Minutes Confirmed on December 3, 2019

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other City staff as appropriate, to appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing to oppose the appeal respecting the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision applications in their current form for the lands at 815-845 Eglinton Avenue East.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the outstanding issues outlined in the report (October 29, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District regarding 815-845 Eglinton Avenue East, and report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

3. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approve the applications, City Council direct the City Solicitor to advise the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal that the Zoning By-laws should not be approved without the provision of such services, facilities or matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, as may be considered appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the applicant and the Ward Councillor.

4. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold the issuance of any Orders on the Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendments and/or Plan of Subdivision appeals for the subject lands until such time as:

a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form and with content satisfactory to the City;

b. the City Solicitor confirms the satisfactory execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the Section 37 matters;

c. a peer review of the submitted Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment Report has been undertaken, at the expense of the applicant, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and any recommended mitigation measures are included in the subdivision conditions and/or Section 37 Agreement;

d. a peer review of the submitted Air Quality, Dust and Odour Assessment Report has been undertaken, at the expense of the applicant, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and any recommended mitigation measures are included in the subdivision conditions and/or Section 37 Agreement;

e. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been provided with a list of subdivision conditions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Owner has entered into a subdivision agreement with the City to secure matters related to the plan of subdivision, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the Director, Community Planning, North York District and the City Solicitor;

f. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has received confirmation from the City Solicitor that the Owner has at the Owner's expense:

i. addressed all outstanding engineering issues outlined in the memo dated September 20, 2019, from Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, and Plan of Subdivision application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

ii. provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

iii. designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

iv. confirmation from the City Solicitor that the implementation of the Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services does not require changes to the   proposed amending by-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending by-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor;

v. that should it be deemed necessary by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the by-laws and the Section 37 agreement shall require the owner, at no cost to the City, prior to the issuance of any above grade permit for all or any part of the site, including for clarity, any conditional above-grade building permit, to design, financially secure, construct, and make operational, any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the City Solicitor; and

g. the owner withdraws its appeal to Official Plan Amendment 231 as part of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal case number PL140860.

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and Plan of Subdivision applications have been submitted to the City, proposing the redevelopment of the existing 3.56 hectare (8.8 acre) site at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue East and Laird Drive at 815-845 Eglinton Avenue East. Proposed are a mix of uses comprised of residential, commercial, and office with various heights of 2, 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 36 and 38-storeys, a total of 1,673 residential units, a floor space index of 3.84, gross floor area of 138,830 square metres, a 2,100 square metre (1-storey) community space, and a 3,770 square metre public park.  Also proposed are a private internal street and a new public street extension of Don Avon Drive.

The Official Plan Amendment application was submitted on August 19, 2016, and has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, now Local Planning Appeal Tribunal  (LPAT) as of October 3, 2017, and the Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision applications were submitted on July 30, 2018, and have been appealed to the LPAT as of October 2, 2019, as a result of Council's failure to make a decision within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.  A full hearing at the LPAT was scheduled to commence on November 12 to 22, 2019.  The parties to the Official Plan Amendment appeals have also agreed to pursue private mediation, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on November 18, 19 and 20, 2019, and which may include consideration of all three related applications.  A case management conference (CMC) will also take place at the LPAT on Thursday, November 14, 2019

The report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other City staff as appropriate, appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing to oppose the applications in their current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues outlined in this report. 

In terms of site organization, the proposal is generally consistent with the Laird in Focus study objectives.  However, the proposal in its current form is not in keeping with the Council endorsed Laird in Focus Planning Study heights which are being considered  through the draft Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP 568) at North York Community Council on November 5, 2019. 

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the Laird in Focus Draft Official Plan Amendment - Site and Area Specific Policy 568 attached as Attachment 2 to the report (October 18, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, with the following amendments:

a. that Policy Section 2, Goals, be amended to include the following:

"vi. Protect Neighbourhoods from intensification pressures by targeting growth to the Mixed Use Areas.";

b. that the current Policy 8.2, Built Form, which states, "Development will fit its surroundings and limit its impacts with an appropriate transition in scale from higher building forms to adjacent lower scale areas by using appropriate setbacks, stepbacks, heights, angular planes, appropriate floor plate sizes and facade articulation.", be deleted and replaced with a new Policy 8.2, as follows:

"Development will fit its surroundings and limit its impacts with an appropriate transition in scale from higher building forms to adjacent lower scale areas, in particular, Neighbourhoods, by using appropriate setbacks, stepbacks, heights, angular planes, appropriate floor plate sizes and facade articulation.";

c. that Policy Section 12, Community Services and Facilities, be amended, to include the following:

"The City will monitor development applications in the Laird in Focus Area on an ongoing basis, taking into consideration the relevant service and facility plans of City divisions, public agencies, boards and commissions, including school capacity as part of ongoing conversations, to evaluate the evolving needs of the area's population and inform the delivery of new and enhanced community services and facilities."; and

d. that Policy 9.8 viii be deleted and replaced with the following:

"9.8 viii. Stand-alone townhouses shall not be permitted, with the exception of the area between Stickney Avenue to the north and Southvale Drive to the south."

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council adopt the Urban Design Guidelines attached as Attachment 3 to the report (October 18, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.  

4. City Council direct staff to bring forward Zoning By-law amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 and the former Town of Leaside Zoning By-law No. 1916 in the fourth quarter of 2020 to implement the land uses and performance standards provided for by the Laird in Focus Draft Site and Area Specific Policy 568 (SASP 568) for Study Area B.

5. City Council withhold the Laird in Focus City Initiated Official Plan Amendment Bill until the RioCan Holdings Incorporated (RioCan) site specific development application appeals for the properties at 815-845 Eglinton Avenue East mediation is complete, (tentatively scheduled for November 18, 19 and 20, 2019), and direct staff to report further to City Council should the results of mediation require refinements to Site and Area Specific Policy 568 (SASP 568).

6. City Council direct the Director, Community Planning, North York District to report back on measures to protect existing neighbouring residential areas.

7. City Council request appropriate staff to implement a minimum five (5) metre soft landscaping buffer, where feasible, with landscaping enhancements along the along rear and side lands abutting designated Neighbourhoods, in particular large shade growing trees, evergreen trees, shrubs and other landscaping that would screen and buffer the Neighbourhoods.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to ensure that street design and traffic operational requirements are considered as part of the development review process to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, including but not limited to the intersections of Don Avon Drive/Eglinton Avenue and Vanderhoof Avenue/Laird Drive, as envisioned in the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan and the Laird in Focus study.

9. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, North York District to prioritize the allocation of underground parking and, where appropriate, sideyard parking in the evaluation of new development proposals within the boundaries of the Laird in Focus draft Site and Area Specific Policy.

10. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with other relevant City divisions, to include preliminary comments on the potential impacts proposed development within the Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) boundaries may have on the adjacent roadways, waste collection, and Neighbourhoods as part of Final Reports, and require the applicant to prepare a construction management plan to mitigate these impacts as part of the Site Protection or Street Occupancy permit approval process.

11. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with other relevant City divisions, to implement construction phasing to undertake all construction activities during the weekdays, where feasible.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 5, 2019 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

In 2016, the City of Toronto launched the Laird in Focus Planning Study, a multi-disciplinary study that builds upon the Eglinton Connects Planning Study of 2014, and the potential to accommodate future residential, employment and mixed-use growth at Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East, and support transit investment in the future Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT).

In July 2018, City Council adopted the 'Laird in Focus Planning Study – Proposals Report' that summarized the outcome of the four phased Laird in Focus Planning Study which identified the vision, goals and principles for the area, and directed staff to bring forward a Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP 568) and supporting implementing strategies, and further community consultation.

This report recommends the approval of the proposed Official Plan Amendment in the form of a Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP 568).  The SASP outlines the vision for the Laird in Focus area as a complete mixed-use community that will integrate with the surrounding area, including the desired type and form of physical development, and community services and facilities required to support future growth.  The proposed SASP 568 envisions a mix of residential, commercial, and employment uses, an improved public realm with wider sidewalks and enhanced greening, a network of parks and open spaces, privately-owned, publicly accessible spaces, a public plaza and gateways for greater connectivity, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, and new streets and lanes for existing and new residents and workers to experience in a vibrant setting.

This report presents the results of an extensive public consultation process on the proposed SASP 568 and responds to City Council directions from July 2018.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council include the following properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

a. 96 Laird Drive;

b. 180 Laird Drive; and

c. 20 Research Road.

This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road on the City of Toronto Heritage Register. The properties are located on the west side of Laird Drive between Vanderhoof Avenue and Millwood Road and the north side of Research Road.

As part of the Laird in Focus Planning Study, City Planning initiated a Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (CHRA) to ensure that all properties of cultural heritage value or interest were appropriately identified, understood and conserved as part of an up-to-date planning framework. The three properties identified for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register, along with the four properties already listed on Laird Drive highlight the 1920s -1940s as a period of significance in the development of Leaside, when many finely crafted buildings were constructed as part of the Town of Leaside's growth. Together, the six properties on Laird Drive enrich the understanding of the area's sense of place and demonstrate the continued importance of this historic commercial and industrial spine for Leaside's growth and prosperity. The property on Research Road is one of the rare surviving structures representing Leaside's major contribution to Canada's military in both world wars. 

All of these properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage Register.

Properties on the City's Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird

Drive and 20 Research Road on the City of Toronto Heritage Register. The properties are

located on the west side of Laird Drive between Vanderhoof Avenue and Millwood Road and

the north side of Research Road.

As part of the Laird in Focus Planning Study, City Planning initiated a Cultural Heritage

Resource Assessment (CHRA) to ensure that all properties of cultural heritage value or interest were appropriately identified, understood and conserved as part of an up-to-date planning framework. The three properties identified for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register, along with the four properties already listed on Laird Drive highlight the 1920s -1940s as a period of significance in the development of Leaside, when many finely crafted buildings were constructed as part of the Town of Leaside's growth. Together, the six properties on Laird Drive enrich the understanding of the area's sense of place and demonstrate the continued importance of this historic commercial and industrial spine for Leaside's growth and prosperity.

The property on Research Road is one of the rare surviving structures representing Leaside's

major contribution to Canada's military in both world wars.

All of these properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for

municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage

Register.

Properties on the City's Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

North York Community Council directed that:

1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 699 Sheppard Avenue East together with the Ward Councillor.

2. City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3. City Planning staff review the application concurrently with the Sheppard Avenue East (Bayview to Leslie) Focused Review.

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 699 Sheppard Avenue East. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.

North York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north and west sides of Winston Park Boulevard, between Northgate Drive and Deverell Crescent (south intersection).

2. Prohibited parking at all times on the north and west sides of Winston Park Boulevard, between a point 275 metres west of Northgate Drive and Deverell Crescent (south intersection).

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to rescind the parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Winston Park Boulevard, west of Northgate Drive, to allow three-hour parking (unsigned) at all times.

The proposed parking amendments will address the residents' concern with the lack of on-street parking for their guests and visitors and will not negatively impact the two-way flow of traffic.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized all-way stop control at the intersection of Neptune Drive and Hotspur Road.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Hotspur Road and Neptune Drive, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting City Council to authorize the installation of all-way stop control at the intersection of Neptune Drive and Hotspur Road.

The installation of an all-way stop control is justified at the intersection of Neptune Drive and Hotspur Road and recommended to clearly establish the right-of-way and enhance pedestrian and vehicular safety at this intersection.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized all-way stop control at the intersection of Regina Avenue and Rajah Street.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to authorize the installation of all-way stop control at the intersection of Regina Avenue and Rajah Street.

The installation of an all-way stop control at the intersection will appropriately alternate the right-of-way and thereby address safety concerns at the intersection.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized all-way stop control at the intersection of Ameer Avenue and Regina Avenue.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Ameer Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting City Council to authorize the installation of all-way stop control at the intersection of Ameer Avenue and Regina Avenue.

The installation of all-way stop control is justified to clearly establish the right-of-way and to enhance pedestrian and vehicular safety at this intersection.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized parking for a maximum period of one hour, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Rosewell Avenue, between Lawrence Avenue West and a point 106 metres north of Cheritan Avenue.

2. Authorized parking for a maximum period of one hour, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Rosewell Avenue, between Lawrence Avenue West and a point 56 metres south.

3. Authorized parking for a maximum period of one hour, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Rosewell Avenue, between a point 92 metres south of Lawrence Avenue West and a point 37 metres further south.

4. Authorized parking for a maximum period of one hour, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Rosewell Avenue, between a point 146 metres south of Lawrence Avenue West and a point 36 metres north of Cheritan Avenue.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to amend the parking regulations on both sides of Rosewell Avenue, between Lawrence Avenue West and Cheritan Avenue, to limit parking to a maximum period of one-hour from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The proposed one hour parking limit will address residents' concerns with non-residents parking all day. This activity limits parking availability for residents of Rosewell Avenue. Local residents with a parking permit will be exempt from the one-hour parking limit.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized the installation of the on-street accessible parking space on the west side of Elm Road, from a point 21 metres south of Douglas Avenue to a point 5.5 metres further south.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to authorize the installation of an accessible parking space on the west side of Elm Road.

The installation of the accessible parking space will address the needs of a local resident, while reducing the available on-street parking by one space.

North York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Orchard View Boulevard, between Edith Drive and Duplex Avenue.

2. Prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Orchard View Boulevard, between Edith Drive and Duplex Avenue.

3. Rescinded the one-hour parking limit, in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on the south side of Orchard View Boulevard, between Duplex Avenue and Edith Drive.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is recommending North York Community Council replace the parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Orchard View Boulevard, between Edith Avenue and Duplex Avenue, with a stopping prohibition in effect at all times.

The proposed stopping prohibition will address residents' concerns with accessible parking permit holders parking on the entire length of the street and obstructing two-way traffic, including emergency services vehicles

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize traffic control signals at the intersection of Leslie Street and Inn on the Park Drive.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Leslie Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval from City Council to install traffic control signals at the intersection of Leslie Street and Inn on the Park Drive. These signals are a condition of the development agreement for 1087, 1091 and 1095 Leslie Street (Inn on the Park). Traffic control signals are justified based on the anticipated vehicle traffic entering and exiting the development via the intersection.

North York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west and north sides of Settlers Road, between a point 235 metres south and west of Sheppard  Avenue East and a point 405 metres south and west of Sheppard Avenue East.

2. Amended the existing parking machine regulation in effect on the west side of Settlers Road, from a point 39.4 metres south of Sheppard Avenue East to a point 199 metres south of Sheppard Avenue East, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours to be in effect from a point 40 metres south of Sheppard Avenue East to a point 199 metres south of Sheppard Avenue East.

3. Authorized the installation of parking machines on the north side of Settlers Road, from a point 235 metres south and west of Sheppard Avenue East to a point 405 metres south and west of Sheppard Avenue East, to operate from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to approve the installation of additional parking machines on the west and north sides of Settlers Road, south of Sheppard Avenue East.

A review by Transportation Services and Toronto Parking Authority staff concluded that the west and north sides of Settlers Road, extending beyond the existing pay-and-display machines, can accommodate a further 20 paid parking spaces.

North York Community Council:

1. Authorized all-way stop control at the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Alfred Avenue.

This staff report is about a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Transportation Services is requesting North York Community Council to authorize the installation of all-way stop control at the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Alfred Avenue.

The installation of an all-way stop control at the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Alfred Avenue will enhance traffic safety while also stopping the traffic on the approach with the minor volume (Alfred Avenue).

North York Community Council:

1. Designated part or those parts of the private road or roads shown on the site plans filed with the Fire Chief in respect of the municipal addresses set out below, as a fire routes pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 880:

a. 101 Toro Road;

b. 1087 Lillian Street; and

c. 5180 Yonge Street.

2. Authorized the Fire Chief and City Solicitor to take the appropriate action to make a designated Fire Route.

To obtain North York Community Council approval for the amendment of the Fire Route By-law to designate certain locations as fire routes within the meaning of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 880, as amended.

Fire Services uses designated fire routes as a key mechanism in regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of spreading of fires and the delivery of fire protection services.

North York Community Council:

1. Approved the application for the proposed boulevard cafe permit located at 3204 Yonge Street, Woburn Avenue flankage, provided that there be no alcohol served in the boulevard area.

This staff report is about a matter for which the North York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

This is a report on the refusal to issue a permit by Municipal Licensing & Standards in the matter of an application for a boulevard cafe permit located at 3204 Yonge Street, Woburn Avenue flankage.

North York Community Council: 

1. Refused to grant the application for an exemption permit by the owner(s) of 31 Rykert Crescent for failing to comply with the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447, Fences, namely the fence is to be made of open mesh chain-link fence or equivalent open-fence construction for at least 2.4 metres to the east side of the driveway and for 2.4 metres to west of the driveway and along the west lot line.

This staff report is in regards to a matter for which the North York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is to consider an application submitted by the owner(s) of 31 Rykert Crescent for a site-specific Fence Exemption, pursuant to the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447- Fences.  The property owner(s) is seeking Council's permission to retain an existing solid wood fence and gates which are within 2.4 metres of a driveway, and be exempt from Chapter 447-1.2.C – Open fence construction required.

The subject property 31 Rykert Crescent is located in Ward 15, on a residentially zoned property.

North York Community Council:

1. Prohibited stopping from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on both sides of Bethesda Court, between Rippleton Road and the west end of Bethesda Court.

Bethesda Court is a small cul-de-sac located in close proximity to Rippleton Public School. During pick up and drop off hours, the residents of Bethesda Court have indicated that their street is often occupied by 14-16 vehicles at a time, which results in a significant amount of congestion.

These vehicles often block driveways, hinder garbage pick-up, and prevent snow removal on Bethesda Court.

All six of the households on Bethesda Court have signed a petition supporting stopping prohibitions on their street.

Transportation staff have no objections to the proposed stopping prohibitions.

North York Community Council:

1. Directed Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff to report back by the first quarter of 2020 with a plan to install a stone and plaque that recognizes the fight against fascism, to be located at Earl Bales Park.

Councillor Pasternak would like to support a community request to install a commemorative stone in Earl Bales Park. The plaque on the stone will recognize the efforts and sacrifices of everyone who fought fascism during WWII (1939-1945).

The Second World War was a seven-year-long battle against fascism, a threat spreading quickly through Europe and beyond.  It took enormous sacrifices from Allied countries, which included Canada, to defeat the Axis powers that jeopardized democratic societies.

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary since the defeat of the Axis powers. In light of this, it is vital to uphold the values of liberty, equality and justice. Once again we must commemorate fallen warriors and civilians in addition to those who survived in the fight for our freedom.

General Bills

North York Community Council enacted By-laws 1558-2019 to 1568-2019.

Confirmatory Bill

North York Community Council passed a Confirmatory Bill as By-law 1569-2019.

Introduction and consideration of bills for enactment of By-laws.

Announcements

The Chair gratefully acknowledged that the land the North York Community Council was meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. The Chair also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

The Chair announced that Francine Adamo, Administrator, North York Community Council will be retiring at the end of January 2020 after 48 years at the City of Toronto. Francine has been a valued part of the City Clerk's Office and certainly the work the North York Community Council has done and as he understood it, in planning as well. The Chair also indicated that the Members of North York Community Council will have a chance to do a more formal retirement recognition as the day grows near. In addition, the Chair informed everyone that Marie Greig, Administrator, will be filling in and shadowing Francine for the next three meetings.

The Chair, on behalf of Members of North York Community Council, extended best wishes to Councillor Jaye Robinson for a fast and speedy recovery and a quick return back so that she can continue with the great work she has been doing.