Item - 2022.MM45.46
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 15 and 16, 2022 without amendments.
MM45.46 - Advancing Reconciliation through the Creation of Affordable Housing by Indigenous for Indigenous at 15 Denison Avenue - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 10 - Spadina - Fort York
City Council Decision
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to include conveyance, for nominal value, of all or portion of the City-owned property at 15 Denison Avenue and a portion of the adjacent public lane to an Indigenous non-profit organization to be selected through the Request for Proposals process referred to in Part 2 below, instead of the previously approved 99-year long term lease approach for this site in Item PH23.9, and, once a development plan for the property is established, City Council direct staff to take all steps necessary to comply with the City of Toronto's real estate disposal process in Article 1 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 213, Real Property.
2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to issue a Request For Proposals for 15 Denison Avenue to identify an Indigenous non-profit housing provider to design, build, finance, own and operate a new mixed-use affordable rental housing building, with rental units remaining affordable for a minimum period of 99 years, and partner with the City to establish a comprehensive development plan for the property, including the cultural space and outdoor space.
3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate any unused portion of the $200,000 from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058), designated for pre-development work for 15 Denison Avenue, to the Indigenous non-profit housing provider referred to in Part 2 above, once selected, to advance the development of the site.
4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report back to City Council on the results of the Request for Proposals including any request for Open Door financial incentives to activate the affordable rental homes.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor John Tory be permitted to add to the Agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion Without Notice concerning:
Advancing Reconciliation through the Creation of Affordable Housing by Indigenous for Indigenous at 15 Denison Avenue
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent as it gives staff authority to begin the process to engage the Indigenous community in the initiation of the design and development of Indigenous housing and cultural space at this site, and to convey this City-owned site, to meet urgent truth and reconciliation objectives.