City Council

Meeting No.:
5
Contact:
Sylwia Przezdziecki, Manager
Meeting Date:
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

Phone:
416-392-8485
Start Time:
9:30 AM
E-mail:
councilmeeting@toronto.ca
Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall/Video Conference

Routine Matters - Meeting 5

RM5.1 - Call to Order

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

CALL TO ORDER: 9:44 a.m.

 

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

 

The meeting opened with O Canada.

 

March 29, 2023

 

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

 

Tseshaht First Nation, with the announcement of 17 unmarked graves at the site of a former school

Amanda Bankier

Arlene Gould

Peter Herrndorff

Evelyn I. Kendall

Tony La Regina

Gordon Spooner

Margaret Meehan

Angela Pannozzo

Joe Virgona

 

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.

 

Speaker Nunziata acknowledged 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. Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed 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/council.

 

This meeting is being held as a hybrid meeting.  Members of Council, staff and the public are participating in today's meeting remotely and in person, and the meeting is being streamed live on YouTube. I'd like to welcome the public who are with us here today, and who are watching the meeting online.

 

Speaker Nunziata acknowledged the new Anthem recording and video that started the meeting today.  The Anthem was performed by artist Niibishens Trudeau of the Wikwemikong Unceded Territory and Brunswick House First Nation, near Sudbury, Ontario.  The anthem is sung in English, French and Ojibway.

 

Speaker Nunziata advised that the anthem video features images identified as part of the Places and Spaces project, and represents significant locations in every Ward across the City.

 

March 30, 2023

 

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

 

Gabriel Magalhaes

 

March 31, 2023

 

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

 

Former Mayor and Councillor Bruce Sinclair

Vincenzo D’Andrea

Background Information (City Council)

Condolence Motion for Tseshaht First Nation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235469.pdf
Condolence Motion for Amanda Bankier
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235470.pdf
Condolence Motion for Vincenzo D’Andrea
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235541.pdf
Condolence Motion for Arlene Gould
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235471.pdf
Condolence Motion for Peter Herrndorf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235454.pdf
Condolence Motion for Evelyn Kendall
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235455.pdf
Condolence Motion for Tony La Regina
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235456.pdf
Condolence Motion for Gabriel Magalhaes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235526.pdf
Condolence Motion for Margaret Meehan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235472.pdf
Condolence Motion for Angela Pannozzo
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235473.pdf
Condolence Motion for Bruce Sinclair
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235548.pdf
Condolence Motion for Gordon Hamlet Shorab Spooner
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235489.pdf
Condolence Motion for Joe Virgona
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235474.pdf

RM5.2 - Confirmation of Minutes

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from meeting 3 held on February 7 and 8, 2023, and special meeting 4 held on February 15, 2023.

RM5.3 - Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

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

RM5.4 - Declarations of Interest

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Received
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

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

RM5.5 - Petitions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Received
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

No petitions were filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting.

RM5.6 - Presentations, Introductions and Announcements

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Received
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on March 29, 30, and 31, 2023.

 

March 29, 2023

 

Speaker Nunziata called upon Deputy Mayor McKelvie to address City Council for a presentation to place the water vessel that was gifted to Council at the first meeting of City Council on November 23, 2022.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged the anthem, and recognized the International Decade for Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Languages Day on Friday, March 31, 2023. Deputy Mayor McKelvie recalled the first meeting of City Council on November 23, 2022 when  Elders Garry and Tina Sault and presented the Water Vessel to City Council. Deputy Mayor McKelvie welcomed Elder Garry Sault and Fire Keeper Geoff Daybutch to the Chamber. Deputy Mayor McKelvie recounted the instructions given to Council to keep and shine the water vessel and presented the shined water vessel to City Council that will be on permanent display in the Chamber. The Deputy Mayor reiterated City Council's commitment to improving the lives of Indigenous people living in what is now Toronto and the ongoing work needed to restore relations with First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. On behalf of City Council, Deputy Mayor stated she looked forward to working with Indigenous communities as they continue to make progress towards Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie invited Elder Garry Sault to address City Council.

 

Elder Garry Sault addressed City Council and spoke about Indigenous teachings and the importance of ceremony. Elder Garry Sault commended Council for the untarnished state of the water vessel that was part of the Queen's Jubilee. He commented on the continued need for reconciliation in Canada and thanked City Council.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie thanked Elder Garry Sault for his words.

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called up Deputy Mayor McKelvie to address City Council.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie congratulated Speaker Frances Nunziata on receiving the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Long-Standing Service Recognition certificate. Deputy Mayor McKelvie introduced a video from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Steve Clark, in which Minister Clark congratulated Speaker Nunziata on her long career in representing her constituents, and wished her all the best.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie addressed City Council in recognition of Speaker Frances Nunziata's long and storied career, and listed several career highlights. Deputy Mayor McKelvie commended Speaker Nunziata for her many accomplishments and remarked on her compassion, integrity and dedication to her constituents, and presented Speaker Nunziata with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Long-Standing Service Recognition certificate.

 

Speaker Nunziata addressed City Council and commented about the challenges she faced as one of the only women in municipal politics. Speaker Nunziata commented on her persistence and perseverance in the last 35 years, and she thanked her constituents for the support and friendship they have given her over the years and through the number of elections she has won, and recognized some of her constituents in the chamber. Speaker Nunziata thanked her constituents and City Council.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie recognized the third cohort of the Women4ClimateTO program and commented on the Women4ClimateTO project. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged Heather Taylor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, as a fellow champion of the program. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged the program's mentees, and outlined their projects, and welcomed mentees Ellise Gasner, Julia Morgan, Lisa Chen, and Natalie Duncan to the Chamber. Deputy Mayor McKelvie thanked the Mentors for sharing their knowledge with the mentees, and asked Council to thank everyone involved.

 

March 30, 2023

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Patricia McCarney, Chief Executive Officer of the World Council on City Data to address City Council.

 

Patricia McCarney congratulated the City of Toronto for receiving the Platinum Certification for ISO 37120 (building high calibre data) by the World Council on City Data. Ms. McCarney commended the City of Toronto on achieving this status and acknowledged that Toronto was a Global First as a Foundation City, as one of the first to be certified under this standard. Ms. McCarney acknowledged the work City staff has done to reach this standard and congratulated the City on its commitment to standardized and comparable city data. Ms. McCarney presented the certificate to Deputy Mayor McKelvie, Paul Johnson, City Manager, and Heather Taylor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie thanked Patricia McCarney and the World Council on City Data for the award and congratulated City staff who worked hard to reach this certification standard. Deputy Mayor McKelvie commented on the importance of the City's data and how it is being used around the world to work towards sustainable futures. Deputy Mayor McKelvie thanked City staff for their dedication.

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called up Deputy Mayor McKelvie to address City Council.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie, on behalf of City Council, congratulated Team Canada on winning the 2022 Davis Cup, the World Cup of tennis. Deputy Mayor McKelvie welcomed Michael Downey, President, Tennis Canada; Frank Dancevic, Team Captain; Jim Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Tennis Association; and Diane Weatherby, Chair of the Board, Ontario Tennis Association and President, Charlottetown Tennis Club. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged that this was Canada's first win of the Davis Cup and commended the players for their talent, drive and grit. Deputy Mayor McKelvie commented on the bright future of men's tennis in Canada, and acknowledged the women of Team Canada who are currently competing in the Miami Open. Deputy Mayor McKelvie congratulated Team Canada and invited Frank Dancevic and Michael Downey to speak.

 

Michael Downey gave a brief history of the Davis Cup trophy and the Davis Cup tournament. Mr. Downey listed the countries that Team Canada defeated in the tournament. Mr. Downey acknowledged Jim Boyce also competed with Team Canada as a Davis Cup player. Mr. Downey welcomed Frank Dancevic, Team Captain and Junior Davis Cup Captain and invited him to speak.

 

Frank Dancevic thanked City Council for inviting them to celebrate their win. Mr. Dancevic acknowledged the pride he felt on behalf of Team Canada and thanked the Ontario Tennis Association for their support. Mr. Dancevic recognized the fan support they have received. Mr. Dancevic thanked Tennis Canada for seeing the future of world class tennis players. Mr. Dancevic acknowledged the work that had occurred over the years to make Team Canada a number one team. He recalled a few of the highlights of the tournament and commended Team Canada for pushing through and winning the Davis Cup. Mr. Dancevic thanked City Council for their support.

 

Mayor McKelvie invited City Council to visit the Members Lounge to see the Davis Cup.

 

March 31, 2023

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called up Deputy Mayor McKelvie to address City Council.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie congratulated the Women's Hockey team, the Toronto Six, for their win of the Isobel Cup Championship. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged how many champions Toronto has had this year. Deputy Mayor McKelvie welcomed Sami Jo Small, President, Toronto Six, Angela James, General Manager, Toronto Six, and many of the players to the Chamber. Deputy Mayor McKelvie acknowledged that the Toronto Six was the first Canadian team to win the Isobel Cup. Deputy Mayor McKelvie recognized the inspiration the team provided to girls playing hockey everywhere, and on behalf of City Council she thanked the Toronto Six for representing Toronto in the 2023 Isobel Cup.

 

Deputy Mayor McKelvie invited Sami Jo Small to speak.

 

Sami Jo Small thanked Deputy Mayor McKelvie and City Council for having the Toronto six to the Chamber. Ms. Small commended the players present in the Chamber and acknowledged their resilience and perseverance. Ms. Small commented on a few highlights of the tournament and acknowledged how important it was to celebrate women's hockey. Ms. Small recognized the members of the Toronto Six present in the Chamber,  listed some of their individual accomplishments in the tournament and thanked them for their hard work. Ms. Small thanked City Council for its support.

 

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged a fatal fire that occurred in her ward on Wednesday, and thanked the first responders for their actions.

 

City Council observed a moment of silence for the resident who perished in the fire.

 

Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, asked City Council to recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility and support transgender citizens of Toronto.

 

Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, recognized the retirement of reporter Austin Delaney. Councillor Thompson commended him for his integrity and professionalism, and thanked him for 40 years of outstanding journalism at CTV and on behalf of City Council, wished him well in his retirement.

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged that this would be the last meeting for Kelly McCarthy, Deputy City Clerk before she goes on maternity leave. Speaker Nunziata congratulated Ms. McCarthy on her pregnancy and wished her well.

 

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Council of a hate crime at the Islamic Centre Mosque in her ward, with hateful graffiti sprayed on the mosque. Speaker Nunziata affirmed to the Mosque and all other mosques that the City of Toronto will not tolerate hate crimes. Speaker Nunziata thanked the Members of Council and the divisions who have responded to help remove the graffiti.

RM5.7 - Review of the Order Paper

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

March 29, 2023:

 

City Council adopted the March 29, 2023 Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent.

 

March 30, 2023:

 

City Council adopted the March 30, 2023 Order Paper, as amended.

 

March 31, 2023:

 

City Council adopted the March 31, 2023 Order Paper.

Administrative Inquiry - Meeting 5

IA5.1 - Regarding an Update on Enforcement and Implementation of the City of Toronto Hate Sponsored Rallies Policy

Decision Type:
Information
Status:
Received
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA5.1 from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding an Update on Enforcement and Implementation of the City of Toronto Hate Sponsored Rallies Policy and Answer IA5.1a from the City Manager for information.

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Letter from Councillor James Pasternak

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Administrative Inquiry from Councillor James Pasternak on an Update on Enforcement and Implementation of the City of Toronto Hate Sponsored Rallies Policy
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ia/bgrd/backgroundfile-235059.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Answer from the City Manager Regarding Hate Sponsored Rallies (IA5.1a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ia/bgrd/backgroundfile-235467.pdf

Other Deferred Matters - Meeting 5

DM5.1 - 51 Panorama Court - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
1 - Etobicoke North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 51 Panorama Court (the "Property") under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 51 Panorama Court (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (December 6, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be effective upon the transfer of the Property by the provincial government and that notice of intention to designate be served on the new owner following the transfer of the Property.

 

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

 

3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 51 Panorama Court in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 51 Panorama Court.

Origin

(December 6, 2022) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(December 6, 2022) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 51 Panorama Court - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement and Attachments 1 to 3 (CC2.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234692.pdf
(December 5, 2022) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board on 51 Panorama Court - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement (CC2.19a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234691.pdf

DM5.2 - Review and Consideration for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function at Ombudsman Toronto

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize Ombudsman Toronto to establish a dedicated unit within the office that will focus on investigations and reports related to systemic housing discrimination and systemic hurdles in the City of Toronto’s housing planning and service delivery roles.

 

The unit will report to the Ombudsman and be led by a Deputy Ombudsman, Housing, with appropriate staff. Ombudsman Toronto will report to Council on investigations undertaken by the unit and will make public related findings and recommendations. In addition, Ombudsman Toronto will report back to Council on all housing-related complaints handled by the unit, as part of its annual reporting to Council.

 

2. City Council direct the Ombudsman to develop a job description reflecting the appropriate duties and responsibilities of Deputy Ombudsman, Housing in line with the Role of a Housing Commissioner on page 32 of Attachment 1 to 2022.EX34.7, Headed "Review and Considerations for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function."

 

3. City Council direct the Ombudsman to ensure the work of the Deputy Ombudsman, Housing would have a strong focus on systemic reviews as well as systemic investigations.
 

4. City Council request the Ombudsman to create a hiring process for the role that takes full advantage of internal and external expertise related to the Right to Housing.

 

5. City Council request the City Clerk to advise Council on any procedural changes that would allow the Deputy Ombudsman, Housing to report directly to Council.

Origin

(January 30, 2023) Report from the Ombudsman

Background Information (City Council)

(January 30, 2023) Report from the Ombudsman on Review and Consideration for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function at Ombudsman Toronto (CC3.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234690.pdf
(March 15, 2023) Supplementary Report from the Ombudsman on Review and Consideration for a Deputy Ombudsman, Housing by Ombudsman Toronto (DM5.2a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235369.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Ambalika Roy, Coordinator, Right to Housing Toronto (DM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/comm/communicationfile-166628.pdf

DM5.3 - Claim to Recover Damages - Toronto Police Service Data Centre

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, deferred consideration of Item DM5.3 to the May 10, 2023 meeting of City Council.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

Origin

(January 30, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(January 30, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Claim to Recover Damages - Toronto Police Service Data Centre (CC3.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234688.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Legal Advice and Confidential Instructions to Staff

Executive Committee - Meeting 3

EX3.2 - 2023 Financial Update and Outlook

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, as part of the upcoming phase 2 report on the City's long term fiscal plan, to include the details on the $1.1 billion in property tax revenue spent on extensions of Federal and Provincial responsibilities, as noted in the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, including the origins of the various commitments and Council's option to adjust the City's response to prior commitments.

 

2. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to create appropriate information packages for Councillors who wish to discuss City needs with Toronto Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament.

 

3. City Council request the City Manager to establish a program where Members of Council form delegations to meet with Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament to advocate for our budget issues.

 

4. City Council request that City staff clearly identify "Health and Safety", "Legislated" and "Council-Directed" service level or commitment descriptors in the Financial Impact section of future Council reports to assist in decision-making.

 

5. City Council support the Deputy Mayor, until the Mayoral By-Election, on her advocacy to the Federal and Provincial governments for Revenue tools and a new fiscal framework for the City of Toronto.

 

6. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to recognize the serious financial risks faced by the City of Toronto in delivering the services and infrastructure needed by the residents of this City and the region and, begin discussions on a new fiscal framework to ensure long-term financial sustainability for the City.


7. City Council request the Provincial Government to provide revenue tools for the City of Toronto that grow with the economy in a similar fashion to provincial sales and income taxes.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on 2023 Financial Update and Outlook
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234882.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (CC.New)

Declared Interests (City Council)

The following member(s) declared an interest:

Councillor Mike Colle - as his son works for Ernst and Young and his consultancy team was responsible for producing the report appended to this staff report.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=11437

2a - Supplementary Report: 2023 Financial Update and Outlook

Origin
(March 20, 2023) Report from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Background Information (Committee)
(March 20, 2023) Supplementary report from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on 2023 Financial Update and Outlook
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-235025.pdf
Attachment 1 - City of Toronto Financial Update and Outlook (March 20, 2023)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-235027.pdf

EX3.3 - Amended and Restated Master Agreement with the Canadian National Exhibition Association, Exhibition Place and City of Toronto

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, an Amended and Restated Master Agreement with the Canadian National Exhibition Association, Exhibition Place and the City for a term of five years starting on April 1, 2023, and expiring on March 31, 2028, and a renewal term of a further five years, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2023) from the City Manager and such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the City Manager and the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to finalize and execute on behalf of the City, Licence Agreements for use of Coronation Park and Marilyn Bell Park by the Canadian National Exhibition Association for the purposes of the Canadian National Exhibition at a nominal fee for a term of five years starting on April 1, 2023, and expiring on March 31, 2028, and a renewal term of a further five years, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and to grant permits on an annual basis at a nominal fee for such use, subject to the Canadian National Exhibition Association meeting all required terms and conditions of the application process and permit holders.

 

3. City Council request the Canadian National Exhibition Association, in managing the Canadian National Exhibition and the Exhibition Grounds, to do everything practicable to assist the City to reach net-zero climate pollution by 2040, in a manner consistent with TransformTO.

Origin

(March 6, 2023) Report from the City Manager

Background Information (Committee)

(March 6, 2023) Report from the City Manager on Amended and Restated Master Agreement with the Canadian National Exhibition Association, Exhibition Place and City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234813.pdf
Attachment 1 - Amended and Restated Master Agreement - Proposed Terms and Conditions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234814.pdf

3a - Amended and Restated Master Agreement with the Canadian National Exhibition Association and City of Toronto - Results of Second Renewal Negotiations

Origin
(February 2, 2023) Letter from the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place
Background Information (Committee)
(February 2, 2023) Letter from the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place on Amended and Restated Master Agreement with the Canadian National Exhibition Association and City of Toronto - Results of Second Renewal Negotiations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234848.pdf

EX3.4 - City of Toronto Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the Relationship Framework of the City with the Toronto Parking Authority as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Manager, as amended by Part 2 below.

 

2. City Council amend Section 2.2, City Strategic Objectives in Providing the Services, in Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Manager by adding the following new Part 9:

 

9. Supporting the City’s Housing Action Plan objectives by:

 

a. working in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to identify underutilized parking facilities and parking facilities within Protected Major Transit Station Areas for the purpose of redevelopment; and

 

b. supporting plans for redevelopment of parking facilities that prioritize the provision of new affordable housing.

 

3. City Council amend the City of Toronto Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority in Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Manager to add a new section 4.3:

 

4.3. The Toronto Parking Authority shall, in delivering this mandate, do everything practicable to assist the City to reach net-zero climate pollution by 2040, in a manner consistent with TransformTO.

 

4. City Council request the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority to report on the feasibility of providing parking discounts to veterans at their April 21, 2023 meeting.

 

5. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to make technical changes to the Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority and any other changes as may be required to give effect to City Council's decisions.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Manager

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Manager on City of Toronto Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234830.pdf
Attachment 1 - City of Toronto Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234831.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 20, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (EX.Supp)
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart (EX.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/comm/communicationfile-166481.pdf

EX3.6 - Deferred Revenue Report at September 30, 2022 and Administrative Amendments to Obligatory Reserve Fund

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council establish a new obligatory reserve fund called the "Development Charges Reserve Fund - Transit (EELRT)" in Appendix C, Schedule 11 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, for the purpose of providing funding for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit capital project, with criteria set out in Appendix B to the report (March 7, 2023) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and transfer funds from Development Charges Reserve Fund - Transit (Balance) (XR2109), in an amount equivalent to the balance in the former Development Charges Reserve Fund - Transit (Scarborough Subway Extension) (XR2125) that was closed earlier this year, to the new Development Charges Reserve Fund -Transit (EELRT).

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on Deferred Revenue Report at September 30, 2022 and Administrative Amendments to Obligatory Reserve Fund
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234819.pdf
Appendix A - Deferred Revenues at September 30, 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234820.pdf
Appendix B - Development Charges Reserve Fund - Transit (EELRT)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234895.pdf

EX3.7 - Making Electronic Participation for Council and its Local Boards Permanent

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to permit electronic participation in all meetings and provide that:

 

a. any member participating in the meeting electronically to be deemed present for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present under  27-5.12A, and for the purposes of voting on any matter put to a vote under  27 12.2A, and for all other purposes; and

 

b. any member participating in the meeting electronically to be entitled to participate in any portion of the meeting closed to the public in accordance with 27-5.15.

 

2. City Council amend the Council Procedures to change the time required to achieve quorum from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.

 

3. City Council amend the Council Procedures to permit members of the public to participate electronically at meetings where electronic participation occurs and in a manner as determined by the Clerk.

 

4. City Council authorize local boards governed by the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to amend their own rules of procedure to permit electronic participation by board members and the public, and to change the time required to achieve quorum from 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and authorize such boards to continue to meet electronically in accordance with the previously adopted electronic participation rules past the May 9, 2023 deadline until they can meet to consider procedural amendments.

 

5. City Council, despite any procedural rules that may allow electronic participation in meetings of Council, its committees or boards, nevertheless encourage Council members to attend meetings in person except when there is a rationale to participate electronically.

Public Notice Given

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Making Electronic Participation for Council and its Local Boards Permanent
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234812.pdf
Public Notice
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234855.pdf

EX3.8 - Amendment to Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council update the delegation of authority to the City Clerk to designate an event of municipal significance and/or issue a letter of non-objection to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for requests for Special Occasion Permits and Temporary Liquor Extensions of Hours (4:00 a.m. extensions), as set out in Appendix 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk.

 

2. City Council update the delegation of authority to the City Clerk to approve Outdoor Temporary Extensions of Premises for liquor purposes (Outdoor Patios) until 2:00 a.m. for premises on major arterial roads and premises on private property, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk.

 

3. City Council update the delegation of authority to the City Clerk to include the approval of outdoor Temporary Extensions of Premises for liquor purposes (Outdoor Patios) until 11:00 p.m. for premises on local roads, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk.

 

4. City Council update the delegation of authority to the City Clerk to include changes to the administrative process as set out in Appendix 2 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Clerk.

 

5. City Council approve outdoor Temporary Extensions of Premises (Outdoor Patios) for establishments with existing liquor licences participating in the CaféTO Program.

 

6. City Council adopt the following guideline for determining if an event should be deemed municipally significant for temporary liquor licensing purposes:

 

a. an event should be deemed municipally significant, if, in the opinion of the ward councillor, an event:

 

i. meets the criteria prescribed in the Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Liquor Licences, as confirmed by the City Clerk;

 

ii. has a positive cultural, social and/or economic impact on the local community;

 

iii. is considered to be in the public interest; and

 

iv. complies with any other factors a member considers relevant to their determination.

 

7. City Council request the City Clerk, in consultation with staff from Municipal Licensing and Standards, Economic Development and Culture, Legal Services, Toronto Fire Services, and the Toronto Police Service, to review the steps to obtain a temporary liquor licence, and to recommend guidelines and/or a consultative process that may aid a Councillor's review of such requests.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Clerk - Amendment to Delegation of Authority for the Endorsement of Temporary Liquor Licences
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234849.pdf
Appendix 1 - Proposed Amendments to Existing Delegation of Authority to the City Clerk for Temporary Liquor Licences, Appendix 2 - Proposed Amendments to Administrative Procedures Regarding the Existing Delegation of Authority to the City Clerk for Temporary Liquor Licences and Appendix 3 - Summary of Types of Liquor Licences
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234850.pdf

EX3.9 - SmartTrack Stations Program - Update

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize and direct the City Manager to negotiate with the Province of Ontario for the Province to commit to pay all amounts above the original SmartTrack Program Budget of $1.463 billion which are required to deliver the Program due to increased costs, as further detailed in Table 1 of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, and which as of the date of the report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Servicesare estimated at $234 million.

 

2. Conditional upon reaching an agreement with the Province of Ontario as contemplated in Part 1 above, City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into and execute an amendment to the Revised Ontario Toronto Agreement in Principle with the Province of Ontario, dated August 13, 2021 (the "Revised AIP") and all other necessary agreements, including all amendments, renewals and ancillary agreements, with the Province and/or Metrolinx to give effect thereto, upon such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

3. If it is not possible to reach the necessary agreement with the Province of Ontario as contemplated in Part 1 above, City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the Executive Committee, as soon as possible, with a full analysis of available options for consideration.

 

4. City Council direct the City Manager to notify Metrolinx that the design-build contract for the Bloor-Lansdowne Station should only be awarded once the Province has committed to paying the costs as set out in Part 1 above.

 

5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services following completion of the SmartTrack Stations Program as it contains commercial information, supplied in confidence to the City, 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 (March 7, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains commercial information, supplied in confidence to the City, 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 (March 7, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services will be made public following completion of the SmartTrack Stations Program.

Confidential Attachment - Contains 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.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services on SmartTrack Stations Program - Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234900.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 – Program Costs
Attachment 2 - Technical Program Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234904.pdf

EX3.12 - Ontario Good Road Association Board Quarterly Committee meetings and Board meeting update on Thursday March 2 and Friday March 3, 2023

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the Board of Directors of the Good Roads Association Quarterly Committee Meetings and Board Meeting update on Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3, 2023 for information.

Origin

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Paul Ainslie

Background Information (Committee)

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Paul Ainslie on Ontario Good Road Association Board Quarterly Committee meetings and Board meeting update on Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-234822.pdf

EX3.13 - Community Safety Issues and Response

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the withdrawal of up to $15 million from the Toronto Transit Commission Stabilization Reserve.

 

2. City Council request the City Manager to investigate steps taken in other Cities, including the City of New York, in addressing transit security and public safety concerns, and report to City Council with options for consideration. 

 

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the July 6, 2023 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee with a strategy, including recommendations to ensure it is fully resourced, to address safety on the Toronto Transit Commission that considers wraparound community services, including an expansion of the Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Team (M-DOT) program, frontline Toronto Transit Commission staff, mental health crisis response, Youth Equity Strategy, Poverty Reduction Strategy, and other best practices to address the root causes of violence on the Toronto Transit Commission and in our community. 

 

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with Toronto Transit Commission, to provide a summary of data collected relating to the unhoused on the Toronto Transit Commission over the past three years and report to City Council by the third quarter of 2023. 

 

5. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to provide a comprehensive Briefing Note to the City Manager on the building and operating of its publicly accessible wifi and telecommunications network used throughout the transit system. 

 

6. City Council request the City Manager to submit a report that includes the Briefing Note in Part 6 above to the June 6, 2023 meeting of the Executive Committee. 

 

7. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board, as part of its Community Safety Issues and Response and in consultation with appropriate community stakeholders, to:

 

a. develop a strategy to educate transit riders in appropriate and demographically-targeted languages, how they can report incidents of Anti-Asian hate experienced while riding Toronto Transit Commission vehicles or within Toronto Transit Commission properties; and

 

b. produce clear and easy to understand signage in appropriate languages that will be posted in prominent locations in Toronto Transit Commission stations and vehicles as part of this strategy. 

             

8. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to report to the appropriate committee on the current training that Toronto Transit Commission staff receive on documenting and responding to incidents of Anti-Asian hate, and other forms of targeted hate based on ethnicity, culture, language, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation aboard Toronto Transit Commission vehicles or within Toronto Transit Commission properties. 

 

9. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to further explore, in consultation with appropriate community stakeholders, a strategy to educate transit riders in appropriate ways how they can report incidents of targeted hate, including but not limited to, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Anti-Indigenous racism, and Anti-Black racism while riding Toronto Transit Commission vehicles or within Toronto Transit Commission properties. 

 

10. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to work with the City Manager to convene on an urgent basis, a multi-government Transit and Community Safety Task Force to create a co-ordinated strategy and response to address the unprecedented growing safety and security crisis on the Toronto Transit Commission. 

 

11. City Council request the City Manager to invite the appropriate Provincial and Federal officials to directly participate on the Task Force in Part 10 above. 

 

12. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to:

 

a. direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to purposefully engage with community groups, organizations, and experts in homelessness and mental health to co-develop a comprehensive 5-year System Safety and Wellbeing Strategy and plan for the Toronto Transit Commission;

                                                                                                                              

b. direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to apply an equity impact analysis to all elements of said System Safety and Wellbeing Strategy, with Toronto Transit Commission staff from divisions/teams specifically tasked with Equity, Research and Analytics, and Community Engagement mandates to be key internal contributors;

 

c. direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to further explore opportunities to augment current capacity to service and support customers who may be homeless or are dealing with or exhibiting signs of poor mental health or distress, including significantly increasing the number of Toronto Transit Commission staff with specific experience (including lived experience) and expertise supporting these particular vulnerable populations;

 

d. direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to establish a permanent System Safety and Wellbeing Advisory Committee, which includes residents with current or recent lived experience, advocates, and experts, to advise on the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of the 5-year System Safety and Wellbeing Strategy; and

 

e. direct Toronto Transit Commission leadership to develop guidelines for the collection of identity-based data with regards to incidents of compromised passenger safety and wellbeing on the Toronto Transit Commission, with the intention of providing regular reports to Council. 

 

13. City Council request that Toronto Transit Commission staff and the Board Commissioners be guided in their approach by the best practices outlined in the Ombudsman’s Investigation into the City’s Clearing of Encampments. 

 

14. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to report to the appropriate committee on the impediments to full cellular access on the subway. 

 

15. City Council call on all cellphone providers to help our efforts to keep the Toronto Transit Commission safe and ensure cell service for all cellphones is available across our subway system as soon as possible. 

 

16. City Council endorse the ongoing work by the Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Police, and City of Toronto staff to ensure the Toronto Transit Commission is safe and that the Toronto Transit Commission must be safe for all riders and all transit workers. 

 

17. City Council request, in considering the various directions to the City Manager and City staff on this matter, the City Manager, to the extent that is possible, coordinate the reporting back such that Council can consider the requested reports at the same time, in a holistic fashion. 

 

18. City Council call on the other orders of government to assist the City in addressing community safety and complex social issues on the transit system by:

 

a. joining the provincial and territorial premiers, as well as the Chief of Police and the Toronto Police Services Board’s call to urge the Federal government to take immediate action to strengthen Canada’s bail system to better protect the public and first responders;

 

b. requesting that the Federal government amend Criminal Code section 269.01 to include all transit workers in the provisions;

 

c. requesting the Province ensure proper release plans are made for individuals to be released from custody and reintegrated into the community;

 

d. requesting that both the Provincial and Federal governments increase investments in social supports to address the root causes of violence, to invest in mental health and addiction treatment, as well as increasing investments in community safety and enforcement;

 

e. request that the Federal government honour the election promise it made to the City of Toronto and provide 2022 operating funding for the City's continuing COVID-19 costs largely to support the transit system and homelessness response; and

 

f. requesting that the Provincial and Federal governments work with the City on addressing its 2023 COVID-19 costs, including for transit and for homelessness so that the City can continue to provide additional shelter capacity for vulnerable residents and transit service far in excess of demand as a result of the lingering impacts of the pandemic. 

 

19. City Council call upon Provincial and Federal governments to share in providing financial resources to respond to this unprecedented violence and the underlying root causes that put the safety of Toronto Transit Commission riders and employees at risk.  

 

20. City Council request the Provincial Government to increase resources and supports for public safety in Toronto by:

 

a. investing additional resources into probation and parole officers within Toronto;

 

b. dedicating specialized Community Reintegration Officers to work collaboratively with justice and community safety sector on enhanced supports in Toronto; and

 

c. facilitating increased information and data sharing between the Provincial justice system and frontline Toronto Police officers. 

 

21. City Council forward this decision to the Provincial and Federal governments. 

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Letter from the Director, Commission Services, Toronto Transit Commission

Background Information (Committee)

(March 16, 2023) Transmittal from the Director, Commission Services, Toronto Transit Commission on Community Safety Issues and Response
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-235085.pdf
Attachment 1 - Toronto Transit Commission Board report on Community Safety Issues and Response
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-235086.pdf
(March 21, 2023) Letter from Deputy Mayor McKelvie on Transmittal of a Report from the Toronto Transit Commission Board - Community Safety Issues and Response
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-235084.pdf

Audit Committee - Meeting 1

AU1.1 - Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report - Demonstrating the Value of the Auditor General's Office

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the report (January 29, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

Origin

(January 29, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Presentation from the Auditor General on Auditor General’s 2022 Annual Report - Demonstrating the Value of the Auditor General’s Office
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234504.pdf
(January 29, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report - Demonstrating the Value of the Auditor General's Office
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234110.pdf
Attachment 1 - Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report - Demonstrating the Value of the Auditor General’s Office
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234111.pdf

AU1.2 - Auditor General's Office 2023 Work Plan

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the Auditor General’s 2023 Work Plan for information.

Origin

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Presentation from the Auditor General on Auditor General’s Office 2023 Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234505.pdf
(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Auditor General's Office 2023 Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234051.pdf
Attachment 1 - Risk Factors Criteria Used in City-wide Risk and Opportunity Assessment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234052.pdf
Attachment 2 - Reports Issued from 2018 to 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234053.pdf
Attachment 3 - Backlog of Audit Projects
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234054.pdf

2a - Auditor General's Office 2023 Operating Budget

Origin
(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General
Background Information (Committee)
(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Auditor General's Office 2023 Operating Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234108.pdf
Attachment 1 - Auditor General's Office 2023 Operating Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234109.pdf

AU1.3 - Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the report (January 26, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

Origin

(January 26, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Presentation from the Auditor General on Auditor General’s 2022 Annual Report - Fraud and Waste Hotline
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234506.pdf
(January 26, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234023.pdf
At A Glance - Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234044.pdf
Attachment 1 - Auditor General's 2022 Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234045.pdf

AU1.4 - Auditor General’s 2022 Status Report on Outstanding Recommendations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 27, 2023) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property belonging to the City.

Confidential Attachment - The attachment to this report involves the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto.

Origin

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Auditor General’s 2022 Status Report on Outstanding Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234102.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Attachment 1 - City Divisions Public Recommendations Fully Implemented
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234104.pdf
Attachment 2 - City Divisions Public Recommendations Not Fully Implemented
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234105.pdf
Attachment 3 - Recommendations Implementation Status From Inception, January 1999 to December 30, 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234106.pdf
Attachment 4 - Aging of High Priority Recommendations Reported by Management as Not Fully Implemented, December 30, 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234107.pdf

AU1.5 - Building Better Outcomes - Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to develop and implement a risk-based strategy for periodically reviewing open building permits without a recent request for an inspection and determining what follow-up action is warranted in order to assess the current status of construction and to enforce the Building Code Act and Building Code.

 

2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to:

 

a. strengthen processes and provide additional training to ensure staff are consistently following the Division's operational policies and procedures for recording and tracking deficiencies for re-inspection; and

 

b. strengthen existing policies to address expectations for improved record-keeping of how deficiencies and requests for reports are communicated.

 

3. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to enhance monitoring and oversight of identified deficiencies by:

 

a. implementing periodic reviews of open deficiencies to identify where further follow-up and enforcement action may be required to ensure timely and proper resolution; and

 

b. analyzing deficiency data for trends where targeted education of permit holders and industry may be useful.

 

4. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to develop and implement additional training, operational guidance and/or criteria to assist inspection staff with deciding what tools to use, including issuing orders, to help bring about compliance with the Building Code Act and Building Code.

 

5. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to review open orders and expedite the implementation of the 2021 "Enforcement Policy for Issued Orders" for orders determined to be higher risk or higher priority.

 

6. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to system functionality and data fields are implemented to support:

 

a. effective tracking of enforcement workflows and actions taken to follow up on open orders; and

 

b. effective monitoring and oversight of the status of open orders.

 

7. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to review the responsibilities of the Division's Dedicated Enforcement Unit and the Unit's role in enforcing orders and ensuring violations and other matters are promptly and properly addressed.

 

8. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to develop and implement operational guidance or criteria to assist inspection staff with deciding whether a permit holder should be charged with an offence or an administrative penalty if the person fails to comply with an order, direction or other requirements made under the Building Code Act.


9. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to system functionality and data fields are implemented to improve the reliability of data used to determine compliance with the legislated time frames for prescribed inspections.

 

10. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to provide additional direction to inspectors to properly record all inspection requests (including on-site requests and requests received by phone) and reasons for rescheduling or cancelling inspections, in order to allow for better tracking and monitoring of whether inspections are promptly carried out in compliance with legislated time frames.

 

11. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to:

 

a. strengthen processes to ensure staff are consistently following the Division’s operational policies for documenting activities performed during an inspection; and

 

b. strengthen existing policies to address expectations for improved record-keeping of inspection process steps for each construction component related to each stage of construction specified in Toronto Building’s “Field Inspection Service Levels” that are not passed and/or need to be completed.

 

12. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to system functionality and data fields are implemented to support inspectors' ability to efficiently document inspection process steps not passed and still to be (re-)inspected for each construction component related to each stage of construction specified in Toronto Building’s "Field Inspection Service Levels".

 

13. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to review operational policies for inspections and, where relevant:

 

a. clarify what must be reviewed and documented when the inspector is placing full or partial reliance on general review or other reports; and

 

b. provide guidance on when an order may be warranted when requested reports are not received in a reasonable time frame.

 

14.  City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to discuss with the Ontario Association of Architects, Professional Engineers Ontario, and other relevant industry stakeholders who provide guidelines to their own members on general review and other reports, how these reports can better address the needs of the City's Chief Building Official and building inspectors.

 

15. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to system functionality and data fields are implemented to track open requests for reports from third-party professionals.

 

16. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to strengthen supervision, monitoring and quality assurance processes over inspection activities by:

 

a. implementing on-site observation of the quality of inspections;

 

b. expanding the scope of internal inspection audits to cover an entire building permit file rather than a few inspection attempts;

 

c. increasing the number of inspections and building permit files a manager reviews for a given inspector, when areas for improvement are observed during their internal inspection audit;

 

d. providing timely and constructive feedback to inspectors about areas to correct or improve when performing inspections; and

 

e. summarizing and analyzing results from quality assurance reviews to identify trends or themes that indicate more guidance, training, and supervision of inspectors may be warranted.

 

17. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to consider how system data can be leveraged or analyzed to enhance monitoring of potential conflicts of interest and impairment to independence of building inspectors.

 

18. City Council request the Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to system functionality and data fields are implemented to support more effective monitoring of potential conflicts of interest and impairment to independence of building inspectors.

 

19. City Council request the Chief People Officer, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to expedite a strategy for recruiting and retaining building inspectors and address workload challenges arising from planned and unplanned absences so that sufficient inspectors are available to carry out prescribed inspections within legislated time frames, as well as follow-up on higher risk open building permits and orders.

 

20. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer, to ensure that any necessary enhancements to existing system functionality or modern technology solutions are implemented to:

 

a. improve workflow management, tracking, record-keeping, and monitoring of inspection processes; and

 

b. support Toronto Building's ability to collect and analyze data to develop targeted approaches to improving inspection efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.

 

21. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Chief Information Officer to seek opportunities to offer additional Open Data relating to Toronto Building, and request that they plan to include access to Open Data in future technology initiatives.

Origin

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Presentation from the Auditor General on Building Better Outcomes: Audit of Toronto Building’s Inspection Function
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234507.pdf
(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Building Better Outcomes - Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234093.pdf
(February 7, 2023) Revised At a Glance - Building Better Outcomes - Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234431.pdf
(February 7, 2023) Revised Attachment 1 - Building Better Outcomes: Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234434.pdf
At a Glance - Building Better Outcomes - Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function
Attachment 1 - Building Better Outcomes: Audit of Toronto Building's Inspection Function

AU1.6 - Results of 2021 External Quality Control Review

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the report (November 25, 2022) from the Auditor General for information.

Origin

(November 25, 2022) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(November 25, 2022) Report from the Auditor General on Results of 2021 External Quality Control Review
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234117.pdf
Attachment 1 - Association of Local Government Auditors' Opinion Letter dated October 20, 2022 and the Auditor General's Response dated October 20, 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234118.pdf

AU1.7 - Getting to the Root of the Issues - February 2023 Performance Update of Urban Forestry Contractors and City Crews

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to discontinue reporting to all regular meetings of Audit Committee, as previously directed by City Council in Item 2021.AU8.6, on the performance of urban forestry, and instead City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report relevant metrics and progress through the Auditor General's Recommendation Follow-up Process until such time as the outstanding recommendations are fully implemented.

  

2. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2023 on options to improve tree maintenance services, including the feasibility of the City providing the service.

Origin

(January 26, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Background Information (Committee)

(January 26, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on Getting to the Root of the Issues - February 2023 Performance Update of Urban Forestry Contractors and City Crews
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234059.pdf

AU1.9 - Arenas - 2021 Audited Financial Statements and Status of Outstanding 2021 and Prior Audited Financial Statements

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the 2021 Audited Financial Statements and Management Letters for the Arenas in Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (January 27, 2023) from the Auditor General for information.

Origin

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General

Background Information (Committee)

(January 27, 2023) Report from the Auditor General on Arenas - 2021 Audited Financial Statements and Status of Outstanding 2021 and Prior Audited Financial Statements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234046.pdf
Attachment 1 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - George Bell Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234047.pdf
Attachment 2 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234033.pdf
Attachment 3 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - McCormick Playground Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234034.pdf
Attachment 4 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - Moss Park Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234035.pdf
Attachment 5 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - Ted Reeve Community Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234036.pdf
Attachment 6 - Financial Statements and Management Letter - William H. Bolton Arena
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-234037.pdf

Civic Appointments Committee - Meeting 4

CA4.3 - Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Police Services Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Police Services Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed:

 

Nadine Spencer

 

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (February 22, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Police Services Board.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto Police Services Board

Origin

(February 22, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (Committee)

(February 22, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Police Services Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-234666.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Police Services Board (previously circulated with Item CA3.1)
Confidential Attachment 2 - Interview questions for March 6, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview schedule for March 6, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)

CA4.4 - Appointment of a Public Member to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 31, 2027, and until a successor is appointed:

 

Dan Zilnik

 

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 22, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual who is being considered for appointment to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board.

Origin

(February 22, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (Committee)

(February 22, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of a Public Member to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-234674.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Recommended Candidate, Biography, Application and Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary for Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (CC.New)

Economic and Community Development Committee - Meeting 2

EC2.1 - Appointment of City of Toronto Photo Laureate

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint Nadya Kwandibens to the position of City of Toronto Photo Laureate for a term beginning April 1, 2023, until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is appointed.

Origin

(February 2, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Background Information (Committee)

(February 2, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Appointment of City of Toronto Photo Laureate
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-234189.pdf

EC2.2 - Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) - 2023 Operating Budgets - Report 2

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore, 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 5 - York South - Weston, 6 - York Centre, 7 - Humber River - Black Creek, 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 23 - Scarborough North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council adopt and certify the 2023 recommended Operating Budgets and Levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas:

Business Improvement Area

2023 Operating Budget ($)

2023 Levy Funds Required ($)

Bloorcourt Village

322,645

203,488

Church-Wellesley Village

584,294

288,507

College West

44,684

22,384

Dovercourt Village

22,699

7,909

Dupont by the Castle

172,900

147,490

Emery Village

3,242,685

2,337,499

Harbord Street

33,680

14,221

Korea Town

163,254

77,163

Leslieville

352,392

183,064

Long Branch

183,531

166,704

Marketo District

157,046

109,221

Mimico by the Lake

64,658

52,826

Mimico Village

58,320

35,901

Mount Dennis

199,530

31,338

Ossington Avenue

190,814

74,430

Pape Village

148,132

99,587

Parkdale Village

277,949

234,150

Queen Street West

772,231

306,733

Rogers Road

80,202

39,996

Rosedale Main Street

329,763

239,022

Sheppard East Village

217,381

197,779

shoptheQueensway.com

177,779

159,517

The Eglinton Way

781,320

290,037

Trinity Bellwoods

71,781

57,572

Upper Village

285,968

124,655

Wilson Village

829,112

316,867

Yonge & St Clair

1,007,965

596,556

Total

10,772,715

6,414,616

Origin

(February 2, 2023) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Background Information (Committee)

(February 2, 2023) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) - 2023 Operating Budgets - Report 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-234196.pdf
Appendix A - Summary of 2023 Operating Budget by Business Improvement Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-234197.pdf
Appendix B - Status of Business Improvement Area 2023 Operating Budget Approvals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-234198.pdf

General Government Committee - Meeting 2

GG2.11 - Award of Ariba Document Number 3448368603 to CH2M Hill Canada Limited and Stantec Consulting Limited for Professional Engineering Services for Phase 5 of the Basement Flooding Protection Program

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
1 - Etobicoke North, 2 - Etobicoke Centre, 3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore, 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 15 - Don Valley West, 20 - Scarborough Southwest

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing By-Law, authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to negotiate and enter into an agreement with CH2M Hill Canada Limited, being the highest overall scoring Supplier meeting the requirements of Ariba Document Number 3448368603 to provide program management, preliminary and detailed design, construction administration and post construction services for Phase 5 of the Basement Flooding Protection Program Bundle 1 Assignments, in the total amount of $41,348,551 net of all applicable taxes ($42,076,285 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) as follows:

 

a. program management, in an amount not to exceed $10,090,986 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($10,268,587 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts;

 

b. preliminary and detailed design, in an amount not to exceed $11,832,727 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($12,040,983 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts;

 

c. construction administration, in an amount not to exceed $19,118,338 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($19,454,820 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts; and

 

d. post construction services, in an amount not to exceed $306,500 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($311,894 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts.

 

2. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing By-Law, authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Stantec Consulting Limited, being the next highest overall scoring supplier meeting the requirements of Ariba Document Number 3448368603 to provide program management, preliminary and detailed design, construction administration and post construction services for Phase 5 of the Basement Flooding Protection Program Bundle 2 Assignments, in the total amount of $43,768,591 net of all applicable taxes ($44,538,918 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) as follows:

 

a. program management, in an amount not to exceed $11,343,493 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($11,543,138 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts;

 

b. preliminary and detailed design, in an amount not to exceed $11,046,265 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($11,240,680 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts;

 

c. construction administration, in an amount not to exceed $21,088,833 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($21,459,996 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts; and

 

d. post construction services, in an amount not to exceed $290,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($295,104 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency amounts,

 

all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Proposal and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management - Award of Ariba Document Number 3448368603 to CH2M Hill Canada Limited and Stantec Consulting Limited for Professional Engineering Services for Phase 5 of the Basement Flooding Protection Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234562.pdf
Attachment 1 - Delivery Assignments Location Maps
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234563.pdf
Attachment 2 - Fairness Monitor's Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234584.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) Supplementary report from the Interim Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water on Award for Professional Engineering Services for Phase 5 of the Basement Flooding Protection Program (GG2.11a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235360.pdf
Attachment 1 - Maps Showing Assignment Locations, Costs and Benefitting Properties by Ward
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235361.pdf

GG2.13 - Award to Multiple Suppliers for Collection Services for Provincial Offences Act Fines for Court Services Division

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, the award of Ariba Document Number 3389680974 for the provision of collection services and approve the commission rates submitted by the Successful Suppliers listed in Attachment 1 to the report (February 15, 2023) from the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, and the Director, Court Services.

 

2. City Council authorize the Director, Court Services to apply an average commission rate plus non-recoverable tax to be set at 12.97 percent for First (1st) Assignment Accounts and 21.20 percent for Second (2nd) Assignment Accounts and to be charged to the debtors for the defaulted Provincial Offences Act fines that are owed to the City.

 

3. City Council delegate authority to the Director, Court Services to award contracts and enter into agreements with up to three registered collection agencies for the provision of collection services for the Third Assignment category on a non-competitive basis in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and to approve the commission rates that may be charged by the registered collection agencies and to set the average commission rate to be charged to the debtors for the Third Assignment Accounts.

 

4. The approval of the collection agency rates set out in Parts 1, 2 and 3 above shall constitute the City's approval for the purposes of Subsections 165(9) and 70.1(1) of the Provincial Offences Act and Section 240 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

Origin

(February 15, 2023) Report from the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management Division, and Director, Court Services

Background Information (Committee)

(February 15, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management Division, and Director, Court Services - Award to Multiple Suppliers for Collection Services for Provincial Offences Act Fines for Court Services Division
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234580.pdf

GG2.14 - Emergency Non-Competitive Contract with Clearway Construction Limited to Rescue a Micro-Tunneling Boring Machine on Old Mill Drive for Assignment 5-01 Under the Basement Flooding Protection Program Phase 4

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
4 - Parkdale - High Park

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the report (February 16, 2023) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, for information.

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management Division

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management Division - Emergency Non-Competitive Contract with Clearway Construction Limited to Rescue a Micro-Tunneling Boring Machine on Old Mill Drive for Assignment 5-01 Under the Basement Flooding Protection Program Phase 4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234581.pdf

GG2.16 - Non-competitive Contract with Midome Construction Services Limited for the New Streetcar Tracks on Adelaide Street

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the Interim Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Midome Construction Services Limited to install the new streetcar tracks and related infrastructure on Adelaide Street, between York Street and Victoria Street, in the amount of $39,545,000, net of all taxes and charges ($40,240,992 net of the Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Interim Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, subject to finalization of an agreement with Metrolinx on funding and cost sharing.

Origin

(February 17, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, General Manager, Transportation Services, Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management

Background Information (Committee)

(February 17, 2023) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, General Manager, Transportation Services, Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, and Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management - Non-competitive Contract with Midome Construction Services Limited for the New Streetcar Tracks on Adelaide Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234587.pdf

GG2.17 - Non-Competitive Contract with Orange Traffic Inc. for the Supply and Delivery of Traffic Signal Controllers

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement for a five-year period commencing from the date of award, with Orange Traffic Inc. in the amount of $3,046,590 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($3,100,210 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for the supply and delivery of Traffic Signal Controllers, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(February 17, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Procurement Officer

Background Information (Committee)

(February 17, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Procurement Officer on Non-Competitive Contract with Orange Traffic Inc. for the Supply and Delivery of Traffic Signal Controllers
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234592.pdf

GG2.18 - Non-Competitive Contract with Traffic Logix Corporation for Watch Your Speed Signs for the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan - School Safety Zone Program

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement with Traffic Logix Corporation for a two-year period commencing from the date of award to December 31, 2024, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, in the amount of $4,067,273 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($4,138,857 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(February 17, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services and Acting Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management

Background Information (Committee)

(February 17, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services and Acting Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management on Non-Competitive Contract with Traffic Logix Corporation for Watch Your Speed Signs for the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan - School Safety Zone Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234589.pdf

GG2.19 - 240 Alton Towers Circle - Designation of a Portion of the Property as a Municipal Capital Facility

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
23 - Scarborough North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 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 Cedar City Paradise (Milliken) Inc, which leases approximately 1,700 square feet of space at 240 Alton Towers Circle, suite 300 (the "Leased Premises") to the City of Toronto, used for social and health services; 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.

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Controller

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Controller - 240 Alton Towers Circle - Designation of a Portion of the Property as a Municipal Capital Facility
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234555.pdf

GG2.20 - Proposed Governance Change in respect of the Retirement Compensation Arrangement for certain members of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend City of Toronto By-Law 18-97, respecting the Metropolitan Toronto Police Retirement Compensation Arrangement "Police RCA", as follows:

 

a. provide that all references in the By-Law to “the Board” shall be read as references to the City of Toronto;

 

b. identify an effective date for the change ("Effective Date"), being the date that By-law 181-81 respecting the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund "PBF" is repealed; and

 

c. discharge the Board of Trustees from all rights, duties, liabilities and obligations in respect of the Police Retirement Compensation Arrangement, from and after the Effective Date.

 

2. City Council authorize the Controller to execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, any documents as may be required for the transfer and assignment of the rights and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees to the City as contemplated in the report (February 15, 2023) from the Controller, on terms satisfactory to the Controller, and in a form as approved by the City Solicitor.

Origin

(February 15, 2023) Report from the Controller

Background Information (Committee)

(February 15, 2023) Report from the Controller - Proposed Governance Change in respect of the Retirement Compensation Arrangement for certain members of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234554.pdf

GG2.21 - The Disposition of 13 Barberry Place

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
17 - Don Valley North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council, as the approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the disposition of a portion of the property municipally known as 13 Barberry Place, Toronto, as shown cross hatched in blue and marked as Part 1 on Attachment 1 (the "Surplus Lands") to the report (February 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, by the City, as expropriating authority, without giving the owner from whom the Surplus Lands was expropriated the first chance to repurchase the Surplus Lands on the terms of the best offer received by the City.

 

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

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management - The Disposition of 13 Barberry Place
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234550.pdf

GG2.22 - Below Market Rent Lease Agreement with Toronto Cat Rescue at 705 Progress Avenue, Unit 15, and Designation of the Premises as a Municipal Capital Facility

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a lease agreement (the "Lease") at below market basic rent with Toronto Cat Rescue (the "Tenant") for the premises described as Unit 15, 705 Progress Avenue, Toronto as outlined in Appendix B (the "Leased Premises") to the report (February 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards ( for a five year term, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in the attached Appendices A to the report (February 16, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, with such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize each of the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, severally to execute the Lease and any related documents on behalf of the City.

 

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, 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.

 

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to negotiate, enter into, execute and administer a service agreement with the Tenant substantially on the terms and conditions set out in this report from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management Services and Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, for Toronto Cat Rescue's provision of feral/stray/abused cat protection and control services at 705 Progress Avenue, Unit 15.

 

5. 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 the Tenant, with respect to the Leased Premises, comprising approximately 2,031 square feet, used for the provision of protection, regulation and control of animals; 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;

 

3. the date the service agreement is entered into; and

 

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

 

6. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the Municipal Capital Facility 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.

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report and Appendices A to B from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards - Below Market Rent Lease Agreement with Toronto Cat Rescue at 705 Progress Avenue, Unit 15, and Designation of the Premises as a Municipal Capital Facility
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234551.pdf

GG2.23 - Request for Authority to Enter into a Non-Competitive Agreement with OpenText Corporation leveraging the Provincial Volume Licensing Agreement

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to execute a non-competitive Non-Ontario Public Service Client Agreement to the Volume Licensing Agreement with OpenText Corporation for the purchase of Enterprise Information Management products and services for a term from the date of award to November 24, 2025, with an option at the City's discretion to extend for up to two consecutive one-year terms, and in the amount of $965,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($981,984 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Technology Officer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Procurement Officer

Background Information (Committee)

(February 16, 2023) Report from the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Procurement Officer - Request for Authority to Enter into a Non-Competitive Agreement with OpenText Corporation leveraging the Provincial Volume Licensing Agreement
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234575.pdf

GG2.24 - Extension of Agreement for the Provision of Electrical and Mechanical Show Services for Events and Exhibitions at Exhibition Place Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve an extension of the ShowTech agreement for two years from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2024, for the exclusive provision of electrical and mechanical services on the same terms and conditions of the existing agreement.

Origin

(February 2, 2023) Letter from the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place

Background Information (Committee)

(February 2, 2023) Letter from the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place on EP2.10 Extension of Agreement for the Provision of Electrical and Mechanical Show Services for Events and Exhibitions at Exhibition Place Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234590.pdf
(January 19, 2023) Report from the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place on Extension of Agreement for the Provision of Electrical and Mechanical Show Services for Events and Exhibitions at Exhibition Place Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234591.pdf

GG2.26 - Update on the Confirmation Program's Remediation Plans for City IT Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 14, 2023) from the Chief Information Security Officer remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto Agencies and Corporations.

Confidential Attachment - The security of the property belonging to the City of Toronto Agencies and Corporations

Origin

(February 14, 2023) Report from the Chief Information Security Officer

Background Information (Committee)

(February 14, 2023) Report from the Chief Information Security Officer - Update on the Confirmation Program's Remediation Plans for City IT Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234540.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Update on the Confirmation Program

GG2.27 - Determining Impact of Service Hours Changes at City Hall, Metro Hall and Civic Centres

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Manager and Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to:

 

a. immediately pause any reduction in service levels at City Hall, Metro Hall and all Civic Centres in order to review:

 

i. the impact of a reduction in services and public access on Toronto Community Housing Corporation's requirements for building standards and operational requirements at Metro Hall;

 

ii. general health and safety requirements for city staff and the public; and

 

iii. the impact of bundling work orders on wait times for important services;

 

b. review if there are any service impacts to essential and emergency service locations; and

 

c. report these findings to the April 20, 2023 meeting of the General Government Committee.

Origin

(March 2, 2023) Letter from Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 - Toronto-Danforth

Background Information (Committee)

(March 2, 2023) Letter from Councillor Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 - Determining Impact of Service Hours Changes at City Hall, Metro Hall and Civic Centres
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-234761.pdf

Infrastructure and Environment Committee - Meeting 2

IE2.1 - Entering into an Agreement with Artscape at Spectrum Park (Regent Park Boulevard Park)

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate and sign, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a non-exclusive nominal fee licence agreement with Toronto Artscape Inc., for a term of three years with a renewal term of up to three years at the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation's discretion, for the purposes of providing community programming at Spectrum Park (Regent Park Boulevard Park) and the adjacent road allowance, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(March 3, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Background Information (Committee)

(March 3, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Entering into an Agreement with Artscape at Spectrum Park (Regent Park Boulevard Park)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234794.pdf

IE2.2 - Entering into an Agreement with Fred Victor Centre at Regent Park

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and sign, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a management agreement with Fred Victor Centre, for a term of five years with a renewal term of up to five years at the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation's discretion, for the purposes of managing the greenhouse complex including the bake oven and adjacent garden at Regent Park on the City of Toronto's behalf, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(March 3, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Background Information (Committee)

(March 3, 2023) Report and Attachment from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Entering into an Agreement with Fred Victor Centre at Regent Park
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234793.pdf

IE2.3 - Home Energy Loan Program - Review of Eligibility Requirements

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve changes to the Residential Energy Retrofit Program in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services.

 

2. City Council amend the Home Eligibility Criteria in Part 1.2, headed "Program Eligibility" in Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services by deleting the following:

 

The applicant cannot have more than two late payments on property taxes, utility bills, or other City fees or charges for the past three years.

 

and instead replace with the following:

 

The applicant cannot have more than three instances of a property tax or utility account being 60 days past due in the last 3 years.

 

3. City Council amend the Residential Energy Retrofit Program By-law 1105-2013, to reflect the recommended changes in Parts 1 and 2 above.

Origin

(March 6, 2023) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services

Background Information (Committee)

(March 6, 2023) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services - Home Energy Loan Program - Review of Eligibility Requirements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234810.pdf
Attachment 1: Residential Energy Retrofit Program - Residential Retrofit Program Design
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234816.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from How-Sen Chong, Climate Campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166629.pdf

IE2.4 - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
22 - Scarborough - Agincourt

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council endorse the Preferred Design for a new north-south complete street and realignment of Cowdray Court, generally as shown in Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to prepare the Environmental Study Report for the Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study, issue the Notice of Completion, and post the Environmental Study Report in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Schedule C projects.

 

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to prioritize the implementation of both the New Complete Street as well as the new multi-use trail to support mobility and access in Southwest Agincourt as part of the Transportation Services 2024 Capital Plan and Budget Submission, starting with advancing detailed design to confirm property requirements and establishing more detailed cost estimates.

 

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to prepare an Official Plan Amendment to reflect the planned right-of-way width of 25 metres for Cowdray Court.

 

5. City Council endorse the additional transportation improvements identified as part of the Southwest Agincourt Connections Study, and City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to program the design and implementation of the improvements as part of future capital planning processes.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 from the General Manager, Transportation Services - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234809.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Naomi Barbero (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Edward Yu (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Letter from Agincourt Village Community Association - Rhoda Potter, Randy MacDougall, Elli Cristea, Sarah Martin, Richard Yang (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Petition from Petition from Rhoda Potter, President Agincourt Village Community Association (IE.Supp)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Venki Subramaniam (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Elaina De Luca (IE.Supp)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Derek McDonald (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Stella D (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Virgil Sunga (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Laura Lee (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Cycle Toronto - Alison Stewart (IE.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166427.pdf
(March 19, 2023) E-mail from Marie Gormaly (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Sean Aguilar (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Dale Cheong (IE.Supp)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Gil Pereira and Rosemary Pereira (IE.Supp)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Mary (Heather) Ioannou (IE.Main)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Vincent Yeh (IE.New)
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Maurice Lerman (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Arezoo Irannejad (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Julian T (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Joanne Lucena (IE.Main)

Communications (City Council)

(March 26, 2023) Letter from Rhoda Potter, President, Agincourt Village Community Association (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166591.pdf
(March 28, 2023) E-mail from Estuardo Ibarra (CC.New)

IE2.6 - Modernizing Bike Share Toronto Rate Structure

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council approve (as required by Section 441-11 of Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code) the following adjustments (excluding Harmonized Sales Tax) to the Bike Share Toronto program rate structure to take effect April 3, 2023:

 

a. annual 30 Membership Fee of $105.00;

 

b. annual 45 Membership Fee of $120.00;

 

c. annual Membership Overage Fee charges of $0.12 per minute exceeding the user’s selected Annual Membership limit;

 

d. annual Members E-bike per minute charge of $0.10;

 

e. casual customer Iconic bike per minute charge of $1.00 unlock fee + $0.12 per minute;

 

f. casual customer E-bike per minute charge of $1.00 unlock fee + $0.20 per minute;

 

g. a 90-minute Iconic bike day pass (24h) of $15.00 +$0.12 for each additional minute; and

 

h. annual Bike Share Toronto Low-Income Program Membership Fee of $5.00.

 

2. City Council direct that Bike Share members be permitted to pay for their annual membership in three consecutive monthly installments, provided that the full annual membership is due immediately if any payment is missed or if the membership is canceled.

 

3.  City  Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Chief Technology Officer,  in consultation with the the Toronto Parking Authority, to undertake best efforts to expedite the delivery of the low income fare pass program for Bike Share Toronto in the third quarter of 2023.

 

4.  City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority Board to request the President, Toronto Parking Authority, for a one-year pilot project, to create 100 special Bike Share Toronto annual memberships, which cost the usual membership fee but which include the use of e-bikes without the additional $0.10 per minute charge, and to work with City staff or a non-profit organization to make them available to individuals who receive Ontario Disability Support Benefits. 

 

5. City Council request  the Toronto Parking Authority Board to request the Toronto Parking Authority to engage the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board to enter into the corporate discount program.

 

6. City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority Board to request the Toronto Parking Authority to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2023 on:

 

a. an equity based affordable rate plan for people with disabilities and seniors, for whom usage of E-bikes is an accessibility issue;

 

b. a proposal for subsidizing the Bike Share program's expansion and user rate structure with increased on and off street parking levies; and

 

c. an equity based investigation to the impact of these rates on users from the inner suburbs who already have fewer modes of active transportation available than users in the downtown core.

 

7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report on the viability of requiring all future major for profit residential development to be required to include funding for E-Bike stations in proximity to proposed developments.

 

8.  City Council deem that adequate public notice of City Council's consideration of a proposal to change the rate and fee structure of the Bike Share Toronto program (and any corresponding amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, has been given through the posting of Item PA2.6 on the published agenda for the Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority, and the posting of Item IE2.6 on the published agenda for the Infrastructure and Environment Committee five working days before the Committee meeting.

Origin

(March 3, 2023) Letter from The Board of Directors, Toronto Parking Authority

Background Information (Committee)

(March 3, 2023) Letter from the Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority on PA2.4. Modernizing Bike Share Toronto Rate Structure
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234811.pdf
(March 6, 2023) Toronto Parking Authority on Modernizing Bike Share Toronto Rate Structure
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234851.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Presentation from the Director, Bike Share Toronto, Toronto Parking Authority and the Vice President, Business Development, Toronto Parking Authority on A New Rate Structure for an Expanded and Modernized Bike Share Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-235023.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Marg Pilger (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Emily Donaldson (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Emmanuelle Brochard (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Susan Rynard (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Bailey Chui (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Andre Kipin (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Jessica Timotheo (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Antonio Pilla (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Michelle Wolfson (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Fern Mosoff (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Asa Weinstein (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from John Healy (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Matthew Banks (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Bruce Novakowski (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Lois Bennett (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Honorata Trojanowska (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Peter Leventis (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Dana Snell (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Esteban Diaz (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Amanda Lee (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Jacqueline Stroud (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Brendan Hendel (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Lee-Anne Bigwood (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Carla Wong (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Avrum Jacobson (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Ian Tharp (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Robert Wallis (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Jonah Arnold (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Jason C (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Miles Gripton (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from David Nash (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Siobhan Fitzmaurice (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Samantha Richardson (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Matthew Freelander (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Jon Herberman (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Patrick DeRochie (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Clare Barry (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Victoria Adilman (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Sam Bootsma (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Alex Keselman (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Guillermo Verdecchia (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Emily Wat (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Ann Peel (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Mario Silva (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Brian Chang (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Debbie Green (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Timna Ben-Ari (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Robin Richardson (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Lara Arabian (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Tristan Truyens (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Erin Campos (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Ted Mann (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Andrea Calver (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Heather Armstrong (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Peter Elton (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Maisa Barbosa (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Azad Memon (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Pauline Decroix (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Christopher Bozek (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Ian Kirkland (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Andrew Hunter (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Fred Spek (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Sybille Parry (IE.Main)
(March 10, 2023) E-mail from Maria Bui (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Cathleen Sullivan (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Christine Gebel (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Lesley Turner (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Randolph Haluza-DeLay (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Ilse Kramer (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Murray Lumley (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Ingrid Buday (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Julie Nicholson (IE.Main)
(March 11, 2023) E-mail from Susan A'Court (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Justin Lin (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Sean Cooper (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Andrew Ng (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Shelly Nixon (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Siu Sem Hon (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Christopher Logon (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Kristina Stockwood (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Abbey Huggan (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Rachel Boere (IE.Main)
(March 12, 2023) E-mail from Melissa M (IE.Main)
(March 13, 2023) E-mail from Anne Fleming (IE.Main)
(March 13, 2023) E-mail from Nicole T (IE.Main)
(March 13, 2023) E-mail from Chris Scott (IE.Main)
(March 13, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Maria Millar (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Angela Salamanca (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Holly Reid (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Agincourt Village Community Association, Rhoda Potter, Sarah Martin (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Ryan Lindsay (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Bruce Novakowski (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Greg Trent (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Sarah Levitt (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from TCAT - The Centre for Active Transportation - David Simor (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition - Robert Zaichkowski (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Cycle Toronto - Alison Stewart (IE.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166425.pdf
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Geary Shorser (IE.Main)
(March 19, 2023) E-mail from Lee Scott (IE.Supp)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Sarah Buchanan, Toronto Environmental Alliance (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166434.pdf
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Jessica Spieker, Friends and Families for Safe Streets (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166437.pdf
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Gig Workers United (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166439.pdf
(March 19, 2023) E-mail from Donna Patterson (IE.Supp)

Communications (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Elizabeth Fedorkow (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Emily Wat (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Valerie Endicott (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Valentin Mihut (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Geoff Kettel (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Jen Keystone (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Lorraine Barnaby (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Sarah Levitt (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Tristan Durie (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Anshul Rao (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Bailey Chui (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Pavel Recnik (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Antonio Pilla (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Andrew Hunter (CC.Main)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Alison Stewart (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Carolyn Wong (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Chris Randall (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Dana Snell (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Dawn Crandell (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Gray Taylor (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Jim Roche (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Julia Armstrong (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Lisa Malinowsk (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Patrick DeRochie (CC.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Sarah Durrant (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Adrian Currie (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Azad Memon (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Eric Mills (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Ilse Kramer (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Jennifer Stolte (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Nic Sammond (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Noah Badi (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Raymond Choi (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Riccardo Caimano (CC.Supp)
(March 26, 2023) E-mail from Rhoda Potter and Sarah Martin, Agincourt Village Community Association (CC.Supp)
(March 24, 2023) E-mail from Xenie Smith-Stanko (CC.Supp)
(March 24, 2023) E-mail from Despina Melohe (CC.Supp)
(March 25, 2023) E-mail from Pat Pallotta (CC.Supp)
(March 25, 2023) E-mail from Elaine Stewart (CC.Supp)
(March 25, 2023) E-mail from Ingrid Buday (CC.Supp)
(March 26, 2023) E-mail from Erin Marchak (CC.Supp)
(March 27, 2023) E-mail from David Simmons (CC.Supp)
(March 27, 2023) E-mail from Geoff Kettel (CC.Supp)
(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy Cycle Toronto (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166621.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel, Richard Nelson, Holly Reid and Najia Zewari, Executive Committee, Cycle Don Valley Midtown (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166627.pdf
(March 24, 2023) E-mail from Matt Welke (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Krista Maxwell (CC.Supp)
(March 27, 2023) E-mail from Devin Stephanian (CC.New)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Barry St. Denis (CC.Supp)
(March 23, 2023) E-mail from Thomas George (CC.Supp)

IE2.7 - College Street Bikeways Extension

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
9 - Davenport, 11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to include a study and near-term implementation cycling and pedestrian project on College Street between Lansdowne Avenue and Manning Avenue in the next Near Term Cycling Network Plan (2025-2027), and to report back as part of the next Cycling Network Plan update.

 

2. Subject to the adoption of Part 1 above, City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake public consultation with local residents, Business Improvement Areas, and vulnerable road user groups as part of the College Street between Lansdowne Avenue and Manning Avenue project.

Origin

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Dianne Saxe and Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Background Information (Committee)

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Dianne Saxe and Councillor Alejandra Bravo
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234797.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Isaac Berman (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Daniel Di Camillo (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Julian Carpenter (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Luke Porter (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Chris O'Bray (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Piyaphong Mikaeo (IE.Main)
(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Jennifer Beer (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Matt Van Engelen (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from James Malekzadeh (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Warren Has (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Heather Jackson (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Erika Kon (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Michael Smith (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Leslie Carlin (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Adelina Petit-Vouriot (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Steven Fistell (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Bruce Novakowski (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Drew Thorp (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Letter from Robert Zaichkowski (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Cycle Toronto - Alison Stewart (IE.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166426.pdf
(March 17, 2023) Letter from TCBC - Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition - Roger Morier (IE.Main)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Mauricio Argote-Cortes (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Keenan Sequeira (IE.Supp)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Donna Patterson (IE.New)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Douglas Yardley (IE.New)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Dave Shellnutt, The Biking Lawyer LLP (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166477.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 24, 2023) E-mail from Lars Bryan (CC.Supp)
(March 26, 2023) E-mail from Emily Wat (CC.Supp)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Bradley Meredith (CC.New)
(March 26, 2023) E-mail from Brian Huntley (CC.Supp)

IE2.10 - Parking Regulation Amendments - to temporarily authorize Permit Parking on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
5 - York South - Weston, 9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily, except no parking from 7:00 p.m. 1st day to 7:00 p.m. on the 16th day of each month, inclusive, April 1 to December 1, inclusive on the even (west) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from house 308 to 424 to be in effect from Rogers Road to a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent to a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

 

2. City Council amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily, except no parking from 7:00 p.m. on the 16th day of each month to 7:00 p.m. on the 1st day of each month, inclusive, April 1 to December 1, inclusive and no parking anytime from 7:00 p.m. December 1 of one year to 7:00 p.m. April 1 of the next following year, inclusive on the odd (east) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from house 293 to 425 to be in effect from Rogers Road to a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent to a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

 

3. City Council authorize permit parking to be in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m., daily on the odd (east) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from Rogers Road to Kenora Crescent.

 

4. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from the 16th day to the last day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

 

5. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, from December 1 to March 31, inclusive on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

 

6. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent.

 

7. City Council amend the existing prohibit parking in effect from the 1st day of each month to the 15th day of each month, April 1 to November 30, inclusive on the west side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

 

8. City Council direct that Blackthorn Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

Origin

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Frances Nunziata

Background Information (Committee)

(March 6, 2023) Letter from Councillor Frances Nunziata - Parking Regulation Amendments - to temporarily authorize Permit Parking on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234808.pdf

IE2.11 - Senior Safety Zones - Increasing Speeding Fines

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on options for enhanced safety measures in Senior Safety zones, including but not limited to the feasibility for doubling fines for speeding, reducing the speed limit, and creating larger signage in Senior Safety Zones.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Letter from Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Background Information (Committee)

(March 20, 2023) Revised Letter from Councillor Vincent Crisanti on Senior Safety Zones - Increasing speeding fines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-235029.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Councillor Vincent Cristanti - Senior Safety Zones - Increasing speeding fines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-235021.pdf

Planning and Housing Committee - Meeting 2

PH2.1 - Bill 109 Implementation, Phase 1 - Recommended Official Plan and Municipal Code Amendments

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 641 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land, substantially in accordance with Attachment 3 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

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

Origin

(February 9, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 9, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Bill 109 Implementation, Phase 1 - Recommended Official Plan and Municipal Code Amendments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234496.pdf
Attachment 1: Recommended Official Plan Amendment, Incorporated into Section 5.5 and Schedule 3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234497.pdf
Attachment 2: By-law to Adopt Official Plan Amendment 641
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234498.pdf
Attachment 3: By-law to Amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234499.pdf
(February 3, 2023) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234524.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(February 27, 2023) Multiple Communications from Susan Dexter, Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166103.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 27, 2023) Letter from Anne Benedetti, Goodmans LLP, on behalf of Tenblock (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166611.pdf

PH2.3 - Zoning By-law Amendment to Permit Laneway Suites in Yorkville - Final Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 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 in Attachment 1 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

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

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Zoning By-law Amendment to Permit Laneway Suites in Yorkville - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234485.pdf
(February 3, 2023) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234486.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Jeff Pozzobon (PH.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Michael Thom (PH.Supp)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Barb Moore (PH.New)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Kathleen Rueter (PH.New)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Real Estate Canada (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Dough Morris (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) Letter from Kathrin Bohr, ABC Residents Association (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166076.pdf
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Barbara Liu (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Karen Gorsline (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Gwen Chamberlain (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Dianne Robertson (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Brian Dourley (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from David and Sheila Latham (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Raoul Boulakia and Carol Annon (PH.New)

PH2.8 - Ensuring a Successful Tenant Advisory Committee at Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to ensure that:

 

a. the terms of reference for the Tenant Advisory Committee be developed in collaboration with the Tenant Advisory Committee and the City with consideration of the recent efforts and approach by Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation in establishing its Senior Tenant Advisory Committee;

 

b. an additional round of recruitment be completed for the Tenant Advisory Committee in partnership with the City, which targets tenants who are not currently involved in Toronto Community Housing Corporation's tenant engagement system, and that meetings with the new and current Committee members begin early in the second quarter of 2023;

 

c. Toronto Community Housing Corporation appoint up to three Tenant Directors to the Tenant Advisory Committee, and request that all current Toronto Community Housing Corporation Tenant Directors be offered an opportunity to join the Tenant Advisory Committee; and

 

d. the formal reporting relationship between the Tenant Advisory Committee and the Board will continue to be through the Chief Operating Officer.

 

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to ensure that City staff provide support to the Tenant Advisory Committee, to assist with both the development of the terms of reference of the Tenant Advisory Committee and the recruitment of new members.

 

3. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to jointly co-chair the Tenant Advisory Committee on a transitional basis to provide leadership and establish an effective Committee which will provide the basis for stronger voices from tenants within Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

 

4. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to report back in the first quarter of 2024 on the progress of the new Tenant Advisory Committee, including the Terms of Reference that were developed.

Origin

(February 13, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat on Ensuring a Successful Tenant Advisory Committee at Toronto Community Housing Corporation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234514.pdf

PH2.10 - City Solicitor Opinion - Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

2. City Council request the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee once the Province has released regulations under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

Confidential Attachment - The attachment to this report contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Origin

(February 10, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (Committee)

(February 10, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on City Solicitor Opinion - Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234525.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Legal Advice

Communications (Committee)

(February 27, 2023) Letter from Alena Parkinson, More Neighbours Toronto (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166089.pdf
(February 27, 2023) Letter from Veronica Wynne, The Swansea Area Ratepayers Association and The Swansea Area Ratepayers Group (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166085.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Stephen Job, AICP, Vice President, Tenblock (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166616.pdf

PH2.11 - Implementing Bill 23 - Amendments to the Heritage Act and Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Code: Chapter 103 - Heritage

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 103, Heritage, substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Direction, City Planning.

 

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

 

3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the first annual report required under Section 103-8.7D of City of  Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 103, to report on the performance and process of administering the delegated authority of listing properties prior to a prescribed event, as defined under the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

4. City Council request the Province of Ontario to make the necessary amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the municipality and a property owner to agree to a mutual extension or waiver of the timeline prescribed in Paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1.2) requiring that property be listed on the Heritage Register at the time of a prescribed event.

Origin

(February 10, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 10, 2023) Revised Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Implementing Bill 23 - Amendments to the Heritage Act and Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Code: Chapter 103 - Heritage
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234501.pdf

PH2.12 - 239-249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East), 509 Parliament Street, 1871 and 1885 Weston Road - Inclusion of Nine Properties in Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York on the Heritage Register

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
5 - York South - Weston, 13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) in Attachments 1 to 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

 

239 Gerrard Street East

241 Gerrard Street East

243 Gerrard Street East

245 Gerrard Street East

247 Gerrard Street East

249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East)

509 Parliament Street  

1871 Weston Road  

1885 Weston Road

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 239-249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East), 509 Parliament Street, 1871 and 1885 Weston Road - Inclusion of Nine Properties in Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York on the Heritage Register
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234484.pdf

12a - 239-249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East), 509 Parliament Street, 1871 and 1885 Weston Road - Inclusion of Nine Properties in Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York on the Heritage Register

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 239-249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East), 509 Parliament Street, 1871 and 1885 Weston Road - Inclusion of Nine Properties in Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York on the Heritage Register
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234646.pdf

PH2.13 - 191, 193, 195, 199 College Street and 74 and 76 Henry Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 191 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 191 College Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 193 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 195 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 199 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 199 College Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 5 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

5. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 74 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 6 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

6. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 76 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 6 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

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

Origin

(February 17, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 17, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 6 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 191, 193, 195, 199 College Street and 74 and 76 Henry Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234459.pdf

13a - 191, 193, 195, 199 College Street and 74 and 76 Henry Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 191, 193, 195, 199 College Street and 74 and 76 Henry Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234644.pdf

PH2.14 - 3377 Bayview Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
17 - Don Valley North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 3377 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (January 30, 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 Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(January 30, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(January 30, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 3377 Bayview Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234477.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Vivian W. (PH.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Nancy and Nei Shapera (PH.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Carmen Santiago and Emmanuel Santiago (PH.Supp)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Joe Mamone (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Richard Lu (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Danny Wang (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Lynn Freeman (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Boris Dinkoff (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Maria Novelli (PH.New)
(February 25, 2023) Letter from Ken Kong (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) Letter from Tom Koehler and Maria Markos (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166052.pdf
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Shazad Bilwani (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Becky Thorson (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Pauline Chuang (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Annabella Sze (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Ted Dawson and Hui-Ming Yu (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Grace Gu (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Stanislav Shmakov (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Stephen Chan (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Anthony Lee (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Lingling Zou (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Yu Feng (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Liyan Ma (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Ping Fun Choy and Vivien Choy (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Rita Li (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Albert Liu and Margaret Liu (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Derrick Lau (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Eleni Damianakis and John Damianakis (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Bill Wong (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Terry Han (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Sai-Sun Ng (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Linda Wang (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Yuan Zhou (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Hong Yuan (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Jing Xu (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Harriet Altman (PH.New)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Grace Gu, Bayview Woods Neighbourhood Association (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/comm/communicationfile-166101.pdf
(February 27, 2023) Letter from Louis Nalasco (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Adel Girgis (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Youssef Girgis (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Simon and Salpi Kutyan (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Jim Donegan (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Judy Wang (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Steve and Christy Xu (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Wen Zhu (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Howard Price (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Kathy Crozier (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Angela Nogai (PH.New)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Gerry Egberts (PH.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Lucia Chen and Nancy Ji (PH.New)

Communications (City Council)

(March 1, 2023) E-mail from Abbas Gholami (CC.Main)
(February 28, 2023) E-mail from Flora Ken (CC.Main)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Anne-Marie Maugeri (CC.New)

14a - 3377 Bayview Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 3377 Bayview Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234639.pdf

PH2.15 - 401 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 401 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 403 and 405 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 401 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 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 Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 401 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234460.pdf

15a - 401 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 401 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234645.pdf

PH2.16 - 51 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 51 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (February 13, 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 Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(February 13, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Report and Attachments 1, 2, and 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 51 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234516.pdf

16a - 51 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 51 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234640.pdf

PH2.17 - 835 and 839 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street (including entrance address at 837 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 835 and 839 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (February 13, 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 Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(February 13, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (Committee)

(February 13, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 835 and 839 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234476.pdf

17a - 835 and 839 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Committee)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board on 835 and 839 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-234638.pdf

Etobicoke York Community Council - Meeting 3

EY3.1 - 20 Brow Drive (Long Branch GO Station) - City-Initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 20 Brow Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Director, Transportation Planning and 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.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Transportation Planning and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 8 from the Director, Transportation Planning and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District on 20 Brow Drive (Long Branch GO Station) - City-Initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234437.pdf
(February 1, 2023) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234296.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 2, 2023) E-mail from George Thackray (EY.Main)
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from William Bearss and Rita Bearss (EY.Supp)

Communications (City Council)

(March 1, 2023) E-mail from William and Rita Bearss (CC.Main)

EY3.2 - 5251 Dundas Street West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 5251 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (February 6, 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.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 and 7 to 8 from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District on 5251 Dundas Street West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234439.pdf
Attachment 6: Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234438.pdf
(February 1, 2023) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234297.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 1, 2023) E-mail from Vicki McKee (EY.Main)
(February 2, 2023) E-mail from Rebecca Isaak (EY.Main)
(February 7, 2023) E-mail from Real Estate Canada (EY.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/comm/communicationfile-165697.pdf
(February 13, 2023) E-mail from Chris Wilczewski (EY.Supp)
(February 13, 2023) E-mail from April Esteves (EY.Supp)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Irene Jones (EY.Supp)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Colleen Noble (EY.Supp)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Rosalina Rodrigues (EY.Supp)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Lakshman Welegedera (EY.Supp)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Carolyn Graham (EY.Supp)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Shadia Nusair (EY.Supp)
(February 17, 2023) E-mail from Stephen Taft and Fe Taft (EY.Supp)
(February 18, 2023) E-mail from Tamara Pavlovic (EY.Supp)
(February 19, 2023) E-mail from Shelagh Barrington (EY.Supp)
(February 21, 2023) Submission from John Gallagher and Jacqueline Gallagher (EY.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Harri Somanlall (EY.Supp)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Lucy Falco, Six Points Residents Association (EY.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/comm/communicationfile-166021.pdf
(February 25, 2023) E-mail from Sue Kao (EY.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Melissa Challice (EY.New)
(February 26, 2023) E-mail from Abel Borg (EY.New)

Communications (City Council)

(March 6, 2023) E-mail from April Esteves (CC.Main)
(February 27, 2023) E-mail from Colleen Noble (CC.Main)
(March 27, 2023) E-mail from Helen Jenkins (CC.Main)

EY3.3 - 5415-5481, 5485 and 5487 Dundas Street West and 15 and 25 Shorncliffe Road - Application to Lift the Holding Provision - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 206-2022 to remove the Holding Symbol (H) from the lands at 5415-5481, 5485 and 5487 Dundas Street West and 15 and 25 Shorncliffe Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 4 to the report (February 6, 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.

Public Notice Given

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 4 from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District on 5415-5481, 5485 and 5487 Dundas Street West and 15 and 25 Shorncliffe Road - Application to Lift the Holding Provision - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234411.pdf
(December 2, 2022) Public Notice
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234462.pdf

EY3.4 - 4195, 4219, 4221 Dundas Street West and 556, 558, 560, 562 and 564 Prince Edward Drive North - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the lands at 4195, 4219 and 4221 Dundas Street West and 556, 558, 560, 562 and 564 Prince Edward Drive North, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

e. the owner has submitted requested information and makes required revisions to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Toronto Transit Commission;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

i. 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 application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

 

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

 

k. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues regarding the on-site parkland dedication location and configuration raised by Parks Development, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

 

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

 

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

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Revised Report and Attachments 1 to 9 from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District on 4195, 4219, 4221 Dundas Street West and 556, 558, 560, 562 and 564 Prince Edward Drive North - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234677.pdf
(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 9 from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District on 4195, 4219, 4221 Dundas Street West and 554, 556, 558, 560, 562 and 564 Prince Edward Drive North - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Appeal Report

Communications (Community Council)

(February 23, 2023) Petition from F. Campbell, President, Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc, containing approximately 700 signatures, on file with the City Clerk. (EY.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/comm/communicationfile-165962.pdf

EY3.6 - Fenmar Drive - Parking Amendments

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
7 - Humber River - Black Creek

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the north side of Fenmar Drive, between Signet Drive and a point 165 metres east.

Origin

(February 8, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 8, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Fenmar Drive - Parking Amendments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234417.pdf

EY3.8 - Islington Avenue and Prince George Drive/Ridgevalley Crescent - Pedestrian Crossing Protection

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
2 - Etobicoke Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Prince George Drive/Ridgevalley Crescent.

Origin

(February 8, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 8, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Islington Avenue and Prince George Drive/Ridgevalley Crescent - Pedestrian Crossing Protection
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234440.pdf

EY3.9 - Evans Avenue and Ourland Avenue - Traffic Control Signals

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Evans Avenue and Ourland Avenue.

Origin

(February 8, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 8, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Evans Avenue and Ourland Avenue - Traffic Control Signals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-234418.pdf

North York Community Council - Meeting 3

NY3.1 - 699 - 711 Lawrence Avenue West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 699 - 711 Lawrence Avenue West and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated April 21, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. 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;

 

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

 

e. submit 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;

 

f. make 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;

 

g. provide 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;

 

h. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; in requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way;

 

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

 

j. the applicant submit a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Declaration of Use and Screening Form and if there are any affected rental housing units and/or dwelling rooms with existing tenants, that the owner has submitted a tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12;

 

k. if a Rental Housing Demolition Application is necessary, that City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning where authorized to do so, has authorized the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as applicable; and

 

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

 

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

Origin

(January 30, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 30, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 8 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 699 - 711 Lawrence Avenue West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234358.pdf

NY3.2 - 1141 Roselawn Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 1141 Roselawn Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

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

 

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

 

b. the Owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a revised 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;

 

c. 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;

 

d. the Owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10;

 

e. the Owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the Official Plan Amendment and rezoning applications, a gas investigation report and a certified letter that is signed and stamped by a qualified person, for the possible presence of methane gas on the property; and

 

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

 

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

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 7 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 1141 Roselawn Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234430.pdf

NY3.3 - 2 - 20 Glazebrook Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 2 - 20 Glazebrook Avenue.

 

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

 

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

 

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated September 7, 2022, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. the owner has 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;

 

d. the owner has submitted a Methane Gas Investigation Report acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required;

 

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated September 13, 2022, including the submission of a Public Utilities Plan and Soil Volumes Plan, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry; and

 

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

 

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

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (January 11, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

 

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

Origin

(January 11, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 11, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 12 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 2-20 Glazebrook Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234303.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Carol Burtin-Fripp, Co-Presidents, Leaside Residents Association Incorporated (NY.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-165912.pdf

NY3.4 - 1466 and 1500 Bayview Ave - Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeal for the lands at 1466 and 1500 Bayview Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

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

 

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

 

b. the owner has submitted the final form of the architectural plans, landscape plans, completed Toronto Green Standards documents, Travel Demand Management Plan, servicing plans, reports, and studies, reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, forming the Site Plan approval to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, 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, or where appropriate include a Holding Provision in the implementing Zoning By-law;

 

d. the owner agrees in the Site Plan Agreement that prior to any building permit for any building or structure, the following municipal services shall be provided to the lot line and the following provisions shall be complied with:

 

i. all new public roads necessary to serve the building or structure have been constructed to a minimum of base curb and base asphalt and are connected to an existing public highway; and,

 

ii. all water main and sanitary sewers and appropriate appurtenances have been installed and are operational:

 

e. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; in requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; and

 

f. the owner agrees in the Site Plan Agreement to provide 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.

Origin

(February 1, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 1, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 11 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 1466 and 1500 Bayview Ave - Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234254.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Carol Burtin-Fripp, Co-Presidents, Leaside Residents Association Incorporated (NY.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-165914.pdf

NY3.5 - 943 - 963 Eglinton Avenue East and 23 Brentcliffe Road - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment and the Draft Plan of Subdivision appeals for the lands at 943 - 963 Eglinton Avenue East and 23 Brentcliffe 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 appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

 

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

 

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 23, 2022, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. the owner has 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;

 

d. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised in the Urban Forestry Memorandum dated January 5, 2022, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, as they relate to tree planting, soil volume, utility conflicts, tree protection, and Toronto Green Standards, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

 

e. the City has advised that updated sun/shadow and wind tunnel studies have been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

f. the owner has provided a revised draft Plan of Subdivision to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning; and,

 

g. the Conditions of Draft Plan Approval respecting the proposed Plan of Subdivision are in a form acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prepared in consultation with the City Solicitor and appropriate Divisions.

 

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

 

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

 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (February 21, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 

Origin

(February 3, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 3, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 8 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 943-963 Eglinton Avenue East and 23 Brentcliffe Road - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234352.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Carol Burtin-Fripp, Co-Presidents, Leaside Residents Association Incorporated (NY.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-165915.pdf

NY3.6 - 6167 Yonge Street, 10 Newton Drive, 9 Madawaska Avenue and City-owned Public Lane - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the application to amend the Official Plan and zoning by-laws (File No. 22 108032 NNY 18 OZ) for the lands at 6167 Yonge Street, 10 Newton Drive, 9 Madawaska Avenue and the City-owned public lane.

 

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

 

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

 

b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments as set out in their memo dated April 6, 2022, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. in the event the updated Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and / or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit, any upgrade or required improvements, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 

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

 

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

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues outlined in the report (January 30, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

 

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

Origin

(January 30, 2023) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 30, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 8 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 6167 Yonge Street, 10 Newton Drive, 9 Madawaska Avenue and City-owned Public Lane - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234238.pdf

NY3.28 - Traffic Control Signals at Wilson Avenue and Champlain Boulevard

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
6 - York Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation of new traffic control signals at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Champlain Boulevard/Private Access.

 

2. City Council direct that the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Champlain Boulevard be co-ordinated with the development site located at 470 - 530 Wilson Avenue and adjacent planned roadway and infrastructure improvements, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

Origin

(February 3, 2023) Letter from Councillor James Pasternak

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 3, 2023) Letter from Councillor James Pasternak on Traffic Control Signals at Wilson Avenue and Champlain Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234245.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor James Pasternak (NY.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-165956.pdf

NY3.30 - 37 Rochester Avenue - Request for City Solicitor to Appeal and Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council instruct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the hearing at the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose Application A0489/22NY respecting 37 Rochester Avenue.
 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal of the decision in Application A0489/22NY respecting 37 Rochester Avenue and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at her discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and with the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

Origin

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor Jaye Robinson

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor Jaye Robinson on 37 Rochester Avenue - Request for City Solicitor to Appeal and Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234634.pdf
Attachment 1 - Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234635.pdf
Attachment 2 - Planning Staff Report to the Committee of Adjustment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234636.pdf

NY3.31 - Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution affecting North York

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:


1. City Council communicate to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario that Toronto City Council strongly objects to the plan to reduce the number of ridings in the City of Toronto as it will potentially reduce the representation of all Torontonians at all three levels of government, even though Toronto residents are already the most under-represented in Canada on a per capita basis.

 

2. City Council request the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario ("the Commission") to provide public notice regarding its recommended boundaries issued on February 10, 2023, or any other boundaries that it might subsequently recommend, and provide opportunities for public input in a manner similar to the process set out in Sections 19 (1-6) of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act R.S.C., 1985, c.E-3 and that this recommendation be transmitted by the City Clerk to the Commission.

 

3. City Council request the Government of Canada review the issue of public participation in the review of riding boundaries and make recommendations to the Government of Canada with respect to amendments to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act R.S.C., 1985, c.E-3 in order to provide opportunities for public input in response to proposals and recommendations prepared by Commissions, both after the initial Proposals are made and after the release of the Commissions’ Reports.

Origin

(February 22, 2023) Letter from Councillor Lily Cheng

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 22, 2023) Letter from Councillor Lily Cheng on Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution affecting North York
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-234623.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor Jon Burnside, Chair, Toronto Transit Commission and Councillor, Ward 16 - Don Valley East (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166558.pdf

Scarborough Community Council - Meeting 3

SC3.2 - 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road - Application to Lift Holding Provision Application - Final Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, to remove the holding (H) symbol for the lands at 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 4 to the report (February 7, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

 

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

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 9 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District - 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road - Application to Lift Holding Provision Application - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234443.pdf
(February 7, 2023) Attachment 4 - Draft Zoning By-law Amendment - 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234455.pdf

SC3.3 - 54 to 62 Glen Everest Road - Zoning Amendment Application - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
20 - Scarborough Southwest

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 54 to 62 Glen Everest Road.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve the outstanding issues detailed in the report (February 7, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, and report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

 

3. City Council defer making a decision at this time on the Rental Housing Demolition/Conversion Application (Application 21 123167 ESC 20 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which allows for the demolition of the sixty-eight (68) existing rental dwelling units at 54, 58 and 62 Glen Everest Road, and instruct staff, if necessary, to report on the Rental Housing Demolition/Conversion Application to City Council at such time as an Ontario Land Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 54 to 62 Glen Everest Road.

 

4. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Final Order until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

 

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

 

b. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 123167 ESC 20 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and, should City Council authorize the demolition, that the Applicant has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act securing the replacement of the existing rental dwelling units and rents, tenant assistance to mitigate hardship, and other rental related matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

c. the owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or it has been determined that a holding provision is required in the Zoning By-law amendment;  

 

d. the owner has entered into a financially secured Development Agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the Site Servicing Review and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 

e. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Development Engineering and Transportation Services as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

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

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 8 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District - 54 to 62 Glen Everest Road - Zoning Amendment Application - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234464.pdf

SC3.19 - Traffic Control Signals - Bellamy Road North and Banmoor Boulevard/Cedar Brae Boulevard

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
21 - Scarborough Centre, 24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council not authorize the installation of traffic control signals at Bellamy Road North and Banmoor Boulevard/Cedar Brae Boulevard.

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachment from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services - Traffic Control Signals - Bellamy Road North and Banmoor Boulevard/Cedar Brae Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234453.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Elizabeth Reynolds (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Dennis Levesque (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Fareeda Sabdar Ali (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Joan Rogers (SC.Main)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Jennifer Cannell (SC.Main)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Joan Rogers (SC.Main)
(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Maureen Corby (SC.Supp)
(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Mary Roblin (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Colin Bogue (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Gloria Bogue (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from David Kong (SC.Supp)

SC3.20 - Traffic Control Signals - Morningside Avenue and Warnsworth Street

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at Morningside Avenue and Warnsworth Street.

Origin

(February 7, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 7, 2023) Report and Attachment from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services - Traffic Control Signals - Morningside Avenue and Warnsworth Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234452.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Donna Benko (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Flor Mesina (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Dorothy Janke (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Rick Jackson (SC.Main)
(February 14, 2023) E-mail from Karly De Groot (SC.Main)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Corinne Tryon (SC.Main)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Siva Mahesuran (SC.Main)
(February 18, 2023) E-mail from Bruce B (SC.Main)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Christine Butkovich (SC.Main)
(February 17, 2023) E-mail from Joanna Stapleton-El Asmar (SC.Main)
(February 15, 2023) E-mail from Marilyn Strumos (SC.Main)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Melodie DeGroot (SC.Main)
(February 16, 2023) E-mail from Peter Liu (SC.Main)
(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Shekh Mahenoor (SC.Supp)
(February 18, 2023) E-mail from Yana Verbitskaia (SC.Main)
(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Helmut Bayer (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Joshua Dyall (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Stephen Brimo (SC.Supp)
(February 21, 2023) E-mail from Susan Lecuyer (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Karen Khan (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Wilma Pitts (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Aliyah Zonbia (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Karen Scottie (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Khris Dyall (SC.Supp)
(February 22, 2023) E-mail from Marc Frigault (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Don Salken (SC.Supp)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Danika Black (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Efrem Leakemariam (SC.Supp)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Geoff Nash (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Judi Barnes (SC.Supp)
(February 23, 2023) E-mail from Peter Reiter (SC.Supp)
(February 24, 2023) E-mail from Shelly Stupeski (SC.Supp)

Communications (City Council)

(March 2, 2023) E-mail from Gary Ramgeet (CC.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Rachel Koblitz (CC.Main)

Toronto and East York Community Council - Meeting 3

TE3.3 - 820 Church Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 820 Church Street in substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

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

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-7 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 820 Church Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234471.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234321.pdf

TE3.4 - 1235-1255 Bay Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1235-1255 Bay Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1235-1255 Bay Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan 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 submit a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and gas investigation report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-5 and 7-8 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 1235-1255 Bay Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234318.pdf
(February 21, 2023) Attachment 6: Draft Zoning By-law Amendment (569-2013)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234633.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234325.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 22, 2023) Letter from Andrew Biggart on behalf of ABC Residents Association (ABC) and the Greater Yorkville Residents Association (GYRA) (TE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/comm/communicationfile-165971.pdf

TE3.5 - 234-250 King Street East and 162 Princess Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Removal of Holding Symbol ("h") - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 1151-2022 (Ontario Land Tribunal) for the lands at 234-250 King Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 2 to the report (January 31, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

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

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Origin

(January 31, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 31, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-5 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 234-250 King Street East and 162 Princess Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Removal of Holding Symbol ("h") - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234324.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234500.pdf

TE3.6 - 975 Danforth Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 975 Danforth Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

c. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and

 

d. a Construction Management Plan is submitted to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to the commencement of any shoring or excavation work, which includes the requirement for the developer to undertake the following items in addition to the standard City Construction Management Plan:

 

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

               

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

vii. post a 24/7 contact number for the site superintendent on the construction hoarding.

 

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

 

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

 

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing an Standards to monitor this development should it be approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal for compliance with the Short Term Rental Regulations.

 

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

Origin

(February 3, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 3, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-7 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 975 Danforth Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234311.pdf

TE3.7 - 17, 23 and 25 Lascelles Boulevard - Part Lot Control Exemption Application - Decision Report - Approval

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
12 - Toronto - St. Paul's

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 17, 23 and 25 Lascelles Boulevard, as generally illustrated on Attachment 2 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council.

 

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

 

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

 

b. register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the subject lands described in Schedule A in Attachment 3 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to release the Section 118 Restriction from all or any portion of the lands in the City Solicitor's sole discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning at such a time as confirmation is received that the Common Elements Condominium has been registered to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 

 

4. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. 

 

5. 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.

 

6. City Council authorize City staff to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to City Council's decision.

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-3 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 17, 23 and 25 Lascelles Boulevard - Part Lot Control Exemption Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234307.pdf

TE3.8 - 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue - Alterations to Heritage Properties within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve the exterior alterations to the heritage property at 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Angela Tsementzis Architect, dated September 30, 2022 and Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated October 26, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following additional conditions:

 

a. the owner shall:

 

1. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue dated October 26, 2022 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, provided that original windows and doors may be replaced with new, more energy efficient windows and doors that restore the original appearance of the building; and

 

2. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the property at 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and

 

b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the property as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 required in Part 1.a.1. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and

 

2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications that are keyed to the approved Landscape Plan required in Part 1.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning

Origin

(January 25, 2023) Report from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 25, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-3 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning - 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue - Alterations to Heritage Properties within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234244.pdf

8a - 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue - Alterations to Heritage Properties within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Community Council)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - 29-31 Prince Arthur Avenue - Alterations to Heritage Properties within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234647.pdf

TE3.9 - 86 Highland Avenue - Demolition of a Structure within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District and Approval of a Replacement Structure

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve the demolition of the heritage building at 86 Highland Avenue, an "Unrated" structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following:

 

a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 86 Highland Avenue as shown in the plans and Heritage Impact Assessment submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on December 14, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans; and

 

b. prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 86 Highland Avenue including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing "Unrated" building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

 

1. photo documentation of the existing structure at 86 Highland Avenue; and

 

2. final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and a landscape plan consistent with the plans and Heritage Impact Assessment submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on December 14, 2022 and the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan.

Origin

(January 25, 2023) Report from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning

Background Information (Community Council)

(January 25, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-4 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning - 86 Highland Avenue - Demolition of a Structure within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District and Approval of a Replacement Structure
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234246.pdf

9a - Demolition of a Structure within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District and Approval of a Replacement Structure - 86 Highland Avenue

Origin
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board
Background Information (Community Council)
(February 16, 2023) Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - Demolition of a Structure within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District and Approval of a Replacement Structure - 86 Highland Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234641.pdf

TE3.11 - 463 Vaughan Road - Non-Residential Demolition Application

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
12 - Toronto - St. Paul's

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve the application to demolish the existing 1-storey car dealership subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner agrees to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping;

b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

c. the owner registering the beautification agreement on title to the property and providing proof of registration to the City Solicitor;

 

d. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

 

e. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition; and

 

f. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement. 

Origin

(February 3, 2023) Report from the Director and Deputy Chief Building Official Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 3, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-3 from the Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District - Non-Residential Demolition Application - 463 Vaughan Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234390.pdf

TE3.19 - Accessible Parking Spaces - February 2023 (Non-Delegated)

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
4 - Parkdale - High Park, 9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces at the locations identified in Attachment 1 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services - Accessible Parking Spaces - February 2023 (Non-Delegated)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234322.pdf

TE3.23 - 1 Bloor Street West (Yonge Street and Balmuto Street) - Construction Staging Area Time Extension

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:  

 

1. City Council authorize, for purposes of construction at 1 Bloor Street West, the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of a 5 metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane and to pedestrian traffic on the east sidewalk on Balmuto Street, between a point 29 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 12 metres further south, from April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024, inclusive.

 

2. City Council authorize, for purposes of concrete pouring on at 1 Bloor Street West, the intermittent temporary closure to vehicular traffic of Balmuto Street, from the first public lane south of Bloor Street West to Bloor Street West, from April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024, inclusive.

 

3. City Council authorize, for purposes of construction at 1 Bloor Street West the temporary closure to pedestrian traffic of the west sidewalk and to vehicular traffic of a three-metre-wide portion of the southbound curb lane, both on Yonge Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 66 metres south, from April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, inclusive.

 

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

 

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

 

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

 

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

 

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

 

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local Business Improvement Areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

 

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

 

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

 

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

 

13. City Council direct that Balmuto Street, Bloor Street West and Yonge Street be returned to their pre-construction traffic regulations and lane configurations when the project is completed.

 

14. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Temporary Street Occupation permit to Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. for the period of April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024, inclusive, for a portion of Balmuto Street, from a point 29 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 12 metres further south, without Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. having to comply with certain requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, as more generally described in the report (February 6, 2023) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services and, where the approval conflicts with Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, the approval of the General Manager, Transportation Services shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.

 

15. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Temporary Street Occupation permit to Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. for the period of April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, inclusive, for a portion of Yonge Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 66 metres south.

 

16. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring adequate winter maintenance of all the areas that are not accessible by the City of Toronto Contracted Services, within the affected area designated on the construction management plan.

 

17. City Council direct the applicant to continue visually improving the pumping station fence by providing and installing public art, in a manner that does not block sightlines for vehicles exiting the laneway.

 

18. City Council direct the applicant to continue only placing additional bollards and traffic signage on the street fifteen minutes prior to operating the pump, to removing them within fifteen minutes of discontinuing use of the pump and to not placing them in legal parking areas.

 

19. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that cement trucks and other construction vehicles and equipment do not queue or park on Balmuto Street, and that they do not block access for service vehicles accessing the properties at 21 and 35 Balmuto Street, except during concrete pouring operations.

 

20. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into and execute an updated indemnity agreement with Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. to address the City's interests with respect to any and all temporary street occupations and closures on Balmuto Street on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

21. City Council direct that Parts 1 to 19, inclusive, above, be subject to Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. entering into the indemnity agreement in Part 20 above.

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachments 1-2 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services - Construction Staging Area Time Extension - 1 Bloor Street West (Yonge Street and Balmuto Street)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234381.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(February 22, 2023) Letter from Allison Speigel, Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, on behalf of Mappro Realty Inc. (TE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/comm/communicationfile-165960.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 23, 2023) Letter from Allison Speigel, Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, on behalf of Mappro Realty Inc. (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166546.pdf

TE3.30 - Realignment of Permit Parking Area 4B to Exclude the Development Located at 581 Bloor Street West

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area 4B as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the development currently located at 581 Bloor Street West.

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services - Realignment of Permit Parking Area 4B to Exclude the Development Located at 581 Bloor Street West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234305.pdf

TE3.38 - Use of Nathan Phillips Square for Various Events - March 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council grant permission to Celebrate Toronto, St. Patrick's Parade event, Canadian Polish Congress, Magellan Community Foundation, Jack.Org, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Luminato Festival, Nathan Phillips Square Farmers' Market Association, Philcan Mosaic Incorporation, United Way Greater Toronto, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Moksha Canada Foundation, Festival Management Committee, Taste of the Middle East, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc. Young Canadian Alliances, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, A- Supreme Foundation to operate a beer and wine (VQA) garden, and to serve alcohol contingent upon the following conditions:

 

a. approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario;

 

b. approval of the Medical Officer of Health;

 

c. compliance with the City of Toronto’s Municipal Alcohol Policy; and

 

d. receipt of all the necessary permits associated with the production of the event i.e. building permits, noise by-law extension permit.

 

2. City Council grant permission to Celebrate Toronto, St. Patrick's Parade event, Baycrest Foundation, Falun Dafa Association of Toronto, Canadian Polish Congress, Magellan Community Foundation, A - Supreme Foundation, Christian Music Festival, Jack.Org, City of Toronto Newcomer Office, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Sing! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival, Rugby Ontario, Autism Speaks Canada, Luminato Festival, Philcan Mosaic Incorporated, Senior Services and Long-Term Care, City of Toronto, United Way Greater Toronto, Canada One Family Network, Strategic Protocol and External Relations, Toronto City Clerk’s Office, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Festival Management Committee, Taste of the Middle East, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Toronto Community and Culture Centre, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Young Canadian Alliances, Toronto Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day Coalition, Moksha Canada Foundation, Better Futures For Kids Foundation, Nepalese Canadian Community Services, Philippines Independence Day Council, Metro Marine Modellers, Panorama India to solicit donations in support of their organizations.

 

3. City Council grant permission to St. Patrick's Parade event, Falun Dafa Association of Toronto, Canadian Polish Congress, Magellan Community Foundation, A - Supreme Foundation, Jack.Org., City of Toronto Newcomer Office, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Autism Speaks Canada, Luminato Festival, Philcan Mosaic Incorporated, Senior Services and Long Term Care, City of Toronto, United Way Greater Toronto, Canada One Family Network, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Taste of the Middle East, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Toronto Community and Culture Centre, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Young Canadian Alliances, Moksha Canada Foundation, Better Futures For Kids Foundation, Nepalese Canadian Community Services, Philippines Independence Day Council, Metro Marine Modellers, Panorama India to engage in sports demonstrations. 

 

4. City Council grant permission to Celebrate Toronto, Baycrest Foundation, A - Supreme Foundation, City of Toronto Newcomer Office, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Sing! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival, Smart Commute Toronto, City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Luminato Festival, Nathan Phillips Square Farmers' Market Association, United Way Greater Toronto, Heritage Toronto, Strategic Protocol and External Relations, Toronto City Clerk’s Office, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Festival Management Committee, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Community and Culture Centre, Young Canadian Alliances, Moksha Canada Foundation, Better Futures For Kids Foundation, Philippines Independence Day Council, Metro Marine Modellers for sound amplification outside of Nathan Phillips Square amplification schedule policy.

 

5. City Council grant permission to the Celebrate Toronto, St. Patrick's Parade event, Canadian Polish Congress, Magellan Community Foundation, Christian Music Festival, Jack.Org., City of Toronto Newcomer Office, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Luminato Festival, Philcan Mosaic Incorporated, United Way Greater Toronto, Strategic Protocol and External Relations, Toronto City Clerk’s Office, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Festival Management Committee, Taste of the Middle East, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Toronto Community and Culture Centre, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Young Canadian Alliances, Moksha Canada Foundation, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Panorama India to use open flame as part of their event production.

 

6. City Council grant permission to City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, and Pride Toronto to use special effects pyrotechnics as part of their event production.

 

7. City Council grant permission to Baycrest Foundation, Falun Dafa Association of Toronto, Canadian Polish Congress, Magellan Community Foundation, City of Toronto Newcomer Office, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Luminato Festival, Strategic Protocol and External Relations, Toronto City Clerk’s Office, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Taste of the Middle East, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Young Canadian Alliances, Toronto Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day Coalition, Better Futures For Kids Foundation, Metro Marine Modellers to place objects in the pool.

 

8. City Council grant permission to City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, and Toronto Outdoor Art Fair provides permission to cover City Hall windows and building.

 

9. City Council require that the various events compensate the City of Toronto, through the Corporate Real Estate Management Division, for all City of Toronto costs associated with an event above the standard staffing compliment.

Origin

(February 6, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 6, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture - Use of Nathan Phillips Square for Various Events - March 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234301.pdf

TE3.44 - Establishing a Community Safety Zone on Greenwood Avenue

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council rescind the Community Safety Zone designation in effect at all times, on both sides of Greenwood Avenue, between Chatham Avenue and Springdale Boulevard.

 

2. City Council designate a Community Safety Zone in effect at all times, on both sides of Greenwood Avenue, between Chatham Avenue and O'Connor Drive.

Origin

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor Paula Fletcher

Background Information (Community Council)

(February 21, 2023) Letter from Councillor Fletcher - Establishing a Community Safety Zone on Greenwood Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-234621.pdf

Subcommittee on Metrolinx’s Ontario Line Construction - Meeting 1

TM1.2 - Update on Metrolinx's Ontario Line Construction within the Toronto and East York District

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Referred
Wards:
4 - Parkdale - High Park, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 19 - Beaches - East York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, referred Item TM1.2 to the Toronto and East York Community Council and added it to the agenda for the April 12, 2023 meeting.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

During the review of the Order Paper on March 29, 2023, City Council adopted a procedural motion to remove this Item from the jurisdiction of the Toronto and East York Community Council and bring it forward for consideration by City Council.

Origin

(March 8, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Division

Background Information (Subcommittee)

(March 8, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Division on Subcommittee on Metrolinx's Ontario Line Construction - First Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234939.pdf

Communications (Subcommittee)

(March 15, 2023) Submission from Steve Munro and Liz Driver (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166395.pdf
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Maggi Redmonds (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166420.pdf
(March 15, 2023) Letter from Shelley Kline on behalf of the Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee (LSE CAC) (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166429.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Liz Driver, Director/Curator, Campbell House Museum (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166465.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Honorary President, Grange Community Association (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166466.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Rick Green, Chair, Federation of South Toronto Residents' Association (FoSTRA) (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166467.pdf
(March 21, 2023) Letter from Ralph Daley on behalf of the Grange Community Association (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166497.pdf
(March 21, 2023) E-mail from Paul Hopkins (TM.Supp)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Sue Dexter on behalf of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166486.pdf
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Diane Devenyi on behalf of the Moss Park Coalition (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166487.pdf
(March 21, 2023) E-mail from Gavin Leeb (TM.Supp)
(March 21, 2023) Letter from John Wilson and Cynthia Wilkey, Co-chairs, West Don Lands Committee (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166509.pdf
(March 21, 2023) Letter from Catherine Nasmith on behalf of Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Toronto (ACOToronto) (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166511.pdf
(March 21, 2023) Letter from Walied Khogali Ali, Co-Chair, Build Ontario Line Better (BOLD) Coalition (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166499.pdf
(March 22, 2023) Letter from Max Allen (TM.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) Letter from Diana Belshaw on behalf of Gooderham & Worts Neighbourhood Association (TM.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) Letter from Diana Belshaw on behalf of Gooderham & Worts Neighbourhood Association (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166529.pdf
(March 21, 2023) E-mail from Alan Liu on behalf of the Queen Street West BIA (TM.Supp)
(March 22, 2023) E-mail from Paula Davies (TM.New)
(March 22, 2023) Letter from Stewart Linton on behalf of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (TM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166531.pdf
(March 22, 2023) Letter from Rosemarie Powell, Toronto Community Benefits Network (TM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/tm/comm/communicationfile-166532.pdf

New Business - Meeting 5

CC5.1 - Declaring the Office of Mayor Vacant and Filling the Vacancy

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council declare a vacancy in the Office of Mayor.

 

2. City Council require that a by-election be held to fill the vacancy in the Office of Mayor, as outlined in the draft bill in Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Clerk, and City Council direct that the by-law come into force on April 2, 2023.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Clerk to amend Purchase Order Number 6044628 with DataFix, Division of Comprint Systems Incorporated, and increase the value of the contract by $571,615, net of all taxes and applicable charges ($581,676, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the total contract value from $2,599,235, net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,644,982, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $3,170,850, net of all taxes and applicable charges ($3,226,657, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), and to extend the validity date until December 31, 2024, under the same pricing, terms and conditions of the existing agreement and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

4. City Council approve the in-year budget adjustment to amend the City Clerk's Office 2023 operating budget to reflect the funds required to conduct the by-election.

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report and Appendix A from the City Clerk on Declaring the Office of Mayor Vacant and Filling the Vacancy (CC5.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235142.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 24, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (CC.Supp)

CC5.2 - Amendments to Existing Policies Related to Services to Members During an Election Period

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend the Use of Corporate Resources During an Election Period Policy and the Constituency Services and Office Budget Policy, to provide that the restrictions on services provided to Members of Council after August 1 in the year of a general election be applied to Council Members upon the earlier of:

 

a. making a public declaration that they intend to seek election to the office of Mayor; or

 

b. filing a nomination for the office of Mayor during a Mayoral by-election;

 

such that if the Council Member withdraws their candidacy before election day, or makes a public declaration that they will not seek election for the office of Mayor, these restrictions shall no longer apply to that Council Member.

 

2. City Council direct that these restrictions will apply to such Council Members except to the extent that they limit the Council Members in the direct fulfillment of Council duties.

 

3. City Council request any Members of Council who seek election to the Office of Mayor, to consider donating their salaries to:

 

a. a charity serving people experiencing homelessness;

 

b. a mental health charity; or

 

c. the City

 

for the duration of the campaign.

Origin

(March 22, 2023) Report from the City Manager

Background Information (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the City Manager on Amendments to Existing Policies Related to Services to Members During an Election Period (CC5.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235263.pdf

CC5.3 - Ombudsman Toronto Report: Investigation into the City's Processes for Clearing Encampments in 2021

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council accept the report from Ombudsman Toronto and direct City Officials to implement the report's recommendations.

 

Ombudsman Toronto's Recommendations:

 

1. The City should ensure that the City division or group tasked with clearing encampments is properly resourced, has the required social services expertise needed to properly support people living in encampments, and works collaboratively with divisional partners.

 

2. The City should ensure that, if it decides it is necessary to clear an encampment, it prioritizes the needs of those living in the encampment, including providing vital social services to help with the transition.

 

3. The City should create a detailed plan outlining how the City will support access to physical and mental health services for those living in encampments.

 

4. The City should create a strategy for engaging with people living in encampments, including specific strategies for Indigenous communities, as well as Black, racialized, and equity-deserving groups. These strategies should include a clear definition of engagement. They should also seek and incorporate feedback from people living in encampments.

 

5. The City should proactively work to repair its relationships with community workers for the benefit of those living in encampments.

 

6. The City should provide the public with clear information about its response to encampments, including, but not limited to, the clearing process, the roles of City staff involved, how much notice will be provided, and the supports and services available to those living in encampments. If the City changes its mind about a clearing's compliance date, it should share that information with the people living in the encampment before the date listed on the Trespass Notice. If the City still plans to clear the encampment, it should inform those living in the encampment of the new date as soon as possible.

 

7. The City should communicate with encampment residents in clear, accessible, and plain language, and provide a dedicated resource for those living in encampments to ask questions or raise concerns with the City.

 

8. The City should use multiple communications channels and methods to ensure people living in encampments are informed in a timely way.

 

9. The City should finalize its review of the Dufferin Grove Park initiative and make it public as soon as possible, in order to make the initiative permanent.

 

2. City Council endorse the recommendations in the Ombudsman’s report and, in so doing, confirm its support for the Dufferin Grove approach to dealing with encampments.

 

3. City Council commit to working with those who reside in encampments using human rights and culturally appropriate responses.

 

4. City Council ensure that encampment residents are provided safe indoor space proactively by City Staff.

 

5. City Council endorse the goal of no encampments in the City of Toronto.

 

6. City Council direct the appropriate City staff to report back to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2023 on:

 

a. a revised mandate and strategic plan to guide the City's encampment response that is aligned with both the updated Encampment Interdepartmental Protocol and the realization of the progressive right to housing as outlined in the Toronto Housing Charter;

 

b. the composition, leadership and mandate of the inter-divisional Encampment Working Group;

 

c. clear procedures required in advance of any issuing of notices of eviction;

 

d. minimum time threshold established between an issuing of a notice of eviction and associated procedures to move forward with a clearing; and

 

e. policy grounds to authorize any encampment clearings.

 

7. City Council direct the City Solicitor to report in the fourth quarter of 2023 on the impact of the Ontario Superior Court finding that the action of the Region of Kitchener-Waterloo to evict an encampment violated Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

 

8. City Council request the Provincial Government to develop a regional approach to homelessness in the Greater Toronto Area including ensuring that local governments provide adequate shelter space for their residents.

 

9. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to increase support for pathways out of homelessness.

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the Ombudsman

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Cover report from the Ombudsman on Ombudsman Toronto Report: Investigation into the City's Processes for Clearing Encampments in 2021 (CC5.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235279.pdf
Ombudsman Toronto Report: Investigation into the City's Processes for Clearing Encampments in 2021, dated March 24, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235280.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 29, 2023) Letter from Kira Heineck, Executive Director, Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness (CC.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166649.pdf

CC5.4 - Report on Councillor Josh Matlow’s Tweets Criticizing City Staff

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the findings that Councillor Matlow has violated the Code of Conduct.

 

2. City Council reprimand Councillor Matlow and suspend the remuneration paid to him in respect of his services as a member of Council for a period of 10 days, commencing May 1, 2023.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Integrity Commissioner notes:

 

- Two previous Integrity Commissioner reports have found Councillor Matlow breached Article XII (Conduct Respecting Staff) for similar conduct, and in the second instance Council imposed a reprimand.

 

- Councillor Matlow has escalated his criticism of specific City staff to social media and, in the case of Ms. Cook, has engaged in subsequent reprisal.

Origin

(March 22, 2023) Report from the Integrity Commissioner

Background Information (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) Cover report from the Integrity Commissioner on Report on Councillor Josh Matlow’s Tweets Criticizing City Staff (CC5.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235302.pdf
Attachment 1 - Report on Councillor Josh Matlow’s Tweets Criticizing City Staff
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235303.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 24, 2023) E-mail from C. Stock (CC.Supp)
(March 31, 2023) E-mail from Councillor Josh Matlow (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166690.pdf

CC5.5 - Intergovernmental Advocacy Efforts on Toronto's Refugee Claimant Shelter Response

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Government of Canada to extend funding for shelter for asylum seekers in Toronto through the Interim Housing Assistance Program beyond March 31, 2023, and for program funds to be delivered via pre-established and sustainable budgets.

 

2. City Council reiterate its requests to the Federal and Provincial Governments to establish and implement an intergovernmental and cross-departmental strategy for large scale asylum seeker arrivals; create or improve capacity in locations across Ontario to provide shelter as well as other supports to asylum seekers in their journey to claim refugee protection; and provide additional dedicated allocations as part of the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit to support opportunities for permanent housing.

 

3. City Council reiterate its requests to the Federal Government to urgently implement measures to ensure that the processing of refugee protection claims is brought to the legislated timelines.

Origin

(March 22, 2023) Report from the City Manager

Background Information (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) Report from the City Manager on Intergovernmental Advocacy Efforts on Toronto's Refugee Claimant Shelter Response (CC5.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235252.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Supplementary report from the City Manager on Intergovernmental Advocacy Efforts on Toronto's Refugee Claimant Shelter Response (CC5.5a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235468.pdf

CC5.6 - Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee for 2022-2026 City Council Term

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council adopt the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2023) from the City Manager, as amended by Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 below, and direct that all meetings of this body be held in accordance with the Simplified Rules of Procedure for Advisory Bodies in Item 2023.EX2.1 adopted by City Council at its meeting on February 7 and 8, 2023.

 

2. City Council amend the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to include "Independently monitor progress" of the City’s Housing Programs as laid out in Page 32 of Attachment 1 to 2022.EX34.7, headed "Review and Considerations for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function - July 19th 2022".
 

3. City Council amend the Terms of Reference to:

 

a. include the position of the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee as a separate role; and

 

b. require the Chair to be appointed by City Council on the recommendation of the Civic Appointments Committee.
 

4. City Council amend the Terms of Reference to provide for the separate recruitment for the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee through the Public Appointments process and that the City Manager, in consultation with the City Clerk, include the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in the list of members of bodies to which the policy applies in their forthcoming report on the City’s Remuneration Policy.

 

5. City Council require the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to meet a minimum of four times a year at the direction of the Chair and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

 

6. City Council amend Section C, Part 1 of the Terms of Reference so that it now reads as follows:

 

C.1. The Advisory Committee will provide its advice to City Council through the Executive Committee.
 

7. City Council: 

 

a. add two full-time equivalent positions to the Affordable Housing Secretariat to support the work of the advisory committee and to advance the Right to Housing

 

b. amend the 2023 operating budget by transferring the funding for 2 of the 8 approved new positions in the Ombudsman's Office to the Affordable Housing Secretariat.

Origin

(March 22, 2023) Report from the City Manager

Background Information (City Council)

(March 22, 2023) Report from the City Manager on Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee for 2022-2026 City Council Term (CC5.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235281.pdf
Attachment 1 - Housing Rights Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235282.pdf
Attachment 2 - Timeline of Actions Directed by City Council in EX34.7 to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Housing
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235283.pdf
City Council Approved Terms of Reference - Housing Rights Advisory Committee
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235971.pdf

CC5.7 - Appointment of Members to the Tribunals Nominating Panel

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint the following nine individuals to the Tribunals Nominating Panel, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 31, 2027, and until successors are appointed:

 

-  Abena Buahene

-  Patricia Foran

-  Teng-Teng Amy Go

-  Asiya Hirji

-  Anna Kinastowski

-  Dr. Lilian Ma, as Chair

-  Kenneth Richard

-  Daphne Simon

-  Voy Stelmaszynski

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointees' biographies:

 

Abena Buahene


Abena Buahene has held senior leadership roles with several regulatory/compliance
focused bodies including the Law Society of Ontario and the Condominium Authority of
Ontario which includes an on-line dispute resolution service through the Condominium
Authority Tribunal. She currently serves as a public appointee on the Council of the
Ontario College of Teachers and also is the vice-chair of the human resources
committee and a member of the Council’s selection and nominating committee.


Patricia Foran


Patricia Foran practised in the field of municipal and planning law in Ontario for 30
years. She regularly appeared before the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Ontario
Municipal Board) and Ontario Courts and has been recognized as a leading expert in
her field by Lexpert and Best Lawyers in Canada. A frequent speaker and writer in the
field of planning law, she also co-authored the Ontario Planning Legislation and
Commentary (LexisNexis) (2004-2021) and is former Director of Canadian Urban
Institute.


Teng-Teng Amy Go


Amy is a social worker by training and has dedicated her professional career to serving
immigrants and seniors, promoting and advocating for culturally and linguistically
appropriate care and health equity for racialized communities. Amy has extensive
experiences in non-profit governance as board chair and member of local, provincial,
and national organizations. For her contributions, Amy received the Young Women's Christian Association Woman of Distinction Award and Immigrant Success Award and Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council's Immigrant Success Award.


Asiya Hirji


Asiya Hirji is currently a staff lawyer with the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law’s
Legal Aid Clinic, Downtown Legal Services. Prior to that she worked at Toronto’s East
Side community clinic, Neighbourhood Legal Services, and also with the Health
Justice Program, a collaboration between Neighbourhood Legal Services and St. Michael’s Hospital. Asiya holds a B.A. (Honours) from McGill University and an L.L.B from the University of Ottawa. Asiya
is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.


Anna Kinastowski


Anna Kinastowski is a graduate of McMaster University and the Faculty of Law at the
University of Toronto with over 35 years of experience in municipal government. She
has held senior positions in the former City of Scarborough and the City of Toronto. She
has a solid background in planning and municipal law as well as experience in leading
and managing the largest municipal legal division in Canada. She has been recognized as an expert in her field by her peers.


Dr. Lilian Ma


For the past thirty years Dr. Ma has held senior positions within federal and provincial
governments on a myriad of administrative agencies and tribunals, involving matters on
immigration and refugee status, social justice, landlords and tenants, public education,
race relations, human rights and health. She is a retired lawyer with a previous research
scientist background. She last held positions of Alternate Executive Chair of the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario for Ontario and the Ex Director of Canadian Race Relations Foundation for Canada.


Kenneth Richard


Both sides of Kenn Richard’s family come from the original Métis and Francophone
settlements along the Red and the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. He is of the first
generation in his family to be raised in the city and graduate from university. He holds a
Masters in Social Work, University of Manitoba, and has been practicing social work,
principally within Aboriginal child welfare, since the mid-seventies


Daphne Simon


Daphne has a long-standing career as a senior leader in the public and not-for-profit sectors. During her tenure as a practicing lawyer, within the legal clinic system, she gained a breadth of expertise advocating for the advancement of clients from equality-deserving communities. Daphne has experience as an adjudicator, instructor and trainer within the Ontario's administrative justice sector. Daphne is an active member of various arts-oriented Boards. She is fluent in the French language.


Voy Stelmaszynski


Voy Stelmaszynski is a retired lawyer with over 25 years' experience in the provincial
tribunal sector, primarily with the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Voy has worked
extensively with the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (on the executive,
as an instructor), and has been guest-panellist at the Law Society, the Ontario Bar
Association and the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals. He served on the
Tribunals Nominating Panel in its inaugural iteration, 2018-2022.

Origin

(March 21, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Background Information (City Council)

(March 21, 2023) Report and Attachment 1 from the City Clerk on Appointment of Members to the Tribunals Nominating Panel (CC5.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235228.pdf

CC5.8 - Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint Earl Davis to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 31, 2025, and until a successor is appointed.

  

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 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 Hydro Board.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 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 Hydro Board.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointee's biography:


Earl Davis


Earl Davis is a Financial Markets leader with over 28 years of global investing experience. He
presently heads Fixed Income at BMO Global Asset Management and formerly led Developed
Markets Fixed Income and Currencies at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. He holds a Chartered
Director designation, and is a Chartered Financial Accountant. He has an Masters of Business
Administration from the Ivey School of Business, and he is also a voting member of the
Accounting Standards Oversight Counsel which oversees and provides strategic input to the
Accounting Standards Board and the Public Sector Accounting Board.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations on Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board (CC5.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235296.pdf
(March 6, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235297.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Summary of Current Members of the Toronto Hydro Board
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview questions for March 20, 2023
Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview schedule for March 20, 2023

CC5.9 - Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint Mike Yorke to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 20, 2025, and until a successor is appointed.

  

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 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 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 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 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointee's biography:

 

Mike Yorke

 

Mr. Yorke has spent 40 plus years in Ontario's construction sector having started as an apprentice Carpenter in 1980. He has served in multiple roles with the Carpenters Union as organizer, business representative and various executive board roles culminating as president of local 27 and then also of the Carpenters District Council of Ontario. His role with the council was as Director of Public Affairs and Innovation, which included business development and communications. Mr. Yorke was a founding board member of the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades. He is currently a Board member of the Scarborough Health Network Foundation, a Capital Campaign Committee member at Sunnybrook Hospital, and an Advisory Board member of the Daily Commercial News.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Corporations on Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board (CC5.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235299.pdf
(March 6, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235300.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2- Diversity Information Summary for Current City of Toronto Public Appointees to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview schedule for March 20, 2023
Revised Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview questions for March 20, 2023

CC5.10 - Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint Mary Lee to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal, who will serve as Chair, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed.

  

2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal who will serve as public members, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed:

 

- Marc Bhalla

- Emily Cole

- Verlyn Francis

- Peter Harris

- Joanne Lau

- Edgar-Andre Montigny

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 5 to the report (March 7, 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 Licensing Tribunal.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 5 to the report (March 7, 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 Licensing Tribunal.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointees' biographies:

 

Marc Bhalla

 

Marc Bhalla is an experienced mediator and adjudicator with senior designations of the ADR Institute of Canada. He earned a Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution from Osgoode Hall Law School and an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. A proud resident of North York for over two decades, Marc is deeply engaged in the community. He is passionate about justice, fairness and the work of the Toronto Licensing Tribunal.

 

Emily Cole

 

Emily Cole is a resident of Toronto-Danforth. She is an experienced adjudicator and a certified mediator. Emily is a veteran investigations and trial lawyer with thirty years experience. She has prosecuted and defended many complex, high-profile commercial litigation cases. Emily holds a B.A from McGill and a J.D from Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also qualified to practice law in New York.

 

Verlyn Francis

 

Verlyn Francis holds J.D. and LL.M. degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School. After practising law in Toronto for over twenty years, she worked as an adjudicator at Toronto Licensing Tribunal and Social Security Tribunal. In addition to her independent work, she is a corporate and civil  arbitrator and mediator on the rosters of international and local institutions. Ms. Francis teaches graduate studies in ADR and ethics in business and law schools, and has served on several not-for-profit boards.

 

Peter Harris

 

Peter Harris is married to a judge and lives in a rambling century house/construction zone in the Beaches area. He describes the home as a free­ standing gong show comprised of kids, grandkids, child care-givers, construction workers, assorted relatives and mealtime guests. Having an insatiable fixation on rights and natural justice, Peter has always contended - judgments should be a product of teamwork and give expression to a diversity of viewpoints, while striving for fairness and justice.

 

Joanne Lau

 

I am a lawyer and adjudicator. I was called to the Ontario bar in 1990 and practised law in the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic for over two decades.  My practise included representing clients before Federal and provincial tribunals and courts.  I was an adjudicator for the Consent and Capacity Board and am presently adjudicating disciplinary matters as part of the Tribunal Committee of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. 

 

Mary Lee

 

Mary Lee is a Program Coordinator and Professor in the Longo Faculty of Business at Humber College. She has a long and distinguished career in the administrative justice sector and the Ontario Public Service. Mary is the former Executive Director of the Local Planning Appeals Support Centre. She has rich expertise in mediation, adjudication, operations and business services. Mary holds a Master of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. 

 

Edgar-Andre Montigny

 

Edgar-Andre Montigny completed his doctorate in Canadian history in 1993 and then spent several years teaching history and Canadian studies at various universities before he decided to study law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, graduating in 2003. He spent his articles as a judicial law clerk at the Superior Court of Justice, focusing on administrative law issues before the Divisional Court. From 2009 until 2016, he was a staff lawyer at ARCH Disability Law Centre.

Origin

(March 21, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Toronto Licensing Tribunal

Background Information (City Council)

(March 21, 2023) Letter from the Nominating Panel - Toronto Licensing Tribunal on Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal (CC5.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235306.pdf
(March 7, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235307.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary of Current Members of the Toronto Licensing Tribunal
Confidential Attachment 3 - Toronto Licensing Tribunal Interview Schedule
Confidential Attachment 4 - Toronto Licensing Tribunal Interview Questions
Confidential Attachment 5 - Toronto Licensing Tribunal Candidate Assignments

CC5.11 - Legal Advice in response to Provincial Order Requiring Individual Environmental Assessment for new Multi-Use Trail

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 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 (March 8, 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 (March 8, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 8, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 8, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Legal Advice in response to Provincial Order Requiring Individual Environmental Assessment for new Multi-Use Trail (CC5.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235101.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential instructions from the City Solicitor

CC5.12 - Vaccine Choice Canada Litigation

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to litigation and contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation and contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Vaccine Choice Canada Litigation (CC5.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235157.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Legal Advice and Confidential Instructions to Staff

CC5.13 - 40 and 42 Tuxedo Court - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated January 26, 2023, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings in Confidential Appendix B (collectively, the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of same, subject to the recommendations below.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

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

 

b. the Applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment and that the final form of Zoning By-law Amendments includes same;

 

c. the Applicant has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including an updated Parking and Loading Study and Transportation Demand Management strategy to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured, if required;

 

d. the Applicant has provided an updated pedestrian level wind study based on wind tunnel analysis and the Toronto Green Standard template and statistics, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

e. the Applicant has undertaken a tenant survey and accessibility audit of the existing building at 40 Tuxedo Court, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to determine appropriate improvements and the City has satisfactorily secured same; and

 

f. the Applicant has addressed the comments from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

 

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation to accept a payment in lieu of parkland dedication in satisfaction of the applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act.

 

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

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 40 and 42 Tuxedo Court - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report (CC5.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235044.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235260.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235261.pdf

CC5.14 - Development Charges - Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision - 2157 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Humber Bay Shores)

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

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

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 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. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 20, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Development Charges - Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decision - 2157 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Humber Bay Shores) (CC5.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235242.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential information

CC5.15 - 438-440 Avenue Road and 169-171B Balmoral Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
12 - Toronto - St. Paul's

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle, dated March 15, 2023, in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated January 19, 2023, prepared by IBI Group, in Confidential Appendix B (collectively, the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

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

 

b. the Owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

 

c. the Owner at its sole expense has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; and

 

d. the Owner has revised its wind study for the proposed development in accordance with the City's terms of reference for wind studies to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 438-440 Avenue Road and 169-171B Balmoral Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Direction Report (CC5.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235069.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235071.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235072.pdf

CC5.16 - 4340 Bloor Street West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
2 - Etobicoke Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) and the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday, and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

April 28, 2023

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Confidential Attachment 1 to the Motion by Councillor Stephen Holyday, were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 15, 2023, set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as corrected by Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the Owner amending the plans contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor to remove the proposed parkland dedication identified in the north-west corner of the Settlement Offer plans, and subject to the Owner agreeing that the Zoning By-law Amendment will secure the maximum heights in metres and storeys as depicted on the plans contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designates.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

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

 

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

 

c. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

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

 

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designates to consider the following through the site plan control review process for the subject site:

 

a. the balcony projections on the Bloor Street facades of Building 1, including consideration of whether they can be inset;

 

b. the inclusion of a Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Space and/or easement for pedestrian access generally along the north end of the property to Millwood Park;

 

c. in consultation with the General Manager of Transportation Services or designates, the installation of a new traffic signal at the entrance to the subject site from Bloor Street West;

 

d. measures to ensure that the design elements on elevation of Building 2 facing on Mill Road reflects the scale of what is located across Mill Road; and

 

e. the imposition of a condition of approval to provide a Construction Mitigation Plan and Tenant Communication Strategy to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

 

5. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 4340 Bloor Street West from obtaining a parking permit.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (March 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make it public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 4340 Bloor Street West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.16)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235138.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Information - made public on April 28, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235140.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Supplementary report from the City Solicitor on Intergovernmental Advocacy Efforts on 4340 Bloor Street West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Supplementary Request for Directions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235486.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 to CC5.16a - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2 to CC5.16a - Confidential Information - made public on April 28, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235460.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 to motion by Councillor Holyday

CC5.17 - 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 and 78 Churchill Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Attachment 2, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 9, 2023 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

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

 

b. the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan control and conditions are in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

c. the applicant has satisfied the comments of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services listed in the Engineering and Construction Services memorandum dated March 4, 2022.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 and 78 Churchill Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.17)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235045.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235047.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235048.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235049.pdf

CC5.18 - 801 York Mills Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
16 - Don Valley East

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated December 5, 2022 ("Settlement Offer"), in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below:

 

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

b. the Ontario Land Tribunal has received confirmation from the City Solicitor that:

 

i. the outstanding issues identified in the memorandum dated September 7, 2022 from Engineering and Construction Services have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

ii. all encroachments within City easements have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

iii. a revised parking and loading study has been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, with the appropriate development standards to be secured in the implementing Zoning By-law;

 

iv. a Transportation Demand Management plan has been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

v. a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review (the "Engineering Reports") are submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

vi. appropriate legal mechanisms are in place requiring:

 

a. the design and the provision by the Owner of any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development, and that financial security has been provided by the Owner to secure same;

 

b. transportation improvements in the area by the Owner, including signal modifications and/or upgrades, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and that financial security has been provided by the Owner to secure same;

 

c. the provision of such matters arising from the accepted Transportation Demand Management by the Owner, if required;

 

d. the provision of an access easement by the Owner in favour of the City in perpetuity, to be registered on title prior to condominium registration, with such access easement to include support rights as applicable, for public pedestrian and vehicular use of the L shaped private driveway with a minimum width of 9.1 metres on the north/south portion and 8.1 metres on the east/west portion, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the City Solicitor; such access easement shall include use associated with the property adjacent to the west (municipally known as 799 York Mills Road) to provide a future pedestrian and vehicular link to York Mills Road and Scarsdale Road;

 

e. that prior to the first above-grade building permit, the Owner convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 994 square metres at the southeast corner of the site with frontage on Scarsdale Road, on terms to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor, in partial fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirement pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act;

 

f. that prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the Owner make a cash-in-lieu payment for the residual 97 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act; and

 

g. the Owner to design and construct the Above Base Park Improvements to the new park, contingent on the provision of a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges.

 

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

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 801 York Mills Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235120.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235122.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Ranjeet Barve (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Bhalchandra Barve (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Andrea Zabaneh, York Mills Leslie Residents Inc. (CC.New)

CC5.19 - 2650-2672 St. Clair Avenue West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
5 - York South - Weston

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 2, 2023 ("Settlement Offer"), as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below:

 

a. the owner shall provide a letter from an electrical engineer confirming that the proposed external lighting levels are appropriate and that they meet the City's standard as required;

 

b. the owner shall provide a letter from a licensed professional engineer confirming that any external drainage flowing through the site will not be impeded by the proposed development;

 

c. the owner shall provide a report by a licensed professional engineer to demonstrate that internal private drainage (i.e., from the proposed development) will not lead to flooding of the reverse slope driveway;

 

d. the minimum grade and maximum cover for storm and sanitary sewer are criteria set out in the City’s Design Criteria for Sewers and Watermains document, January 2021, the owner shall provide justification along with supporting design/calculations to demonstrate how the storm sewer service will function properly and propose mitigation measures as required;

 

e. the cross-section drawings show a vertical separation between the proposed storm service and existing sanitary sewer of 0.14 metres, the owner shall maximize this distance, and remove the proposed encasement of the crossing in concrete, as this creates a shear point on the sewers and difficulties with maintenance;

 

f. should the owner ever opt for City waste collection services, the owner shall inquire with the City at that time as to the modification requirements applicable to its property at that time to facilitate City waste collection services, the costs of any modifications that the City requires at that time to ensure City waste collection will be the owner's sole financial responsibility and shall be at no cost to the City; and

 

g. the owner shall submit a tree removal application satisfactory to Urban Forestry staff.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 2650-2672 St. Clair Avenue West - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235135.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235137.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235309.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 3 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235310.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 4 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235311.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 5 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235312.pdf

CC5.20 - 36-48 Steeles Avenue East and 37-49 Highland Park Boulevard (City of Markham) - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council confirm the actions of the City Solicitor in seeking party status before the Ontario Land Tribunal in the appeal of 36-48 Steeles Avenue East and 37­49 Highland Park Boulevard, in the City of Markham, and City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to ensure that the City's interests are protected with respect to the Proposed Development as set out below:

 

a. adequately addresses the City of Toronto's concerns with the proposed widening of the Steeles Avenue East Right of Way to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

b. adequately addresses the City of Toronto's concerns regarding infrastructure capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, including the authority to enter into any necessary agreements to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the Proposed Development in the event that the two issues listed above are not satisfied.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 36-48 Steeles Avenue East and 37-49 Highland Park Boulevard (City of Markham) - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.20)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235110.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information

CC5.21 - Golden Mile Secondary Plan - City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
16 - Don Valley East, 20 - Scarborough Southwest, 21 - Scarborough Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

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

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 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 (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 13, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 13, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Golden Mile Secondary Plan - City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.21)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235095.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information

CC5.22 - 399-405 Yonge Street - Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

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

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 13, 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 (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised Official Plan Amendment for the lands municipally known as 399-405 Yonge Street and 20 Gerrard Street East that would contain policies substantially in accordance with the following, as generally described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor, to be read in concert with amendments proposed by 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street:

 

"For the purpose of block planning for the lands known as 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street, 399-405 Yonge Street and 20 Gerrard Street East:

 

a. a mixed-use tall building within the lands known municipally as 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street having a maximum height of 230.5 metres, including any mechanical penthouse, a minimum tall building setback of 10 metres from its south property line shared with the lands municipally known as 407 Yonge Street, a minimum tall building setback of 13.5 metres from its south property line shared with the lands known as 20 Gerrard Street East, and a minimum tall building setback of 10.0 metres from its east property line shared with 20 Gerrard Street East, is permitted.

 

b. any approval of a zoning by-law amendment for the lands known municipally as 399-405 Yonge Street permitting a tall building shall require, pursuant to section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the provision of a social housing program and the Owner of the lands and the operator of the social housing program shall be required to enter into an agreement with the City and register it in priority against title to the lands which secures the provision of the social housing program in accordance with this Policy and the requirements of the Zoning By-law Amendment.

 

c. a mixed-use tall building within the lands known municipally as 399-405 Yonge Street having a maximum height of 249.8 metres, a total maximum height of 252.3 metres inclusive of any mechanical projections for a part of the roof area of the building, and a minimum tall building setback of 5.5 metres from its east property line, is permitted provided that the mixed-use tall building includes a social housing program within the building on the lands in accordance with Policy (b) above.

 

d. the minimum tall building setbacks contemplated in Policies (a) and (c) above shall not preclude the development of the lands known municipally as 20 Gerrard Street East for the purpose of a potential tall building (with a 12.5 metre setback to its westerly lot line and a 5.5 metre setback to its easterly lot line) authorized by a zoning by-law amendment provided that any potential tall building proposal within the lands shall not be approved unless it conforms and is consistent with all other municipal policies and all provincial policies (including, without limitation, all policies pertaining to heritage conservation). For the purpose of this Policy (d), the minimum tall building setbacks set out may be increased or decreased as determined through the Zoning By-law Amendment review process of any such proposed tall building, without an Official Plan Amendment to this Policy.

 

e. development on 399-405 Yonge Street will not cast net-new shadow as measured in hourly increments on March 21st from 9:18 a.m.-6:18 p.m. and on September 21st from 9:18 a.m.- 4:18 p.m. on Allan Gardens."

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendments are in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

 

3. Provided that the applicant for 399-405 Yonge Street withdraws their appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application before the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council direct the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to bring forward a revised Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with the development in the Revised Plans and Drawings contained in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor for a statutory public meeting pursuant to section 34 of the Planning Act with the bylaw to include a requirement that a specified residential density be used for the purpose of a social housing program as contemplated by section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, subject to the execution and registration of any agreement(s) pursuant to section 453.1(3) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as may be required to secure the provision of social housing accommodation, when the following have been completed:

 

a. the Owner submits a draft Zoning By-law Amendment that incorporates the requirements of section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, Housing Secretariat and Toronto Building to secure the social housing and implement the proposal in Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B and Confidential Appendix C to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor;

 

b. the Owner files an updated complete set of architectural plans based on Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B and Confidential Appendix C to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor;

 

c. the Owner applies for and seeks approval of an application under section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to request alteration of the heritage properties municipally known as 401 Yonge Street proceeding at the same meeting of Council that this matter would be brought forward to; and

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor.

 

4. Prior to the release of these instructions, the City Solicitor shall obtain from the applicant for 399-405 Yonge Street, the withdrawal of its appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment from the Tribunal so that Council may enact a Zoning By-law Amendment to establish residential densities for the purpose of a social housing program as defined by section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 within the lands and which implements the Revised Proposal.

 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 13, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 13, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 399-405 Yonge Street - Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions Report (CC5.22)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235065.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Instructions to Staff and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235067.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Part 1 - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235068.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Part 2 - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235973.pdf
Confidential Appendix C - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235053.pdf

CC5.23 - 1648-1670 Avenue Road and 405 and 407 Brookdale Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer, dated February 14, 2023, and the revised architectural plans, dated July 1, 2022, prepared by BPD Quadrangle Architects Limited, in  Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the Settlement Offer.

 

3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the outstanding matters, listed below, have been completed or to request that the Tribunal impose, as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, a Holding (H) Symbol be placed on the lands until such time as the outstanding matters have been completed:

 

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

 

b. the Applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

 

c. the Applicant, at its sole expense, has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development;

 

d. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, which includes, amongst other things, providing a revised arborist report, revised tree protection plans, a revised landscape/planting plan, a Natural Heritage Impact Study, and a tree removal/injury permit application all to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

 

e. the Owner has provided an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to mitigate hardship for tenants of the existing three (3) rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to mitigate hardship, prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval;

 

f. the Owner has provided a legal undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the required Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan pertaining to the existing three (3) rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished;

 

g. should Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code apply to the Lands, City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning where authorized to do so, has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units on the Site;

 

h. the Owner has satisfied the outstanding matters identified in the Urban Forestry (Ravine and Natural Feature Protection) memorandum dated January 4, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Urban Forestry (Ravine and Natural Feature Protection);

 

i. the Owner convey a 10-metre buffer adjoining the ravine top of bank, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

 

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

 

i. submitted a hydraulic network model simulation/analysis and sanitary calculations, and a revised Functional Servicing Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

 

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

 

iii. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study including a Transportation Demand Management Plan to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured, if required, and if necessary, the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment has been revised to address any mitigation measures to reduced parking ratios arising from the accepted studies or reports.

 

4. City Council recommend to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning that the following matters, among others, be secured at the time and through the Site Plan Approval 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 shall construct and maintain the development of the Site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards;

 

b. the Owner shall provide a pedestrian level wind study, 1:50 scale detailed colour renderings of building elevations, and a material sample board to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and

 

c. should the accepted Transportation Demand Management Plan include any cash contribution toward Transportation Demand Management measures, such cash contribution shall be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the development and allocated in accordance with the Transportation Demand Management Plan, and such cash contribution shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 18-10-0135-01, or its successor.

 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding ongoing litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 1648-1670 Avenue Road and 405 and 407 Brookdale Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.23)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235126.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235128.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235329.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 3 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235330.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 4 - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235331.pdf

CC5.24 - 1-3 Concorde Gate and 10-12 Concorde Place - Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Not Adopted
Ward:
16 - Don Valley East

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, did not adopt Item CC5.24.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 1-3 Concorde Gate and 10-12 Concorde Place - Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Request for Directions (CC5.24)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234998.pdf
Public Attachment 1 - Letter from Kagan, Shastri, DeMelo, Winer & Park LLP dated March 16, 2023 containing With Prejudice Settlement Offer, including revised architectural plans prepared by Core Architects and dated February 23, 2023.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234999.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information

Communications (City Council)

(March 29, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald Co-Chairs, the Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166563.pdf
(March 29, 2023) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Carol Burtin Fripp, Co-Presidents, Leaside Residents Association Incorporated (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166567.pdf

CC5.25 - 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the "without prejudice" settlement offer as described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor and subject to Parts below.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 7 McGill Street.

 

3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

a. the proposed Official Plan Amendments substantially in accordance with what is described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, are in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

 

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

 

c. the owner has, at its sole cost and expense:

 

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

 

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

 

iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

 

iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study to implement the Settlement Offer and addressing comments in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 23, 2023 from Transportation Services, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services:

 

a. to evaluate speed limit reductions in the area, and if determined to be not feasible, to evaluate the potential for the appropriate location of speed calming measures;

 

b. to evaluate whether a no stopping zone should be implemented on Sheard Street;

 

c. to evaluate the feasibility of whether a raised tabletop pedestrian crossing with the installation of pedestrian crossing warrants or stop signs, as may be appropriate, is required at specific intersections in the surrounding area as may be identified in the accepted revised Transportation Impact Study required by Part 3.c.iv above; and

 

d. to examine and report to Toronto and East York Community Council, after the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect, regarding the realignment of Permit Parking to exclude the lands at 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street, from the permit parking on McGill Street.

 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 9, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 9, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 409-415 Yonge Street and 9 and 17 McGill Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions Report (CC5.25)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235234.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Instructions to Staff and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 14, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235236.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on April 14, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235237.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on April 14, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235314.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 3 - made public on April 14, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235334.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 4 made public on April 14, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235335.pdf

CC5.26 - 412 and 414 Marlee Avenue, and 281, 283, and 285 Hillmount Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer, dated March 6, 2023, in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and the revised architectural plans, dated February 28, 2023, prepared by Graziani + Corazza Architects in Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the without prejudice settlement offer and the revised architectural plans, in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the outstanding matters, listed below, have been completed or to request that the Tribunal impose, as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, a Holding (H) Symbol be placed on the lands until such time as the outstanding matters have been completed:

 

a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) and Official Plan Amendment are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

 

b. the Owner submit a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Declaration of Use and Screening Form and, if there are any affected rental housing units and /or dwelling rooms with existing tenants, that the owner has submitted a tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12;

 

c. if a Rental Housing Demolition Application is necessary, that City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, where authorized to do so, has authorized the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as applicable;

 

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

 

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

 

ii. made financially secured arrangements for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development;

 

iii. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including an updated Parking and Loading Study and Transportation Demand Management strategy, to the satisfactory of the General Manger, Transportation Services, and thereafter implement any such requirements as part of the Site Plan Control application; and

 

iv. submitted an updated Computational Fluid Dynamics pedestrian level wind study that reflects the revised proposal, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured through the site plan process, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

4. City Council recommend to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning that the following matters, among others, be secured at the time and through the Site Plan Approval 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 shall construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for the building on the Site;

 

b. the Owner shall submit a detailed wind tunnel test complete with a statistical wind analysis to determine the impacts and efficacy of the recommended wind mitigation measures, evaluated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and shall construct and maintain any required mitigation measures, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

c. the Owner shall explore with City staff additional improvements to the duplex curb location to facilitate public realm improvements that result in a safer pedestrian level experience, through a combination of curb extensions and landscaping to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

d. requirements for a construction management plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and

 

e. the Owner shall agree to provide an Elevation of the west building façade illustrating secondary windows punctuating a blank wall condition, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding litigation

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 412 and 414 Marlee Avenue, and 281, 283, and 285 Hillmount Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.26)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235054.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235056.pdf

CC5.27 - Official Plan Amendment 144 and Implementing Zoning By-laws - St. Clair West Avenue Study - Request for Directions Regarding Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
5 - York South - Weston

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated March 17, 2023, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and support the revised proposals that are substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, for 2231 St. Clair Avenue West (the "Clair West Site") and in Confidential Appendix C to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, for the 2255 St. Clair Avenue West (the "Cobalt Site") (collectively the "Settlement Offer"); and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of same, subject to the recommendations below.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

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

 

b. the Applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or if the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment, and that the final form of Zoning By-law Amendments includes same;

 

c. the Applicant has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including an updated Parking and Loading Study and Transportation Demand Management strategy to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study have been secured, if required;

 

d. the Applicant has provided an updated pedestrian level wind study based on wind tunnel analysis and the Toronto Green Standard template and statistics, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

e. the Applicant has appropriately addressed comments from Urban Forestry respecting the tree preservation and soil volume requirements for the Sites.

 

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, the Owner's obligation to:

 

a. construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for the development;

 

b. prior to commencement of any excavation and shoring work, submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related matters: noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queueing locations, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, including matters related to the construction of streets or infrastructure, and any other matters requested by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. prior to the earlier of condominium registration for the development on the Cobalt Site or occupancy of the development on the Cobalt Site, the owner shall prepare all documents and grant, on terms set out in the Site Plan Agreement, a public access easement in favour of the City in perpetuity, including support rights as applicable, for public pedestrian and vehicular use of the rear laneway having a width of not less than 6.0 metres measured from the south property boundary for the full combined width of the Clair West Site and the Cobalt Site, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; and such access easement, in addition to rights afforded to the general public shall include rights for the abutting property owners to use the easement for the purpose of direct access to their properties, with such lands to be free and clear of all other physical and title encumbrances (except those permitted at the discretion of the City Solicitor including those shown on Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor). The owner shall, at its own expense, construct and maintain the rear laneway lands referred to herein at a standard required of a public lane to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, with the design, details and configuration to be determined and secured in the context of site plan approval; and shall provide the City with an indemnity against liability in accordance standard City requirements;

 

d. the owner shall provide the City with an option to require the fee simple conveyance for nominal consideration, free of any encumbrances of both the southerly 3.0 metre wide portion of the laneway lands referred to in Part 3c. up to southwest corner of the proposed building on the Cobalt Site and the 6.0 metre wide portion of the laneway beyond the southwest corner of the proposed building on the Cobalt Site to Cobalt Avenue to the City, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager Transportation Services and the City Solicitor on terms set out in the Site Plan Agreement; the option shall be exercisable at the discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate a public lane at the rear of Sites; if the City exercises its option, the then owner of the of property shall prepare all documents and convey the lands to the City on a date that is 120 days following the delivery of notice by the City, or a date otherwise determined appropriate by the General Manager, Transportation Services, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and prior to conveyance, and as may be required, the owner shall assess and remediate the lands being conveyed, in accordance with the most current environmental policies of City Council and reconstruct the rear access as a public lane;

 

e. prior to the earlier of condominium registration or occupancy, the owner shall prepare all documents and grant, on terms set out in the Site Plan Agreement, an easement in favour of the City in perpetuity, including support rights as applicable, for public pedestrian and vehicular use of Mondavi Gate to the east of 2231 St. Clair Avenue West having a width of not more than 10.0 metres on the lands generally shown as Part 5 and Part 6 in Confidential Appendix D to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; with such lands to be free and clear of all other physical and title encumbrances (except those permitted at the discretion of the City Solicitor). The owner shall, at its own expense, construct and maintain the lands referred herein to the standard required of a City Street to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, with the design, details and configuration to be determined and secured in the context of site plan approval; and shall provide the City with an indemnity against liability in accordance standard City requirements;

 

f. the owner shall provide the City with an option, to require the fee simple conveyance for nominal consideration, free of any encumbrances of the lands referred to in Part 3.e. to the City (and generally shown as Part 5 and Part 6 in Confidential Appendix D to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor), all to the satisfaction of the General Manager Transportation Services and the City Solicitor on terms set out in the Site Plan Agreement; the right shall be exercisable at the discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate a connection of Mondavi Gate from St. Clair Avenue West to Ryding Avenue; upon receipt of such notice, the then owner of the of property shall prepare all documents and convey the lands to the City on a date that is 120 days following the delivery of notice, or a date otherwise determined appropriate by the General Manager, Transportation Services, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and prior to conveyance, and as may be required, the owner shall assess and remediate the lands being conveyed, in accordance with the most current environmental policies of City Council and reconstruct as a public street; and

 

g. prior to issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall provide the City with a fee simple conveyance for nominal consideration, free of any encumbrances of the 4.94 metre road widening on St. Clair Avenue West to the City, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor on terms set out in the Site Plan Agreement.

 

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

 

Confidential Appendices A, B, C, and D to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on Official Plan Amendment 144 and Implementing Zoning By-laws - St. Clair West Avenue Study - Request for Directions Regarding Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing (CC5.27)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235104.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235106.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235107.pdf
Confidential Appendix C - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235108.pdf
Confidential Appendix D - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235109.pdf

CC5.28 - 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 Hollis Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
5 - York South - Weston

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 17, 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 (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 Hollis Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Directions (CC5.28)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235035.pdf
Public Attachment 1 - Revised Proposal - filed with the Ontario Land Tribunal on February 24, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235036.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 1
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 2
Confidential Appendix C - Confidential Information

CC5.29 - 3377 Bayview Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
17 - Don Valley North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

 

2. City Council adopt the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

 

5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

  

6. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll, and the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 15, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, together with the revised plans set out in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and the Supplementary Settlement Offer set out in Confidential Appendix C to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Settlement Offer"), and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

 

2. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 3377 Bayview Avenue (the "Designated Property") once Council states its intention to designate, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the revised plans at Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ASI, dated June 2021, and the Heritage Impact Assessment Supplement, prepared by ASI, dated January 2023, (both on file with the Clerk) all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

 

3. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 3377 Bayview Avenue (the "Designated Property") once Council states its intention to designate, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 13, 2023, prepared by KPMB Architects in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ASI, dated June 2021 (on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning) and the Heritage Impact Assessment Supplement, prepared by ASI, dated January 2023, in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

 

4. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

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

 

b. the Owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water addressing the comments as contained within the Engineering and Construction Services memorandum dated February 13, 2023;

 

c. the Owner at its sole expense has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development;

 

d. the Owner has at its sole expense provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including Travel Demand Management Measures satisfactory to the General Manager and Chief Engineer, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

e. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and entered into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to the infrastructure to support this development;

 

f. the Owner has obtained Draft Plan of Subdivision approval from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

g. the Owner has entered into a Municipal Housing Facility Agreement, as part of the City's Open Door Affordable Housing Program, to secure the 205 affordable housing units;

 

h. the Owner has paid any outstanding planning application fees to the City Planning Division, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

i. the Owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the Designated Property substantially in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ASI, dated June 2021, and the Heritage Impact Assessment Supplement, prepared by ASI, dated January 2023 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 4.j. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

 

j. the Owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the Designated Property prepared by ASI, dated June 2021 and the Heritage Impact Assessment Supplement, prepared by ASI, dated January 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

k. the Owner has entered into the In-kind Contribution Agreement pursuant to section 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to secure the in-kind contribution referenced in Part 13 below.

 

5. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the Designated Property under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act is also subject to the following conditions:

 

a. that prior to final Site Pan Approval for the subject lands the Owner shall:

 

1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.j. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

 

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

 

3. provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

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

 

b. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the Designated Property, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Owner shall:

 

1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.j. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

 

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

 

3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 inches x 10 inches 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.

 

c. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 5.b.2. above, the Owner shall:

 

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

 

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

 

6. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the Designated Property under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act is also subject to the following conditions:

 

a. that prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Final Order issued in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal related to the Designated Property, the Owner shall:

 

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the Designated Property substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ASI, dated June 2021, and Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

 

2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the Designated Property prepared by ASI, dated June 2021 and Confidential Appendix to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

 

b. that prior to final Site Plan Approval for the subject lands the Owner shall:

 

1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

 

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

 

3. provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

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

 

c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the Designated Property, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Owner shall:

 

1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

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

 

3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 inches x 10 inches 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.

 

d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 6.c.2. above, the Owner shall:

 

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

 

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

 

7. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the Owner of the Designated Property in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the Designated Property.

 

9. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, the Owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor, according to the following schedule:

 

a. prior to the issuance of the first building permit for Phase 1, the Owner shall convey at least 3,100 square metres of on-site parkland dedication, in the central portion of the site, with frontage on Bayview Avenue;

 

b. prior to the issuance of first building permit for Phase 2, the Owner shall convey the remainder of the parkland dedication in the central portion of the site, which is at least 1,430 square metres; and

 

c. prior to the first building permit for Phase 3, the Owner shall convey the parkland dedication in the Southwest corner of the site, that fronts onto Bayview Avenue and the new public road, and that has minimum 2,080 square metres.

 

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

 

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

 

12. City Council require the owner to submit a phasing plan, in a form acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor; and City Council require that phasing regulations be provided in the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment, if deemed necessary by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and City Council require that any appropriate agreement(s) be entered into to provide for the orderly development of the lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

 

13. City Council allow the owner of 3377 Bayview (the "Site") to construct and provide 34 (34) affordable housing rental dwelling units (the "affordable units") as part of the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms: 

 

a. the provision of the affordable units shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Part and on such other terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

 

b. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units as follows:

 

i. the affordable units shall be provided in conjunction with each phase of construction. Seventeen (17) of the units are to be provided in Phase 1 with the following seventeen (17) to be provided as follows: a minimum of 6 affordable units in Phase 2, a minimum of 6 affordable units in Phase 3 and any remaining affordable units in Phase 4;

 

ii. the affordable units shall be in contiguous groups of at least 6 dwelling units;

 

iii. the unit mix of the affordable units per phase shall be generally be as follows: 7 percent studio, 69 percent 1­bedroom; 19 percent 2-bedroom; 5 percent 3-bedroom;

 

iv. the average size or residential Gross Floor Area of the affordable units will be no less than the average size of market units in the proposed development;

 

v. tenants of the thirty four (34) affordable units shall be provided with access to, and use of all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre­book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

 

vi. all affordable units will be provided with ensuite laundry facilities at no extra charge;

 

vii. tenants of the affordable units will be provided with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking/bicycle lockers in accordance with the Zoning By-law and on the same basis as other units within the development; and

 

viii. the general configuration and layout of the affordable units shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

c. the Owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 99 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; no affordable unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable unit shall be made for at least 99 years from the date of first occupancy; upon the expiration of the 99 year period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise;

 

d. the Owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units, at no more than one hundred percent of average market rent for a minimum of 99 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; and

 

e. the Owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units at affordable rents for at least 99 years, beginning with the date that each such unit is first occupied; during the first 99 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline.

 

14. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 13 above equal to 100 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the building permit is issued in respect of the development and direct staff to advise the Owner of such valuation.

 

15. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 13 above 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 3377 Bayview Lands, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

 

16. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 3377 Bayview Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - Request for Directions (CC5.29)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235089.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235091.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235092.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235338.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 3 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235339.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 4 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235340.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 5 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235341.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - Part 6 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235342.pdf
(March 23, 2023) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board on 3377 Bayview Avenue - Request for Direction Report (CC5.29a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235434.pdf
(March 9, 2023) Attachment 1 to CC5.29a - Report from the City Solicitor on 3377 Bayview Avenue - Request for Directions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235475.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 to CC5.29a - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235476.pdf
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235477.pdf
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 3 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235478.pdf
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 4 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235458.pdf
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 5 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235459.pdf
Confidential Appendix A to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - Part 6 - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235479.pdf
Confidential Appendix B to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235480.pdf
Confidential Appendix C to CC5.29a - Confidential Information - made public on April 26, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235481.pdf
Confidential Attachment to the Motion from Councillor Carroll
Confidential Appendix A to the Confidential Attachment to the Motion from Councillor Carroll

CC5.30 - 212 - 220 King Street West - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

4. City Council authorize the public release of:

 

a. the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; and

 

b. Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix 2 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding litigation.

 

6. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 15, 2023, set out in Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

 

2. City Council allow the owner of 212 - 220 King Street West (the "Site") to construct and provide eleven (11) affordable housing rental dwelling units (the "affordable units") as part of the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms:

 

a. the provision of the affordable units shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Part 2 and on such other terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

 

b. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units as two-bedroom units as follows:

 

i. the affordable units shall be provided in contiguous groups of at least 6 dwelling units;

 

ii. the average size or residential Gross Floor Area of the affordable units will be no less than the average size of all the two-bedroom market units in the proposed development; and

 

iii. the general configuration and layout of the affordable units shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

c. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 25 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied. No affordable unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable unit shall be made for at least 25 years from the date of first occupancy; upon the expiration of the 25 year period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise;

 

d. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units, at no more than eighty percent of average market rent for a minimum of 25 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; and

 

e. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable units at affordable rents for at least 25 years, beginning with the date that each such unit is first occupied. During the first 25 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline.

 

3. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 2 above equal to 76 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the building permit is issued in respect of the development and direct staff to advise the owner of such valuation.

 

4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 2 above 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 212-220 King Street West lands, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

 

5. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

 

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

 

b. the owner has addressed the comments in the Engineering and Construction Services memo dated August 4, 2022, or any update to that memo, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 

c. the owner has entered into the In-kind Contribution Agreement pursuant to section 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to secure the in-kind contribution referenced in Part 2 above.

 

6. City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage properties at 212, 214 and 220 King Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 250 metre tall mixed use building substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 6, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated January 6, 2023 revised V2, prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions:

 

a. that prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order being issued in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for 212­220 King Street West the owner shall complete the following matters all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor:

 

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 212 and 220 King Street West substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated January 6, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated January 6, 2023 revised V2 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Borgal Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.3. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

 

2. amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 214 King Street West substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated January 6, 2023 and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated January 6, 2023 revised V2 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Borgal Architect, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.3. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

 

3. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 212-220 King Street West dated January 6, 2023 revised V2 prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

 

b. that prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties at 212-220 King Street West the owner shall:

 

1. provide final Site Plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 6.a.3. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

 

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect;

 

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

 

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

 

5. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

6. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the properties at 212-220 King Street West, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

 

c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 212-220 King Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

 

1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Partn6.a.3. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

 

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

 

d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 6.c.2 above, the owner shall:

 

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

 

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

 

7. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 212 and 220 King Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

8. 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 212 and 220 King Street West.

 

9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on title for the heritage property at 214 King Street West, Instrument CT768842 dated February 6, 1986 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

 

10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bill in Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement.

 

11. the owner has withdrawn their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals.

 

12. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

Confidential Appendices 1 and 2 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding litigation

Origin

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 16, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 212-220 King Street West - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Request for Directions (CC5.30)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235050.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix 1 - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235052.pdf
(March 23, 2023) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board on 212, 214 and 220 King Street West -Alterations to Designated Properties and Authority to Enter into Heritage Easement Agreements (CC5.30a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235435.pdf
(March 9, 2023) Attachment 1 to CC5.30a - Report from the City Solicitor on Alterations to Designated Properties at 212, 214 and 220 King Street West and Authority to Enter into Heritage Easement Agreements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235482.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 to CC5.30a - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix 1 to CC5.30a - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235484.pdf
Confidential Appendix 2 to CC5.30a - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235485.pdf

CC5.31 - 1405, 1407, 1409 and 1409A Bloor Street West and 229, 231 and 231A Sterling Road - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 (March 17, 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 (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 litigation and solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

May 25, 2023

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer set out in Public Appendix A to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the Settlement Offer.

 

3. City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication (the "On-site Parkland") pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, having a minimum size of 85.35 square metres, generally as shown on Plan A-2.7 in Public Appendix B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first Above Grade Building Permit, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and such on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

 

4. City Council accept an off-site parkland dedication (the "Off-site Parkland") pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, having a minimum size of 276.3 square metres, with the exact size, location and configuration of the off-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and such off-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

 

5. City Council direct that the Off-site Parkland shall be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of the first Above Grade Building Permit unless, prior to the issuance of any above-grade building permit(s), including any conditional above-grade building permits, the Owner has:

 

a. posted Financial Security in the amount of the value of the Off-site Parkland as appraised by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and such security shall not be released until the Off-site Parkland is conveyed to the City in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. From the date the Financial Security is first paid to the City until such time as the Off-site Parkland is conveyed to the City, the Financial Security shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, for the proposed development and increased on each succeeding anniversary date by the amount of the Construction Price Index for the previous year to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

 

b. registered, or caused to be registered, in priority, a Section 118 Restriction, pursuant to the Land Titles Act against title to the Off-site Parkland to be conveyed to the City, that prohibits the transfer or charge of the parkland without the prior written consent of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and provided that in no event shall there by residential occupancy or registration of any condominium on any part of the subject site under the Condominium Act, until such time as the Off-site Parkland has been conveyed to the City.

 

6. In the event the combination of On-site Parkland and Off-site Parkland referenced in Parts 4 to 5 above is not feasible as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication (the "Alternate On-site Parkland") pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, having a minimum size that meets the full parkland dedication requirement, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first Above Grade Building Permit, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and such on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

 

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

 

8. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any final Order(s) until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto East York District and the City Solicitor, in consultation with other appropriate Divisions, and that they provide for, among other matters:

 

i. a minimum of 10 percent of all units on the subject site as 3-bedroom units and a minimum of 15 percent of all units on the subject site as 2­bedroom units;

 

ii. maximum tower height of 19-storeys fronting Bloor Street West that steps down to nine and four-storeys as the building extends south;

 

iii. no projecting balconies; and

 

iv. any mitigation measures that will have bearing on the approved building envelope or performance standards, arising from any of the accepted plans and studies listed in Part 8.b. below;

 

b. the Owner has, at the Owner's expense:

 

i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and supporting documents (the "Engineering Reports"), including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm capacity, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

 

ii. addressed all outstanding engineering issues, and any other comments that may arise further to the review of materials submitted as part of the process to address the issues set out in the memorandum from Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

 

iii. secured the design and the provision of financial securities for upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development;

 

iv. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services;

 

v. submitted a revised Landscape Plan, including any necessary financial securities, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

 

vi. submitted a Land Use Compatibility Study for peer review, at the owner's sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and that such matters arising from such Study be secured if required;

 

vii. submitted a Transportation Demand Management Plan, including any necessary financial securities to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required; and the Plan shall include:

 

1. mode share targets intended on shifting travel away from passenger cars and required parking;

 

2. method(s) by which the target mode share and parking rates will be reached (for example -future implementation of a bike share station, car-share or transit pass program);

 

3. the level of commitment to implement, enforce and maintain the plan moving forward;

 

4. expected short-term and long-term outcomes; and

 

and should the accepted Transportation Demand Management Plan include any cash contribution toward Transportation Demand Management measures, such cash contribution shall be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of any building permit, including a conditional building permit, for the development and allocated in accordance with the Transportation Demand Management Plan, and such cash contribution shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of any Ontario Land Tribunal order, allowing the appeal in whole or in part, until the date of payment.

 

9. City Council recommend to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following matters at the time and through the Site Plan Approval 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 submission of an Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment Report acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required;

 

b. the submission of a Transportation Noise and Vibration Feasibility Assessment for peer review, at the at the owner's sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

c. the submission of a pedestrian level wind study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

d. the Owner's agreement to implement any required recommendations and/or mitigation measures from the accepted Wind Tunnel analysis, Traffic Impact Study, Land Use Compatibility Study, Transportation Noise and Vibration Feasibility Assessment, and Landscape Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

e. the construction and maintenance of the development in accordance with the Tier 1 or higher performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of Item 2009.PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 through the adoption of Item 2017.PG23.9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as may be further amended by Council from time to time;

 

f. the owner's agreement to include warning clauses and signage of the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board in the conditions of site plan approval and subsequently within any agreements of purchase and sale or tenant lease agreements for the proposed units, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

g. the owner's agreement that prior to the commencement of any excavation and shoring work, the owner shall submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Ward Councillor and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related details: noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, including matters related to the construction of streets or infrastructure, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

 

10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take such necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 litigation and solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 1405, 1407, 1409 and 1409A Bloor Street West and 229, 231 and 231A Sterling Road - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Direction Report (CC5.31)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235264.pdf
Public Appendix A - Settlement Proposal, Letter from Aird & Berlis LLP dated March 16, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235265.pdf
Public Appendix B - Architectural Plans and Drawings prepared by architectsAlliance and dated January 4, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235253.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information

Communications (City Council)

(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Albert Malkin (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Julie Bot (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Rupert Ong (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Cat Martin (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Rebecca Leonard (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Emily Shepard (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Johnnie Walker (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Daniela Pirraglia (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Julie Ford (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Cara Sweeny (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Camille Dziewurski (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Teresa Morrow (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Eva Nynkowski (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Brittany N (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Brittany N (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Erin Henderson (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Alyssa Schermel (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Kimberly Lemos (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Julie Dumais Osborne (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Matthew Krist (CC.New)
(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Cristina Costa (CC.New)
(March 30, 2023) E-mail from Matt C. Marlin (CC.New)
(March 30, 2023) E-mail from Annie Fahlenbock and Dayna Fradette (CC.New)

CC5.32 - 2-4, 6, 8, 10-12 Oakburn Crescent - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle, dated March 13, 2023, in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and the revised architectural plans, dated February 16, 2023, prepared by Kirkor Architects and Planners, in Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised development proposal generally described in the Settlement Offer.

 

3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised the Ontario Land Tribunal that:

 

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

 

b. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

c. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

 

d. the owner has submitted, and City Council has approved, a Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing 66 rental dwelling units on the lands;

 

e. the owner has provided an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, including the right for the tenants of the two existing rental units who resided on the lands at the time of the 2007 Application to return to a new rental unit on the lands at similar rent or a replacement rental unit at 105 Harrison Garden Boulevard at similar rent, the provision of alternative accommodation in the form of rent gap payments to all tenants, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be secured in an agreement pursuant to s. 111 of the City of Toronto Act; and

 

f. the owner has submitted a parking justification study, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 2-4, 6, 8, 10-12 Oakburn Crescent - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction (CC5.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235030.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235033.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235034.pdf

CC5.33 - 1891 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
20 - Scarborough Southwest

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Gary Crawford.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Gary Crawford, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council continue to direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff and/or external consultants as may be appropriate, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the applicant's appeals respecting the Official Plan Amendment application (Application 20 158264 ESC 20 OZ) and Zoning By-law Amendment application (Application 20 224755 ESC 20 OZ) for the lands at 1891 Eglinton Avenue East.

 

2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to continue to request that the owner of the subject lands address the preliminary issues related to infrastructure required to support the anticipated growth in the overall context of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area, including streets, density, servicing, parks, and community service facilities which are to be assessed comprehensively, including coordination with other Golden Mile Secondary Plan area landowners.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to request the Ontario Land Tribunal that any approved Zoning By-law Amendment for all or part of the lands known municipally as 1891 Eglinton Avenue East contain a Holding ("H") By-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, for any matters deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning which are identified in the Official Plan, including available capacity in the Bermondsey trunk sewer (the "Trunk Sewer") to accommodate the approved development, acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, with the form and content of such a Holding ("H") By­law to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

 

4. In the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal of the Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-law Amendment, in whole or in part, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the  Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

a. the proposed Official Plan Amendments are in a final content and form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

 

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

 

c. the owner has, at its sole cost and expense:

 

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

 

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

 

iii. implemented the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, 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. City Council direct the City Solicitor to engage in mediation should the applicant agree to adjourn the existing hearing dates and report back to City Council on the outcome of the mediation on or before the July 19, 2023 meeting of City Council.

 

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 14, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 14, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 1891 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC5.33)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235129.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion by Councillor Crawford

CC5.34 - 500 Duplex Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Mike Colle.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion by Councillor Mike Colle, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor (collectively, the "Settlement Offer"), and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer, subject to the Parts below.

 

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

 

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

 

b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 180738 NNY 08 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code, pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to demolish the rental units on-site and secure tenant relocation and assistance, and rental replacement, if required, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and the Owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing rental housing related-matters;

 

c. the Applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment and the final form of Zoning By-law amendment contains same;

 

d. the Applicant has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including an updated Parking and Loading Study and Transportation Demand Management strategy to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured, if required; and

 

e. the Applicant has provided an updated pedestrian level wind study based on wind tunnel analysis and a Toronto Green Standard template and statistics, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council accept an onsite parkland dedication by the Owner in satisfaction of the owner's parkland contribution required pursuant to the Planning Act, with such onsite parkland to be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for the lands, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; the location of the onsite parkland contribution shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the subject parkland conveyance shall be in base park condition (unless otherwise agreed to by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation), in an acceptable environmental condition, and is to be free and clear, above and below grade of all physical and title encumbrances and encroachments, including surface and subsurface easements, except for those encumbrances permitted by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

 

4. Should the Owner elect to complete Above Base Park Improvements, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; 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 the Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

 

5. City Council direct the Director, Community Planning, North York District to discuss with the Owner the potential provision of affordable housing on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law.

 

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

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 15, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 500 Duplex Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report (CC5.34)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235074.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235076.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235077.pdf
Confidential Attachment to the motion from Councillor Mike Colle

CC5.35 - 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment - Request for Directions Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motions 1 and 2 by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motions 1 and 2 by Councillor Paula Fletcher, will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 14, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 14, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment - Request for Directions Report (CC5.35)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235000.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1- Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 1 to motion by Councillor Paula Fletcher
Confidential Attachment 2 to motion by Councillor Paula Fletcher

CC5.36 - 20 Godstone Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Further Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
17 - Don Valley North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 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 (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the with prejudice settlement offer dated February 27, 2023, for the lands municipally known as 20 Godstone Road set out in Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

 

2. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the outstanding matters, listed below, have been completed or to request that the Tribunal impose, as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, a Holding (H) Symbol be placed on the lands until such time as the outstanding matters have been completed:

 

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

 

b. the Applicant has, at its sole expense, provided a Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water, or that the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

 

c. the Applicant, at its sole expense, has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development;

 

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

 

e. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and

 

f. the Applicant has, at its sole expense, provided a Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding litigation

Origin

(March 3, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 3, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 20 Godstone Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Further Directions (CC5.36)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235161.pdf
Public Attachment 1 - Letter from Goodmans LLP dated February 27, 2023 containing the With Prejudice Settlement Offer, including revised architectural plans
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235162.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information

CC5.37 - 175 Wynford Drive - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
16 - Don Valley East

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 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 (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor are to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege, and without prejudice information.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and without prejudice information

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and without prejudice information. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 17, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 17, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 175 Wynford Drive - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report (CC5.37)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235244.pdf
Public Appendix A Part 1 - Architectural Plans and Drawings prepared by AS + GG Canada, dated January 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235245.pdf
Public Appendix A Part 2 - Architectural Plans and Drawings prepared by AS + GG Canada, dated January 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235246.pdf
Public Appendix A Part 3 - Architectural Plans and Drawings prepared by AS + GG Canada, dated January 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235247.pdf
Public Appendix A Part 4 - Architectural Plans and Drawings prepared by AS + GG Canada, dated January 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235248.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Recommendations and Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information

CC5.38 - 580 The East Mall - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
2 - Etobicoke Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.

 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

 

1. City Council accept the settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor, (the "Settlement Offer") and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary steps to give effect to a settlement.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing into this matter in support of the Settlement Offer and to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to hold its final order in this matter until:

 

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

 

b. the Applicant has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 

c. the Applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

3. City Council be advised that the Chief Planner will secure these matters through the Site Plan:

 

a. the owner shall be required as a condition of approval to provide a Construction Mitigation Plan and Tenant Communication Strategy to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

 

b. it shall be set out in the Site Plan Agreement that the use of the Property as temporary parking for the property known municipally as 555 The West Mall will not be required by the time redevelopment of the Property proceeds; further, the owner will make best efforts during construction to maintain parking for existing tenants on the Property to minimize disruption but, in the event that some or all parking is required to be removed, the owner will accommodate temporary parking in close proximity to the Property, with the details to be secured in a parking plan to be prepared and secured as part of the site plan control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner; and

 

c. it shall be set out in the Site Plan Agreement that the proposed at-grade indoor and outdoor amenities will be available to meet the programming needs of existing and future residents and visitors, without pass through of the costs to tenants occupying the existing rental units, such as through rent increases; the renovation of the Indoor and outdoor amenity space in the existing building will be the subject of tenant survey to inform the programming of this space.

 

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 555 the East Mall from obtaining a parking permit.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

 

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 9, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation

Origin

(March 9, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor

Background Information (City Council)

(March 9, 2023) Report from the City Solicitor on 580 The East Mall - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction (CC5.38)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235238.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235240.pdf
Confidential Appendix B - Confidential Information - made public on April 20, 2023
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235241.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion by Councillor Holyday

CC5.39 - 1117 Queen Street West - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council enact a by-law designating the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act substantially in accordance with the Revised Statement of Significance: 1117 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (March 20, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consideration of the objections received by the City Clerk.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property at 1117 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Report and Attachments 2, 3 and 4 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 1117 Queen Street West - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection (CC5.39)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235232.pdf
Attachment 1 - Letter of Objection - 1117 Queen Street West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235233.pdf

CC5.40 - 374, 374 A and 376 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 374 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 374 and 374 A Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (March 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 374 A Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 374 and 374 A Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (March 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 376 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 376 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 376 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (March 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

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

Origin

(March 13, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(March 13, 2023) Report and Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 374, 374 A and 376 Yonge Street - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (CC5.40)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235231.pdf

CC5.41 - 94 Isabella Street - Proposed Designation By-law Under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objections

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 94 Isabella Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in Council Decision Item 2022.CC2.18 on December 14, 2022.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property at 94 Isabella Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Report and Attachments 2 and 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 94 Isabella Street - Proposed Designation By-law Under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objections (CC5.41)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235217.pdf
Attachment 1 - Letter of Objection - 94 Isabella Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235218.pdf

CC5.42 - 200 University Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 200 University Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 200 University Avenue (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 3 to the report (March 20, 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 Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Report and Attachments 1, 2 and 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 200 University Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (CC5.42)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235229.pdf

CC5.43 - 127 Strachan Avenue - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council affirm its decision to state its intention to designate the property at 127 Strachan Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as set out in City Council Decision Item 2022.CC2.16 on December 14, 2022.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property at 127 Strachan Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Origin

(March 20, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Background Information (City Council)

(March 20, 2023) Report and Attachments 2 and 3 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 127 Strachan Avenue - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection (CC5.43)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235220.pdf
Attachment 1 - Letter of Objection - 127 Strachan Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235221.pdf

Member Motions - Meeting 5

MM5.1 - Climate and fiduciary duties of OMERS - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council invite OMERS, in 2023, to present a climate strategy to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, which:

 

a. is consistent with OMERS’ net-zero commitment and with a stable climate, i.e. a planet in which global heating increases no further than 1.5 degrees; and

 

b. demonstrates that it is fulfilling its climate-related fiduciary duties to members.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-234886.pdf

MM5.2 - 1151 Davenport Road - Liquor Licence Application - Lambretta Pizzeria (Licence Number 1984043) - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Lambretta Pizzeria, 1151 Davenport Road is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application.

 

2. City Council request that the Licence Appeal Tribunal provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and be directed to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235058.pdf

MM5.3 - Place Names in the Port Lands - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Ausma Malik

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
10 - Spadina - Fort York, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 19 - Beaches - East York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the Director, Waterfront Secretariat, and the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to consult with Treaty partners and urban Indigenous communities, and report back to Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2024 with a proposed name for Villiers Island and an approach to naming civic assets in the Villiers Island Precinct, including public parks and streets.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235080.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235515.pdf

MM5.4 - Securing a Long-Term Future for Seniors at the Beech Hall Housing Co-operative - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
5 - York South - Weston

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to bring a policy framework to the April 27, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee, and as part of City Council's 2023 Housing Action Plan, to guide the renewal of ground leases with non-profit housing providers (including co-ops) on City-owned land, to support their long-term financial and operating viability including exploring opportunities and sources of capital and operating funding.

 

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to prioritize the renewal of Beech Hall Co-operative, by the end of March 2024, subject to City Council approval of the new policy framework referenced in Part 1 above, and to support Beech Hall Co-operative to develop a plan for the modernization of residential units within the sixteen buildings.

 

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as part of the lease negotiations, to work with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to engage with Beech Hall Co-operative to find a mutually agreeable solution to the Co-operative’s challenges to obtain comprehensive property insurance.

 

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work collaboratively with the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto and the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association and the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation in supporting the long-term sustainability of non-profit and co-operative housing developments which are subject to expiring long-term leases on public land.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235081.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235516.pdf

MM5.5 - Support for the City of Montreal's Motion regarding a High-speed Train in the Quebec-Toronto Corridor - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council express its support for the City of Montreal's motion of February 20, 2023, in support of a high-speed train program instead of a high-frequency train, as follows:

 

Motion for High Speed Rail in the Quebec-Toronto Corridor


Whereas the Federal Government has recently made an important decision to modernize the rail network in the Quebec-Toronto corridor;


Whereas the Federal Government is aiming for a High Frequency Rail project rather than a High Speed Rail project, which will only slightly reduce the travel time between the major cities located in this corridor and will therefore make the project much less attractive for the population;


Whereas the High Speed Rail project offers a higher level of service reliability than High Frequency Rail by not sharing, even if only occasionally at city entrances, the rail network with CN and CP commercial service as suggested for High Frequency Rail;


Whereas that High Speed Rail would offer the greatly reduced travel times compared to current train times, it would allow real competition with air and automobile travel in terms of efficiency, comfort and speed;


Whereas if Canada is to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and meet its targets promised to the international community, significant investments in public transit, including rail transit, will be required;


Whereas the population residing in the Quebec City-Toronto corridor represents approximately one third of the total population of Canada, an ideal population density for the implementation of a high-speed rail system; 


Whereas the High Speed Rail could have enormous leverage effects for the economic and cultural development of the major cities located in this corridor, notably by improving the efficiency of travel as well as by reinforcing the attractiveness of Montreal, and its economic, cultural, commercial and tourist relations with other cities; 


Whereas Canada is the only G7 country that does not yet have a high-speed rail system; 

 

Whereas the presence of a high-speed train in downtown Montreal would contribute greatly to the revival of downtown Montreal, its influence and its long-term resilience; 


Whereas this infrastructure would attract more people to the downtown area, notably by increasing its potential to attract business and leisure tourism, while promoting development and strengthening of ties between businesses and head offices in different cities; 


It is proposed by Craig Sauve, City Councillor for the District of Saint-Henri-East-Little Burgundy- Point-Saint-Charles-Griffintown and Seconded by Serge Sasseville, City Councillor for district of Peter-McGill, and by Sophie Mauzerolle, Executive Committee Member responsible for Transportation and Mobility; 

 

That Montreal City Council ask the Government of Canada to opt for a High Speed Rail system within the framework of its project to modernize the rail network in the Quebec-Toronto corridor;


That this project include the location of a stop in downtown Montreal, and that its planning be carried out taking into account urban integration, mobility analyses, environmental and social impacts, among other things; 


That a copy of this motion be sent to the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra; to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Dominic  LeBlanc; as well as to the members of the House of Commons representing a riding located on the territory of the City of Montreal.

 

2. City Council join the City of Oshawa, whose resolution is in Attachment 2 to Member Motion MM5.5, in endorsing and pledging support for the City of Montreal’s Motion of February 20, 2023, moved by Craig Sauvé, Conseiller de la Ville du district de Saint-Henri-Est-Petite-Bourgogne-Pointe-Saint-Charles-Griffintown and seconded by Serge Sasseville, Conseiller de la Ville du district de Peter-McGill.

 

3. City Council forward this Item to the Prime Minster of Canada; the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Federal Minister of Transport; the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; Members of the House of Commons; the Premiers of Ontario and Quebec; the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario Minister of Transportation; the Honourable Geneviève Guilbault, Quebec Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility; the City of Montreal; each Municipality and Region on the Toronto-Montreal Rail Corridor; Martin R. Landry, President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail; Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, CN Rail; the Association of Municipalities of Ontario; and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.5
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235083.pdf
Attachment 1 - City of Montreal Motion 65.04 for High-speed Rail in the Quebec-Toronto Corridor
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235373.pdf
Attachment 2 - City of Oshawa Motion CNCL-23-29 regarding Support for the City of Montreal's Motion for High-speed Rail in the Quebec-Toronto Corridor
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235374.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 29, 2023) E-mail from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166646.pdf

MM5.6 - Fine Equity: Balancing Toronto Transit Commission Fare Evasion and Parking Fines - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30, and 31, 2023, deferred Item MM5.6 to the May 10, 11, and 12, 2023 meeting of City Council.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.6
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235082.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy Cycle Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166631.pdf
(March 31, 2023) E-mail from Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166684.pdf
(March 31, 2023) Letter from How-Sen Chong, Climate Campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166691.pdf
(March 31, 2023) E-mail from Jin Huh, Executive, Director Social Planning Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166695.pdf
(March 31, 2023) E-mail from Saman Tabasinejad, Organizing Director, Progress Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166696.pdf

MM5.7 - Micro-mobility Couriers - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30, and 31, 2023, deferred Item MM5.7 to the May 10, 11, and 12, 2023 meeting of City Council.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235087.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, Cycle Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166633.pdf

MM5.8 - Authority to Amend the 2023 City Council Approved Operating Budget for Parks, Forestry and Recreation for Morse Street Playground Water Service - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the 2023 City Council-Approved Operating Budget for Parks, Forestry and Recreation by $8,000 gross, $0 net, (Cost Centre: P12081, Functional Area Code: 1821000000) for the installation of water service in Morse Street Playground, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu generated from the development at 462 Eastern Avenue (Source Account: XR2213- 4201473).

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.8
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235061.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235517.pdf

MM5.9 - Supporting Locally-Based Community Health and Well-Being Projects: The Rhema Foundation Canada's Mobile Community Learning Kitchen - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to explore funding opportunities to support the creation of The Rhema Foundation Canada's Mobile Community Learning Kitchen and report on these opportunities to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the second quarter of 2023.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.9
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235094.pdf

MM5.10 - Supporting Locally-Based Community Health and Well-Being Projects: Toronto Black Farmers Collective's Community Kitchen - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to explore funding opportunities to support the creation of the Toronto Black Farmers Collective's Community Learning Kitchen and report on these opportunities to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the second quarter of 2023.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.10
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235141.pdf

MM5.11 - 411 Victoria Park Avenue - Authorizing an Option to Purchase Agreement with Habitat for Humanity - By Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
20 - Scarborough Southwest

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the attached report (March 22, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat:

 

a. City Council authorize the City, to enter into the Option Agreement substantially on the same terms and conditions set out Appendix A to the report (March 22, 2023) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

 

b. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to execute the Option Agreement on behalf of the City, in addition to corporate signing authorities.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.11
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235098.pdf
(March 22, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat on 411 Victoria Park - Authorizing an Option to Purchase Agreement with Habitat for Humanity
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235099.pdf

MM5.12 - Accessing Justice and Courthouse Safety - Pausing the Closure of the Neighbourhood Courthouses in North York and Scarborough - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
6 - York Centre, 20 - Scarborough Southwest, 24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council reiterate its objections to the closure of neighbourhood court houses and send a copy of its decision to the Attorney General of Ontario, objecting to the amalgamation of inner suburban court houses to the new Toronto courthouse – the Ontario Court of Justice Toronto - at 11 Centre Street.

 

2. City Council request the Attorney General of Ontario to pause the closure and/or moving of neighbourhood court houses located at 1000 Finch Avenue West and 1911 Eglinton Avenue East until a full capacity assessment of the new Toronto Court House at 11 Centre Avenue can take place.

 

3. City Council request that copies of the correspondence with the Attorney General of Ontario and any and all replies be provided to the local Councillors.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.12
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235103.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Betty Vavougios, President, Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166634.pdf

MM5.13 - Implementation of the Fully-Funded Pedestrian Safety Enhancements along Allen Road - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
6 - York Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the May 16, 2023 meeting of North York Community Council on a design and implementation plan for a new north-south sidewalk from Sheppard Avenue West to Rimrock Road, as well as a crosswalk connecting the east and west sides of Allen Road, between De Boers Drive and Rimrock Road, to be fully-funded through Section 37 and the Duke Heights Business Improvement Area, and is part of the 2023 Capital Budget commitment of the Missing Link Sidewalk Program.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.13
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235224.pdf

MM5.14 - Waiving Permit Fee Charges for the 2023 Bum Run in Support of Colon Cancer Awareness - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to waive the permit fee charged for the Bum Run's 2023 event (Fee Ref. 61.07, Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C - Schedule 2, Transportation Services).

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.14
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235226.pdf

MM5.15 - Authorization to release Section 37 funds to Dixon Hall for the Dixon Hall Community Hub - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the 2023 City Council-Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $500,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 59 Richmond Street East and 114 and 120 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701223) secured for improvements to community, recreation and/or cultural spaces and to be utilized for the revitalization of the Dixon Hall Community Hub located at 58 Sumach Street (Cost Centre: NP2161).


2. City Council direct that the $500,000 be forwarded to Dixon Hall upon the signing of an Undertaking by Dixon Hall to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.


3. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and Dixon Hall.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.15
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235225.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235527.pdf

MM5.16 - Adjustments to Toronto Public Health's 2023 Budget to Fund Construction of a New Dental Clinic at 160 Borough Drive - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the 2023 City Council-Approved Toronto Public Health Capital Budget by $426,610 for the construction of the 160 Borough Drive Toronto Public Health dental clinic and decrease the 2023 Toronto Public Health Operating Budget by $426,610 to fund the increase in the 2023 Toronto Public Health Capital Budget.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.16
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235268.pdf
(March 22, 2023) Report from the Medical Officer of Health on Adjustments to Toronto Public Health's 2023 Budget to fund construction of a new dental clinic at 160 Borough Drive
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235269.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235528.pdf

MM5.17 - Authorization to Release Section 37 funds to help fund the provision of new construction of a residential building for affordable rental housing at 6 Shipman Avenue - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
4 - Parkdale - High Park

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, subject to Part 3 below, to provide $185,370 in funding, inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to the Neighbourhood Land Trust to support the provision of a new residential building for affordable rental housing at 6 Shipman Avenue in Ward 4 which will contain two self-contained affordable rental units, fully funded from the following development:
 

a. 2706 – 2730 Dundas Street West, secured for affordable housing in Ward 4 in the amount of $185,370 (Source Account: XR3026-3701159).

 

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into an agreement with the Neighbourhood Land Trust on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor to ensure the housing assets are operated as affordable housing in perpetuity, including occupancy costs, the operation of the housing project, funding, reporting and accountability, the mandate and target tenants or residents for the housing project, and tenant supports.

 

3. City Council increase the 2023 City Council-Approved Operating Budget for Housing Secretariat by $185,370 gross, $0 net, to be payable to the Neighbourhood Land Trust, subject to the following conditions:

 

a. the transfer of the designated funds from XR3026-3701159 to XR1058; and
 

b. confirmation from the City Solicitor that the agreement with the Neighbourhood Land Trust, referenced in Part 2 above, has been entered into.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.17
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235284.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235529.pdf

MM5.18 - Bolstering the Toronto Police Services Hate Crime Unit - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to, as part of its 2023 budgetary and human resources decision making process, consider allocating additional personnel, technology and other resources into the forces' Hate Crime Unit in order to address the growing occurrences of hate in Toronto.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.18
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235285.pdf

MM5.19 - 60 Brant Street - Authorization to Release Section 37 (Planning Act) Funds for Public Realm and Streetscape Improvements - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the 2023 City Council-Approved Capital Budget for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $500,000.00 gross debt, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development of 489-539 King Street West secured for streetscape improvements (Source Account: XR3026-3701182), for the design and construction of public realm and streetscape improvements adjacent to 60 Brant Street (Cost Centre: CTP423-02).

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.19
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235273.pdf

MM5.20 - Toronto is Calling: Supporting the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Pursuit of a Strong Economic Recovery - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to City Council, as part of the Economic Development Plan in the first quarter of 2024, on a long-term plan that could allocate revenue attributable to the Municipal Accommodations Tax to initiatives and programs that directly support the tourism and hospitality sector, including strategies to:

 

a. encourage local tourism, especially during the winter season;

 

b. promote and maintain key tourist attractions;

 

c. attract and develop new events and landmarks;

 

d. keep our city clean, reduce vandalism and increase public safety;

 

e. train and attract workers in the hospitality sector; and

 

f. incentivize the hospitality sector to invest in sustainability and take on new capital improvements.

 

2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of 2023 with any associated requests for the 2024 budget.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.20
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235274.pdf

MM5.21 - City Licence to 2249487 Ontario Limited and Fifth Social Club Inc. for the use of the property at 229 Richmond Street West - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services, or their designate, to enter into separate licence extension and amending  agreements (the "Agreements") with 2249487 Ontario Limited (operating as "The Ballroom") and Fifth Social Club Inc. (collectively, the "Licensees") for the property located at 229 Richmond Street West shown in Appendix B to the Member Motion MM5.21, at a rate equivalent to the rate under the CaféTO program and substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the Member Motion MM5.21, and including such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Director, Transaction Services, or designate, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services, or designate, to execute and deliver the Agreements and any amendments on behalf of the City.

 

3. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services, or designate, to administer and manage the Agreements and any other amendments, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices and notices of termination, provided that the Director, Transaction Services, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for its determination and direction.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.21
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235275.pdf
Appendices A and B
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235657.pdf

MM5.22 - The Need for More Openness at Metrolinx Board of Director Meetings - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Minister of Transportation and the Province of Ontario to amend the Metrolinx Act (2006) to require that Metrolinx and the meetings of its Board of Directors operate in a more open, transparent, and fully accountable manner by being required to give notice and hold all meetings in public, with the ability for members of the public to make deputations both in-person and online, except when considering confidential information, operating under similar policies as municipal and regional governments.


2. City Council request the Minister of Transportation and the Province of Ontario to review and amend Section 11 (3) of the Metrolinx Act (2006) to specify what topics at Board of Directors meetings must be accessible to the public and what topics must be handled in closed session.

 

3. City Council communicate to the Province of Ontario that the Board of Metrolinx should include elected officials from area municipalities, as it was the case with the GO Transit Board in the past. 

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.22
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235276.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 26, 2023) Letter from Maureen Kapral, President, Lytton Park Residents’ Organization (MM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166590.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Letter from Neil Betteridge Vice President, Gooderham & Worts Neighbourhood Association (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166568.pdf

MM5.23 - 1425 Bloor Street West - Liquor Licence Application - Keys Comedy Club (Licence 1967072) - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Keys Comedy Club, 1425 Bloor St. W. (the "Premises") is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application.

 

2. City Council request that the Licence Appeal Tribunal provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and be directed to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to City Council decision, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.23
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235286.pdf

MM5.24 - Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds from the Development at 200 Queens Quay West to the Bentway Conservancy for the Waterfront Reconnect Project to be constructed under the Gardiner Expressway at Lower Simcoe Street - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the 2023 City Council Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program by $92,179.93 gross, $0 net, (Cost Centre: NP2161) on a one-time basis, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development of the lands municipally known in the year 2021 as 200, 208 and 218 Queens Quay West, and 8 York Street and 228 and 230 Queens Quay West (Source Account: 220096), for the purpose provided for in the enabling by-law of forwarding funds to the Bentway Conservancy for improvements under the Gardiner Expressway at Lower Simcoe Street as part of the Bentway Waterfront Reconnect project.

 

2. City Council approve forwarding the Section 37 funding in the amount of $92,179.93 to the Bentway Conservancy, subject to the organization signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.24
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235287.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235530.pdf

MM5.25 - Improving Road Safety by Expanding the Number of Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras and Operational Hours - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Director, Court Services, and the City Solicitor, to investigate all available procurement options to acquire and implement 75 additional Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras to the Automated Speed Enforcement program as soon as possible, and to report to City Council with recommendations for the Mayor to consider in preparing the 2024 budget and staff anticipated required for those 75 additional Automated Speed Cameras.

 

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Court Services to report back on the feasibility of improving the program further, including operational enhancements such as permanent installations.

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.25
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235346.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy Cycle Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166615.pdf

MM5.26 - Don't Block the Box - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Manager to request the Province of Ontario to review the existing fine structure and consider increasing the current fine of $85.00 for an improper stop in an intersection to $450.00 and increase the fine for an improper stop in an intersection in a community safety zone from $120.00 to $500.00.

 

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee as soon as possible on best practices for "don’t block the box" solutions beyond an increased fine.

 

3. City Council forward this item to the Toronto Police Services Board to request joining the City's advocacy to the Province of Ontario for the increase in fines for an improper stop in an intersection.

 

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee as soon as possible on potentially increasing the set fine applicable to Section 950-901B(1) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.26
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235397.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, Cycle Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166632.pdf

MM5.27 - City Council Supporting Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022 - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council express its support for Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022.

 

2. City Council forward this item to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to support the passing of Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.27
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235290.pdf

MM5.28 - Moving Fast on the Housing Accelerator Fund - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a submission to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Accelerator Fund.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.28
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235291.pdf

MM5.29 - Exploring an Iranian Cultural District in Willowdale - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the local Councillor’s office, to engage with community organizations in Willowdale to explore designating Yonge Street, between Steeles Avenue and Drewry Avenue, as a Cultural District in recognition of the area’s vibrant Iranian culture, following City Council’s consideration of objectives and criteria for the Cultural Districts Program.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.29
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235277.pdf

MM5.30 - Save Don’t Pave - The Duffins-Rouge Agricultural Reserve, the Rouge National Park, the federally owned former airport lands or the Greenbelt - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council affirm its support for protection of the Greenbelt, the Rouge National Urban Park, the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, and the federally owned Pickering lands.

 

2. City Council support the unanimous decision by the City of Pickering, made on December 5, 2022, to protect all lands within the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve from urbanization.

 

3. City Council request the Federal Government to:

 

a. incorporate the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve and the federally owned Pickering lands within the Rouge Park;

 

b. protect the Rouge National Urban Park from “probable risk of irreversible harm to wildlife, natural ecosystems and agricultural landscapes within the Rouge National Park” if the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve is developed as proposed by the provincial government;

 

c. enforce the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the federal and provincial governments that requires consultation with the federal government before any policy changes are made that may impact the Park and include First Nations Treaty Holders in these consultations; and

 

d. conduct a federal Impact Assessment on all removals from the Greenbelt and any proposal to urbanize the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.30
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235292.pdf

MM5.31 - Limiting Provincial Influence in Council Decision-Making - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council call on the incoming Mayor of Toronto to reject the authority for the Head of Council to veto Council decisions and By-laws as permitted under Bill 3, and to enshrine this commitment in formal procedures.

 

2. City Council call on the incoming Mayor of Toronto to commit to delegating the hiring and firing of department heads and the creation of new departments to the City Manager, and to enshrine this commitment in formal procedures.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.31
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235293.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 30, 2023) E-mail from Diane Dyer (MM.New)

MM5.32 - Restoring Majority Rule to City Council - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council call on the new head of Council to publicly commit to never advocating for or implementing in practice fundamental changes to Toronto City Council operations or governance initiated by the Province of Ontario, without full prior support and consent of Toronto City Council and Torontonians.

 

Background Information (City Council)

Revised Member Motion MM5.32
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235294.pdf

MM5.33 - Getting the Gardiner Right: Moving Forward with a New Study on Better Options for the Gardiner East - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30, and 31, 2023, deferred Item MM5.33 to the May 10, 11, and 12, 2023 meeting of City Council.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.33
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235295.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(March 27, 2023) Letter from Maureen Kapral, President, Lytton Park Residents’ Organization (MM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166604.pdf
(March 28, 2023) Letter from Alison Stewart, Interim Co-Executive Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, Cycle Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-166630.pdf

MM5.34 - Completion of City-owned site at 5200 Yonge Street to allow for successful launch of City-initiated Food Incubator Program - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to provide a 75 percent rent abatement for the rent payable from January 1, 2023 to March 30, 2023, a 50 percent rent abatement for the rent payable from April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 and a 25 percent rent abatement for the rent payable from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 in the total amount of $49,853.34 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., at 5200 Yonge Street on the condition that each tenant provide sales reports for the period of July 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 to Corporate Real Estate Management.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to provide a 75 percent rent abatement for the rent payable from January 1, 2023 to March 30, 2023 in the total amount of $8,811.03 by Bunhaus Eats Inc. at 5200 Yonge Street and permit Bunhaus Eats Inc to terminate the lease agreement, effective March 30, 2023.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.34
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235298.pdf

MM5.35 - Advancing grant funding at Paul Martel Park - Authority for staff to amend existing license agreement with Aki Wiidookaagewin (Earth Helpers) and The Neighbourhood Group - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to amend the existing agreement with The Neighbourhood Group Community Services, and Aki Wiidookaagewin - Earth Helpers, to allow the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to extend the agreement for up to an additional five one-year terms, at their sole discretion, ending on April 30, 2030, and to allow a temporary canopy, shed and gazebo to be constructed in Paul Martel Park, within the park's service area, on terms satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.35
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235301.pdf

MM5.36 - 1733 Bloor St. West - Liquor Licence Application - WingsUp! (License 2010028) - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
4 - Parkdale - High Park

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for WingsUp! 1733 Bloor St. West (the "Premises") is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application;

 

2. City Council request that the Licence Appeal Tribunal provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and be directed to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.36
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235389.pdf

MM5.37 - Donation of Vehicles to Support the Ukrainian Government's Humanitarian Effort - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Fleet Services to donate three vehicles at no cost to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian purposes.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.37
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235427.pdf
Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235531.pdf

MM5.38 - Request to Accept an In-kind Donation for Upgrades to Outdoor Basketball Court in Joel Weeks Park - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
14 - Toronto - Danforth

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation of up to $125,000 from Buckets & Borders Incorporated for the purposes of upgrades to the Don Mount basketball court in Joel Weeks Park, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate, enter into, and execute a construction and donation agreement with Bucket & Borders Incorporated for the purpose of refurbishing the outdoor basketball court in Joel Weeks Park, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City policies applicable to capital projects.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.38
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235432.pdf

MM5.39 - 1311 St. Clair Avenue West - Liquor Licence Application - Tre Mari Bakery (Licence 2086931) - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
9 - Davenport

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Tre Mari Bakery, 1311 St. Clair Avenue West (the "Premises") is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application.

 

2. City Council request that the Licence Appeal Tribunal provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and be directed to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.39
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235440.pdf

MM5.40 - Authority to Amend the 2023-2032 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation for Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
19 - Beaches - East York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve an amendment to Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023-2032 Council Approved Capital budget and Plan for the Topham Park Clubhouse Improvements sub-project in the Outdoor Recreation Centres project, in the amount of $1,477,000 increasing the total project cost from $306,000 to $1,783,000, with cash flow commitments of $1,037,173 in 2023 and $439,827 in 2024, fully funded by the following sources in order to proceed with the award of contract for improvements to the clubhouse in Topham Park to be completed this year:

 

a. $1,037,173 from the South District Parkland Development Reserve Fund (XR2209) for the 2023 cash flow; and

 

b. $439,827 from the Section 42 Above 5% Cash-in-lieu from the sources in the chart below for the 2024 cash flow:

 

Development Location Internal Order  Account (XR2213) Amount
76 Amsterdam Avenue 4200233 $2,195.52
2819 St. Clair Avenue East 4200409 $44,062.51
88A Amsterdam Avenue 4200624 $2,232.57
72 Galbraith Avenue 4200820 $2,741.80
98 Galbraith Avenue 4200832 $2,316.74
80 Peard Road 4201198 $420.72
78 Peard Road 4201197 $420.72
1 Holland Avenue 4201226 $2,205.14
77 Galbraith Avenue 4201250 $3,408.58
91 Amsterdam Avenue 4201330 $4,241.78
1322A Victoria Park Avenue 4201388 $2,790.11
859 O'Connor Drive 4201444 $12,554.87
2908 St. Clair Avenue East 4201519 $5,220.09
2956 St Clair Ave East 4201597 $2,522.92
1401 O'Connor Drive 4201345 $352,492.93
Total   $439,827.00

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.40
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235503.pdf

MM5.41 - Workplace Health and Safety in the Ward 13 Office - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve assigning Suite A7 to the Ward 13 Councillor for the same fee charged to utilize Civic Centre offices.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.41
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235462.pdf

MM5.42 - Accepting an in-kind donation to convert the outdoor basketball courts into fully accessible courts at Confederation Park Ward 24 - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
24 - Scarborough - Guildwood

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation up to $500,000.00 from Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities for the purposes of upgrades to the current basketball courts to inclusive accessible outdoor basketball courts at Confederation Park, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate, enter into, and execute a construction and donation agreement with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities for the purpose of enhancing the outdoor basketball courts at Confederation Park, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City policies applicable to capital projects.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.42
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235461.pdf

MM5.43 - Authorization to Approve a Development Charge Credit for the Design and Construction of the Future Park at 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the new park to be dedicated on the site at 53, 55 and 95 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 15, 33, and 43 Freeland Street and 2 and 15 Cooper Street, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.43
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235488.pdf

MM5.44 - Provincial/Municipal Bill 23 Audit - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the Terms of Reference in Attachment 1 to the Member Motion MM5.44 and City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to provide any information needed for the Audit.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.44
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235509.pdf
Public Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235525.pdf

MM5.45 - Protecting Access to Healthcare for all Ontarians - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to reverse its decision to end the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program on March 31, 2023.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.45
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235524.pdf

MM5.46 - Update on Alcohol in Parks Pilot - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30, and 31, 2023, deferred Item MM5.46 to the May 10, 11, and 12, 2023 meeting of City Council.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.46
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235490.pdf

MM5.47 - Supporting Employers in the Tapscott Employment Area (Middlefield Road) - by Councillor Jamaal Myers, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
23 - Scarborough North

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council classify the lands identified in Map 1 in Attachment 1 to the Member Motion MM5.47,  generally around McCowan Road, Placentia Boulevard, Middlefield Road and Finch Avenue East, as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Noise Guidelines - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning Publication NPC-300, August 2013.

 

2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to conduct outreach with the affected businesses abutting the Class 4 area to discuss the impact of the Class 4 designation with respect to land use compatibility between Employment Areas and nearby noise sensitive land uses.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.47
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235511.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map 1: Class 4 Area of Noise Sensitive Lands in Scarborough North (Ward 23)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235512.pdf

MM5.48 - Approval to demolish and rebuild 5 Whitehall Road - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
4 - Parkdale - High Park

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council approve the demolition of the heritage building at 5 Whitehall Road, an "Unrated" structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Demolition and Replacement of a Structure - 5 Whitehall Road, Page 1 of 14 with Section 42 (1) 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act and the erection of a building in accordance with Section 42 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following:

 

a. City Council approve the replacement structure for 5 Whitehall Road as shown in the plans and Heritage Impact Assessment submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on February 14, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans; and

 

b. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 5 Whitehall Road including a demolition permit, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing "Unrated" building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning:

 

1. photo documentation of the existing structure at 5 Whitehall Road; and

 

2. final building permit drawings for the replacement structure and a landscape plan consistent with the plans and Heritage Impact Assessment submitted by the applicant and prepared by ERA Architects on February 14, 2023 and the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.48
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235510.pdf
Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board on 5 Whitehall Road -Demolition of a Structure within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District and Approval of a Replacement Structure (MM5.48a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235518.pdf

MM5.49 - 55 - 65 Broadway Avenue - Off-site Parkland Conveyance - Amendment to Item 2017.CC34. 7 by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2017.CC34.7 by:

 

a. deleting Part 3 of  the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the City Solicitor, made public upon adoption by City Council:

 

Part to be deleted:

 

3. City Council approve an off-site parkland dedication for a 530 square metre proposed park at 70 to 76 Soudan Avenue as the parkland dedication requirement for the development at 55 - 65 Broadway Avenue. The parkland to be transferred to the City shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation.

 

and replacing it with the following new Part 3:

 

3. City Council approve an off-site parkland dedication for a 530 square metre proposed park at 70 to 76 Soudan Avenue as the parkland dedication requirement for the development at 55 - 65 Broadway Avenue on the following terms:

 

a. the parkland to be transferred to the City shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, with the exception of a temporary vehicular easement at the rear of the future parkland benefitting the lots at 60 - 76 Soudan Avenue, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation;

 

b. authority is granted by City Council to permit the parkland conveyance to the City with the temporary vehicular easement encumbrance that would not be permitted by the requirements of Municipal Code Section 415-26 B;

 

c. the owner shall delete the vehicular easement instrument from title to the lands at 60 to 68 Soudan Avenue upon the purchase of the lots at 60 and 62 Soudan Avenue; and

 

d. prior to the conveyance of the parkland to the City, the owner shall provide the City with a Letter of Credit in a form to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, and in an amount to be determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to secure the removal of the vehicular easement from title to the lands at 60 to 68 Soudan Avenue.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.49
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235536.pdf

MM5.50 - High Hope Cider - Limited Liquor Sales Licence - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario of its support for the application from 130 Ossington Ave (rear), for a Manufacturer's Limited Liquor Sales Licence for sales by the glass.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM5.50
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-235550.pdf

Bills and By-laws - Meeting 5

BL5.1 - Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, passed By-laws 239-2023 to 306-2023.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

City Council adopted a resolution that Committees and Council considered submissions in making a decision on Zoning By-laws and Official Plan Amendments.

Meeting Sessions

Session Date Session Type Start Time End Time Public or Closed Session
2023-03-29 Morning 9:44 AM 12:25 PM Public
2023-03-29 Afternoon 2:12 PM 5:59 PM Public
2023-03-30 Morning 9:46 AM 12:27 PM Public
2023-03-30 Afternoon 2:12 PM 6:56 PM Public
2023-03-31 Morning 9:42 AM 12:40 PM Public
2023-03-31 Afternoon 1:57 PM 6:12 PM Public

Attendance

Members were present for some or all of the time period indicated.
Date and Time Quorum Members
2023-03-29
9:44 AM - 12:25 PM
(Public Session)
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
2023-03-29
2:12 PM - 5:59 PM
(Public Session)
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
2023-03-30
10:41 AM - Roll Call
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Dianne Saxe
Not Present: Brad Bradford, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Nick Mantas, Chris Moise, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson
2023-03-30
2:12 PM - 6:56 PM
(Public Session)
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
Not Present: Nick Mantas
2023-03-31
9:42 AM - 12:40 PM
(Public Session)
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
2023-03-31
4:35 PM - Roll Call
Present Present: Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Gary Crawford, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson
Not Present: Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, James Pasternak, Dianne Saxe
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council