Decisions

CALL TO ORDER: 9:41 a.m.

Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order.

The meeting opened with O Canada.

October 11, 2023

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Vittoria Augimeri

Washington Brooks

Bill Forster

Donna Liczyk

Jenny Lowell

Ernie Lustig

Paul Mastrangelo

Anthony Nunziata

Diane Rajaram, and

Carmine Raviele.

Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows:

I would like to take a moment on behalf of Council to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to deepening our own understanding of Indigenous peoples and their cultures. It is a moment to reflect on the importance of this land, which we each call home

We acknowledge that City Council was meeting on 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 Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following:

For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca slash council.

October 12, 2023

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Claude Cormier

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on July 19 and 20, 2023, and the special meetings held on August 10, 2023, and September 6, 2023.

Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.

Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, received the following petitions for information:

1. Petition regarding "Centennial Park Mini-Indy in the new $100 Million Master Plan for Centennial Park", submitted by Councillor Amber Morley, Ward 3 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore, containing the names of approximately 21,000 persons.

2. Petition regarding "Future Development of the Danforth", submitted by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 - Toronto-Danforth, containing the names of approximately 886 persons.

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023.

October 11, 2023

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Public Health in Toronto.

Mayor Chow recognized the efforts of the dedicated staff at Toronto Public Health, bearing responsibility for the health and well-being of Toronto residents. Mayor Chow acknowledged and thanked the public health staff for their incredible efforts in delivering vital health programs and services for almost a century and a half making Toronto a healthier and safer city. Mayor Chow remarked that, since appointing the first Medical Officer of Health, Dr. William Canniff, in 1883, Toronto Public Health has become the largest public health unit in Canada, supporting the health and well-being of more than 3 million residents. Mayor Chow also acknowledged the ongoing and dedicated commitment of Toronto Public Health staff and community partners for demonstrating leadership in response to the unprecedented public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Chow declared October 11, 2023, Toronto Public Health Day in the City of Toronto and announced that the Toronto Sign will be lit blue, pink, and purple in honour of the Toronto Public Health milestone. Mayor Chow presented Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health, with a commemorative scroll.

Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health, addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow, community partners and colleagues at Toronto Public Health, who make a meaningful impact in the life of Torontonians each and every day. Dr. de Villa remarked that Toronto Public Health has undergone significant transformation in response to the evolving needs of the City and the changing landscape of public health, and has expanded its role beyond infectious disease control to address other issues such as chronic disease prevention, mental health, substance use and addressing the social determinants of health. Dr. de Villa thanked everyone and wished them a joyous and healthy Toronto Public Health Day.

Councillor James Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, addressed City Council and made remarks about the recent terror attacks against Israel. Councillor Pasternak thanked Mayor Chow and other Councillors for attending the vigil held in Mel Lastman Square where over 15,000 people gathered to hear words of hope and support that meant so much to the Jewish community. 

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Wendy Walberg, City Solicitor to introduce articling students from Legal Services who were present in the Chamber. They are Love Babajide, Catherine Oatway, John Reason, Nikki Sandhu, Joshua Vetere, and Taryn Wilkie.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council to recognize Cristina De Caprio for completing her term of office as the City of Toronto’s Lobbyist Registrar.

Mayor Chow acknowledged the outstanding career of Cristina De Caprio and how she had worked during the past seven years to ensure public transparency in City's decision-making. Mayor Chow remarked that Ms. De Caprio’s goal was to move the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar's Office forward and strengthen the stakeholder engagement. Mayor Chow acknowledged that the Office was recognized for excellence and often consulted to share expertise with all levels of government in Canada and across North America. Mayor Chow spoke about how Ms. De Caprio carried out her responsibility with dignity, integrity, strength and a true commitment to public service, and recognized her professionalism, commitment to good governance and for being kind, approachable and helpful. Mayor Chow wished Ms. De Caprio the very best for the future and presented her with a commemorative scroll.

Cristina De Caprio addressed City Council and remarked that upon the beginning of her term the Lobbyist Registrar's Office was well functioning and leading the country with expansive provisions for regulating lobbying and transparency across Canada. Ms. De Caprio stated that her office dedicated its focus to education and outreach with the goal of engaging all the city stakeholders in the Lobbyist Registrar Office, and had significant impact on strengthening stakeholders’ engagement by creating many online resources and tools, developing the web platform, and implementing the Breach Prevention Strategy to provide more transparency. Ms. De Caprio thanked Members of Council, the City Clerk's Office, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Team, the City Solicitor, members of the Toronto Public Service, and the Lobbyist Registrar's Office staff for support and excellent work.

Councillor Anthony Perruzza, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed students from Seneca at York Campus, enrolled in the "Toronto: Diversity Our Strength" class, who were present in the Council Chamber with their professor, Mark Brownlie.

October 12, 2023

Councillor Mike Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council the Toronto Waterfront was taking place this Sunday. Councillor Colle acknowledged that over 50 million dollars in donations collected and distributed to Toronto charities by the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the event’s significant impact on the City of Toronto. Councillor Colle presented Mayor Olivia Chow with an official T-shirt and remarked that both the Mayor and he would be running in the race. Councillor Colle invited Alan Brookes, Race Director, to address City Council.

October 11, 2023:

City Council adopted the October 11, 2023 Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent.

October 12, 2023:

City Council adopted the October 12, 2023 Order Paper.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA11.1 from Councillor Jon Burnside, Ward 16, Don Valley East, regarding the City Staff Use of Cameras During Online Virtual Meetings and Answer from the City Manager IA11.1a, for information.

 City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA11.2 from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding the Pink Floyd Exhibition at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place from August 18 to October 1, 2023 and Answer IA11.2a from the City Manager for information.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, referred Administrative Inquiry IA11.3 from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding Cannabis Stores and Revenue Sharing and Answer IA11.3a from the City Manager to the Board of Health for consideration.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as:

a. the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing approves Official Plan Amendment 591 as it relates to the property known as 1 Herons Hill Way; and

b. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning confirms to the City Solicitor that the Bills do not require any changes, beyond stylistic and technical changes, as may be required as a result of the Minister's decision.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1 Herons Hill Way substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

3. City Council require the Owner to enter into an Agreement as follows: 

a. a privately owned publicly-accessible spaces, having a minimum total area of approximately 520 square metres, as generally identified on Attachment 10 to the report (June 5, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, with the specific design of the privately owned publicly-accessible spaces and any associated easements and improvements to be determined as part of the Site Plan Approval process for this site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; the privately owned publicly-accessible spaces easement shall include provisions for rights of support if necessary, and insurance and indemnification of the City by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor.

4. City Council require, prior to introducing the bills indicated in Recommendations 1 and 2 in the report (June 5, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to City Council for enactment, the Owner to enter into one or more agreements, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including a restriction pursuant to Section 118 of the Land Titles Act registered on title to the lands at 1 Herons Hill Way, to secure the rental tenure of the residential component of the proposed development or the provision of affordable housing if the proposed development is of condominium residential tenure, as follows:

a. the Owner shall not apply for a Description under the Condominium Act for the proposed development and may not remove the restriction pursuant to Section 118 of the Land Titles Act until all residential units in the proposed development are occupied for residential rental use;

b. in the event an application for approval of a Description under the Condominium Act is submitted for 1 Herons Hill Way, a minimum of seven percent of the total residential gross floor area of the proposed development shall be provided and maintained as affordable ownership housing or a minimum of five percent of the total new residential gross floor area shall be provided and maintained as affordable rental housing for a period of at least 99 years from the date of first residential occupancy of each unit; the unit mix of any affordable housing component of the proposed development shall be consistent with the unit mix of the market housing component of the development; and

c. in the event that purpose-built rental tenure is secured for the development, the provision of affordable housing in accordance with Part b. above would not apply. 

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, to require the Ombudsman Toronto to notify the board of a City-controlled corporation or local board (restricted definition) before commencing an investigation in relation to the corporation or local board and such notification may be made to the Chief Executive Officer, or other appropriate official, to provide the required notice to the board.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, to require the Ombudsman Toronto to inform the board of a City-controlled corporation or local board (restricted definition) of the results of the investigation prior to reporting to City Council and include the response/decision from the board as part of the report to City Council.

3. City Council request the Ombudsman to follow up with the Board of Toronto Community Housing to discuss the report (June 9, 2023), headed Ombudsman Toronto Investigation Report: An Investigation into Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Tenant Human Rights Complaints Process, and the letter (October 5, 2023) from Adele Imrie, Board Chair and Tom Hunter, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

4. City Council request the City Manager to review and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee on whether or not the Housing Secretariat has adequate resources to advise an assist on transfer requests related to human rights complaints.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the procedures by-law to govern the proceedings of the Board of Management of the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena in Attachment 1 to the report (September 15, 2023) from the City Manager.

2. City Council increase the number of public members on the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena Board of Management to eight and approve the amendment of Schedule 2 of the Relationship Framework for Boards of Management of Arenas to reflect that increase as follows:

Schedule 2 - Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena (340 Chaplin Crescent)

B) Members of the Arena Board

Subject to the City of Toronto Municipal Code, the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena Board shall be composed as follows:

1. Total number of full members: nine (9)

2. Composition:

a. Councillor for Ward 8;

b. 8 public members, including

i. one member nominated by the Forest Hill Hockey Association, as long as they remain a primary tenant in the premises; and

ii. one member nominated by the Forest Hill Skating Club, as long as they remain a primary tenant in the premises.*

c. one non-voting staff member from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division.

* Primary Tenant for the purposes of this Schedule means an interest group that rents the highest or second-highest ice time hours at the arena.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager to make housekeeping updates to the Relationship Framework for Boards of Management of Arenas as required.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the budget adjustments and any associated complement changes detailed in Appendix D to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to amend the 2023 Operating Budget, with no impact on the Net Operating Budget of the City.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive Item EX8.4 for information.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council consolidate the Doubtful Loan Guarantee Reserve in Appendix A, Schedule 1 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, with the Debt Servicing Reserve Fund in Appendix B, Schedule 7 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, the purpose of which is to mitigate the effects of the rising costs of capital financing, reducing the volatility of the City's annual debt service costs and to provide a source of funding for any shortfalls or defaults in interest and/or principal payments by an organization under which the City has provided a loan guarantee or a loan.

2. City Council close and delete the Doubtful Loan Guarantee Reserve from Appendix A, Schedule 1 in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the definition of Eligible Property to exclude land that is classified within the commercial property tax class but that does not contain an affixed building or structure.

2. City Council amend the criteria for inclusion in the Small Business Property Tax Subclass to require that an eligible property must have a minimum current value assessment of $10,000, in addition to a maximum prescribed current value assessment of either $1,000,000 or $7,000,000, depending on the property's geographic location.

3. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to:

a. report to the Executive Committee before the end of 2023 on the feasibility and financial and tax rate implications of devising a means to allow property owners and business tenants of strip plaza-type properties (as defined) to qualify for the small business subclass tax rate reduction, effective for the 2024 taxation year; and

b. take into account the financial and tax rate implications of including these additional properties within the small business subclass in determining final property tax rates for the commercial class for the 2024 taxation year. 

4. City Council request the Minister of Finance to include an assessment of the appropriateness of using "highest and best use" as a valuation principle on their assessment of commercial properties, as opposed to using "current and actual use" in the Government of Ontario's review of the property assessment system deployed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council affirm that the ultimate goal of the vacant home tax is to collect zero dollars.

2. City Council approve the following changes to the Vacant Home Tax, effective for the vacancies occurring in the 2023 Taxation Year unless specified otherwise, and City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, accordingly:

a. change the payment due dates to the 15th of May, June and July, from the 1st of each of those months;

b. change the definition of current value assessment to reference the current value assessment of the Residential Unit, as shown on the most recently returned assessment roll for the Taxation Year, rather than as of the Payment Date;

c. by clarifying that six months means 183 days for the purposes of determining vacancy, so as to avoid confusion regarding longer and shorter months;

d. by expanding the definition of Tenant to include a business tenant, to account for situations where a property is assessed in the Residential Tax class, but is occupied by a tenant and operating as a business;

e. by adding a new exemption for newly built or constructed housing inventory that is vacant, which exemption applies for up to two consecutive taxation years;

f. reduce the notice of complaint period to the last business day in the year of the Payment Date from the 10th business day of April of the following year;

g. by extending the declaration deadline to the last business day of February of the year following the Taxation Year in respect of which the Declaration is made;

h. change the requirement for the exemption for repairs and renovations from obtaining an opinion from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to a requirement that repairs or renovations are being actively carried out without unnecessary delay; and

i. increase the tax rate for vacant properties from one percent to three percent effective for vacancies occurring in the 2024 Taxation Year.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, to change the current two-year exemption from the vacant home tax where a property owner has passed away in the reference taxation year, to provide a three year exemption from the tax following the death of the property owner in a taxation year.

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, so that any property that is not a short-term rental, as defined by Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 547, Licensing and Registration of Short-term Rentals, and is being rented for 28 consecutive days or more but does not have a lease in place, is subject to the Vacant Home Tax, and City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to include information about these rental properties in the 2024 annual report on the Vacant Home Tax, including potential revenues that could be achieved from collecting the Vacant Home Tax from these rental properties.

5. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C, Schedule 5, Revenue Services, effective January 1, 2024 to include a new fee for failing to provide a declaration of occupancy status by the declaration due date; the fee is to be set at $21.24 per taxation year, effective for the 2023 Taxation Year, and approved for annual automatic inflationary adjustment.

6. City Council direct any additional revenue generated from the 2023 Vacant Home Tax above the budgeted amount to be directed to the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program and City Council request the Mayor to factor such additional revenues into the 2024 Budget process so as to increase the budgeted allocation to Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition.

7. City Council request the Mayor to consider directing a minimum of 10 million dollars of additional revenue, to be generated from the increase in the Vacant Home Tax to 3 percent, to the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program in the City’s annual budget, in addition to the ongoing annual funding and any remainder be directed to affordable and supportive housing.

8. City Council request the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review the feasibility of creating a new vacant home tax exemption for a Secondary Residence for Medical Reasons, and report to City Council at a point which allows sufficient time to enable this exemption for the upcoming 2024 tax year.

9. City Council direct the City Manager and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to continue to work with other orders of Government and the philanthropic non-profit sector for additional funding and expansion of the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program in addition to the Vacant Home Tax.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to consult with the technology community, anti-poverty groups, those with lived experience in the digital divide, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized groups, the Council Advisory Bodies, and potential end users in developing an expanded Toronto public Wi-Fi strategy, with a focus to bridge the digital divide and to promote economic development through connectivity modernization.

2. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to leverage the Technology Strategic Partnership Roundtable with Agency and Corporation technology leaders to:

a. explore potential utilization of all City, agency, and corporation network assets to deliver efficient and cost-effective services; and

b. ensure, as far as possible, that all new developments, builds, major revitalizations, and upgrades in City-owned facilities assess the inclusion of City-owned in-building wiring and fibre connectivity infrastructure, and use City-defined standards and specifications.

3. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to continue intergovernmental collaborations and City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements with, and receive funds from or pay funds to other public entities and levels of government with which staff may partner in order to promote regional and other collaboration for more efficient use of public assets, that may be necessary to carry out and implement City Council's decision, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Technology Officer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to include the digital access needs, including adequacy of affordable internet currently in place, for residents in low-income housing, such as Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in the research initiatives as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (September 19, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Technology Officer, and to make requests to other levels of government for support, based on research outcomes.

5. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, the Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Library, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Hydro, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the President, Toronto Parking Authority, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to develop a framework and options to optimize network digital infrastructure across City-owned and/or City-developed facilities. 

6. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to consider the following as goals in the development of the framework and options for the ConnectTO program:

a. support municipal services;

b. connect City-owned facilities and assets;

c. be accessible for Internet Service Providers; and

d. help ensure equitable access to broadband internet for residents regardless of their financial means or circumstances.

7. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to provide a progress report back to the Executive Committee in the third quarter of 2024 with additional information regarding:

a. efforts towards a proof-of-concept for optimization of the City’s fibre network; and

b. an inventory of the City’s existing fibre internet infrastructure and business case for the reestablishment of a robust City-owned fibre internet network.

8. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to report back to the Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2025 to provide a further progress update on the ConnectTO program.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to consult the Toronto Transit Commission’s Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit and community organizations serving people with disabilities, on ways to improve awareness and education around Wheel-Trans registration as well as identifying potential supports and registration assistance for riders for whom English is a second language or who cannot complete registration forms online.
 

2. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to engage in consultations with the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit, people with disabilities and community-based organizations that provide support service for people with disabilities prior to the implementation of the Wheel-Trans Transformation Program elements that would require the use of the Toronto Transit Commission’s Family of Services Program; such consultations will inform any potential changes to the design and implementation of the Program to address concerns around safety, equity, mitigating impacts of service disruptions within the conventional transit system on Family of Services customers, and the impact of Toronto Transit Commission crowding as service demands increase and number of people with accessibility needs grow.
 

3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report back findings to the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit and the Toronto Transit Commission Board in the second quarter of 2024, and to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee by the third quarter of 2024 and for the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to attend the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting to address any outstanding concerns.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the following information from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Committee and Board of Directors meetings held from September 5 to 15, 2023:

a. the Canadian Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation Strategy, which proposes an increase in funds for the Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund; and

b. the Municipal Growth Framework; and 

acknowledge the significant impact of wildfires on local communities in the Northwest Territories.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase revenues by $995,325 in the Toronto Public Health 2023 Operating Budget for funds to be received from the Ministry of Health in 2023.

2. City Council increase the Toronto Public Health 2023 Capital Budget by $589,000 for funds from the Ministry of Health for renovations to the dental clinic at 160 Borough Drive as part of the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, or until their mandate is completed, whichever comes first:

José Bertrand, La Franco-Fête de Toronto

Mareva Cestor, Carrefour des savoirs et de l’innovation at the Université de l'Ontario français (UOF)

Carlo Charles

Amikley Fontaine, Sylvenie Lindor Foundation

Liben Gebremikael, TAIBU Community Health Centre

Hélène Grégoire

Christine Michaud

Hela Zahar

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2023) from the  General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2023) from the  General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 21, 2027, and until successors are appointed:

Arman Alie

Sarah Bertollo 

Jonathan Tsao

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (June 21, 2023) from the City Clerk, remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (June 21, 2023) from the City Clerk, remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026:

Paul Banwatt

Shaun Bowring

Melissa Bubb-Clarke

Jonathan Bunce

Charlotte Cornfield

Brighid Fry

Kristyn Gelfand

Umair Jaffar

Sarah Jarvis

Tracy Jenkins

Jeremy Kesten

John Kiru

Heela Omarkhail

Phoenix Pagliacci

Tinesha Richards

Julian Taylor

Kim Temple

Amie Therrien

Benjamin Valliquette

Jamal Vickers

Melissa Vincent

Lisa Zbitnew

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026:

E.J. Alon

Matt Bishop

Lisa Broadfoot

Cynthia Clayton

Paula Devonshire

Amir Endalah

Gail Haupert

Joan Jenkinson

Samantha Leigh

Cynthia Lynch

Angela Mastronardi

Jayson Mosek

Wendy Noss

Jinder Oujla-Chalmers

Biju Pappachan
Ramona Pringle

John Rakich

Kenneth Rogers

Magali Simard

Jane Tattersall

Christa Tazzeo Morson 

2. City Council waive Section 2.1 of the Public Appointments Policy concerning the residency requirement and appoint Alma Parvizian, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending November 14, 2026.

3. City Council direct that the balance of confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board.

The balance of confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council advocate to the Government of Ontario and the Federal Government to provide financial support to industry-specific, non-profit organizations, such as the Actors Fund of Canada that provide funds to workers facing financial challenges in Canada’s entertainment industry.

2. City Council express its support for the development and preservation of entertainment industry studio space on Toronto's industrial lands.

3. City Council request the Film Commissioner and Director, Entertainment Industries to present to the Planning and Housing Committee or to the Executive Committee on the importance of the film industry.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in fourth quarter of 2024 on the state of the manufacturing sector, including the impacts of recent legislative and regulatory changes and related processes.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider opportunities to promote and incentivize the development of Wet Lab manufacturing space through any upcoming Official Plan policy changes, and in addition to consider any potential Zoning By-law Amendments and program changes that may help facilitate and enable the development of Wet Lab manufacturing space across the City. 

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review and propose changes to the Winterlicious/Summerlicious program so it more effectively and equitably supports restaurants across Toronto based on the results of the two restaurant and hospitality surveys, and report back to City Council in the first quarter of  2024 on options within its existing financial framework.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with relevant divisions to improve access to City-run programs with a focus on underserved restaurant segments outside of the downtown core, based on the results of the two restaurant and hospitality surveys.

3. City Council convey appreciation to the Government of Canada for extending the repayment deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account loans and request that they also extend the qualification for partial loan forgiveness of up to 33 percent to December 31, 2024.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to identify available resources that can be shared with restaurant owners facing displacement due to development, as part of the Economic Development and Culture Division’s next update in the first quarter of 2024 to City Councillors on City supports available to small businesses.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to formally establish the Cultural Hotspot as a grant program with four funding streams: Signature, SPARK, Ignite Ideation and Live Arts Mentor, in accordance with the City's Community Grants Policy.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to allocate, approve, and disburse one-time, and multi-year grants to not-for-profit organizations through the Cultural Hotspot Program, with funding allocation to be subject to the necessary budget processes and in accordance with the City's Community Grants Policy.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate, enter into and execute single and multi-year contribution agreements with not-for-profit organizations funded through the Cultural Hotspot program, with funding recipients and grant amounts to be determined annually by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, within the budget allocation for the Program, and on such content, terms and conditions deemed necessary by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to formally establish the Youth Cultural Incubators Stabilization Initiative as a multi-year grant program with two funding streams: Mentor and Mentee, in accordance with the City's Community Grants Policy.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to allocate, approve, and disburse one-time and multi-year grants to not-for-profit organizations through the Youth Cultural Incubators Stabilization Initiative program, with funding allocation to be subject to the necessary budget processes and in accordance with the City's Community Grants Policy.

6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate, enter into and execute one-time and multi-year contribution agreements with not-for-profit organizations funded through the Youth Cultural Incubators Stabilization Initiative program, with funding recipients and grant amounts to be determined annually by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, within the budget allocation for the program, and on such content, terms and conditions deemed necessary by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to work with the Director and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Arts Council to ensure the most efficient and effective deployment of City resources in support of Toronto’s cultural sector, and to include any recommendations in a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Toronto and Toronto Arts Council and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1.  City Council, in accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, appoint the following nominee to the Rogers Road Business Improvement Area Board of Management set out below at pleasure of Council, and for a term expiring at the end of the term of Council or as soon thereafter as successor is appointed:

Pinto, Ricardo

2.  City Council remove the following directors from the Business Improvement Area Boards of Management set out below:

Mount Pleasant Village:

Antonio, Alyssa

The Eglinton Way:

Goodman, Laurie

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

Creating a net zero requirement for vehicles-for-hire starting January 1, 2030

1. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, to require an individual, as of the date they are first granted a taxicab owner, limousine owner, or private transportation company driver licence or its renewal after December 31, 2029 to register and use a Zero Emissions Vehicle, and to require that as of January 1, 2031 all vehicles-for-hire must be Zero Emissions Vehicles, subject to the exceptions outlined below:

a. provide an exemption for Stretch Limousines and Accessible Vehicles until further review determines that enough zero-emission vehicle models can be converted to be Stretch Limousines and Accessible Vehicles; and

b. permit Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles to operate as vehicles-for-hire until December 31, 2032.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, to add the following definitions:

a. zero-Emission Vehicle: A battery electric vehicle or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle included in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s Green Licence Plate Program’s list of eligible vehicles, or a similar list of Zero-Emission Vehicles approved by the Executive Director, with the input of the Executive Director, Environment and Climate or their successor, at their sole discretion; and

b. plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle included in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s Green Licence Plate Program’s list of eligible vehicles, or a similar list of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles approved by the Executive Director, with the input of the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, at their sole discretion.

Providing Zero Emissions Grant to Taxicab and Limousine owners operating with a Zero-Emission Vehicle and Private Transportation Companies for trips taken in a Zero-Emission Vehicle

3. City Council establish a Zero Emissions Grant Program, starting January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2029, that is:

 
a. funded through Municipal Licensing and Standards' operating budget to a maximum of $10 million, or such lesser amount set by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, at their sole discretion, based on their view of Municipal Licensing and Standards' budgetary requirements;

b. disbursed to taxicab and limousine owners who register a Zero-Emissions Vehicle at the time of application for a corresponding license or its renewal, to be applied against fees owed to Municipal Licensing and Standards; and

c. includes a provision to disburse periodically to private transportation companies for each trip completed on their platforms using a Zero-Emissions Vehicle, for remittance to the private transportation company drivers who delivered such trips subject to prior approval by City Council of plans submitted by private transportation companies describing how Zero Emission Grants will be remitted to private transportation company drivers.
 

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to receive submissions from any private transportation company interested in participating in the program describing how it will remit the Zero Emissions Grant to private transportation company drivers operating a Zero-Emission Vehicle on its platform and report to City Council an assessment of submitted plans for City Council approval alongside the comprehensive framework for the Vehicle-for-Hire industry from the City Manager, by no later than the fourth quarter of 2024.
 

5. City Council direct that, once approved, licensed private transportation companies shall submit their plans to Municipal Licensing and Standards every year following on December 1, up to and including December 1, 2028; and

 
a. Municipal Licensing and Standards will post the private transportation company's grant remittance plans on the City’s website in a manner determined by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards;
 
b. private transportation companies shall share their grant remittance plans directly with private transportation company drivers on their platforms on an annual basis; and

c. any new private transportation companies licensed in that year shall make a submission to Municipal Licensing and Standards describing how it will remit the Zero Emissions Grant, for approval by City Council.

6. City Council amend Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-For-Hire, to require private transportation companies to maintain business records of:

 
a. trips that specify whether or not the trip was completed in a Zero-Emission Vehicle, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, or internal combustion engine vehicle;

b. the total amount of Zero Emissions Grants remitted to private transportation company drivers on a monthly basis; and

c. the make and model of each vehicle for trips completed in a Zero-Emission Vehicle or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

7. City Council set the following minimum criteria for a taxicab or limousine owner to be eligible to receive the Zero Emissions Grant, they must:

 
a. be granted a taxicab or limousine owner license, or its renewal, by Municipal Licensing and Standards;

b. register a Zero-Emission Vehicle with Municipal Licensing and Standards for use as a taxicab or limousine at the time of application for a taxicab or limousine owner license, or its renewal; and

c. provide such declaration or other proof satisfactory to Municipal Licensing and Standards that these eligibility criteria, or other criteria set by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have been met.

8. City Council set the following minimum criteria for a private transportation company to be eligible to receive the Zero Emissions Grant, they must:

 
a. be licensed as a private transportation company under Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-For-Hire;

b. provide complete and accurate trip records and data to Municipal Licensing and Standards, as required by Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-For-Hire;

c. remit the Zero Emissions Grant to private transportation company drivers in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-For-Hire; and

d. provide such declaration or other proof satisfactory to Municipal Licensing and Standards that these eligibility criteria, or other criteria set by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have been met.

9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards or designate, at their sole discretion, to amend the amount of, or suspend disbursement of, the Zero Emissions Grant (“the Grant”) to achieve the following:

a. distribute funding as best as possible throughout the term of the Grant, within the overall funding maximum set by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing Standards.

10. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to refuse or cancel a Zero Emissions Grant if the recipient does not meet or no longer meets the eligibility criteria, if a Grant was made by Municipal Licensing and Standards due to an administrative or technical error, or if the recipient has not provided complete or accurate information or data to Municipal Licensing and Standards.

11. City Council require the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, if they are considering refusing or cancelling a Grant, to provide the recipient with written notice and an opportunity to respond in writing within 10 days, and to subsequently provide the recipient with written notice of Municipal Licensing and Standards' final decision regarding the Grant.

12. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to recover any Grant disbursed by Municipal Licensing and Standards in error or based on incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the recipient, and to require that the recipient repay the Grant as a condition of future license renewal.

13. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to fund, using licensing fee revenues held in the Vehicle-for-Hire Reserve Fund, one temporary full-time staff position for up to seven years, and to renew the position for one additional term, to undertake compliance and auditing work required to help ensure Grant recipients meet eligibility criteria.

14. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to explore the reduction of the licence fee for Standard and Toronto Taxicab Owner License and Limousine Owner License to a minimal administrative fee when no vehicle is assigned or the vehicle is not operational that year (“on the shelf” licenses reserved for future use) until such time as the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards report back on a comprehensive framework for the Vehicles-for-Hire industry, to inform the development of the Zero Emissions Grant proposal.

Developing an electric vehicle charging network to meet the needs of vehicles-for-hire

15. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, The Atmospheric Fund, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back by the fourth quarter of 2024 with the City’s plan to support the capacity and infrastructure needs of the electrification of the Vehicle-for-Hire sector; and the plan should:

a. identify the type, number and location of public chargers needed to meet the needs of the Vehicle-for-Hire sector over time;

b. identify the respective roles and contributions needed for a Toronto-wide public charging solution for the Vehicle-for-Hire sector, and develop a plan for the Toronto context;

c. outline any necessary City resources and/or actions needed to meet the identified public charging and electric grid capacity needs of Toronto’s Vehicle-for-Hire sector by year;

d. identify electric grid capacity needs for electrification of Vehicles-for-Hire fleet by 2030;

e. assess adequate consumer supply of zero-emission vehicles for electrification of the Vehicles-for-Hire fleet by 2030; and

f. report on an annual basis from 2025 to 2029 including ongoing assessment of requisite infrastructure and capacity in the charging network, electric grid, consumer supply and other identified resources and/or actions for the sector to meet the 2030 electrification requirement.

16. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to fund, using licensing fee revenues held in the Vehicle-for-Hire Reserve Fund, one temporary full-time staff position at the Environment and Climate Division for up to three years, with an opportunity to review in the year following, to consider the advanced needs of the vehicle-for-hire industry in planning for public Electric Vehicle charging deployment and monitoring the availability of electric vehicle supply, in consultation with relevant City divisions, agencies and corporations.

Provide education on Zero-Emission Vehicles

17. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with other relevant divisions, agencies and organizations, to provide education on zero-emission vehicles specifically for the vehicle-for-hire industry.

Waiving the seven model year maximum for Zero-Emission Vehicles operating as vehicles-for-hire

18. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire:

a. such that no model-year maximum applies to taxicabs or limousines that are Zero-Emission Vehicles; and

b. such that no model-year maximum applies to private transportation company vehicles that are Zero-Emission Vehicles.

Extending the maximum vehicle age by one additional year for vehicles required to be replaced by March 31, 2024 to provide vehicle-for-hire licensees more time to consider the 2030 requirement

19. City Council, despite the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, permit vehicles-for-hire that are required to be replaced by March 31, 2024 due to their vehicle age to operate for one additional year, to allow vehicle owners time to determine if they wish to purchase a Zero-Emission Vehicle or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle as a replacement vehicle.

Implementation

20.  In order to manage current levels of greenhouse gas emissions in Vehicle-for-Hire industry, City Council implement a policy to maintain the net total of vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company driver's licenses at no greater than current levels, as of October 12, 2023, with the exception of owned, but not leased, zero-emission vehicles, until such time as the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, reports back on a comprehensive framework, including emissions, congestion and transit impacts, for the Vehicle-for-Hire industry and the appropriate licensing levels for taxicabs and limousine, as well as private transportation company vehicles, including consultation with the industry on fleet composition, by no later than fourth quarter of 2024.

21. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back on the number of licences for vehicle-for-hire and private transportation companies, including an assessment of:

a. the numbers and limits imposed in other municipalities and a jurisdictional scan on regulations;

b. limits based on total licence numbers versus the total number on the road at any given time;

c. impacts of vehicle-for-hire and private transportation companies on traffic congestion and uptake of public transportation; and

d. potential equity impacts of limiting the number of licences on areas without higher order transit.

22. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

23. City Council request the Government of Ontario to reintroduce consumer incentive programs to encourage the purchase and improve affordability of zero emissions vehicles.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, to move Section 545-104G and H, Section 545-113A and B, Section 545-265, 266, and 267, which set conditions on tows from private or municipal property, to Chapter 915, Parking on Private or Municipal Property, as of January 1, 2024.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, to move the definitions of "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating", "Hirer", and "Toronto Police Service Contract Rate" to Chapter 915, Parking on Private or Municipal Property, as of January 1, 2024.

3. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 915, Parking on Municipal or Private Property, by adding a definition of "Public Garage" as follows:

          PUBLIC GARAGE - A building or place that receives or stores towed motor
           vehicles.

4. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, to delete all remaining licensing requirements and provisions that relate to Tow Truck Drivers and Tow Truck Owners, as of January 1, 2024.

5. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, to delete all licensing requirements and provisions related to Collision Reporting Centres, as of January 1, 2024.

6. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C, Schedule 12, to delete fees associated with Tow Truck Drivers, Tow Truck Owners, and accredited vehicle repair facilities, as of January 1, 2024.

7. City Council delete Section 150-12 from Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 150, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, as of January 1, 2024.

8. City Council extend the term of licences held as of October 1, 2023 by Tow Truck Drivers, Tow Truck Owners, and Public Garages that exclusively receive or store towed vehicles to December 31, 2023, without the need to pay associated licence renewal fees.

9. City Council approve such amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapters 150, 441, 545, and 915 as required by the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Mayor to consider including the necessary budget to support late night swimming at Heron Park Outdoor Pool and the installation of lighting in proposing the 2024 Budget for Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Fleet Services to extend the term of the non-competitive Blanket Contract number 47022700 by entering into an amending agreement with Toromont Industries Ltd. for the supply and delivery of proprietary original equipment manufacturer parts and specialized services for Caterpillar equipment repair, warranty and non-warranty repair and maintenance, which includes the implementation of a telematics solution that will support these services through remote monitoring and proactive scheduling, based on the following conditions:

a. the initial term of this extension will be for a period of one year, commencing on November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, with the option to renew the contract for four additional one year periods, subject to the exercise of each option year being at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Fleet Services and subject to the amounts payable under the contract being available under the current Fleet Services Division budget approval(s); this extension will revise the current maximum term duration from five years to ten years, where all optional extension years are exhausted;

b. the value of this extension, inclusive of an increase to the final year of the previous term and all additional option years for this extension, is $3,072,164 net of all taxes and charges ($3,126,234 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

c. the agreement will be based on the condition that Toromont Industries Ltd. continues to be the exclusive distributor for the proprietary original equipment manufacturer parts and specialized services for Caterpillar equipment; and

d. on other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Fleet Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to sign on behalf of the City of Toronto a management agreement and any ancillary agreements and documents, and to amend the agreements as required with Thistle Golf Ltd. to manage play, pro shops, and food and beverage services at five City-operated golf courses for 10 years starting on approximately December 1, 2023, with two optional renewal terms of five years each, exercisable at the General Manager’s sole discretion, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 1 to the report (September 18 2023) the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; the golf courses include: Dentonia Park, Don Valley, Humber Valley, Scarlett Woods, and Tam O’Shanter.

2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to collect socio-demographic data from users of the City’s golf courses in order to form a general profile of who is using the golf courses and to determine how the City’s golf courses and programming can be improved and adjusted to best serve all the residents of Toronto, as described in Item 2022.IE27.6 - Review of City of Toronto Golf Courses, adopted by City Council on February 2, 2022, and in accordance with Item 2020.EX18.6 - Data for Equity Strategy, adopted by City Council on November 25, 2020, with the purpose of understanding user profile, measuring trends for shaping future golf policies, and supporting priorities for equitable access.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive agreement with KPMG in the amount of $140,000 net of all taxes and charges ($142,464 net of Harmonized Sales Tax) to complete a service delivery review of the Committee of Adjustment on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Sanscon Construction Ltd., to replace the existing 300-millimetre watermain and related infrastructure on O'Connor Drive, between Sandra Road and Bermondsey Road, in the amount of $5,500,000 net of all taxes and charges ($5,596,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council meeting on November 15, 2023, with an updated traffic management plan for the Watermain and Water Service Replacement project between Sandra Road and Bermondsey Road, in an effort to reduce traffic impacts on local residents, businesses and commuters.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute an amendment to the Property Management Agreement dated January 4, 1995 between the City of Toronto and Toronto Port Lands Company as previously amended December 31, 2017, in substantially the form of the amending agreement annexed to this report, with such changes or additional provisions that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management considers necessary or desirable, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. Subject to the execution of the head lease amending agreement set out in Part 2 below,

City Council, pursuant to the head lease dated June 16, 2005 (the "Head Lease"), between the City of Toronto and the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place (collectively, the "Landlord"), and BPC Coliseum Inc. (the "Tenant"), consent to the amendments to the sublease dated July 1, 2005 (the "Sublease") between BPC Coliseum Inc. (the "Sublandlord"), and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (the "Subtenant"), for the Sublease extension term of 10 years commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2035, with an option to extend for a further 10 years to 2045, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix B and Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, and such other and amended terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. As a condition of granting the consent in Part 1 above, City Council authorize the City and the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place to enter into a Head Lease amending agreement with BPC Coliseum Incorporated as set out in Schedule "B", whereby during the 10 year extension term from 2025 to 2035, the share of sublease rent, after payment of realty taxes and any other amounts provided for in the Head Lease, be distributed 75 percent to the City and the Board, as Landlord, and 25 percent to BPC Coliseum Incorporated, as Tenant, rather than 50 percent to each of the Landlord and Tenant as currently provided in the Head Lease.

3. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services to execute the Head Lease amending agreement set out in Part 2 above, any agreements to give effect to the City consent set out in Part 1 above, and any related documents, on behalf of the City.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City and the Board.

5. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place to continue to optimize community use opportunities at Coca-Cola Coliseum such as public skating through engagement, partnerships and sponsorships with the Tenant and Subtenant for their allotted days as well as over Landlord allotted days.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City and the Board.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council declare the City walkway lands located between 19 and 23 Lord Roberts Drive and described in Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management (the " Property") surplus, with the intended manner of disposal to be by way of a transfer of a permanent easement to Enbridge Gas Incorporated.

2. City Council grant an exemption from the requirement to give notice to the public with respect to the proposed declare surplus.

3. City Council direct that all steps necessary to comply with the City’s real estate disposal process, as set out in Article 1, Chapter 213 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Real Property, be taken to implement Parts 1 and 2 above.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for a fee simple interest in a portion of the one-foot reserve on Registered Plan 711 illustrated as Part 5 on draft reference plan attached as Attachment A (the "Property") to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for the purposes of inclusion in a pedestrian walkway to be constructed from Montclair Avenue to the public street known as Lower Village Gate.

2. City Council grant authority to serve and publish the Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land for the Property, to forward to the Ontario Land Tribunal any requests for hearings received, to attend the hearing(s) to present the City's position, and to report the Ontario Land Tribunal's recommendations to City Council for its consideration.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council delegate to the General Government Committee the authority to hold meetings at which applicants can make representations to the Committee and to make the final decision with respect to payment in lieu of tax applications under Section 324 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (the "Act"), and amend Chapter 27, Council Procedures, accordingly.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the penalty amount from $30.00 to $75.00 for parking or leaving a motor vehicle on municipal property without consent under Section 915-2A of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 915, Parking on Private or Municipal Property, with an implementation date of December 1, 2023. 

2. City Council increase the penalty amount from $30.00 to $75.00 for parking or leaving a motor vehicle on private property without consent under Section 915-2B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 915, Parking on Private or Municipal Property, with an implementation date of December 1, 2023. 

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 610, Penalties, Administration of, generally as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Chief Information Security Officer, remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto Agencies and Corporations.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 18, 2023) from the Chief Information Security Officer, remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto Agencies and Corporations.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve a pilot project of up to twelve months at on-street paid parking locations to allow Mobile Only Zones as generally described in the report (September 6, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services to allow customers paying for parking to do so through the Green P App, text to pay, or by scanning a QR code to complete paid parking transactions, and City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to report back to City Council on the outcome of the pilot project and recommend next steps.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 910, to establish new offences in relation to Mobile Only Zones, generally as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and establish an associated penalty amount of $30.00 for each such new offence.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority; City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 610, Penalties, Administration of; City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 910, Parking Machines and Meters; City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking; City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking; and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities, as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to allow for the establishment of Mobile Only Zones.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to City Council's decision.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to undertake a comprehensive review of various on-street parking administrative penalty amounts and to report back at the January 2024 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on revised administrative penalty amounts.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council support the decision of City staff to not submit a bid in response to the Circular Materials, as the Common Collection System Administrator, and Reverse Logistics Group, as the Common Collection System Operator, Request for Proposals for services to collect Provincially-regulated blue box material from residences and facilities as defined in Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box in City of Toronto Districts, beginning January 1, 2026.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into any agreements to sell City recycling carts from eligible residences and facilities, and for the funds from the sale to return to Solid Waste Management Services' utility rate, as an exception to Section 195-12.2 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to review and analyze potential service delivery options for waste collection (excluding Provincially-regulated blue box recycled materials) from District 2 beginning July 1, 2026, including issuing a competitive tender to the private sector, pursuing managed competition, and bringing collection services in-house to be performed by City of Toronto staff.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2024 on the review and analysis of potential service delivery options for District 2 beginning July 1, 2026, as authorized in Part 3 above.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into any agreements or amending agreements necessary for professional services, such as a financial analysis firm or a management consulting firm, to support the review and analysis authorized in Part 3 above.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to continue to collaboratively work with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 416 to address any staffing impacts caused by the continued implementation of Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report to City Council in fourth quarter of 2025 on any known operational and customer experience impacts in Ontario municipalities as a result of the implementation of Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box (the Province of Ontario's Residential Blue Box Extended Producer Responsibility program), with the purpose of informing a comprehensive change management and communications strategy for Toronto residents as a result of the transition.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to inform the Province and the Issuing Authority for Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box (Blue Box Extended Producer Responsibility program) of the City of Toronto’s disappointment in the terms of the existing Request for Proposal and the City's interest and ability to continue to provide a cost-effective, seamless and high-quality Blue Box recycling collection service across the City of Toronto post-2025 for both Torontonians and Producers through direct negotiations for service.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to continue to work collaboratively with the issuing authority towards a negotiated comprehensive service agreement that provides access and leverages the City of Toronto's decades of experience and subject matter expertise with operating the most comprehensive Blue Box Program in the country and City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to continue to work collaboratively towards reaching a negotiated comprehensive service agreement with the Issuing Authority, conclude any negotiations by March 31, 2024 and report back to City Council with the outcomes of any negotiations.

10. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (September 8, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, remain confidential in its entirety until December 31, 2024, as it relates to labour relations or employee negotiations.

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (September 8, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services remains confidential in its entirety until December 31, 2024, in accordance with provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, to:

a. include in the ongoing intergovernmental strategy for TransformTO and the City's climate goals, the expectation that the federal government will provide funding support for both current and future programs aimed at decarbonizing buildings in Toronto; and

b. advocate that the federal Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit be expanded to non-taxable entities, emphasizing that municipal access to this program will greatly improve the ability for cities across Canada to reach net zero buildings targets.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, to work with Toronto Hydro to include, in the fourth quarter of 2024 report on Emissions Performance Standards, a summary of Toronto Hydro’s resources, financing programs, rebates, incentives and other initiatives available to assist building owners in improving efficiency, reducing emissions and achieving the City's mandatory emissions performance standards.

3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with relevant City Divisions and Agencies, to prioritize supporting equity-deserving groups into the design principles for new or improved program offerings aimed at building decarbonization.

4. City Council direct the City Manager to advocate to the Government of Canada, urging the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation to offer guarantees for municipally-sponsored local improvement charge financing programs, such as the Home Energy Loan Program, in line with the recommendations by the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance.

5. City Council direct the City Manager, in collaboration with the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to incorporate tenant protection measures into both current and future program offerings to safeguard tenants from above-guideline rent increases and evictions resulting from renovations by landlords who have received funding or financing from the City of Toronto, including exploring the feasibility of prohibiting property-owners who have received funding or financing from the City of Toronto from using the related projects to apply for above-guideline rent increases at the Landlord Tenant Board.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Climate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Children's Services, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report on Toronto's next consumption-based emissions inventory in 2027, following the release of the 2026 Canadian Census and recommend methods that consumption-based emissions can be meaningfully measured to assist with future target setting.

2. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Climate to include in future reports progress and actions in meeting Toronto Cool Food Pledge and the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration commitments.

3. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Climate to include updates on Toronto's progress in meeting the Toronto Cool Food Pledge and the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration commitments in the annual TransformTO Net Zero Status Updates.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Environment and Climate, in consultation with the Chief Purchasing Officer, to report back to Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations on whether Toronto should adopt a policy on Plant-based purchasing savings for City and climate, comparable to a program in the City of Vancouver.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review and update the City's approach to planning, locating, funding, building and maintaining Dogs Off-Leash Areas based on recognized best practices and integrated with the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Facilities Master Plan which includes, but is not limited to:

a. international best practices for design, signage, rules, accessibility, shade, shelter, surface materials, fencing, and amenities;

b. process to proactively identify and fund new off-leash areas where most needed, reflective of population distribution and development, in balance with other park functions and uses;

c. process to identify and fund priority repairs and improvements, including design improvements, to existing off-leash areas, including a process for considering the introduction of fencing where appropriate to address safety concerns;

d. includes accommodations for all types and sizes of Dog Off-Leash Areas including those in urban settings with limited parkland available; 

e. potential opportunities for volunteers to steward these areas and ambassador programs to promote responsible dog area use and promote responsible dog ownership; and

f. review of and updates to the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan and Dog Off-Leash Area Policy as needed.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to include a comprehensive review of other jurisdictions’ Off-Leash Area plans, strategies and approaches, and ambassador/stewardship programs, including but not limited to Vancouver, Surrey, Edmonton, Calgary, and Winnipeg, as part of the development of an evidence-based, best practice approach to Dogs Off-Leash Areas for Toronto.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back with the recommended new approach to Dogs Off-Leash Areas resulting from Part 1 above, including required funding to implement, to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2024.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to ensure the approach to Dogs Off-Leash Areas includes by-law enforcement strategies to address the ongoing concerns of all park users.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to include the findings and recommendations from the Toronto Dog Off-Leash Area Study, conducted by Thinc Design in 2019, in their report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the third quarter of 2024.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to notify the general public, within one week of results being available, and no later than, November 1, 2023 as to:

a. the results of analysis on all water samples collected since August 11, 2023, including which tests are being conducted; and

b. any long-term impact or safety risk to the waterways, animals, or neighbours of the impacted sites.

2. City Council request the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to consult with the Office of the Fire Marshal, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Water, and Toronto Public Health regarding the results of the Office of the Fire Marshal investigation once completed, to identify opportunities to mitigate similar events in the future.

3. City Council request the Office of the Fire Marshal to share with the general public the findings of their investigation into the cause, origin, and circumstances of the fire once completed.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council reiterate its support for, and request that, the Government of Ontario immediately expedite the transition to the Ontario Building Code of green building standards related to the construction of buildings that are currently administered through the planning process.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

Improving Access to Rent-Geared-to-Income and Affordable Rental Homes

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to establish eligibility rules for a household to occupy an Affordable Rental Housing unit, including that the income of the household, determined in the manner specified in the rules, meet a specified income threshold and not exceed a specified maximum income, which may vary by unit types and sizes; and to review and adjust such rules annually as needed.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to establish eligibility rules requiring that, in order for a household to be eligible to occupy an Affordable Rental Housing unit or to acquire an interest in housing under the Affordable Home Ownership program, the value of the assets of the household, subject to specified asset exemptions, may not exceed a specified maximum value, and which may provide for different maximum values based on unit and household types and sizes.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to align the choice-based system configurations and Rent-Geared-to-Income program rules with the affordable rental housing program as it relates to application dates and a single offer rule, where applicable, to deliver a streamlined access system.

Memorandum of Understanding with Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. and Pre-Development Funding for Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Development Society Inc.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. and Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. Development Society Inc., on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 3 to the report (September 14, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City of Toronto, any funding agreements with Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. to provide one-time funding from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (Source Account: XR2116), in the amount of up to $100,000, included in the Housing Secretariat’s 2023 Operating Budget, to support capacity building for existing non-profit housing co-operatives, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

6. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City of Toronto, any funding agreements with Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Development Society Inc. to provide one-time funding from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (Source Account: XR2116) in the amount of up to $400,000, included in the Housing Secretariat’s 2023 Operating Budget, to support the identification of and pre-development work related to the new affordable non-profit housing co-operative units identified through the Memorandum of Understanding with Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. and Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Inc. Development Society Inc. (the New Co-operative Units), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

Intergovernmental Requests

7. City Council re-iterate its requests to the Government of Ontario to support delivery of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and provide $7.6 billion in outstanding capital and operating funding by 2030.

8. City Council re-iterate its requests to the Government of Canada to support delivery of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and provide $7.7 billion in outstanding capital and operating funding by 2030.

9. City Council request that the Federal Government release the 1.5 billion dollars that they announced and committed to in their 2022 budget for the development of new Co-operative Housing.

10. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to update the HousingTO Action Plan 2020-2030 Dashboard to include the number of new affordable and supportive housing units that are either currently under construction or completed.

11. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to ensure that the MyAccesstoHousingTO system and assistance to transition people to that system are compliant with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the human rights approach to housing described in the Toronto Housing Charter and the City of Toronto Digital Infrastructure Framework.

12. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to extend the deadline for applicants for rent-geared-to-income housing to transition to the MyAccesstoHousingTO system to at least January 31, 2024, and assess in advance of that revised deadline whether there is a further need to extend the deadline.

13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to, once the deadline to transition to MyAccesstoHousingTO passes, provide a 24-month grace period in which any rent-geared-to-income applicant who has not transitioned to the MyAccesstoHousingTO system can transition to MyAccesstoHousingTO while maintaining the date on which they last applied for rent-geared-to-income housing. In advance of the end of this grace period, staff shall report to City Council on whether there is a need to extend the grace period to ensure that no one who is both seeking and entitled to rent-geared-to-income housing loses their place on the waiting list.

14. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to continue to improve digital access initiatives to provide appropriate support for individuals transitioning to MyAccesstoHousingTO in consultation with relevant organizations and individuals.

15. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide additional training to shelter and outreach workers who support applicants transitioning to the MyAccesstoHousingTO system.

16. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to consider whether additional staff resources are required for the Application Support Centre to reduce wait times and effectively support applicants for rent-geared-to-income housing and bring forward any related recommendations through the 2024 budget process for consideration.

17. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to report to the November 28, 2023 meeting of Economic and Community Development Committee with a plan for the:

a. provision of non-digital options for applicants to maintain participation in the Choice Based System;

b. alternatives to the current mandatory biweekly online participation, such as in-person, mail, phone and other non-digital community based options that are locally accessible to people across the city such as additional and expanded Housing Help Centres;

c. establishing exemptions to the biweekly online requirement for applicants who lack internet access, and/or digital literacy, or require accommodation based on accessibility criteria; and

d. updating the work outlined in Recommendations 10 to 15 on improving access and communication, and ensuring MyAccesstoHousingTO system is compliant with Ontario Human Rights Commission requirements.

18. City Council request the Mayor to include sufficient funding in the 2024 Budget, and future budgets, for the work outlined in Part 17 above to continue on a permanent basis.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 688 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (September 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land, Article V, Site Plan Control, and Section 415-20, Municipal Infrastructure Agreements, substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (September 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land, Section 415-19.2, Mandatory Pre-Application Consultation, substantially in accordance with Attachment 4 to the report (September 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake stakeholder and public consultation regarding pre-application consultation with local communities and Councillors and to report back to Planning and Housing Committee by the second quarter of  2024.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment and the amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code as may be required.

6. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee on a quarterly basis beginning in the first quarter of 2024 with available metrics related to changes in development application review timelines as a result of continuous improvements to city processes, including:

a. average timeline to complete the Pre-Application Consultation Process; 

b. average timeline to reach a decision on a Zoning By-law Application;

c. average timeline to reach a decision on an Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Application; and

d. average timeline to achieve an approved Site Plan Application. 

7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake further consultation with the Building Industry and Land Development Association to finalize a Terms of Reference for the in-effect zoning compliance requirement recommended in Official Plan Amendment 688.

8. City Council request the Province of Ontario to eliminate the amendments in Bill 109 to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, that prescribe planning application fee refunds. 

9. City Council request the Ontario Provincial Government to consider introducing a time limit, with penalties, or other methods to incentivize development-ready sites that have received planning application approval to advance to construction as quickly as possible.

10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to report to the November 30, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee with possible measures, if any, that could be taken by the City of Toronto to avoid planning application fee refunds as prescribed in Bill 109 amendments to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, referred Item PH6.3 back to the Planning and Housing Committee.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council support the Province’s proposal to return 53 hectares (133 acres) in the Town of Ajax back into the Greenbelt Plan Area.

2. City Council request that the Province scope their planned review of the Greenbelt to evaluate the 14 other sites removed though Amendment 3 to the Greenbelt Plan by reconsidering the outcomes of Amendment 3 to the Greenbelt Plan Area and return the remaining 14 sites to the Greenbelt Plan Area.

3. City Council encourage the Province to commit to align any future legislated reviews of the Greenbelt with the Greenbelt Plan’s existing vision and goals, and not examine the potential to replace protected farmland and natural spaces with urban development.

4. City Council request that the City Clerk forward the report (September 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the City of Toronto’s submission to the Province on their Proposal to return land to the Greenbelt and the Environmental Registry of Ontario postings (019-7561 and 019-7562).

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council assign the City Solicitor responsibility for the provision of legal services to the Toronto Local Appeal Body with respect to:

a. providing advice on questions identified by Toronto Local Appeal Body Members, with respect to the administration of hearings, as part of their decision making duties; and

b. providing advice on the development, review or revision of operational policies, practice directions and rules.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 509 Parliament Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 509 Parliament Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (September 8, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 60 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 60 Lowther Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (September 8, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 822 Richmond Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 822 Richmond Street West (including entrance address at 828 Richmond Street West) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (September 8, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Striking Committee-recommended 2024 Schedule of Meetings by:

a. moving the Tuesday, February 20, 2024 meeting of the General Government Committee to Tuesday, February 13, 2024 and moving the Economic Development Committee from Tuesday, February 13, 2024 to Tuesday, February 20, 2024;

b. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, April 5, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024 and moving the meeting of Planning and Housing Committee from Thursday, April 4, 2024 to Friday, April 5, 2024;

c. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, May 10, 2024 to Monday, May 6, 2024;

d. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, June 14, 2024 to Wednesday, June 12, 2024; 

e. moving the meeting of the General Government Committee from Friday, July 5, 2024 to Tuesday, July 2, 2024; and

f. moving the meeting of the Scarborough Community Council from Friday, September 27, 2024 to Thursday, September 19, 2024 and moving the meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Friday, September 27, 2024.

2. City Council approve the Striking Committee-recommended 2024 Schedule of Meetings, as amended by Part 1 above, and that the published schedule serve as notice for these meetings.

3. City Council request the City Clerk to distribute the approved schedule to the City's agencies and special purpose bodies with a request that they:

a. avoid scheduling meetings, whenever possible, that conflict with the approved schedule; and

b. avoid scheduling public meetings, forums, public consultations and large scale meetings on days of cultural or religious significance as noted in the approved schedule and listed in Attachment 2 to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Clerk.

4. City Council shorten the 30-day period that City Council may pass a resolution making an amendment to the Mayor's proposed budget to coincide with the completion of the special City Council meeting scheduled on February 14, 2024.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 175-185 Eileen Avenue substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council classify 175-185 Eileen Avenue as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning).

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to exclude residents or visitors to or tradespersons at 175 to 185 Eileen Avenue from obtaining a parking permit.

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a post-approval condition of site plan:

a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory clause that residents of the development will be ineligible for on-street parking permits, substantially in the form of the advisory clause in Attachment 4 to the report (November 10, 2021) contained in Item 2021.PH29.3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development:

Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the Development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the Development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

6. City Council amend the draft By-law attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District by replacing Site Specific Regulation (I) (iv) with the following:

a. window projections, including bay windows and box windows which increase floor area or enclosed space and do not touch the ground, by a maximum of 1.5 metres.

7. City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward to Council’s meeting of October 11, 2023 for enactment by City Council, a By-law to make the changes noted in Part 6 above to the draft By-law attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

8. City Council determine that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect of the changes to the draft By-law attached as Attachment 5 (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 15 Canmotor Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, City Council require the applicant to:

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services, to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; and

b. make arrangements satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services to secure all improvements that may be required in the accepted Functional Servicing Report.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 5, 7 and 9 Jopling Avenue South substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:

a. provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for tenants of the existing one rental dwelling unit proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. provide a legal undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Part 3. a. above.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following as conditions in the Site Plan Agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

a. prior to Site Plan Control approval, the owner must provide a Functional Servicing Report that is acceptable to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director Engineering and Construction Services;

b. prior to Site Plan Control approval, the owner, if applicable, enter into a financially secured agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for the construction of improvements, as identified in the Functional Servicing Report, that may be required to the City’s storm, sanitary and sewer infrastructure;

c. prior to Site Plan Control approval, if applicable, the owner must obtain all necessary approvals to proceed with the required improvements, as described above have been issued, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

d. prior to the issuance of full building permit, the owner must complete the construct all required improvements, as noted in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, if required, and ensure they are operational.

5. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 5, 6 and 9 Jopling Avenue South from obtaining a parking permit.

6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a Site Plan approval condition:

a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development:

Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designates to continue working with the applicant to secure additional bike parking spaces, vehicle parking spaces, bike share stations, and car share spaces through the site plan control review process for the subject site.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, for 56, 58 and 60 Fieldway Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:

a. submit a Pedestrian Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. submit a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council direct that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the last above grade building permit for the last of the towers on the lot, the owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1700 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

5. City Council approve the acceptance of an on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

6. In the event that the owner elects to design and construction Above Base Park Improvements, City Council approve a Development Charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Development Charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City of Toronto's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time-to-time.

7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act and to report back for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the owner.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 111 Plunkett Road, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, and as generally illustrated on the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan, Attachment 2 to the report (August 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City

Council require the owner to:

a. provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

b. provide a final Zoning Notice issued by the Toronto Building Division confirming that the 42 parcels comply with the applicable zoning, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes

to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for 159 and 161-181 Mulock Avenue and 6 Lloyd Avenue, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and such report shall determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development and/or any upgrades that may be required;

c. the Owner has submitted a revised Hydrological Review Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form and Hydrological Review Summary Form to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the Zoning By-law and/or secured in a development agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

e. the Owner has submitted revised drawings illustrating the conveyance of lands required by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the Owner has submitted revised Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study and a Rail Safety Study, to be peer reviewed by consultants retained by the City at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

g. the Owner shall, at the owner's own expense, initiate the Metrolinx Deviation Process with Metrolinx and Metrolinx's Technical Advisor AECOM, and the owner has submitted requested information and makes required revisions noted in correspondence, dated July 17, 2023, from Metrolinx, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Metrolinx;

h. the Owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study including all requested revisions to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

i. the Owner makes satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enters into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services;

j. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry noted in correspondence, dated July 6, 2023, including the need for an updated Arborist Report and Landscape Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

k. the Owner has made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that the Holding Provision be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, and the Holding Provision not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Transportation Services.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the current applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision appeals for 2405-2411 and 2417 Lake Shore Boulevard West, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and conditions of Draft Plan of Subdivision approval are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified within the Engineering and Construction Services correspondence, dated March 21, 2022, or as revised, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and such report shall determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development and/or any upgrades that may be required;

d. the Owner makes satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enters into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Official Plan policies and Zoning By-laws and/or secured in a development agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the Owner has submitted a revised Community Energy Plan to the satisfaction of the Environment and Energy Division;

g. the Owner has submitted a Noise Study required by Metrolinx, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Manager, Technical Review, Metrolinx;

h. the Owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study including all requested revisions to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

i. the Owner has submitted a revised Housing Issue Report including all requested revisions noted in correspondence, dated March 21, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry noted in correspondence, dated March 21, 2022, including the need for an updated Arborist Report, Landscape Plan, Planting Plan and Soil Volume Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

k. the Owner has made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

l. the Owner has secured replacement of the existing rental dwelling units, including the same number of rental units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents, and replacement of the gross floor area of the existing dwelling rooms as dwelling rooms or studio units at similar rents;

m. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for tenants to return to a replacement rental unit or dwelling room, as applicable, on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

n. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition application (21 246210 WET 03 RH) under Chapter 667 Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the existing rental units on the site, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding Provision be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment and the Holding Provision not to be lifted until such a time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Transportation Services.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the current applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications appeals for 4195 and 4221 Dundas Street West and 556, 558, 560, 562 and 564 Prince Edward Drive North, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold the issuance of any final Order(s) until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Official Plan policies and Zoning By-laws and/or secured in a development agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the Owner has submitted revised drawings illustrating the conveyance of lands required to the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the submitted Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study has been peer reviewed by a third-party Noise and Vibration Consultant retained by the City at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

e. the Owner has submitted information to provide adequate room to operate the accessible ramp and ensure that there is adequate space for a full-size bus shelter on Dundas Street West at Prince Edward Drive North is located on the frontage of the site and makes required revisions to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Toronto Transit Commission;

f. the Owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study including Transportation Demand Management and all requested revisions to the study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the Owner has submitted a revised Hydrological Review Report, Hydrological Review Summary Form, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form and Foundation Drainage Summary Form including all requested revisions to these studies to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

h. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

i. the Owner makes satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enters into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report and Traffic Impact Study accepted Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Transportation Services;

j. the Owner has addressed all the outstanding issues related to tree protection, injury and removals, tree planting and Toronto Green Standard raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

k. the Owner has provided an on-site parkland dedication in a size, location and configuration that is to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

l. the Owner has retained a consultant archaeologist, licensed by the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O 1990 as amended), to carry out a Stage 2 archaeological resource assessment of the property and follow through on recommendations to mitigate, through preservation or resource removal and documentation, adverse impacts to any significant archaeological resources found (Stage 3-4) to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

m. the Owner has satisfied the requirements of the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board regarding signage and warning clauses related to enrollment capacity.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a holding provision be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, and the holding provision not to be lifted until such a time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Transportation Services.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of The West Mall and Waulron Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Finch Avenue West and a point 300 metres west of Kipling Avenue.

2. City Council authorize removal of the existing traffic signals on Finch Avenue West and a point 400 metres west of Kipling Avenue/Private Access in conjunction with the installation of traffic signals at Finch Avenue West and a point 300 metres west of Kipling Avenue.

3. City Council request Metrolinx to collaborate with Toronto Police Services and provide a mid-block crossing at the Toronto Police Services 23 Division driveway on Finch Avenue West to enable emergency vehicles to safely execute left-turn manoeuvres across the Finch West Light Rail Transit tracks.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council designate on-street electric vehicle charging station parking areas at the following locations for the exclusive use of electric vehicles and amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 910, Parking Machines and Meters and Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, as described in Attachment 2 to the report (August 28, 2023) from the Director, Policy and Innovation, Transportation Services:      

a. Driftwood Avenue, east side, from a point 30.3 metres north of Niska Road and a point 12 metres further north (2 spaces);

b. Lake Shore Boulevard West, west side, from a point 28.8 metres north of Superior Avenue and a point 6 metres further north (1 space);

c. The Queensway, south side, from a point 24.8 metres west of Inverleigh Drive and a point 12 metres further west (2 spaces);

d. Weston Road, west side, from a point 177.3 metres north of Wilby Crescent and a point 6 metres further north (1 space); and

e. Weston Road, west side, from a point 31.2 metres south of King Street Crescent and a point 6 metres further south (1 space).

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the north side of Emmett Avenue, between Jane Street and a point 45 metres west.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the north side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, between a point 22 metres west of Long Branch Avenue and a point 115 metres further west, to be in effect between a point 22 metres west of Long Branch Avenue and a point 67 metres further west.

2. City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of one-hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the north side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, between a point 122 metres west of Long Branch Avenue to a point 15 metres further west.

3. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the north side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, from a point 89 metres west of Long Branch Avenue to a point 33 metres further west.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council exempt the implementation of Permit Parking on Longbourne Drive, between Willowridge Road and Redgrave Drive from the requirements of subsection 925-4B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, until such time as Etobicoke York Community Council considers a request for implementation of Permit Parking at this location.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 2350 - 2352 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

1. if required, provisions for a holding by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act regarding the provision of an acceptable sanitary system solution constructed and operational as determined by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services which may include the applicant obtaining Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Compliance Approval and upgrading the existing municipal infrastructure off site;

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated September 16, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development;

d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10 and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable 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, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; in requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way;

g. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

h. the owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. that the owner has submitted a tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; and

j. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 169468 NNY 15 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of eighty-six (86) existing rental dwelling units at 124 Broadway Avenue, subject to the following conditions:
 

a. the owner shall provide and maintain eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units at 136 Broadway Avenue for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied and during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 5,423.8 square metres and shall be comprised of two (2) studio units, thirty-two (32) one-bedroom units, forty-three (43) two-bedroom units and nine (9) three-bedroom units’ replacement rental units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated July 31, 2023. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner shall, as part of the eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide and maintain at least thirteen (13) one-bedroom, twenty-six (26) two-bedroom and three (3) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at 80 percent of affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than eighty percent (80 percent) of  the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,  at least one (1) studio, fifteen (15) one-bedroom, sixteen (16)  two-bedroom and six (6) three-bedroom units as replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one-hundred percent (100 percent) of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and one (1) studio, four (4) one-bedroom and one (1) two-bedroom units as replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds Affordable Rent but is no greater than one-hundred and fifty percent (150 percent) of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the eighty-six (86) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 124 Broadway Avenue, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at 136 Broadway Avenue at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner shall provide tenants of all eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed building at 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

e. the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge;

f. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, at no extra charge;

g. the owner shall provide tenants of the eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor vehicular parking at no charge and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed  residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

h. the owner shall provide and make available for rent at least twenty-seven (27) resident vehicle parking spaces within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a resident vehicle parking space, and at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid. The remaining resident vehicle parking spaces shall be made available to tenants of the replacement rental units to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the owner shall provide and make available for rent a minimum of thirty-two (32) storage lockers within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

j. the eighty-six (86) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70 percent) of the new dwelling units in the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, are made available and ready for occupancy;

k. the owner shall request issuance of above-grade building permits for the new  residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue prior to or concurrent with the issuance of above-grade building permits for the residential tower at 124 Broadway Avenue; and

l. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 124 Broadway Avenue and at 136 Broadway Avenue, one or more agreements pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the replacement rental dwelling units located at 136 Broadway Avenue and conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. through 1.k. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of the eighty-six (86) existing rental dwelling units at 124 Broadway Avenue after all the following have occurred:
 

a. all conditions in Part 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

 
b. the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect;

c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

 
d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permits) for the approved development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue; and

 
e. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above.
 

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 124 Broadway Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:
 

a. the owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

 
b. the owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

 
c. the owner erects the proposed building on the site no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 
d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time specified in Part 4.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 agreements and any other related agreements.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 234017 NNY 15 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of thirty-nine (39) existing rental dwelling units at 136 Broadway Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain thirty-nine (39) replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site of 136 Broadway Avenue, for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied and during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the thirty-nine (39) replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 2,574 square metres and shall be comprised of fourteen (14) one-bedroom units, nine (9) two-bedroom units and sixteen (16) three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated July 31, 2023; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner shall, as part of the thirty-nine (39) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide and maintain at least ten (10) one-bedroom, five (5) two-bedroom and eight (8) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at 80 percent of affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than eighty percent (80 percent) of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, at least three (3) one-bedroom, four (4) two-bedroom and eight (8) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one-hundred percent (100 percent) of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and one (1) one-bedroom replacement rental dwelling unit at mid-range rent, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds affordable rent but is no greater than one-hundred and fifty percent (150 percent) of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation all for a period of at least ten (10) years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the thirty-nine (39) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 136 Broadway Avenue, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner shall provide tenants of all thirty-nine (39) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed building at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

 
e. the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge;

f. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, at no extra charge;

g. the owner shall provide tenants of the thirty-nine (39) replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor vehicular parking at no charge and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

h. the owner shall provide and make available for rent at least nineteen (19) resident vehicle parking spaces within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a resident vehicle parking space, and at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid; the remaining resident vehicle parking spaces shall be made available to tenants of the replacement rental units to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the owner shall provide and make available for rent a minimum of fourteen (14) storage lockers within the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

j. the replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70 percent) of the new dwelling units in the proposed development at 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue, exclusive of the replacement rental dwelling units, are made available and ready for occupancy; and

k. the owner shall enter and register on title to the lands at 136 Broadway Avenue, one or more agreements pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. through 1.j. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of the thirty-nine (39) existing rental dwelling units located at 136 Broadway Avenue after all the following have occurred:
 

a. all conditions in Part 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

 
b. the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect;

c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

 
d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permits) for the approved development on the site; and

 
e. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above.
 

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 136 Broadway Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:
 

a. the owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

 
b. the owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

 
c. the owner erects the proposed building on the site no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 
d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time specified in Part 4.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

 
5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 agreement and any other related agreements.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan, and Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner submits a revised Heritage Impact Assessment acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and that matters arising from such study be secured, if required;

c. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated December 19, 2022, or as may be updated, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

d. the owner has satisfactorily addressed Transportation Services matters in the Transportation Services memo July 31, 2023, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

e. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that matters arising from such Plan be secured, if required;

f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation memorandum dated February 7, 2023, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

g. the owner has submitted a Subsurface Investigation for the possible presence of methane gas on the property and any required mitigation measures are to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

h. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated December 16, 2022, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry;

i. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the owner has secured replacement of the existing rental housing, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

k. the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing and former tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

l. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 22 224403 NNY 15 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the ten (10) existing rental dwelling units at 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and/or the Transportation Impact Study or that mitigation is required per the Subsurface Investigation, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to explore all options to preserve the heritage value of the Talbot Quads.
 

5. City Council request, as part of the ongoing proceedings, that the applicant address concerns of the Leaside Baseball Association and implement measures that will ensure the continued successful operation of the adjacent baseball fields at Howard Talbot Park, as required.

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 789-793 Don Mills Road and 10 Ferrand Drive and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the application to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including acceptable Transportation Demand Measures, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

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

f. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and/or road improvements are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

h. the owner has submitted a revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site heritage resource at 789-793 Don Mills Road, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the owner has submitted a Heritage Permit application to alter the property at 789-793 Don Mills Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 789-793 Don Mills Road to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

k. the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan for the subject heritage property, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the revised Heritage Impact Assessment, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City, for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 123 Wynford Drive and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services in their memorandum dated May 23, 2023, or as may be updated, as they relate to the applications to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has at its sole expense provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including acceptable Transportation Demand Measures, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner has at its sole expense provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

e. the owner at its sole expense has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports;

f. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and / or road improvements are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Ravine and Natural Feature Protection, as per their memorandum dated June 5, 2023, and as may be updated, as they relate to the applications, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

h. the applicant has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

i. the owner has submitted a revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site heritage resource and landscape at 123 Wynford Drive, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the owner has submitted a Heritage Permit application to alter the property at 123 Wynford Drive, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

k. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 123 Wynford Drive to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

l. the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan for the subject heritage property, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the revised Heritage Impact Assessment, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1 Greenbriar Road and 635 Sheppard Avenue East in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 18, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1 Greenbriar Road and 635 Sheppard Avenue East in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments as may be required.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the Application, in its current form, for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands at 150 to 160 Cactus Avenue.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated December 7, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from further technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the Owner has secured replacement of the existing rental housing, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents;

d. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing and former tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

e. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition application (Application 21 226756 NNY 18 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the sixty (60) existing rental dwelling units on the site, and the Owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision;

f. the Owner has submitted a revised Transportation Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that matters arising from such study be secured, if required;

g. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry and Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

h. should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City, for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

i. in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the issuance of the first above-grade permit, the owner dedicate to the City a minimum of 1,417.38 square metres of unencumbered on-site parkland in the southwest portion of the site, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and such on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City, free and clear, above and below-grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; and

j. City Council approve the acceptance of a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Applicant of the above base park improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Applicant of designing and constructing the above base park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the Applicant to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (August 15, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 5318 Yonge Street, 5320-5324 Yonge Street, 5330-5334 Yonge Street and 11 Churchill Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated July 6, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated July 6, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

d. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated July 7, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry; and

e. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition application (Application 22 193302 NNY 18 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental units on the site, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing the following:

1. the replacement of the existing residential rental units on the lands;

2. the rents, rental tenure, unit mix, and unit sizes of the replacement rental units;

3. an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing tenants to return to replacement rental units on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

4. any other rental housing-related matters in conformity with Policy 3.2.1.6 of the Toronto Official Plan and Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, not to be lifted until such time as the owner has made satisfactory arrangements, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the lands at 6212 - 6600 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Rochefort Drive.

2. In conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Rochefort Drive, City Council rescind the existing southbound and westbound left turn prohibitions, in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Rochefort Drive.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council waive the two-term limit provision of the Public Appointments Policy and appoint Jaimie Grossman to the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending September 7, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1571 Sandhurst Circle substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 21, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend and support the recommended Official Plan Amendment should the Official Plan Amendment be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1571 Sandhurst Circle substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (August 22, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council allow the owner of 1571 Sandhurst Circle to construct, finish, furnish, equip and convey to the City a non-profit licensed childcare facility (the "Childcare Facility") to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Children's Services as part of the development, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms:

a.  the Childcare Facility will accommodate a minimum of 88 children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers;

b.  the Childcare Facility will comprise approximately 1,022 square metres of indoor space located on the first floor of Building G (Block 4) of the proposed development, and 371 square metres of outdoor space immediately adjacent to Building G; and

c.  the Childcare Facility will be provided in accordance with the terms to be set out in the In-Kind Contribution Agreement identified in Part 6 below, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4.  City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 3, above, equal to 100 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the first building permit is issued in respect of the development.

5. In the event Block 1 is constructed as part of Phase 1, City Council require the Owner to provide a Letter of Credit in an amount equivalent to the Community Benefits Charge that would have been payable for the value of the land proceeding as a first phase as determined the day before the day the first building permit is issued in respect of the development.

6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 3 above, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Children's Services and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the Site, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

7.  City Council require that, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the first above grade building permit for Phase 1, the Owner convey to the City, the on-site parkland dedication fronting Finch Avenue East having a minimum total area of 4,633 square metres to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

8.  City Council require that, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit for Phase 5, Building H the Owner convey to the City, the phase 5 on-site parkland dedication fronting Sandhurst Circle having a minimum total area of 3,247 square metres to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

9. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication(s), subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

10. City Council require, prior to first above-grade building permit for any building on any part of the Site, the Owner to, at no cost to the City, register, or caused to be registered, in priority, a Section 118 restriction pursuant to the Land Titles Act against title to the lands to be dedicated as the phase 5 park described in Part 8, above, that prohibits the transfer or charge of the parkland without prior written consent of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

11. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the next Near-Term Cycling Network Plan Update (2025-2027), to review opportunities for bikeways and bike parking, and bike share opportunities in the area of Woodside Square, including McCowan Road, Finch Avenue, Sandhurst Circle, and other connecting neighbourhood routes.

13. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and other relevant Divisions, to submit a business case, for consideration by the Mayor as part of the 2024 budget process, to resource the actions to implement a collaborative and multilingual community engagement process involving residents, stakeholders and local institutions to assess services, assets and needs within the Agincourt North community given the Woodside Square redevelopment and report back by fourth quarter of 2024.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment, in its current form, for the lands at 2941 Eglinton Avenue East.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (August 22, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in part, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:
 

a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense:

i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

ii. secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports 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 and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required;

iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum, acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required;

v. submitted a revised Arborist Report or addendum and Tree Protection Plan acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

vi. has addressed the comments from the Toronto Transit Commission in their letter dated December 28, 2022.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to take and necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within Mac Frost Way and that the City formally assume the road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2541.

2. City Council authorize the Acting Director, Engineering Review to release the performance guarantee held with respect to the municipal services in accordance with the Subdivision Agreement.

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2541.

4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the assumption By-law in the Land Registry Office, at the expense of the Owner.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2541 to Toronto Hydro.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within Cameron Watson Crescent and Acheson Boulevard, and that the City formally assume the road Cameron Watson Crescent within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2538.

2. City Council authorize the Acting Director, Engineering Review to release the performance guarantee held with respect to the municipal services in accordance with the Subdivision Agreement.

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2538.

4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the assumption By-law in the Land Registry Office, at the expense of the Owner.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2538 to Toronto Hydro.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within Elaine Lennox Court and that the City formally assume the road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2516.

2. City Council authorize the Acting Director, Engineering Review to release the performance guarantee held with respect to the municipal services in accordance with the Subdivision Agreement.

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2516.

4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the assumption By-law in the Land Registry Office, at the expense of the Owner.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2516 to Toronto Hydro.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 105909 STE 04 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow the demolition of twenty-three existing rental dwelling units located at 8-10, 14, 16, and 22 Temple Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall provide and maintain twenty-three replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied; during such 20-year period, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without replacement; the twenty-three replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 1,071.4 square metres  and shall be comprised of fourteen  studio units, four one-bedroom units, three two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to City Planning dated August 22, 2023, and any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner shall, as part of the twenty-three replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide at least twelve studio, and two one-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one-hundred percent of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, one studio, one one-bedroom and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rent, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds Affordable Rent but is no greater than one-hundred and fifty percent of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and one studio, one one-bedroom, three two-bedroom and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at high-end rent, all for a period of at least ten years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the Owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the twenty-three existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship. The Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the Owner shall provide tenants of all twenty-three replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 14-storey residential building at no extra charge. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

e. the Owner shall provide ensuite laundry and central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge;

f. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent at least three vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a resident vehicle parking space, and at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid; the remaining resident vehicle parking spaces shall be made available to tenants of the replacement rental units to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

g. the Owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed development, and in accordance with the Zoning By-law;

h. the replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent of the new dwelling units in the proposed 14-storey residential building, exclusive of the replacement rental units, are made available and ready for occupancy; and

i. the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 2-24 Temple Avenue, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. through 1.h. above all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667, of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of all or any of the twenty-three existing rental dwelling units at 8-10, 14, 16, and 22 Temple Avenue after all of the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Part 1 above have been fully satisfied or secured;

b. the Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect;

c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site; and

e. the City's receipt of confirmation that all existing rental dwelling units to be demolished are vacant or will be vacant prior to the demolition of any existing rental unit.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 2-24 Temple Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

a. the Owner shall remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

b. the Owner shall erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

c. the Owner erects the proposed residential building containing the replacement rental dwelling units on the site no later than three years from the date that the demolition of the existing buildings commenced, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and

d. should the Owner fail to complete the proposed 14-storey building within the time specified in Part 4.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council’s decision, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands in the Port Lands Flood Protection project and enabling infrastructure project area, substantially in accordance with the proposed Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend the former City of Toronto Official Plan, for the lands in the Port Lands Flood Protection Project and Enabling Infrastructure Project area, substantially in accordance with the proposed Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendments as may be required.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 77 Roehampton Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to:

a. submit a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

b. enter into a Municipal Infrastructure Agreement, to financially secure the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services.

4.  City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File 22 139087 STE 12 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of eighty-one existing rental dwelling units at 77 Roehampton Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall provide and maintain eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units at 136 Broadway Avenue for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied and during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 4,996.8 square metres and shall be comprised of forty-nine one-bedroom units, fifteen two-bedroom units and seventeen three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning dated July 31, 2023. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner shall, as part of the eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide and maintain at least fourteen one-bedroom, eight two-bedroom and five three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at 80 percent of affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than eighty percent of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, at least fourteen one-bedroom, five two-bedroom and eleven three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one-hundred percent of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and twenty-one one-bedroom, two two-bedroom and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds Affordable Rent but is no greater than one-hundred and fifty percent of the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the Owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the eighty-one existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 77 Roehampton Avenue, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the off-site replacement rental dwelling units at 136 Broadway Avenue at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the Owner shall provide tenants of all eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed building at 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

e. the Owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge;

f. the Owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 136 Broadway Avenue at no extra charge;

g. the Owner shall provide tenants of the eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor vehicular parking at no charge and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

h. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent at least thirty-seven resident vehicle parking spaces within the proposed development at 136 Broadway Avenue to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a resident vehicle parking space, and at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid. The remaining resident vehicle parking spaces shall be made available to tenants of the replacement rental units to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent a minimum of thirty storage lockers within the proposed development at 136 Broadway Avenue to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue;

j. the eighty-one replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 4.a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent  of the new dwelling units in the proposed development at 77 Roehampton Avenue, are made available and ready for occupancy;

k. the Owner shall request issuance of above-grade building permits for the new residential tower at 136 Broadway Avenue prior to or concurrent with the issuance of above-grade building permits for the new building at 77 Roehampton Avenue; and

l. the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 77 Roehampton Avenue and at 136 Broadway Avenue, agreements to secure the off-site replacement rental dwelling units and conditions outlined in Parts 4.a through 4.k above, including agreements pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of the eighty-one existing rental dwelling units at 77 Roehampton Avenue after all the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Part 4 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

 
b. the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect:

c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval for the development at 136 Broadway Avenue by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

d. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval for the development at 77 Roehampton Avenue by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

 
e. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permits) for the approved development on the site;

f. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permits) for the approved development on the 136 Broadway Avenue site; and

 
g. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant.

6. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 5 above.

7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 77 Roehampton Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 5 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

a. the Owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

 
b. the Owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

 
c. the Owner erects the proposed building on the site no later than four years from the date that the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 
d. should the Owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time specified in Part 7.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

8. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary, including execution of the Section 111 Agreements and any other related agreements.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 429 Walmer Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (August 24, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend former City of York Zoning By-law 1-83 for the lands at 429 Walmer Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 9 to the report (August 24, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 399-405 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 2 to the report (August 31, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, as the draft Zoning By-law Amendment implements the proposal as set out in the settlement proposal that was accepted by City Council during its meeting of March 29, 30, and 31, 2023.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the necessary Bills for enactment until the owner has, at its sole cost and expense, pursuant to Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, entered into an agreement with the owner of the lands and operator of the social housing program to secure the provision of a social housing program on the lands and register it in priority against title to the lands, with such terms and conditions satisfactory to Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve Rental Housing Demolition Application 20 232889 STE 14 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow the demolition of six existing rental dwelling units located at 17 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8 and 10 Gowan Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall provide and maintain seven replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied. During such 20-year period, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without replacement; the replacement rental dwelling units shall be comprised of two one-bedroom units, three two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated June 16, 2023 and any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner shall, as part of the seven replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide at least two one-bedroom units, two two-bedroom units, and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one times the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, one two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rent, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds Affordable Rent but is no greater than 1.5 times the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling unit at high-end rent, all for a period of at least ten years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the Owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the six existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the Owner shall provide tenants of all seven replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 24-storey residential building at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

e. the Owner shall provide ensuite laundry and central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge;

f. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent at least three vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units. Such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a vehicle parking space at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid, secondly to returning tenants who did not previously rent a vehicle parking space, and thirdly to new tenants of the rental replacement dwelling units;

g. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent a minimum of two storage lockers to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units on terms and conditions that are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

h. the Owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed development, and in accordance with the Zoning By-law;

i. the replacement rental dwelling units required in Parts 1.a. and 1.b. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent of the new dwelling units in the proposed 24-storey residential building, exclusive of the replacement rental units, are made available and ready for occupancy; and

j. prior to issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a through 1.i. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of all or any of the six existing rental dwelling units at 17, 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10 Gowan Avenue after all of the following have occurred:

a. all Conditions in Part 1 above have been fully satisfied or secured;

b. the Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect;

c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;

d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site; and

e. the City's receipt of confirmation that all existing rental dwelling units to be demolished are vacant.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

a. the Owner shall remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

b. the Owner shall erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

c. the Owner erects the proposed residential building containing the replacement rental dwelling units on the site no later than three years from the date that the demolition of the existing buildings commenced, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. should the Owner fail to complete the proposed 24-storey building within the time specified in Part 4.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (August 31, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

3. City Council approve Rental Housing Conversion Application 23 150069 STE 14 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to sever the residential rental property containing one hundred and twenty two rental dwelling units at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue into three separate properties, with 16 Walpole Avenue and 32 Walpole Avenue containing fewer than six rental dwelling units, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall apply for, and obtain approval of, a Consent from the Committee of Adjustment or the Toronto Local Appeal Body, if applicable, to permit the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue into three separate properties for the purposes of conveying 16 Walpole Avenue and 32 Walpole Avenue to a qualified non-profit housing provider as part of the Tenants First Initiative;

b. the Owner of the lands at 16 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide and maintain one three-bedroom rental unit, as a social housing unit for a period of at least 99 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue, subject to a social housing program described in Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("social housing"); during such 99-year period, no social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any social housing unit to a non-residential rental purpose without replacement of the same;

c. the Owner of the lands at 16 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide the one social housing unit required in Part 3.b. above at rents-geared-to-income for a period of at least 25 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs;

d. the Owner of the lands at 32 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide and maintain one three-bedroom rental unit, as a social housing unit for a period of at least 99 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue, subject to a social housing program described in Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("social housing"); during such 99-year period, no social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any social housing unit to a non-residential rental purpose without replacement of same;

e. the Owner of the lands at 32 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide the one social housing unit required in Part 3.b. above at rents-geared-to-income for a period of at least 25 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44  and 66 Walpole Avenue, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs;

f. the Owner of the lands at 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide and maintain 120 rental dwelling units, including 29 one-bedroom units, 74  two-bedroom units and 17 three-bedroom units as social housing units for a period of at least 99 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue, subject to a social housing program described in Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("social housing"); during such 99-year period, no social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any social housing unit to a non-residential rental purpose without replacement of same;

g. the Owner of the lands at 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue shall continue to provide the 120 rental dwelling units required in Part 3.f. above at rents-geared-to-income for a period of at least 25 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue is final and binding, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs; and

h. the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 and 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 3.b. to 3.e. above, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the severance of the residential rental property at 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue after all of the following have occurred:

a. the conditions in Part 3 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. the severance is final and binding; and

c. the execution and registration on title of agreements pursuant to Sections 111 and 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for 16, 32, 44 and 66 Walpole Avenue respectively, securing the conditions in Part 3 above.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York.

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

3. City Council approve Rental Housing Conversion Application 23 150063 STE 19 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to sever the residential rental property containing forty-four rental dwelling units at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue into two separate properties, with 264 Kenilworth Avenue containing fewer than six rental dwelling units, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall apply for, and obtain approval of, a Consent from the Committee of Adjustment or the Toronto Local Appeal Body, if applicable, to permit the severance of the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue into two separate properties for the purposes of conveying 264 Kenilworth Avenue to a qualified non-profit housing provider as part of the Tenants First Initiative;

b. the Owner of the lands at 264 Kenilworth shall continue to provide and maintain one three-bedroom rental unit, as a social housing unit for a period of at least 99 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue, subject to a social housing program described in Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("social housing"); during such 99-year period, no social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any social housing unit to a non-residential rental purpose without replacement of same;

c. the Owner of the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue shall continue to provide the one social housing unit required in Part 3.b. above at rents-geared-to-income for a period of at least 25 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Official permitting the severance of the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs; and       

d. the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 and 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 3.b. to 3.c. above, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the severance of the residential rental property at 264 Kenilworth Avenue and 50 Norway Avenue after all of the following have occurred:

a. the conditions in Part 3 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. the severance is final and binding; and

c. the execution and registration on title of agreements pursuant to Sections 111 and 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for 264 Kenilworth Avenue respectively, securing the conditions in Part 3 above.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 307 Lake Shore Boulevard East and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding matters.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, and approves the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, inclusive of any appropriate holding (H) provisions;

c. the plans and studies be revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

d. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and/or road improvements are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e. the appropriate environmental reports and architectural plans have been peer reviewed to ensure that appropriate noise and vibration mitigation measures are implemented and reflected in the final form of the amending Official Plan policies and Zoning By-law Amendment, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

f. the Owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Official Plan policies and Zoning By-law Amendment and the City has advised that any building envelope changes to address the findings of the wind study have been made, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and any mitigation measures secured in a development agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 38 Walmer Road and 188 Lowther Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

c. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and

d. the Owner has submitted a Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;

e. the Owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 38 Walmer Road and 188 Lowther Avenue, substantially in accordance with the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required in Part 2.d. above, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

f. the Owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Part 2.d. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and

g. the Owner has submitted an application and gained the required approval in writing under Section 33 and Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed demolition and alterations to the heritage property at 38 Walmer Road and 188 Lowther Avenue.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1196-1210 Yonge Street and 2-8 Birch Avenue, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

c. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning by-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

d. the Owner has submitted a Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resource, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;

e. the Owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required in Part 2.d. above, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

f. the Owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Part 2.d. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;

g. the Owner has submitted an application and gained approval in writing under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed alterations to the heritage properties at 1196-1204 and 1206-1210 Yonge Street; and

h. City Council has dealt with the Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 21 239181 STE 12 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to demolish 8 existing residential rental dwelling units at 1196-1210 Yonge Street and 2-8 Birch Avenue.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 561 Jarvis Street and 102-120 Earl Place and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater, and traffic capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

c. the Owner has secured replacement of the existing rental housing, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents;

d. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing and former tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

e. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 22 199096 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 175-185 King Street East and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater, and traffic capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

c. the Owner has submitted a revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes an appropriate conservation strategy for the on-site heritage resources, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. the Owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with a conservation strategy set out in an acceptable Heritage Impact Assessment, both of which are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the appeal made for current applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment respecting the lands at 237 Victoria Street, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of the final Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

b. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense:

 i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

ii. secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted engineering reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted engineering reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; and

iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports 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 and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the lands at 21 and 35-53 Broadview Avenue, 344 Eastern Avenue and 18-34 and 40 Lewis Street and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any Final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the required plans and studies, including a peer review of the Compatibility and Mitigation Study, Noise Study and Vibration Study, have been revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, Director, Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation with revisions, as may be necessary, implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-law(s), to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 210154 STE 14 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units on the lands and the Owner has entered into, and registered on title an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure all rental-housing related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision, including replacement rental housing and an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to address Official Plan Policies 3.2.1.6, as applicable.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, for the lands at 654-668 Danforth Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Owner has addressed outstanding issues in relation to site servicing and has submitted revised Functional Servicing, Stormwater Management and Hydrogeological Reports providing confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and entered into and registered a financially secured agreement satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to construct, provide, make operational, and warrant any necessary upgrades to existing services and facilities or new services and facilities;

c. the final draft Zoning By-law includes appropriate holding provisions to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the Owner has addressed outstanding issues in relation to the requirements of Transportation Services and Solid Waste Management as set out in the memo from Development Engineering to City Planning dated April 28, 2023, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services; and

e. the Owner has provided the City with a withdrawal letter for the appeal of Official Plan Amendment 573 (The Danforth Avenue Planning Study – Segment 2 – Don Valley to Coxwell) to be held in escrow until the Zoning By-law Amendment is in full force and effect.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the lands at 46R, 46-52 and 52R Laing Street and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any Final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the required plans and studies have been revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, Director, Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation with revisions, as may be necessary, implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-law(s), to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. should one or more existing rental units be confirmed on-site, the Owner has provided an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to address Official Plan Policies 3.2.1.6, as applicable, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

e. should six or more existing rental units be confirmed on-site, City Council has approved a Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units on the lands and the Owner has entered into, and registered on title an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure all rental-housing related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision, including replacement rental housing and an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to address Official Plan Policies 3.2.1.6, as applicable.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council’s decision.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the properties at 402 and 404 Sherbourne Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report (August 23, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of a 5.7 metre wide portion of the east boulevard and a 3.7 metre section of the northbound curb lane on Bathurst Street between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south, from November 2, 2022 to November 2, 2024.

2. City Council authorize the closure of a 8 metre wide portion of the south boulevard and a 4 metre section of the eastbound curb lane on Dundas Street West between Bathurst Street and a point 30 metres east, from November 2, 2022 to November 2, 2024.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 30 metres east.

5. City council rescind the existing no stopping regulation in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south.  

6. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Mondays to Fridays, except public holidays, on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south.

7. City Council rescind the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south.

8. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Dundas Street West and a point 55 metres south.  

9. City council rescind the existing no stopping regulation in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 30 metres east.   

10. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 30 metres east.

11. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours, on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 30 metres east.

12. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

13. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a protected, unobstructed, and fully Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliant walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit.

14. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

15. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

16. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

17. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

18. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

19. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

20. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

21. City Council direct that Bathurst Street and Dundas Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 1.8 metre wide portion of the north sidewalk on Yorkville Avenue, between Avenue Road and a point 63 metres east of Avenue Road, from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2028.

2. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 1.4 metre wide portion of the east sidewalk and a 2.1 metre wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Avenue Road, between Yorkville Avenue and a point 44 metres north, from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2028.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue to construct (as per the City's engineer approved specifications) and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway, compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

10. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

13. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to continue to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

14. City Council direct that Avenue Road and Yorkville Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and all of Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 29.8 metres north, from September 20, 2023 to July 31, 2024.

2. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the north side pedestrian crossing space and north sidewalk on Strathmore Boulevard, between the east side of Linnsmore Crescent and a point 20 metres west, from September 20, 2023 to July 31, 2024.

3. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of both sidewalks and all of Strathmore Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and a point 27 metres west, from September 20, 2023 to July 31, 2024.

4. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and the southbound lane on Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 24 metres north, from September 20, 2023 to July 31, 2024.

5. City Council authorize the continuation to designate Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 24 metres north as one-way northbound.

6. City Council authorize the continuation to rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the east side of Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 24 metres north.

7. City Council authorize the continuation to prohibit stopping at all times, on the east side of Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 24 metres north.

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

10. City direct the applicant to continue clearly consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

13. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

14. City Council the applicant to continue installing cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

15. City Council direct the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

16. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

17. City Council direct that Strathmore Boulevard, Wolverleigh Boulevard, and Linnsmore Crescent be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

18. City Council continue to amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from the 16th day to the last day of each month, April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the north side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Woodington Avenue, to be in effect from Monarch Park Avenue to Woodington Avenue.

19. City Council continue to amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at anytime, December 1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year, on the north side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Woodington Avenue, to be in effect from Monarch Park Avenue to Woodington Avenue.

20. City Council continue to amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., except no parking from the 16th day to the last day of each month, April 1 to November 30, inclusive and no parking anytime from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year, inclusive, on the even (north) side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Coxwell Avenue, to be in effect from Monarch Park Avenue to Coxwell Avenue.

21. City Council continue to enact permit parking in effect 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on the even (north) side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Monarch Park Avenue.

22. City Council continue to amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from the first day to the 15th day of each month, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the south side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Woodington Avenue, to be in effect from Monarch Park Avenue to Woodington Avenue.

23. City Council continue to amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., except no parking from the 1st day to the 15th day of each month, April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the odd (south) side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Coxwell Avenue, to be in effect from Monarch Park Avenue to Coxwell Avenue.

24. City Council continue to enact permit parking in effect 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on the odd (south) side of Wolverleigh Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and Monarch Park Avenue.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces at the locations identified in Attachment 1 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 5D as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 374-390 Dupont Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 5D as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 145 St. George Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 5E as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 6G as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 294-300 Sherbourne Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 6J as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 225-229 Queen Street East and 120-134 Sherbourne Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 7A as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 383 and 387 Sherbourne Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 7A as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (August 25, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 401 Dundas Street East.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the amendment to Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area "9A", as shown in Attachment 1 of the report dated August 25, 2023 from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 1793 and 1795 Danforth Avenue.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council rescind the designated passenger loading zone in effect at all times, except 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the east side of Bathurst Street between a point 15 metres north of Wellington Street West and Stewart Street.

2. City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of 15 minutes to be in effect at all times, except 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Bathurst Street between a point 15 metres north of Wellington Street West and Stewart Street.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council exempt the sidewalk café permit holder for the permit area at 400 Bloor Street West (Mokaben Inc. operating as By The Way café) from the following requirements in City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 693, Signs, for a period from October 15, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive:

a. the requirement that the lighting be a temporary fixture under Section 742-9.7A(2);

b. the requirement that the Executive Director provide permission for the deck under Section 742-10.12A, provided the deck continues to meet the standards set out in Section 742-10.12.B and C., the decking remain unchanged from its dimensions as of October 15, 2023, and temporary ramping be added at entranceways to ensure accessibility; and

c. the restriction that a business may not locate an A-frame sign outside a permit area for a sidewalk café under Sections 693-19C(5) and 742-7.1, or their successor sections, provided the A-frame sign is located so as to not obstruct the sidewalk.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, in consultation with the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, prior to the City issuing any new or amended agreements permitting construction access for the Ontario Line at Jimmie Simpson Park, to engage Metrolinx in order to secure a formal written undertaking from Metrolinx that:

a. acknowledges that Metrolinx’s planned construction activities will affect existing park facilities referenced in the Non-Right-Of-Way Licence Agreement between the City of Toronto and Metrolinx by creating an unsafe condition in the playground that contravenes regulatory safety requirements and requires temporary removal of existing playground equipment;

b. commits Metrolinx to providing the funding necessary for the refurbishment of the Jimmie Simpson playground and wading pool area to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

c. provides a form of security to the satisfaction of the City to secure Metrolinx’s funding for the park project in advance of project initiation.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the feasibility of establishing a Construction Hub on Danforth Avenue between Westlake Avenue and Dawes Road, along the same model as existing Construction Hubs, particularly, the Yonge-Eglinton Construction Hub, and to report back to the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with recommendations.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the feasibility of expanding the existing Construction Hub coverage in Ward 11 (University-Rosedale), along the same model as the existing Yonge-Eglinton Hub, and provide an update to the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the feasibility of establishing a Construction Hub in Ward 12 (Toronto-St. Paul's), along the same model as the existing Yonge-Eglinton Construction Hub, and provide an update to the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the feasibility of expanding the existing Construction Hub coverage in Ward 13 (Toronto Centre), along the same model as the existing Yonge-Eglinton Hub, and provide an update to the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the feasibility of expanding the existing Construction Hub coverage in Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth), along the same model as the existing Yonge-Eglinton Hub, and provide an update to the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council rescind the existing eastbound right-turn prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, bicycles excepted, at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Old Forest Hill Road.

2. City Council rescind the eastbound right-turn prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., bicycles excepted, at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Old Forest Hill Road.

3. City Council prohibit eastbound right-turns in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, bicycles excepted, at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Old Forest Hill Road

4. City Council rescind the northbound left turn prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, bicycles excepted at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Old Forest Hill Road.

5. City Council prohibit northbound left-turns in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, bicycles excepted at the intersection of Old Forest Hill Road and Eglinton Avenue West.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council join cities across Canada, including Kingston, Halifax, Vancouver, and Victoria in calling on the Federal government to act on its promise to implement a National School Food Program and allocate appropriate funds in Budget 2024 to establish a National School Food Program with funds flowing this year to contribute to municipalities, provinces, territories and First Nation, Métis and Inuit partners.

2. City Council urge the Federal government to work with Toronto’s Student Nutrition Program so more children can receive nutritious food at school through a universal program.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards and recommend the amendments require that:

a. members of Council, their staff, and members of local boards should have mandatory training in workplace anti-harassment/discrimination requirements;

b. there should be a duty for Members of Council, their staff, and members of local boards to report harassment/discrimination in the workplace;

c. an appropriate range of penalties should apply when someone has been found to have engaged in harassment/discrimination in the workplace;

d. remedial measures and supports should be available and the interests of complainants must be accommodated in a trauma-informed process;

e. appropriate support and indemnification should be provided to Members of Council, their staff, and members of local boards;

f. workplace harassment/discrimination complaints should be investigated in a fair, efficient and independent manner; and

g. workplace harassment /discrimination cases should be heard, and have penalties, if any, imposed by a court or administrative tribunal; these cases should not be debated and decided at Council.

2. City Council forward this request to Premier Doug Ford, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Toronto Members of Provincial Parliament, Member of Provincial Parliament for Orléans, Stephen Blais, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for information.

3. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to consult with the City Clerk, City Manager and City Solicitor and report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 about making workplace anti-harassment/discrimination training mandatory for Members of Council and Members of local boards under the City’s codes of conduct and for Members’ staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members’ Staff.

4. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to consult with the City's Chief People Officer about the design and delivery of mandatory workplace anti-harassment/discrimination training for Members of Council and their staff and Members of local boards.

5. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to consult with the City Clerk, City Manager and City Solicitor and report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 about making it mandatory to report workplace harassment/discrimination under the City’s codes of conduct for Members of local boards and for Members of Council and Members’ staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' Staff.

6. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to consult with the City Clerk, City Manager and City Solicitor and report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 about having the Integrity Commissioner serve as the ethics executive for Members’ staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' Staff.

7. City Council request the City Clerk, City Manager and City Solicitor to consult the Integrity Commissioner and report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 about updating and consolidating the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' Staff to include the human resources policies specifically governing Members’ Staff.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the findings that Mr. Tory violated Articles VIII and XV of the Code of Conduct.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the following candidates to the Committee of Adjustment for a term of office starting on October 19, 2023, and ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed:

Etobicoke York Panel:

Laura Alderson

Bill Dalton

Dominic Gulli
Stan Kumorek

Natalija Popovic

Rick Ross 

Sophia Ruddock
Donald Taylor

North York Panel:

Jordan Allison

Jesse Auspitz

Giuseppe Bartolo
Marianne Cassin

Shahin Fazeli

Victor Keubou
Carol M. Martin

Mehdi Marzyari
Neil Rodgers

Larry Swartz

Scarborough Panel:

Nancy Ferguson

Asif Khan

Anne McCauley
Muhammad Saeed
David Stinson 

Toronto and East York Panel:

Zaheer Bhyat

Yim Chan
Aaron Cheng

Larry Clay
Lois Figg

Philip Ghosh

Paul Gogan

Gary McKay 

Peter Reed

Dylan Reid
Nelly Volpert

J. Douglas B. Wilkins

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 7 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 7 to the report (August 30, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

Confidential Attachments 1 to the report (October 2, 2023) from the City Clerk remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment.

City Council on October 11 and12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Property Standards Committee for a term of office ending October 12, 2027 and until successors are appointed:

Etobicoke York Panel:

Marie Abraham

Nicole Treksler

North York Panel:

Nadini Sankar-Peralta

Scarborough Panel:

Rina Afendi

Ryan Hardy

Toronto and East York Panel:

Stoney Baker

Steven Lewis

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City of Toronto and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. The City not appeal the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Labrecque v. City of Toronto.

2. The appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City of Toronto and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council consent to the alterations to the designated heritage property at 401 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 75-storey mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 12, 2023 prepared by Teeple Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment for 401 Yonge Street dated April 21, 2023, prepared by GBCA Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning all subject to and in accordance with a Commemoration Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions:

a.  that the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations have been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and

b.  prior to the City Solicitor's submission of the necessary Bills for enactment on the applicant's zoning by-law amendment application, the owner shall provide a detailed Commemoration Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant to include a façade retention strategy and commemoration strategy for the property at 401 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment dated April 21, 2023 prepared by GBCA Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit a Bill to repeal City of Toronto By-law 452-2023 following the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning's receipt of written confirmation from the owner's qualified heritage architect that the proposal as described in architectural plans for the site prepared by Teeple Architects, dated March 12, 2023 and attached as Confidential Appendix B to Item 2023.CC5.22, has been constructed in substantial accordance with those plans.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor.
 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle on behalf of the appellants Queen and Brock Holdings Inc., Hullmark Developments Ltd., 835 Queen West Inc., Benjamin Woolfitt, B& C Ltd., IG Woolf Textiles, and 2090416 Ontario Inc. et. al., of Official Plan Amendment 445 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and with the modifications substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (September 25, 2023) to the report from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor and other staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve non-policy text, policies and maps in Official Plan Amendment 445 substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (September 25, 2023) to the report from the City Solicitor and to ensure that such modifications are appropriately reflected within the Official Plan Amendment 445 policies and maps in a manner satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed modifications to Official Plan Amendment 445, contained in Confidential Appendix B (September 25, 2023) to the report from the City Solicitor, including to any associated maps, as deemed necessary in the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to take any necessary steps to give effect to City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated September 20, 2023, as set out in Public Appendix A to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor.
 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated September 25, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and draft Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, which includes confirmation of water, sanitary, and stormwater capacity, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and entered into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the Owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10;

e. the Owner has submitted a revised Traffic Impact Study, including a Transportation Demand Management Plan, and a Vehicle Maneuvering Diagram, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the Owner has submitted a Wind Study addressing the rooftop outdoor amenity space to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with any mitigation measures, if required, to be satisfied through the Site Plan approval process; and

g. the Owner has submitted a revised Electromagnetic Field Study and Electromagnetic Field Management Plan in accordance with the letter from Toronto Public Health dated January 30, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Chief Medical Officer, with any mitigation measures, if required, to be satisfied through the Site Plan approval process.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, deferred Item CC11.11 to the November 8, 9, and 10, 2023 meeting of City Council to provide more time for discussions between the residents and the appellant.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated September 26, 2023 set out in Public Appendix A to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice settlement offer to settle dated September 25, 2023 set out in Public Appendices A and B to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor (the architectural plans and drawings) (together the "Settlement Offer"), and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the rezoning appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has resubmitted the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, which includes confirmation of water, sanitary, and stormwater capacity, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment;

c. the Owner shall enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with any required wind mitigation measures to be secured through the Site Plan approval process;

e. the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for any sitting tenants of the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at the time of application, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and shall be implemented prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval; and

f.  the owner has provided an undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Part 2.e. above.

3. City Council be advised that the City Solicitor will ask the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Site Plan appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the City has issued Notice of Approval Conditions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. the Owner has satisfied all pre-approval conditions included in the Notice of Approval Conditions, including the execution and registration of a Site Plan Agreement that will secure, amongst other matters, the implementation of any wind measures required, at the Owner’s sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng.

4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated August 16, 2023, set out in Public Appendix A to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the proposed zoning by-law and Official Plan Amendment are in form and content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated July 6, 2023, as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the Owner has submitted a satisfactory Transportation Impact Study, including a Transportation Demand Management Strategy, acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

d. the Owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a revised Functional Servicing Report to determine whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, and make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Constructions Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

e. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the zoning by-law amendment and official plan amendment until the Owner withdraws its appeal of the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (OPA 615) (By-law 1016-2022) to the Ontario Land Tribunal within Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-002998.

4. City Council request staff to hold a community information session for the application located at 33, 37, 39, 41 and 43 Centre Avenue together with the Applicant and the Ward Councillor prior to the scheduled Case Management Conference at the Ontario Land Tribunal on October 25, 2023.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion by Councillor Lily Cheng is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor (the "Settlement Offer"), subject to the Parts below.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 3351-3359 Ellesmere Road.

3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until the Ontario Land Tribunal having been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

b. the Owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity, if required, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment.