Item - 2025.EY26.12

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Authorized the closure of a 0.4 metre wide portion of public laneway (south side), between Cordova Avenue and a point 30 metres west, for a period of 21 months, from October 31, 2025 to August 1, 2027, inclusive.

2. Directed the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks, public laneway and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

3. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

4. Directed that Cordova Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations (except with parking rates and hours of operation being consistent to the rates and hours of operation at the time of completion) when the project is complete.

5. Directed the applicant to continue to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

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

Minto Cordova LP is constructing a 24-storey residential building at 12-20 Cordova

Avenue. The site is located on the west side of Cordova Avenue, between Dundas

Street West and Central Park Road.

By way of background, City Council at its meeting on July 24 and 25, 2024 adopted item 2024.EY15.25, entitled "Construction Staging Area – 12-20 Cordova Avenue" and in so doing approved a closure of the west sidewalk, and the southbound curb lane on Cordova Avenue from September 1, 2024 to August 1, 2027, to facilitate construction staging operations for a development. Since then, the developer determined that a larger space is required to proceed with construction and is now requesting to expend the work area and occupy a small portion of the public laneway to the north.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to temporarily close a 0.4 metre wide portion of the public laneway (south side) for a period of 21 months, from October 31, 2025 to August 1, 2027 to facilitate an expansion of the previously authorized construction staging area for the development. The proposed closure will not impede the existing traffic operations, and access will be maintained within the laneway at all times.