Item - 2026.GG28.13

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council pass a By-law pursuant to section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:  

a. enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with Brigham Holdings Inc., the landlord, which leases approximately 10,295 square feet at 130 Merton Street, Suite 600 (the "Leased Premises") to the City of Toronto, used as a community centre; and

b. exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:

1. the commencement date of the Lease,

2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into, and

3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

2. City Council declare that the municipal capital facility detailed in Recommendation 1 is for the purposes of the City and is for a public use.

3. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

This report seeks City Council’s authority to adopt the necessary By-law to designate a portion of the property owned by Brigham Holdings Inc., leased to the City, and used by Senior Peoples’ Resources in North Toronto, as a Municipal Capital Facility, and to provide an exemption from municipal and education taxes. The Municipal Capital Facility Agreement authorized by the By-law will provide a tax exemption for Unit 600, comprising approximately 10,295 square feet, located at 130 Merton Street.

The Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto located at 130 Merton Street, Suite 600 is a non-profit community support service agency offering a wide range of practical and low-cost services to seniors and their caregivers. The space is used as a community centre to offer home care services, house calls, transportation services, etc. to seniors living independently in the surrounding neighbourhood.