Item - 2023.TE4.37
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 10,11 and 12, 2023 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on April 12, 2023 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 10,11 and 12, 2023.
- See also 2023.TE3.17
TE4.37 - Status Report on the Gerrard-Carlaw North Transit Oriented Community
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
City Council Decision
City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Provincial Government to require a minimum of 20 percent affordable housing on the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard/Carlaw for a minimum of 50 years.
2. City Council request ChoiceReit and Infrastructure Ontario to make a public commitment to add 20 percent of affordable units for 50 years guaranteed affordability to the their proposed Rezoning at the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard and Carlaw.
3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, to assess the impact on Matty Eckler Community Centre of adding 1098 new housing units and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 on this assessment.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234786.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/comm/communicationfile-166149.pdf
(April 9, 2023) E-mail from Kit Chapman (TE.Supp)
(April 9, 2023) E-mail from Audrey Duff (TE.Supp)
(April 10, 2023) E-mail from Marie-Claude (TE.Supp)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council amend Toronto East York Community Council Recommendation 3 by deleting "Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office" and replacing it with "Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning" so that it now reads :
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, to assess the impact on Matty Eckler Community Centre of adding 1098 new housing units and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 on this assessment.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) May-12-2023 12:29 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - TE4.37 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 21 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Brad Bradford, Lily Cheng, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |
TE4.37 - Status Report on the Gerrard-Carlaw North Transit Oriented Community
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council request the Provincial Government require a minimum of 20 percent affordable housing on the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard/Carlaw for a minimum of 50 years.
2. City Council request ChoiceReit and Infrastructure Ontario to make a public commitment to add 20 percent of affordable units for 50 years guaranteed affordability to the their proposed Rezoning at the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard and Carlaw.
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, to assess the impact on Matty Eckler Community Centre of adding 1098 new housing units and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 on this assessment.
Origin
Summary
This report provides an update on the Provincial Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. It also includes preliminary planning comments, outstanding issues, opportunities to secure City priorities, and a summary of feedback received by the City and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) through a public engagement process for the Gerrard Carlaw North TOC.
IO has partnered with Choice REIT for the delivery of a TOC proposal on the northeast corner of Gerrard Avenue and Carlaw Avenue (herein referred to as 'Gerrard Carlaw North') related to the Ontario Line Gerrard-Carlaw Station. The proposal, at 425-471 Carlaw Avenue, includes a mixed-use podium building with three tower elements at 30, 35 and 40 storeys. The proposal would also provide a public park, a Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Space (POPS), and a new public street.
The TOC falls within the study area for the Council-directed Gerrard-Carlaw Planning Study. The study was initiated prior to the TOC being announced, but the study scope has been adjusted to allow for these two projects to proceed concurrently. Opportunities for shared consultation and consideration of this TOC are being explored, with a focus on its connection to the surrounding existing and emerging context. A complete communities approach guides City Planning in consideration of both the TOC and the study.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234786.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/comm/communicationfile-166149.pdf
(April 9, 2023) E-mail from Kit Chapman (TE.Supp)
(April 9, 2023) E-mail from Audrey Duff (TE.Supp)
(April 10, 2023) E-mail from Marie-Claude (TE.Supp)
Speakers
Motions
That:
1. City Council request the Provincial Government require a minimum of 20 percent affordable housing on the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard/Carlaw for a minimum of 50 years.
2. City Council request ChoiceReit and Infrastructure Ontario to make a public commitment to add 20 percent of affordable units for 50 years guaranteed affordability to the their proposed Rezoning at the Provincial Transit Oriented Community site at Gerrard and Carlaw.
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, to assess the impact on Matty Eckler Community Centre of adding 1098 new housing units and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 on this assessment.