Item - 2025.CC32.12
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 with amendments.
- See also 2024.CC19.9
CC32.12 - 65 Ookwemin Street (Formerly 309 Cherry Street) - Amendment to Item 2024.CC19.9 - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
City Council Decision
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.CC19.9 in accordance with the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor.
2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to engage with WaterfronToronto to develop a common planning approach for privately owned development sites and parcels in the Ookwemin Minising precinct that will deliver complete communities, including opportunities to increase the number of affordable housing units in line with City Council-approved targets which would include the use of available City incentives, subject to eligibility, intergovernmental funding programs, and federal financing tools and report on the progress to the October 30, 2025, meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee.
3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor.
4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:
1. City Council amend Part 1 of the confidential instructions to staff in Council's decision on Item 2024.CC19.9 by adding to the end of Part 1 "as amended in the revised without prejudice settlement offer dated July 4, 2025 attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor.
2. City Council amend Part 2 of the confidential instructions to staff in Council's decision on Item 2024.CC19.9 by deleting "(June 11, 2024)" and replacing it with "(July 10, 2025)".
3. City Council adopt amendments to the Ookwemin Minising Precinct Plan, in accordance with Confidential Appendix C to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor in order to incorporate the 65 Ookwemin Street lands and the proposal as reflected in Confidential Appendix B to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor into the precinct plan.
4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.
Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2025) 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)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-257341.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on July 30, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-257343.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on July 30, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-257344.pdf
Confidential Appendix C - Confidential Information - made public on July 30, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-257345.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/comm/communicationfile-195272.pdf
(July 23, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (CC.New)
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to engage with WaterfronToronto to develop a common planning approach for privately owned development sites and parcels in the Ookwemin Minising precinct that will deliver complete communities, including opportunities to increase the number of affordable housing units in line with Council-approved targets which would include the use of available City incentives, subject to eligibility, intergovernmental funding programs, and federal financing tools and report on the progress to the October 30, 2025 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee.