Item - 2025.MM32.29

City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $50,000.00 gross, $0 net, (Cost Centre: NP2161) fully funded by Section 45 funds obtained in the development at 4726-4728 Yonge Street, 9-31 Bogert Avenue and 2-28 Poyntz Avenue (Source Account: XR3028-4500139), secured for community benefits, for the purpose of providing one-time capital funding to the Toronto District School Board for capital improvements to the schoolyard at Avondale Public School, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Toronto District School Board will enter into an acceptable Community Access Agreement with the City; and
 

b. the design of the improvements will be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to participate in the preparation of the Community Access Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, provided acceptable terms can be agreed upon.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to execute on behalf of the City a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the capital improvements to the schoolyard at Avondale Public School, for a term of 25 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct that if a mutually acceptable Community Access Agreement cannot be agreed upon that the funds will not be transferred to the Toronto District School Board and shall be made available for other community benefits in the local community.