Item - 2019.CC11.6

City Council on October 29 and 30, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the revisions to the King Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan as set out in and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed revisions to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and ensure that such stylistic and technical changes are reflected within the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan’s policies, schedules, appendices and maps.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to finalize an appendix to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan to recognize and transition approved development applications up to the date of the hearing scheduled for April 6, 2020 for transition purposes as outlined in the adopted policy set out in Confidential Appendix A  to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor as Appendix F.

4.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to continue negotiations with other appellants to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan in an effort to resolve all outstanding issues under appeal and to take all necessary steps to bring resolution to the matter, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.