Item - 2019.PH7.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2019 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Planning and Housing Committee on July 3, 2019 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 16, 2019.
PH7.11 - City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve the phased implementation of the Toronto Heritage Survey as outlined in the report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and as summarized in Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back through the City’s 2020 Budget process, on a funding approach that will be required to support the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council in 2021 following the completion of the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey work plan, and to make recommendations on future phases of work.
4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to develop a comprehensive public engagement program including potential partnerships, and a communications strategy, to support the Toronto Heritage Survey.
5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the City's four Community Preservation Panels and Heritage Toronto to develop a volunteer program that will support the Toronto Heritage Survey, including the development of a fundraising strategy for community-based initiatives.
6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize outstanding nominations for the inclusion of properties on the Heritage Register in the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to collaborate with Architectural Conservancy Ontario Toronto Branch (ACO Toronto), to explore opportunities for information gathering and sharing through extensive online property database, TOBuilt.
8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Chief Purchasing Officer to explore an Invitation to Partner Request for Proposal process to engage with technology companies and/or post-secondary institutions to create the database and mapping tool needed for the City-wide Heritage Survey.
9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in second quarter of 2020 with an update report including: timeline for completion of phase one and the entire City-wide Heritage Survey, a data management plan, results of preliminary field testing, recommended role of volunteers and non-city groups/agencies, and updates or revisions to the scope of the project.
10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include a review of outstanding Heritage Conservation District study areas, including the Sunshine Valley Heritage Conservation District study area, in phase one of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135182.pdf
Presentation from Heritage Preservation Services on City-Wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135591.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(July 1, 2019) E-mail from Zhixi Zhuang (PH.New.PH7.11.2)
(June 28, 2019) Letter from Maggie Hutcheson, Block by Block Program Director and Susan Jama, Block by Block Assistant Curator, Toronto Ward Museum (PH.New.PH7.11.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95807.pdf
(June 19, 2019) Letter from F. Leslie Thompson, Chair, Architectural, Conservancy Ontario (PH.New.PH7.11.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95808.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Michael McClelland, Principal, E.R.A. Architects Inc. (PH.New.PH7.11.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95889.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Alison Faulknor, Acting Executive Director, National Trust for Canada (PH.New.PH7.11.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95890.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Caroline Ross, TOBuilt Coordinator, Architectural Conservancy Ontario: Toronto (PH.New.PH7.11.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95891.pdf
(July 3, 2019) Letter from Catherine Nasmith, Catherine Nasmith Architect (PH.New.PH7.11.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95892.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/comm/communicationfile-96089.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Jul-18-2019 2:26 PM
Result: Carried | Majority Required - PH7.11 - Adopt the item |
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Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Shelley Carroll, Michael Ford, James Pasternak |
Mayor Tory, rising on a Point of Order, stated that if Council would permit Members to make brief remarks, the Item could be completed.
11a - City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135354.pdf
PH7.11 - City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:
1. City Council approve the phased implementation of the Toronto Heritage Survey as outlined in this report, and as summarized in Attachment 2 and Attachment 3 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back through the City’s 2020 Budget process, on a funding approach that will be required to support the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council in 2021 following the completion of the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey work plan, and to make recommendations on future phases of work.
4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to develop a comprehensive public engagement program including potential partnerships, and a communications strategy, to support the Toronto Heritage Survey.
5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the City's four Community Preservation Panels and Heritage Toronto to develop a volunteer program that will support the Toronto Heritage Survey, including the development of a fundraising strategy for community-based initiatives.
6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize outstanding nominations for the inclusion of properties on the Heritage Register in the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to collaborate with Architectural Conservancy Ontario Toronto Branch (ACO Toronto), to explore opportunities for information gathering and sharing through extensive online property database, TOBuilt.
8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Chief Purchasing Officer to explore an Invitation to Partner RFP process to engage with technology companies and/or post-secondary institutions to create the database and mapping tool needed for the City-wide Heritage Survey.
9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in second quarter of 2020 with an update report including: timeline for completion of phase one and the entire City-wide Heritage Survey, a data management plan, results of preliminary field testing, recommended role of volunteers and non-city groups/agencies, and updates or revisions to the scope of the project.
10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include a review of outstanding Heritage Conservation District study areas, including the Sunshine Valley Heritage Conservation District study area, in phase one of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The following City Planning Staff gave a presentation on City-Wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study:
- The Program Manager, Policy and Research, Heritage Preservation Services
- The Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis (SIPA)
Origin
Summary
This report responds to City Council's request in 2017 for a City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study that would scope and describe the initiative, identify required operating costs and propose necessary resources. It provides the results of the Feasibility Study, makes recommendations for a transformative approach to the identification of heritage resources in the city, and seeks support for the launch of a city-wide heritage survey program to be delivered through a multi-year work plan.
This report recommends the initiation of a city-wide heritage survey program - an emerging international best practice - as a building block for good planning. In a development context where increasing demands for heritage evaluation and protection challenge the City's ability to respond quickly and effectively, a standardized and systematic "Toronto Heritage Survey" will result in operational efficiencies, enhance civic leadership and responsiveness to provincial land-use planning and cultural heritage policies, and improve predictability for City staff, property owners and the public. It will support timely and transparent decision-making while engaging Torontonians in the pro-active identification of cultural heritage resources that residents, neighbourhoods and communities value. A Toronto Heritage Survey will also contribute significantly to city-building through the collection and dissemination of comprehensive data about the heritage resources of the city. Importantly, the survey program will engage Indigenous communities and carefully consider Indigenous histories in fulfillment of the City's Statement of Commitment to the Aboriginal Communities of Toronto. Diversity and social equity will be fundamental principles as the survey moves forward.
A city-wide heritage survey is an ambitious, multi-year program that will modernize the day to day work of City Planning. This report proposes a phased survey program that, if sufficiently resourced, can efficiently and effectively identify heritage resources throughout the City while providing timely research and base-line data for heritage conservation districts and other area planning studies. A major outcome of the survey will be greater clarity for City Planning, communities and property owners about the location and value of heritage resources.
A city-wide heritage survey also has the potential to engage stakeholders, communities and volunteers through their contribution to the survey's understanding of local heritage, which in turn builds stronger communities. Survey data, gathered and made open and accessible through the digital exchange of information, can be used by public and private sectors for a variety of purposes, including informing public policy and decision-making and strengthening a culture of conservation. The Toronto Heritage Survey has the potential to engage Torontonians in ways that could dramatically enrich an understanding of pre- and post-European settlement Toronto. It will also benefit the work of city-builders through pro-active identification. Finally, the survey has the potential to weave together into a coherent whole, the histories and geographies of the amalgamated City.
This report provides the results of the City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study conducted by City Planning in 2018-2019, including information on the following areas of interest as identified by Council:
- Sector Scan Analysis
- Proposed Survey Methodology
- Data Management
- Methodology to Prioritize Survey Areas
- Community Engagement
- Role of Volunteers
- Phased Approach to Timing and Costing
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135182.pdf
Presentation from Heritage Preservation Services on City-Wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135591.pdf
Communications
(July 1, 2019) E-mail from Zhixi Zhuang (PH.New.PH7.11.2)
(June 28, 2019) Letter from Maggie Hutcheson, Block by Block Program Director and Susan Jama, Block by Block Assistant Curator, Toronto Ward Museum (PH.New.PH7.11.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95807.pdf
(June 19, 2019) Letter from F. Leslie Thompson, Chair, Architectural, Conservancy Ontario (PH.New.PH7.11.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95808.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Michael McClelland, Principal, E.R.A. Architects Inc. (PH.New.PH7.11.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95889.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Alison Faulknor, Acting Executive Director, National Trust for Canada (PH.New.PH7.11.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95890.pdf
(July 2, 2019) Letter from Caroline Ross, TOBuilt Coordinator, Architectural Conservancy Ontario: Toronto (PH.New.PH7.11.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95891.pdf
(July 3, 2019) Letter from Catherine Nasmith, Catherine Nasmith Architect (PH.New.PH7.11.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/comm/communicationfile-95892.pdf
Speakers
Susan Jama
Zhixi Zhuang, Ryerson University, Urban and Social Planning
Catherine Nasmith
Kaitlin Wainwright, Heritage Toronto
Councillor Josh Matlow
Motions
That:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include a review of outstanding Heritage Conservation District study areas, including the Sunshine Valley Heritage Conservation District study area, in phase one of the Toronto Heritage Survey.
That:
1. The Planning and Housing Committee adopt Recommendation 7 in the Decision Letter (June 20, 2019) from the Toronto Preservation Board and included in Item PH7.11a:
"7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to collaborate with Architectural Conservancy Ontario Toronto Branch (ACO Toronto), to explore opportunities for information gathering and sharing through extensive online property database, TOBuilt."
That:
1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Chief Purchasing Officer to explore an Invitation to Partner RFP process to engage with technology companies and/or post-secondary institutions to create the database and mapping tool needed for the City-wide Heritage Survey.
2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in second quarter of 2020 with an update report including: timeline for completion of phase one and the entire City-wide Heritage Survey, a data management plan, results of preliminary field testing, recommended role of volunteers and non-city groups/agencies, and updates or revisions to the scope of the project.
11a - City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study
Origin
Summary
The Toronto Preservation Board on June 20, 2019 considered a report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on the City-wide Heritage Survey Feasibility Study.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-135354.pdf