Item - 2026.CC39.5

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instruction to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and relates to litigation or potential litigation.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

At its meeting of November 12 and 13, 2025 City Council instructed the City Solicitor to bring an application for judicial review, motion for leave to appeal, and if granted, to appeal to Divisional Court, from the October 10, 2025, decision of the Ontario Land Tribunal regarding the property at 155 St. Dennis Drive.

Following the 155 St. Dennis Decision, the Ontario Land Tribunal also rendered a decision on related issues concerning a separate development at 7553 Islington Avenue in the City of Vaughan. The City of Vaughan and Toronto Region Conservation Authority have sought leave to appeal to the Divisional Court from the 7553 Islington Decision.

The City Solicitor requires further directions on related time sensitive litigation matters.