Item - 2022.PH31.7
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Housing Committee on February 15, 2022 and was adopted with amendments.
PH31.7 - Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests - Preliminary Assessments Group 2
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Planning and Housing Committee:
1. Amended Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by deleting the Preliminary Assessments for 109 Ryding Avenue (Number 121), 116R 126-142 Ryding (Number 059) and 100 Symes Road (Number 110) and request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include these Preliminary Assessments in the conversion requests report at the March 25, 2022 Planning and Housing Committee meeting.
2. Authorized the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Preliminary Assessments, attached as Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Part 1 above, as a basis for consultation.
Origin
Summary
This report provides preliminary assessments for an additional 37 requests to convert lands designated Core and General Employment Areas to non-employment uses as part of the current Growth Plan 2020 conformity exercise and Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR). It also includes 1 preliminary assessment in response to direction from Planning and Housing Committee.
This is the second in a series of reports providing staff's preliminary assessments to be used as the basis of consultation with key stakeholders and the public, including landowners and businesses, to obtain comments and feedback.
Staff will prepare final recommendations for each of the conversion requests for Planning and Housing Committee and Council's consideration as part of a statutory public meeting under Section 26 of the Planning Act.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-199138.pdf
Attachment 1: Preliminary Assessments of Employment Area Conversion Requests (Group 2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-199139.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145536.pdf
(December 17, 2021) Letter from John Den Boer, President, Toronto Farmers' Association (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145537.pdf
(January 14, 2022) Letter from Lori Nikkel, Chief Executive Officer, Second Harvest Food Rescue (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145538.pdf
(January 4, 2022) Letter from Joseph Sbrocchi, General Manager, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145539.pdf
(December 9, 2021) Letter from Michelle Broom, President, The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145525.pdf
(December 22, 2021) Letter from Bill George, Chair, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145526.pdf
(February 10, 2022) Letter from Christy McMullen, Chair, Ontario Food Terminal Board (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145597.pdf
(February 13, 2022) Letter from Les Veszlenyi and Angela Barnes, Co-chairs, Mimico Lakeshore Community Network (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145618.pdf
(February 14, 2022) Letter from Howard Ungerman, Solicitor, on behalf of property owners of 99 Ryding Avenue (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145602.pdf
(February 14, 2022) Letter from Michael S. Goldberg, Principal, Goldberg Group (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145630.pdf
(February 14, 2022) Letter from Councillor Mark Grimes, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145606.pdf
(February 14, 2022) Letter from Councillor Mark Grimes, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145607.pdf
(February 14, 2022) Letter from Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145636.pdf
(February 14, 2022) E-mail from Bill Dalton, IBI Group on behalf of A.C.D. Wholesale Meats (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145638.pdf
(February 15, 2022) Letter from Craig McLuckie, President, Toronto Industry Network (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-145660.pdf
Speakers
John Den Boer, Toronto Farmers’ Association
Bruce Nicholas, Ontario Food Terminal Board
Motions
That the Planning and Housing Committee amend Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by deleting the Preliminary Assessments for 109 Ryding Avenue (Number 121), 116R 126-142 Ryding (Number 059) and 100 Symes Road (Number 110) and request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include these Preliminary Assessments in the conversion requests report at the March 25, 2022 Planning and Housing Committee meeting.