Item - 2021.CC36.7

City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor, only at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 4 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege.

The confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 4 to the report (September 22, 2021) 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 and litigation privilege.

December 24, 2021

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows:

1.  City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated September 21, 2021 in Confidential Appendix 3 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to allow the appellant's appeal in part, and modify and approve Official Plan Amendment 478, substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix 2 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendices 2 and 3 to the report (September 22, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).