Item - 2026.MM43.114
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 29 and 30, 2026 with amendments.
MM43.114 - Malvern Area Community Facilities and Services Working Group - Councillor Jamaal Myers, seconded by Councillor Neethan Shan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 23 - Scarborough North
City Council Decision
City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Social Development, the General Manager, Economic Development, and other appropriate City officials, to convene a Malvern Area Community Facilities and Services Working Group as part of community consultations for Planning Act applications as stipulated by the Official Plan:
a. comprising representatives from the local community including, the TAIBU Community Health Centre, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, MyMalvern, local residents and community-service users, other relevant community organizations, local City Councillors, and appropriate City divisions and agencies, with the owner or applicant of development(s) in the Malvern area being invited to participate as appropriate to the stage of the planning and development process;
b. providing a forum for the Working Group members to identify local priorities and inform the City’s ongoing work respecting community facilities and services associated with the development in the Malvern area, with particular attention to service continuity, redevelopment phasing, the operational and accessibility needs of community-service providers that coordinates with the City, community organizations, residents and such service providers; and
c. establishing a terms of reference and identify any resourcing requirements, in consultation with Working Group members, with the first meeting to be convened by the end of the first quarter of 2027, and a report from the Executive Director, Development Review to the appropriate Committee by the end of the second quarter of 2027 on the Working Group’s establishment, priorities and work.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Jamaal Myers be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Malvern Area Community Facilities and Services Working Group
Reason for Urgency:
This Matter is considered urgent because a settlement had been reached between the City and the Appellant and will be voted on at this Council meeting (CC43.23). Once the settlement is approved by this Council meeting it is vital that continuing community engagement about the project continue during the election period.
That City Council amend Recommendation 1 by deleting the words "including any additional authorities or resources required" so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Social Development, the General Manager, Economic Development, and other appropriate City officials, to convene a Malvern Area Community Facilities and Services Working Group as part of community consultations for Planning Act applications as stipulated by the Official Plan:
a. comprising representatives from the local community including, the TAIBU Community Health Centre, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, MyMalvern, local residents and community-service users, other relevant community organizations, local City Councillors, and appropriate City divisions and agencies, with the owner or applicant of development(s) in the Malvern area being invited to participate as appropriate to the stage of the planning and development process;
b. providing a forum for the Working Group members to identify local priorities and inform the City’s ongoing work respecting community facilities and services associated with the development in the Malvern area, with particular attention to service continuity, redevelopment phasing, the operational and accessibility needs of community-service providers that coordinates with the City, community organizations, residents and such service providers; and
c. establishing a terms of reference and identify any resourcing requirements, in consultation with Working Group members, with the first meeting to be convened by the end of the first quarter of 2027, and a report from the Executive Director, Development Review to the appropriate Committee by the end of the second quarter of 2027 on the Working Group’s establishment, priorities and work, including any additional authorities or resources required.