Item - 2019.GL7.8

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council repeal By-law 752-2018.

2.  City Council pass a By-law pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

a.  enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with York West Active Living Centre, with whom the Toronto Community Housing Corporation has a lease for the property known as 1901 Weston Road, with respect to approximately 7,102 square feet of rentable area and seven parking stalls (the Leased Premises) owned by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, for the purposes of providing a Municipal Capital Facility related to the provision of a community centre and ancillary parking; and

b.  exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of: (1) the commencement date of the lease, (2) the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into, and (3) the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

3.  City Council pass a resolution that the above Municipal Capital Facility is for the purposes of the City of Toronto and is for public use.

4.  City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

This report seeks Council's authority to repeal and enact a new By-law to replace the By-law passed on June 29, 2018 designating a portion of the property owned by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and occupied by the York West Active Living Centre at 1901 Weston Road as a Municipal Capital Facility, namely a community centre, and exempting it from property taxes. This is necessary because, since this By-law was passed, the York West Active Living Centre has entered into a new lease with its landlord, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, reducing the area it leases and adding seven parking stalls. In particular, the seven parking stalls, which are ancillary parking, require designation together with the community centre to be tax exempt.

The York West Active Living Centre is a community-based resource centre for persons 55 years of age and older that promotes, encourages, and supports healthy, independent living through a wide range of health and wellness programs, educational workshops, and social activities.