Item - 2025.CC34.4

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on November 12 and 13, 2025 without amendments.

CC34.4 - 2 Tippett Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
6 - York Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 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 (October 31, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated October 28, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 31, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendment are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review;

 

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated November 6, 2024, and any outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the subject applications, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review;

 

c. the owner has submitted updated Phase One and Two Environmental Site Assessment Reports, Transportation Impact Study, Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, Hydrogeotechnical Investigation, Hydrological Review Summary, Water Tight Letter, External Sanitary Sewer Analysis, Municipal Servicing Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review;

 

d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and entered into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Stormwater Management Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review;

 

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Urban Design matters in the Urban Design Memorandum dated November 6, 2024, and any outstanding issues raised by Urban Design, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies) as they relate to the subject applications to the satisfaction of the Director, Urban Design;

 

f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed any outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the subject applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

 

g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated November 6, 2024, and any outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the subject applications to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 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 (October 31, 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 (October 31, 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)

(October 31, 2025) Report from the City Solicitor on 2 Tippett Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC34.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-259757.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on November 18, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-259759.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on November 18, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-259760.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Reconsider Item moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Carried)

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item CC34.4.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-13-2025 2:23 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CC34.4 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 25 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are James Pasternak
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council