Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 47 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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BL17.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, passed By-laws 336-2024 to 412-2024.
CC17.1amended
Immediate Actions to Address the 2023 Taxation Year of the Vacant Home Tax
The past weeks have caused confusion, anxiety and frustration for thousands of Torontonians. Vacant Home Tax notices landed in mailboxes of people who did not know the City was asking them to declare occupancy. People who live in their homes. People who have tenants living in units. They now believe they owe the City thousands of dollars when they don't. That's not fair. The design of the program was approved December 2021 and is clearly flawed. This has caused hardship, especially for seniors who can't access online tools or those who cannot read English. How we administer the Vacant Home Tax program must be rebuilt from scratch. The Vacant Homes Tax exists for a good reason: to make more homes available to people. It's meant to discourage speculators who leave units empty during our housing crisis. Homes that people could live in today. The funds we collect from speculators can be re-invested in more affordable housing, like the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program. We are fixing this mess. The Vacant Homes Tax needs to be administered in a simple, fair way. People need to know now that if their home was occupied last year, there is no need to pay. The charges will be canceled with no late fee. The City needs to send a clear message to all Torontonians: the onus is on City Hall to fix it, and we're taking action. Budget Chief Carroll and I have worked with City staff to take swift action. City staff at City Hall and Civic Centres, through 311 and at Revenue Services have already helped more than 90,000 households reverse the charges. More must be done to fix the mess this year and ensure next year is delivered fairly. Budget Chief Carroll and I have asked City staff to bring forward a supplementary report on this item to City Council on waiving the $21 late fee for this year, communicating with impacted Torontonians that if your home was occupied you do not need to pay, and reviewing the program design for next year, including the feasibility of using utility data to improve the system.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. Notwithstanding City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to waive the fee for failing to provide a declaration of occupancy status by the declaration due date in respect of the Vacant Home Tax as required by City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, for all applicable properties for the 2023 Taxation Year, and refund residents who have already paid. 2. Notwithstanding City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to deem all residential units for which the property owners did not filed a Declaration or a Notice of Complaint in respect of the 2023 Taxation Year by April 17, 2024, to have the same occupancy status for the 2023 Taxation Year as they had for the 2022 Taxation Year, and City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to send out new Notices of Assessment to reflect the deemed occupancy status, including an option to declare a vacancy or change in exemption. 3. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Communications Officer and City Solicitor report back on a completely revised Vacant Home Tax program design for the 2024 Taxation Year prior to the 2025 Budget Process, and that such report to include: a. the feasibility of an evaluation process based on City utility usage data; b. a comprehensive communications plan for the 2024 Taxation Year, including distinct multi-lingual mailings, partnerships with agencies and organizations, and internal communications improvements with Members of Council; c. user-experience improvements to the online and in-person declaration systems, including receipting, digital confirmations, and email and/or phone contacts; d. the Vacant Home Tax declaration process for 2025, and a standard practice of providing a confirmation number or receipt when declaring online; e. additional changes based on feedback received through 311 Toronto/Customer Experience and from Members of Council; f. feedback incorporated from focus groups on the items above, with an emphasis on seniors, residents experiencing barriers to internet access, and multilingual communication; g. the number of vacant homes in 2022 and 2023, and any other findings on the effectiveness of the Vacant Home Tax program in achieving housing objectives; h. options on how to make the reporting mechanism more user-friendly to seniors and other vulnerable groups; i. the feasibility of eliminating any proposed late fees for seniors and other vulnerable groups living in their principal residences; j. the inclusion of a notice in the Vacant Home Tax bill that allows residents to declare online or by mail that their property is not vacant; and k. that no penalties or fees be charged to residents who declare their homes not vacant. 4. City Council request the City Clerk and the City Solicitor to request a formal opinion from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on the steps that would be required to use utility bills to evaluate the occupancy status of homes, including potentially asking for opt-in consent form homeowners on a one-time basis.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Mayor recommends that: 1. Notwithstanding City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to waive the fee for failing to provide a declaration of occupancy status by the declaration due date in respect of the Vacant Home Tax as required by City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, for all applicable properties for the 2023 Taxation Year. 2. City Council consider the supplementary report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to accompany this item.
DM17.1amended
This report recommends that City Council refuse the application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to construct a new structure on the designated heritage properties at 374 (374A) Yonge Street, 376 (376A) Yonge Street and 378 Yonge Steet, in connection with the development of the properties at 372-378 Yonge Street. In July 2020, the City received an Official Plan and Rezoning application for a 74-storey mixed-use building followed in September 2021 by an application for Site Plan approval for the proposed development involving the subject properties. On May 5, 2021 City Council directed the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in their current form. The application for the Site Plan approval remains under review. On March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, City Council adopted the staff report and stated its intention to designate the properties at 374, 374 A and 376 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 376 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Both of these properties were designated for their design/physical and contextual value. 378 Yonge Street has been designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since 1976. On February 2, 2024 the owner submitted an application to alter the heritage property under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This report recommends this application be refused.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 374A and 376A Yonge Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Dialog Architects dated March 20, 2024. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor 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 alterations to the designated heritage properties at 374, 376 and 378 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 374A and 376A Yonge Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act as found in the plans and drawings prepared by Dialog Architects dated October 26, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect dated October 26, 2023. 2. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.
IA17.1withdrawn
The Implementation of the Vacant Home Tax in 2024
Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches-East York, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this administrative inquiry (under Municipal Code S27-7.11) to obtain information regarding the implementation of the Vacant Home Tax in 2024. In the last week, I've heard from thousands of Torontonians who panicked when they opened a letter from the City of Toronto demanding thousands of additional dollars in taxes this year. The implementation of the Vacant Home Tax in 2024 has been a complete fiasco - despite this now being the second year of the City's program. Torontonians deserve better from their local government. This administrative inquiry seeks to provide information directly to Council to help inform improvements to the program and ensure that better service is provided in the years ahead. Questions for the City Manager: 1. How many phone calls and emails were received via 311 regarding administration of the vacant home tax in 2023 and 2024? 2. How many phone calls and emails were received via the Tax and Utility Line regarding administration of the vacant home tax in 2023 and 2024? 3. How many households submitted their declarations under the Vacant Home Tax prior to the filing deadline in 2023 and 2024? 4. How many Notices of Complaint under the Vacant Home Tax did the City of Toronto receive in 2023, and how many have been received thus far in 2024? 5. Prior to any reversals, how many households received notice that they would be subject to the Vacant Home Tax in 2023 and 2024? 6. How many meetings were held between City Staff and the Mayor's Office to discuss plans and expectations for implementation of the Vacant Home Tax in 2024?
Item IA17.1 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024.
MM17.1withdrawn
Fixing the Vacant Home Tax - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher
The rollout of the Vacant Home Tax in 2024 was not communicated well enough to clearly inform residents of the annual requirement. Many residents also declared and still received a tax bill. There is no proper receipting or confirmation process for those declaring online, and no proper communication on advising residents to declare yearly. There was a commitment by the City Manager to bring the 2025 process through committee.
Item MM17.1 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council suspend the $21.24 charge for late fees for the Vacant Home Tax for 2024, and City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to refund residents who have already paid. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to ensure the reporting/declaration system is upgraded to include a standard practice of providing a confirmation number or receipt when declaring online. 3. City Council direct the Chief Financial Official and Treasurer to report to the July 16, 2024 meeting of Executive Committee on the Vacant Home Tax declaration process for 2025.
RM17.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:41 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. April 17, 2024 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: The Honourable Roy McMurtry Ernie Bevacqua James Clancy Joe Flaherty Eti Greenberg Corrado Paina James Reposkey, and Sister Gwen Smith 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. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council.
CC17.2adopted
Pursuant to section 170(2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Ombudsman has concluded the report about its Investigation into Toronto Hydro's Processes for Customer-Owned Infrastructure. We hereby table with City Council for its April 17, 2024 session the Investigation Report, dated April 12, 2024.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the report (April 12, 2024) from the Ombudsman for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Ombudsman recommends: 1. City Council receive the report (April 12, 2024) from the Ombudsman for information.
MM17.2withdrawn
The Vacant Home Tax was implemented in 2022. The objective of this program was to address the housing affordability crisis in Toronto by identifying vacant residential units. Through the collection of data from self-declared forms, the City would utilize this tool to identify vacant properties and impact the behaviors of these owners to sell or rent out such homes, therefore returning these available units back to the market. The Vacant Home Tax has resulted in numerous policy changes to provide greater flexibility, clarity, and exemptions. However, with the passing of 2023 taxation deadline extension, hundreds of seniors have come forward expressing their concerns and frustration with this program. Many seniors believe it is unfair and unjust to charge them with the late penalty fee when they were unaware of the program and its deadline. It is disheartening to hear the distress they are facing when they receive their hefty bill and are faced with challenges in finding someone to speak to at 311 to assist them. Other seniors have noted their limited technological access or digital literacy posing them with barriers in understanding how to complete the self-declaration form. My motion seeks to explore how we can further amend the Vacant Home Tax to make it more senior friendly through enhanced accessibility measures and determine if the late penalty fee can be waived for our seniors who have not declared due to various different reasons.
Item MM17.1 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Vincent Crisanti, seconded by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report in January 2025 on the number of vacant homes in 2022 and 2023, and any other findings on the effectiveness of the Vacant Home Tax program in achieving housing objectives. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to conduct a review of the Vacant Home Tax Program to determine how to make the reporting mechanism more user-friendly to seniors and other vulnerable groups and waive the late penalty fee for seniors occupying their homes and report back in the fourth quarter of 2024.
RM17.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on March 20 and 21, 2024.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on March 20 and 21, 2024.
CC17.3adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Property Standards Committee
At its meeting on March 27, 2024, the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee considered Item NP4.1 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (March 18, 2024) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Property Standards Committee for a term of office ending October 12, 2027, and until successors are appointed: North York Panel: William Dolan Scarborough Panel: Alisa Chaplick 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (March 27, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee. Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (March 27, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee. The Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Property Standards Committee for a term of office ending October 12, 2027 and until successors are appointed: North York Panel: William Dolan; and Scarborough Panel: Alisa Chaplick. The City Clerk further recommends that: 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (March 27, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Property Standards Committee remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.
MM17.3withdrawn
The City of Toronto has received over 60,000 complaints and hundreds of residents have wrongfully received a hefty tax bill in the thousands of dollars. It is clear the Vacant Home Tax is not only invasive to our taxpayers, but it is also disruptive and inconvenient beyond repair. Hundreds of Torontonians have communicated with my office, their local Councillor offices, and lined up at their local civic centres. Some people claimed they never received a notice letter requesting their declaration, did not receive adequate communication from the City alerting them of the annual registration requirement and deadline, or knew the program existed at all. The process of rectifying the wrongful tax bill coupled with a late penalty fee has also been unnecessarily difficult. My motion is seeking an immediate cancellation of the Vacant Home Tax and requests that City staff report back on innovative ways in handling the housing affordability crisis to better address the housing stock.
Item MM17.3 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Vincent Crisanti, seconded by Councillor Stephen Holyday, recommends that: 1. City Council immediately cancel the Vacant Home Tax program. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 on innovative ways to handle the housing affordability crisis in Toronto.
RM17.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from the Mayor and City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 13 on April 9, 2024 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 11 on March 28, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 11 on March 26, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 12 on March 27, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 11 on April 5, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 12 on April 8, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 12 on April 2, 2024 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 12 on April 4, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 12 on April 3, 2024 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair New Business submitted by the Mayor and City Officials.
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC17.4adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Committee of Adjustment
At its meeting on April 8, 2024, the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment considered Item NA5.2 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (March 26, 2024) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment will conduct interviews and recommend four candidates to City Council for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed: North York Panel: Nadini Sankar-Peralta Scarborough Panel: Nancy Oomen Toronto and East York Panel: Nazila Atarodi West 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (April 8, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment. Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (April 8, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment. The Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed: North York Panel: Nadini Sankar-Peralta Scarborough Panel: Nancy Oomen Toronto and East York Panel: Nazila Atarodi West The City Clerk further recommends that: 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (April 8, 2024) from the Nominating Panel - Committee of Adjustment remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.
MM17.4adopted
As part of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project, Metrolinx has constructed a bus terminal in the north-east corner of the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills Road. New traffic control signals have been installed at the intersections of Eglinton Avenue East and Gervais Drive, Gervais Drive and the bus terminal entrance, and Don Mills Road and the bus terminal exit to facilitate safe and exist into the new bus terminal. City Council approval of these new traffic control signals is required to enable timely inspections, acceptance, and activation of the signals, ensuring efficient Toronto Transit Commission bus operations in the new bus terminal.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Gervais Drive. 2. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Gervais Drive and a point 54 metres north of Eglinton Avenue East. 3. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Don Mills Road and a point 83 metres north of Eglinton Avenue East.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jon Burnside, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Gervais Drive. 2. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Gervais Drive and a point 54 metres north of Eglinton Avenue East. 3. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Don Mills Road and a point 83 metres north of Eglinton Avenue East.
RM17.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
CC17.5amended
In 2014, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 151 and 161-181 Mulock Avenue and 6 Lloyd Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a mixed use development consisting of two residential towers of fifteen and eighteen storeys and one four storey office building. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on November 4, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings scheduled for April 22, 2024.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 5, 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 (April 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 5, 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 Benefit Charge funds collected from this development to public realm improvements or recreational facilities within Ward 5 - York South-Weston through the annual budget process immediately following the payment of the funds to the City. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the With Prejudice offer to settle dated April 5, 2024 set out in Public Appendix A to the report (April 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council 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. 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and such report shall determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development and/or any upgrades that may be required; c. the owner has submitted a revised Hydrological Review Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form and Hydrological Review Summary Form to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the Zoning By-law and/or secured in a development agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the owner has submitted revised drawings illustrating the conveyance of lands required by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the owner has submitted revised Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study and a Rail Safety Study, to be peer reviewed by consultants retained by the City at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; g. the owner shall, at the owner's own expense, initiate the Metrolinx Deviation Process with Metrolinx and Metrolinx's Technical Advisor AECOM, and the owner has submitted requested information and makes required revisions noted in correspondence, dated July 17, 2023, from Metrolinx, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Metrolinx; h. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study including all requested revisions to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; i. the owner makes satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enters into the appropriate 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 Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services; j. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry noted in correspondence, dated July 6, 2023, including the need for an updated Arborist Report and Landscape Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation; k. the owner has made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and l. should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that the Holding Provision be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, and the Holding Provision 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 the General Manager, Transportation Services. 4. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part: a. City Council direct that eight hundred and eighty (880) square meters of parkland dedication is provided on-site pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act and be conveyed to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, and constructed to base park condition at no cost to the City, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; b. in the event that the owner elects to construct Above Base Park Improvements, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation Component of the City Development Charge for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation Component of the City Development Charge payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law as may be amended from time to time; and c. City Council authorize that any remaining parkland dedication requirement pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment; the cash-in-lieu payment for any remaining parkland dedication requirement shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the site. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 5, 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 (April 5, 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 the 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.
MM17.5adopted
The Cities Initiative will launch the Mayors Commission on Economic Transformation at its Annual Conference in Montréal, Quebec, May 15-17, 2024, to promote sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic development basin-wide and appropriate freshwater stewardship for the benefit of current and future generations. The Mayors Commission on Economic Transformation will develop the Action Plan for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Economic Transformation, 2025-2035, a roadmap for basin communities to capitalize on this historic moment to become a globally-renowned, blue-green economic corridor, which will be released at the Cities Initiative's next Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 2025. The Action Plan for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Economic Transformation, 2025-2035 will map paths for municipal action to support the following: 1. Industrial Transformation: attracting green and blue industries to foster job creation and climate and water innovation while protecting the basin's unparalleled freshwater ecosystem; 2. Energy Transformation: implementing clean and renewable energy sources to respond to the expected growth in clean energy consumption for businesses, industries and residents; 3. Transportation Transformation: expanding sustainable, integrated and water-borne commerce, mobility and tourism; and 4. Waterfront Transformation: developing shorelines intentionally by weaving together multiple uses, including residential and recreation, to create accessible and thriving economic centers while ensuring coastal resilience.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council and the Mayor affirm their commitment to work closely with the Cities Initiative and its members to guide the Mayors Commission on Economic Transformation and advance its mission.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council and the Mayor affirm their commitment to work closely with the Cities Initiative and its members to guide the Mayors Commission on Economic Transformation and advance its mission.
RM17.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.
CC17.6adopted
On April 28, 2022, a combined Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for a development at 4884-4896 Dundas Street West to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building containing 225 residential units and 1214 square metres of retail space at-grade. On June 15, 2023 a revised Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building containing 395 residential units and a total of 1322 square metres of at-grade retail space along Dundas Street West. In both submissions, the heritage building on site was proposed to be partially retained and relocated. On June 23, 2023, the applicant appealed the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act. On March 8, 2024, the applicant submitted a with prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer") that included an application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the on-site heritage resource ("the heritage application"), attached as Public Appendix A. The City Solicitor requires further instructions with respect to the heritage application and the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings relating to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeals.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 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 (March 13, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 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 (March 13, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council approve alteration of the designated heritage property at 4888 Dundas Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building in conjunction with an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by Graziani and Corazza Architects, dated March 8, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated March 8, 2024, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below: a. prior to issuance of an Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the property at 4888 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 4888 Dundas Street West, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated March 8, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 4888 Dundas Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2024 prepared by Graziani and Corazza Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated March 8, 2024, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.1 above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 4888 Dundas Street West, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.1. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 4. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 4888 Dundas Street West, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the property at 4888 Dundas Street West, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with an Ontario Land Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.1 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 3. 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 and the City Solicitor, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.c.3. above the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 4888 Dundas Street West, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 4888 Dundas Street West. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 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 (March 13, 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.
MM17.6adopted
City Council, at its meeting on July 19, 2022, adopted Item 2022.EY33.8, approving a Zoning By-law amendment for the lands located at 337-349 Queens Drive to allow for the construction of 20 townhouses and eight semi-detached homes. The Bills were held pending the applicant satisfactorily addressing the requirements of Engineering and Construction Services and Transportation Services. During the review of the Site Plan Control application for 337-349 Queens Drive, staff identified two regulations that were inadvertently omitted from the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached to Item EY33.8 that are necessary to permit the proposed development. The first new regulation is a requirement that the front deck be no more than 1.3 metres above grade (the underlying zoning provision requires the deck to be no more than 1.2 metres above grade); this was identified in the diagrams attached to the final report. The second new regulation permits a minimum separation distance of 2.2 metres between main walls of the same townhouse structure. Other revisions are minor and technical in nature. None of the proposed revisions involve any changes to the scale or design of the development and the overall proposal, has not changed from the time of the original application and approval to the present. City Planning is of the opinion that the changes to the By-law, as set out in the Recommendations, are appropriate, are good planning and do not require any further public notice.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2022.EY33.8 by deleting Parts 1 and 2: Parts to be deleted : 1. City Council amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. and adding the following Parts: 1. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District under Item 2022.EY33.8 for the lands at 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to this motion. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward to Council's meeting of April 17, 2024 for enactment by City Council, a by-law to make the changes noted above to the draft by-law attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District under Item 2022.EY33.8. 3. City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-law are minor and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered previously by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required in respect of the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2022.EY33.8 by deleting Parts 1 and 2: Parts to be deleted : 1. City Council amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 7, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. and adding the following Parts: 1. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law attached as Attachment 6 of the final report under Item 2022.EY33.8 for the lands at 337-349 Queens Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached to this motion. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward to Council's meeting of April 17, 2024 for enactment by City Council, a by-law to make the changes noted above to the draft by-law attached as Attachment 6 of the final report under Item 2022.EY33.8. 3. City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-law are minor and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered previously by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required in respect of the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law.
RM17.6received
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 April 17 and 18, 2024. April 17, 2024 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to recognize National Poetry Month. Mayor Chow addressed City Council in celebration of April as National Poetry Month and April 18 as Poem in Your Pocket Day. Mayor Chow welcomed Lillian Allen, Toronto's Poet Laureate to the Chamber and presented her with a copy of the National Poetry Month proclamation. Lillian Allen addressed City Council and read her poems "On Losing the Eaton Centre," and "The Poetry of Things." Councillor Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, made remarks in memory of Estella Wheeler, a teacher at the Toronto Africentric Alternative School, who passed away shortly after a recent visit to City Hall with her students, and whose funeral service was held the past weekend. Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that April is "Be A Donor" Month in Ontario and encouraged Members of Council to consider becoming organ donors. Councillor Myers, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of a park improvement project at White Haven Public School in Ward 23, Scarborough North. Councillor Myers congratulated the students at the school for getting involved and thanked City staff for their work on the project. Councillor Perks, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that Round 11 of the World Candidates Chess Tournament and the World Women Candidates Chess Tournament would shortly be starting at Hart House, and that this was the most prestigious chess tournament ever hosted in Toronto. April 18, 2024 Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that two City staff were recognized by the the Security Industry Association at an awards ceremony in Las Vegas on April 12. Councillor Thompson congratulated Yanet Quinn, Senior Security Coordinator and Sergeant-at-Arms and Kenya Pinnock, Corporate Security for being named Women In Security Forum Power 100 Honorees. Councillor Thompson also recognized Dwaine Nichol, Director of Corporate Security, for having recently been named Canadian Security Director in the Corporate Security Category. Deputy Mayor Malik, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that last Wednesday, Muslims across the City celebrated Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the month of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. Deputy Mayor Malik wished Members of Council a happy Eid Mubarak. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of the upcoming anniversary of the Yonge Street tragedy, which took place on April 23, 2018. Councillor Cheng read out the names of the victims of the van attack and remarked on the impact of the traqedy and the resilience of the community. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 students from the Toronto Waldorf School and their teacher, Ms. Nicole Levy, who were present in the Chamber. Councillor Carroll, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed students from the A.R.S. Armenian School who were present in the Chamber and acknowledged the upcoming commemoration of the Armenian genocide.
CC17.7adopted
4884-4896 Dundas Street West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On April 28, 2022, the City received a combined Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a development at 4884-4896 Dundas Street West (the "Site") to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building containing 225 residential units and 1214 square metres of retail space at-grade (the "Original Proposal"). On June 15, 2023, the applicant submitted a revised application to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building containing 395 residential units and a total of 1322 square metres of at-grade retail space (the "Appealed Proposal"). On June 23, 2023, the applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference on September 28, 2023 and a second Case Management Conference took place on February 20, 2024. A hearing is scheduled for June 17 to 21, 2024. On July 20, 2023, the on-site heritage resource at 4888 Dundas Street West was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act through Designation By-law 733-2023. At its meeting of February 6 and 7, 2024, City Council directed the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the applications regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues. On March 8, 2024, the applicant made revisions to the application, which were submitted to the City on a With Prejudice, not confidential, basis from the applicant's lawyers, Stikeman Elliott LLP (the "Initial Settlement Offer"). The Initial Settlement Offer included an application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the on-site heritage resource (the "Heritage Application"). On April 3, 2024, following discussions with City staff, the applicant made further revisions to the proposal and the City received a further With Prejudice, not confidential, settlement offer from the applicant's lawyers, which is attached as Public Attachment 1 (the "Settlement Offer"). The Settlement Offer contains revised plans and specific commitments they will deliver through the revised development (the "Revised Plans"). No changes to the Heritage Application were necessitated as a result of the Settlement Offer and Revised Plans, as the proposed built form with the potential to impact heritage attributes remained unchanged from the Initial Settlement Offer. The proposed alterations and conservation strategy for the designated heritage building also remained unchanged. Should City Council accept the Settlement Offer, the applicant intends to present the Revised Plans to the Ontario Land Tribunal for approval. This matter is urgent because the City Solicitor requires further directions on the revised application in advance of the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for June 17 to 21, 2024.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 4, 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 (April 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 4, 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 (April 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the With Prejudice offer to settle dated April 3, 2024 set out in Public Attachment 1 to the report (April 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. 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 Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management 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; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified within Part I - Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment of the Engineering and Construction Services correspondence, dated December 11, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has provided a revised Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form, Hydrogeological Assessment Report, Hydrological Review Summary Form, and Foundation Summary Form to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; f. the owner has made arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) 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 revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and revised Transportation Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services; and g. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 4, 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 (April 4, 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 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.
MM17.7adopted
For the last several months, parking has been restricted on St. Clair Avenue West at peak periods to facilitate traffic flow and the efficient operations of Toronto Transit Commission replacement buses while the streetcar right-of-way has been closed for coordinated works. As we prepare for the restoration of streetcar service on sections of the right-of-way that are adjacent to the areas where parking regulations were temporarily adjusted, this motion seeks to clarify when the temporary parking regulations will expire, and when pre-construction conditions will be restored to the corridor. In addition, peak hour demand along the corridor is expected to decrease after the end of the regular school year. The expiry date for the temporary parking regulations has been aligned to this expected decrease in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission. This change must be considered by City Council as it pertains to a street with an established Toronto Transit Commission route. Reason for Urgency: Transportation Services staff require adequate preparation time to ensure that street signs can be changed as soon as the temporary parking regulations expire. ­
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.MM12.18 by deleting the words "when regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed on St. Clair Avenue West" in Part 19 and replacing them with "on June 19, 2024" so that it now reads as follows: 19. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations on June 19, 2024. 2. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.MM12.25 by deleting the words "when regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed on St. Clair Avenue West" in Part 5 and replacing them with "on June 19, 2024" so that it now reads as follows: 5. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations on June 19, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.MM12.18 by deleting the words "when regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed on St. Clair Avenue West" in Part 19 and replacing them with "on June 19, 2024" so that it now reads as follows: 19. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations on June 19, 2024. 2. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2023.MM12.25 by deleting the words "when regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed on St. Clair Avenue West" in Part 5 and replacing them with "on June 19, 2024" so that it now reads as follows: 5. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations on June 19, 2024.
RM17.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
April 17, 2024: City Council adopted the April 17, 2024, Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent. April 18, 2024: City Council adopted the April 18, 2024, Order Paper.
CC17.8adopted
This report addresses the owner's applications under Section 34 of the Planning Act and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to demolish 8 rental dwelling units and allow for the construction of a tower. Located on the west side of Yonge Street, directly north of Birch Avenue within the Summerhill neighbourhood, and adjacent to the Deer Park, Ramsden Park and South Rosedale neighbourhoods, the properties at 1196-1204 Yonge Street comprise a main street commercial block building. The adjacent three properties at 1206-1210 Yonge Street to the north contain 2-storey main street commercial row buildings. In November 2021, the City received a Zoning By-Law Amendment application for redevelopment of the site for a 15-storey mixed-use building, having a non-residential gross floor area of 200.80 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 10,225.60 square metres with 59 residential units. In April 2022, a Site Plan Control Application was submitted revising the proposal to a 14-storey mixed-use building with 67 residential units. On November 7, 2022, the applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, as a result of City Council not making a decision with respect to the Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control applications within the timeframe legislated by the Planning Act. On August 25, 2022, ERA Architects Inc., on behalf of the applicant, filed two (2) Heritage Permit Applications for demolition under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act with respect to 1196-1204 Yonge Street and 1206-1210 Yonge Street. On February 13, 2024, the owner submitted new applications under sections 33, 34(1)1 and 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The new construction will incorporate the existing heritage buildings at 1206-1210 Yonge Street as part of the podium of the new building and demolish and reconstruct the existing heritage buildings at 1196-1204 Yonge as part of the podium of the new building. These applications were the subject of a report to the Toronto Preservation Board at its meeting on March 28, 2024, described in the Decision History of this report.
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 3, 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 (April 3, 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 (April 3, 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. May 9, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 3, 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 February 13, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (April 3, 2024) from the City Solicitor and the Architectural Plans set out in Confidential Appendix B to the report (April 3, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment; c. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning by-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and d. City Council has dealt with the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 239181 STE 12 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to demolish 8 existing residential rental dwelling units at 1196-1210 Yonge Street and 2-8 Birch Avenue. 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 (April 3, 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 (April 3, 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 (April 3, 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, 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 is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.