Minutes Confirmed on December 13, 2023

CALL TO ORDER: 9:40 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

November 8, 2023

Members of Council observed a moment of silence for personal reflection.

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.

November 9, 2023

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Norma McKenzie

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on October 11 and 12, 2023.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, received the following petitions for information:

1. Petition regarding "Service Employees International Union Local 2 Toronto Transit Commission Cleaners' Bargaining Rights", submitted by Councillor Jamaal Myers, Ward 23 - Scarborough North, containing the names of approximately 148 persons.

2. Petition regarding "Re-Evaluation and Balanced Integration of Bike Lanes on Bloor Street in Etobicoke", submitted by Councillor Amber Morley, Ward 3 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore, containing the names of approximately 10,633 persons.

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023.

November 8, 2023

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council to commemorate Indigenous Veterans Day and Treaties Recognition Week. A procession of the Eagle staff entered the Chamber, accompanied by the drum and the singing of the traveling song.

Speaker Nunziata, called upon Elder Larry Frost to speak.

Larry Frost remarked on the Indigenous Veterans Day Celebration and shared a prayer for Remembrance Day to the Creator:

Today, we remember all men and women who died in defense of our country and this freedom. Help us to honor their sacrifice through our world, and through our prayers and actions for peace in our world. Send your spirit to help us to let go of misunderstandings, hatred, and prejudice, so that we may grow together as one family; guide our steps in the way of peace.

Mayor Chow thanked Elder Larry Frost and Lori Boros for the honor song, and the presence of the Canadian Forces Eagle Staff. Mayor Chow remarked that Indigenous Veteran’s Day honors the thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Indigenous veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect Canada, and its freedom and democracy. Mayor Chow remarked on the importance of commemorating Indigenous Veterans Day to ensure that all indigenous service members and veterans receive the recognition and the support they deserve.

Mayor Chow remarked on the addition of plaques to the Hall of Memory in the City Hall Rotunda, to honor the contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit to national defense, and to remember all the Treaty Partners who participated in the Battle of York.

Mayor Chow also recognized the week as Treaties Recognition Week and reiterated the City of Toronto’s commitment to advance truth, justice, and reconciliation with First Nations people.

Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the 2023 Leaders Lab Program Fellows from the Toronto Arts Council. Mayor Chow recognized the Fellows for their efforts to build a network of creative problem solvers and innovative thinkers from across arts disciplines to strengthen leadership capacity in the arts sector.

Councillor Moise, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to recognize and celebrate the dedication and service of Toronto Centre resident, Connie Langille, recipient of a 2023 Ontario Volunteer Service Award, which recognizes volunteers for providing committed and dedicated service to an organization. 

Deputy Mayor Malik, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed grades 5 and 6 students from Downtown Alternative School, and their teachers and parents, who were present in the Council Chamber.

November 9, 2023

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Toronto Youth Cabinet.

Mayor Chow recognized the 25th anniversary of the Toronto Youth Cabinet. Mayor Chow remarked that since Toronto Youth Cabinet was established in 1998, it has offered meaningful ideas to make the City better not only for young people, but for everyone who calls Toronto home. Mayor Chow also acknowledged several of the Toronto Youth Cabinet’s accomplishments, including: the creation of the Identify 'N Impact Grant Program (2006); the campaign to create the Chief Youth Advisory Group with the Toronto Police Service; the proclamation and observance of Youth Week in May 2017; and the advocating for skateboard parks, basketball courts and a number of infrastructure projects that provide community and social services for young people. Mayor Chow recognized Toronto Youth Cabinet as one of the most essential voices in deciding the City’s present and future and thanked Toronto Youth Cabinet staff for their contributions.

Mayor Chow presented Steven Mensah, the Executive Director of the Toronto Youth Cabinet with a commemorative scroll.

Steven Mensah addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow and Council. Mr. Menash stated that together they have tackled many issues successfully, by advocating for more youth outreach workers, more youth hubs and preventing cuts to programs and spaces. Mr. Mensah remarked on the Toronto Youth Cabinet’s accomplishments, including leading the City of Toronto’s youth vaccine engagement strategy, advocacy for free meal products across Ontario schools, the incorporation of financial literacy into the Ontario education curriculum, and de-streaming education to tackle anti-Black racism in Ontario’s education system. Mr. Mensah remarked that investment into Toronto Youth Cabinet is an investment into young people and the impacts lead to a safer, more equitable and youth-friendly City. Mr. Mensah thanked Toronto’s young people for entrusting the Toronto Youth Cabinet to be their voice.

Councillor Morley congratulated the Toronto Youth Cabinet on its 25th year anniversary and thanked the Toronto Youth Cabinet for their continued dedication. Councillor Morley stated that she entered politics because of youth advocacy and that she looked forward to the ongoing work of capacity building and ensuring young people have space in the Council Chamber to inform the shape of the future of the City.

Councillor Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that he attended the Fourth Global Summit of the Strong Cities Network, a global network of cities dedicated to addressing all forms of hate, extremism, and polarization, in New York, on behalf of Mayor Chow. The New York City Mayor’s Declaration, signed by Mayor Chow, enumerates a series of practical steps that mayors commit to, to address threats while promoting human rights, consistent with the Strong Cities mission. Councillor Pasternak also brought attention to United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week to promote harmony between all peoples, regardless of their faith and the related motion on City Council’s agenda.

Councillor McKelvie, during the morning session of the meeting, announced that the Toronto Women4Climate Toronto Mentorship Program is accepting applications for its fourth cohort. Women4ClimateTO helps female-identifying entrepreneurs advance their climate related business or project, through one-on-one mentoring with industry leaders, knowledge labs, and networking opportunities. Following the mentorship program, participants will have the opportunity to take part in a pitch competition with the chance to win cash prizes in support of their business or project.

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged the vigil outside of City Hall, on the evening of November 8, to mourn the loss of children’s lives in Gaza. Councillor Bravo remarked that no children should ever be targeted by any act of violence and invited those in the Chamber to observe a moment of silence to reflect that there shouldn't be another life of a child lost in this conflict, which is threatening to spread beyond those borders and is heartbreaking for many people in the City of Toronto.

Councillor Colle, in response to Councillor Bravo’s announcement, remarked on representing the largest Jewish population and expressed the anguish and the outrage his constituents are faced with in terms of the conflict.

Councillor Matlow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called attention to the attendance in the Chamber of Member of Provincial Parliament, and former Toronto City Councillor, Kristyn Wong-Tam.

November 8, 2023:

City Council adopted the November 8, 2023 Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent.

November 9, 2023:

City Council adopted the November 9, 2023 Order Paper.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 Appendix A 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 26, 2023, set out in Confidential 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.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (September 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor is 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 November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council forward the Item to the Toronto Police Services Board to inform continued action and next steps on the Auditor General’s recommendations.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

Financial and Implementation Considerations

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to develop a new community housing sector strategy aimed at protecting existing non-profit homes and co-operative homes on City land that are approaching end of lease terms, end of mortgage, and/or end of operating agreement terms, and to increase the stock of net new non-profit and co-operative homes, and report back by the fourth quarter of 2023.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to review the Open Door Affordable Rental Program in light of City Council’s revised HousingTO Plan targets that include both affordable rental (including Rent-Geared-to-Income) and rent-controlled market units as set out in Part 1 of Item 2023.EX7.2, and to report back by the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations in respect of the program to support the delivery of a full range of rent-controlled purpose-built rental homes.

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to review the City’s Affordable Home Ownership Policy and Program Framework, with consideration of the Auditor General’s recommendation in Item 2020.AU6.3, an assessment of the value of funds held in existing affordable home ownership programs and the value of affordable ownership revolving loans to be repaid, and the impacts of the Government of Ontario’s More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23), and to report back with recommendations to amend the City’s program by the second quarter of 2024.

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to engage with the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness, Miziwe Biik Development Corporation, the Co-op Housing Federation of Toronto, Kindred Works, community land trusts and others as deemed appropriate, to identify lands owned by Indigenous, non-profits and co-op housing providers and faith-based groups, that can be activated to create new homes and to report back by the second quarter of 2024.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a Memorandum of Understanding and funding agreement with the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness, to advance the parties’ shared objectives including increasing deeply affordable rental and supportive housing and provide funding in the amount of up to $115,000, included in Housing Secretariat’s approved 2023 operating budget, on such terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 4 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, 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.

6. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with appropriate Divisions Heads, CreateTO and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to advance early due diligence work on the list of potential housing sites outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and to report back by end of the second quarter of 2024, with a prioritized list and recommendations, including any financial implications, to advance appropriate sites for housing purposes.

7. City Council delete '838 Broadview Ave' from Attachment 2 (List of ‘Housing Ready’ Sites) to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

8. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to:

a. advance a City-led development model at five ‘housing ready’ sites, outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, located at 405 Sherbourne Street, 150 Queens Wharf Road, 1113-1117 Dundas Street West, 11 Brock Avenue and 35 Bellevue Avenue, whereby the City leads all aspects of the delivery of these sites under a ‘public builder model’ including undertaking all due diligence, and report back by the third quarter of 2024 with a status update and to identify any tools and new approaches needed to expand this model to additional sites; and

b. identify opportunities to accelerate delivery of the 47 other City-owned ‘housing ready’ sites, outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, as amended by Part 7 above, and the 31 non-profit owned sites, in partnership with federal and provincial governments, as well non-profit and private sector development partners.

9. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to ensure that any new affordable housing built on City land be built with low-carbon, fossil-fuel-free primary HVAC systems, and all-electric appliances in individual units, so that these new buildings do not impede the City's climate and air quality commitments.

10. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to develop an adaptive management framework to reach our Housing Action targets and report back on their approach in the next Housing Plan Update.

11. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to update the housing dashboard to reflect the City of Toronto target of 285,000 homes, including 65,000 affordable and 18,000 supportive, including their status (planning, construction, built).

12. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to engage with United Way Greater Toronto, the Atkinson Foundation and others as deemed appropriate, to explore collaborative opportunities that support non-profit led affordable housing development and acquisition projects and create new affordable and Rent-Geared-to-Income homes, with a particular focus on community service infrastructure needed for equitable and complete mixed-income communities, and to report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 with an update on this initiative.

13. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to engage with the federal and provincial governments, Indigenous organizations, non-profit and co-op housing organizations, financiers, academic institutions, philanthropic organizations and private sector organizations (including large employers), to explore the establishment of a sustainable ‘Toronto Housing Affordability Fund’ as well as loan guarantees to support non-profit and public-led housing developments, and to report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2024 with recommendations to advance this initiative.

City-wide Alignment Considerations

14. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to review the organization’s current mandate and identify opportunities for enhanced alignment to support delivery of the City’s housing plans and targets.

15. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to review the Board’s current strategic plan mandated by its shareholder direction, and identify opportunities for enhanced alignment to support delivery of the City’s housing plans and targets.

16. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in collaboration with appropriate Division Heads, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to report to the December 5, 2023, meeting of the Executive Committee, with recommendations to ensure alignment of the strategic plan of Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the mandate of CreateTO, with the City’s housing plans and targets.

17. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to request the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, as part of a continued effort to work with the City’s Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and explore options to enhance the financial viability of Toronto Community Housing Corporation in-flight and planned revitalization and infill projects, including exploring both public and private options for financing, while delivering a wider range of net new rent-controlled affordable, Rent-Geared-to-Income and market rental homes and other City-building uses.

18. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, appropriate Division Heads, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to harmonize all housing programs to reflect the City’s income-based definition of affordable housing, as defined in City of Toronto By-Law 944-2021, to adopt Amendment 558 to the Official Plan for the City of Toronto respecting Affordable Rental and Ownership Housing Definitions, for all new projects on a go forward basis.

19. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in collaboration with appropriate Division Heads, to combine the tracking, implementation and reporting of the HousingTO and Housing Action Plans, including cost estimates, required investments and financial commitments made to-date by the City, Government of Canada and Government of Ontario, and provide a comprehensive annual update to City Council by no later than the first quarter of each following year, including numbers for the general residential development pipeline, using explicit targets for each item.

Intergovernmental Considerations

20. City Council request the Government of Canada to support delivery of the updated HousingTO Plan new homes target, which is also necessary to support delivery of the National Housing Strategy targets, by:

a. urgently allocating land to develop new purpose-built affordable and market rental homes;

b. allocating between $500 million and $800 million per year in grant funding to Toronto over the next seven (7) years;

c. allocating between $6.5 billion and $8 billion in low-cost financing/re-payable loans to Toronto over the next seven (7) years;

d. amending the National Housing Strategy programs and establishing lending criteria tailored to the unique risk profile and requirements of municipal governments and non-profits;

e. investing in future phases of the Rapid Housing Initiative and amending the program criteria to allow projects to access financing through the Co-Investment Fund to manage cost overruns due to factors beyond control (e.g., market conditions);

f. launching the Co-operative Housing Development Program which was promised as part of Budget 2022;

g. launching the federal Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy and immediately allocating a fair share of funding through a regional approach that respects the existing and established community-based infrastructure of the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle and Miziwe Biik Development Corporation;

h. providing loan guarantees for non-profit and public led purpose-built affordable and market rental projects;

i. establishing a requirement that as part of any future federal land sales, at least 30 percent of the gross floor area be allocated for affordable housing for 99 years;

j. adopting the City of Toronto’s income-based definition of “affordable housing” and harmonizing all federal housing programs to create certainty and predictability; and

k. developing targeted and joint immigration and housing plans to attract individuals in the skilled trades, prioritizing their applications through the immigration scoring and selection process, and ensuring available job and affordable housing opportunities upon arrival in Canada.

21. City Council request the Government of Canada to protect existing renters and rental stock by:

a. establishing a property acquisition fund, or providing funding to augment the City’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program;

b. increasing investments to support the renovation and retrofit of existing multi-unit residential properties, including multi-tenant houses (rooming houses);

c. urgently increasing investments in the Canada Housing Benefit program to meet unmet demand, to support newcomers and to assist Torontonians living in severe housing need;

d. funding eviction support and prevention programs that build on successful City of Toronto’s programs including the Eviction Prevention in the Community, Toronto Rent Bank, Housing Stability Fund and Toronto Tenant Support programs, or to provide funding to the City to enhance these programs to address the growing rate of evictions;

e. enhancing the Reaching Home program (and pairing with the Rapid Housing Initiative) to create new supportive housing;

f. increasing investments and leading an intergovernmental approach to fund, streamline and enhance access to critical mental and physical health care, as well as addictions supports, to help people exit homelessness and achieve housing stability long term;

g. amending the Income Tax Act to require landlords to disclose the rent they receive pre-and post-renovation in their tax fillings, and to pay the taxing authority a proportional surtax if the increase in rent is excessive;

h. introducing an anti-flipping tax on residential properties sold within the first 12 months of ownership;

i. reforming the tax treatment of Real Estate Investment Trusts; and

j. developing policies to curb excessive profits in investment properties while protecting small independent landlords.

22. City Council request the Government of Ontario to support delivery of the updated HousingTO Plan new rent-controlled homes target, which is also necessary to support delivery of the More Homes Built Faster plan targets, by:

a. urgently allocating land to develop new purpose-built affordable and market rental homes;

b. allocating between $500 million and $800 million per year in grant funding to Toronto over the next seven (7) years;

c. allocating between $6.5 billion and $8 billion in low-cost financing/re-payable loans to Toronto over the next seven (7) years;

d. immediately waiving the Provincial Sales Tax on all purpose-built rental housing projects;

e. providing loan guarantees for non-profit and public led purpose-built affordable and market rental projects, as well as for affordable homeownership projects;

f. establishing a requirement that as part of any future provincial land sales, at least 30 percent of the gross floor area be allocated for affordable housing for 99 years;

g. allowing zoning with conditions to enable the City of Toronto to secure purpose-built rental housing as part of individual site-specific zoning by-laws;

h. limiting appeals of municipally-initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments for purpose-built rental projects;

i. allowing for Inclusionary Zoning to be applied across the city and approve the City’s Protected Major Transit Station Areas delineations, require the homes to meet the City’s income-based definition of affordable housing and ensure that affordability is secured for 99 years;

j. adopting the City of Toronto’s income-based definition of “affordable housing” and harmonizing all provincial housing programs to create certainty and predictability;

k. introducing a time limit on planning approval entitlements related to purpose-built rental projects to incent development-ready sites to advance to construction;

l. removing right of appeal for projects with at least 30 percent affordable housing in which units are guaranteed affordable for at least 50 years;

m. increasing investments to help the Ontario Land Tribunal speed up case resolution, improve customer service and accelerate housing creation;

n. creating an Affordable Housing Trust from a portion of Land Transfer Tax Revenue to support projects that deliver new affordable housing for Indigenous and equity-deserving groups;

o. modernizing the Ontario Building Code and other policies to remove any barriers to affordable construction and to ensure meaningful implementation;

p. reviewing the requirements of the Ontario Building Code Act, with respect to applicable building permit fees for affordable housing projects; and

q. developing targeted and joint immigration and housing plans to attract individuals in the skilled trades, prioritizing their applications through the immigration scoring and selection process, and ensuring available job and affordable housing opportunities upon arrival in Ontario.

23. City Council request the Government of Ontario to protect existing renters and rental stock by:

a. increasing investments in the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit program to meet unmet demand, to support newcomers and to assist Torontonians living in severe housing need;

b. allocating additional funding for eviction support and prevention programs that build on successful City of Toronto’s programs including the Eviction Prevention in the Community, Toronto Rent Bank, Housing Stability Fund and Toronto Tenant Support programs, or providing funding to the City to enhance these programs to address the growing rate of evictions;

c. establishing a property acquisition fund, or providing funding to augment the City’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program;

d. maintaining the City’s ability to require rental replacement, including any associated conditions, as part of any rental demolition project;

e. re-introducing rent control to cover units occupied after November 15, 2018;

f. identifying tenants in need of housing support services through the eviction process and providing these services for every household that is evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board, with a goal of timely re-housing;

g. providing and funding emergency temporary accommodation and related supports for households evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board, at no cost to municipalities, until long-term housing can be provided for those households;

h. reforming the process that allows Landlords to levy Above the Guideline rent increases for basic maintenance or cosmetic improvements; and

i. significantly increasing the number of provincial Residential Tenancy Act inspectors or make the necessary legislative changes, and providing adequate funding, to allow the City of Toronto to address fraudulent evictions and other Residential Tenancy Act infractions through the RentSafe program.

24. City Council re-iterate its request to the Government of Ontario to improve the adequacy and structure of social assistance programs, based on data and evidence, so that recipients are better able to meet their basic needs, including the high cost of housing in Toronto, and to equalize the benefit rate across the Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program.

25. City Council request the Government of Ontario to reduce the financial burden on the City of Toronto related to provincial social assistance programs, which is estimated to be $125 million annually, by eliminating the Housing Services Act Rent Scales to equalize the shelter benefit components of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program for rent-geared-to-income households residing in City-administered community housing, with those residing in the private market housing.

Other

26. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to request the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work with the City’s Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to report back to the Executive Committee by the second quareter 2024 on a strategy to accelerate the implementation of the Lawrence Heights Revitalization Phases II and III.

27. City Council request the City Manager to write to the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to re-engage on a priority basis to negotiate funding contribution agreements to expeditiously move forward on the implementation of the Lawrence Heights Revitalization Phases II and III.

28. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in the report requested in Item MM11.16 headed Rental Demolition Permits and Market Rentals, to also report on the feasibility of requiring that as a condition of approving any rental demolition application for purpose-built rental buildings with more than 100 units, owners/landlords be required to increase the rental space in replacement buildings, subject to planning approvals, by adding at least 10 percent net new purpose-built rental units, 8 percent gross floor area or cash-in-lieu where it is not possible to increase units or gross floor area on site, in addition to rental replacement requirements.

29. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Waterfront Secretariat and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to include the following in their upcoming report, in response to Item 2023.PH2.9, on increased density on Villiers Island:

a. consideration of the new approaches to building affordable housing contemplated by Item 2023.EX9.3, including but not limited to, the suggested approach to identify housing partners, housing providers, housing sectors, housing types and affordability mix; and

b. including the framework described in the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services on Generational Transformation of Toronto’s Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes, in the required Business and Implementation Plan for Villiers which Waterfront Toronto, CreateTO and City staff are preparing.

30. City Council request the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal’s adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity.

31. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto, Build Toronto Inc./CreateTO and Toronto Community Housing Corporation; deals with a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto, Build Toronto Inc./CreateTO and Toronto Community Housing Corporation; deals with a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on, or to be carried on by, or on behalf of, the City; and contains commercial, financial and technical information supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto, Build Toronto Inc./CreateTO and Toronto Community Housing Corporation; deals with a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto, Build Toronto Inc./CreateTO and Toronto Community Housing Corporation; deals with a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City; and contains commercial, financial and technical information supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Transit component of the development charges payable for the proposed development located at 334-350 Bloor Street West for the cost of the design and construction by the owner of the expansion of the concourse level of the Spadina Station discussed in the report (October 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Controller; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the eligible cost to the owner of designing and constructing the improvements to Spadina Station, to the satisfaction of the Toronto Transit Commission, and the Transit component of development charges payable for the development.

2. City Council authorize appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council’s decision, including amending the Section 37 Agreement to give effect to the credit in Part 1 above, and adding any additional provisions in the agreement necessary to protect the interests of the City and ensure the completion of the capital works in a timely and effective manner that is integrated with the overall plans for the station.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that the 2021 operating surpluses totalling $535,253 from five Arenas (George Bell, William H. Bolton, McCormick, Moss Park and Ted Reeve) be payable to the City of Toronto and be used, in part, to fund the operating deficit of $12,808 for Forest Hill Memorial Arena, resulting in a net operating surplus of $522,455 prior to the contribution to the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve (XQ0703) for COVID-19 backstop, as illustrated in Appendix A to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2. City Council direct the excess of the actual operating net surplus balance of $522,455 over the approved 2021 budget, equating to $490,307, be allocated to the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve (XQ0703) for COVID-19 backstop and the remaining $32,138 be retained by the City as illustrated in Appendix A to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

3. City Council direct a funding provision be made through the 2023 Year-End Operating Budget Variance for the $32,138 difference between the reported Arena Boards 2021 surplus of $522,455 and the final net surplus to the City of $490,307, as shown in Appendix A to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the 2021 operating surpluses of six of the Community Centres (Central Eglinton Community Centre, Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre, Ralph Thornton Community Centre, Scadding Court Community Centre, Swansea Town Hall Community Centre and Waterfront Community Centre) totalling $536,457 be paid to the City of Toronto and the City of Toronto provide four Community Centres (Applegrove Community Centre, Cecil Street Community Centre, Community Centre 55 and 519 Church Street Community Centre) with supplementary subsidies to fund the operating deficits totalling $35,850, resulting in a net operating surplus of $500,607 to be received by the City, as illustrated in Appendix A to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to undertake a feasibility study on opportunities to add new Association of Community Centres in the City, funded from unspent Association of Community Centres funds for 2022, and to report on the scope of the study to the January 11, 2024 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the 2019 operating net surplus of $166,713 from Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena to be payable to the City of Toronto and to be allocated to the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena Debt Service Reserve Fund (XR3216) as illustrated in Appendix A to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize that the 2024 interim levy for all property classes be based on 50 percent of the total 2023 taxes billed for each property adjusted, as necessary, to reflect any additional taxes added to the previous year's taxes as a result of assessment added to the tax roll.

2. City Council authorize that the interim levy apply to assessments added to the tax roll for 2023 that were not on the assessment roll when the by-law was passed.

3. City Council authorize that:

a. the interim bill payment due dates for property tax accounts paid on the eleven (11) installment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: February 15, March 15, April 15, May 15 and June 17, 2024;

b. the interim bill payment due date for the two (2) installment pre-authorized tax payment plan be March 1, 2024; and

c. the interim bill payment due dates for all other property tax accounts on the regular instalment option or on the six (6) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: March 1, April 2 and May 1, 2024.

4. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bill in City Council providing for the levy and collection of the 2024 interim taxes prior to the adoption of the estimates for 2024, which By-law, when enacted, will be effective as of January 1, 2024.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows and corresponding funding within Toronto Water’s approved 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan in the amount of $55.817 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (October 13, 2023) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

2. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs, cashflows and corresponding funding in Toronto Water's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan in the amount of $8.469 million from projects that have been awarded under budget or completed to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (October 13, 2023) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the City-wide expansion of the Toronto Community Crisis Service as Toronto's fourth emergency service.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate, enter into, and amend any service and funding agreements with the Toronto Community Crisis Service anchor partners (namely, Gerstein Crisis Centre, TAIBU Community Health Centre, 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations and The Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch) for the provision of the Toronto Community Crisis Service until 2034 on the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate, enter into, and amend any service and funding agreements with Findhelp Information Services, as the intake partner for the Toronto Community Crisis Service, on the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate, enter into, and amend single-year and multi-year contribution agreements for not-for-profit organizations funded through the Strengthening the Community Crisis System grant, with funding recipients and grant amounts to be determined through a call for proposals, within the budget allocation for the program, and on such content, terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate, enter into, and amend single-year and multi-year agreements to support program components related to the Toronto Community Crisis Service (e.g. training, evaluation, outreach campaigns) within the budget allocation for the program, and on such manner, content, terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

6. City Council request the Province of Ontario to fund the expansion of the Toronto Community Crisis Service, in alignment with the 75/25 cost-sharing funding model, for public health services and to increase investments to close the service gaps in mental health services and addiction recovery programs, including detox beds and broad options for affordable and supportive housing.

7. City Council request the Mayor to consider the City-wide expansion of the Toronto Community Crisis Service in proposing the 2024 Budget for the Social Development, Finance and Administration Division, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration.

8. City Council forward this Item to the Toronto Police Services Board for information.

9. City Council share the Toronto Community Crisis Service One-Year Evaluation Report with the Big City Mayors' Caucus for consideration.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council establish the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Committee of Management for the City's 10 directly operated Long-Term Care homes in accordance with the governance structure set out in Attachment 1 to the report (October 13, 2023) from the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care.

2. City Council establish a new Toronto Municipal Code Chapter setting out the Committee of Management’s mandate and governance structure.

3. City Council authorize the City Clerk to initiate an appointment process through Striking Committee for Committee of Management Members for consideration and appointment by City Council.

4. City Council appoint the City Clerk as Secretary of the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Committee of Management.

5. City Council direct that the Long-Term Care Committee of Management operate under the rules of procedure in Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, as applicable and until such time as it adopts its own rules of procedure by-law as ratified by City Council.

6. City Council direct that the Police Record Check and declarations required by the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, for the purpose of appointing members to the Committee of Management be submitted to the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care for the purpose of determining eligibility to serve, and once members are appointed by City Council, such records be stored in accordance with Ontario Regulation 246/22. 

7. City Council request the Mayor to consider establishing a Committee of Management for Long-Term Care in proposing the 2024 Budget for the City Clerk’s Office, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 169, Officials, City, to delegate authority to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to:

a. submit applications to any government, agency, community organization, private entity or individual for funding related to the provision of Council-approved programs and services provided by Toronto Animal Services; and

b. enter into contribution agreements, transfer payment agreements, grant agreements or other related agreements with any government, agency, community organization, private entity or individual for the purposes of receiving and using funds for the provision of Council-approved programs and services provided by Toronto Animal Services on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, provided that the cumulative amount received from any individual order of government, agency, community organization, private entity or individual shall not exceed $500,000 in any calendar year.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to accept a bequest donation from Dorothy J. Wells' estate valued at $250,000 and allocate and disburse the funds for the provision of future Toronto Animal Services services and programs.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Relationship Framework of the City with the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal as set out in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 7, 2023) from the Director, Court Services.

2. City Council approve the amendment of the Code of Conduct for Members of Adjudicative Boards to add the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal to its schedule of applicable boards.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to make technical changes to the Relationship Framework, and any other changes as may be required, to give effect to City Council’s decision.

4. City Council direct that City Council will appoint the Chair of the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal, and that the Vice-Chair of the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal will be selected by tribunal members as opposed to being appointed by City Council.

5. City Council authorize the City Clerk to recruit members for the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal for review by the appropriate Nominating Panel for recommendation of appointment by City Council.

6. City Council direct that remuneration for members of the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal be as follows:

a. members receive a per diem of $460 for a full day of hearings;

b. members receive $275 for a half day of hearings, where a half day is defined as three and a half hours or fewer;

c. members receive $460 for attendance at a full-day business meeting or training, as required;

d. members receive $275 for attendance at a half-day business meeting or training, as required, where a half day is defined as three and a half hours or fewer;

e. members receive $1,500 annually for performing the duties of a Member of the Tribunal; and

f. the Chair receive $25,000 annually for performing the duties of the Chair of the Tribunal.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alignment of the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 17, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion.
 

2. City Council approve advancing the 60 percent design for the full Waterfront East Light Rail Transit project from Queens Quay to Villiers Loop; this includes all Segment 2 and 3 components, as well as the Yonge Street Infill and Queens Quay East Extension early works.

3. City Council approve the completion of the following activities:

a. secure environmental approvals for all project components consistent with the current alignment;

b. undertake a Traffic Management Plan to address the construction schedule interface between the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit and other major infrastructure projects in the area; and

c. design and coordinate scope between the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit and the Lake Shore Boulevard East re-alignment and reconfiguration of the Cherry Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East intersection; the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit and the Inner Harbour West Tunnel Project in the vicinity of Queens Quay and Jarvis intersection; and the segment between the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit Cherry Street portal and the Union Station Rail Corridor Hydro One Networks Inc. Relocation project.

4. City Council increase the Transit Expansion Division’s 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan by $63.6 million ($21.1 million in 2024, $31.7 million in 2025 and $10.8 million in 2026), with $44.7 million funded by the Roads and Related Development Charge Reserve Fund (XR2110), $10.2 million funded by the Transit Development Charge Reserve Fund (XR2109) and $8.7 million funded by the City Building Fund (XR1730).
 

5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and Waterfront Toronto, to report back to City Council in 2024 with an update on the progress made on the design and coordination work identified in Parts 2 and 3 above, along with a broader update on advances to the Waterfront East Light Rail Transit project.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the Board of Directors of the Good Roads Association Quarterly Committee meetings and Board meeting update on Thursday September 28 and Friday September 29, 2023 for information.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, to re-establish specific provisions deleted by Council in October 2021, and apply them specifically to sidewalk cafés in flankage areas, such that:

a. a new Section 742-2.3 is added to provide application notice requirements as follows:

Notice, permit areas on local roads

A. Upon receipt of a complete application for a flankage café, the Executive Director or General Manager, in the case of public parklets, will notify the following people or entities:

1. the Applicant;

2. the local Ward Councillor;

3. the local Business Improvement Area, if any;

4. any resident associations registered with the City Clerk that includes the proposed café location within its area of representation; and

5. all property owners and occupants located within a 60-metre radius of the proposed café location.

B. All applicants for flankage cafés must display a notice of the application in a form, size and location satisfactory to the Executive Director on the associated establishment for no less than 21 days commencing on a date specified by the Executive Director.

b. the following Subsection A(2) is added to Section 742-3.2. Refusal as a grounds for refusing a permit application:

Refusal

(2) in the case of an application for a flankage café, the City receives multiple objections to the application from members of the public during the 21-day period of public notice;

c. the following Subsection B(2) is added to Section 742-4.3. Appeals to Community Council as a group that would receive notice of any appeal:

Appeals to Community Councils

(2) Any person who submitted an objection to the application.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, to add the following definition:

a. Flankage Café: a sidewalk café which complies with the requirements for a curb lane café, curbside café or frontage café, as applicable, and is located on a local road that is adjacent to a corner business unit.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Federal Government to take urgent action to address the refugee crisis including funding and operationalizing emergency accommodation at federal sites, including federal armouries, and funding and operationalizing a regional refugee reception centre.

2. City Council request the Federal Government to share with the City of Toronto the federal response plan for providing appropriate support services for refugee claimants and reimbursing the City for the full costs incurred supporting refugee claimants.

3. City Council request the Federal Government to ensure that funding through the Interim Housing Assistance Program is allocated based on the number of refugee claimants requiring support in each municipality or region.

4. City Council reiterate to the Federal Government the City of Toronto’s request to the Federal Government to increase the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit allocations across Ontario, including matching recent provincial and municipal program increases with $6.67 million in funding for 2023. 

5. City Council forward the Item to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayors’ Caucus.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to form a Toronto Public Markets working group with representatives from Toronto Public Health, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Corporate Real Estate Management, Transportation Services, Social Development, Finance and Administration, Solid Waste Management Services, and community partners, and develop a Public Markets Action Plan for City Council’s consideration by 2025.

2. City Council authorize the City Manager, or Division Heads designated by the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to negotiate, approve, and execute agreements, including amendments, to receive funds from the Government of Canada or the Government of Ontario or other third parties, in support of Public Markets in Toronto, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager, or Division Heads designated by the City Manager, to negotiate, approve, and execute agreements, including amendments, for the provision of services or activities supporting Public Markets in Toronto, using funds from the approved City Budget or new funding received by the City from third parties per Part 2 above, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Black-Mandated Funding Framework in Appendix 1 to the report (October 24, 2023) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report back to City Council, through the Economic and Community Development Committee, on the progress and implementation of the Black-Mandated Funding Framework, as part of the annual reporting on Community Funding grants.

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to provide the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee with an annual report on the progress and implementation of the Black-Mandated Funding Framework.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, or designate, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City of Toronto, use of space agreements with those Not-For-Profit organizations (Native Child and Family Resources, Strides Toronto and LAMP Community Health Centre) whose space is accessed for the delivery of Enhanced Youth Space Programming as required, for a term of five years, renewable for an additional five-years, at the sole discretion of and with terms and conditions acceptable to the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council, in accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, remove the following director from the Uptown Yonge Business Improvement Area Board of Management set out below:

          Lokash, Stephen

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy in Attachment 1 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Building Official, to establish a working group to develop a detailed real estate implementation plan for the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, including acquisition, leasing, construction and procurement strategies, as well as specific plans to stabilize the existing temporary lease and contract sites expiring in the near term, and report back to Council in the first quarter of 2024 on the plan.

3. City Council approve the proposed Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy 10-Year Plan in Attachment 2 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, and City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter new, or amend existing agreements, as required, to open and operate new shelters and related homelessness services required in alignment with the recommendations in the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council request the Mayor to consider the implementation of the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy in proposing the 2024 Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

5. City Council approve the 2024 Shelter Infrastructure Plan in Attachment 3 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, and City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter new, or amend existing agreements, as required, to open and operate shelters outlined in the 2024 Shelter Infrastructure Plan on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into new or amend existing agreements, other than leases or other property transaction documents for which delegated authority has been granted to Corporate Real Estate Management, to maintain or add required respite spaces and shelter beds and respond to urgent or unanticipated needs to add capacity or relocate shelters, 24-hour respite sites and 24-hour drop-ins on an ongoing basis, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7. City Council authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to make awards upon the recommendation of the division head who initiated the award recommendation, for competitive and non-competitive procurements with a value exceeding $500,000 for which Bid Award Panel, Standing Committee or City Council approval would normally be required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, for the provision of construction, legal and/or professional services needed to complete the acquisition of suitable real estate interests and to carry out any necessary pre-development, pre-construction, construction, renovation and conversion of properties for the development of shelter sites to maintain the capacity requirements of the shelter system, and the development of shelter sites under the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, provided that:

a. the procurement is necessary to meet the goals and timelines of the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy;

b. the procurement is necessary to maintain the short-term capacity requirements of the shelter system;

c. the value of each award is within the funding limits under the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy;

d. the non-competitive or competitive procurement processes were completed in accordance with the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, and associated policies and procedures;

e. there are no material risks as to the merits of making any awards;

f. the terms and conditions of any resulting agreements are acceptable to the division head recommending the award and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

g. the term of each resulting agreement does not exceed five (5) years, or the projected term of capital funding under the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, as approved by City Council.

8. City Council request the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to urgently increase investments in the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit program to meet demand and continue to support newcomers as well as Torontonians in need of housing.

9. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to conduct an assessment of opportunities for property acquisition of currently leased sites, including motels that are part of the family and refugee shelter program, and to leverage sites for dual purpose of shelter and transitional to permanent housing provision.

10. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to explore leveraging City-owned land, including development sites, and to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2024 as part of the Encampment Review Report with an evaluation of opportunities to use City-owned sites for the use of permanent and temporary supportive homes, considering rapid construction techniques including modular and micro-shelter and housing options.

11. City Council request the Government of Ontario to commit to addressing staffing shortages and wage inequality in the shelter and housing sector, and to develop a comprehensive plan for workforce training, support and wage increases for shelter and housing workers.

12. City Council request the Government of Ontario to restore previous cost-share funding agreements for shelter operations.

13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore acquiring school board properties that have been declared surplus and to report back to the appropriate Committee on the findings by the second quarter of 2024.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Government of Canada to immediately fund and operationalize emergency accommodation sites on federal lands for refugee claimants currently in Toronto, including but not limited to the federal armouries, to provide emergency safe, indoor spaces for this population for the duration of the winter season.

2. City Council request the Government of Canada to immediately fund and operationalize, in partnership with the Red Cross and the Ontario Coalition for Refugee Claimants, a federal Reception Centre for refugee claimants in the vicinity of Pearson Airport, modeled on federally-funded and supported initiatives for Ukrainian arrivals and for refugee claimants at land crossings in Quebec, and to implement a transition plan for all new arrivals at the Reception Centre to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada-funded shelter and support services.

3. City Council request the Government of Canada share with the City of Toronto the federal response plan for providing appropriate support services, including housing support, for refugee claimants in order to meet the increased need for such services given the growing number of asylum claims, year-over-year, following the Government of Canada's decision to change eligibility requirements for visitor visas.

4. City Council request, in addition to City Council's previous request in Item 2023.CC10.2, for the full reimbursement for costs incurred supporting refugee claimants in Toronto's shelter system, that the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario provide additional funding to the City of Toronto for the Winter Services Response for the activation of additional Warming Centres, respite spaces and surge capacity locations, for people seeking indoor shelter in the 2023-2024 winter season.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Fleet Services, to amend the legal agreement with General Motors of Canada Company for the purchase of vehicles and vehicle up-fitting, to increase the value of Purchase Order 6050803 by $21,577,224 net of Harmonized Sales Tax and all applicable charges ($21,956,983 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), and to exercise the final renewal option year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The increase and the extension were previously adopted under Item GL19.17 by City Council at its meeting on December 16, 2020.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement from the date of award to April 30, 2024, with Bio Nuclear Diagnostics Inc., in the amount of $510,000 net of all taxes and charges ($518,976 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Procurement Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement from the date of award to July 31, 2025, with Wachs Canada Ltd., for an initial contract period of two (2) years, commencing on the date of award to July 31, 2025, with three (3) separate optional one (1) year renewals in the amount of $1,506,345 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($1,532,857 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City to enter into lease extension agreements (the “Extension Agreements”) with 51 commercial tenants, as listed in Appendix A to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management for the use of approximately 37,390 square feet of area within the building known municipally as St. Lawrence Market South building located at 91-95 Front Street (the “Leased Premises”) for a further term of five years (the "Extension Term") from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2024, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix B to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other terms and conditions as approved or amended by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management or designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City to enter into a licence and a lease agreement with 8803552 Canada Inc. (operating as "ChocoSol Traders") (the “ChocoSol Agreements”), substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix C to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other terms and conditions as approved or amended by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate, approve and enter into an interest-free rent deferral agreement with 8803552 Canada Inc., to defer rent payable from July 1, 2020, to October 31, 2022 (the “ChocoSol Rent Deferral Agreement”), and such agreement to be in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to further extend the initial rent deferral period from April 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020 (authorized under Item 2020.CC24.2), as extended until June 30, 2021 (authorized under Item 2021.EX21.2) until October 31, 2022, provided that such qualifying tenant or licensee had a lease or a licence that was in good standing prior to April 1, 2020.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Property Management Services severally to execute and deliver the Extension Agreements, the ChocoSol Agreements, the ChocoSol Rent Deferral Agreement, the rent deferral agreements, and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City.

6. City Council authorize the Director, Property Management Services, or their designate, to administer and manage the Extension Agreements, the ChocoSol Agreements, the ChocoSol Rent Deferral Agreement, the rent deferral agreements and amendments, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Director, Property Management Services, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City and the Board to enter into a licence agreement (the "New Licence Agreement") with Astral Media Outdoor Limited Partnership, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix C and Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, and such other and amended terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, or designates, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services to execute the New Licence Agreement set out in Part 1 above, and any related or ancillary agreements, on behalf of the City.

3. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services to administer and manage the New Licence Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers and notices, provided that the Director, Transaction Services may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for direction and determination.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains financial information that belongs to the City and Board and has monetary value or potential monetary value.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Interim 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 contains financial information that belongs to the City and Board and has monetary value or potential monetary value.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for temporary easements over parts of 2333 Dundas Street West and 2295 Dundas Street West, as set out in Attachment A to the report (October 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management (the "Property Requirements") for the purposes of facilitating the renovation of the adjacent City-owned building at 2299 Dundas Street West (the "City Building").

2. City Council grant authority to serve and publish the Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate for the Property Requirements, 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 November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 213, Real Property, by deleting General Condition (H) in Appendix B and replacing it with the following:

(H) Authority to acquire property in fee simple is conditional upon provision being made to bring the property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations and policies, such that it will be fit for its intended municipal purpose, except in the case of: (i) acquisitions of 50 square metres or less for transit shelter purposes; and (ii) acquisitions which, if the property was instead being conveyed to the City pursuant to a development application approval, would be exempt from the peer review process pursuant to the City's "Policy for Accepting Potentially Contaminated Lands to be Conveyed to the City under the Planning Act", as amended from time to time.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bill(s) to amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 213, Real Property, to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 13, 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 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 13, 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 and litigation privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1.  City Council instruct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, to proceed with the legal action commenced by the City relating to the 45 Bulwer Street site as described in this report and as may be amended (the "45 Bulwer action"), and to take such steps as appropriate to advance or settle the 45 Bulwer action, on terms considered reasonable, appeal any decision if warranted, and take proceedings to enforce any award(s), as necessary.

2.  City Council instruct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, to proceed with the legal action commenced by the City relating to the 160 Front Street West site as described in this report and as may be amended (the "160 Front action"), and to take such steps as appropriate to advance or settle the 160 Front action, on terms considered reasonable, appeal any decision if warranted, and take proceedings to enforce any award(s), as necessary.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, to take steps necessary to give effect to Parts 1 and 2, including executing minutes of settlement and releases on terms satisfactory to the City Solicitor and General Manager, Toronto Water.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential, 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 contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to enter into a nominal license agreement with Toronto Cultural Advisory Corporation, operating as the Toronto Arts Council, for the use of parks by various artists to be selected by Toronto Arts Council for the "Arts in the Parks" program for a term of five years, renewable for an additional five-year term at the sole discretion of the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Appendix C: Construction Hubs to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of, to include new construction hubs in wards 3, 8 and 19 and the expansion of four (4) existing construction hubs generally as set out in Revised Appendix 1 (amended 2) to the supplementary report (November 7, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended by Part 2 below, 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. 

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to extend the northerly boundary limits of the East Harbour Construction Hub to Gerrard Street East to capture the Joint Corridor Project with Metrolinx in this area, and amend the revised Appendix 1 (amended 2) - Construction Hubs, Amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 743, by replacing the previous East Harbour Construction Hub boundaries with the following boundaries:

East Harbour Construction Hub

The area bounded by and including frontages on*:

- Carlaw Avenue, from Gerrard Street East to Commissioners Street
- Commissioners Street, from Carlaw Avenue to the eastern edge of the Turning Basin
- The eastern edge of the Turning Basin, from Commissioners Street to Unwin Avenue
- Unwin Avenue, from the eastern edge of the Turning Basin to Lake Ontario
- Lake Ontario, from Unwin Avenue to the Keating Channel
- Cherry Street, from the Keating Channel to Eastern Avenue
- Eastern Avenue, from Cherry Street to the Don River
- The Don River at Gerrard Street East to Carlaw Avenue at Gerrard Street East

* Where any portion of a permit area or location falls within a Construction Hub, applicable permit  fees will be calculated as if the entire permit area or location is within a Construction Hub. 

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute an agreement with the Toronto Police Services Board for the use of callback police officers and special constables to expand the Traffic Agent Program as required, generally upon such terms and conditions as described in the report (October 11, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and upon such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to take all reasonable measures to recruit and train Traffic Agents to the extent necessary to expand the Traffic Agent Program as generally as described in the report (October 11, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and upon such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to propose where feasible, in the first quarter of 2024, a fee increase for road encroachment permits that slow vehicular traffic on Toronto Transit Commission bus routes, to take into full account the measures necessary to overcome their adverse impacts on the timeliness and reliability of Toronto Transit Commission service, as well as on the safety of vulnerable road users.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to ensure that Traffic Agents are trained and instructed, throughout the course of their duties on giving priority emphasis to vulnerable road users, with specific focus on accessibility needs, and on transit vehicles when implementing the Traffic Agent program.

7. City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority to relocate any electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is located in a “rush hour no parking” zone to a nearby location that is not located in a “rush hour no parking” zone.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the January 9, 2024 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee with:

a. measures that can be implemented to improve way-finding on long term road closures, including but not limited to pavement markings and better signage, reducing the need for temporary measures on sidewalks such as displaceable pylons; and

b. measures that can be implemented to improve way-finding on short-term road closures for utility construction and special events, including but not limited to better signage, to direct drivers and pedestrians to alternate routes and improve traffic flow. 
 

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include in the report to the January 9, 2024 Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

a. the feasibility of an increase or additional fee to road occupation permits to contribute towards the cost of managing congestion caused by road and sidewalk occupations; and

b. a plan to consult with road users and advocacy groups including Cycle Toronto, Canadian Automobile Association, Walk Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission Riders, and others on the Congestion Management Plan, and to include how feedback will be captured, incorporated into future reports, and reported to City Council. 

10. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, semi-annually, beginning on January 9, 2024, on the status of congestion in the City of Toronto and the implementation of the Congestion Management Plan.

11. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to further enhance and expand the existing capital coordination programs and report back in the second quarter of 2024 with an approach to this work that improves integration across major capital projects, enhances oversight and accountability and streamline processes. 

12. City Council direct the City Manager to request the Province of Ontario to make the necessary amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that will essentially enable all municipalities the ability to leverage automated enforcement technology for offences related to vehicles improperly stopping within intersections. 

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize up to 1000 Free-Floating Car-Share parking permits be issued to a car-share organization/company on a first-come, first-served basis.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, as follows:

a. by deleting from Section 925-5.1 A(2) the number "500" and inserting the number "1000"; and

b. by deleting from Section 925-5.1 B(5) the number "500" and inserting the number "1000".

3. 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 Parts 1 and 2, above.

4. City Council direct the General Manager of Transportation Services to evaluate opportunities to make free-floating shared cars available to people throughout the city where on-street permit parking exists, or off-street parking opportunities exist, or in legal locations established through the Community Council, and to report back to the May 2, 2024 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services inform all car-share organizations applying for City of Toronto permits under the Free-Floating Car-Share or Car-Share Vehicle Parking Area programs of the City’s climate goal of being net-zero by 2040 and the need to reduce the number of gas-powered vehicles on Toronto’s streets.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the updated 2023 Traffic Calming Policy as detailed in Attachment 2 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council amend Section 27-18.4B(9), Traffic Calming, of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, as follows:

a. by deleting from Subsection (a)[3] the phrase: “Chicanes” and inserting the phrase: "Speed cushions";

b. by deleting from Subsection (b) the phrase: "that do not have an established Toronto Transit Commission route"; and

c. by deleting Subsection (c):

"Despite Subsection B(9)(b), the authority to waive petition and polling requirements under the City's Traffic Calming Policy for traffic calming proposals."

3. City Council adopt the 'Framework and Expanded Criteria for Establishing Community Safety Zones', detailed in Attachment 3 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services for creating Community Safety Zones outside of School Zones.

4. City Council rescind the Community Safety Zone designations and/or designate the Community Safety Zones and authorize the amendments to Schedule XXXIII to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as set out in Attachment 4, as amended by Infrastructure and Environment Committee, to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

5. City Council designate the school locations as Community Safety Zones and authorize the amendments to Schedule XXXIII to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as set out in the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to present the list of new priority locations for Community Safety Zones at the next meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee on November 30, 2023.

7. City Council renew the previous request to the Ontario Minister of Transportation to change the maximum Blood Alcohol Concentration for all licensed motorcycle drivers to 0 percent.

8. City Council request that the Ontario Minister of Transportation create a provincial Impaired-Driving Task Force to support the prevention, awareness, enforcement and treatment of impaired driving and to generate more collaboration and consensus for effective solutions to address impaired driving across Ontario.

9. City Council amend the Zebra Crosswalk Policy to include zebra crosswalks at mid-block school crossing guard locations with active guards.

10. City Council authorize the inclusion of collector roads within designated areas with a speed limit of 30 kilometre per hour under Section 950-701 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, subject to listed exclusions.

11. 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 Parts 1 through 10, above.

12. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto Parking Authority in partnership with Transportation Services to improve the safety of vulnerable road users by following the lead of Calgary and Montreal and acquiring at least 10 mobile automated licence plate readers for use, as a pilot project, primarily in enforcing parking offences that adversely affect the safety of vulnerable road users, such as obstructing bike lanes and blocking visibility at intersections, and to include an evaluation of the effectiveness of this pilot project in the overall parking strategy report scheduled for 2024.

13. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to earmark, where feasible, the revenue from the parking tickets collected through the pilot automated licence plate reader project to the pilot project, to the extent necessary to recover the cost of the project.

14. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report annually on:

a. progress on Toronto’s air quality, climate, public health and congestion goals in relation to the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan; and

b. for every location on the public right of way where a vulnerable road user was killed by the driver of a motor vehicle, a summary of potential contributing factors that resulted in the fatality and recommendations for safety improvements in the area, as well as identification of trends and recommendations for system-wide improvements.

15. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to amend the Traffic Control Warrants used to evaluate the need for All-Way Stop Control, Pedestrian Crossovers and Traffic Control Signals so that the “Collision Hazard” warrant is satisfied if there has been at least one potentially preventable collision classified as a KSI (“Killed or Seriously Injured”).

16. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the current use of textalyzer by the Toronto Police Service.

17. City Council affirm the importance of safety in construction zones whereby staff:

a. manage construction zones with priority emphasis to emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, while also ensuring worker safety;

b. ensure safe, accessible and well-marked paths of travel for pedestrians in all construction zones; and

c. maintain protected cyclist infrastructure to the greatest extent possible with well-marked signage and leveraging best practices from other jurisdictions.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant an exemption to Section 3.6 of the Street Naming Policy, which states, "Streets that have been named, renamed, or assigned a Ceremonial Name or whose names have been reviewed within the previous ten years will generally not be renamed or reviewed”, and City Council direct staff to report in 2024 regarding a name for the existing Cherry Street, and renaming “New Cherry Street” to “Cherry Street”, as part of a broader engagement on place names in Villiers Island with Treaty partners and urban Indigenous communities.

2. City Council authorize the temporary full closure to all road users of Villiers Street from a point 144 metres east of Munition Street to Don Roadway, from November 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive, to facilitate ongoing construction activities within the Port Lands.

3. City Council authorize the temporary full closure to all road users of Villiers Street from Don Roadway to Saulter Street South, from November 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive, to facilitate ongoing construction activities within the Port Lands.

4. City Council authorize the temporary full closure to all road users of Old Cherry Street from Lake Shore Boulevard East to Villiers Street, from November 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive, to facilitate ongoing construction activities within the Port Lands.

5. City Council authorize a northerly westbound cycle track on Commissioners Street, between a point 176 metres east of Don Roadway and Saulter Street, from November 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

6. City Council authorize a southerly eastbound cycle track on Commissioners Street, between a point 176 metres east of Don Roadway and Saulter Street, from November 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

7. City Council authorize the installation of temporary bicycle lanes on Cherry Street, between Mill Street and a point 134.5 metres south on the easterly northbound lanes and westerly southbound lanes, in effect at all times, to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

8. City Council continue to authorize the installation of temporary traffic control signals at the intersection of Commissioners Street and Cherry Street to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

9. City Council authorize a temporary westerly northbound and southbound cycle track on Cherry Street, between a point 23 metres south of Polson Street and a point 104 metres further south to April 30, 2024, inclusive.

10. City Council authorize to December 31, 2024, inclusive, temporary cycle tracks on the following sections of roadway:

a. Cherry Street from a point 134.5 metres south of Mill Street to Lake Shore Boulevard East;

b. Saulter Street South from Villiers Street to Commissioners Street; and 

c. Commissioners Street from Saulter Street South to Carlaw Avenue,

and City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 886, Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks, generally as described in Attachment 10 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.  

11. City Council authorize a temporary westerly northbound and southbound cycle track on Cherry Street, between a point 23 metres south of Polson Street and a point 104 metres further south, to April 30, 2024, inclusive.

12. City Council authorize public highway designation for the lands set out in Attachment 11 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to be dedicated in name as either Cherry Street or New Cherry Street, to take effect on the date that the last of the interest in lands in Attachment 11 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, is conveyed to the City.

13. City Council authorize public highway designation for the lands set out in Attachment 12 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to be dedicated in name as Commissioners Street, to take effect on the date that notice of a lease authorizing their use as a public highway is registered on title to the last of the lands in Attachment 12 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

14. City Council authorize public highway designation for the lands set out in Attachment 13 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to be dedicated in name as Villiers Street, to take effect on the date that the lands in Attachment 13 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, are conveyed to the City.

15. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, for Cherry Street and New Cherry Street, generally as described in Attachment 7 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to take effect upon dedication of Cherry Street and New Cherry Street in accordance with Part 12 above.

16. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, for Commissioners Street, generally as described in Attachment 8 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to take effect upon dedication of Commissioners Street in accordance with Part 13 above.                 

17. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, for Villiers Street, generally as described in Attachment 9 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to take effect upon dedication of Villiers Street in accordance with Part 14 above.                  

18. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take all steps necessary to implement each of the proposed dedications referred to in Parts 12, 13, and 14 above, including requesting the City Solicitor to prepare and submit the relevant bills and to pay any costs necessary to register the resultant by-laws, if required.

19. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into, and execute an agreement with Waterfront Toronto on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in relation to, among other things, street and pedestrian lighting on, as well as the construction, maintenance and warranty work of, the Interim Commissioners Street and the Commissioners Street bridge; as well as to negotiate, enter into, and execute any other necessary agreements or documents, on behalf of the City, to temporarily exercise the City's authority.

20. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in issuing any requisite permits as delegated in Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, to include additional permit terms as the General Manager of Transportation Services deems necessary and appropriate in the interim.

21. City Council direct that Waterfront Toronto be responsible for all costs incurred with respect to road repairs, traffic signage modifications, installation of traffic control set-up, and installation of traffic control signals for the Interim Commissioners Street.

22. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

23. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the effective date of any dedication by-law(s) and / or traffic and parking regulation by-law(s) made in connection with the report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to, among other things, insert a specific effective date.

24. City Council replace Attachment 11 to the Report (October 12, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services with Revised Attachment 11, attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie.

25. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision, including the necessary bills to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 886, Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, 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 November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to explore the feasibility of, and optimal alignment for, a year-round trail connection between Earl Bales Park and York Mills Station that will achieve the following goals:

a. not interfere with regular golf operations within the Don Valley Golf Course;

b. maximize connections to adjacent amenities, destinations and residential areas, including Earl Bales Park, York Mills Station and the West Lansing neighbourhood in Willowdale;

c. maximize connectivity and safety for trail users, including through formalizing existing improvised trails that may be substandard; and

d. minimize impact on important habitat and hydrogeological features of the ravine.

2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to explore opportunities for public trail access through this section of the Don Valley on an interim basis in accordance with the Toronto Municipal Code and the goals in Part 1 above, while long-term trail designs are being evaluated and implemented.

3. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back with a recommended work plan for advancing both interim and long-term year-round trail connections resulting from Parts 1 and 2 above, as well as a preliminary capital and operating cost estimates, to the Committee by the second quarter of 2024.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Federal government to consider developing and implementing motor vehicle and motor carrier safety regulations, and standards that require the use of new and enhanced vehicle safety technology including sensors for heavy trucks to support public safety.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Fleet Services, to report to City Council by the third quarter of 2024 on the feasibility of requiring side guards on all trucks operating in the City of Toronto, including retrofitting the City's fleet.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation to conduct a site/project inspection of the corner of Chesswood Drive and Sheppard Avenue West and work with the local contractor to accelerate remaining work and open that intersection to two-way traffic to Finch Avenue.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the opening of two-way traffic from Chesswood Drive and Sheppard Avenue to at least Steeprock Drive, while facilitating turns to and from Steeprock Drive, until the work described above is completed. 

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 140 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the relevant sections of the Proposed Amendment to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for Outdoor Patios and the Proposed Stand-alone Amendment to the Former General Zoning By-laws for Outdoor Patios, in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 6, 2023) from Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, so it reads:
               

“May be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5 square metres.”

2. City Council amend Attachment 1 to the report (October 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 by inserting in Sections 8(E), 9(E) and 10(E) the words "if it is located on a lot abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and" so that they now read "may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, if it is located on a lot abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed 10 percent of the outdoor patio area." 

3. City Council amend Attachment 2 to the report (October 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for the Former General Zoning By-laws by inserting in Section 2(D) so that it reads "If the outdoor patio is on a lot in an industrial zone, it must be located on a major street to be able to provide entertainment." So that it now reads "The outdoor patio may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed 10 percent of the outdoor patio area. If the outdoor patio is on a lot in an industrial zone, it must be located on a major street to be able to provide entertainment." 

4. City Council amend Attachment 6 to the report (October 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for 1118 Queen Street East by deleting Section 4(C).

5. City Council enact Zoning By-law amendments with respect to permanent city-wide and site-specific zoning permission for outdoor patios substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (October 6, 2023) from Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Parts 1 to 4, above.

6. City Council amend Attachment 7 to the report (October 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for 229 Richmond Street West by deleting and replacing Section 5(B) so that it reads "entertainment such as performances, music and dancing does not exceed 10 percent of the outdoor patio area" and deleting and replacing Section 6(B) so that it reads "entertainment such as performances, music and dancing does not exceed 10 percent of the patio area". 

7. City Council enact Zoning By-law amendment with respect to an extension of the temporary use of 229 Richmond Street West as an outdoor patio substantially in accordance with Attachment 7 to the report (October 6, 2023) from Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Part 6 above. 

8. City Council direct the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each Zoning By-law amendment as may be required.

9. City Council determine that pursuant to Subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is to be given in respect of the proposed amendments.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, the former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by Part 2 below of the Planning and Housing Committee, and former North York By-law 7625 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to the report (September 13, 2023) from Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, for the lands at:

20, 26 and 28 Overlea Boulevard;

36 Overlea Boulevard;

215 Wicksteed Avenue and 50 Beth Nealson Drive;

766 and 770 Don Mills Road;

825 and 817 Don Mills Road;

Part of 10 Ordnance Street; and

Part of 130 Queen Street West.

2. City Council refer the draft Zoning by-law Amendments as they relate to the following properties to the Planning and Housing Committee for further consideration at its meeting of November 30, 2023:

891, 885 and 897 Pape Avenue;

1012-1052 Pape Avenue;

240 and 242 First Avenue;

495 and 497 Pape Avenue;

716 Pape Avenue;

676-692 Danforth Avenue;

5-11 Gertrude Place;

1, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 Lipton Avenue;

855 Gerrard Street East;

15 and 17 Minton Place and 156 and 158 Hopedale Avenue; and

449 Carlaw Avenue.

3. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands located at 130 Queen Street West, substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (September 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Division, with the following changes to be made to Schedule 1:
 

a. the north-south dimension within the property at 130 Queen Street West should be shown as 40.9 metres; and

b. the north-south dimensions of the area, outlined in the heavy black line, should be shown as 46.9m on the west side and 47.9m on the east side of the area.

4. City Council determine that no further notice is to be given in respect of the proposed by-law amendment pursuant Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

5. 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 November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2 and 80 Union Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West, substantially in accordance with the recommended Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 1303, 1313, 1325, 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West and 212, 220 and 224 Cowan Avenue ("Parkdale Hub"), substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, to engage City Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations and the development partner(s) to advance the detailed design of development requirements identified in Attachment 6 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and to secure the delivery of development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the non-profit development partner(s). 

5. City Council endorse the Parkdale Hub Design Brief (August 31, 2023) and direct that future planning applications for the Parkdale Hub, including applications for Site Plan Control, be prepared, and reviewed in the context of the Parkdale Hub Design Brief, provided as Attachment 7 to the report (October 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 

6. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File Number 23 107855 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 which allows for the demolition of 9 existing rental dwelling units located at 1313 Queen Street West, subject to the developer partner entering into a Lease with the City of Toronto that requires the following:

a. the development partner shall provide and maintain at least nine replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site, in the West Block for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling 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 replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 682 square metres and be comprised of at least five one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units as generally illustrated on the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated July 7, 2023. Any revisions to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the development partner shall, as part of the nine replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 6 a. above, provide at least five one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units at affordable rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit; 

c. the development partner shall provide tenants of all nine replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the new mixed-use building on the West Block 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; 

d. the development partner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed mixed-use building on the West Block at no additional cost to tenants;

e. the development partner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no additional cost to tenants; 

f. the development partner shall provide tenants of the nine replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential building; 

g. the development partner shall provide nine storage locker to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; and

h. the nine replacement rental units 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 building on the West Block, exclusive of the replacement rental units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 

7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the nine existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 1313 Queen Street West, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship.

8. 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 for the demolition of nine existing rental dwelling units located at 1313 Queen Street West after:

a. all conditions in Parts 6 and 7 above have been fully satisfied or secured; 

b. the nine replacement rental units on the West Block are ready and available for occupancy; and

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

9. 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 8 above.

10. 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 1313 Queen Street West after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 8 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 the existing rental units have been replaced in the West Block.

11. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take such actions as necessary to implement City Council's decision, included execution of an agreement to secure rental replacement matters and other related agreements. 

12. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, and the Director, Branch Operation and Customer Experience, Toronto Public Library to undertake community consultation and engagement with community-agencies currently located within the affected properties to develop an integrated approach to service delivery and programming for the Parkdale Hub.

13. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1303,1325, 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West from Permit Parking Area 2.

14. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to permit, where applicable, entering into licenses or other arrangements at nominal value in respect of new or existing parkland, or to waive in full the following fees, for the site located at 1303, 1313, 1325, 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West and 212, 220 and 224 Cowan Avenue ("Parkdale Hub"): 

a. all fees related to tieback encumbrances and construction staging which impact new or existing parkland; and 

b. crane swing agreements over any new or existing parkland. 

15. City Council waive in full all application and permit fees required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees, and Charges, for Street Work Permits and Temporary Street Occupation Permits for 1303, 1313, 1325, 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West and 212, 220 and 224 Cowan Avenue ("Parkdale Hub").

16. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to engage the City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations involved with the construction and operation of the Parkdale Hub to develop a governance structure to support the delivery, planning, management and operation of the facility based on the Council direction and vision for the Parkdale Hub as set out in Item 2021.RA27.6 “Parkdale Hub Project – Completion of Phase 2 Feasibility Study, Advancing to Phase 3".

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to create a provincial grant or other incentive program that provides incentives to promote affordability directly to homeowners, renters or developers, instead of exemptions to development charges, community benefit charges and parkland dedication fees, which provides a different level of incentive in municipalities across the province depending on the level of fees imposed.

2. City Council express to the Government of Ontario its support in principle of the direction in Bill 134 to adopt an income-based approach for the definition of affordable housing which is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, provided that the Government: 

a. rely on publicly accessible, reliable and objective data for determining the income-based affordable rent and affordable purchase price to develop the “Affordable Residential Units bulletin”, such as, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rental Market Survey and Census information published by Statistics Canada;

b. ensure provincial income-based affordable rents and purchase prices take into consideration the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s National Occupancy Standard and different household incomes and sizes for different bedroom types;

c. not publish the “Affordable Residential Units bulletin” until meaningful consultation with the City and stakeholders has taken place on data sources and the detailed methodology for determining average market rent, income-based affordable rent, income-based affordable purchase price and average purchase price;

d. following further consultation with the City and stakeholders, the Province publish the “Affordable Residential Units bulletin” on an annual basis on a set date;

e. enact legislation to ensure legal mechanisms exist to secure units created under this definition are registered on title, including securing the affordability term, depth of affordability, and tenure;

f. ensure there is a process put in place to guarantee fair and equitable access to the affordable rental and ownership units and require the use of any existing municipal process;

g. update Bill 23 amendments to further amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 to specify that affordable rental and ownership units that receive exemptions from municipal fees and charges must remain affordable for a minimum 50-year period, instead of 25 years as currently outlined;

h. update Bill 23 amendments to further amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Planning Act, 1990 to provide that where an owner does not provide affordable units for the required duration or otherwise breaches its obligations, to authorize the City to add the amounts plus interest to the tax roll and to give such amounts priority lien status;

i. update Bill 23 amendments to further amend the Development Charges Act,1997 to eliminate municipal development charge exemptions for “attainable residential units”, and alternatively create a direct provincial grant or other Provincial incentive program for developers, renters or homeowners; and

j. ensure that the proposed Provincial Planning Statement and any future provincial legislation, regulation and policy, includes an income-based definition of “affordable” consistent with the proposed definition under Bill 134.

3. City Council request the Government of Ontario to make the City whole respecting Bill 23 impacts, for all of the impacts that came into effect starting on November 28, 2022, that reimbursement include both operating impacts as well as the value of the fee reductions and exemptions provided through Bills 23 and 134, and that reimbursement commence in 2024, and continue annually thereafter.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee, with any recommended changes to the Open Door Affordable Rental Housing and Home Ownership Assistance programs following Bill 134 coming into effect, by the first quarter of  2024.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt Attachment 1: Process for Requesting a Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Order and direct the City Clerk, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Order process set out in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to process any Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Order requests.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 162, Notice, Public, to establish a minimum five business day notice requirement for a Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Order request and require that notice be posted on the City of Toronto's Public Notice website and a sign to be posted on the subject property to provide notice of the application and the Planning and Housing Committee meeting at which the request will be considered.

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to monitor the use of the Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator tool, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with any required changes to the recommended framework and process after City Council has approved a minimum of three requests for a Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator Order, if in the opinion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the process and framework require changes. 

4. City Council require that written notice of a Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator order request being considered by Council or a Council Committee be provided to the local community households and businesses in the same manner as that provided for a community consultation meeting for Official Plan or Zoning Bylaw applications and a minimum 20 days in advance of consideration by Committee. 

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to study potential conversion of office space across the City into new housing, consider what zoning and other regulatory or policy relief may be required to enable economically-viable office conversions, evaluate the feasibility of requiring the provision of affordable housing in lieu of the replacement of office space, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with recommendations in the third quarter of 2024 as part of the ongoing Office Space Needs Study.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program for any lessons learned that can be applied to the City of Toronto, including efforts to expedite reviews and provide financial incentives. 

3. City Council request the Government of Canada to follow through on a commitment to create a federal grant program to support the conversion of empty office and retail space into residential housing in municipalities across Canada, especially when there are opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 220 Cowan Avenue and 1313 Queen Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of the Parkdale Hub, on the lands known municipally in the year 2023 as 1303, 1313, 1325, 1337 and 1345 Queen Street West and 220 and 224 Cowan Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 7, 2023, prepared by DTAH Architects Limited and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 3, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions:

a. that the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. that prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the Owner, being the City Divisions and Agencies responsible for the alterations and restoration, shall:

i. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 220 Cowan Avenue and 1313 Queen Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 3, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

c. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed redevelopment for the properties located at 220 Cowan Avenue and 1313 Queen Street West, the Owner, being the City Divisions and Agencies responsible for the alterations and restoration, shall:

i. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.1 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

ii. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iii. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject properties, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iv. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

v. provide a Signage Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 220 Cowan Avenue and 1313 Queen Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Owner, being the City Divisions and Agencies responsible for the alterations and restorations, shall:

i. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.b.1 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 570 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 570 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 572 and 574 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 572 and 574 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 576 Sherbourne Street and 37 Linden Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 29 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 29 Linden Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6 to the report (September 26, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the application to amend Chapter 694, Signs, General, as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, including adding new regulations for property municipally known as 195 Galaxy Boulevard, allowing for one third party electronic ground sign to Schedule B, Signage Master Plans and Area-Specific Amendments of Chapter 694, Signs, General; and altering the sign district designation applicable to a portion of 195 Galaxy Boulevard from Open Space ("OS") to Employment (“E”) by amending the Schedule A, Maps, of Chapter 694, Signs, General, by replacing the current Sign District Map Ward 2: Etobicoke North, with a map substantially similar to the map in Attachment 2 to the report (October 12, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Sign By-law to add an area- specific amendment to Schedule 'B' of Chapter 694, Signage Master Plans and Area-Specific Amendments, to replace the existing Sign By-law regulations concerning third party signs applicable to the premises municipally known as 2075 Lawrence Avenue East with regulations to allow for, and regulate, a single third party electronic ground sign, as described in Attachment 1 of the report (October 12, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Sign By-law to add an area- specific amendment to Schedule 'B' of Chapter 694, Signage Master Plans and Area-Specific Amendments, to replace the existing Sign By-law regulations concerning third party signs applicable to the premises municipally known as 2378-2410 Eglinton Avenue East with regulations to allow for, and regulate, a single third party electronic ground sign, as described in Attachment 1 of the report (October 16, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Sign By-law to add an area-specific amendment to Schedule 'B' of Chapter 694, Signage Master Plans and Area-Specific Amendments, to replace the existing Sign By-law regulations concerning third party signs applicable to the premises municipally known as 496 Evans Avenue with regulations to allow for, and regulate, a single third party electronic ground sign, as described in Attachment 1 of the report (September 28, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Sign By-law to add an area-specific amendment to Schedule 'B' of Chapter 694, Signage Master Plans and Area-Specific Amendments, to replace the existing Sign By-law regulations concerning third party signs applicable to the premises municipally known as 82 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard with regulations to allow for, and regulate, a single third party electronic ground sign, as described in Attachment 1 of the report (October 12, 2023) from the Acting Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 596 Renforth Drive substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to exclude residents or visitors to or tradespersons at 596 Renforth Drive from obtaining a parking permit.

3. 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 an 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.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, that notwithstanding the content of the report dated September 27, 2023 from the Director, Community Planning, no designs have been determined for improvements to the right of way on Centennial Park Gate, and that any future design be determined through consultation with the Community and the Local Councillor.

5. City Council direct the Director, Engineering Review, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Director, Community Planning, consult with the Local Councillor on the construction management plan to ensure that it meets the needs of the local residents, institutions and park users.

6. City Council request the Director, Urban Forestry, to plant one or two city trees if feasible, on the East side boulevard of Renforth Road at the intersection of Centennial Park Gate, and behind 49 Oxenden Crescent.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of North Queen Street and Medulla Avenue/Private Access.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the paragraph on page 8 of Attachment 2 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, titled "Updated Reasons for Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register" by deleting the words "an important" so that the last sentence in the paragraph reads as follows:

"In 2005, the Marian Shrine of Gratitude was created in the rear gardens and became a place of spiritual meaning, as well as a space for peaceful reflection and solace in the community."

2. City Council amend the Listing Statement for the property at 3100 Weston Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 2 to the report (October 5, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as amended by Part 1 above.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 applicant regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 1265 Wilson Avenue, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the outstanding issues detailed in this report.

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 Order 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 submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including a Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, to determine whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, and to address all the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated January 16, 2023, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and  Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation 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 accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

e. the Owner has addressed matters from the Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis Section of City Planning Memorandum dated February 8, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the Owner has addressed matters from the Urban Forestry Memorandum dated January 9, 2023 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and  Recreation;

g. 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;

h. the Owner has provided space within the development for the 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.b;

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

j. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing 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; and

k. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 21 219452 NNY 06 RH in accordance with 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 sixty-one (61) existing rental dwelling units at 1265 Wilson 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. 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 agreements(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 authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (23 176474 NNY 08 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 327, 39, and 41 Henning Avenue.

2. In the event the applications are appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council, pursuant to Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify all persons or public bodies who may have filed an appeal to this decision of City Council’s intention to rely on Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under Subsections 22(8.2) and 34(11.0.0.2) of the Planning Act. 

4. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify the Ontario Land Tribunal of City Council’s intention pursuant to Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, and that the Ontario Land Tribunal shall receive the record, the notice of appeal and other prescribed documents and materials seventy-five (75) days after the last day for filing a notice of appeal for these matters.

5. Should the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications be resolved, and there is no appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal or the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal has been withdrawn, City Council direct the Director, North York District, Community Planning to bring forward an Approval Report to North York Community Council for a statutory public meeting as required under the Planning Act.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2654, 2656, 2660 and 2668 Bayview Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (September 22, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North 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.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 589-595 Eglinton Avenue East and 61-67 Mann Avenue.

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 Amendment 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 August 21, 2023, or as may be updated, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. 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;

d. 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;

e. the Owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study, including wind tunnel testing and mitigation measures, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated August 18, 2023, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry;

g. 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;

h. the Owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for tenants of the four (4) 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 implemented prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval; and

i. the Owner has provided 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 Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Part 2.h. above.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment at 155 St. Dennis Drive.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council’s decision to refuse the application, in the event that the application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 48 Grenoble Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 5 to the Motion by Councillor Jon Burnside.

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

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

a. securing a privately owned privately owned publicly-accessible spaces, having a minimum total area of 540 square metres at grade at the southern end of the site between the towers, as generally identified on Attachment 6 to the report (September 19, 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; 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 approve the Rental Housing Demolition application File 22 127161 NNY 16 RH in accordance with 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 one hundred nine (109) existing rental dwelling units located at 48 Grenoble Drive, subject to the following conditions:

a. the Owner shall provide and maintain at least one hundred ten (110) replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling 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 providing for replacement; the replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 8,289 square metres (89,222 square feet) and be comprised of at least fifty-one (51) one-bedroom units and fifty-nine (59) two-bedroom units as generally illustrated in the Floor Plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated September 22, 2023; any revisions 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 one hundred ten (110) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 4.a above, provide at least thirty-two (32) one-bedroom units and forty-five (45) two-bedroom units at affordable rents, five (5) one-bedroom units at mid-range (affordable) rents, and up to fourteen (14) one-bedroom units and fourteen (14) two-bedroom units at mid-range (moderate) rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least ten (10) years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. any replacement rental dwelling units provided in the proposed residential development in addition to the minimum one hundred ten (110) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 4.a above, shall be secured at affordable rents as currently defined in the Official Plan, for a period of at least ten (10) years beginning from the date of the first occupancy of each unit;

d. the Owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the one hundred nine (109) existing rental units proposed to be demolished at 48 Grenoble Drive, 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;

e. the Owner shall provide tenant assistance to all Post Application Tenants, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the Owner shall provide tenants of all replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed residential building on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the podium and West Tower, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

g. the Owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed residential building at no extra charge;

h. the Owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed residential building at no extra charge;

i. the Owner shall provide and make available for rent for tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units nineteen (19) vehicle parking spaces or such number as would reflect the same rate of vehicle parking spaces per dwelling unit as provided for the rest of the dwelling units in the proposed residential building. The terms and conditions for renting vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the Owner shall provide tenants of all replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed residential building, except as otherwise required by the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan;

k. the 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 70 percent of the new dwelling units in the proposed residential building, exclusive of the replacement rental dwelling units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

l. the Owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 48 Grenoble Drive, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 4.a through 4.k above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to issuance of 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.

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, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of one hundred nine (109) rental dwelling units at 48 Grenoble Drive after all the following have occurred:

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

b. the Zoning By-law Amendments 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 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.

6. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given the 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 48 Grenoble Drive after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given the Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 5 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition, 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 no later than three (3) years from the date on which the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units commences, subject to the time frame being extended at 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 ($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.

8. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 676 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, 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 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.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands 2135 Sheppard Avenue East, 325 Yorkland Boulevard, 125 Consumers Road, 15 Smooth Rose Court, and 55 Smooth Rose Court substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (September 7, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East, 325 Yorkland Boulevard, 125 Consumers Road, 15 Smooth Rose Court, and 55 Smooth Rose Court in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached to the Motion 1a by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (September 7, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

4. 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 7 to the report (September 7, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments as required, and to take any necessary steps to implement City Council’s decision including execution of the Section 37 Agreement as referenced in Part 5 below, and any other necessary agreement(s).

6. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant Section 37 of the Planning Act, as it read the day before the date Section 1 of Schedule 17 of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 came into force, to secure the following community benefits:

a. a cash contribution in the amount of $1,350,000.00 dollars (One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand) be provided towards community and recreational facility improvements, including the Toronto Public Library within the vicinity of the land, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to be paid prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on the lands municipally known in 2022 as 2135 Sheppard Avenue East;

b. the cash contribution in Part 5.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01 or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; and,

c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 5.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of this By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the land.

7. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the city, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 457 square metres located on the southern portion of the site adjacent to the existing park block, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

8. City Council approve the acceptance of 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.

9. 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.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 16-28 Centre Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands 16-28 Centre Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

3. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 16-28 Centre Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report (September 27, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

5. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required to:

a. withdraw its appeal of the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 615) (By-law 1016-2022) to the Ontario Land Tribunal within Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-004346;

b. submit a revised 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

c. at its sole cost and expense, the applicant has made satisfactory arrangements to enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City securing the design, construction and provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, 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.

6. City Council direct that when the necessary Bills are brought forward to City Council for enactment, the Bills attached as Attachments 7 and 8 to the report (September 7, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District are amended to require a minimum non-residential gross floor area of 68 square metres for the site at 16-28 Centre Avenue.

7. City Council determine that the revisions to the By-laws in Part 6 above are minor in nature and pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council rescind the existing parking 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, on the east and south side of The Donway West, between Lawrence Avenue East and a point 128 metres west of Don Mills Road (north intersection).

2. City Council prohibit parking from 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 The Donway West, between Lawrence Avenue East and a point 100 metres north.

3. City Council prohibit parking from 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 The Donway West, between a point 215 metres north of Lawrence Avenue East and a point 32 metres south of Belton Road.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of The Donway West, between a point 100 metres north of Lawrence Avenue East and a point 115 metres further north.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east and south side of The Donway West, between a point 32 metres south of Belton Road and a point 128 metres west of Don Mills Road (north intersection).

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 3379 to 3385 Lawrence Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 2, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

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 request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore securing through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Owner's obligation to:

a. continue to provide and maintain the existing 48 rental dwelling units at 3379 Lawrence Avenue East as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into full force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; 

b. undertake improvements to the existing rental building at 3379 Lawrence Avenue East, at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants, with such improvements and related timing for the improvements to be undertaken to be informed by a tenant survey and identified by the Owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, including but not limited to a new 136 square metre indoor amenity space on the ground floor of the existing rental building; and

c. workout proper logistics on site during and post development to ensure: Wheel Trans pickup and drop off accessibility for the residents at the existing building and the new development; front lobby wheelchair accessibility; front lobby amenities accessibility; laundry room accessibility; visitors and support staff parking access; and emergency services accessibility, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, City Council require the Owner to develop a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, including an interim parking plan, to mitigate the impacts of construction of the development on tenants of the existing rental building, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council exempt up to 37 new affordable housing units, representing a minimum of 30 percent of the new rental housing dwelling units to be developed on the lands currently known as 3379 to 3385 Lawrence Avenue East from taxation for municipal and school purposes for 40 years from first occupancy under the municipal capital facility agreement (“Contribution Agreement”) for the development.

6. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes, as set out in the municipal capital facility agreement (“Contribution Agreement”), referenced in Part 5 above.

7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such actions as are required to implement City Council's decision, including the execution and implementation of appropriate agreements.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Proposal for the Zoning By-law Amendment application substantially in accordance with the revised architectural plans and drawings prepared by BDP Quadrangle dated August 16, 2023 and the soil volume plan prepared by STUDIO tla dated October 3, 2023, subject to the conditions below.

2. 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 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; and

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

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 subject Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications in their current form, for the lands at 673 Warden Avenue.

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 (October 2, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the subject appeals in part, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

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

 b. the Owner has:

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;

iii. submitted a revised Arborist Report or addendum and Tree Protection Plan to address compliance with the Toronto Green Standard, including the parts of the ecology section, which pertain to existing and proposed trees and soil volume requirements, acceptable and satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

iv. submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards (TGS) Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. 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.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit westbound left turns, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, on Kingston Road at Orchard Park Drive.

2. City Council prohibit westbound left turns, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, on Kingston Road at West Hill Drive.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 64 Prince Arthur Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the revised report (October 18, 2023) from the 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. City Council request that the Owner make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, with the exception of any encumbrances as may be otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and

a. in the event that the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of the on-site parkland dedication, then the Owner will pay cash-in-lieu of parkland to make up for the shortfall in parkland dedication, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit;

b. in the event that the Owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; and

c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 64 Prince Arthur Avenue from Permit Parking.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following as part of the site plan agreement to the satisfaction of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

a. construction diversion:

1. at least 75 percent of waste from demolition and construction will be diverted from landfill;

b. energy efficiency:

1. high ratio of cladding to glazing for the building envelope;

2. low-carbon building heating and cooling;

3. electric-only appliances and fireplaces in suites;

4. energy and water efficient fixtures and appliances; and

5. motion sensor-controlled LED lighting in common areas;

c. reasonable efforts to achieve a carbon payback period of 10-years or less, measured on a per unit basis;

d. zero resident parking; and

e. bicycle parking and maintenance facilities:

1. spaces provided underground for all units and visitors;

2. maintenance room adjacent to bike parking; and

3. 13 E-bike charging stations.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 214-224 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 214-224 Merton Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, as amended by Parts 3 and 4 below.

3. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to include the following after Section 4(S):
 

“(T) Regulation 230.5.1.10(9)(b) in relation to the location of "long-term" bicycle parking, does not apply;”

4. City Council amend the Zoning By-law included as Attachment 6 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to also include reference to “short term” bicycle parking in the newly numbered Section 4(U).

5. City Council determine that pursuant to Subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is to be given.

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

7. Prior to issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan, City Council 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 transportation report, accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Functional Servicing Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

8. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the First Above Grade Building Permit, the owner shall convey to the City, an off-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 371.3 square metres, comprised of the properties municipally known in the year 2022 as 6A and 6B Pailton Crescent to satisfy the owner's parkland contribution, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

9. City Council approve the acceptance of an off-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.

10. 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.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 467 and 469 Spadina Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 4 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 475 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 1473-2017, as amended and as applicable, for the lands at 475 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 9 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council repeal Zoning By-law 1472-2017 for the lands at 475 Yonge Street.

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

5. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, the owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 604 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

6. City Council approve the acceptance of the on-site park, having a minimum size of 1,218 square metres, subject to the owner transferring the park 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.

7. 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.

8. City Council authorize the City to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to amend the existing Section 37 Agreement for the lands at 475 Yonge Street (Instrument Number AT4902529) to secure the following community benefits:

a. the Owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City, a minimum of 1,218 square metres of land located on-site at 475 Yonge Street for public parkland purposes, of which 604 square metres shall represent the full parkland dedication requirement pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act for the development on the site, and 614 square metres shall constitute an over-dedication of land, subject to the following:

i. prior to the first above grade building permit for the first building to be constructed on the site, the Owner shall convey to the City a minimum of 916 square metres, consisting of the full parkland dedication requirement and 312 square metres of the 614 square metres over-dedication of land, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor;

ii. prior to the first above grade building permit for the second building to be constructed on the site, the Owner shall convey to the City a minimum of 302 square metres, consisting of the balance of the over-dedication of land, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; and

iii. the Owner, any related company, or owner of benefitting development land(s), with the approval of the owner and of City Council, may elect to use up to 302 square metres of the over-dedication of land as credit for the purpose of fulfilling (or partially fulfilling) parkland dedication requirements in relation to other benefitting development land(s), provided that the over-dedication lands are a good physical substitution for any on-site dedication and the value of the over-dedication credit is at least equal to the value of the on-site dedication that would otherwise be required; any benefitting development land(s), which may include 214-230 Sherbourne Street, 595 Bay Street and 306 Yonge Street, 135 Isabella Street, and 646-664 Yonge Street and 2-4 Irwin Avenue, must be located within 2 kilometres of 475 Yonge Street and within the same Ward, with the terms of any credit to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor; in the event that the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the benefitting development land(s) occurs before the conveyance described in Part 8.a.ii. above, the owner of the benefitting development land(s) or the owner of 475 Yonge Street shall be required to provide the City with a Letter of Credit, in the City's standard form and in an amount satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, which will be increased in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, as reported quarterly by Statistics Canada Table 18-10-0135-01 (formerly CANSIM 327-0058), or its successor, two years from the date it is received by the City and increased on each succeeding anniversary date by the amount of the Construction Price Index for the previous year, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; if the conveyance described in Part 8.a.ii. above has not occurred within six years from the date the Letter of Credit is received by the City, the City may draw upon the Letter of Credit for cash-in-lieu of parkland in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements for the benefitting development land(s); and the Owner of 475 Yonge Street’s obligation to convey the 302 square metres of over-dedication to the City prior to the first above grade building permit for the second building to be constructed on the 475 Yonge Street site shall remain, even in the event that the Letter of Credit has been drawn on; and

b. prior to the earlier of condominium registration or first residential use of any residential unit on the site, the Owner shall design, construct, and convey to the City, in an acceptable environmental condition, for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City, a minimum 596 square metres of community space located on the first and second floors of Building B, subject to the following:

i. the community space shall be delivered to the City in accordance with the City's Community Space Tenancy Policy and finished to Base Building Condition, with the terms and specifications to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

ii. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the development, the Owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120 percent of the estimated cost of the design, construction, and conveyance of the community space complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

iii. concurrent with, or prior to, the conveyance of the community space to the City, the Owner and the City shall enter into, and register on title to the appropriate lands, an Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City, that is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; the Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement shall address and/or provide for the integrated support, use, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reconstruction of certain shared facilities, and the sharing of costs, in respect thereof, of portions of the subject lands to be owned by the City and the owner as they pertain to the community space;

iv. the City may elect to accept a cash contribution of $6,000,000.00, in lieu of the community space, to be allocated toward capital projects in the vicinity of the site in conformity with the City's Official Plan, with such election to occur prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for the Site Plan Control application and with payment required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and

v. the financial contribution pursuant to Part 8.b.iv. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date City Council adopts the zoning by-law amendment(s) to the date of payment.

9.  City Council authorize the City to secure the following legal conveniences to support development in the amended Section 37 Agreement:

a. the Owner shall construct and maintain a minimum of 653 square metres of privately owned publicly-accessible space located at the ground level between Buildings A and B (with underground garage and utilities below), extending between the Yonge Street frontage and the on-site park, with specific configuration, and design and timing, for the delivery of the privately owned publicly-accessible space to be determined in the context of Site Plan approval (which will include consideration for delivering the privately owned publicly-accessible space in phases and permitting construction staging prior to public access), all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. prior to final Site Plan approval, the owner shall prepare all documents and convey, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, for nominal consideration, a public access easement, including support rights, in perpetuity in favour of the City over the privately owned publicly-accessible space; and

c. the following matters are to be delivered or secured through the Site Plan Control application:

i. the Owner shall prepare all documents and convey a Pedestrian Clearway Easement to the City to secure a 3.7 metre wide pedestrian clearway along Yonge Street, to a minimum height of 3.0 metres above the finished grade, together with rights of support, such lands to be free and clear of all other physical obstructions and encumbrances, and subject to a right-of-way for access and construction purposes in favour of the Grantor, until such time as said lands have been laid out and dedicated for public pedestrian clearway purposes, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor;

ii. the Owner shall submit comprehensive Construction Management Plans for each stage of the construction process; these plans must illustrate the location of employee and trades parking, heavy truck access points, material storage, construction site fencing and overhead cranes, and any other matters requested by the General Manager, Transportation Services or the Ward Councillor; and

iii. the o=Owner shall provide and maintain the following Transportation Demand Management measures on-site:

1. one (1) annual bike-share membership per unit, offered for the first year of occupancy;

2. one (1) annual car-share membership per unit, offered for the first year of occupancy;

3. one (1) Presto card per unit, preloaded with the value of a TTC monthly pass, offered for the first year of occupancy; and

4. a minimum of one (1) bike repair station in each building (total two [2] bike repair stations).

10.  Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to:

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

b. enter into one or more agreements with the City requiring the owner, at no cost to the City, to complete any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure to support the development, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development.

11.  City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the amending Section 37 Agreement, and any other necessary agreement(s).

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 741 Broadview Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (September 29, 2023) from the 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, City Council require that the Owner must address all outstanding comments in Section A of the memo from Engineering and Construction Services dated June 19, 2023 in relation to functional servicing and stormwater management matters, and any subsequent memo prepared in response to the applicant resubmission(s) to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council request the applicant commit to the following measures in addition to the implementation of the standard City of Toronto Construction Management Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to the commencement of any work:

a. establish a Construction Liaison Committee made up of local residents and businesses, including a representative of the local Residents Associations, to the satisfaction of the local Councillor; the Committee is to meet bi-weekly at the beginning of construction; and notes/action items from the meetings are to be shared with the members and the Councillor’s office in a timely way following each meeting;

b. sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe;

c. pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks, laneways and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe;

d. ensure that the existing sidewalks and all pedestrian walkways have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night;

e. consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local businesses and residents in advance of any physical road modifications;

f. install appropriate signage and converging mirrors where necessary to ensure that pedestrians’, cyclists’ and motorists’ safety is considered at all times;

g. post a 24 hours a day/7 days a week contact number for the site superintendent on the construction hoarding;

h. create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the subject site; and

i. include a minimum of 75 percent of advertisement surface area on the construction hoarding to be allocated to artwork at their sole cost; design is to be reviewed and approved by the Ward Councillor.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Toronto and East York Community Council regarding the realignment of Permit Parking Area 7G and the exclusion of 741 Broadview Avenue and associated addresses, from the permit parking area.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the proposed revised Zoning By-law Amendment for 147 Spadina Avenue, subject to Part 2 below.

2. 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 worked with City Planning and Urban Forestry staff to conserve as many of the five existing City trees as possible along the Spadina Avenue frontage; for any trees that do require removal to facilitate construction, the owner has submitted an application to remove City trees together with a Tree Planting Replacement Plan, to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry;

c. the Owner has withdrawn their site-specific appeals of the King-Spadina Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 486) and the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan; and

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

i. submitted a revised Site Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, a Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, and a Hydrogeological Review Summary, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

ii. made satisfactory arrangements for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the Functional Servicing Report, to be resubmitted for review and acceptance by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development; and

iii. submitted appropriate documentation to demonstrate that required easements and/or agreements have been entered into to permit vehicular access to the property at 147 Spadina Avenue through the adjacent property at 388 Richmond Street West, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.  

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 the current application regarding the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment respecting the land at 295 Jarvis 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 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 advices that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law 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 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; and

c. the Owner has entered into a legal agreement binding the owner and successor owners to secure all rental housing related matters, including replacement of existing dwelling rooms and an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to advance, as part of the appeal on 295 Jarvis Street, a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that takes into consideration the unique circumstances of tenants at 295 Jarvis Street when securing tenant assistance, including the right to return to replacement rental housing, in order to minimize hardship on vulnerable tenants. 

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 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 and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 33-37 Maitland 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 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 36 rental housing units, 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;

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;

f. the Owner has, at its sole expense, submitted a revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a detailed conservation strategy for the properties at 33 and 37 Maitland Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, and City Planning; and

g. the Owner has provided confirmation that no new construction will be undertaken within 3 metres of existing Toronto Transit Commission infrastructure.

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

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property 137 Bond Street, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2023, prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by EVOQ Architecture, dated August 22, 2023, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to final Site Plan Approval the owner shall:

i. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 137 Bond Street prepared by EVOQ Architecture, dated August 22, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

ii. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 137 Bond Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2023, prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by EVOQ Architecture, dated August 22, 2023, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.1. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

iii. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.1. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iv. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

v. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

vi. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 137 Bond Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning the owner shall:

i. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 1.a.2. above;

ii. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 137 Bond Street prepared by EVOQ Architecture, dated August 22, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iii. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

iv. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and

c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.b.4. above, the owner shall:

i. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

ii. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 137 Bond Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 137 Bond Street.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 516 Yonge Street and 526 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 59-storey building on the lands known municipally as 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 27, 2022, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Ltd., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 4, 2021, and revised December 13, 2022, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions:

a. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street the owners shall:

i. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Part 1.b.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

ii. provide Heritage Lighting Plans that describe how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plans to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning;

iii. provide detailed landscape plans for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iv. provide Interpretation Plans for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plans to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

v. submit Signage Plans for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. prior to the issuance of any permit for the work described in the Site Plan application, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owners shall:

i. enter into Heritage Easement Agreements with the City of Toronto for the properties at 514-516 Yonge Street and 526-528 Yonge Street, in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 27, 2022, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Ltd, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated January 4, 2021, and revised December 13, 2022, and in accordance with Conservation Plans required in Part 1.b.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration on title of such agreements to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

ii. provide detailed Conservation Plans, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that are consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 4, 2021, and revised December 13, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;

iii. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans required in Part 1.b. 2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

iv. provide Letters of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plans, Heritage Lighting Plan, and Interpretation Plans; and

v. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.b.4. above, the owner shall:

i. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

ii. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 516 Yonge Street and 526 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 516 Yonge Street and 526 Yonge Street.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council continue to authorize the closure of the first laneway north of Bloor Street West, east of Riverview Gardens, between Riverview Gardens and the east limit of the laneway from November 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the north sidewalk, and the westbound bike lane on Bloor Street West, between Riverview Gardens and a point 92 metres east and provision of a temporary 1.9 metre wide pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the sidewalk and the westbound curb side bike lane, from November 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

3. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk on Riverview Gardens, between Bloor Street West and a point 48 metres north and provision of a temporary 1.8 metre wide pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the sidewalk, from November 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Bloor Street West between Riverview Gardens and a point 92 metres east.

5. City Council continue to prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Riverview Garden, between Bloor Street West and a point 46.5 metres northwest.

6. City Council continue to rescind the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the east side of Riverview Gardens, between Bloor Street West and a point 46.5 metres northwest.

7. City Council continue to direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

8. City Council continue to direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and ensure the walkway is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

9. City Council continue to 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.

10. City Council continue to 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.

11. City Council continue to 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.

12. City Council continue to direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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 continue to direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of paid-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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 continue to direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

15. City Council continue to 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.

16. City Council continue to 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.

17. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

18. City Council direct that Bloor Street West and Riverview Gardens be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the north sidewalk and a 3.9 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 64 metres west, and provision of a temporary 2.1 metre-wide pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the westbound curb lane, from November 30, 2023 to November 30, 2027.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk and a 3.2 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Yonge Street, between Elm Street and a point 40 metres north, and provision of a temporary 2.1 metre-wide pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane, from November 30, 2023 to November 30, 2027.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, at a rate of $5.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the north side of Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 64 metres west.

4. City Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 20 metres west.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 64 metres west.

6. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, at a rate of $5.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of Elm Street, between a point 45 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 34 metres further west.

7. City Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 45 metres west.

8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Elm Street, between Yonge Street and a point 79 metres west.

9. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Yonge Street, between a point 19 metres south of Elm Street and a point 48 metres north of Elm Street.

10. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday to Friday except Public Holidays, on the west side of Yonge between, a point 19 metres south of Elm Street and a point 48 metres north of Elm Street.

11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Yonge Street, between, a point 19 metres south of Elm Street and a point 48 metres north of Elm Street.

12. City Council direct the applicant to sweep 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 fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

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 traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

18. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

19. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. City Council direct that Elm Street and Yonge Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

23. City Council direct the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the temporary traffic and parking regulations on streets in the vicinity of the Distillery District that are impacted during the Distillery Winter Village, identified in Attachment 2 to the revised report (October 17, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services; the temporary parking regulations will override all existing regulations for the duration of this event (November 16, 2023 to December 31, 2023).

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize permit parking to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., within Permit Parking Area 5C, daily on the odd (east) side of Ossington Avenue from Salvador Allende Court to Marchmount Road.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition 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 East, between Parliament Street and Sherbourne Street, to be in effect between Parliament Street and Seaton Street.

2. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on the south side of Dundas Street East, between Sherbourne Street and Parliament Street, to be in effect between Seaton Street and Parliament Street.

3. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the south side of Dundas Street East, between Sherbourne Street and Seaton Street.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue from Permit Parking.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 717 Church Street from Permit Parking.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 321 Davenport Road from Permit Parking.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 820 Church Street from Permit Parking.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1235-1255 Bay Street from Permit Parking.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1-11 Bloor Street West and 768-784 Yonge Street from Permit Parking.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 17 St. Andrew Street from Permit Parking.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 15 Devonshire Place from Permit Parking.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 500 Dupont Street from Permit Parking.

10. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 287 Davenport Road and 141, 143 and 145 Bedford Road from Permit Parking.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 316 Bloor Street West from Permit Parking.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit westbound left-turns 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 Avenue Road and the northern driveway at 281-289 Avenue Road located on the east side of Avenue Road, approximately 45 metres south of Cottingham Street.

2. City Council prohibit westbound left-turns 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 Avenue Road and the southern driveway at 281-289 Avenue Road located on the east side of Avenue Road, approximately 83 metres south of Cottingham Street.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council formally congratulate the Toronto Youth Cabinet on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and thank current and past Toronto Youth Cabinet members for their contributions to advocating for youth at City Hall. 

2. City Council reaffirm the Toronto Youth Cabinet as Toronto's official youth advocacy body.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to create a Youth Poet Laureate program in consultation with the Toronto Youth Cabinet and, if required, refer any budget impact to the Mayor for consideration in the 2024 budget process.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. Subject to the appointment of a permanent Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, City Council appoint David Jollimore as the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services for the City of Toronto, for a period effective December 4, 2023 until December 31, 2023, and from January 29, 2024 to February 25, 2024 and appoint Patrick Matozzo as the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services for the City of Toronto, for a period effective January 1, 2024 until January 28, 2024 and February 26, 2024 to March 24, 2024.

2. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief People Officer, to include the following detail in the reports, when recommending the appointment of senior positions to City Council:

a. the selection of the Executive Search firm;

b. the composition and volume of candidates presented for the role;

c. the composition of the selection panel in the first and second round of interviews;

d. an overview of the process in selecting the candidate, including an assurance that all reference checks are performed; and

e. a summary of final candidate.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Stephen Conforti to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective November 13, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate, of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City.

2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with Stephen Conforti.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of Stephen Conforti in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 6, 2023) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment.

The following curriculum vitae summary for Stephen Conforti is now public:

Curriculum Vitae Summary

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

July 2019 - Present                     City of Toronto

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (July 2023 - Present

Executive Director, Financial Planning (July 2019 - July 2023)

July 2017 - July 2019                  Toronto Transit Commission

                                                     Head of Finance and Treasurer

October 2006 - July 2017            City of Toronto

                                                     Director, Financial Planning and Budgeting (July 2016 - July 2017)

                                                     Manager, Financial Planning (September 2011 - July 2016)

                                                     Senior Financial Planning Analyst (September 2007 - September 2011)

                                                     Financial Planning Analyst (October 2006 - September 2007)

May 2001 - October 2006           StrataFLEX Corporation

                                                     Account Manager

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Commerce, Business Information Systems and minor in Business Law, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), April 2001

City of Toronto's Executive Development Program, Niagara Institute, November 2015

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 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 supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 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.

November 23, 2023

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the following confidential instructions to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the revisions to the King Spadina Heritage Conservation District and King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan (the "King-Spadina HCD") as set out in and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed revisions to the King-Spadina HCD contained in Confidential Appendix A to the Supplementary Report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and ensure that such stylistic and technical changes are reflected within the King-Spadina HCD Plan’s policies, guidelines, schedules, appendices and maps.

3. City Council continue to authorize the City Solicitor and Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to finalize an appendix to the King-Spadina HCD to recognize development applications approved prior to the date of disposition of the matter by the Ontario Land Tribunal for transition purposes as outlined in Appendix F of Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to oppose the remaining modifications to the King-Spadina HCD submitted by the Appellants on October 13, 2023 before the Ontario Land Tribunal that are not otherwise endorsed by Council in Part 1 above.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendices A and B to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor, including the balance of the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council, 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 supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor. including the balance of the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council, will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

January 26, 2024

The balance of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor adopted by City Council has been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, as follows:

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to continue negotiations with other appellants to the King-Spadina HCD and authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to make such further changes required to implement a negotiated settlement, if, in the opinion of the City Solicitor, it would resolve one or more appeals in their entirety.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 3, 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 supplementary report (November 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 25, 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 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 25, 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 (October 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the revisions to the July 4, 2023 Without Prejudice Settlement Offer as set out in the correspondence from Davies Howe LLP dated October 23, 2023 attached as Public Attachment 1 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Dialog dated October 16, 2023, attached as Public Attachment 2 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the City Solicitor  (together, the "Revised Settlement Offer"), and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Settlement Offer.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the final form and content of the 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 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 at its sole expense provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, 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") satisfactory to 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. confirmation from the City Solicitor that the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports and Traffic Impact Study does not require changes to the proposed amending by-law or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending by-law to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

g. 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 of Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

h. the owner has entered into an in-kind contribution agreement with the City in accordance with subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to secure the In-Kind Contribution.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an In-kind Contribution Agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to address the provision of an in-kind contribution, being the design and construction of improvements to the Toronto Transit Commission pedestrian tunnel connection, as described in the Revised Settlement Offer, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the lands, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

4. Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission, to attribute a value to the in-kind contribution based on cost estimates prepared by the Toronto Transit Commission and provide notice to the owner of the attributed value.

5. 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 (October 25, 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 November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday. 

4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated October 21, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 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 instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 1 Richview Road from obtaining a parking permit.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider including the following as Site Plan approval conditions:

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

Purchasers or Tenants 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 or Tenants 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;

b. prior to the finalization of the Enhanced Construction Management Plan, the Owner shall establish an Interim Parking Solution and Plan for the existing residents of the property known as 1 Richview Road during construction of the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and General Manager, Transportation Services. 

5.  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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Holyday is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (November 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 9, 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. 

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 9, 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 October 24, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the supplemental without prejudice offer to settle dated November 9, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (November 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor (together “the Settlement”), 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 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 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;

d. 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;

e. the Owner has delivered a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

g. 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;

h. 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; and

i. the Owner has registered a Section 118 restriction on title, under the Land Titles Act, agreeing not to transfer or charge the Parkland without the consent of the City, which restriction may be released only upon the owner transferring the Parkland to the City, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate and the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the supplementary report (November 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 9, 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 supplementary report (November 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

November 24, 2023

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 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. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata.

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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata. 

4. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 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.

5. City Council request the Mayor to allocate any Community Benefit Charges funds collected from the development at 1736-1746 Weston Road towards public realm improvements or recreational facilities within Ward 5 York South-Weston, which may include a potential future Discovery Ice Trail and/or an Ice Rink, as part of the Mayor’s proposed budget for the year immediately following the payment of the funds to the City.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated October 19, 2023, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B to the report (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Settlement Offer"), subject to the recommendations below.

2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer.

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

b. 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;

c. the Noise and Vibration Report has been peer reviewed at the cost of the applicant and the report has been revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

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

f. 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, the applicant will have entered 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 the General Manager, Transportation Services, or alternatively a Holding Provision shall 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, and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council request the owner to prioritize a restaurant and/or grocery tenant for the non-residential space, at grade, in the new development. 

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation to accept a payment in lieu of on-site parkland dedication in satisfaction of the applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the appraisal of the cash-in-lieu to be determined under the direction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the payment to be made prior to the issuance of the first above-ground building permit for the development.

6. 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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 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 (October 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 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 (October 30, 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 October 27, 2023 ("Settlement Offer"), set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below:

a. the final 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. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the first above grade building permit the Owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 430.8 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor;

c. City Council approve the acceptance of 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; 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;

d. 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;

e. the Owner has submitted an acceptable Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and associated plans, for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. in the event the Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and/or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational, any upgrade or required improvements, prior to the issuance of final site plan approval for any development on the lands, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

g. 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 such matters arising from such study be secured if required; and

h. the Owner has withdrawn 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-22-004346.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (October 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 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 (October 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the issuance of an alteration permit for the heritage property at 200 University Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

2. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage attributes of the heritage property at 200 University Avenue, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the issuance of an alteration permit under Section 33 or a demolition permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property at 200 University Avenue, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 33  Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in City Council's decision in Item CC8.28 on July 19 and 20, 2023.

2. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 37 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in City Council's decision in Item CC8.28 on July 19 and 20, 2023.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in City Council designating the properties at 33 and 37 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 350 Bloor Street East, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for temporary removal of three precast concrete panels along the north facade of the existing building, with such testing in accordance with a Heritage Memorandum by ERA Architects Inc. dated October 13, 2023 and a Letter from the Facet Group Inc. dated September 25, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following conditions:

a. that the owners shall reinstate concrete panels with either the existing panels or new concrete panels that match the colour, texture, size and finished appearance of the existing original panels to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning by August 31, 2024 or by such time as agreed in writing by the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

b. that the heritage permit for the panel removal is withheld until owner has:

1. provided a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included related to the reinstallation of the precast concrete panels;

c. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.b.1. above, the owner shall:

1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the removal and reinstatement of the precast concrete panels have been completed in accordance with the Heritage Memorandum by ERA Architects Inc. dated October 13, 2023 and a Letter from the Facet Group Inc. dated September 25, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 692 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 7, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Official Plan Amendment 692 under Section 26 of the Planning Act.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 692 as may be required.

4. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 692 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under Subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.

5. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to review Official Plan Amendment 692 under the current in effect Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2020. 

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Solicitor to report to City Council on the possibility of intervening in the Province's Impact Assessment Act applications in Federal Court, and authorise the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to take any necessary steps to preserve the City's rights in these proceedings.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take any necessary steps in the City Solicitor's discretion and as appropriate to protect the City’s interests if made aware of a third-party legal action regarding tree removal at Ontario Place. 

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 6, 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.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 6, 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. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following: