Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 91 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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TE3.76adopted
Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement - 1204 Queen Street West - The Gladstone Hotel
This report recommends that Toronto City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Gladstone Hotel on the property at 1204 Queen Street West and that Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bill in Council to this effect. A Heritage Easement Agreement will allow for the protection of the designated heritage property in perpetuity.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the Gladstone Hotel at 1204 Queen Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1204 Queen Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Urban Design/Heritage, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the Gladstone Hotel at 1204 Queen Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1204 Queen Street West.
TE3.77amended
This report recommends that Toronto City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Macdonald Manufacturing Company Buildings on the property at 401 Richmond Street West and that Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bill in Council to this effect. A Heritage Easement Agreement will allow for the protection of the designated heritage property in perpetuity.
The Toronto and East York Community recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the Macdonald Manufacturing Company Buildings at 401 Richmond Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 401 Richmond Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Urban Design/Heritage, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the Macdonald Manufacturing Company Buildings at 401 Richmond Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 401 Richmond Street West.
TE3.78amended
1151 Queen Street East - Community Consultation Meeting
This application proposes 52 rental residential dwelling units with retail uses at grade. A preliminary report came forward in July 2018 (TE34.98) and City Planning was directed to schedule a consultation meeting. I am asking Community Council to support a larger notice area for this meeting than was initially proposed to allow local residents a chance to comment before the final report comes forward later this year.
Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directed staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 1151 Queen Street East together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant. 3. Directed notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth recommends: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council directs staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 1151 Queen Street East together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council directs notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site and additional areas identified in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council directs notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
TE3.79adopted
235 Carlaw Avenue - Heritage Designation
Carlaw-Dundas is a former industrial area in the City's east end that has been undergoing a transformation, emerging as a mixed-use creative and cultural hub of workers and residents. The Wrigley Building and many of the other buildings in the Carlaw - Dundas area were identified in 2014 as potentially having significant heritage value. The property at 235 Carlaw Avenue contains a building complex commissioned as the Canadian branch of Chicago's William Wrigley, Jr. Company Limited (afterward William Wrigley, Jr. Company Limited of Canada), producers of chewing gum. The five-storey North Building was completed in 1916 according to the plans of Toronto architects, Prack and Perrine, followed by the near-identical South Building in 1919, with the design purportedly modelled on the parent company's Chicago factory. As one of the largest companies in Leslieville, Wrigley's was noted during World War II for providing all its products to the Canadian military, including the Red Cross packages distributed to prisoners of war. As the location of Wrigley's and the Canadian Chewing Gum Company on Logan Avenue, Leslieville was nicknamed "the Chewing Gum Capital of Canada." With its scale and impressive Edwardian Classical detailing, the Wrigley Building complex is a local landmark on Carlaw Avenue and in Leslieville. I am asking you to support this motion to ensure that this building is maintained as a key heritage asset, and a centrepiece of the Carlaw - Dundas Area.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directed the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, complete the evaluation of the property at 235 Carlaw Avenue according to provincial criteria Regulation 9/06 and finalize recommendations to designate The Wrigley Building to conserve the cultural heritage value of the landmark property and maintain the historic industrial character of the Carlaw-Dundas area.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council to direct the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, complete the evaluation of the property at 235 Carlaw Avenue according to provincial criteria Regulation 9/06 and finalize recommendations to designate The Wrigley Building to conserve the cultural heritage value of the landmark property and maintain the historic industrial character of the Carlaw-Dundas area.
TE3.80adopted
Parking Amendments - Spadina Crescent
St. Stephen's Community House recently opened a childcare centre at the Lord Lansdowne/da Vinci public school. The childcare centre provides before and after care for children in kindergarten and grades 1 to 6 from Lord Lansdowne, and the da Vinci school. The childcare centre operates between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. However, school staff have advised that parents using the 10-minute pick-up and drop-off area on Spadina Crescent are receiving parking tickets. In order to prevent any further infractions to these motorists and better reflect the childcare operating times, Transportation Services is recommending that the existing maximum 10-minute parking limit on Spadina Crescent in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, be amended to be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. of one day to 8:00 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday and Sunday, except public holidays, on the west side of Spadina Crescent West, between Russell Street and a point 74.5 metres south, to be in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. of one day to 7:00 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday and Sunday, except public holidays. 2. City Council amend the existing maximum 10 minute parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Spadina Crescent West, between Russell Street and a point 74.5 metres south, to be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Layton, Ward 11 University-Rosedale recommends that: 1. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. of one day to 8:00 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday and Sunday, except public holidays, on the west side of Spadina Crescent West, between Russell Street and a point 74.5 metres south, to be in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. of one day to 7:00 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday and Sunday, except public holidays. 2. City Council amend the existing maximum 10 minute parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Spadina Crescent West, between Russell Street and a point 74.5 metres south, to be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
TE3.81not adopted
Toronto and East York Community Council at the East York Civic Centre
As the newly elected Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches-East York, I am honoured to represent such a diverse and engaged Ward. I love my community and look forward to working together with my Community Council, Council, Committee and Board colleagues to make the City a safer and more livable place to call home. As a part of my commitment to residents in my Ward, I will be hosting community meetings regularly to engage directly with them on important City issues. Engaging directly with community members and allowing them an opportunity to meet with me to discuss issues close to home is an effort that I think will make our community and myself as Councillor, stronger. I would like to reinforce my commitment to direct engagement by requesting of the Clerk, a report on the viability of hosting at least one meeting of TEYCC annually at the East York Civic Centre. Not only will this increase engagement with a community that otherwise might not be able to travel the distance to Toronto City Hall, but it will provide important local context for my Community Council colleagues.
The Toronto and East York Community Council took no action on the item as the motion to adopt lost.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council request the City Clerk to report to the April 24, 2019 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council on the feasibility of holding one Toronto and East York Community Council meeting per year at the East York Civic Centre, including potential meeting dates for 2019.
TE3.82adopted
Parking Amendments - Appleton Avenue
My office received a petition from Appleton Avenue residents requesting that parking be affixed to the east side of the street between December 1st and March 31st, and that alternate side parking remain as is, between April 1st and November 30th. By making this change through this motion, residents will gain an additional 7 on-street parking spaces during the winter months, which will alleviate parking pressures made challenging by snow.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Rescinded the parking regulations in the attached Appendix "A". 2. Enacted the parking regulations in the attached Appendix "B".
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport recommended that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the parking regulations in the attached Appendix "A". 2. The Toronto and East York Community Council enact the parking regulations in the attached Appendix "B".
TE3.83adopted
Parking Amendment for Rusholme Road, between College Street and Heydon Park Road
My office received a petition from Rusholme Road residents requesting that the alternate side parking regulation, which is in effect between April and November, be rescinded, between College Street and Heydon Park Road. The purpose of this motion is to have this parking regulation rescinded, as requested by residents.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Prohibited parking at all times on the east side of Rusholme Road, between St Anne's Road and Heydon Park Road. 2. Authorized permit parking on the west side of Rusholme Road, between St Anne's Road and Heydon Park Road, to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily. 3. Amended the existing parking prohibition on the west side of Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, in effect each Thursday, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Annes Road. 4. Amended the existing parking prohibition on the east side of Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, in effect anytime, except each Thursday, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Anne's Road. 5. Amended the existing alternate side permit parking regulations on Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Anne's Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit parking at all times on the east side of Rusholme Road, between St Anne's Road and Heydon Park Road. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize permit parking on the west side of Rusholme Road, between St Anne's Road and Heydon Park Road, to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition on the west side of Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, in effect each Thursday, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Annes Road. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition on the east side of Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, in effect anytime, except each Thursday, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Anne's Road. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing alternate side permit parking regulations on Rusholme Road, between Dundas Street West and Heydon Park Road, to be in effect between Dundas Street West and St Anne's Road.
TE3.84adopted
Fix Coffee & Bikes has submitted an application for a liquor licence to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ("AGCO") for the premises at 80 Gladstone Avenue, operating under the name Fix Coffee & Bikes Inc. ("Premises"). The application is for a restaurant with a proposed indoor capacity of 30 persons. The Premises are located in close proximity to residential properties. There are concerns related 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 Fix Coffee and Bikes, operating under the name Fix Coffee and Bikes (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 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 Licence Appeal Tribunal 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport 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 Fix Coffee & Bikes, operating under the name Fix Coffee & Bikes ("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.
TE3.85adopted
Parking Amendments - Jenet Avenue
Business owners on the north side of Jenet Avenue have informed me that it is a challenge to load and unload goods due to illegally parked cars blocking access to their loading docks. The purpose of this motion is to prohibit parking in front of the loading docks and in turn facilitate loading and unloading.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Prohibited parking at all times on the north side of Jenet Avenue, between a point 34 metres west of Lansdowne Avenue and a point 50 metres further west.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit parking at all times on the north side of Jenet Avenue, between a point 34 metres west of Lansdowne Avenue and a point 50 metres further west.
TE3.86adopted
Parking Amendment on Rogers Road
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Rogers Road, City Council approval for this item is required. My office was made aware of a discrepancy between the location of parking signs and related pavement markings on the south side of Rogers Road, just west of Caledonia Road, which has led to vehicles often parking on the bike lane. The recommendations below would allow City staff to make the required changes in order to eliminate this conflict while maintaining as much parking as possible. The proposed changes will result in the addition of one legal parking space.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Rogers Road, between Caledonia Road and a point 40.7 metres west. 2. City Council authorize one-hour maximum parking on the south side of Rogers Road, between a point 40.7 metres west of Caledonia Road and a point 15 metres east of Gilbert Avenue, to be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Rogers Road, between Caledonia Road and a point 40.7 metres west. 2. City Council authorize one-hour maximum parking on the south side of Rogers Road, between a point 40.7 metres west of Caledonia Road and a point 15 metres east of Gilbert Avenue, to be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
TE3.87adopted
Downtown Winery by the Glass Permit application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
In January 2018, Toronto and East York Community Council approved a request from Macedo Winery to obtain a Manufacturer's Limited Liquor Sale licence, which would allow for a "sales by the glass" permit for their brewery at 30 Ossington Avenue. In following up with the AGCO, Macedo Winery was informed that they need to operate their Ossington Avenue location under a different name than their already existing Dufferin Street location. Macedo Winery on Ossington Avenue is now called Downtown Winery.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommended that: 1. City Council support the Downtown Winery application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a Manufacturer's Limited a manufacturing licence, and its inherent authority to retail to the public licence at its Downtown Winery location.
Staff recommendation as filed
That the Toronto and East York Community Council recommend that: 1. City Council support the Downtown Winery application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a Manufacturer's Limited a manufacturing licence, and its inherent authority to retail to the public licence at its Downtown Winery location.
TE3.88adopted
Developing Principles on Ontario Place
Ontario Place is a critical part of our City and our Province. These treasured lands represent a crucial public asset that has served the public for decades, and an asset that must be respected. In our rapidly growing City, access to public land for the public good must continue to be a critical priority. Recently, the Provincial Government announced the dissolution of the governing body of Ontario Place and indicated their intention to move forward with a future redevelopment of the Ontario Place lands. Any potential changes to Ontario Place must be made in the public interest and must include a rigorous public consultation process. Ontario place is for all Ontarians and its future must be discussed and decided in public. On January 15, 2019, Toronto and East York Community Council approved my motion to strike a sub-committee on Ontario Place, and directed City Planning staff to report to the first meeting of the sub-committee on the history, ownership and current status of Ontario Place. The subcommittee will be meeting on March 5th. As the City has significant interests both with respect to land ownership and the future of the Ontario Place lands, it is critical that staff outline recommended principles to consider for the redevelopment of Ontario Place.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to include as part of the report to the March 5, 2019 meeting of the Subcommittee on Ontario Place, recommended principles that should inform the redevelopment of Ontario Place.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Joe Cressy recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council request the Director, Community Planning, to include as part of the report to the March 5th meeting of the Subcommittee on Ontario Place, recommended principles that should inform the redevelopment of Ontario Place.
TE3.89adopted
226 Greenwood - Encroachment Agreement
226 Greenwood is home to Maha's Restaurant, which has become an East End institution. However it has recently come to light that the prior owners of the building never entered into the necessary encroachment agreement with the City after construction. An agreement has been drafted by Transportation Services, and is ready to move forward, it only needs formal approval. I am asking that you support my motion to approve the agreement and not cause undue delays.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directed Transportation Services to enter into an encroachment agreement for 226 Greenwood Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Fletcher recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council directs Transportation Services to enter into an encroachment agreement for 226 Greenwood.
TE3.90adopted
Toronto Local Appeal Body Representation for 878 Palmerston Avenue
On January 30, 2019 the Committee of Adjustment approved the application for variances at 878 Palmerston Avenue despite communications from the Manager, Engineering and Construction Services requesting that the owner make revisions to the plans to meet Ontario Building Code requirements for fire and safety access, as well as provide drawings showing a fire hydrant located within 45m as required by the building code. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to attend the TLAB in order to oppose the proposed variances and consent requested in the Applications. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline for appeals is February 19, 2019.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment decision on Minor Variance Application No.A1049/17TEY respecting 878 Palmerston Avenue to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to request that the conditions contained in the November 16, 2018 Memorandum from the Manager, Development Engineering, Toronto and East York District be imposed; and 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all steps necessary to bring resolution to the appeal, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Layton, Ward 11 University-Rosedale recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment decision on Minor Variance Application No.A1049/17TEY respecting 878 Palmerston Avenue to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to request that the conditions contained in the November 16, 2018 Memorandum from the Manager, Development Engineering, Toronto and East York District be imposed; and 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all steps necessary to bring resolution to the appeal, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning
TE3.91adopted
Introduction and consideration of bills for enactment of By-laws.
General Bill Toronto and East York Community Council enacted By-laws 307-2019 to 364- 2019. Confirmatory Bill Toronto and East York Community Council passed a Confirmatory Bill as By-law 365-2019.