Item - 2022.MM42.34

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council support the establishment of a Neighbourhood Relations Committee composed of representatives from Toronto Western Hospital, local residents and the Ward Councillor, that would meet bi-annually to address concerns regarding the Site Plan application process, Construction Management Plan, the ongoing noise mitigation measures, future expansion of the Hospital, and to keep an open dialogue between the Hospital and the local community.

2. City Council direct that, as part of the Site Plan application, the owner submit a Noise Impact Study, inclusive of the cumulative noise from the hospital campus, prepared by a third party subject matter expert, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, subject to peer review, and thereafter shall implement the plan including those measures that can be secured as part of the Site Plan Approval; the applicant shall be responsible for any costs associated with the mitigation measures recommended as part of the Noise Impact Study and any costs related to a peer review of the Noise Impact Study if deemed necessary by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council direct that, as part of the Site Plan application, the owner submit a lighting plan indicating the location, height and type of lighting and ground level signage on the proposed building; such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with an aim to reduce light pollution and infiltration from the hospital campus to the community.

4. City Council direct that, prior to the commencement of any excavation and shoring work, the owner shall submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, in consultation with the local community, and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related details: noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking, access and queuing locations that limit access to the construction site utilizing the Bathurst Street and Nassau Street intersection wherever possible, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.