Item - 2023.CC5.15

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on March 29, 2023 without amendments and without debate.

CC5.15 - 438-440 Avenue Road and 169-171B Balmoral Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
12 - Toronto - St. Paul's

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle, dated March 15, 2023, in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated January 19, 2023, prepared by IBI Group, in Confidential Appendix B (collectively, the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division;

 

b. the Owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

 

c. the Owner at its sole expense has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; and

 

d. the Owner has revised its wind study for the proposed development in accordance with the City's terms of reference for wind studies to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 438-440 Avenue Road and 169-171B Balmoral Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Direction Report (CC5.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235069.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235071.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235072.pdf
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council