Item - 2023.MM6.43

City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as shareholder, direct the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to:

a. pause the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act renovations at Willowdale Manor in order to:

i. explore all available options, including mobile ramps, to preserve the well-loved features of Willowdale Manor’s community stage and front sitting lounge area with the senior residents and the local Councillor, with a report-back to the local Councillor in June 2023;

ii. allow for further engagement and education in multiple languages with the tenants at Willowdale Manor; 

b. develop and execute an engagement plan in consultation with the local Councillor and the Deputy City Manager, Social and Community Services; and

c. direct the Chief Execitive Officer, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation to review the current communications plan for Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act renovations at the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, including the Willowdale Manor, and request feedback from the Senior Tenants Advisory Committee in this review process.