Item - 2025.MM30.40

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on May 21 and 22, 2025 without amendments.

MM30.40 - 11 Oswald Crescent - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

City Council Decision

City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 11 Oswald Crescent (Applications. B0061/24TEY, A0869/24TEY, and A0870/24TEY).

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a resolution regarding 11 Oswald Crescent (Applications B0061/24TEY, A0869/24TEY, and A0870/24TEY) and authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City at their discretion after consultation with the Ward 15 Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Rachel Chernos Lin (Carried)

That Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:

 

11 Oswald Crescent - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body

 

Reason for Urgency: This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the City Solicitor requires instructions to obtain party status in the appeal and subsequently attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing which can be scheduled at any time.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) May-22-2025 5:13 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM30.40 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 19 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Chris Moise, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Josh Matlow (Interest Declared), Amber Morley

Declared Interests (City Council)

The following member(s) declared an interest:

Councillor Josh Matlow - as he owns a home property nearby.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12500
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council