Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 57 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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TE10.51adopted
Parking Restrictions - Boulton Avenue
I have heard from residents of Boulton Avenue that are having trouble with their driveway, which services multiple houses, being constantly blocked by parked cars. Creating an area of specific no-parking in front of the driveway would not remove an on-street parking space, but would allow for more visible signage that would help cut down on illegally parked cars. I hope you'll support this recommendation.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Prohibited parking at all times on the west side of Boulton Avenue, between a point 30.1 metres north of Clark Street and a point 6.8 metres further north.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Fletcher recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Boulton Avenue, between a point 30.1 metres north of Clark Street and a point 6.8 metres further north.
TE10.52adopted
The applicant has submitted an application for a liquor licence to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ("AGCO") for the premises at 254 Lansdowne Avenue, operating under the name Bsmt 254 ("Premises"). The application is for an indoor capacity of 99 persons. The Premises are located in close proximity to residential properties. There are concerns with respect to noise, litter, safety, lighting and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the AGCO should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. The City needs to file its objection to the liquor licence application as soon as possible because there is a deadline and also to be able to participate in any hearing in this matter. It is urgent that Council consider this matter at this Council meeting.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the liquor licence application for 254 Lansdowne Avenue, operating under the name Bsmt 254 ("Premises"), is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal ("LAT") to provide the City with an opportunity to be made a party in any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. City Council authorized the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the License Appeal Tribunal in this matter and be directed to take all necessary action so as to give effect to the recommendations above, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailao recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the liquor licence application for 254 Lansdowne Avenue, operating under the name Bsmt 254 ("Premises"), is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application. 2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal ("LAT") to provide the City with an opportunity to be made a party in any proceedings with respect to the Premises. 3. The City Solicitor be authorized to attend all proceedings before the LAT in this matter and be directed to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
TE10.53adopted
Installation of Speed Humps on Joe Shuster Way, between King Street West and Dufferin Street
My office has received numerous reports of speeding and dangerous driving on Joe Shuster way, with this local road being used by wayfinding applications to move between two arterial roads. Joe Shuster is adjacent to a playground and a dog run, and has a posted speed of 30km/h. After receiving these reports, I received two petitions for the installation of speed humps totalling 89 signatures, with more being collected in the community. I'm requesting this council waive the petition and polling requirements, and authorize the installation of traffic calming measures.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Waived the petition and polling requirement under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorize the installation of traffic calming on Joe Shuster Way, between King Street West and Dufferin Street. 2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install four speed humps on Joe Shuster Way, between King Street West and Dufferin Street, generally as shown on the attached Drawing No. 421G-3556, dated October 2019, to the letter (November 5, 2019) from Councillor Joe Cressy.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Cressy recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Waive the petition and polling requirement under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorize the installation of traffic calming on Joe Shuster Way, between King Street West and Dufferin Street. 2. Direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install four speed humps on Joe Shuster Way, between King Street West and Dufferin Street, generally as shown on the attached Drawing No. 421G-3556, dated October 2019.
TE10.54adopted
Appointments to the Board of Management of Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre
At the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre Annual General Meeting held on October 23, 2018, the membership nominated the individuals listed above for appointment by Toronto and East York Community Council to the Board of Management of the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre. The Board of Management struck a Nominations committee early in 2018 to fill upcoming vacancies on the WNC Board. The Nominations Committee among other duties reviewed the role, responsibilities and required skills of a Board member and for those who have served prior, reviewed their record of attendance, diligence and oversight. The committee also identified additional desirable skills, particularly those being: business and finance and/or fundraising and resource development, with final recommendations presented to the Membership for election at the Annual General Meeting. Appointments to the Waterfront Centre Board of Management is a matter for which the Community Council has been delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision, provided that the recommendations do not vary from the Public Appointments Policy. The nominee(s) are qualified to serve on the Board of Management pursuant to the relevant provisions of the City of Toronto By-law (Chapter 25 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code), the Relationship Framework for Board-operated Community Centres and the Public Appointments Policy. On behalf of the Board of Management, I respectfully request the City take the necessary steps to implement the above requested appointment.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Appointed, at the pleasure of Council to the Board of Management the following nominees, whose appointment complies with the Public Appointments Policy and the relevant provisions of the Relationship Framework for Board Operated Community Centres: For the term ending November 30, 2022 or until their successors are appointed: Linda Ballantyne Virginia Martin Brenda McCabe Barbara McKenney Saida Said Carole Therriault Amani Yagob and in addition, the following individual: Cliff Ojala for the term ending November 30, 2020 or until their successor is appointed.
Staff recommendation as filed
In accordance with the direction of the membership of the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre, the Board of Management recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Appoint at the pleasure of Council to the Board of Management the following nominees, whose appointment complies with the Public Appointments Policy and the relevant provisions of the Relationship Framework for Board Operated Community Centres: For the term ending November 30, 2022 or until their successors are appointed: Linda Ballantyne Virginia Martin Brenda McCabe Barbara McKenney Saida Said Carole Therriault Amani Yagob and in addition, the following individual: Cliff Ojala for the term ending November 30, 2020 or until their successor is appointed.
TE10.55adopted
Expansion of Victoria Memorial Square Park
As our downtown communities grow and become more dense with residents, jobs, and visitors, it is increasingly important that we are making the most of our existing parks and public spaces. Downtown already has a parkland provision 67% below the City-wide average, and the residential population is projected to more than double by 2041. The Council-approved Downtown Parks and Public Realm Plan includes four objectives to support liveable and healthy downtown communities: acquire and expand; improve; share; and connect. Victoria Memorial Square Park is a heavily-used public park near the intersection of Wellington Street West and Bathurst Street, which has at its centre the earliest known cemetery associated with Fort York and the Town of York. At least 400 people were buried there before the cemetery was closed in 1863. In the 2000s, as a new residential neighbourhood grew up around it, the local community and the City of Toronto undertook a major revitalization to rehabilitate the park and celebrate its past. Due to the high volume of activity in the park today, it requires intensive ongoing maintenance by City staff to keep up with wear and tear. Wellington Street West is a public street that forms the northern limit of Victoria Memorial Square and for most of this boundary, the pavement is unusually wide. The extra pavement does not extend to the Bathurst Street intersection so it is not useful for the movement of vehicles or bicycles; instead, it is presently a common location for illegal parking. The local residents' group, the Wellington Place Neighbourhood Association, has advocated for Victoria Memorial Square Park to be expanded into this surplus paved area, and I am writing in support of this initiative. It will be a small increase to the area of the park and in the local context every square metre is meaningful. Re-allocating existing City right-of-way to parkland is a relatively fast undertaking compared to land acquisition for new parkland. I am requesting that City staff report back with a plan to transform this space into new public realm in the short-term, and to advance the process to formally redesignate the surplus right-of-way to parkland.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services, to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on: a. the temporary closure, to vehicular traffic, of the southerly curb lane of Wellington Street West, west of Portland Street and adjacent to Victoria Memorial Square Park for near-term public realm and pedestrian improvements; and b. the permanent closure of the southerly curb lane of Wellington Street West, west of Portland Street, for the purpose of enlarging Victoria Memorial Square Park.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Cressy recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council request the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services, to report back on: a. the temporary closure, to vehicular traffic, of the southerly curb lane of Wellington Street West, west of Portland Street and adjacent to Victoria Memorial Square Park for near-term public realm and pedestrian improvements; and b. the permanent closure of the southerly curb lane of Wellington Street West, west of Portland Street, for the purpose of enlarging Victoria Memorial Square Park.
TE10.56adopted
Strengthening Stormwater Requirements for Parking Pads and Driveways to Enhance Resilience
The importance of Stormwater management in the age of climate change cannot be overstated. Severe storms, flooding, heat island and contamination of runoff are major issues facing our neighbourhoods and city. Encouraging infiltration of Stormwater is a major contributor to the resilience of our neighbourhoods and cities. Driveways and parking pads contribute to 14% of the impervious surfaced in Toronto but issues of Stormwater draining has not been adequately considered to address their impact during major storm events.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services, in Consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the feasibility of improving the permeability of new and existing parking pads and driveways, within the Toronto and East York Community Council boundaries, with a goal of all stormwater to be treated on site, including, but not limited to: a. the long term impacts of compaction and dirt accumulation on surface permeability of parking pads and driveways b. the gradual phase in of mandatory upgrading to all non-permeable existing parking pads and driveways, and c. the contamination resulting from runoff from traditional asphalt and permeable pavement options
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Layton recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directs the General Manager of Transportation Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the feasibility of improving the permeability of new and existing parking pads and driveways, within the Toronto and East York Community Council boundaries, with a goal of all Stormwater to be treated on site, including, but not limited to: a. the long term impacts of compaction and dirt accumulation on surface permeability of parking pads and driveways; b. the gradual phase in of mandatory upgrading to all non-permeable existing parking pads and driveways; and c. the contamination resulting from runoff from traditional asphalt and permeable pavement options
TE10.57adopted
Introduction and consideration of Bills for enactment of By-laws.
General Bill Toronto and East York Community Council enacted By-laws 1577-2019 to 1609-2019. Confirmatory Bill Toronto and East York Community Council passed a Confirmatory Bill as By-law 1610-2019.