Item - 2024.TE12.43

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Authorized the continuation of the closure of the north sidewalk and a 4 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Lombard Street, between Church Street and a point 36 metres east, from April 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

2. Authorized the continuation of the closure of the east sidewalk and a 2.8 metre wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Church Street, between Lombard Street and a point 41 metres north, from April 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

3. Directed the applicant to continue to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

4. Directed the applicant to install a wash station at all exits within the staging area to clean truck tires in order to eliminate dirt and mud from entering the municipal road network.

5. Directed the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

6. Directed the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

7. Directed the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

8. Directed the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

9. Directed the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

10. Directed the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

11. Directed the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

12. Directed the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

13. Directed that Church Street and Lombard Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

14. Directed the applicant to continue to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected, unobstructed, and wheelchair accessible pedestrian walkway for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit.

15. Directed the applicant to continue to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the construction site hoarding, which must be prominently place and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

16. Directed the applicant to continue to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

17. Directed the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services and the applicant to continue to establish a Construction Management Working Group that meets monthly and invites local stakeholders including Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, adjacent neighbours and local resident groups.

18. Directed the applicant to continue to email monthly construction progress reports to the local Councillor, the local residents' association and the Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Minto Communities is constructing a 48-storey mixed use building at 89, 97 and 99, Church Street. The site is located on the northeast corner of Church Street and Lombard Street. The north sidewalk and a 4 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Lombard Street and the east sidewalk and a 2.8 metre wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Church Street, fronting the site, is closed to accommodate a construction staging area.

Toronto and East York Community Council, at its meeting on June 24, 2021, approved the subject construction staging area on Church Street and Lombard Street from July 16, 2021 to July 30, 2022. At the time, the developer indicated they would require the staging area for a total of 35 months, from July 16, 2021 to May 31, 2024. As the previous permit was approved for a 13 month period, the developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Church Street and Lombard Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Church Street and on Lombard Street for an additional 9 months, from April 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024, to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.