Item - 2025.GG26.33
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the General Government Committee on December 8, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025.
- See also By-laws 1460-2025, 1461-2025
GG26.33 - Councillors' Constituency Offices - Designation of Portions of Properties used as Municipal Capital Facilities
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 11 - University - Rosedale, 25 - Scarborough - Rouge Park
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council pass by-laws pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:
a. enter into Municipal Capital Facility Agreements with the landlords of each of the two properties with whom the City has a lease on behalf of the City Councillors (the "Leased Premises"), with respect to approximately 1,896 square feet of combined space, for the purposes of providing municipal capital facilities related to the provision of facilities used by City Councillors located at:
1. 622 College Street (Ward 11); and
2. 215 Morrish Road (Ward 25).
b. exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:
1. the commencement date of the Lease;
2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and
3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.
2. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-260336.pdf
GG26.33 - Councillors' Constituency Offices - Designation of Portions of Properties used as Municipal Capital Facilities
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 11 - University - Rosedale, 25 - Scarborough - Rouge Park
Committee Recommendations
The General Government Committee recommend that:
1. City Council pass by-laws pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:
a. enter into Municipal Capital Facility Agreements with the landlords of each of the two properties with whom the City has a lease on behalf of the City Councillors (the "Leased Premises"), with respect to approximately 1,896 square feet of combined space, for the purposes of providing municipal capital facilities related to the provision of facilities used by City Councillors located at:
622 College Street (Ward 11)
215 Morrish Road (Ward 25)
b. exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:
1. the commencement date of the Lease;
2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and
3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.
2. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.
Origin
Summary
This report seeks Council's authority for the adoption of the necessary by-laws to designate portions of two properties leased by the City of Toronto for use as City Councillor's constituency offices as Municipal Capital Facilities and to provide exemptions for municipal taxes and education taxes. The Municipal Capital Facility Agreements authorized by the by-laws will provide tax exemptions for approximately 1,896 square feet in total of combined space. The two properties and their respective square footage are provided below. The two properties are eligible to be deemed as Municipal Capital Facilities as they serve as facilities used by City Councillors.
- 622 College Street, Ward 11, 582 square feet
- 215 Morrish Road, Ward 25, 1,314 square feet
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-260336.pdf