park Arena was established in 1974 and is located at 140 Sherbourne St. in Ward 13, Toronto Centre. Moss Park Arena is an important part of the community's infrastructure, and it is critical that the programming and operations of the Arena are aligned with and collaborate with the City to meet City priorities and the needs of the community it serves. It is also important that the Arena has the capacity and appropriate governance structure to deliver effectively on its mandate set out by City Council to operate the arena in a manner that meets local community needs for indoor ice recreational activities, while having regard to the objective of being cost effective in its operations. Prior to and since amalgamation, there have been eight indoor ice arenas in the City of Toronto operated by Boards of Management, including Moss Park Arena. These Boards of Management were established by the former City of Toronto and the former Borough of East York under the authority of the former Municipal Act, the Community Recreation Centres Act, and their predecessors. In 2017, Toronto City Council adopted the City of Toronto Relationship Framework with Arenas Boards setting out the governance structure, mandate, operating principles, policies and reporting requirements, and operating guidelines for the Arenas. I strongly believe that local access to recreation should be equitable, providing safe and high-quality indoor ice sports recreational facilities to all local neighbourhood residents, organizations, and user groups. All community members, regardless of socioeconomic status, should have access to free programming and drop-in opportunities at Moss Park Arena and, unfortunately, that has not been happening for a very long time. As Ward Councillor appointed to this Board of Management by City Council, I recommend City Council adopt this request to have the City administration complete an assessment with the intended outcome that Moss Park Arena become part of the City's Parks, Forestry and Recreation portfolio, and to determine an appropriate implementation timeline.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to assess the impacts of transitioning the governance and operations of Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City-operated arena; such assessment to include financial impacts, program and operational considerations, and staff planning as appropriate, and report back on this assessment and implementation to the June 18, 2024, meeting of the Executive Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
1. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to assess the impacts of transitioning the governance and operations of Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City-operated arena; such assessment to include financial impacts, program and operational considerations, and staff planning as appropriate, and report back on this assessment and implementation to the June 18, 2024 meeting of the Executive Committee.
CC18.21adopted
This report recommends that Council affirm its decision of February 6, 2024 (Item PH9.1) stating its intention to designate the property at 505 University Avenue (including entrance address at 136 Edward Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City has received an objection on behalf of the property owner to the Notice of Intention to Designate within the statutory timeline. Located on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Edward Street, the property at 505 University Avenue contains the Shell Oil Building designed by the prominent architectural firm of Marani & Morris. Originally intended to be constructed to a height of 20-storeys, the building was erected in two phases, with the first 13 storeys completed in 1958 and the uppermost 7 storeys added in 1966. Commissioned by Shell Oil, the building served as the global firm's Canadian headquarters from 1958 to 1983. City Council has until June 9, 2024, 90 days from the date of the end of the objection period, or 120 days from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate, to make a decision on this objection as per the timeline under the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff have reviewed the objections raised by the owner and are of the opinion that despite these objections, the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, under 6 of 9 possible criteria for its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As the property has cultural heritage value or interest and meets the prescribed criteria pursuant to Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, this property should be designated. Designation enables Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 505 University Avenue (including entrance address at 136 Edward Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in Council's decision in Item 2024.PH9.1 on February 6, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 505 University Avenue (Including entrance address at 136 Edward Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in Council Decision PH9.1 on February 6, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.