Item - 2023.CC7.21

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on June 14, 2023 without amendments and without debate.

CC7.21 - King-Spadina Secondary Plan - City-initiated Official Plan Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on June 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential recommendations to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the following confidential recommendations to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve policies and maps in Official Plan Amendment 486 substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes, including any revisions to Maps and references within Official Plan Amendment 486 to implement the proposed modifications contained in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, including any associated policies and maps contained within the King-Spadina Secondary Plan, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council direct that the 2004 King-Spadina Urban Design Guidelines and the 2006 King-Spadina Urban Design Guidelines are repealed for lands and developments subject to the policies contained in Official Plan Amendment 486 (as modified and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal).

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to take such steps to give effect to City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, including the balance of the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council, remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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

Background Information (City Council)

(June 2, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on King-Spadina Secondary Plan - City-initiated Official Plan Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC7.21)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-237122.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Instructions to Staff and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council