Item - 2023.PH3.4

The Planning and Housing Committee:  

1. Received the report (April 13, 2023) from the Acting Deputy City Manager, for information.

Concept 2 Keys (C2K) is an innovative program that is changing how Planning and Development applications are reviewed at the City of Toronto. C2K is creating new application review teams comprised of staff from across City divisions to help create a more collaborative and coordinated relationship between applicants and the City. The goal is to improve the experience of applicants submitting development proposals and the processes used by City staff across divisions reviewing these applications.

At its meeting of February 28, 2023, the Planning and Housing Committee adopted, with amendments, Item PH2.4 "Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Dashboard: February 2023 Priority Development Applications Status Update".  The committee amendments requested that the Acting Deputy City Manager bring forward the Concept 2 Keys Dashboard report to every second Planning and Housing Committee meeting for the remainder of the 2022-2026 term of Council, commencing with the April 27, 2023, committee.

The purpose of this report is to provide Planning and Housing Committee with the April 2023 updated C2K Dashboard for each priority development application currently being reviewed through C2K's Priority Development Review Stream (PDRS) for the period from February 4, 2023, to March 24, 2023.  Since the February 2023 Dashboard report, the number of approvals has increased from 8 to 10 and the total number of approved affordable rental units has increased from 495 to 595. In addition, several applications have advanced through the development review process based on the stages within the dashboard.