Item - 2026.CC43.21

City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:

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

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to motion 1, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 15, 2026) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they are about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

August 11, 2026

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to motion 1 were adopted by City Council and are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor’s discretion to make them public, as follows:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in opposition of the proposed development at 2915, 2917, 2939, 2941 and 2943 Bloor Street West.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain external consultants to provide expert opinion evidence in support of City Council’s refusal of the proposed zoning by-law amendment to permit the proposed development at 2915, 2917, 2939, 2941 and 2943 Bloor Street West.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary and reasonable actions to implement City Council's decision.

4. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that, should the Ontario Land Tribunal be allow the appeal in whole or in part, the Final Order of the Ontario Land Tribunal be withheld pending the completion of the following:

a. the final form and content of the proposed zoning by-law amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Executive Director, Development Review;

b. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-law(s) and/or secured in a development agreement, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

c. the Owner’s engineering consultant, a Professional Engineer, shall at the Owner’s sole expense, submit an assessment to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water demonstrating how the City will be able to access, maintain and replace the existing infrastructure in the City laneway adjacent to the subject lands after construction of the proposed building, which assessment shall indicate how the City will be able to access the laneway area with all necessary equipment for maintenance, emergencies and repairs at all times, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water;

d. the Owner has, at its sole expense, submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and such reports shall determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development and/or any upgrades that may be required;

e. the Owner has, at its sole expense, made satisfactory arrangements with the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review and entered into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review;

f. the Owner has, at its sole expense, submitted a revised Hydrological Assessment Report and Hydrological Review Summary Form, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form, Foundation Drainage Summary Form, and Foundation Drainage Brief to determine the quality and quantity of groundwater that may be required to be discharged to the City sewage works as a result to of a proposed development and comply with Foundation Drainage Policy and guidelines to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

g. the Owner has, at its sole expense, addressed matters identified by Transportation Review requiring clarification and refinement, including parking stall dimensions, bicycle parking details, loading operations, and solid waste servicing, to the satisfaction of Transportation Review, Development Review;

h. the Owner has, at its sole expense, addressed outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including the provision of acceptable reports and studies), to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Tree Protection and Plan Review, provided that such review recognizes and is consistent with the built form and site organization approved in principle through the settlement;

i. the Owner has, at its sole expense, made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements, as may be permitted by legislation, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; and

j. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (Application 25 208841 WET 03 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code, pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters, including tenant relocation assistance, necessary to implement City Council’s decision.

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 15, 2026) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (July 15, 2026) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.