Item - 2025.PH23.3

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Development Review and the operator of the new shelter located at 68 Sheppard Avenue West, to include where feasible, parking, loading and additional outdoor amenity space as part of the design of the shelter site.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review, and the operator of the new shelter located at 68 Sheppard Avenue West, to, as a part of the site plan process, consider locating the main entrance to the building so that it is not visible from Sheppard Avenue West.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the President, Toronto Parking Authority, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to assess the demand and supply of public and private parking, both on-street and off-street, to determine if there is a sufficient supply of public parking options based on current demand and forecasted growth, and through the 2027 capital planning process, determine whether any additional parking facilities are needed to support public parking demand in the area immediate vicinity around 68 Sheppard Avenue West.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, the Chief Procurement Office and the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to explore a community benefits program for the shelter program at 68 Sheppard Avenue West, with an objective to provide meaningful employment opportunities to Indigenous communities through shelter construction and subsequent operations.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services in consultation with the shelter operator and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to explore addition of a community space on the ground floor of the shelter facing Sheppard Avenue West.

That:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Development Review, to develop and report back to City Council on a revised process concerning planning regulatory changes for shelter sites which ensures that Council’s planning regulatory decisions are unfettered or not prejudiced, and perceived as such, by any other financial, real estate or operating interest of the City.

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Development Review and the operator of the new shelter located at 2204-2212 Eglinton Avenue West and 601 Caledonia Road, to consider the inclusion of on-site parking, loading and soft landscaping buffers as part of the design of the shelter site.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to ensure that all applicable environmental requirements and due diligence process are followed in the investigation, remediation and abatement of the properties located at 601 Caledonia Road and 2204–2212 Eglinton Avenue West, in accordance with provincial environmental guidelines.

REVISED

That City Council delete Planning and Housing Committee Recommendation 6.

Recommendation to be deleted: 

6. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 66-66Y Third Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 13 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

and adopt the following new recommendation:

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review to hold additional public consultations and report back in the first quarter of 2026 directly to City Council with a final recommendation on the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 66-66Y Third Street.

Adoption of Recommendations 1 and 2:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 68 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 68 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 9 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendation 3 only:

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 1615 Dufferin Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 10 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendation 4 only:

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 2204-2212 Eglinton Avenue West and 601 Caledonia Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 11 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendation 5 only:

5. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 2535 Gerrard Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 12 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendation 6 only:

6. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 66-66Y Third Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 13 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendation 7 only:

7. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 1220-1222 Wilson Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 14 to the report (July 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

Adoption of Recommendations 8 and 9 only:

8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and any other appropriate staff to initiate the process, including all required investigations, confirmations and reports, to permanently close the public lane on a portion of 66-66Y Third Street.

Adoption of Recommendation 10 only:

10. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services, establish a cross-divisional leadership team responsible for working with local Councillors and communities to develop neighbourhood-specific operating plans for each of the subject locations that ensure the City takes a responsive approach to integrating and welcoming new shelter services into communities, and offer to establish community-level working groups with any local City Councillor related to the subject sites.

Adoption of the item as amended.

During Councillor Crisanti’s questions to staff on the item, Councillor Perks, rising on a Point of Order, stated that speculating about potential real estate purchases puts the City at risk, in terms of the price, so he doesn’t think it is appropriate that Council asks about any future land purchase.

Councillor Crisanti, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he wished to know if Councillor Perks is suggesting that this is a future land purchase.

In response to Councillor Moise’s comments during his speaking time, Councillor Pasternak, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that he thinks it is inappropriate to demonize those Councillors who feel that the site selection process was flawed. Councillor Pasternak stated that this is a zoning issue, and the suburban Councillors should not be painted as heartless, as they are doing a lot in their wards to help those who are disenfranchised and homeless. Councillor Pasternak further stated that just because some Members say the site is not right doesn’t mean that they do not want to support the homeless, and that he would ask Councillor Moise to retract his comments.

Councillor Moise, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that he is happy to retract his comments and apologize.

Councillor Perks, rising on a Point of Order, stated that the Speaker had advised Council at the beginning of item PH23.3 that the shelter by-law is generally not in front of Council, and that he believes that Motion 2 by Councillor Holyday has the effect of reopening the shelter by-law. Councillor Perks stated that he would like the Speaker to rule Motion 2 by Councillor Holyday out of order.

Councillor Perks, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he would like the Speaker to make a ruling on Motion 4 by Councillor Bradford. Councillor Perks stated that  the procedures by-law does not allow City Council to defer a portion of an item, and that Councillor Bradford’s motion, which asks the staff to come back with a further report, with no additional instructions or request for new information or a different kind of study to be done, is effectively deferring Part 6 of the item to a future meeting. Councillor Perks further stated that since the procedures by-law does not allow for deferring a portion of an item he would ask the Speaker to rule the motion out of order.

Councillor Perruzza, rising on a Point of Order, requested that Council vote separately on all the recommendations.

Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, requested that Council vote on Recommendations 8 and 9 together.

That:

1. The Planning and Housing Committee delete Recommendation 7.

That:

1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services, establish a cross-divisional leadership team responsible for working with local Councillors and communities to develop neighbourhood-specific operating plans for each of the subject locations that ensure the City takes a responsive approach to integrating and welcoming new shelter services into communities, and offer to establish community-level working groups with any local City Councillor related to the subject sites.

That:

1. The Planning and Housing Committee delete Recommendation 6.

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and any other appropriate staff to initiate the process, including all required investigations, confirmations and reports, to permanently close the public lane on a portion of 66-66Y Third Street.

Councillor Myers, rising on a Point of Order, asked the Chair to clarify why the report mentions shelters many times but the deputants are not allow to, and that this is leading to confusion for both deputants and councillors.

Councillor Matlow, rising on a Point of Order, asked the Chair to clarify where in the law it states that people who make deputations cannot express an opinion about the use.