Item - 2021.PH27.1

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend former City of Toronto By-law 1994-0805, Railway Lands - West, as amended, for the lands at 150 Queens Wharf Road substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment shown as Attachment 6 to the report (October 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendations 1 and 2 above to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to submit an updated Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

4. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to engage City partners and the housing provider, to advance the detailed design of development requirements identified in Attachment 9 to the report (October 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements in terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the housing provider.

5. City Council direct that any future planning applications for 150 Queens Wharf Road, including an application for Site Plan Control, be reviewed in the context of the 150 Queens Wharf Design Brief (September 3, 2021), provided as Attachment 10 to the report (October 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to allocate funds that have been previously secured and collected by the City through Section 37 agreements, to the construction of an EarlyON Centre at 150 Queens Wharf Road, and that it be included in 2022-2031 Capital Plan Submission for Children's Services with the Section 37 community benefits that have been obtained from the following developments:

a. 100 Fort York Boulevard, Blocks 26E, 26W, 29, secured for a range of benefits include the provision of childcare, in the amount of $1,440,864 (source account number XR3026- 3700184);

b. 100 Fort York Boulevard, Railway Lands West, Blocks 33 and 37 (511 Bremner Boulevard) secured for a range of benefits, including community facilities, in the amount of $534,819 (source account number XR3026- 3700553); and

c. 100 Fort York Boulevard, Railway Lands West, Blocks 33 and 37 (511 Bremner Boulevard) secured for a range of benefits, including community facilities, in the amount of $253,810 (source account number XR3026- 3700765).

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on October 18, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

150 Queens Wharf Road is a City-owned property and one of six sites approved by City Council in May 2020 for inclusion in Phase Two of the Housing Now Initiative. This report recommends approval of a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building with 282 rental dwelling units, of which between 33% - 50% of new units will be provided as affordable rental housing, with the remainder provided as market rental units. The site will include a new EarlyON Centre with programmable outdoor space, providing access to programming and activities for children 0-6 years of age and their caregivers, and a pedestrian connection through the site from Queens Wharf Road to the future Lower Garrison Creek Park.

The property is the final undeveloped parcel in the Railway Lands and will contribute to the area's evolution as an inclusive, mixed-use community. The site was identified as a location for affordable housing since the initial plan for the Railway Lands was developed in the 1990s. Through the Housing Now Initiative, the site will remain in City ownership and will be leased to a housing provider for a term of 99 years. The housing provider will be responsible for detailed design and submission of a Site Plan Control application based on technical work undertaken by CreateTO and City divisions to support the proposed development concept, in addition to other obligations related to the provision of new affordable housing, the EarlyON Centre and new public realm investments.

The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan (2020), the City's Official Plan including the Downtown Plan and with the Railway Lands West Secondary Plan.