Item - 2025.IE26.15

Councillor Frances Nunziata recommends that:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in co-ordination with appropriate City Divisions, Agencies, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and intergovernmental / non-governmental partners, as required and as appropriate, to implement the Weston Loop Master Plan, contained in Attachment 4 to this letter, over the next 25 years as the general direction in for improvement for the following five parks:

- Crawford Jones Park

- Mallaby Park

- Cruickshank Park

- Little Avenue Memorial Park

- Weston Lions Park

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review the final recommendations of the Weston Loop Master Plan in Attachment 4 to this letter, and to pursue opportunities to address the Master Plan recommendations through ongoing studies, such as but not limited to the Parkland Strategy Plan, the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan, the Weston Cycling Connections Project, the Mid Humber Gap Trail Study and the Weston-in-Gear Study.

3. City Council directs the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with other City Divisions and agencies as needed to advance the implementation of priority projects identified in the Weston Loop Master Plan through the Parks and Recreation operating budget and 10-year capital plan and through the various studies, cost estimates, and / or detailed design exercises, as needed.

4. City Council authorize an exemption from section 414-25 A of Municipal Code Chapter 415-Article III Cash-in-lieu; allocation and direct that 100 per cent of the cash in lieu of parkland collected from the following projects be allocated to the Weston Loop Implementation through future budget processes when received, for consideration along with other City priorities:

- 1705 Weston Road

- 1736-1746 Weston Road

- 1798-1812 Weston Road

- 1821-1831 Weston Road

- 1830-1844 Weston Road

- 1871-1885 Weston Road

- 1956 Weston Road

- 13-21 John Street and 36-40 South Station Street

- 16 Wilby Crescent

5. City Council directs the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to work with the Friends of the Weston Loop, in consultation with the local Councillor, including participation in regularly scheduled meetings and support of annual reporting by the Friends of the Weston Loop.

6. City Council directs the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to work with the Weston Loop Consultant to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Master Plan as may be necessary to support implementation

Last winter, Mayor Chow joined me to launch a community-led visioning process for the 74 acres of connected parkland spanning five parks along the Humber River in Weston. Using a design charrette for the first time, we initiated the development of what has become the Weston Loop Master Plan.

Over several months, an iterative engagement process was undertaken, including focus groups, in-person and one-on-one consultations, the establishment of a local stakeholder advisory group with regular meetings, engagement with treaty rights holders and numerous pop-up engagements at community events. Dedicated digital platforms - such as a project website, Frequently Asked Questions, and online postings - were also used to ensure broad participation and accessibility.

City staff, including, Parks and Recreation staff were fully integrated throughout the process, participating in community events, advisory meetings, and discussions to ensure alignment with City objectives and community priorities.