Item - 2026.TE29.1

The Director, Engineering Support Services, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommend that Toronto and East York Community Council:  

1. Approve the name "Bob Ellis Way" for a proposed private street located within the Alexandra Park Revitalization Area, shown as PART 1 on Attachment No.1 Sketch No. PS-2025-053.

2. Request the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $600.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage.

3. Request the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own expense, the street name signage installed under Recommendation 1 of this report.

This report recommends that the name "Bob Ellis Way" be approved to identify a proposed private street located within the Alexandra Park Revitalization Area.

This naming proposal complies with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy which can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/street-naming/.

This naming proposal is in alignment with the objectives of the Guiding Principles for Commemoration in the Public Realm.

There are no financial implications to the City resulting from the adoption of this report. The estimated cost of $600.00 for the street name signage is to be paid by the applicant.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the information as presented in the Financial Impact section.