Decisions

CALL TO ORDER: 9:39 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

December 13, 2023

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Michael Gregory Arthurs

Frank Bernardo

Robin Breon

Barbara Caplan

George A. Cohon

Norma McKenzie

Charles Officer

Bernie Pitters

Yannis and Mimi Collias, and the

Canadian victims of the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel.

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.

Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows:

Members, since the last meeting some of you have raised concerns with me about the use of Points of Privilege to make announcements in this Chamber. As a result, I have circulated a summary of the rules on Points of Order and Points of Privilege. It contains helpful do's and don'ts for you to consider when seeking the floor. I hope you have had a chance to review them, as I will be using this same guidance to chair the meeting, and I will only give you the floor if you are observing these rules.

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on November 8 and 9, 2023.

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

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

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, received the following petitions for information:

1. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Morley, Ward 3 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore, containing the names of approximately 150 persons.

2. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Fletcher, Ward 14 - Toronto-Danforth, containing the names of approximately 300 persons.

3. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Bravo, Ward 9 - Davenport, containing the names of approximately 100 persons.

4. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Deputy Mayor Malik, Ward 10 - Spadina-Fort York, containing the names of approximately 303 persons.

5. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Perks, Ward 4 - Parkdale-High Park, containing the names of approximately 526 persons.

6. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Saxe, Ward 11 - University-Rosedale, containing the names of approximately 100 persons.

7. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Cheng, Ward 18 - Willowdale, containing the names of approximately 48 persons.

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023.

December 13, 2023

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council in recognition of Gregg Lintern on his retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

Mayor Chow acknowledged the outstanding career of Gregg Lintern on his retirement from the City of Toronto after 40 years. Mayor Chow remarked that Mr. Lintern was a model of dedication, professionalism, courage and integrity during his career, guided by a sense of humility, generosity and deep belief that Toronto is a resilient and beautiful City. Mayor Chow recognized Mr. Lintern’s career milestones and the impacts of his expertise on the City. Mayor Chow congratulated Mr. Lintern, thanked him for his contribution to the City of Toronto, and presented him with a commemorative scroll.

Gregg Lintern addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow for her remarks. Mr. Lintern thanked his wife and daughter for their support during his career. Mr. Lintern thanked the Deputy Chief Planner, the Chief Planning Team, Directors, the extended City Leadership Team, the Mayor and Members of Council for their excellent work and support. Mr. Lintern reflected on what he has learned throughout his career that shaped his perspective as a City Planner including Indigenous perspectives, design for people, systemic bias, and building a more inclusive City.

Councillor Perks, as Chair of the Planning and Housing Committee, during the morning session of the meeting, gave remarks on Gregg Lintern’s retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, gave remarks on Gregg Lintern’s retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, made an announcement on the wrapping up the Toronto for All Campaign on Anti-East Asian Hate on November 1. Councillor Cheng remarked on her experience with Anti-East Asian hate growing up and the rise of Anti-East Asian hate after the pandemic. Councillor Cheng thanked the Toronto for All team and called on everyone to continue working for a more inclusive and accepting City.

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the D’Amico family, who were present in the Chamber. Councillor Bravo recognized the Anne Marie D'Amico foundation, dedicated to ending violence against women and children and announced that City Council had, earlier in the fall, declared gender-based violence as an epidemic and that steps will be taken municipally to ensure the epidemic is no more. Councillor Bravo thanked the D’Amico family for the Foundation’s work.

Deputy Mayor Malik, during the afternoon session of the meeting, announced the City’s 2023 United Way Employee Campaign was in its final weeks and close to meeting the goal of 2.3 million dollars. Deputy Mayor Malik remarked on all the ways everyone has contributed toward the goal, including her own fundraising effort when she climbed the CN Tower. Deputy Mayor Malik acknowledged the outstanding work and impact of the United Way of Greater Toronto and their continued effort to tackle challenges such as poverty, lack of affordable housing, discrimination, and the rise of cost of living, and encouraged everyone to continue to work towards the goal.

December 14, 2023

Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, held up the Body Bag for Her, commissioned by Aura Freedom, whose vision is that all women and girls live free from violence. Councillor Cheng acknowledged November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, supported by declaration by Mayor Chow, and that at its meeting on July 19, City Council unanimously voted to declare intimate partner violence as an epidemic in Toronto, an epidemic that impacts children even more than women. Councillor Cheng stated that the Body Bag for Her represented a powerful reminder of all women silently dealing with violence at home and thanked Marissa Kokkoros, Danielle Warren, and Hannah Casey from Aura Freedom, who were present in the Council Chamber, and acknowledged all gender-based violence advocates.

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, made an announcement regarding the Power of Us Report published by the Community Foundation, as the City’s champion for the work. Councillor Bravo stated the Vital Signs report gives an overview of the health, well-being, and challenges faced yearly by the City of Toronto. Councillor Bravo noted the report highlights isolation and disengagement as this year’s challenge, and reminded everyone that the connection through many programs and infrastructure offered by the City is crucial for the social challenges faced by the City.

Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, announced that Chef Wayne prepared a special Jamaican Christmas lunch by the Café on the Square that was available to everyone. Councillor Colle acknowledged the hard work of the kitchen staff and asked everyone to support local kitchen workers.

Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 students from Bowmore Road Public School and their teacher, Ms. Dale Davis, who were present in the Chamber.

December 13, 2023:

City Council adopted the December 13, 2023 Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent.

December 14, 2023:

City Council adopted the December 14, 2023 Order Paper.

December 15, 2023:

City Council adopted the December 15, 2023 Order Paper.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA13.1 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Renaming Dundas Street and Answer from the City Manager IA13.1a, for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA13.2 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Housing Numbers and Answer from the City Manager IA13.2a, for information.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate, enter into and execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, including without limitation any future amendment, renewal, extension or termination thereof, on substantially similar terms and conditions as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the City Manager, and otherwise on such terms as may be acceptable to the City Manager, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to deliver a certified copy of City Council's resolution in this matter to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Section 4.1.2(c) of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Shareholder Direction to authorize Toronto Community Housing Corporation to facilitate the creation of complete communities across the Toronto Community Housing Corporation housing portfolio, through the development and intensification of its lands and buildings, including prioritizing the delivery of net new rent-geared-to-income, affordable and market rent-controlled homes, in addition to replacement of existing rent-geared-to-income homes, to support delivery of the City of Toronto's housing plans and targets; and City Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare such amendment and submit the appropriate Bills to City Council.

2. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to leverage City lands and partnerships to facilitate the creation of complete communities, and to prioritize the delivery of a range of new purpose-built rental homes including new rent-geared-to-income, affordable and market rent-controlled homes, to support delivery of the City of Toronto's housing plans and targets. 

3. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct their respective Chief Executive Officers to ensure that the public retention of all sites designated for housing purposes is a top strategic priority, and work with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to ensure alignment of their respective Strategic Plans with the City's housing plans and targets, as described in Parts 1 and 2 above, by the third quarter of 2024.

4. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to include recommendations on further actions required to ensure functional, structural and governance alignment to facilitate the implementation of the City's housing plans and targets, as part of the anticipated second quarter 2024 update report on the City-led development model at five ‘housing ready’ sites, as directed by Council in Item 2023.EX9.3.

5. City Council request the City Manager, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to report back with recommendations, based on short-term and longer term strategic considerations, to ensure sustainable operating models for Toronto Community Housing Corporation and CreateTO following the functional, structural and governance alignment referred to in Part 4 above.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the 2024 Tax and Rate Supported Interim Operating Spending Authorities totalling $4.430 billion as detailed by City Program and Agency in Appendix 1 to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt:

a. effective January 1, 2024, an interim 3 percent rate increase to the combined water and wastewater consumption rates (paid on or before the due date) charged to metered consumers as shown below and in Appendix B to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

b. effective January 1, 2024, an interim increase of 3 percent to the water and wastewater consumption rates (paid on or before the due date) charged to flat rate consumers, as set out in Appendix B to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water; and

c. effective January 1, 2024, the water and wastewater interim service fees, as set out in Appendix C to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

2. City Council adopt, with respect to assistance for low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons:

a. effective January 1, 2024, the interim water rebate for eligible low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons be set at a rate of $1.3553 per cubic metre, representing a 30 percent reduction from the Block 1 rate (paid on or before the due date).

3. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Municipal Code Chapter 849, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, minor modifications, technical amendments or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt, effective January 1, 2024, the interim Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees as summarized by customer group in Appendix A to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and detailed in Solid Waste Management Services Municipal Code Chapter 441 in Appendix B to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

2. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required to give effect to City Council's decision.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

4. City Council direct that all the interim rates, fees and charges set out in Appendix A to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, adopted by City Council in Parts 1 and 2 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by City Council.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 9, 2023) from the Controller for information.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2023-2032 Approved Capital Budget and Plan as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report (November 20, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the budget adjustments and any associated complement changes detailed in Appendix D1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to amend the 2023 Approved Operating Budget, with no impact on the Net Operating Budget of the City, as well as recommended expenditure authority as detailed in Appendix D2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back on the implementation plans contemplated for 2025 as directed in Part 10 of Item EX7.1 headed "Updated Long-Term Financial Plan" to the February 29, 2024 meeting of Executive Committee.

3. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back through the 2024 budgetary process, on funds that the City of Toronto received and that are pending as the City of Toronto's share of the Federal Cannabis Excise Duty, and to determine whether such funds are an ongoing source of revenue.

4. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the City Solicitor, and the Chief People Officer, to report to the Budget Committee in the 2024 budget process on increased funding for the Toronto for All Campaign and how the public education campaign could reach more people to address rising hate in our city.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund called the FCM Funded Retrofit Reserve Fund in Schedule 15 - Third Party Agreements Obligatory Reserve Funds, for the purpose of managing funds received from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to support the Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program with criteria set out in Appendix C to the report (November 20, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Members of Council Operations Policy as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the City Clerk, replacing the existing Constituency Services and Office Budget policy.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as amended by Parts 2 and 3 below.

2. City Council amend the definition of 'public parklet' in Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, so it reads:

“a temporary lateral projection into the curb lane or parking lane of a road that is used for a public space or such other use permitted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.”

3. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, to provide that where more than one person jointly apply for and are issued a permit under this Chapter, those persons are jointly and severally liable as permit holder for that permit area under this Chapter and any other applicable by-law or legislation.

4. City Council amend Section 937-3.13 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, by deleting the phrase "153 consecutive days from May 15 of one year to October 15 of that same year as required for the purposes of permitting parklet cafés" and inserting the phrase "167 consecutive days from May 1 of one year to October 15 of that same year as required for the purposes of permitting curb lane cafés".

5. 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, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in order to give effect to Parts 1 to 4 above.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, and General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop guidelines to pilot the expanded use of parklets for the 2024 CaféTO season, with such guidelines conforming to all requirements in Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and considering the following as permitted uses:

a. promotion of Business Improvement Area member businesses; and

b. display of and sale of non-food products.
 

7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back following the 2024 CaféTO season on the findings of the public parklet pilot and recommend any amendments for the use of public parklets, including any new fees based on the expanded permitted uses of public parklets.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop guidelines for multiple persons or entities who wish to jointly apply for and receive a permit for a single curb lane café permit area, including requirements that:

a. the persons/entities jointly apply for the permit;

b. the persons/entities jointly hold the permit; and

c. the persons/entities be jointly and severally liable for all compliance with Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, their permit and any other requirements pertaining to the permit area.

9. City Council waive the application fee required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, for an application for a public parklet received in the 2024 calendar year.

10. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to change the name of the cost-shared CaféTO Business Improvement Area grant to the CaféTO Dining District Grant Program, and City Council approve the Guidelines for this program as set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the General Manager Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, with implementation commencing in 2024.

11. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City grant agreements related to the CaféTO Dining District Grant Program, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

12. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to periodically review and, when necessary, revise the Guidelines for the CaféTO Dining District Grant Program to ensure alignment with the City of Toronto's Community Grants Policy and any other applicable City policy, as may be amended from time to time, or reflect changing food service industry and Business Improvement Area needs and best practices.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council forward Attachment 1 of the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to the Province of Ontario and request the Province to reconsider funding the delivery of Cummer Station as part of the Yonge North Subway Extension project.

2. City Council request the Province of Ontario to:

a. formally respond to “The Case For Cummer Station” (November 2023) prepared by Toronto’s Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion; 

b. include Cummer Station in the Metrolinx stage gate design process; and

c. receive the letter attached to this Motion from community organizations and council representatives advocating for the fully funded construction of Cummer Station.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit alignment as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion.

2. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to negotiate, enter into and execute the necessary agreements, including all amendments thereto, with Metrolinx to undertake the following work, at a cost of up to the maximum amount outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor:

a. advance design on the Scarborough Subway Extension tunnel box structure to protect for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit Kennedy Station overbuild;

b. design and construct a knockout panel at Sheppard-McCowan Station to accommodate the efficient flow of passengers in the future between the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit and Scarborough Subway Extension; and

c. design and construct utility relocations to allow for a future Eglinton East Light Rail Transit utility exclusion zone at and in the vicinity of Kennedy Station.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, to identify an alternative site for the location of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility, while continuing to work with Metrolinx to acquire permanent access to 8300 Sheppard Avenue East – Conlins Yard site, which is the preferred Maintenance and Storage Facility location.

4. Should any portion of the Council-approved Eglinton East Light Rail Transit alignment overlap with a confirmed Provincially-led extension of rapid transit along Sheppard Avenue, east of the existing Toronto Transit Commission Line 4, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, to modify the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit alignment accordingly, including potentially removing the overlap from the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit project.

5. City Council increase the Transit Expansion Division’s 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan by $9.5 million in 2024, with $5.0 million funded from the Transit Development Charge Reserve Fund (XR2109) and $4.5 million funded from the Scarborough Transit Reserve Fund (XR1725).

6. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Toronto Transit Commission, to continue to advance the design refinement and coordination to be undertaken by the City with Metrolinx to support the Durham–Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit and Eglinton East Light Rail Transit interface in the vicinity of Morningside and Ellesmere.

7. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion upon completion of the work contemplated in Part 2 above.

8. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion upon completion of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit project.

9. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to report back to City Council in 2024 with:

a. revised cost estimates and an approach to advance the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit to 30 percent design;

b. an update on the Province’s Sheppard Extension project, including any changes to the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit alignment contemplated in Part 4 above;

c. results of the Phase 2 public consultation process;

d. Metrolinx cost estimates to deliver the required protections for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit at Kennedy Station; and

e. an update on the status of environmental approvals and access to Conlins Yard, including an alternative site for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility should Conlins Yard not be made available by the Province.

10.  City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to continue to explore opportunities for a stop to be located at Morningside Park, 390 Morningside Avenue.

11. City Council request the Province of Ontario and Metrolinx to continue to collaborate with the Transit Expansion Division on areas of shared interest as it relates to the advancement of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit.

12. City Council request the Province of Ontario and Metrolinx to provide clarity as soon as possible to the Transit Expansion Division regarding Metrolinx's work and intentions on the Sheppard Extension and Conlins Yard as it relates to the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit.

13. City Council direct the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to inform the Provincial and Federal Governments of the City's allocated funding commitment to the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit and request their financial support to fully fund the project.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to commercial 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 and involves the security of the property belonging to the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion will be made public upon completion of the work contemplated in Part 2 of Council's decision.

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to commercial 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 and involves the security of the property belonging to the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion will be made public upon completion of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit project.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to post prominently on the Open Data Portal, links to the following documents:

a.  Open Data Policy (2011);

b.  Open Data Master Plan (2018);

c.  Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework (2022); and

d.  Open Data Centralization and Policy Update (2023).

2.  City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to create and report on an Annual Open Data Compliance Plan that would include:

a.  Open Data staff sharing a list of datasets their City agencies and corporations plan to publish or need to remove;

b.  details on how agencies and corporations actively promote their public datasets through civic engagement activities; and

c.  after a close review by the Open Data Team, and possible revision by the submitting agency and corporation, having the information compiled into a plan that offers a glimpse into what would be shared on City of Toronto Open Data Portal.

3.  City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to create a “Table of Contents” for the datasets listing in the Open Data Portal similar to the one used by New York City.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize staff to proceed with Phase Four of the Major Capital Project Approval Process - Construction Award related to the new Etobicoke Civic Centre project as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to award negotiated Request for Proposal Number 3768637145, for the delivery of General Contracting Services for the new Etobicoke Civic Centre project to Multiplex Construction Canada Limited ("Multiplex"), in the amounts outlined in Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer and including the major terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, and such other or amended terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate, approve and execute, on behalf of the City any agreements, including amendments, with Multiplex, including the major terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, funded through the approved project cost for the Etobicoke Civic Centre project subject to the annual budget process, and such other or amended terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

4. City Council, in accordance with Section 71- 11.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control By-law, authorize the amendment of Purchase Order Number 6053353 issued to Adamson Associates Architects, increasing the current purchase order value by $5,734,074.50 plus Harmonized Sales Tax ($5,834,994 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Purchase Order value from $14,500,000 plus Harmonized Sales Tax ($14,755,200 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $20,234,074 plus Harmonized Sales Tax ($20,590,194 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) funded through the approved project cost for the Etobicoke Civic Centre project for continued services tied to the construction phase, enhanced site representation and office fit-up and furniture design for the new Etobicoke Civic Centre project based on terms satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer.

6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains confidential financial information and confidential outcomes of negotiation strategies.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (Committee).

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 21, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains contains confidential financial information and confidential outcomes of negotiation strategies.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive Attachment 1 to the letter (November 20, 2023) from Councillor Paul Ainslie for information.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council continue the Toronto Community Champion Award as an annual program starting in 2024.

2. City Council authorize the City Clerk to solicit and accept funds of up to $0.500 million from program partners, including City Divisions, Federal or Provincial agencies, community organizations, private entities and/or individuals for the Toronto Community Champion Award in a form compliant with City policies on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Clerk to enter into agreements with program partners, including City Divisions, Federal or Provincial agencies, community organizations, private entities and/or individuals, for funding up to $0.500 million to support the Toronto Community Champion Award in a form compliant with City policies on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the City Clerk to collect personal information necessary to administer the program in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the Auditor General’s 2024 Work Plan and Budget Highlights attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 3, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 6, 2023) from the Auditor General at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate Toronto Transit Commission and City Officials.  

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to provide a copy of the report (November 6, 2023) from the Auditor General and confidential attachment to the City's Chief Information Security Officer.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 6, 2023) from the Auditor General remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of property of the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 6, 2023) from the Auditor General will be made public at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate Toronto Transit Commission and City Officials.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to ensure:

a. all technology projects have an overall program-level charter developed that clearly defines the program implementation budget, timeline, and performance measurement, and is approved by all stakeholders;

b. an overall program-level charter for the remaining phases of the Enterprise Work Management Solution that clearly defines the program implementation budget, timeline, and performance measurement, and is approved by all stakeholders; and

c. a performance measurement framework is established to measure the achievement of technology project goals on a regular basis until the project is completed.

2. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to leverage the Technology Services Division’s Stakeholder Management Plan to improve stakeholder engagement, coordination, and communication for the remaining phases of implementing the Enterprise Work Management Solution.

3. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to review and improve the existing project status monitoring criteria and dashboards to include:

a. a methodology to accurately measure the implementation progress against budget spent and timelines;

b. an update on the assessment of the benefits realization and potential losses that could incur as a result of increased expenditures and project delays; and

c. potential short-term and long-term risks the project may face that would impact budget, timelines, and realizing intended benefits in a timely manner.

4. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to report to City Council on the status of the Enterprise Work Management Solution program by June 30, 2024:

a. total expected cost of implementation;

b. status of benefits realized for divisions that have completed the implementation; and

c. planned benefit realization for the entire Enterprise Work Management Solution program.

5. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to develop criteria and requirements for Executive Steering Committee meetings based on project size and complexity, to ensure a consistent approach is followed.

6. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to develop a consistent mechanism for documenting Executive Steering Committee meetings, key decisions and required actions in the meeting minutes.

7. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to review and modify the existing Enterprise Work Management Solution's program governance structure to:

a. develop criteria and a process for escalation related for project delays to the Executive Steering Committee; and

b. establish a process to monitor and respond to emerging risks that may cause project delays, budget overruns, and impact on benefits realization.

8. City Council request Chief Technology Officer to expedite the implementation of the Enterprise Work Management Solution to:

a. utilize unused license subscriptions;

b. evaluate current license subscriptions and discontinue those that are not required; and

c. develop a plan in coordination with Division Heads to discontinue legacy systems, in order to minimize risks of legacy applications becoming non-operational and save on renewal and maintenance costs and present the plan to the Executive Steering Committee.

9. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to work with Divisions to establish a governance framework to ensure that:

a. business processes are well defined in the planning phase before implementation;

b. role-based training is tailored for each business role before implementation; and

c. user acceptance testing includes end user devices for usability testing prior to implementation.

10. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review the existing reporting process to City Council for major technology project budgets and costs and implement:

a. a process to ensure that consolidated budget and expenditures are reported to City Council for major cross divisional technology projects; and

b. a process to ensure that all expenditures from inception to date related to a major technology project are included in the Technology Service Division’s Budget Notes and Quarterly Capital Variance Reports.

11. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to:

a. establish criteria as to what constitutes critical documents for a project; and

b. develop a process to ensure critical documents are maintained and retained throughout the project management lifecycle, with final versions stored in the program site according to the City’s Record Retention policy.

12. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to ensure that:

a. plans for the Enterprise Work Management Solution upgrade and Cloud migration are supported by a detailed risk assessment; and

b. an action plan to address potential risks and delays is approved by all stakeholders.

13. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer to develop a process to incorporate previous Auditor General audit report recommendations related to project management and governance of technology systems, and software license management, into the Technology Services Division’s project management framework.

14. City Council request:

a. the City Manager forward the report (November 23, 2023) from the Auditor General to the major agencies and corporations for review.

b. the heads of agencies and corporations review the issues and recommendations included in the report (November 23, 2023) from the Auditor General and consider the relevance to their respective organizations for implementation.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the Audit Committee before third quarter of 2024 with detailed updated information on:

a. the performance of winter maintenance functions, with a focus on equipment deployment timeliness;

b. any impacts arising from the changes to the liquidated damages and payouts, including a representative sample to determine whether the updated amount for liquidated damages related to timely deployment paid by the vendors covered all of the City's related expenses; and

c. a comparison of productivity of various equipment units and equipment classes across the contracts and the City's geographic areas.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in co-ordination with the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Executive Director, Toronto Emergency Management, and the Director, Internal Audit, to report to the Audit Committee in the third quarter of 2024 with an update on the implementation and maturation of Enterprise Risk Management.

2. City Council request the City Manager, in co-ordination with Director, Internal Audit to work with division heads to expand the inclusion of risk management considerations into reports provided to Committees and Council as applicable.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, and the Executive Director, Toronto Emergency Management, remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property of the City.

2. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in co-ordination with the Chief Information Security Officer and the Executive Director, Toronto Emergency Management to report to the Audit Committee in the third quarter of 2024 on the status and progress of the Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan from each City of Toronto division, agency and corporation; the status update should also be reported for the City of Toronto's Corporate Technology Services Disaster Recovery Plan, including business continuity and cyber major incident.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, and the Executive Director, Toronto Emergency Management, remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it involves the security of property of the City.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the 2022 audited financial statements and management letters, where applicable, for the Community Centres in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the 2022 Audited Financial Statements of George Bell Arena and McCormick Playground Arena in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

2. City Council receive the 2021 Audited Financial Statements of North Toronto Memorial Arena in Attachment 3 to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

3. City Council receive the 2020 Audited Financial Statements of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena in Attachment 4 to the report (November 17, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize retroactively the Auditor General to appoint Kwok and Associates to perform the financial statement audits for North Toronto Memorial Arena for the years ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, through a non-competitive procurement process.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Exhibition Place Board of Governors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed:

Malcolm Bromley

Aakanksha Verma

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (October 31, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Exhibition Place Board.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (October 31, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Exhibition Place Board.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 15, 2027, and until successors are appointed:

James Lane

Melissa Nugegoda

Harmeet Singh Sandhu

Hana Syed

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and the entirety of Confidential Attachment 2 remain confidential as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 15, 2027, and until successors are appointed:

Laura Isidean
Joseph Ogilvie
Barry Warner
Carissa Wong

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the revised report (November 28, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

 City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

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

Nicole Alexander
Joy Connelly

Chase Gaudet
Harmy Elevi Javier Mendoza
Lindsey Lemieux
Elizabeth McIsaac
Ann-Marie Moulton
Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
Danyaal Raza
Bahar Shadpour
Bee Lee Soh

2. City Council appoint Elizabeth McIsaac as Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to negotiate, approve, and execute an extension to the multi-year agreement with Toronto Arts Council, including any necessary amendments, for the administration and distribution of arts and culture funding on behalf of the City of Toronto from its current expiry date of December 31, 2023, until the earlier of March 31, 2025, or the approval of a new agreement by City Council.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Phase 1: Toronto Public Art Strategy Implementation Plan (2024-2026) and Three-Year Work Plan Summary (2024-2026), included as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with other impacted City Divisions, to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of  2027 with recommended actions for Phase 2 of the Toronto Public Art Strategy Implementation Plan, spanning 2027-2030.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director,  Engineering and Construction Services, to explore opportunities for cast-in-place or relief-casting of art into large public concrete structures where feasible and desirable. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter and administer a contract agreement with Employment and Social Development Canada, for the Toronto Youth Jobs Corps program for up to $15,227,669 in Federal subsidy for the period, May 1, 2024, to April 28, 2028.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to have delegated authority to accept this and extend future contracts and receive and expend funds as submitted in the application to Employment and Social Development Canada to support the Toronto Youth Job Corps program through the annual budget process.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter into agreements with other entities, including purchase of service agreements for the delivery of Toronto Youth Job Corps with the successful proponents of the Request for Proposals process, other federal agencies, community organizations, private entities, or individuals, and to spend federal funding in accordance with the federal program requirements and guidelines.

4. In light of Council’s decision in Item 2023.MM12.4 to request the Federal Government to create a Youth Climate Corps, City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, to examine opportunities within the Toronto Youth Job Corps to prepare youth to succeed in the new climate economy. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

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

          Nurzynski, Pawel

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

          The Eglinton Way

          LeLiever, Jason

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 8, 2023) from the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to present to the 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee in the first quarter of  2024 on Toronto Fire Services’ policies and workplans with respect to the recruitment, hiring, and retention of 2SLGBTQ+ identified individuals and training and ongoing initiatives to address homophobia and transphobia within the service.

2. City Council request the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and any other appropriate City Divisions, to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in 2024, as part of the scheduled report-back to City Council on the updated Interdepartmental Service Protocol for Homeless People Camping in Public Spaces (IDP), on the actions that have been implemented by Toronto Fire Services to address fire safety for people living outdoors, and/or options to further increase fire safety for people living outdoors, in consideration of the recommendations contained in the 2018 Grant Faulkner inquest.

3. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the second quarter of 2024 on steps that can be taken to ensure that Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants have access to a career in fire fighting, including assistance and potential scholarships for accreditation and other requirements to become successful members of the Toronto Fire Service. 

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back in the next congestion management report on an improved process to account for emergency service impacts. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:  

1. City Council reaffirm the City of Toronto’s support for building a system of early learning and child care services that are high-quality, public and not-for profit, affordable, inclusive and accessible for all families.

2. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to consult with the City and provide capital and operating funding to reflect the regional and actual costs of developing and operating child care spaces in Toronto; provide capital expansion funding required to meet Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care targets in the not-for-profit and public sector for Toronto set out in the Province’s Access and Inclusion Framework and the City’s Growth Strategy; and provide operating funding that meets the sector's needs in Toronto.

3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to develop a workforce strategy for the early years and child care sector that includes an investment to increase wages and benefits to levels that achieve parity with positions in the public sector in Toronto.

4. City Council express its support of Bill 49, the Early Years and Child Care Worker Advisory Commission Act, to Ontario's Minister of Education and all Toronto Members of Provincial Parliament.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Children’s Services, in consultation with the Chair, Economic and Community Development Committee, to convene a roundtable meeting of City and School Board staff, families, educators, supervisors, unions, experts, and other community stakeholders for the purpose of enhancing information sharing and community advocacy in support of successful implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program in Toronto.

6. City Council call on the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to include the City of Toronto and other large municipalities in discussions that are underway to renew the Canada-Ontario Action Plans.

7. City Council forward the item to the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario with the request that the item be shared with child care Service System Managers.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, as follows:

Updates to Licensing Definitions

1. Adopt new definitions as follows:

a. AMUSEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, OR LIVE PERFORMANCE - Any activity, performance, presentation, show, or similar event intended to provide amusement, entertainment, or diversion to patrons, including but not limited to the playing of amplified live music and any activity that involves the amplification of sound.

b. OCCUPANT LOAD – The number of patrons that can occupy an establishment, by reference to the highest occupant load stated on the liquor licence, zoning review application, building permit, or fire occupancy statement submitted by the operator of an establishment to Municipal Licensing Standards as part of its licence application.
 

c. LEVEL 1 NOISE CONTROL PLAN – A plan, submitted by the operator of an establishment to Municipal Licensing and Standards in a form and manner satisfactory to the Executive Director, that contains the following:

(i) An acknowledgement by the operator of the applicable by-law requirements of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 591, Noise, and the availability of community-based mediation services to resolve noise complaints

(ii) Information from the operator that identifies all sound-producing or amplification equipment installed on the premises, including the type of equipment and the frequency of its intended use;

(iii) An operations strategy, submitted to Municipal Licensing and Standards upon request, that contains the following:

A. How and when the operator will monitor noise levels emanating from the premises;

B. What action the operator will take to alleviate excessive noise while the establishment is operating;

C. How and when the operator will monitor the exterior of the premises to address noise and loitering issues involving patrons of the establishment;

D. What process the operator will use to engage with nearby residents, resident groups, and other establishments about noise or nuisance issues related to the establishment;

E. What process the operator will use to respond to persistent resident complaints about noise, including specific actions it will take if the establishment operates in a building that also contains residential accommodation; and

F. What actions the operator will take to educate staff on implementing the operations strategy.

(iv) Any other information or documents related to noise production or control that may be required by the Executive Director.

d. LEVEL 2 NOISE CONTROL PLAN – A plan, submitted by the operator of an establishment to Municipal Licensing and Standards in a form and manner satisfactory to the Executive Director, that contains the following:

(i) All of the information required by a level 1 noise control plan;

(ii) A report by a certified professional engineer that includes:

a. A statement of the intended maximum volume levels at which music or amplified sound will be played within the establishment, based on the equipment present in the establishment

b. A summary of the wattage of all sound-producing or amplification equipment used in the establishment, as well as their locations and positioning within the premises;

c. The results of sound-level testing at multiple points at the exterior of the premises;

d. A summary of the sound insulation methods, equipment, and mechanisms installed at the business premises and how they will be used to ensure that maximum volume levels are not exceeded.

(iii) Any other information or documents related to noise production or control that may be required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

e. LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE - A live performance for an audience by an individual musical artist or group of musical artists on physical or digital instruments but excludes the playback of recorded music without the active use of an instrument.

f. PATRON MANAGEMENT PLAN – A plan, submitted by the operator of an establishment to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division in a form and manner satisfactory to the Executive Director, that contains the following:

(i) An acknowledgement by the operator of applicable by-law requirements of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 743, Use of Streets and Sidewalks related to pedestrian clearways;

(ii) A description of where patrons seeking entry or re-entry to the establishment will line up and the maximum number of patrons who will be permitted in such line ups;

(iii) What procedures the operator will use to monitor line ups, to control the location of lineups, to control the number of patrons in lineups, and to ensure orderly conduct by patrons in lineups including but not limited to information on thresholds for refusing entry of patron(s) on the basis of disorderly conduct; and

(iv) A description of how the operator will efficiently organize and monitor entry and exit locations to ensure public safety and prevent patrons from loitering outside of the establishment.

g. PERSON OF AUTHORITY - A person authorized by the operator of an establishment to operate, manage, supervise, run, or control the establishment.

Updates to General Licensing Requirements

2. Add the following requirements:

a. If a person does not have an endorsement as required by Chapter 545, they are guilty of the offence of operating without the required licence type;

b. If the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division has issued an endorsement, the business shall comply with all requirements applicable to the corresponding licence type.

3. Add a requirement that every person licensed or required to be licensed under the Chapter keep their business premises clean, orderly, suitably lighted, and well-ventilated during opening hours.

4. Delete 545-8.4(H), which requires licensees to place and maintain temporary cigarette butt receptacles on the sidewalk in front of their premises.

5. Amend 545-8.4(G) to read: "Without limiting 545-498 and 545-506, every person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter shall maintain the public sidewalks, curbs, and gutters surrounding their business free from garbage, cigarette butts, cigar tips, littered electronic cigarettes, and any other waste."

6. Delete sections 545-165, 545-167, 545-329, 545-330, 545-364, 545-365, 545-446, and 545-447 that relate to application and other requirements for corporations and partnerships.

7. Add provisions to Article I: General Licensing Provisions related to application requirements for corporations and partnerships that:

a. require a corporate applicant for a licence to submit:

(i) a copy of its letters of incorporation or other incorporating document;

(ii) a corporation profile report or similar official document that shows the current legal status of the corporation;

(iii) an annual return in a form supplied by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division that may require, among other things, a declaration of controlling interest in the corporation and a list of all shareholders and classes of shareholders of the corporation; and

(iv) any other information or documents that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards may require to understand the management and ownership structure of the corporation.

b. require a partnership applicant for a licence to submit a declaration that states the following:

(i) the name and address of every partner;

(ii) the name(s) under which they carry on business;

(iii) that the partners listed are the only members of the partnership; and

(iv) the mailing address for the partnership.

c. where the shares in a corporate applicant are owned in whole or in part by another corporation or where a member of a partnership applicant is a corporation, require the applicant to submit, upon request by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, an annual return for and such other information or documents that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards may require to understand the management and ownership structure of that other corporation and any further related corporations that are identified.

d. require any corporation or partnership applying for the renewal of its licence to submit, upon request by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, updated versions of any of the information or documents required above.

8. Add provisions to Article I: General Licensing Provisions related to changes to the structure if a corporation or partnership that:

a. requires corporate and partnership licensees to immediately notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division in writing of any change to the controlling interest in the corporation or change in the membership of the partnership.

b. requires that where the controlling interest in a corporation or the membership of a partnership that holds a licence related to a holistic centre, body-rub parlour, adult entertainment club, or private parking enforcement agency has changed, the corresponding licence shall immediately terminate, and the corporation or partnership shall be required to apply for a new licence.

Administrative Update to Offences Section

9. Update 545-8.5, so it is consistent with the City’s authority to establish fines and create offences under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, including:

a. updating the maximum fine to $100,000 for offences;

b. adding a special fine for all offences in an amount equal to any economic gain obtained from non-compliance;

c. adding general offences for obstructing an inspection or investigation under Chapter 545 and failing to provide information to Municipal Licensing and Standards as required;

d. designating each offence as a continuing offence with a maximum daily fine of $10,000 and a total fine which may exceed $100,000.

Eating or Drinking Establishments

10. Delete Article X – Food Establishments and delete licence requirements for bake shop operators; every person who owns or keeps any place for the reception, refreshment, or entertainment of the public; every person who owns or keeps a victualling house; and every person who owns or keeps a place where foodstuffs intended for human consumption are made, offered for sale, stored or sold.

11. Add a licence requirement for every person who operates an eating or drinking establishment.

12. Amend the definition of “eating or drinking establishment” such that it reads as follows: “Premises where food or beverages are prepared or served to patrons for immediate consumption on-site and which may include an incidental take-out service or ancillary amusement, entertainment, or live performance.”

13. Add a licence requirement for every person who operates an expanded activity eating or drinking establishment.

14. Add a definition of “expanded activity eating or drinking establishment” as follows: "An eating or drinking establishment that meets three or more of the following criteria: (i) within any seven-day period, the establishment operates past 11 p.m. for a majority of days it is open, (ii) the establishment has a liquor licence to serve alcohol; (iii) the establishment offers amusement, entertainment, or live performance; (iv) the occupant load of the establishment exceeds 150 persons.”

15. Require every operator of an eating or drinking establishment to submit the following information upon licence application or renewal, or at any time during the term of the licence as required by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, in addition to the general licence application requirements that apply to all businesses:

a. if the establishment serves alcohol, a copy of a valid liquor licence;

b. if the establishment does not hold a liquor licence, another document that can be used to determine the occupant load of the establishment;

c. confirmation of whether amusement, entertainment, or live performance are or will be offered at the establishment at any time;

d. hours of operation of the establishment; and

e. any other information or documents required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

16. Adopt the following additional requirements for every operator of an eating or drinking establishment:

a. immediately produce a current food safety inspection report or reports relating to the currently posted food safety inspection notice for the establishment upon request by any person;

b. if serving alcohol, notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of any change to the terms of the establishment’s liquor licence within 14 calendar days.

17. Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, at their sole discretion, may require an operator of an eating or drinking establishment to:

a. upon licence application or renewal or at any time during the term of a licence, submit:

(i) a level 1 noise control plan and/or a patron management plan to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division;

(ii) a level 2 noise control plan to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division for approval.

b. operate in accordance with the submitted or approved plan(s) and immediately provide a copy to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request.

18. Add a provision that the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division may provide the licence application of an eating or drinking establishment to the Medical Officer of Health and consider any report from the Medical Officer of Health in determining whether to grant or refuse the licence.

19. Add the following requirements for every operator of an expanded activity eating or drinking establishment:

a. upon licence application or renewal, submit the following with the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division:

(i) a level 1 noise control plan

(ii) a patron management plan

b. require the establishment to operate in accordance with the level 1 noise control plan submitted to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division at all times and to immediately provide a copy of the submitted plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request;

c. require the establishment to operate in accordance with the patron management plan submitted to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division at all times and to immediately provide a copy of the submitted plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request.

d. create a list of persons of authority, including current contact information for each person on the list, and designate at least one person included on the list of persons of authority to be on the premises at all times during hours of operation;

e. provide the list of persons of authority to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division immediately upon request.

Take-out or Retail Food Establishments

20. Add a licence requirement for take-out or retail food establishments.

21. Add a definition of “take-out or retail food establishment” as follows:

“A. Premises where food or beverages are prepared and offered to patrons exclusively for consumption off-site; or

B. Premises that offer pre-packaged food or drink items to patrons exclusively for consumption off-site, except where such a service is insignificant to the purposes of the business.”

22. Require every operator of a take-out or retail food establishment, if the establishment serves alcohol, to submit a copy of a valid liquor licence upon licence application or renewal, in addition to the general licence application requirements that apply to all businesses.

23. Adopt the following requirements for every operator of a take-out or retail food establishment:

a. if preparing or serving food, immediately produce a current food safety inspection report or reports relating to the currently posted food safety inspection notice for the establishment upon request by any person;

b. if serving alcohol, notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of any change to the terms of the establishment’s liquor licence within 14 calendar days.

24. Add a provision that the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division may provide the licence application of a take-out or retail food establishment to the Medical Officer of Health if the establishment is serving or preparing food pursuant to the Health Protection and Promotion Act or its regulations and consider any report from the Medical Officer of Health in determining whether to grant or refuse the licence.

Entertainment Establishments/Nightclubs

25. Continue to require every person who operates an entertainment establishment/nightclub to obtain a licence.

26. Amend the definition of “entertainment establishment/nightclub” such that it reads as follows:

"A. Premises where amplified music is provided for patron entertainment or dancing.

B. Despite this definition, a premises shall be deemed an entertainment establishment/nightclub under this Chapter where it meets three or more of the following criteria:

(i) The establishment offers or advertises bottle service, meaning the sale or service of liquor by the bottle;

(ii) The operator refers to or advertises the establishment as a club, nightclub, disco, dance hall, dance club, or similar venue;

(iii) The premises are equipped with a lighting system, sound system, or disc jockey booth greater in scope than in an eating or drinking establishment; or

(iv) The premises has a dedicated stage, dance floor, or other flexible area used for patron entertainment or dancing.

C. This definition shall not include an adult entertainment club”.

27. Delete Article XLI – Entertainment Establishment/Nightclub.

28. Require every operator of an entertainment establishment/nightclub to submit the following information upon licence application or renewal, or at any time during the term of a licence as required by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, in addition to the general licence application requirements that apply to all businesses:

a. if the establishment serves alcohol, a copy of a valid liquor licence;

b. if the establishment does not hold a liquor licence, another document that can be used to determine the occupant load of the establishment;

c. hours of operation of the establishment;

d. a level 2 noise control plan, for approval by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division;

e. a patron management plan; and

f. any other information or documents required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

29. Adopt the following requirements for every operator of an entertainment establishment/nightclub:

a. staff the establishment with at least one security guard for every 100 patrons during opening hours, whose exclusive responsibility or duty while engaged or hired is to guard or patrol the premises for the purpose of ensuring orderly conduct and protecting persons and property;

b. ensure that all security guards wear identification and uniforms that comply with the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 or successor legislation and allow them to readily be identified as security guards;

c. ensure that all security guards are licensed under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005 or successor legislation;

d. require that each public entrance to the establishment is staffed with at least one security guard and equipped with a functioning metal detector that is used to screen all patrons upon entry;

e. require that the establishment is operated in accordance with the level 2 noise control plan approved by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division at all times and immediately provide a copy of the approved plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request;

f. require that the establishment is operated in accordance with the patron management plan at all times and immediately provide a copy of the submitted plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request;

g. create a list of persons of authority, including current contact information for each person on the list, and designate at least one person included on the list of persons of authority to be on the premises at all times during hours of operation;

h. provide the list of persons of authority to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division immediately upon request;

i. if the establishment serves alcohol, notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of any change to the terms of the establishment’s liquor licence within 14 calendar days.

30. Adopt the following insurance requirements for every operator of an entertainment establishment/nightclub:

a. procure a liability insurance policy of at least $2,000,000 against loss or damage resulting from bodily injury or death and of at least $25,000 against loss or damage to property;

b. deposit a certificate of such policy with the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division and notify it within 10 calendar days of any change to the policy.

Entertainment Places of Assembly

31. Add a definition of “entertainment place of assembly” as follows: “Premises used as any of the following:

(i)  A performing arts space, live music performance venue, or any other establishment that offers entertainment or performances to patrons, including but not limited to a theatre, cinema, opera, concert hall, circus, or ballet; and

(ii) A space provided to other persons or entities for entertainment, including banquet halls or event venues.”   

32. Add a licence requirement for every person who operates an expanded activity entertainment place of assembly.

33. Add a definition of “expanded activity entertainment place of assembly” as follows: "An entertainment place of assembly that meets all of the following criteria: (i) within any seven-day period, the establishment operates past 12 a.m. for a majority of days it is open; (ii) the establishment has a liquor licence to serve alcohol; and (iii) the occupant load of the business exceeds 150 persons.”

34. Require every operator of an entertainment place of assembly to submit the following information upon licence application or renewal, or at any time during the term of the licence as required by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, in addition to the general licence application requirements that apply to all businesses:

a. if the establishment serves alcohol, a copy of a valid liquor licence;

b. if the establishment does not hold a liquor licence, another document that can be used to determine the occupant load of the establishment;

c. hours of operation of the establishment; and

d. any other information or documents required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

35. Adopt the following requirements for every operator of an entertainment place of assembly:

a. if lines form at any entry to the establishment, an identifiable staff person must regulate the queue and prohibit obstruction of the public right of way;

b. if serving alcohol, notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of any change to the terms of the establishment’s liquor licence within 14 calendar days.

36. Adopt the following insurance requirements for every operator of an entertainment establishment place of assembly:

a. procure a liability insurance policy of at least $1,000,000 against loss or damage resulting from bodily injury or death and of at least $25,000 against loss or damage to property;

b. deposit a certificate of such policy with the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division and notify the Division within 10 calendar days of any change to the policy;

c. provide authority to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to dispense in whole or in part with the insurance requirements if it is determined that it is not necessary with respect to the type or nature of the operation of the establishment.

37. Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, at their sole discretion, may require an operator of an entertainment place of assembly to:

a. upon licence application or renewal or at any time during the term of a licence, submit:

(i) a level 1 noise control plan and/or a patron management plan to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division;

(ii) a level 2 noise control plan to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division for approval.

b. operate in accordance with the submitted or approved plan(s) and immediately provide a copy to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request.

38. Add the following requirements for every operator of an expanded entertainment place of assembly:

a. upon licence application or renewal, submit the following to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division:

(i) a level 1 noise control plan

(ii) a patron management plan

b. require the establishment to operate in accordance with the level 1 noise control plan submitted to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division at all times and to immediately provide a copy of the submitted plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request;

c. require the establishment to operate in accordance with the patron management plan submitted to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division at all times and to immediately provide a copy of the submitted plan to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request.

Amusement Establishments

39. Delete Article XVI – Places of Amusement.
 

40. Delete licence requirements for every person keeping a billiard, pool, or bagatelle table; every person who owns or keeps any exhibition of wax works, menagerie, circus-riding, or other like show usually exhibited by showmen;  every person who owns or keeps a roller-skating-rink or other place of like amusement; and every person who owns or keeps a theatre, music hall, bowling alley, moving picture show, public hall, or any place of amusement.

41. Add a licence requirement for every person who operates an amusement establishment.

42. Introduce a definition of “amusement establishment” as follows: “A premises that offers or permits any type of amusement activity for patrons, including any establishment that provides space for amusement activities for patrons, but does not include fitness facilities, recreation centres, or community centres."

43. Introduce a definition of “amusement activity” as follows: “Activities including but not limited to the following: bowling, video arcades and arcade games, archery, axe throwing, carnivals, internet cafes, miniature golf, golf driving ranges, go-kart courses, roller-skating rinks, billiards or pool, trampolines, rebound tumbling, and other like activities.”

44. Require every operator of an amusement establishment to submit the following information upon licence application or renewal, or at any time during the term of the licence as required by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division, in addition to the general licence application requirements that apply to all businesses:

a. if the establishment serves alcohol, a copy of a valid liquor licence;

b. the following documents, issued by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority or its successor agency, if applicable to the business:

(i) a valid and current licence to carry on business in Ontario;

(ii) a valid and current permit for each amusement device, issued by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority or its successor agency.

45. Add the following requirements for every operator of an amusement establishment:

a. keep sufficient staff of employees for the purpose of the establishment;

b. if offering trampoline or rebound tumbling amusement activities:

(i) for each 12 trampoline or rebound tumbling units operating, have one qualified supervisor in attendance who is certified in standard first aid;

(ii) permit or allow only one person on each unit at the same time;

(iii) keep a register showing the name and address of each patron and the date and time that such patron was in the establishment.

c. if serving alcohol, notify the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of any change to the terms of the establishment’s liquor licence within 14 calendar days;

d. create a list of persons of authority, including current contact information for each person on the list, and designate at least one person included on the list of persons of authority to be on the premises at all times during hours of operation;

e. provide the list of persons of authority to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division immediately upon request.

46. Adopt the following insurance requirements for every operator of an amusement establishment:

a. procure a liability insurance policy for the establishment of at least $1,000,000 against loss or damage resulting from bodily injury or death and of at least $25,000 against loss or damage to property resulting from any one accident;

b. deposit a certificate of such policy to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division and notify the Division within 10 calendar days of any change to the policy;

c. provide authority to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to dispense in whole or in part with the insurance requirements if it is determined that it is not necessary for the type or nature of the operation of the establishment.

47. Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, at their sole discretion, may require an operator of an amusement establishment to:

a. upon licence application or renewal or at any time during the term of a licence, submit:

(i) a level 1 noise control plan and/or a patron management plan to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division;

(ii) a level 2 noise control plan for approval to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division.

b. operate in accordance with the submitted or approved plan(s) and immediately provide a copy to any employee of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division upon request.

Licence Application and Renewal Fees, Implementation, and Additional Requests

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C – Schedule 12, Municipal Licensing and Standards by amending fees in the table below:

 3. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C – Schedule 12, Municipal Licensing and Standards by adding the associated fees in the table below:

4. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C – Schedule 12, Municipal Licensing and Standards to delete fees related to billiard halls, carnivals, circuses, and theatres

5. City Council direct that the amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 545, Licensing, and Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, come into force on January 1, 2025.

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with Municipal Licensing and Standards, to apply for new set fines or to increase current set fines related to the updated licensing requirements contained in this report and express its support for higher set fine penalties for offences.

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

8. City Council request the Province of Ontario to consider changes to the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to extend the suspension period for businesses posing an immediate danger to the health and safety or any person or property for longer than 14 days and consider a less stringent standard for suspension than "immediate danger", such as a "serious risk of danger". 

9. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report to the Budget Committee during the 2024 budget process on the feasibility and cost of providing 24/7 bylaw enforcement across the City .

10. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to consider the feasibility of establishing a system of escalating fines for second and subsequent convictions, as part of its review of Chapter 545, Licensing.

11. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to consider alternate scheduling of by-law enforcement officers which reflects the unique circumstances and hours of operation of the night economy. 

12. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Executive Director, Customer Experience (311), and the Toronto Police Services Board, to clarify enforcement responsibilities and public education as it relates to by-law issues, such as noise and licensing requirements, in the night economy, including through:

a. additional resources or training for staff and officers;

b. resources for businesses and licensees, including in the Good Neighbour Guide for Late-Night Businesses; and

c. public communications and resources for residents. 

13. City Council request the City Clerk, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Medical Officer of Health, the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, the Chief and General Manager, Toronto Paramedic Services, the Chief, Toronto Police Services and the City Solicitor, to include the following additional considerations as part of the report requested in 2023.EX3.8 headed “Amendment to Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences” and report in the second quarter of 2024:

a. further clarifications of the city’s definition of municipal significance

b. addressing the use of temporary extensions of hours and Special Occasions Permits (SOPs) as a permanent business model for some establishments;

c. considering a recommended maximum number of SOPs or temporary extensions of hours at a single location per year which can be considered municipally significant;

d. creating a process for review of applications for temporary liquor licences by applicable city divisions; 

e. ensuring compliance of locations seeking temporary liquor licences with applicable municipal licensing and standards requirements, by-laws, and provincial laws; and

f. ensuring that the determination of whether a temporary liquor licence is deemed municipally significant is fair, transparent and consistent city-wide.

14. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider the following for inclusion in the Good Neighbour Guide for Late-Night Businesses:

a. contact information for resident associations, with a suggestion for late-night business operators to establish relationships and respond to community concerns as appropriate;

b. if the establishment operates in a building that also contains residential accommodation, a suggestion that operators notify residential building management of key contact information for the establishment; and

c. suggestions for operators to consider establishing safest and most convenient nearby vehicle pick-up locations and bicycle courier services and inform patrons of transit options serving the venue.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to enhance communication by conducting regular meetings of the Night Economy External Working Group and ensuring this group includes gig workers, unions, Residents Associations, owners of businesses active at night, cultural organizations and community groups, and provide an update on the outcome of the Night Economy External Working Group meetings to Councillors and on City websites in the second quarter of 2024, and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report back on work completed by the Night Economy Internal Working Group to engage SafeTO and the Our Health, Our City strategy in the Night Economy, along with work done with Toronto Transit Commission to ensure public transit in considered throughout Night Economy initiatives, and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of  2024.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to ensure broad geographic representation in the City-wide Night Economy External Working Group reflecting the interests of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, and Toronto and East York. 

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to ensure Business Improvement Areas representation in the Night Economy External Working Group. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Controller remain confidential in its entirety.

Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Controller remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as identifies four properties owned by individuals with tax arrears in excess of $500,000; the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act prevents the public disclosure of information that could identify an individual without their consent.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 21, 2023) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 22, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 20, 2023) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management for information.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (November 22, 2023) from the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Procurement Officer for information. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a sublease agreement and a sublicence agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) with Centennial Park Golf Centre Inc. for the operation of the Centennial Park Golf Course (the “Tenant Operator”) located at the property municipally known as 550 Centennial Park Boulevard, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (December 5, 2023) from the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, with such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Transaction Services severally to execute and deliver the Agreements and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City of Toronto.

3. City Council authorize the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to administer and manage the Agreements including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement with Imtech Corporation doing business as Activu Corporation from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029 with two additional separate one-year option periods in the amount of $362,273 United States Dollars net of all applicable taxes and charges ($368,649 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Clerk to enter into a non-competitive agreement with WorkDynamics Technologies Inc. for maintenance and support services for the City Clerk's Office Correspondence Management System, for an initial period of two years commencing from December 15, 2023, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the sole discretion of the City Clerk and subject to budget approval, in the total potential amount of $37,913 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($38,580 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 

1. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive agreement with N. Barry Lyon Consultants in the amount of $48,500 net of all taxes and charges ($49,354 net of Harmonized Sales Tax) to complete a land economics study of the effects of multitenant housing permissions, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council pass a by-law pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

a. enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with Bridlewood Mall Management Inc., the landlord, which will lease approximately 19,425 square feet at 2900 Warden Avenue (the "Leased Premises") to the City of Toronto, used for public libraries; and

b. exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:

1. the commencement date of the lease;

2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and

3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council pass by-laws pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

a. enter into Municipal Capital Facility Agreements with the landlords of each of the three properties with whom Corporate Real Estate Management has a lease on behalf of the City Councillors (the "Leased Premises"), with respect to approximately 3,163 square feet of combined space, for the purposes of providing municipal capital facilities related to the provision of facilities used by City Councillors located at:

1. 641B The Queensway (Ward 3);

2. 329 Parliament Street/0 Regent Street (Ward 13); and

3. 895 Lawrence Avenue East (Ward 16); and

b. exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:

1. the commencement date of the Lease;

2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and

3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Controller to enter into an agreement with the University of Toronto to extend the existing agreement pursuant to which the University makes voluntary payments to the City on its revenue-producing properties, on substantially the same terms as the existing agreement, including the following:

a. that the University agree to continue to make voluntary payments to the City on all revenue producing properties for which it collects payments on account of taxes;

b. that the term of the agreement be for 10 years, covering the taxation years 2024 to 2033, inclusive; and

c. such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Controller, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council request the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Colleges and Universities to review the legislation governing exemptions from taxation and the treatment of tenants occupying university lands that would otherwise be taxable to ensure that the assessment and taxation provisions are consistent, both within Toronto and across Ontario

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the initiation of the expropriation proceedings for fee simple interests in the lands illustrated as Parts 1 to 9 on the draft reference plan attached as Attachment A (the "Properties") to the report (November 22, 2023) from the Interim Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for the purposes of constructing a multi-use trail along the east side of Brimley Road, from Barkdene Hills south to Bluffers Park Road.

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

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 22, 2023) from the Chief Procurement Officer, effective July 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

2. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to report back to City Council prior to the Effective Date on updates to Council-approved policies that are required to implement the recommended changes.

3. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to review the role of the Bid Award Panel and report on recommendations for improving its function and oversight in the procurement process.  

4. City Council repeal the Procurement Activities of the Printing and Distribution Unit into Technical Compliance with Chapter 195 policy, which will become redundant as a result of the adoption of the other recommendations in the report (November 22, 2023) from the Chief Procurement Officer.

5. City Council request the Chief Procurement Officer to include the following information on all reports to Standing Committee and City Council on non-competitive procurements:

a. the non-competitive exception code name and definition, in line with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Section 7.1;

b. the reason that a competitive procurement was not undertaken; and

c. in cases where the exception code “time constraints” is used, a clear explanation of why the procurement was not started earlier.

6. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to report back to City Council prior to the effective date of July 1, 2024 on any updates to Council-approved policies that are required to make the City’s procurement policies consistent with TransformTO.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 20, 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 (November 20, 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 report (November 20, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation or potential litigation by the City.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 20, 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 and pertains to litigation or potential litigation by the City. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 20, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience, in consultation with the Parking Enforcement Unit of Toronto Police Service, to review and report on the possible use of 311 Toronto as an intake channel for service requests for issues related to parking infractions.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience to report back to City Council no later than end of 2024, on the possibility of an integration strategy with the Customer Experience Division, 311 Toronto, and the Toronto Police Service.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on Sunday July 14, 2024 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.

2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street/The Queensway, and Yonge Street, on Sunday July 14, 2024 as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.

3. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F.G. Gardiner Expressway during the F.G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule III, Parking Meters, of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 910, Parking Machines, Parking Meters and Mobile Only Zones, and Schedule XV, Parking for Restricted Periods, of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, by deleting the entries generally as listed in Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, once alternate payment systems, including mobile payment options, are put in place for any locations where parking will continue to be permitted. 

2. City Council amend Schedule I, Parking Machines, of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 910, Parking Machines, Parking Meters and Mobile Only Zones, and Schedule XV, Parking for Restricted Periods, of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to allow for the introduction of pay-and-display machines for the specified locations by adding the entries generally as listed in Attachment 2 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, as required. 

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 the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council repeal City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 604, Packaging, effective January 1, 2024.

2. City Council adopt a new City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, substantially in accordance with the draft chapter attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, as amended by part 3 below, with:

a. §702-1. (Definitions), §702-2. (Accessory food item), §702-3. (Paper shopping bags), §702-4.A. (Use of reusable shopping bag); §702-5. (Beverage cup), §702-6. (Reusable beverage cup), §702-7. (Offence). §702-8. (Entry to inspect), §702-9. (Orders to comply), and §702-10. (Remedial action) coming into force on March 1, 2024.

3. City Council not require retail business establishment operators to charge for reusable shopping bags at this time, and:

a. delete Section 702-4 B and 702-4C from the proposed Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, in Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to remove the ask-first on cup, and report back in the first quarter of 2024 with a review for retail business establishments to reduce cups use through a requirement to post that they accept reusable cups as opposed to the ask first by request by-law.

5. City Council clarify that the Ask First/By Request policy allows the business establishment to use their discretion when the customer does not respond or is unclear in their response.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, in collaboration with the Medical Officer of Health, and as part of the preparation and educational outreach for the implementation of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, to provide health guidelines and information material to support retail business establishments to operationalize and meet the by-law requirement to accept reusable cups, before the by-law comes into force.

7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to make such clarifications, minor modifications, technical or stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, as may be required to give effect to City Council's decision.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to apply to the Ontario Court of Justice for any new set fines or to review and increase, as required, the current set fines.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, in consultation with the relevant City divisions, to submit for consideration as part of the 2025 Budget process, the supporting budget required to implement the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items.

10. City Council:

a. direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2025, in consultation with the relevant City divisions, on further measures (Stage 3) to reduce single-use and takeaway items, including the feasibility of expanding City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items further to include:

1. large event venues in Toronto;

2. acceptance of reusable food containers provided by a customer at retail business establishments; and

3. requirements for retail business establishment operators to use reusable food containers and beverage cups in their dine-in operations in Toronto.

b. authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into any non-competitive agreements or any amendment agreements to existing agreements necessary for professional services, such as third-party independent public and stakeholder opinion polling to support the development and research work to accelerate and advance Stage 3 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy as authorized in the parts above, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

11. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or designate, until December 31, 2028, to negotiate and enter into agreements, as may be required and where it is determined that the project will support the implementation of Stages 1 and 2 of the Single Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, with non-profit, public, and private sector organizations to:

a. collaborate on projects or initiatives;

b. provide in-kind and/or financial support from the approved Solid Waste Management Services budget and is within the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services financial authority; and/or

c. receive funding andor in-kind support, on such terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

12. City Council authorize the implementation of Phase One of the Circular Food Innovators Fund by Solid Waste Management Services, substantially in accordance with the Framework for Phase One of the City of Toronto's Circular Food Innovators Fund in Attachment 2 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

13. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or designate, until December 31, 2024, to execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, agreements with successful recipients to receive funds distributed under Phase One of the Circular Food Innovators Fund outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (November 15, 2023) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

14. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to report back by fourth quarter 2026 on the implementation of Phase One of the Circular Food Innovators Fund, and with proposed recommendations for the potential implementation of Phase Two of the Circular Food Innovators Fund that considers support for business innovation across the whole food value chain in support of the City's circular economy and sustainable consumption goals.

15. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to report back in the first quarter of 2024, with any recommendations to adjust the Single Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy that considers the Federal Court's decision quashing the Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the pending appeal and any amended approaches by the Federal Government.

16. City Council direct the City Manager, through the appropriate Divisions and together with associated City Agencies, Boards and Commissions, to develop a plan that will , prioritize and support the accelerated advancement of Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy at City properties, events and City-run facilities to demonstrate the City taking a leadership role to reduce the use of single-use and takeaway items.

17. City Council request the City Solicitor to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by or before the end of the first quarter of 2024 on the legal feasibility of enacting and enforcing, pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 2006, a City of Toronto by-law that would prohibit certain retail business establishments in Toronto from providing their customers with the same plastic manufactured items indicated in the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138).

18. City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, as part of the first quarter of 2024 report back on any recommendations to adjust the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy to include any recommendations to modify the list of items and measures to reduce Single-use and Takeaway items that may result from:

a. a review of an item’s prevalence in the City’s 2022 Litter Audits;

b. considerations of an item’s potential to persist in the environment (i.e. not biodegradable); and

c. operational challenges and considerations with an item’s management as litter by the City.

19. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to, as part of the first quarter 2024 report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, to include additional details on a monitoring plan which will be used to determine the outcomes of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items By-law including:

a. the amount of targeted items found in future Litter Audits and Residential Waste Composition Audits;

b. input and feedback from retail business establishments on the awareness of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Bylaw;

c. input and feedback from retail business establishments on any change in the distribution and quantities of Single-Use and Takeaway Items;

d. public and stakeholder input and feedback on any behaviour changes related to the use of Single-Use and Takeaway Items;

e. any enforcement related statistics resulting from compliance measures related to the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Bylaw; and

f. a proposed reporting frequency of the monitoring plan.

20. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to include, as part of the report requested in part 18 above, amendments City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items that would require retail business establishments to charge their customers a minimum amount for a reusable shopping bag. 

 21. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to report back to City Council in first quarter of 2024 on the feasibility to expand City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, further to:

a. require Restricted Events to adhere to an Ask First By Request requirement for single-use and takeaway items; and

b. amend the definition of Restricted Events to add specificity by considering an event to be time-limited in nature and excluding venues, businesses, and other operations that operate on a regular scheduled basis, such as museums, cinemas, gyms, etc. 

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to expand the eligibility criteria of the City's Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program to include an eligible registered property owner of an existing residential fourplex property within the City of Toronto, subject to all the terms and conditions of the Program.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt a new City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, substantially in accordance with the draft chapter attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, as amended by Infrastructure and Environment Committee, with the Chapter coming into force on January 1, 2024. 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, to make such clarification, minor modifications, amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, as may be required to give effect to City Council’s decision.   

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to apply to the Ontario Court of Justice for any new set fines or to review and increase, as required, the current set fines.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the Director, Revenue Services and the Chief Technology Officer to prioritize the project to automate the aggregation of whole-building water consumption data for properties with buildings with gross floor area equal to or greater than 929 square meters (~10,000 square feet), and to enable the direct upload of whole-building water consumption data to Energy Star Portfolio Manager by first quarter 2025.

5. City Council request the Mayor to consider financial impacts of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, in proposing the 2024 Budget for Environment and Climate and Toronto Water, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

6. City Council approve the Building Emissions Performance – Public Disclosure of Report Information Policy set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, which outlines the City of Toronto’s public disclosure policy for information collected under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, to be effective January 1, 2024.

7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to report back to City Council in 2024 on the potential of amending the Building Emissions Performance – Public Disclosure of Report Information Policy to include the public disclosure of non-anonymous data sets.

8. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to report back to City Council in 2024 on the implementation of City of Toronto Municipal Code 367, Building Emissions Performance, including: 

a. status of work with utility providers to enable automatic uploading of information into Energy Star Portfolio Manager reporting tool;

b. the policy and procedure developed for reporting exemptions and extensions granted by the Executive Director, Environment and Climate Division to property owners; and

c. the applying of new set fines to the Ontario Court of Justice.

9. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to provide a status update report on the development of Emissions Performance Standards for buildings to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the second quarter of 2024.

 10. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other necessary Divisions, as part of the status update report on Emission Performance Standards directed in Part 9 above, to propose measures that the City of Toronto can take to significantly reduce or eliminate the use of natural gas or oil as the primary energy source for appliances, space heating or water heating in Toronto.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to continue to work with Toronto Hydro to accelerate efforts to streamline the grid interconnection process for solar and storage projects by:  

a. identifying opportunities to streamline the interconnection process for small-scale projects with the aim to make it faster, cost effective, and easier for residents, and implement changes in the near-term, based on best practices;

b. having Toronto Hydro share its efforts to remove distribution system constraints that prevent customers from installing solar or storage, and identifying actions to remove or reduce information barriers, such as the location of grid constraints or expected interconnection timelines and costs, that can slow the interconnection of small-scale solar;

c. exploring options for streamlining permitting processes for solar installations; and

d. exploring opportunities to remove zoning barriers to solar, storage or heat pumps.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, in consultation with Corporate Real Estate Management, and relevant divisions and agencies to work together to: 

a. develop a corporate standard for combining re-roofing programs/projects with roof-top-solar installations on City buildings, based on solar photovoltaic feasibility, funding availability and alignment with the capital plan; and

b. develop a corporate standard to assess the feasibility of surface parking lots for solar photovoltaic carport opportunities as part of repaving projects in the asset management planning/program. 

3. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, or designate, to negotiate amendments to the Joint Development Agreement, dated April 4, 2018, between the City of Toronto and Enwave Energy Corporation on terms acceptable to the Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as a condition for the City agreeing to renew the Joint Development Agreement for a second 5-year term. 

4. City Council direct the City Manager or designate, in consultation with relevant City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations, to establish a framework for reviewing proposals to establish renewable thermal energy infrastructure under City land assets to reduce emissions in buildings. 

5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Director, Waterfront Secretariat in City Planning to establish a framework for reviewing energy projects that require locating heat exchange infrastructure on the Lake Ontario lakebed and to consult with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada on a combined regulatory approach to better facilitating such projects.  

6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, in consultation with relevant City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations, involved with any of the initiatives discussed in this report, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the status and progress of the above recommended directions in alignment with the annual TransformTO reporting requirements. 

7. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 11, 2023) from the Executive Director, Environment and Climate remain confidential until the City Solicitor advises the City Clerk that the material can be made public, as it involves a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on by the City.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with all constructors working in the transportation right-of-way, to ensure there is clear notification and signage, on which both 311 phone number and the construction zone number are listed, for all residents of Toronto regarding construction projects and the planned accommodations for safe, accessible, and clearly marked pedestrian routes through them.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on related measures to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee in the first quarter of 2024.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the second quarter of 2024 on establishing a working group with other stakeholders to review and standardize approaches to sign placement within work zones that are in best practices with existing City protocols and Provincial standards such as the Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7, including:

a. signs must be displayed at the work site indicating the name of the entity performing the work, the name of the entity for whom the work is being performed and, if applicable, the name(s) of the subcontractor(s) with the following requirements:

i. a QR Code and identification number in case of complaints;

ii. 311 Phone number;

iii. the purpose of the street opening/excavation;

iv. the start and scheduled completion dates of the work;

v. Traffic Management Plans;

vi. signs conspicuously displayed and set back from path of travel; and

vii. signs that are clear, readable and in letters that meet visual requirements from a distance and conform to all City of Toronto Transportation Services specifications.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Manager to resume the cost-saving and bird-life-saving practice of turning off unnecessary lights on city property during bird migration seasons.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 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 Zoning By-law amendments as may be required.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, and all Former General Zoning By-laws, as amended, as they relate to zoning regulations for bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues substantially in accordance with the draft zoning by-law amendments as Attachments 2 to 4 of the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as as amended by Parts 2 and 3 below, and City Council direct the by-law amendments are to come into force and effect on January 1, 2025.

2. City Council amend the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, so that area-specific eating establishment and entertainment regulations and associated outdoor patio by-laws or regulations be repealed or deleted on Kingston Road between Hannaford Street and Victoria Park Avenue and on Queen Street East between Woodbine Avenue and Nursewood Road.

3. City Council amend the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, so that in addition to nightclubs being permitted on the first storey of a building, they are also permitted in the basement of a building.

4. 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 in Parts 2 and 3 above.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed draft zoning by-law amendments as may be required.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to consider the following for inclusion in the Good Neighbour Guide for Late-Night Businesses:

a. that late night businesses intending to establish a new nightclub outside Council parameters include a plan to adhere to the best practices laid out in the Good Neighbour Guide as a part of their application.
 

7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to discuss with applicants during the preapplication consultation process, opportunities and best practices to secure existing late-night businesses through redevelopment.

8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to initiate a review of zoning regulations, including community consultation and engagement, for nightclubs on Lake Shore Boulevard West between Palace Pier Court and Forty Third Street, and report back to the Etobicoke York Community Council by the fourth quarter of 2024.

9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to initiate a review of zoning regulations, including community consultation and engagement, for nightclubs between Victoria Park Avenue, Eglinton Avenue and Markham Road in Ward 20, and report back to the Scarborough Community Council by the fourth quarter of 2024.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 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 proposed Draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake further stakeholder consultation and report back to Planning and Housing Committee in the third quarter of 2024 with proposals for the recommended Phase 2 of the Zoning By-law Simplification and Modernization for Low-rise Residential Zones study.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item PH8.5 to the February 6, 7 and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, to review the Official Plan policies with respect to protection of existing trees and expansion of tree canopy when permitting infill housing and report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on potential updates to the Official Plan policies by the fourth quarter of 2024.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, to review the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for opportunities to further support, protect, and enhance growing space for tree growth, including a review of the definitions of landscaping and soft landscaping and landscaping regulations in low-rise residential zones, and report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on opportunities to update the Zoning By-law by the fourth quarter of 2024.

3. City Council amend its previous direction 2018.PE25.1 respecting the requirements for a complete Committee of Adjustment application, by removing the site plan outlining the "as-of-right" footprint requirement, and only require applicants to submit:

a. a completed tree declaration form;

b. up-to-date colour photos showing the entire front and rear yard of the site regardless of if there are trees, and up-to-date colour photos of all By-law protected trees located on the site and within 6 metres of the site (12 metres with Ravine and Natural Feature Protected Areas); and

c. plans showing the location of all By-law protected trees and tree protection zones, with species and diameter of each By-law protected tree at breast height indicated.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the City Solicitor, to complete a review of Committee of Adjustment application requirements, as well as the review and commenting practices in order to enhance tree protection and enhancement of growing space for trees and report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the fourth quarter of 2024.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to continue to monitor for tree impacts resulting from laneway suites, garden suites, multiplex dwellings and other residential building types permitted as part of the monitoring programs for the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative.

6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review whether amendments to existing policies or By-laws or a new policy or municipal by-law may be recommended in addition to the review arising from Parts 1 and 2 above pursuant to Section 212(1)9 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to consult with relevant stakeholders in responding to the recommendations of the report (November 15, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Acting Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to investigate the comparative impacts of other low-rise, as-of-right development on the City’s tree canopy and include this information in the report back in the fourth quarter of 2024.
 

9. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as part of report-back on the monitoring of laneway suites, garden suites, multiplex, and other Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods development types, to examine the extent to which the need for permits from Urban Forestry may have prevented building permit applications from moving forward.
 

10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, undertake best efforts to coordinate the report back on Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods monitoring outcomes and the report back on strategies to protect and enhance the City’s tree canopy so that the Committee might consider these reports together.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to consult with the City prior to issuing any draft regulations associated with Bill 109, specifically related to definitions included in the legislation, limitations on refund eligibility, waivers, a "stop the clock" mechanism, and other implementation tools.

2. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to consult with the City regarding a "reasonable timeline" within which residential development applicants who receive planning approval must commence construction.

3. City Council amend the New Business provisions of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to City Council when recommending refusal of an application for an Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-law Amendment.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake continued consultation with the Building Industry and Land Development Association to align on an approach and communicate the aligned approach in writing to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, to advance Recommendation 1 of the report (November 16, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and enter into an agreement of purchase and sale for the fee simple acquisition of the property municipally known as 355 Coxwell Avenue (the Property) substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

2. City Council authorize up to 80 affordable rental housing units developed on the Property to be eligible for waivers of fees for planning applications, building permits and parkland dedication, and for development charges exemptions, unless already paid and provided the units are not already exempted under provincial legislation.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to submit any applications to the federal or provincial governments to secure funding to develop affordable housing on the Property, and to execute any agreements or other documents on behalf of the City that may be required with respect to same, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council increase the 2023-2032 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Housing Secretariat by $665,000, fully funded from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) to support the fee simple acquisition of 355 Coxwell Avenue for the purposes of new affordable housing.

5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, following the closing of the transaction contemplated herein.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it involves a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Acting Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public following the closing of the transaction.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the affordable rental homes located within the developments described in Table 1 in the Financial Impact section of the report (November 24, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to be eligible for waivers of fees for planning application, building permit, parkland dedication and development charges exemptions, unless already paid or exempted by provincial legislation.

2. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes under the terms of the Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program for the affordable rental homes located within the developments and for the periods of time described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section of the report (November 24, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

3. 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 applicable municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement), or amendments to existing Contribution Agreements, where applicable, with the appropriate legal entities for the developments listed in Table 1 and 2  in the Financial Impact section of the report (November 24, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, or related entities, to secure the financial assistance and to set out the terms of the development and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, on behalf of the City, to execute any security or financing documents, or any other documents required to facilitate the development, including any documents required by the developers of the developments described in Table 1 in the Financial Impact section of the report (November 24, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, or their related corporations, to complete pre-development activities, construction and secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

Program and Implementation Considerations

1. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once the City is permitted to do so pursuant to the funding agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation following the public disclosure of the same information by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to approve and execute, on behalf of the City, a long-term, nominal rent lease and related agreements with the non-profit housing operator to be selected through a request for proposals process for 65 Dundas Street East, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Attachment 2 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council consider the lease referenced in Part 2 above to be in the interests of the City.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or designate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to administer and manage the lease including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters, including their content, to City Council for its determination and direction.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into a data sharing agreement with University Health Network, to receive patient data for consenting patients who are experiencing homelessness and who are high-frequency users of the hospital emergency departments, and to share information with respect to the By-Name List, for the purposes of assessing eligibility and prioritizing for supportive housing opportunities at 150 Dunn Avenue, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory with the City Solicitor.

Financial Considerations

6. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Housing Secretariat by $93,863,862.16, fully funded from the Rapid Housing Initiative Phase Three, to enable staff to begin flowing capital funding to non-profit and Indigenous housing projects approved under Rapid Housing Initiative Phase 3, and in accordance with applicable program guidelines and Contribution Agreements to be executed between the City and the non-profit and Indigenous housing providers.

7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to allocate any available provincial or federal funding for capital projects to any Rapid Housing Initiative projects led by Indigenous and non-profit housing providers approved as intermediaries by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in any past, current, or future phases of the Rapid Housing Initiative (Housing Providers), provided that:

a. the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, is satisfied that the funding is required to close any funding gaps to complete the Rapid Housing Initiative project;

b. in the case of provincial or federal grant funding, the province or the federal government, as applicable, have approved the use of the funding for the purpose of the Rapid Housing Initiative project, where necessary.

8. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, any agreements, including amendments to any existing agreements, with the Housing Providers to secure the financial assistance provided pursuant to Part 7 above and to set out the terms of the operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

9. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the affordable rental homes developed as part of Rapid Housing Initiative Phase Two and for the periods of time described in Table 2 below in the Financial Impact section of the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

10. 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 applicable municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).

Intergovernmental Considerations

11. City Council request the Government of Canada to extend the Rapid Housing Initiative to include additional phases, and increase the funding allocated to Toronto based on demonstrated need and demand.

12. City Council request the Government of Canada to amend the Rapid Housing Initiative program guidelines to cover cost overruns resulting from unavoidable market or other conditions, or allow projects to be eligible for low-cost financing through other National Housing Strategy programs, including the National Co-Investment Fund, to ensure successful completion of the projects.

13. City Council re-iterate its requests to the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to urgently scale up investments in the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit program and commit to providing at least 3,100 net new allocations per year in Toronto.

14. City Council request the Government of Ontario to expand on its recent commitment to partner with the City of Toronto to create new supportive homes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, by providing an incremental $60 million in operating funding annually, beginning in 2025, for wraparound health and social supports to enable the creation of 2,500 net new supportive housing opportunities.

15. City Council request the Government of Canada to permit the City to disclose and to build the five badly needed Rapid Housing Initiative projects listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, that the Government of Canada has already committed to fund.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing Corporation by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public once the City is permitted to do so pursuant to the funding agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation following the public disclosure of the same information by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land, Section 415-7 A. (6) and Section 415-7 B. (3) substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (November 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

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

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council support the Province’s proposal to return 15 parcels, totalling 2,995 hectares (7,400 acres) into the Greenbelt Plan Area.

2. City Council support the Province’s proposal in Bill 136, to bring the boundaries of the Greenbelt Plan Area into the body of the Greenbelt Act (and remove the Regulation that had previously defined the boundary).

3. City Council request the City Clerk to forward Council's decision on this item to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing following City Council's consideration of this report, as its supplementary submission to the Province on their Proposal to return land to the Greenbelt – Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, and the ERO posting (019-7739). 

4. City Council forward City Council's decision on this item to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend subsections 667-1 to 667-19 of the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, in accordance with the amendments set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, subject to such stylistic and technical changes as may be required.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to prepare the necessary Bills for introduction to City Council to implement the above noted amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, subject to such stylistic and technical changes as may be required.

3. City Council reiterate previous requests to the Province of Ontario to:

a. not advance a regulation for municipal rental replacement By-laws until meaningful consultation with the City and stakeholders has taken place, including consultation on all draft regulations; and

b. amend Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act to enable the City to pass a By-law to prohibit and regulate the demolition and conversion of dwelling rooms. 

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee as part of a report back on Item 2023.MM11.16 headed "Rental Demolition Permits and Market Rentals" on the feasibility of providing income-eligible post-application tenants, who are subject to a rental housing demolition application, the option to rent available replacement affordable rental units before tenants are selected from the Centralized Affordable Rental Housing Access System.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter of 2024 with an update on the phase two implementation of the Bill 23 amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, including recommendations on future phases of work.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. In consideration of the objection pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 171 Lowther Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 119 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 119 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 127 Church Street (including entrance addresses 121 Church Street and 123 Church Street, but excluding 125 Church Street) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 89 Queen Street East (including entrance address 85 Queen Street East) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property at 119 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 699 Yonge Street and 707 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 699 Yonge Street and 707 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 14, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to enact an Enhanced Minister’s Zoning Order pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act to permit a grocery store on the lands at 100 Thorncliffe Park Drive, following the displacement of the grocery store at 2 Thorncliffe Park Drive, as a result of Metrolinx’s expropriation of lands to facilitate the construction of the Ontario Line’s required  Maintenance Storage Facility.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and his representative, to enter into an agreement under Section 47(4.3) of the Planning Act with the owner(s) of the land located at 100 Thorncliffe Park Drive, and such agreement shall be registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor. Such agreements may include providing for necessary road widening and infrastructure improvements.

3. City Council authorize and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and his representative, to amend and release any registered agreement, execute any necessary undertaking(s), and other required processes to give effect to the approval of the plans and drawings for the development at 100 Thorncliffe Park Drive.

4. City Council request the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to undertake a review of the Enhanced Minister’s Zoning Order in two years from its issuance and if reasonable progress on the proposed development has not occurred, then the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing consider rescinding it after consultation with the City.

5. City Council request the Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, and their representative to work with the owner(s) of the land located at 100 Thorncliffe Park Drive to ensure they are aware of all the required plans to obtain all necessary building permits.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to enact a Minister’s
Zoning Order pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act in order to permit residential and mixed use development with a minimum of 220 purpose built rental units, of which 20 to 30 percent will be affordable rental units for a period of 99 years and retail uses, and continuation of the existing place of worship and community centre uses on 65 Rexdale Boulevard.

2. City Council request that the Minister’s Zoning Order sets out that site plan approval authority remains the City’s jurisdiction and section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, shall apply to the lands described in the Minister’s Zoning Order.

3. City Council request the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to undertake a review of the Minister’s Zoning Order in two years from its issuance and if reasonable progress on the proposed development has not occurred, then the Minister consider rescinding it following consultation with the City.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following Councillors to the City-School Boards Advisory Committee for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed.

a. Councillor Parthi Kandavel; and

b. Councillor Jon Burnside.

2. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel as Chair of the City-School Boards Advisory Committee for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Councillor Vincent Crisanti to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors for a term ending on December 31, 2024, and until a successor is appointed.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Zorra Street substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

3. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, require the applicant to complete the peer review process of the submitted Air Quality Study, and Noise and Vibration Impact Study, by Cambium Inc. to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 105 Thirty First Street substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, as amended by Part 2 below.

2. City Council amend draft Zoning By-law 569-2013 in Attachment 5 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District by amending Exception RM (416) as follows:

a. despite Regulation 10.80.30.40(1)(B), the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area, is 36 percent; and

b. despite Regulation 10.80.40.40(1)(A), the permitted maximum gross floor area of all building and structures on the lot is 900 square metres.

3. City Council determine that the revisions to the draft Zoning By-law 569-2013 to implement the revised required lot coverage and gross floor area in Exception RM (416) 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.

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

5. City Council require the owner to provide, prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval, an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for tenants of the existing two rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 105 Thirty First Street, which will address financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, the owner shall:

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

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

c. provide documentation to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor that shared vehicular and parking access has been secured with the adjacent property owner at 3471 Lake Shore Boulevard West; and

d. address the recommendations contained in the Noise and Vibration Study by J.E. Coulter Associates Limited, dated March 23, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

7. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1240, 1246, and 1250 Weston Road substantially-in-accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend the draft By-law in Attachment 6, to the report (October 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, by amending Exception CR (927) as follows:

a. replacing Site Specific Regulations (H) (ii) and (H) (iii) with the following:

“(ii) the required minimum gross floor area for the exclusive use of a “social housing program” is 2,422.98 square metres;

 (iii) the maximum gross floor area for non-residential uses is 25 percent of the total gross floor  area of the building;”;

b. replacing Site Specific Regulation (K) with the following:

“(K) Despite regulation 200.5.10.1(1) and Table 200.5.10.1, a minimum of 18 parking spaces must be provided;”; and

c. deleting Site Specific Regulations (M)(iv) and (M)(v).

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, as amended by Part 2 above, including a hold for the following:

a. the owner, as operator of the social housing program, has, at its sole cost and expense, pursuant to Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, entered into an agreement with the City to secure the provision of a social housing program on the lands and register it in priority against title to the lands, with such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor; with the terms including:

1. the required minimum gross floor area for the exclusive use of a “social housing program” is 2,422.98 square metres; and

2. units in the social housing program will be operated using rents at 80% of Average Market Rent for a period of at least 40 years;

b. revised plans, drawings and studies have been submitted by the owner and accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services;

c. revised plans, drawings, studies and Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management reports, Hydrological Assessment Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary form, Hydrological Review Summary form, Foundation Drainage form have been submitted by the owner and accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with Toronto Water;

d. satisfactory arrangements are in place to secure the construction of new municipal infrastructure or any improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure, to service the proposed development, and the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor; application for tree removal;

e. satisfactory Pedestrian Level Wind Study, with the required mitigation tested and satisfactory conditions confirmed has been submitted by the owner and accepted by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

f. application to Injure or Remove Trees has been submitted by the owner and accepted by the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

4. City Council authorizes 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 the Rental Housing Demolition Application File 22 198769 WET 05 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 20 existing rental dwelling units located at 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain 20 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 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, and the replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 1249 square metres and be comprised of 13 one-bedroom units, six two-bedroom units, and one three-bedroom unit as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated October 24, 2023, and 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 20 replacement rental dwelling units, required in Recommendation 4.a. above, provide at least 13 one-bedroom, six two-bedroom, and one three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the eight existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 1246 and 1250 Weston Road, 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, and the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner shall ensure that appropriate and necessary support services, including rent-geared-to-income subsidies, are provided to any of the tenants of 1240 Weston who have exercised their right to return, and that the owner work with the returning tenants to ensure that their immediate and ongoing needs are met;

e. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the 12 existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 1240 Weston Road, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, relocation assistance and other assistance to lessen hardship, and 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;

f. the owner shall provide tenants of all 20 replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 14-storey building at no extra charge, and 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;

g. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge;

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

i. 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 building;

j. the replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 5.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 development, 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

k. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 5.a. through 5.j. 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 Control approval.

6. 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 the 20 existing rental dwelling units located at 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road after all the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Part 5 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. the Official Plan Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect;

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

d. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval;

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

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

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

8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning have given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 6 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

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

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

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

d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time specified in Part 8.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 $20,000 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.

9. City Council direct the applicant to provide information to future residents and community services staff on alternate transportation options rather than private automobile ownership, including accessing existing and new higher order transit and car-share opportunities.

10. City Council direct the City Manager, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to support the applicant in securing and prioritizing necessary affordable housing and community services programing funding and financing from all orders of government to maximize the delivery of community space and affordable housing at 1240 – 1250 Weston Road.

11. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work with the applicant and, subject to their eligibility, make available the full range of Open Door Program financial incentives and any available housing benefits, to support achieving and exceeding the minimum affordable housing requirement of 2,422.98 square meters, and extending the affordability period from 40 years to 99 years, and report to the Planning and Housing Committee with an update by the first quarter of 2024.

12. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the applicant and negotiate an Open Door financial incentive package to provide for longer term affordability beyond the required 10-years, for the 20 rental replacement units, and report to the Planning and Housing Committee with an update by the first quarter of 2024.

13. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to support the applicant in discussions with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Government of Ontario, and other funders, to secure project funding and financing to support their development at 1240 – 1250 Weston Road.

14. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to exclude residents or visitors to or tradespersons at 1240, 1246 and 1250 Weston Road from obtaining a parking permit. 

15. 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; and

b. 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.

16. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor, and appropriate City staff, to take such necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 301 Dixon Road, substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 12 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, amended as follows:

a. Amend Regulation (AA)(iv) to read:

"Pedestrian Walkway" means an enclosed pedestrian mid-block connection wholly contained within the “New Building” providing full and unencumbered access for residents and visitors of the “Existing Building” and “New Building,” as shown on Diagram 4 of By-law [Clerks to supply by-law #];"

2. City Council amend the Etobicoke Zoning Code, for the lands at 301 Dixon Road, substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 13 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, amended as follows:

a. amend Regulation 4.(i) to read:

"Pedestrian Walkway" means an enclosed pedestrian mid-block connection wholly contained within the “New Building” providing full and unencumbered access for residents and visitors of the “Existing Building” and “New Building,” as shown on as shown on Schedule ‘D’."

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

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

b. make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal road infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades to infrastructure are required to support this development according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Traffic Impact Study.

4. City Council recommend that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secure 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 225 rental dwelling units at 301 Dixon Road as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into 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; and

b. undertake improvements to the existing rental building, at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants, at 301 Dixon, as follows:

1. full lobby renovation including new finishes, new tile floors, paint and furniture;

2. main entrance vestibule renovations, including new flooring, windows and accessible doors;

3. improvements to interior corridors, including painting and new carpets;

4. repainting elevator doors on all floors; and

5. relocation indoors or enclosing the garbage storage associated with the existing building.

5. Prior to Site Plan Control approval for the development, City Council recommend the owner to submit 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.

6. Prior to Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval, City Council recommend that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning require the owner to provide, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, a 100-year hydraulic grade line assessment.

7. City Council recommend the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval:

a. the owner will include into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) advisory clauses for ground-floor units related to sound levels from road and air traffic. The advisory clauses shall be substantially in the form of the following:

1. purchasers or tenants are advised that despite the inclusion of noise control features in the development and within the building units, sound levels due to increasing road and air traffic may on occasion interfere with some activities of the occupant(s) as the sound levels exceed the sound level limits of the Municipality and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks;

2. purchasers or tenants acknowledge that despite the inclusion of noise control features in this development area and within the dwelling units, sound levels due to increasing road traffic will continue to be of concern on the patio, occasionally interfering with the activities of the occupant(s) as the sound level will exceed the noise criteria of the Municipality and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; and

3. this dwelling unit has been supplied with an air conditioning system and will allow windows and exterior doors to remain closed, thereby ensuring that the indoor sound levels are within the sound level limits of the Municipality and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks;

b. the owner will include into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) advisory clauses for all units, excluding ground floor units, related to sound levels from road and air traffic. The advisory clauses shall be substantially in the form of the following:

1. purchasers or tenants are advised that despite the inclusion of noise control features in the development and within the building units, sound levels due to increasing road and air traffic may on occasion interfere with some activities of the dwelling occupants as the sound levels exceed the sound level limits of the Municipality and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; and

2. this dwelling unit has been supplied with an air conditioning system and will allow windows and exterior doors to remain closed, thereby ensuring that the indoor sound levels are within the sound level limits of the Municipality and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; 

c. development shall proceed in accordance with Site Plan Control drawings that clearly demonstrate the following at-receptor mitigation measures identified in the Environmental Noise Feasibility Study prepared by Valcoustics Canada Limited, dated March 21, 2023, amended on September 21, 2023, as follows:

1. mandatory air conditioning in all dwelling units;

2. the Sound Transmission Class requirement for exterior wall construction shall be a minimum rating of Sound Transmission Class 45; and

3. the Sound Transmission Class requirement for exterior windows and glazing elements shall be a minimum rating of Sound Transmission Class 34.

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

9. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 301 Dixon Road from obtaining a parking permit.

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

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

Purchasers or 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.

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

The buildings contain 370 units, served on site by 363 resident parking spaces, 33 visitor parking spaces and 6 accessible parking spaces. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. Additional off street parking, potentially at additional cost, is not guaranteed, however may be available at:

For visitors: The 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours.

For residents: The 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the City of Toronto By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 5 Capri Road substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

3. City Council approve that, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the issuance of the first above ground building permit, the owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication having a minimum size of 1305 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

4. 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 determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

5. City Council allow either the 4 percent Community Benefits Charge to be paid by the owner in full or allow the owner of 5 Capri Road to convey the 472 square metres of additional parkland (the "parkland over-dedication") as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in part, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, prior to the issuance of the first above ground building permit, which is above the value of the Section 42 parkland dedication requirement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

6. City Council attribute a value to the parkland over-dedication equal to a percentage of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the first above ground building permit is issued in respect of the development, and the difference between this value and the 4 percent value of the land is to be paid by the owner as Community Benefits Charge.

7. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the In-kind Contribution Agreement) to address the provision of the in-kind contribution of the parkland over-dedication to the satisfaction of 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.

8. 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 for the on-site parkland dedication and the Parkland Over-dedication to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time-to-time.

9. City Council recommend to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning that the following matters, among others, be secured through the Site Plan Control approval for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City as follows:

a. the owner shall construct a public pedestrian access pathway (the Pedestrian  Pathway) with an approximate area of 778 square metres, described as being along the perimeter of the site and parallel to Highway 427, connecting the proposed public park, an Enhanced Landscaped Area, and providing points of access for future northward and southward extensions, as indicated in the Landscape Plan, dated August 23, 2023, and prepared by STUDIO, and its detailed design to be determined and the delivery of an associated at grade easement to be secured through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development in accordance with the following:

1. prior to the Statement of Approval, the owner will convey a surface easement in perpetuity over the Pedestrian Pathway to the City for nominal consideration, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the City Solicitor;

2. the construction of the Pedestrian Pathway will be a post-approval condition of the Notice of Approval Conditions, to be secured as part of the Site Plan Agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

3. the Pedestrian Pathway will be fully accessible to the public (subject to standard exceptions, including for illegal activity), available during appropriate hours of operation throughout the year (save and except for special events, maintenance, repairs and emergencies) and appropriately lit for safety after dark;

b. the owner shall construct and maintain an Enhanced Landscaped Area with public access located within the portion of the Block 2 lands between the existing building and Capri Road extension with an approximate area of 422 square metres in accordance with the following:

1. prior to the Statement of Approval, the owner will convey a surface easement in perpetuity over the Enhanced Landscaped Area to the City for nominal consideration, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the City Solicitor;

2. the construction of the Enhanced Landscaped Area will be a post-approval condition of the Notice of Approval Conditions, to be secured as part of the Site Plan Agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

3. the enhanced landscaped area will be fully accessible to the public, not gated from the street, available 24/7 throughout the year (save and except for repairs or emergencies) and appropriately lit for safety after dark.

c. the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the existing 327 rental units at 5 Capri Road as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion to condominium ownership or from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

d. the owner shall undertake improvements to the existing rental apartment building at 5 Capri Road, at its sole expense and at no cost to the tenants, as follows:

1. construct at least 424 square metres of dedicated outdoor amenity space for the existing rental apartment building;

2. construct at least 303.4 square metres of indoor amenity space for the existing rental apartment building;

3. laundry room upgrades, including accessibility improvements to be finalized at Site Plan Control review; and

4. improved garbage/recycling collection areas for the existing rental apartment building, to be finalized at Site Plan Control review.

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

11. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 5 Capri Road from obtaining a parking permit.

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

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

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

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

The buildings contain 1132 units, served on site by 875 resident parking spaces, 66 visitor parking spaces and 25 accessible parking spaces. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. Additional off street parking, potentially at additional cost, is not guaranteed, however may be available at:

For visitors: The 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours.

For residents: The 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1871, 1879, 1885 Weston Road and the lands identified as PIN 10324-0541 substantially-in-accordance with the Draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1871, 1879, 1885 Weston Road and the lands identified as PIN 10324-0541 substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

3. 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.

4. City Council recommend that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secure through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the following:

a. rail safety mitigation measures, recommended by Hatch in the Rail Safety and Development Viability Assessment, dated August 2023, to be confirmed by the City's peer review process, for rail safety matters; and

b. noise and vibration mitigation measures, recommended by HGC Engineering in reports, dated October 2021 and updated August 2023, to be confirmed by the City's peer review process, for noise and vibration matters.

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing an in-kind community benefit pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 3471 Lake Shore Boulevard West substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, as amended by Parts 2 and 3 below.

2. City Council amend draft Zoning By-law 569-2013 in Attachment 6 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District by amending Exception CR(911) to add the following:

a. (N) Despite regulation 200.5.1.10(2) and (14), where stacked parking spaces are provided:

i. the required minimum vertical clearance is 1.8 metres;

b. despite regulation 40.5.40.40 (3) the gross floor area of a mixed use building is also reduced by the area used for non-residential purposes below grade and parking areas at grade;

c. despite regulation 40.5.40.40 (6) non residential floor area below grade shall not be included in the calculation of floor space index;

d. provisions of 40.10.40.1(6) (A), 40.10.50.10 (2) shall not apply.

3. City Council amend Diagram 5 to draft Zoning By-law 569-2013 in Attachment 6 to the report (October 25, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District to reflect a permitted minimum building setback of 0.0 metres to the east property line.

4. City Council determine that the revisions to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment to implement the revisions in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 above are minor in nature and pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, and no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments.

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

6. City Council require that, before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, the applicant shall:

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

b. provide documentation to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor that shared vehicular and parking access has been secured with the adjacent property owner at 105 Thirty First Street; and

c. address the recommendations contained in the Noise and Vibration Study by J.E. Coulter Associates Limited, dated March 23, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

7. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 23 174322 WET 05 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 5-15 Denarda Street.

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 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, Community Planning, Etobicoke York to bring forward a Decision Report - Approval to the Etobicoke 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 December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 23 174306 WET 05 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 2-16 Denarda Street.

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 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, Community Planning, Etobicoke York to bring forward a Decision Report - Approval to the Etobicoke 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 December 13, 14 and 15, 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 appeal of the current Zoning By-law Amendment application for the lands at 266 and 268 Royal York Road, 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 Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold the issuance of any final Order(s) until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. Official Plan Amendment 653, with SASP 836, as adopted by City Council, is approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

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

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

d. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e. the owner has made arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement 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 revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and revised Traffic Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the submitted Noise Impact Study, Vibration Impact Study, Rail Safety Report, Compatibility/ Migration Study have been peer reviewed by a third-party consultant retained by the City at the owner’s expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment application; and

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

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

4. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct that the full on-site parkland dedication required pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act be provided on-site and be conveyed to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, and constructed to base park condition at no cost to the City, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

5. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, and the owner elects to design and construct Above Base Park Improvements, City Council approve a Development Charges credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Development Charges credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner for 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 December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application and Site Plan Control application appeals for the lands at 4001 Steeles Avenue West, 5000 Jane Street and 360 Hullmar Drive and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to reduce the scale of the proposal and resolve outstanding issues.

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

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

b. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, a revised Stormwater Management Report, a revised Hydrological Report and a revised Geotechnical Study, such reports to be reviewed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has provided a revised Parking Study, a revised Loading Study, a revised Traffic Operations Assessment, and a revised Transportation Impact Study, to be reviewed to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

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

e. the owner has provided an acceptable Land Use Compatibility Study and Air Quality Study, such reports to be peer reviewed by a third-party consultant on behalf of the City and at the owner's expense, with recommendations to be implemented as part of the amending Zoning By-laws and secured in a Site Plan Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreements for the design and construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Geotechnical Report and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the owner has provided a revised Tree Preservation Plan and a revised Landscape Concept Plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

h. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements and has entered into an appropriate agreement to secure the rental tenure of the 647 retained rental housing units for at least 20 years, as well as needed improvements to the existing rental property without pass-through costs to tenants, and a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to

implement City Council's decision.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of two new mixed use towers with a 3-storey base building on the lands known municipally as 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 29, 2023, prepared by SvN, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 30, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and with the Conservation Plan prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 30, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions:

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

b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed redevelopment of the properties located at 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road, the owner shall:

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

2. 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;

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

4. 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

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

c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road, 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 shall:

1. 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;

2. enter into Heritage Easement Agreements with the City of Toronto for the properties at 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road, in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 29, 2023, prepared by SvN, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 30, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and with the Conservation Plan prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 30, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, 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;

3. provide one or more 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 itemized and individually costed work included in the approved Conservation Plans and Interpretation Plans; and

4. 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

d. that prior to the release of the Letter(s) of Credit, in whole or in part, required in Part 1.c.3 above, the owner shall:

1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required itemized conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation 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

2. 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 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road 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 Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 1871 Weston Road and 1879-1885 Weston Road.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Carlingview Drive and Meteor Drive.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council exempt the applicant at 503 Keele Street from the Zoning By-law 438-86 requirement to provide one (1) of the total requirement of four (4) additional parking spaces for the proposed additional office uses of the site, subject to a $5,000 payment-in-lieu of parking, providing the applicant signs a Payment-In-Lieu of Parking Agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and the south side eastbound curb lane on Dundas Street West, between Aukland Road and a point 33 metres west, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound curb lane, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk and a 1.7 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Aukland Road, between Dundas Steet West and a point 49 metres south, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027.

3. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Friday on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Aukland Road and a point 84 metres west.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Dundas Street West, between Aukland Road and a point 84 metres west.

5. 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.

6. 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 City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. City Council direct that Dundas Street West and and Aukland Road be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within the Plan of Subdivision and that the City formally assume the roads within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2535.

2. City Council authorize the Acting Director, Engineering Review to release the portion of the performance guarantee held with respect to this Plan of Subdivision.

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2535.

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

5. City Council authorize the City Clerk and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to sign any release or other documentation necessary to give effect thereto.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2535 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the February 22, 2024 North York Community Council meeting with safe pedestrian crossing options for the corner of Wilson Avenue and Maniza Road.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the property at 55 Yeomans Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to work with the leadership of the Beth David Synagogue and any future potential or actual property owner to advise on potential adaptive-reuse of the property, and identify possible support for repair and restoration through the Toronto Heritage Grant Program should the property become designated.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the proposal in its current form, and to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues in advance of the hearing, including but not limited to those outlined in this report.

2. In the event the Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its final Order approving the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the City Solicitor confirms that:

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

b. City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning where authorized to do so, has approved a Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the one existing rental dwelling unit at 70 Montgomery Avenue and the owner has provided an undertaking to the City to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship;

c. the owner has submitted updated sun/shadow and pedestrian level wind studies, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the zoning by-law amendment and through the site plan process to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required through the implementing zoning by-law amendment and, or Site Plan approval;

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated March 10, 2023, any outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated March 10, 2023, or any outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Parks, Forestry and Recreation as contained in the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Memorandum dated January 4, 2023, or any outstanding issues raised by Parks, Forestry and Recreation arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

h. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated October 18, 2022, or any outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

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

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

k. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10.

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

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment in its current form, for the lands municipally known as 10-18 Abitibi 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, Community Planning, North York District, 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 December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 5294-5304 and 5306 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to this report.

2. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 5294-5304 and 5306 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to this report.  

3. 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.

4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to:

a. submit an acceptable 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 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.

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor, to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of re-locating the lobby entrance off of Yonge Street through the site plan application.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application 23 124230 NNY 18 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 sixty-six (66) existing rental dwelling units at 2-12 Oakburn Crescent, subject to the following conditions:
 

a. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants who resided at 2-12 Oakburn Crescent on October 24, 2007, addressing the right to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at 105 Harrison Garden Boulevard at the same rent and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

b. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all tenants of who resided at 2-12 Oakburn Crescent on August 18, 2021, including the provision of rent gap assistance and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

c. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all Post Application Tenants who moved into 2-12 Oakburn Crescent after August 18, 2021, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. the owner shall enter and register on title to the lands at 2-12 Oakburn Crescent, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a to 1.c above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of the sixty-six (66) existing rental dwelling units located at 2-12 Oakburn Crescent after all the following have occurred:
 

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

b. The Official Plan Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect;

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

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

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

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

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

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 2-12 Oakburn Crescent after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:
 

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

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

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

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

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

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Codsell Avenue.

2. City Council authorize the installation of pedestrian crossover at the intersection of Wilson Heights Boulevard and Codsell Avenue.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council designate the westerly southbound lane on Dufferin Street between Apex Road and a point 30.5 metres north of Lawrence Avenue West as a reserved lane for public transit vehicles at all times.

2. City Council designate the westerly southbound lane on Dufferin Street, between Lawrence Avenue West and a point 30.5 metres north, for southbound right turns only at all times, buses excepted.

3. City Council rescind the parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Wilson Avenue and a point 18.5 metres south of Glencairn Avenue.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Apex Road and a point 30 metres north of Lawrence Avenue West.

5. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Wilson Avenue and Apex Road.

6. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Glencairn Avenue and a point 260 metres north of Lawrence Avenue West.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the full closure of Bogert Avenue, and the north sidewalk on Bogert Avenue, between Yonge Street and a point 68 metres west from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2027.

2. 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. Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 dollars per hour for maximum period of 3 hours, on the north side of Bogert Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Beecroft Road and a point 15 metres west of Yonge Street.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the north side of Bogert Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Beecroft Road and a point 15 metres west of Yonge Street.

4. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the north side of Bogert Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Beecroft Road and a point 15 metres west of Yonge Street.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large-scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. City Council direct that Bogert Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

17. City Council direct the applicant to provide annual community meetings for the duration of this road closure to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, referred Item SC9.1 back to the Scarborough Community Council for further consideration at its meeting of January 19, 2024.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 20 Stonehill Court substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 31, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

3. City Council recommend that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secure through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City, as follows:

a. the owner's agreement to provide and maintain the existing 153 rental dwelling units at 20 Stonehill Court as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into 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; and

b. the owner’s agreement to improve the existing rental building at 20 Stonehill Court, at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants, as follows:

1. renovation of main entrances (west and east entrances) including accessibility upgrades;

2. main lobby renovation including lounge seating; and

3. new exterior double pane glass windows and doors (including frames) throughout the building;

c. access to new outdoor amenities and ground floor indoor amenities in the proposed new buildings for tenants of the existing rental apartment building; and

d. prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall submit 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.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 1001 Ellesmere Road as generally illustrated on Attachment 1 to the report (October 31, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to the enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, City Council require the Owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

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

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 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 current form of the application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands at 4674 Kingston Road.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the Owner to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (October 31, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

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

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

1. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including a Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), and to address all the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated October 11, 2022, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

2. 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 Engineering Reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

3. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum 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;

4. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or that 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;

5. addressed the matters from the Urban Forestry Memorandum dated October 28, 2022 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

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

7. addressed the comments from the Toronto Transit Commission in their letter dated November 16, 2022.

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

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at Birchmount Road and Chaldean Street/Glendower Circuit.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2760 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 30, 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 the owner to:

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, 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 in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 403 Keele Street and 48-50 Heintzman Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 30, 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.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 209 Mavety Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 27, 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.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 943-2015, to remove the holding symbol “h” from Block 3B, being lands municipally known in the year 2023 as 182, 184, 188 and 190 Sterling Road, substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (October 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council delete and replace Attachment 1 of the report (October 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, with revised Attachment 1 attached as Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Alejandra Bravo to illustrate that all of Block 3B identified in By-law 943-2015 is the subject of removal of the holding symbol “h”.

3. 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 December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:  

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 8-18 Camden Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 12, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council determine that the revisions reflected in the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 12, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning are minor in nature and, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the revisions within the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment.

3. City Council approve an amendment to Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 8-18 Camden Street and any other addresses for the development at 8-18 Camden Street from Permit Parking Area 6E or from permit parking on Camden Street.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 317 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (October 27, 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.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 600 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (October 26, 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 the owner to:

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, 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 in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 19-21 Ossington Avenue and 19 Rebecca Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 26, 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.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 822-838 Richmond Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (October 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 822-838 Richmond Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (October 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1-7 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 10 to the report (October 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 249-2020 for the lands at 1-7 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 11 to the report (October 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to enter into an amending Section 37 Agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; the community benefits to be provided by and at the Owner's expense, and secured through the Zoning By-law Amendment and the required Section 37 Agreement, are as follows:

a. an indexed cash contribution of $3,000,000 to be paid or secured as noted below in the amending Section 37 Agreement; the total amounts are indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date the amending Section 37 Agreement to the date of payments and is detailed as follows:

i. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit the owner shall provide an indexed cash contribution to the City in the amount of $3,000,000 to be allocated to capital improvements which will benefit the community in the vicinity of the project such as, but not limited to, local parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements, and community services and facilities in Ward 10; and

ii. in the event that the cash contribution referred to in Part 4.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within 3 years of this By-law coming into 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 purposes are identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item TE9.14 to the February 6, 7, and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.