Item - 2026.MM39.36

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on March 25 and 26, 2026 with amendments.

MM39.36 - Addressing Urgent Parking Capacity Gap at 175, 185 and 205 Cummer Avenue (Cummer Lodge, Willowdale Manor, and Seniors Supportive Housing) - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Status:: Amended

Ward:: 18 - Willowdale

Caution: Motions and votes are shown below. Any motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.

Recommendations

Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Development Office to consult with the President and Chief Executive Office of Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer of Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, the President of the Toronto Parking Authority and the Executive Director of Corporate Real Estate Management and report back to the appropriate committee in quarter 2 of 2026 on:

a. the results of a comprehensive parking study for 175, 185 and 205 Cummer Avenue which identifies current and future cumulative parking demands for Cummer Lodge, Willowdale Manor and Supportive Housing including demand during shift change times, existing waitlists for resident parking at Willowdale Manor and visitor parking;

b. identifying effective parking enforcement options to ensure only users of the site park there, including consideration of parking permits, visitor parking tags and a parking operator who provides enforcement; and 

c. exploring opportunities to provide additional parking capacity for 175, 185 and 205 Cummer Avenue on- or off-site, with an interim solution to be implemented in quarter 3 of 2026 and a long-term solution to be implemented in 2027.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM39.36
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-285364.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Gord Perks (Carried)

That:

1. City Council amend Recommendation 1 by deleting the words "in quarter 2 of 2026" after the words "committee" and replacing them with the words "by the first quarter of 2027" so that it now reads:

2. City Council amend Recommendation 1.a. by adding the words "public transit options," after the words "including" so that it now reads as follows:

1.a. the results of a comprehensive parking study for 175, 185 and 205 Cummer Avenue which identifies current and future cumulative parking demands for Cummer Lodge, Willowdale Manor and Supportive Housing including public transit options, demand during shift change times, existing waitlists for resident parking at Willowdale Manor and visitor parking;

3. City Council amend Recommendation 1.c. by deleting the words "with an interim solution to be implemented in quarter 3 of 2026 and a long-term solution to be implemented in 2027" after the words "off-site" so that it now reads as follows:

3.c. exploring opportunities to provide additional parking capacity for 175, 185 and 205 Cummer Avenue on- or off-site, with an interim solution to be implemented in quarter 3 of 2026 and a long-term solution to be implemented in 2027.

Vote (Amend Item) Mar-26-2026 8:54 PM

Result: Carried	Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 17	Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 8	Members that voted No are Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Vincent Crisanti, Parthi Kandavel, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, James Pasternak
Total members that were Absent: 1	Members that were absent are Mike Colle

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)