Item - 2015.TE12.30

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council approve the East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan attached as Appendix 1 to the report (October 23, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, and the Director, Waterfront Secretariat.

2.  City Council authorize City staff to release public art funds to Waterfront Toronto that are received by the City for development sites in the East Bayfront Precinct, including public art funds that have been received for 261 Queens Quay and 12 Bonnycastle, following the completion of the agreement as outlined in Recommendation 3.

3.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to execute, on behalf of the City, an agreement with Waterfront Toronto with respect to administration and oversight of the East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan as described in this report, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of the East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan which will be administered by Waterfront Toronto. The Plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, was prepared by Waterfront Toronto in consultation with City staff, and outlines the methods through which public art will be commissioned within the East Bayfront precinct.

The East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan outlines the public art objectives and principles, as well as the methods by which Waterfront Toronto will implement a process to commission public art throughout the precinct. The art commissioned through this Plan will be owned and maintained by the City of Toronto.

The East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan provides a framework for the commissioning of artworks on prominent publicly-owned lands.  The Plan meets the objectives of the City Planning Percent for Public Art Program Guidelines and is supported by the Toronto Public Art Commission.