Item - 2020.CC23.15

City Council on July 28 and 29, 2020, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 21, 2020) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential  instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 21, 2020) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 21, 2020) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 21, 2020) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning Staff and appropriate City staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan applications in their current form for the lands at 39-45 Thora Avenue.

2.  In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows an appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan applications in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order(s) approving the application until:

a.  the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b.  the owner submits to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and plans; in addition, the owner would be required to enter into an agreement(s) for the construction of any improvements to existing municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support this development;

c.  the owner submits appropriate plans/documentation including a Transportation Brief/updated Transportation Impact Study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

d.  conditions of Site Plan Approval are identified in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (July 21, 2020) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.