Decisions

CALL TO ORDER: 9:38 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

March 20, 2024

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney
Stephen James Bedford
Gladys Elizabeth Danford
Herb Pirk
Vassili Ioannou Spyropoulos
Estella Wheeler
Martin Willschick
 

Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows:

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

We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

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.

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on February 6 and 7, 2024, and the special meeting held on February 14, 2024.

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

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

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

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024.

March 20, 2024

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Paul Bedford, former Chief Planner for the City of Toronto, to the Council Chamber and expressed condolences to him and his family, on behalf of Members of Council, on the passing of his son, Stephen.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council for a presentation on Recognizing World Water Day and 150 Years of Toronto Water.

Mayor Chow addressed Members of Council and gave remarks in celebration of World Water Day with the theme of Water for Peace, and recognized Toronto Water celebrating 150 years as a public utility. Mayor Chow introduced a short video presentation on the history of Toronto Water and presented Lou Di Gironimo, General Manager, Toronto Water with a commemorative scroll.

Lou Di Gironimo addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow for her remarks. Mr. Gironimo remarked that as a division Toronto Water is not just providing water, sewer and storm water services, but also acts as stewards protecting the system for future generations. Mr. Gironimo thanked Members of Council and Toronto Water staff for their work and dedication to Toronto Water and the City of Toronto.

Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged Nowruz, the annual Persian Festival and the first day of spring celebrating the Persian New Year.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon John D. Elvidge, City Clerk, to address City Council on the occasion of Fiona Murray's retirement as Deputy City Clerk of Toronto Elections, City Clerk’s Office.

John D. Elvidge, City Clerk, addressed City Council and acknowledged the outstanding career of Fiona Murray on her retirement from the City of Toronto after 31 years. Mr. Elvidge recognized Ms. Murray’s career milestones and the impacts of her governance expertise and leadership on the City. Mr. Elvidge thanked Ms. Murray for her service and contributions to the City.

Mayor Chow addressed City Council and recognized Fiona Murray's 31-year career and remarked on Ms. Murray’s accomplishments during her time in Shelter, Support and Housing, the City Manager’s Office and finally as Deputy City Clerk of Toronto Elections, City Clerk’s Office. Mayor Chow welcomed Ms. Murray's family present in the Council Chamber. Mayor Chow congratulated Ms. Murray and presented her with a commemorative scroll as a token of the City's appreciation for her accomplishments and contributions.

Fiona Murray addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow and John D. Elvidge, City Clerk for their remarks. Ms. Murray acknowledged and thanked colleagues, mentors, and the elected officials she had the pleasure of working with over her 31-year career. Ms. Murray extended thanks to the Toronto Elections team, for their hard work and dedication.

Councillor Crisanti, during the afternoon session of the meeting, acknowledged March as National Engineering Month.

Councillor Moise, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Cathy Crowe, and her students from Toronto Metropolitan University, to the Council Chamber.

March 21, 2024

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council on the occasion of Casey Brendon's retirement as Director of Revenue Services, Finance and Treasury Services. 

Mayor Chow addressed City Council by recognizing Casey Brendon's career milestones and accomplishments as Director, Revenue Services, Finance and Treasury Services. Mayor Chow acknowledged and welcomed Mr. Brendon’s wife, Francis, and his children, Kyle, Anthony, Leah and Malcom, to the Council Chamber. Mayor Chow congratulated Mr. Brendon, thanked him for his contributions to the City of Toronto, and presented him with a commemorative scroll.

Casey Brendon addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow for her remarks. Mr. Brendon reflected on his career and what he has learned throughout his time as Director of Revenue Services, Finance and Treasury Services. Mr. Brendon thanked staff, his management team, the City Manager, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the City Solicitor.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council in recognition of Toronto Fire Services having earned Accredited Agency Status from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.

Mayor Chow addressed City Council to celebrate and recognize Toronto Fire Services for achieving their second consecutive accredited agency status from the Commission of Fire Accreditation International. Mayor Chow extended congratulations to Matthew Pegg, Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services for his leadership. Mayor Chow welcomed and thanked Toronto Fire Services staff and James Reed, Toronto Professional Fire Fighters' Association Local 3888, President, present in the Chamber. Mayor Chow presented Chief Pegg with a commemorative scroll.

Chief Pegg addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow for her remarks. Chief Pegg remarked on why the Commission of Fire Accreditation International matters, stating that the Accreditation is third party international validation of the world class fire protection that City Council provides in Toronto. Chief Pegg thanked City Council, the City's Senior Leadership Team, colleagues, and Toronto residents for allowing him to serve as their Fire Chief.

March 20, 2024:

City Council adopted the March 20, 2024, Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent.

March 21, 2024:

City Council adopted the March 21, 2024, Order Paper.

Item IA16.1 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, received Administrative Inquiry IA16.2 from Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches-East York, regarding Renaming of Dundas Toronto Transit Commission Stations and Answer IA16.2a from the City Manager, for information.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, received Administrative Inquiry IA16.3 from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding Al-Quds Day and Answer IA16.3a from the City Manager, for information.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item PH8.5 to the May 22, 23, and 24, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 78 Mimico Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 78 Mimico Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 9, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 80 Mimico Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 80 Mimico Avenue (Entrance Address at 84 Mimico Avenue) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (January 9, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 86 Mimico Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 86 Mimico Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (January 9, 2024) from the Interim 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item TE9.14 to the April 17, 18, and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20, and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as contained in the Transmittal (March 18, 2024) from the Toronto Preservation Board [TE9.30a].

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as contained in the Transmittal (March 18, 2024) from the Toronto Preservation Board [TE9.30a].

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1.  City Council approve:

a.  the alterations of the designated heritage property at 415 Broadview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building in conjunction with an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by RAW Design Inc., dated January 17, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 17, 2024, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and

b.  the demolition of heritage attributes of the designated heritage property at 415 Broadview Avenue, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building in conjunction with an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by RAW Design Inc., dated January 17, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 17, 2024, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.

2.  City Council direct that its consent to alter the designated property at 415 Broadview Avenue under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 415 Broadview Avenue under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to issuance of an Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, the owner shall:

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 415 Broadview Avenue substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by RAW Design Inc., dated January 17, 2024, and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 17, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution 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 substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 415 Broadview Avenue, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 17, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, the owner has:

1. provided final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

2. obtained final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with an Ontario Land Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

4. provided a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how 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; and

5. provided a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, 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. obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with an Ontario Land Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

2. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Part 2.a.1 for property at 415 Broadview Avenue, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.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;

4. 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 and Interpretation Plan; and

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

d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.4. 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.

3.  City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 415 Broadview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 415 Broadview Avenue.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to:

a. receive funds and to negotiate and enter into any contribution agreements, including any amendment, renewal or extension agreements and any ancillary documents with the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, and/or agencies or corporations of the Federal and Provincial Governments in support of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

b. enter into agreements with third party non profit and charitable organizations to distribute the funding in accordance with the provisions of those agreements, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026 and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to approve such increases to the current retainer agreement with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP for the provision of legal services, including those for which Committee or City Council approval would normally be required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, as may be required for the support of FIFA World Cup 2026, including for preparation, construction, operations and any resulting claims, funded through the approved FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto budget, to a limit of $600,000, with any further recommended increases to be reported to the Executive Committee for approval pursuant to the regular process for approval under the City’s by-laws.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager and Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to negotiate and enter into and/or amend or extend as required, any necessary agreements with the Greater Toronto Airport Authority and PortsToronto (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) reflecting the FIFA Host City Agreement obligations in support of Toronto's hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2026 including but not limited to financing, event planning and coordination, and airport operations, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Mayor, the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026 and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, to administer the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Public Engagement and Communications Plan, as described in the supplementary report (February 26, 2024) from the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026.

5. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to identify the costs of all City FIFA World Cup 2026 activities in preparation for the 2025 Budget process.

6. City Council request the City Manager to report back in the third quarter of 2024 with a comprehensive revenue plan to maximize financial opportunities for the City of Toronto associated with hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

7. City Council request the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and relevant City Divisions, the Toronto Transit Commission Board and the Toronto Transit Commission staff, to develop a transit plan encompassing financing, event planning and coordination, and transit operations, and City Council request the City Manager to report back on any necessary agreements in future FIFA updates to City Council. 

8. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission, to report back to City Council in the second quarter of 2024, such report to include:

a. how the City's World Cup hosting budget and plan will advance the goals of the TransformTO Net Zero Climate Strategy, which may include supporting the 2030 transportation targets through actions such as expanding dedicated transit lanes with frequent service, providing discounted or free integrated transit options for travel to the games from outside the downtown core, and developing new active transportation infrastructure outside and inside the core, as directed by City Council in Part 6.e. of its decision on Item 2022.EX34.8;

b. plans for introducing RapidTO on Dufferin Street before the FIFA games begin, if any; and

c. opportunities to hold a zero-waste game.

9. City Council request the City Manager and Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, to include an ambitious, comprehensive Community Benefits Plan in their next biannual FIFA World Cup 2026 Status Report, consistent with previous direction as adopted by City Council in EX34.8 on July 19, 2022; and such plan should build on the learnings of other community benefits initiatives underway at the City of Toronto, while recognizing the uniqueness of developing a community benefits plan for a major event such as the FWC26, to include the following:

a. ambitious local and equity-seeking hiring targets, including those in neighbourhood improvement areas;

b. social procurement targets, in line with the Social Procurement Policy and a Supply Chain Diversity Policy;

c. how the FIFA World Cup 2026 Secretariat is collaborating with stakeholders, including Toronto Community Benefits Network, local employment service organizations, and labour unions to advance community benefits; and 

d. the system in which community benefits will be monitored, tracked, reported, and evaluated throughout the leadup to the games.

10. City Council request the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, to:

a. report back to City Council on July 24, 2024, with guiding principles for a Community Benefits Plan, and a status update on the feasibility of the following: 

1. development of Supply Chain Diversity Policy to include local businesses and employment opportunities for equity-deserving groups;

2. inclusion of equity-deserving groups in the development and monitoring of the Community Benefits Plan; 

3. opportunities to develop a Legacy Fund for recreational programs;

4. opportunities to advance the goals of TransformTO, including exploration of zero-waste pilot programs, and RapidTO acceleration; and

5. opportunities to direct work to be done under collective agreements, when possible. 

b. report back to City Council on July 24, 2024, with a compliance analysis of the City of Toronto’s agreement for the World Cup Hosting 2026 and FIFA requirements, such report to include the following: 

1. all labour and human rights laws, including the Ontario Employment Standards Act, Ontario Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, the Canada Labour Code, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, and all applicable employment protections and programs;

2. operate within the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Agenda framework, and comply with the Toronto Fair Wage Policy;

3. Toronto’s status as a Sanctuary City and commitment to protection for undocumented people; and

4. Toronto’s updated Interdepartmental Protocol on encampments.

11. City Council direct the City Manager and the Executive Director, World Cup Hosting 2026, to report back to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2024 on how the City plans to ensure that the economic, social and cultural benefits of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026, will be shared so as to positively impact all communities and regions of our City. 

12. City Council direct the City Manager to explore how budgeted event and programming funding can be allocated to ensure substantial experiences are brought to districts outside the downtown core, including Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York. 

13. City Council direct the City Manager to ask FIFA to permit the City to host 4 Fan Fests, one in each district, - Toronto-East York, Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York, - instead of 1 large Fan Fest, - in collaboration with local councillors, Local Arts Service Organizations and local Business Improvement Areas, and subject to the FIFA Host City Agreement, and naming and programming of each event to be flexible to reflect the local communities, and City Council direct the City Manager to report to the July 24, 25, and 26, 2024 meeting of City Council.

14. City Council direct the City Manager to explore the feasibility of hosting 3 additional Fan Fests outside of the one hosted downtown, for each district - Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York, and report to the July 24, 25, and 26 meeting of City Council.

15. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report to the Executive Committee with a plan to expand and improve City soccer facilities and programs for children and youth as a legacy of Toronto being a World Cup host.

16. City Council request the City Manager to report back to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2024 providing an overview of the decision making process on FIFA, and to report back to City Council any lessons learned on good governance, transparency, and accountability.

17. City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2025 with a set of principles for bidding on large international events.

18. City Council direct the City Manager to provide to Members of City Council a copy of the full FIFA World Cup 2026 hosting agreement, redacted for the security measures, on a confidential basis, as an attachment to this item in the minutes of this meeting.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to work with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the President, Toronto Parking Authority, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, of Transit Expansion Division, to undertake a review of all off-street, transit oriented, City-owned parking facilities that may support Council's housing, community or fiscal goals and better align municipal parking services to City and Provincial planning policies, and to report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 with a list of priority sites, timelines and resource requirements for due diligence to determine 'parking-to-homes' and/or community infrastructure opportunities; such report to also include an evaluation of the year-round utilization of those facilities and prioritize for consideration the facilities functioning at a net operating loss.

2.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to work with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake a review of all existing and future Toronto Transit Commission stations for redevelopment opportunities that may support Council's housing, community, transit service or fiscal goals, and to report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 with a list of priority sites, timelines and resource requirements for due diligence to determine better use of transit sites.  

3.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to work with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to identify City-owned real estate assets suitable to be included in Transit Oriented Communities along current or future transit expansion projects, and to report back to City Council by fourth quarter of 2024 with a list of priority sites, timelines and resource requirements for due diligence to maximize housing and community goals.

4.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to work with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to identify funding and resource requirements to undertake the due diligence activities for the review of City-owned Transit-Oriented Parking Lots, City Lands adjacent to Provincial Transit Sites and the Intensification of  Toronto Transit Commission stations, and submit the funding needs through the City's capital budget process. 

5. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to undertake a review of Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s facilities and relevant legislative, Official Plan and Municipal Code provisions to enable opportunities to co-locate housing, including rent-geared-to-income, affordable rental and rent-controlled market rental homes, and affordable commercial retail spaces, with community recreation facilities in support of City Council's housing goals, and to report back to City Council by the first quarter of 2025 with an outline of legislative and planning matters to be addressed, priority sites for potential housing opportunities and resource requirements for further due diligence.

6. City Council direct that the current and future list of any City-owned parking lots being considered for development include:

a. the annual revenues and losses associated with each parking lot;

b. any long term impact on City revenues; and

c. the cost to replace any parking in new developments.

7. City Council direct that any current development planning underway or contemplated on a Toronto Parking Authority lot be required to include affordable housing.

8. City Council direct that the Toronto Parking Authority property at 596-598 Gerrard East be included as a top priority for redevelopment for affordable housing by the City.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council reaffirm the policy that maintaining the existing system in a state of good repair is the first priority for investment in transportation.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Division, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Head, Strategy and Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission and other divisions as appropriate, to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2025 on a comprehensive review of Map 4 Higher Order Transit Corridors of the Official Plan to:

a. identify new corridors that would address identified gaps in future higher-order transit service;

b. review existing proposed corridors which may not warrant future higher-order transit service; and

c. propose priorities for advancing work on higher-order transit corridors.

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Division, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Head, Strategy and Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission and other divisions as appropriate, to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2025 on a review of Map 3 Right-of-Way Widths Associated with Existing Major Streets of the Official Plan to ensure Map 3 reflects appropriate Right of Way dimensions for potential Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rapid Transit services in the revised Official Plan Map 4, where appropriate.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Head, Strategy and Foresight, Toronto Transit Commission to advance surface transit priority measures across the City.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, to:

a. work with the Province to advance City interests in the current Metrolinx work on the Sheppard Subway Extension Study; and

b. request Metrolinx to advance planning of a Finch West Light Rapid Transit extension to Woodbine and beyond to Pearson International Airport.

6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and other divisions as appropriate, to explore opportunities to advance more affordable and non-market housing around new and existing transit stations and corridors to support the City’s Housing Strategy and build complete communities, including in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx.

7. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and the three local Etobicoke Councillors, to report to City Council by the third quarter of 2025 on an approach to addressing transit requirements in Etobicoke, including recommendations related to timing and approach to the Bloor Danforth (Line 2) Westerly Extension to Sherway, as part of the next planned higher order transit update report.

8. City Council restate its support for the Sheppard Avenue West and Sheppard Avenue East subway line and to urge Metrolinx to continue its study, consultation and review of this vital subway line.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 778, Taxation, Vacant Home Tax, to extend the declaration due date in 2024 for the 2023 Taxation Year to March 15, 2024.

2. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 8, 2024) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the Auditor General (through the City or one of its agencies or corporations) by another level of government or a Crown agency and financial information supplied in confidence to the Auditor General which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 8, 2024) from the Auditor General remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the Auditor General (through the City or one of its agencies or corporations) by another level of government or a Crown agency and financial information supplied in confidence to the Auditor General which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, received Item AU4.2 for information.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to implement a process to identify, on a periodic basis, areas where applications are frequently determined to be insufficient and proactively educate applicants and the industry on the application submission requirements and ways to avoid processing delays.

2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer where required, to:

a. review and update the items on the Toronto Building's checklists used to demonstrate a complete review of building permit applications to confirm compliance with the Building Code, zoning by-laws and other applicable law, and make the checklists available centrally to ensure staff have access to and are using the most current versions of the checklists;

b. review and update the pre-established lists of deficiencies in the building permit information system; and

c. establish a protocol for periodic review of the checklists and pre-established lists of deficiencies to ensure they include up-to-date Building Code and zoning by-law requirements.

3. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer, to review and ensure that the control built into the building permit information system is functioning properly to prevent a building permit from being issued for files with open deficiencies.

4. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer where required, to:

a. consider implementing a process to have resubmissions and additional information related to building permit applications received centrally and uploaded upon receipt into the building permit information system;

b. improve monitoring of the timely processing and review of resubmissions and additional information; and

c. analyze data for trends and ways to improve resubmission review.

5. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer where required, to consider:

a. keeping track of the time spent on files and analyzing data to help Toronto Building manage staff workloads and to assess productivity and whether the optimal number of resources are in place; and

b. whether there is an opportunity for Toronto Building to charge an additional fee for the review of permit applications where the examiners have spent extra time over and above the typical number of hours (five hours) and circumstances where it may be appropriate to charge additional fees.

6. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer, to improve compliance with the Closing Inactive Permit Applications policy and implement system functionality to support the tracking of files where exceptions under the policy apply.

7. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to reinforce quality and consistency in reviewing building permit applications by:

a. developing operational policies, procedures, or guidelines for Plan Review and Customer Experience staff when reviewing application (re)submissions, including plans and drawings, for compliance with the Building Code, zoning by-laws, and other applicable law; and

b. implementing a protocol for periodic review and update of such operational policies, procedures, or guidelines.

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

a. identify key areas of focus and implement a risk-based approach for supervision and monitoring over building permit application intake, review, and approval; such an approach should include providing timely and constructive feedback to Customer Experience and Plan Review staff for continuous improvement; and

b. enhance existing Customer Experience and Plan Review audit policies and processes and/or implement additional quality assurance processes including file reviews to verify staff are completing all the required steps and applicable checklists to confirm compliance with the Building Code, zoning by-laws and other applicable law, and are consistently documenting and retaining records of their reviews in the building permit information system.

9. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to develop a program of continuous professional development to ensure Customer Experience and Plan Review staff continue to refresh their technical knowledge of Building Code, zoning by-laws, and other applicable law requirements; in developing such a program, Toronto Building should:

a. identify what training should be made mandatory for all staff; 

b. ensure all training records are centrally retained and accessible for review; and

c. monitor that staff have completed all required training within a reasonable time frame.

10. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to develop a formal onboarding program to ensure new staff are familiarized with operational policies and procedures governing building permit application intake and plan review (zoning and / or code review) requirements; as part of this onboarding program, there should be management or supervisory oversight to ensure new staff have completed the required learning and have obtained the necessary base level knowledge and skills.

11. 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 new modern technology solutions are implemented to:

a. improve workflow management, tracking, recordkeeping, and monitoring of building permit application intake and plan review processes; and

b. support Toronto Building’s ability to collect and analyze data to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the building permit application intake and plan review processes.

12. City Council request the Minister, Municipal Affairs and Housing to address the urgent issues of building practitioner qualification, training and recruitment by considering steps including restructuring the number of required exams for individuals to prove their technical knowledge and core competencies, and allow certain exemptions based on pre-existing credentials.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the 2022 audited financial statements and management letters, where applicable, of Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena and North Toronto Memorial Arena in Attachments 1 to 2 to the report (February 7, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

2. City Council receive the 2021 audited financial statements of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena in Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

3. City Council request the Board of Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena to provide an update to Audit Committee on the implementation of the auditor’s 2022 management letter items, for the July 5, 2024 Audit Committee.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant authority retroactively to the Auditor General to appoint Kwok and Associate to perform the financial statement audits for Moss Park Arena, Ted Reeve Community Arena, and William H. Bolton Arena for the year ending December 31, 2022, through a non-competitive procurement process.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following three candidates to the Board of Directors of TO Live, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on February 10, 2028, and until successors are appointed:

Brian Astl;

Robyn Citizen; and

Sun Young Yoon.

2. City Council waive section 2.5 Restrictions for Staff of the City of Toronto Public Appointments Policy, to appoint the following candidate to the Board of Directors of TO Live, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on February 10, 2028, and until a successor is appointed:

Wasifa Noshin

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (January 24, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Board of Directors of TO Live. 

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (January 24, 2024) 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 Board of Directors of TO Live.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 22, 2028, and until successors are appointed:

Graysanne Bedell;

Andrew Dooner;

Wayne Miranda; and

Parminder Sandhu.

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (February 15, 2024) from the City Clerk, in its entirety, remain confidential as they relate to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (February 15, 2024) 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 Atmospheric Fund Board.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Robin Pilkey to the PortsToronto Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting April 2, 2024, and ending April 2, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 3 to the report (February 15, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 3 to the report (February 15, 2024) 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 PortsToronto Board of Directors.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item EC10.1 to the June 26, 27, and 28, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals to include a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards is to create and maintain a public record listing information (including the dog owner’s Forward Sorting Area (first three digits of the postal code), ward number, the dog’s name, breed and colour, and the date of the dangerous act) of all served Dangerous Dog Orders, which is to be posted in a map and easily searchable format and information organized by postal code and bite severity as well as any other information deemed important by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

2. City Council request the Mayor to include resources in the 2025 Budget (up to $500,000) for the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division to implement a proactive communication strategy and public education campaign to support compliance and enforcement with the goal of reducing the occurrence of dangerous dog acts.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to assess the feasibility of including photos of dogs on the public record of Dangerous Dog Orders, with such assessment to include privacy, technology, and legal considerations, and report back to the October 23, 2024 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the October 23, 2024 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee on:

a. an update on whether all 450 dogs subject to a ‘Severe’ Dangerous Dog order are in compliance with the updated by-law;

b. details on the changes implemented in 2024 and proposed in the 2025 budget to support a switch to a focus on proactive enforcement of the most severe and dangerous cases;

c. a proposed increase to the fines or fee structures for unlicensed dogs that are subject to Dangerous Dog orders; and

d. an update on the results of the 2019 Ombudsman Recommendations, including the provision of accurate and timely information to victims, the elimination of staff’s ability to deal with severe dog bites in the first instance and any additional recommended changes to improve that process.

5. City Council request the Government of Ontario to consider amendments to the Dog Owners’ Liability Act (DOLA) to provide an expeditious process to hear the Dog Owners’ Liability Act proceedings, as well as an explicit mechanism for municipalities to recover costs incurred by the municipality when it holds an animal pursuant to a warrant or interim control order under the Dog Owners’ Liability Act.

6. City Council express its support to the Premier of Ontario and the Ontario Attorney General for higher set fine penalties for offences related to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals, Section 349-15 (Dogs that have bitten, attacked or pose a menace.)

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 591, Noise to replace subsection 591-2.5C with the following:

“No person shall emit or cause or permit the emission of any sound from a stationary motor vehicle exceeding the following when measured at least 50 cm from the exhaust outlet using a sound level meter: (a) 92 dB(A) at idle; or (b) 96 dB(A) at any engine speed greater than idle.”

such change to come into force on June 1, 2024.
 

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to work with community groups and resident associations to improve monitoring of excessive noise from stationary and moving motor vehicles, and to take complaints and community sound level meter measurements into account when setting enforcement priorities, in addition to the public education efforts in 2024.EC9.5 headed "Implementation Review of the Noise By-law."
 

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the first quarter of 2025 regarding the effectiveness of these measures in reducing the adverse health effects of motor vehicle noise, including enforcement initiatives taken, complaint levels and community sound level meter measurements.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to execute a retainer agreement for a term of five (5) years from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029 with each of the following eight (8) law firms on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor:

a. Boghosian + Allen LLP;

b. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;

c. Forbes Chochla LLP;

d. Gowlings WLG;

e. Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP;

f. Lerners LLP;

g. Loopstra Nixon LLP; and

h. Shibley Righton LLP.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to enter into an amending retainer agreement with Clyde & Co. LLP to increase the term of the existing retainer agreement for five (5) years, from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2029.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement with A.J. Stone Company Ltd. with an initial term starting on the date of award up to and including January 31, 2025, with the option, in the sole discretion of the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to renew the agreement for four (4) additional one (1) year periods, in the total amount (including all Option Years) of $771,586 net of all taxes and charges ($785,166 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Procurement Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Clerk to enter into a non-competitive agreement with Granicus Canada Holdings ULC for maintenance and support services for the City Clerk's Office AccessPro Case Management System, for a period of two (2) years commencing from January 4, 2024,  in the total potential amount of $49,626.67 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($50,500.10 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of fee simple interests over part of the property municipally known as 24 Ferrand Drive, as set out in Appendix A to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and designated as Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 66R-32872 attached as Appendix B to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for municipal purposes including for the Housing Now project at 805 Don Mills Road, the realignment of Ferrand Drive, and works ancillary thereto.

2. City Council authorize the City, as the expropriating authority under the Expropriations Act, to take all necessary steps to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and the service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession, as may be required.

3. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation based on a report appraising the market value of the Property Interest in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act. 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation payable to the property owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed acquisition of land by the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation payable to the property owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City to enter into an agreement with the owner of 36 Shaftesbury Avenue to acquire a permanent easement over a portion of 36 Shaftesbury Avenue, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 66R-33422 shown in Appendix A to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on the terms set out in Appendix B to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and such other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to engage the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and members of the visually impaired community to undertake a pilot to provide construction closure information in an accessible format for the visually impaired.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the Toronto Police Service to develop a strategy to provide enforcement support of bylaw infractions such as blockage of signalized intersections and illegal blockage of bike lanes and dedicated transit lanes in support of the Traffic Agent program, and to report to the July 3, 2024 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee with a status update and implementation schedule.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the third quarter of 2024 on a strategy to commence the charging of a road occupancy congestion management recovery fee that would be implemented in the Transportation Services 2025 budget proposal.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to further develop a roll-out strategy including public consultation to commence the implementation of peak hour delivery restrictions and to report back on the proposed strategy in the third quarter of 2024.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to initiate Transportation Innovation projects outside of the Transportation Innovation Zone located at Exhibition Place and to include both pre-commercial and early-market technologies within the scope of future Innovation Challenges, when appropriate.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ontario Centre for Innovation to collaborate on the piloting and evaluation of new technologies and Intelligent Transportation Systems within the transportation realm, upon such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services.

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

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee with a strategy that would promote and encourage more road usage on Mondays and Fridays as a way to mitigate road congestion.

9. City Council direct the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to conduct a review on ways the community outreach and Councillor liaison functions can be enhanced to better support Councillors’ offices on Engineering and Construction Services-delivered projects and report back in the third quarter of 2024; such review is to include consideration of having dedicated staff that would serve as a single point of contact for Councillors for all Engineering and Construction Services-delivered projects.

10. City Council request the City Manager, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to send a letter to the Province of Ontario to request the fines under the Provincial Offences Act for an improper stop in an intersection be increased from $90 to $450, and $120 to $500 for an improper stop in an intersection in a community safety zone.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item IE11.2 to the April 17, 18, and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into and execute a Pavement Restoration Funding Agreement with Metrolinx for the City to receive from Metrolinx up to $5,000,000 in funding to be utilized towards the road rehabilitation costs for Eglinton Avenue, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the preferred solutions for the Rouge Park Bridges Transportation Master Plan, which includes the following:

a. retain Sewells Bridge and Maxwell’s Bridge with minor rehabilitations; and

b. replace Milne Bailey Bridge, Hillside Bridge, and Stott’s Bridge with sympathetically designed bridges; and explore opportunities for adaptive re-use of the bridges elsewhere in the Rouge National Urban Park, or alternatively adaptive re-use of bridge elements within the replaced bridges, where feasible.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to prepare the Rouge Park Bridges Transportation Master Plan Report, issue the Notice of Completion, and put the Transportation Master Plan in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to ensure that environmental considerations, including impacts on the natural environment as they relate to winter maintenance, are used to inform further design and contribution of the Rouge Park bridges.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in coordination with the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and other City Officials as necessary, to report to the May 28, 2024, meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the City’s relationship with fuel utilities, including Renewable Natural Gas facilities, use of public property, short and long term costs incurred by the City as a result of utility cuts and other impacts of fuel utilities on public property, and taxation/fee recovery mechanisms, including a jurisdictional scan of fees paid to municipalities in other provinces and a recommendation for fair fees and the amount of revenue such fees would produce.

2. City Council request that the City Manager report to the May 28, 2024 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the potential impacts of the Province’s Bill 165, Keeping Energy Costs Down Act.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate, at their discretion, to submit comments to the Province of Ontario regarding the impacts of Bill 165 on the City of Toronto, including a written deputation and/or attendance at Standing Committee.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request that the City Manager consult with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on May 28, 2024, on the feasibility of amending Ontario Regulation 596/06 the City of Toronto Act (Local Improvement Charges – Priority Lien Status) and making any other legislative or regulatory amendments as may be required, in order to allow for the installation of a City-owned sanitary sewer on Ridgewood Road as a local improvement, and allow the City to impose local improvement charges in one of the following manners:

a. the City constructs and initially funds the local improvement, and property owners currently serviced by their own septic system be required to connect to the sanitary sewer and pay their portion of the local improvement charge when the property changes owners;

b. the City constructs and initially funds the local improvement, and property owners currently serviced by their own septic system be required to connect to the sanitary sewer and pay their portion of the local improvement charge when their septic system is at the end of its life and/or is to be replaced; or

c. any other flexible alternatives that would permit the City to construct the sanitary sewer and recover the cost from property owners over time not commencing immediately upon completion of the work.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to explore the feasibility of an off-leash dog track, or a dog off leash area along the York Beltline Trail west of William R. Allen Road, as part of the Council approved report for 2023.IE6.8 headed "Citywide Approach to Dogs Off-Leash Areas" by the third quarter of 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to notify all Members of Council no later than April 30, 2024, of the publication of the forthcoming information guide for property owners of multi-tenant houses, which is to include detailed information on licensing and zoning operating requirements for multi-tenant houses, dwelling room cap limits and the process to obtain minor variances to the zoning by-law, relevant provincial legislation including the Residential Tenancies Act, and Official Plan policy 3.2.1.11 (Policies to Address Replacement of Dwelling Rooms).

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Executive Director and Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to establish the Multi-Tenant Houses Renovation Program and provide grant funding to eligible multi-tenant house operators under the Program, in accordance with the Program guidelines as described in Attachment 1 to the report (February 13, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and such additional parameters as may be determined by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and subject to available City Council approved funding within the Housing Secretariat’s annual operating budget.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, any agreements with eligible Operators selected under the Program to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms for the funding, renovation, and operation of multi-tenant housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize up to 250 multi-tenant house rooms to be secured through the Program to be eligible for waivers of planning application and building permit fees, as outlined in the Financial Impact Section of the report (February 13, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to support the selected Operators with any applications to the federal or provincial governments to secure funding to support the renovation of affordable rental housing under the Program, and to execute any agreements or other documents required with respect to same, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by  the selected Operators to complete third party financing and refinancing, when required during the term of the City's agreement with the selected Operators or their successors, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

6. City Council reiterate requests to the federal and provincial governments to:

a. allocate new and enhanced investments to support repairs and modernization of the city’s existing multi-tenant housing stock; and

b. establish an acquisition program to support acquisitions and renovations/conversions for at-risk private market rental properties, including multi-tenant houses, or provide funding to augment the City’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisitions (“MURA”) Program.

7. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services, and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report back to Planning and Housing Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024 and to inform the 2025 budget process with a report on supports for Multi-Tenant House property owners and the New Multi-Tenant Houses Renovation Program to Preserve and Improve Affordable Rental Homes, including:

a.  the creation of a streamlined property owner support service or tool to provide a central point of access and guidance for property owners looking to bring their multi-tenant houses into compliance under the new Framework, in collaboration with cross-divisional staff from Housing Secretariat, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, Toronto Fire Services, City Planning, and other relevant divisions; and

b.  programs, resources and supports specifically for tenants in multi-tenant houses, including:

1. a direct point support line for tenants facing displacement to access resources and supports, including exploration of tenant hub opportunities; 

2. a summary guide of resources and programs available to tenants in multi-tenant housing facing displacement, with clear access information; and

3. consultation and engagement with the City of Toronto’s Tenant Advisory Committee and Housing Rights Advisory Committee.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to enter into any necessary agreements with Canada Lands Company Ltd. and Northcrest Developments to secure resources for the City for continued planning within the Downsview Secondary Plan area, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 80 - 86 Lynn Williams Street (including the structure address of 130 East Liberty Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 80-86 Lynn Williams Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 8, 2024) from the Interim 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to enact an Enhanced Minister’s Zoning Order pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act to permit a mixed use building as part of the Long-Term Care Development on the lands at 4000 Leslie Street, to include 528 licensed Long-Term Care beds, medical office, clinic, and retail space.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and her representative, to enter into an agreement under Section 47(4.3) of the Planning Act with the owner(s) of the land located at 4000 Leslie Street, and such agreement shall be registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and his representative, to amend and release any registered agreement, execute any necessary undertaking(s), and other required processes to give effect to the approval of the plans and drawings for the development at 4000 Leslie Street.

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

5. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and their representative to work with the owner(s) of the land located at 4000 Leslie Street to ensure they are aware of all the required plans to obtain all necessary building permit.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 156-2023 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 12, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council determine that the revisions are minor, technical in nature, and reflective of the intent of City Council's decision in Item 2023.CC2.1 and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Toronto Catholic District School Board to review their 2023 Education Development Charge By-law for alignment with the City’s Development Charges By-law, and consider exempting secondary dwelling units ancillary to the principal residence. 
 

2. City Council request the City-School Boards Advisory Committee to examine the broader issue of the relationship between Development Charges and Education Development Charges.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Councillor Alejandra Bravo to the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Committee of Management for a term of office until November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to canvass Members of Council for their interest in membership on the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Committee of Management to fill the remaining two vacancies.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to re-canvass Members of Council for their interest in membership on the Service Excellence Committee.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following Members of Council to the Canadian National Exhibition Association, Municipal Section and Board of Directors for a term of office starting from the Annual meeting in Spring of 2024 to the Annual Meeting in the Spring of 2025, and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Paul Ainslie;

Councillor Stephen Holyday;

Councillor Parthi Kandavel;

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik; and

Councillor Chris Moise.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 564-580 Evans Avenue substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

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

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

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

4. Prior to Site Plan Control approval, City Council require the owner to address:

a. the outcome of the peer review of the Compatibility and Mitigation Study (Air Quality, Dust, Odour, Noise and Vibration) prepared by SLR Consulting Canada Ltd., dated October 2020, including the recommendations contained in the peer reviewer's letter from Jade Acoustics Inc., dated July 23, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. issues raised in the Urban Forestry memo, dated December 22, 2023, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

5. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated in Attachment 7 the report (February 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, subject to:

a. approval conditions from various City divisions, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and

b. any such revisions to the proposed Plan of Subdivision or any such additional modified conditions as the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development must also be fulfilled prior to the final approval and release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration.

6. City Council direct that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, as a component of the registration of the Plan of Subdivision, the owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 3,909 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

7. City Council approve the acceptance of the 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, and the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tie-backs, 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.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations required to establish new on-street paid parking on Weston Road in Ward 5, as set out in Attachments 2 and 3, to the report (February 7, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, received Item EY11.14 for information.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 72 Church Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (January 3, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 72 Church Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (January 3, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

4. City Council direct the Director, Community Planning, North York District to work with the applicant as part of the Site Plan Control process to construct a fence along the east property line to provide for privacy to the existing residents on the adjacent property.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application 23 174083 NNY 08 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which allows for the demolition of one hundred and two (102) existing rental dwelling units located at 3 Leila Lane, 5 Leila Lane, and 31-109 Bagot Court, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain not less than one hundred and two (102)  replacement rental dwelling units as social housing units with rents geared-to-income within the Lawrence Heights Phase 2 lands for a period of at least 99 years beginning from the date that each replacement social housing unit is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the replacement social housing units of one hundred and two (102) replacement rental dwelling units shall be comprised of twenty-four (24) one-bedroom units, twenty six (26) two-bedroom units, forty (40) three-bedroom units, and twelve (12) four-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the architectural plans submitted to the City Planning with a minimum ground floor area of 8,547.1 square metres; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner shall provide tenant relocation assistance to all Eligible Tenants of the one hundred and two (102) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 3 Leila Lane, 5 Leila Lane, and 31-109 Bagot Court, including the right to return to occupy a replacement social housing unit to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and as further detailed in the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Implementation Plan; and

c. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 3 Leila Lane, 5 Leila Lane, and 31-109 Bagot Court and additional lands that comprise the Lawrence Heights Phase 2 revitalization (Lawrence Heights Phase 2 lands), an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. and 1.b. above all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of the one hundred and two (102) existing rental dwelling units located at 3 Leila Lane, 5 Leila Lane, and 31-109 Bagot Court after all of the following have occurred:

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

b. the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Implementation Plan has been approved by the City of Toronto;

c. the owner has provided Typical Unit Layouts for the Replacement Social Housing Units, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

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

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

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 3 Leila Lane, 5 Leila Lane, and 31-109 Bagot Court after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

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

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

c. the owner erects the replacement units on the Lawrence Heights Phase 2 lands no later than four (4) years from the date that the demolition of such building commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

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

e. a Toronto Transit Commission technical review of the proposed development and any related conditions have been completed to the satisfaction of the Toronto Transit Commission.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 405 and 415 Mount Pleasant Road and 323, 323R, 325, 327 and 329 Balliol Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 5, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1802 Bayview Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

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

a. the final form and content of the draft 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 August 16, 2023, or as may be updated, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has satisfactorily addressed Transportation Services matters in the Transportation Services memo dated January 19, 2024, 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;

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 matters arising from such Plan be secured, if required;

e. the owner has submitted a revised Pedestrian Wind Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that matters arising from such Study be secured, if required;

f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated August 3, 2023, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry; and

g. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards (TGS) 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 City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, 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, Plan of Subdivision, and Site Plan appeals for the lands at 1053 Don Mills Road, 2, 4, 4R, and 6 The Donway East and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

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

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

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

c. the Site Plan as well as the Notice of Approval Conditions respecting the proposed Site Plan are in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prepared in consultation with the City Solicitor and appropriate City Divisions;

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

e. the owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report, Hydrogeological Report, and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water that address both the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft plan of subdivision;

f. the owner has provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including acceptable Transportation Demand Measures (TDM), to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning that address both the Zoning By-law Amendment and draft plan of subdivision;

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

h. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review memorandum dated July 5, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, all to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

i. the owner has entered into an agreement with the city for the fee simple conveyance of the on-site parkland dedication requirement and at no cost to the city, with such conveyance to occur prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

j. the agreement referred to in Part 2.i. above shall include terms requiring the conveyance of the parkland 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;

k. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 223798 NNY 16 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the one hundred-sixty (160) existing rental dwelling units at 1053 Don Mills Road, 2, 4, 4R, and 6 The Donway East, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision including:

1. replacement of the existing 160 rental housing units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; and

2. an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

4. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the Zoning By-law Amendment application, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the applicant of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; such development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the applicant of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of 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 authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application RH 21 193226 NNY 18 in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which allows for the demolition of twenty (20) existing rental dwelling units located at 48, 50, 56, 58 and 60 Avondale Avenue and 17 and 19 Bales Avenue and 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61 and 63 Glendora Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the twenty (20) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 48, 50, 56, 58 and 60 Avondale Avenue and 17 and 19 Bales Avenue and 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61 and 63 Glendora Avenue, addressing the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship, all to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

c. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 48, 50, 56, 58 and 60 Avondale Avenue and 17 and 19 Bales Avenue and 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61 and 63 Glendora Avenue, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. and 1.b. above all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of the twenty (20) existing rental dwelling units located at 48, 50, 56, 58 and 60 Avondale Avenue and 17 and 19 Bales Avenue and 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61 and 63 Glendora Avenue, after all the following have occurred: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 48, 50, 56, 58 and 60 Avondale Avenue and 17 and 19 Bales Avenue and 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61 and 63 Glendora Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: 

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

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

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

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

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 290 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (January 26, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (Application 23 198805 NNY 18 OZ) in its current form, for the lands municipally known as 26-34 Nipigon Avenue.

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

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

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

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

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

7. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that, in the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the Tribunal withhold its final order, until the following conditions are met: 

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

b. the owner has submitted revised architectural plans, and revised sun / shadow and wind studies reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

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

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated January 24, 2024, and any outstanding issues and requests arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

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 four existing rental dwelling units and two rental dwelling rooms proposed to be demolished.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and the southbound curb lane on Bayview Avenue, between a point 26 metres south of Balliol Street and a point 49 metres further south, and provision of a 1.5 metre-wide covered and protected temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane from February 23, 2024 to July 31, 2024 inclusive.

2. City Council direct the applicant to continue to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

10. 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.

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

12. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item NY11.24 to the June 26, 27, and 28, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 2157 to 2183 Lawrence Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 1 to  motion 1 by Councillor Michael Thompson.

2. City Council determine that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect of the changes to the draft By-law attached as Attachment 5 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended for the lands at 3060 Eglinton Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 4566 and 4568 Kingston Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 23 228704 ESC 22 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 4151 to 4155 Sheppard Avenue East and 5 Lamont Avenue.

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

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

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

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

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the temporary closure of the east sidewalk on McCowan Road, between Sheppard Avenue East and Nugget Avenue, from April 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, inclusive, to facilitate the Scarborough Subway Extension tunnel construction work.

2. City Council direct that the east sidewalk and boulevard space on McCowan Road, between Sheppard Avenue East and Nugget Avenue, be returned to its pre-construction or better condition when the project is completed.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to request Metrolinx to provide an update on the construction timelines of the Scarborough Subway Extension project, including the tunnel boring operations prior to requesting any time extension for the temporary closure of the east sidewalk on McCowan Road, between Sheppard Avenue East and Nugget Avenue beyond December 31, 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit heavy vehicles at all times on Old Finch Avenue, between Morningside Avenue and Morningview Trail/Valley Centre Drive.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit westbound right turns, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (bicycles excepted), on Ellesmere Road and Military Trail (west intersection)/Orton Park Road.

2. City Council amend the existing eastbound left turn prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on Ellesmere Road and Military Trail (west intersection)/Orton Park Road to exempt bicycles.

3. City Council amend the existing compulsory turn in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on Ellesmere Road from Orton Park Road to Military Trail to exempt bicycles.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within Portia Street and that the City formally assume the road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2461.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision 66M-2461.

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

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

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2461 to Toronto Hydro Corporation.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within St. Magnus Drive, Lawson Road, and Brumwell Road in accordance with the accepted engineering drawings, and that the City formally assume St. Magnus Drive, extending from the existing St. Magnus Drive and terminating at a cul-de-sac, within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2482.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2482.

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

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

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2482 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Manager to assess the use of space at Scarborough Civic Centre and following this review, explore the potential to create a Strategic Plan by 2025 for the Scarborough Civic Centre, in alignment with the City’s Workplace Modernization Program, that:

a. addresses local needs including access to low cost, or possibly free community space;

b. involves the public and Scarborough Community Council;

c. explores key strategic priorities including economic development and innovation, culture, recreation, not-for-profits, and associated amenities;

d. consults past work to inform short, medium and long term site and area plans, including the Our Scarborough Centre Study;

e. generates revenue to support the ongoing State of Good Repair of the Civic Centre; and

f. involve and explore conversations with Scarborough Toronto District School Board Trustees to advance this Strategic Plan, as we share space at the Civic Centre with the Toronto District School Board.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item TE11.2 to the April 17, 18 and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 50-64 Merton Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (February 14, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 50-64 Merton Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 7 to the revised report (February 14, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan and 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:

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

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1365-1375 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 1 to motion 1 by Councillor Josh Matlow.

2. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1365-1375 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

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

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

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

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

6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the feasibility of exclusively staging the construction on Rosehill Avenue.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 2161 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 3 to the revised report (February 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 211-219 Gerrard Street East, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the Toronto Metropolitan University campus substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 1, 2024) from the Director, Zoning and Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 929 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 929 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 6 to the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, and as amended to remove Clause 5 "Holding Symbol Provisions".

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

4. City Council recommend the applicant, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, to commit to the following measures in addition to the implementation of the standard City of Toronto 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, including but not be limited to the following:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i.  include a minimum of 75 percent of advertisement surface area on the construction hoarding to be allocated to artwork at their sole cost, in collaboration with the Steps Initiative and to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 
 

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to examine and report to Toronto and East York Community Council after the Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect, regarding the realignment of the applicable Permit Parking Area and the exclusion of 929 Queen Street East and associated addresses, from the permit parking area.

6. City Council request the Mayor to allocate any Community Benefits Charges funds collected from the development at 929 Queen Street East to affordable housing in Ward 14 in consultation with local Councillor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council classify the lands municipally known as 363-391 Yonge Street as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Ministry of Environment Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning Publication NPC-300, August 2013.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment in its current form, for the lands municipally known as 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, and 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East for the reasons set out in the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

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

4. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request, in the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final order, until the following conditions are met:

a. the final form of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, including any appropriate holding (H) provisions;

b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 23 201074 STE 12 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental housing, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act securing replacement of the existing rental dwelling units and all other rental housing related matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the owner has revised the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Hydrological Review Summary, and Groundwater Summary to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. all comments from Engineering and Construction Services contained in their November 23, 2023 memorandum are addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the current Zoning By-law Amendment Application appeal for the lands at 1437-1455 Queen Street West, and to continue discussions with the applicant to 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 the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold any Order on the proposed appeal until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

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

b. the applicant has satisfied all requests for further information identified in the Engineering and Construction Services memo to City Planning dated July 28, 2023, including but not limited to, a revised Functional Servicing Report to demonstrate the site can be adequately serviced 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 whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment;

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

d. any necessary studies, including those related to pedestrian level wind impacts, sun shadow, noise and vibration, have been completed, and their recommendations addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

e. a soil volume plan and tree planting plan has been accepted by the Supervisor, Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, 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 proposal, specifically regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 2681 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 appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:

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

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

c. the plans and studies be revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and the Supervisor, Urban Forestry; and

d. a Draft Plan of Subdivision application is submitted to secure, among other matters, the conveyance of land for and construction of new public roads and parkland.

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

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve:

a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 45-storey mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA, dated November 30, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and

b. the demolition of a three-storey rear wing and northern half of the front-wing's east elevation of the designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street in accordance with Section 34(1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 45-storey mixed-use building, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA, dated November 30, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.

2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of a heritage attribute, being the rear wing of the designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions:

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

b. prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall:

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 50 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated November 30, 2023, prepared by GBCA, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution 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 substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 50 Merton Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 50 Merton Street the owners shall:

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

2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe 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 a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning;

3. 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; and

4. provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Part 2.b.1. above, for property at 50 Merton Street including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

2. have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Part 2.b.2. above;

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

4. 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, Lighting and Interpretation plans; and

e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.d.4. 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, Lighting and Interpretation Plans 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.

3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 50 Merton Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 50 Merton Street.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the following ten properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (January 29, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

a. 143 Main Street (including entrance addresses 145 and 147 Main Street);

b. 155 Main Street (including entrance addresses 157 and 159 Main Street);

c. 161 Main Street (including entrance address 165 Main Street);

d. 167 Main Street (including entrance address 2199 Gerrard Street East);

e. 154 Main Street (including entrance addresses 158, 160, and 162 Main Street);

f. 64 Main Street (including entrance addresses 166 and 168 Main Street and 2197           

Gerrard Street East);

g. 2201 Gerrard Street East;

h. 2203 Gerrard Street East;

i. 2205 Gerrard Street East; and

j. 2207 Gerrard Street East.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk, and the southbound left-turn vehicle traffic lane on Strachan Avenue, between King Street West and a point 42 metres further north, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane from August 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027, inclusive.

2. City Council prohibit southbound left-turns at all times at the intersection of Strachan Avenue and King Street West, from August 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027, inclusive.

3. City Council authorize the full closure of the public laneway east of Strachan Avenue north of King Street West, between a point 5 metres north of King Street West and a point 22 metres further east, from August 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027, inclusive.

4. City Councill rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of King Street West, between a point 36.5 metres east of Strachan Avenue and a point 28 metres further east.

5. City Councill rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, on the north side of King Street West, between a point 36.5 metres east of Strachan Avenue and a point 28 metres further east.

6. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of King Street West, between a point 36.5 metres east of Strachan Avenue and a point 28 metres further east.

7. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of King Street West, between a point 36.5 metres east of Strachan Avenue and a point 28 metres further east.

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

9. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

10. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

11. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

12. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

13. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

14. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

16. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

17. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

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

19. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

20. City Council direct that Strachan Avenue, King Street East, and the public laneway east of Strachan Avenue north of King Street West be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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

22. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to monitor the development, document deficiencies and actions taken on a monthly basis, to ensure the development is following the approved Traffic Management Plan and permit conditions and then provide monthly updates to the Ward Councillor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize amendments to parking regulations required to establish new on-street paid parking at various locations, as set out in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (February 2, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant permission to the Canadian Polish Congress, 15415080 Canada Foundation, City Cultural Events Production, City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Magellan Community Foundation, Moksha Canada Foundation, Taste of the Middle East, Festival Management Committee, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, Philippines Independence Day Council, Second Harvest Canada and Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts (CACPA), to operate a beer and wine Vintners Quality Alliance (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;

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 the Falun Dafa Association of Canada, 15415080 Canada Foundation, Toronto Newcomer Office City of Toronto, Sing! The Toronto International Vocal Arts, Rugby Ontario, Autism Speaks Canada, Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care City of Toronto, Magellan Community Foundation, Islamic Society of North America Canada, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Latin-American Alliances for Culture and Arts, Young Canadian Alliances, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day Coalition, Rockin for the Cure, Nepalese Canadian Community, Philippines Independence Day Council, Second Harvest Canada and Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts to solicit donations in support of their organizations.

3. City Council grant permission to the 15415080 Canada Foundation, Toronto Newcomer Office City of Toronto, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Autism Speaks Canada, Somali Center for Culture and Recreation, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care City of Toronto, Magellan Community Foundation, Moksha Canada Foundation, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Latin-American Alliance for Culture and Arts, Rockin for the Cure, Nepalese Canadian Community, Panorama India, Philippines Independence Day Council, Second Harvest Canada and Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts to engage in sports demonstrations. 

4. City Council grant permission to the 15415080 Canada Foundation, Toronto Newcomer Office City of Toronto, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Smart Commute City of Toronto, Somali Center for Culture and Recreation, Magellan Community Foundation, Islamic Society of North America Canada, Strategic Protocol and External Relations City of Toronto, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Taste of the Middle East, Latin-American Alliance for Culture and Arts, Festival Management Committee, Toronto Outdoor Arts Fair, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Casa Cultural Peruana Inc., Young Canadian Alliances, Rockin for the Cure, Metro Marine Modelers, Toronto Concert Orchestra, Second Harvest Canada and Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts, for sound amplification outside of Nathan Phillips Square amplification schedule policy.

5. City Council grant permission to the City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Magellan Community Foundation, Strategic Protocol and External Relations City of Toronto, Moksha Canada Foundation, Taste of the Middle East, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, Rockin for the Cure, Panorama India, Philippines Independence Day Council, Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts to use open flame as part of their event production.

6. City Council grant permission to City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, and Better Futures for Kids Foundation, to use special effects pyrotechnics as part of their event production.

7. City Council grant permission to The Baycrest Foundation, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Outdoor Arts Fair, Artsxplosion Cultural Society, Better Futures for Kids Foundation, Latin-American Alliance for Culture and Arts, Young Canadian Alliances, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day Coalition, Rockin for the Cure, Philippines Independence Day Council, Metro Marine Modelers, Panorama India, and Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts to place objects in the reflecting pool.

8. City Council grant permission to Sing! The Toronto International Vocal Arts, Festival Management Committee, and Toronto Concert Orchestra to sell tickets. 

9. City Council require that the various events compensate the City of Toronto, through the Corporate Real Estate Management Division, for all the City of Toronto costs associated with an event above the standard staffing complement.

10. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the local Councillor, as well as affected C street Councillors, to study the impacts of amplified sound on Nathan Phillips Square on the office environment of City Hall during work day, by studying sound levels when restricted to 85, 75, and 65 decibels.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Royal Ontario Museum to permit the Royal Ontario Museum, at 100 Queen’s Park Crescent, to install energy-saving revolving doors and a protective canopy over the entrance to protect patrons and passersby from ice and snow falling from the Crystal.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize for purposes of construction at 1 Bloor Street West the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of a five-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 2, 2024 to July 31, 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 2, 2024 to July 31, 2024, inclusive.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

12. City Council direct 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.

13. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to issue a Temporary Street Occupation permit to Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., Court – Appointed Receiver for MIZRAHI DEVELOPMENT GROUP (THE ONE) INC. for the period of April 2, 2024 to July 31, 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 Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., Court – Appointed Receiver for MIZRAHI DEVELOPMENT GROUP (THE ONE) 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 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services (dated February 20, 2024) 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.

14.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to transfer and/or assign a Temporary Street Occupation Permit to from Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. to Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., Court – Appointed Receiver for MIZRAHI DEVELOPMENT GROUP (THE ONE) INC., and/or to the Court-appointed Receiver which is overseeing its operations, for the period of April 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, inclusive, for a portion of Yonge Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 66 metres south.

15. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to transfer and/or assign the Temporary Street Occupancy Permit for Balmuto Street in the event that a new owner becomes a holder of the development at 1 Bloor Street during the requested construction staging area times extension request from April 2, 2024 to July 31, 2024.

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, but does shield the pumping station from public view from Bloor Street.

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 cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

20. 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.

21. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to transfer and/or assign an existing indemnity agreement with Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. and/or negotiate, enter into and execute an updated indemnity agreement with Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., Court – Appointed Receiver for 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.

22. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to require the applicant to provide financial security in a form and amount satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, as a condition of granting the above permits.

23. City Council direct that Parts 1 to 20 above, be subject to Mizrahi Development Group (The One) Inc. and/or the Court-appointed Receiver which is overseeing its operations, and/or a transferee or assignee of the permits entering into the indemnity agreement in Part 21 above.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, received Item CC16.1 for information.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint David McIsaac as the Interim Controller, and in turn to the statutory office of Deputy Treasurer of the City of Toronto, for the purposes of section 138 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, effective the latter of March 22, 2024, or such date when David McIsaac enters into an employment contract for the position of Interim Controller and until such time as a new Controller has been appointed.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary by-laws to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following public member to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 22, 2028, and until a successor is appointed:

Mark Guslits

2. City Council appoint the following public member to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 22, 2026, and until a successor is appointed:

Mark Guslits

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (February 13, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (February 13, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal for a term of office ending on February 8, 2028, and until successors are appointed:

Owen Chambers; and

Emily McKernan.

2. City Council direct that Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (March 12, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal.

Confidential Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (March 12, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Multi-Tenant House Licensing Tribunal.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher. 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the application as depicted in Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor, provided that the applicant has made arrangements satisfactory to the City Solicitor, such as entering into minutes of settlement or entering other agreements with the City or other parties to the Ontario Land Tribunal appeal, to secure the following:

a. the applicant, in coordination with the City, will undertake best efforts through the site plan approval process to relocate the transformer currently located at the north east corner of the site to a location acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. the applicant will conserve all trees on neighbouring properties, undertake best efforts to retain as many on-site trees as feasible, and plant additional trees to enhance privacy for adjacent properties.

2.  City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the draft Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendments implementing the Settlement Offer are finalized in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the applicant has provided updated reports confirming adequate water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment;

c. the owner has resolved transportation-related matters including streetscape and curb extension provisions, site loading and access, as well as matters related to functional servicing and stormwater management, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. in the event that the updated reports referred to above identify required upgrades to servicing or functional items above, the owner shall enter into agreement(s) for the construction of any such improvements to such services, as required, at no cost to the City and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. the owner has submitted a Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resource, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;

f. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 415 Broadview Avenue, substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by RAW Design Inc. and dated January 17, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated January 17, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the approved Plan required in Part 2.g. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

g. the owner has provided 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 415 Broadview Avenue, prepared by ERA Architects dated January 17, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

h. the owner has submitted an application and gained approval in writing under Section 33 and Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed alterations and partial demolition of the heritage property at 415 Broadview Avenue;

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 Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and

j. the owner has resolved all outstanding matters identified in the Memorandum prepared by Engineering and Construction Services, dated June 30, 2022.

3.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor to continue discussions with the applicant to explore the delivery of affordable units within the development, including as an in-kind community benefit pursuant to section 37(6) of the Planning Act, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit.

4.  City Council direct that the parkland dedication requirement shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu payment pursuant to section 42 of the Planning Act and will be appraised through Corporate Real Estate Management.

5. City Council recommend the applicant, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, commit to the following measures in addition to the implementation of the standard City of Toronto 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, including but not limited to the following:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i. include a minimum of 75 percent of advertisement surface area on the construction hoarding to be allocated to artwork at their sole cost, in collaboration with the Steps Initiative and to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to Toronto and East York Community Council to reconfigure the portion of Simpson Avenue adjacent to the subject site to allow two-way traffic. 

7.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) 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 the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment applications dated March 5, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 approve that in accordance with section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit, the owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 503.2 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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 final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner has submitted revised architectural and landscape plans, and sun/shadow and wind studies to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the owner has revised the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Hydrological Review Summary, and Groundwater Summary to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. 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, should it be 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;

e. the owner has submitted an updated Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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;

g. 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 to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

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

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

4. City Council request the Mayor to allocate a portion of the Community Benefits Charges collected from the development at 1779 - 1787 Bayview Avenue, as part of the 2025 Budget, to improvements to Howard Talbot Park, including baseball field netting and lighting systems, in consultation with the local Councillor. 

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to engage in continued consultation with the Leaside Baseball Association regarding construction management through the Site Plan process. 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the settlement offer attached as Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and substantially in accordance with Confidential Appendices B and C (the "Revised Plans") to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor (together, the "Revised Proposal") for the lands municipally known as 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue (the "Lands"), and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to support the Revised Proposal, subject to Parts 2 to 5 below.

2. 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 having been advised by the City Solicitor that:

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

b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated December 13, 2023, or as may be updated, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer, Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed Transportation Services matters in the Transportation Services memo dated July 31, 2023 (as updated), 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;

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 matters arising from such Plan be secured to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, if required;

e. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation memorandum dated November 28, 2023, or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

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

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

h. 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;

i. the Owner provides the City with confirmation that the Metrolinx Technical Reviews have been completed, as determined in consultation with Metrolinx;

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

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

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

3. City Council consent to the demolition of the designated heritage building at 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue, in accordance with section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act, subject to the incorporation of the front (westerly) façade of such building into the new residential building at its southwest corner, as reflected in the Revised Plans and as described in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 16, 2024, all subject to and in accordance with a Commemoration Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following further conditions:

a. prior to issuance of a final Ontario Land Tribunal Order in connection with the appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for the Lands, the Owner shall:

i. inter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Arcadis, dated February 16, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated February 16, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 3.a.ii. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

ii. 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 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue, prepared by GBCA, dated February 16, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. prior to final Site Plan Approval in connection with the proposed development on the Lands, the Owner shall:

i. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 3.a.ii above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

ii. 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;

iii. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how 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;

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

v. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue, 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:

i. btain final approval for the necessary zoning by-law amendments required to permit the proposed development on the Lands substantially in accordance with the Revised Plans;

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

iii. 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 and Interpretation Plan; and

iv. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two printed sets of archival quality 8 by 10 inch colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one digital set on a CD 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. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 3.c.iii. above, the Owner shall:

i. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, 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

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

4. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the Owner of 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. 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 1783-1785 Bayview Avenue.

6. City Council direct that the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, prioritize the research and evaluation of the heritage potential of the properties south of 1779-1787 Bayview Avenue on the east side of Bayview Avenue, to and including 1747 - 1749 Bayview Avenue, for inclusion on the City’s Heritage Register and report back to City Council no later than the November 2024 meeting of City Council on this matter.

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

Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 7, 2024)  from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council rescind its decision on Item 2023.NY7.7 headed "123 Wynford Drive - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report".

2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other staff as appropriate, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application in its revised form for the property at 123 Wynford Drive.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in this report and the Request for Direction Report dated August 15, 2023, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its Order approving the application until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

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

b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services regarding this proposal in its memorandum dated May 23, 2023, or as that memorandum may be updated, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c.  the owner has at its sole expense provided a revised Traffic Impact Study, including:

i. acceptable Transportation Demand Measures which plans shall satisfy the Toronto Green Standard AQ 1.1;

ii. a sight line study to support the proposed driveway location; and

iii. the adequacy of the pick-up and drop-off supply, traffic impacts to the road network and recommended mitigation measures to address any impacts;

all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

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

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

g. the owner has provided, to the City and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, landscape and stewardship plans, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review.

4. Should the Ontario Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council accept cash-in-lieu of a parkland contribution pursuant to section 42 of the Planning Act and Chapter 415, Article III of the Toronto Municipal Code.

5. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Dianne Saxe, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Environment and Climate and the Toronto Hydro Corporation, to report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024, with recommendations to align the Toronto Green Standards with TransformTO and the planned Emission Performance Standards for Existing Buildings, so that newly approved buildings will be capable of net zero carbon operating emissions by 2040. 
 

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1a by Councillor Dianne Saxe, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 5, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 final form and content of the 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 revised the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Hydrological Review Summary, and Groundwater Summary to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. all comments from Engineering and Construction Services contained in their April 21, 2023 memorandum are addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

e. the owner has submitted a revised shadow study and Pedestrian Wind Study, including the identification of any required wind mitigation measures to be secured in the zoning by-law amendment and through the site plan control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing an in-kind community benefit pursuant to section 37(6) of the Planning Act with respect to the provision of a community space in the development or improvements to Balmuto Street, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure, as a Site Plan Application Pre-Approval Condition, that the applicant demonstrate (through an Energy Modelling Report and Upfront Embodied Emissions Assessment accepted by the City of Toronto Environment and Climate) that the building design complies with the applicant’s written commitment to meet Toronto Green Standard Version 4 Tier 2 (or the minimum applicable version of the Toronto Green Standard, if more stringent) including but not limited to Energy Emissions and Resilience performance requirements GHG 1.1 (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits), GHG 1.2 (Building Energy Performance) and GHG 2.1 Low Embodied Emissions Materials). 

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) 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 February 20, 2024 ("Settlement Offer"), set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below:

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

b. the Owner has submitted an acceptable Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and associated plans, for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

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

2. 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 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of Official Plan Amendment 536 as modified, substantially in accordance with the Modified Official Plan Amendment attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to sign the Minutes of Settlement attached as Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor with willing parties, and City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

3. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated February 26, 2024 from KSDWP LLP contained in Confidential Appendix C to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, to settle Appeal 13 as referenced in Public Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

April 3, 2024

Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20, and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) 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 March 6, 2024 in Public Appendix A to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor and the revised plans substantially in accordance with Schedule A to the settlement offer as may be acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning (the "Settlement Proposal"), attached to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor for the lands municipally known as 181-191 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Site"), subject to Parts 2 to 3 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 revised development proposal generally described in the settlement offer and the revised plans substantially in accordance with Public Appendix A to the report (March 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

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

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

b. the Applicant has entered into a Limiting Distance Agreement to secure the separation distance for the proposed towers located at 181 Eglinton Avenue East and 191 Eglinton Avenue East, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

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 and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

d. 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;

e. the Applicant has explored the potential to secure 5,000 to 10,000 square feet (465 square metres to 929 square metres) of visible and accessible community space on the ground floor of the subject site for human service and/or community agencies to the satisfaction of the Director, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis; and

f. the Applicant has provided revised statistics for the Settlement Plans showing a minimum percentage of 2- and 3-bedroom units in accordance with Official Plan Amendment 405, 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 the decision of City Council.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2024) 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 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2024) 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 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

4. City Council request that prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall work with the City’s Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and local residents to explore opportunities along the Broadway Avenue frontage for a double row of trees (one row of street trees and one row of trees on site) and a row of street trees along the Bayview Avenue frontage as well as the possibility of pulling back the first two levels of the building to expand the public realm along Broadway Avenue, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2024) 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 1, 2024 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor (the "Settlement Offer") and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:

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

b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated April 20, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Transportation Services memo dated May 23, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; 

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 the study be secured if required;

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Urban Forestry memorandum dated January 24, 2023, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, all to the satisfaction of Urban Forestry;

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; and

g. City Council has considered a City-initiated official plan amendment to amend Map 21-8 of the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan in respect of the properties known municipally as 389 Broadway Avenue, 391 Broadway Avenue and 393 Broadway Avenue to redesignate these properties as Public Park and/or Park Expansion Areas, with such official plan amendment to be presented on or by the October 2024 meeting of City Council.

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 to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 5, 2024) 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 5, 2024) 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 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2024) 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 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) 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 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated February 27, 2024 set out in Public Appendices A and B (the architectural plans and drawings) (together the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment application until the City Solicitor has advised that:

a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, in consultation with other appropriate divisions, and that it provides for, among other matters:

i.  a Type "G" loading space or the Owner shall make any other acceptable arrangements to the satisfaction of the Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

i. resubmitted the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, which includes confirmation of water, sanitary, and stormwater capacity, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment;

ii. entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

iii. submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study or addendum to demonstrate the necessary easements for access from the private laneway to the south and any streetscape and curb extension provisions, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and such matters arising from the Transportation Impact Study, if required, be secured through the Site Plan Control process; and

iv. submitted a revised Landscape Plan (with a public utility plan underlay in an updated soil volume plan) to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

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 5, 2024) 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 5, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, in its entirety remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and City Council direct that Confidential Appendices A and B remain confidential in their entirety, as they contain confidential and privileged information.

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety 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 Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.
 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to withdraw the appeal before the Toronto Local Appeal Body, as it pertains to 8 Yorkleigh Avenue.

2. City Council request the City Solicitor to include the concepts of abuse of process and res judicata in the training offered by Legal Services staff to Committee of Adjustment staff, and as part of the ongoing training provided to Committee of Adjustment panel members.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Chris Moise.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Chris Moise.

5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, 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 (January 31, 2024) 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 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer as set out in Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the draft Zoning By-law Amendments implementing the Settlement Offer are finalized in a 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;

c. should it be determined that upgrades to municipal infrastructure are required through the review of updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) for the design and construction of such works, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. 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;

e.  the applicant has provided 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 175-185 King Street East, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 10, 2022, revised August 10, 2023, with an addendum dated January 16, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

f. the applicant has entered into and registered on title to the property a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 175-185 King Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 10, 2024; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 10, 2022, revised August 10, 2023, with an addendum dated January 16, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.e above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

g. the owner has submitted an application and gained approval in writing under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed alterations to the heritage properties at 175-185 King Street East.

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing an in-kind community benefit pursuant to section 37(6) of the Planning Act, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit.

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

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1a by Councillor Chris Moise, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council approve alteration of contributing properties and the erection of a new building on the designated heritage property at 175, 179, 181, 183 and 185 King Street East (including the entrance addresses at 58, 60, 62, 62A, 64, 66 and 68 George Street) located in the St. Lawrence Heritage Conservation District in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building in conjunction with an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by IBI Group Architects (Canada) Inc./Arcadis, dated January 10, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 10, 2022, revised August 10, 2023, with an addendum dated January 16, 2024, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.

2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. prior to issuance of an Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan appeals for the property at 175-185 King Street East, 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 175-185 King Street East, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 10, 2022, revised August 10, 2023, with an addendum dated January 16, 2024, and details all future conservation efforts as part of this application, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

2. enter into and register on title to the property a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 175-185 King Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 10, 2024; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 10, 2022, revised August 10, 2023, with an addendum dated January 16, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.1. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

b. prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment for the property at 175-185 King Street East, the owner has:

i. provided final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.i to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

iii. provided a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how 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; and

iv. submitted a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 175-185 King Street East, 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:

i. obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the property at 175-185 King Street East, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with an Ontario Land Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

ii. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.i 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;

iii. 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 and Interpretation Plan; and

iv. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 by 10 inch colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD 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. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.iii above the owner shall:

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

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

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor and the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) 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 balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2024) from the City Solicitor and the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 4, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, with retroactive authority, to:

a. bring a motion for leave to appeal, and if granted, to appeal to Divisional Court; and/or

b. commence an application for judicial review;

from the Ontario Land Tribunal decision released on December 12, 2023 in Ontario Land Tribunal File OLT-23-000545.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring or participate in any necessary proceeding before the Court, including intervening in related court proceedings brought by other municipalities, to ensure integrity of the City’s Mandatory Pre-Application Consultation By-law is maintained as the City Solicitor may determine to be appropriate in consultation with the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle, abandon or resolve the leave/appeal/court proceedings as the City Solicitor may determine to be appropriate in consultation with the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) 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 or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 7, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1. City Council accept the "without prejudice" settlement offer set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings in Confidential Appendix B (together the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor and subject to the Parts below.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 353 - 355 Adelaide Street West, 46 Charlotte Street and 16 Oxley Street.

3. City Council approve:

a. the alterations of the designated property at 355 Adelaide Street West in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Arcadis Architects (Canada Inc.), dated February 9, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024 all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and

b. the removal of heritage attributes of the designated property at 355 Adelaide Street West in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Arcadis Architects (Canada Inc.), dated February 9, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024 all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.

4. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 355 Adelaide Street West under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of heritage attributes of the designated heritage property at 355 Adelaide Street West, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to issuance of an Ontario Land Tribunal Order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 355 Adelaide Street West, 46 Charlotte Street and 16 Oxley Street, 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 355 Adelaide Street West, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

2. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 355 Adelaide Street West substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Arcadis Architects (Canada Inc.), dated February 9, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.a.1 above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

b. prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed development of the properties at 355 Adelaide Street West, 46 Charlotte Street and 16 Oxley Street the owner shall:

1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.a.1 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

2. obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the property at 355 Adelaide Street West, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with an Ontario Land Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Chief Planner, City Planning in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning 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 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; and

5. submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 355 Adelaide Street West, 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. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

2. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Part 4.a.2 for property at 355 Adelaide Street West, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.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;

4. 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 and Interpretation Plan; and

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

d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 4.c.4. 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 and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

5. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 355 Adelaide Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6. 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 355 Adelaide Street West.

7. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, which will include the minimum number of 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom and additional 2 and 3 bedroom requirements in the Downtown Plan;

b. 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. secured the design and provided financial securities in respect of 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 that implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-law or that any required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-law to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new municipal servicing infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure, as may be required;

c. the owner has provided 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 355 Adelaide Street West, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 355 Adelaide Street West substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Arcadis Architects (Canada Inc.), dated February 9, 2024, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2024, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

e. the owner has withdrawn its site-specific appeal of Official Plan Amendment 486.

8. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue discussions with the owner, and to report back on the outcome of any proposed agreement with the owner for 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.

9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision on this matter.

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 7, 2024) 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 7, 2024) 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 balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 7, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the with prejudice offer to settle dated February 23, 2024 set out in Public Appendix A to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Final Order of the Ontario Land Tribunal be withheld pending the completion of the following:

a. the Zoning By-law Amendments have been finalized in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, that implements the proposed development;

b. the Owner has provided an access agreement for shared vehicle access and a loading agreement for shared loading facilities, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

c. the Owner has addressed outstanding issues in relation to site servicing and has submitted a Functional Servicing Report, Hydrogeological and Geotechnical Report, and any other related engineering reports and drawings to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and has agreed that the design and implementation of municipal infrastructure will be at the Owner’s sole cost and expense for any upgrades or improvements to City infrastructure identified in the approved Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management, Hydrogeological and/or Geotechnical Reports, with such improvements being secured to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a heritage consultant prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 49 and 51 Yonge Street, dated February 20, 2024, prepared by GBCA Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

e. a Heritage Easement Agreement between the Owner and the City for the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024, prepared by Architects Alliance and the required Conservation Plan.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve:

a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 62-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and

b. the demolition of the heritage attributes of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 49 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with the approval of a 62-storey tower on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below.

2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of attributes on the designated heritage property at 49 Yonge Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall:

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 8, 2024 prepared by Architects Alliance and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution 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 49 and 51 Yonge Street dated February 20, 2024 prepared by GBCA Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, the owner shall:

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

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 49 and 51 Yonge Street 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; and

4. provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, 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 properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall:

1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 2.a.1 above, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.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

4. 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 and Interpretation Plan;

d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.4 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 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.

3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 49 and 51 Yonge Street.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated March 5, 2024, set out in Public Attachment 2 to the report (March 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer and Revised Plans.

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 Official Plan Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor;

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

c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report providing confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or determining whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment;

d. should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, a Holding Provision 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, or in the alternative, the owner has entered into an agreement or agreements or otherwise secured the design, construction, and the provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. 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 property at 625 Yonge Street dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

f. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 625 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the required Conservation Plan.

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 6, 2024) 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 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve:

a. the alterations to the heritage property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses of 627, 629, 631, 633, 635 and 637 Yonge Street and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 70-storey tower with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.

2. City Council direct that it consents to the application to alter the designated property at 625 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, also subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall:

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 625 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 15, 2023 prepared by Core Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

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 625 Yonge Street dated December 29, 2023 prepared by The Ventin Group Limited Architects, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

3. withdraw the appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street 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, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits; and

4. withdraw the appeal of By-law 70-2023, being a by-law to designate the property at 625 Yonge Street (including entrances at 627, 629, 631, 633, 635, and 637 Yonge Street, and 1, 3 and 5 Isabella Street) as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property at 625 Yonge Street, the owner shall:

1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 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 property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect;

3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property located at 625 Yonge Street 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;

4. provide an Interpretation Plan for the property located at 625 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

5. submit a Signage 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 property at 625  Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall:

1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Part 2.a.1 above, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect;

3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.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

4. 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 and Interpretation Plan;

d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.4 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 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.

3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 625 Yonge Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 625 Yonge Street.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, deferred Item CC16.27 to the April 17, 18 and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2024) 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, D and E to the report (March 11, 2024) 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 11, 2024) 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 Appendices A, B, C, D and E to the report (March 11, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in their entirety 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 Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B C, D and E to the report (March 11, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 666 Spadina Avenue, secured for public realm improvements (Source Account: XR3026-3701288), for the production and installation of a heritage plaque honouring Uno Prii at or near 35 Walmer Road (Cost Centre: HG0001).

2. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the following developments:

a. $5778.12 from 192A, 194, and 200 Bloor Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700396), secured for the heritage plaque program in the Annex community; and

b. $4,221.88 from 666 Spadina Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701288), secured for public realm improvements;

for the production and installation of a heritage plaque honouring Senator David Croll at or near Senator David Croll Apartments at 341 Bloor Street West (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council express its support for Bill 152, Chad’s Law, Enforcing Safer Passing 2023.

2. City Council forward this item to Premier Doug Ford, Member of Provincial Parliament Guy Bourgouin, Toronto Members of Provincial Parliament, and the Good Roads Association, advising of City Council's support for Bill 152.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to undertake a comprehensive review of the Cannabis Control Act, 2017, in consultation with municipalities, including roles and responsibilities, funding, and enforcement, and addressing unlicensed cannabis establishments.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, referred Motion MM16.4 to the Economic and Community Development Committee for consideration.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council express its support for the Canadian Independent Music Association and the Canadian Live Music Association in their efforts in requesting the Government of Canada to increase its annual contribution to the Canada Music Fund to $50 million by 2024-2025 as pledged during the 2021 federal election.

2. City Council forward this item to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Canadian Independent Music Association, and the Canadian Live Music Association advising of Toronto City Council’s support.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation, to report to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the second quarter of 2024 with a detailed plan and timetable for converting the City Driveway, between the rear of 210 Bloor Street West and Prince Arthur Avenue, to a public lane, and for any necessary ancillary changes to Toronto Parking Authority Lot 58, 208R Bloor Street West and/or to Prince Arthur Avenue, while maximizing the potential for future housing development at Toronto Parking Authority Lot 58.

2. For the purpose of this public lane, City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to negotiate:

a. with the Royal Sonesta Hotel for the release of the exclusive easement on that part of the property more particularly described in Appendix B and shown as Part 3 on Draft Plan Job 2023-06713, attached as Appendix C;

b. with the owners of 9 Prince Arthur Avenue to purchase the southeast corner of that property to the minimum extent necessary to relieve the current pinch point; and

c. with the owners of 200 and 206 Bloor Street West to ensure that the Private Driveway between 200 and 206 Bloor Street West will be permanently closed to vehicular traffic once rear access is provided.

3. If such negotiations are unsuccessful, City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to report back to City Council in the second quarter of 2024 with recommendations for initiation of any necessary expropriations.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Toronto Parking Authority, to evaluate conversion of all or part of Toronto Parking Authority Lot 58 to housing with associated green space, and City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation, to evaluate whether, when and how it would be in the public interest to extend the public lane from the rear of 210 Bloor Street West to Bedford Road, as part of implementing City Council's decision on Item 2024.EX12.4, headed "Long-Term Financial Plan Update: Leveraging City-Wide Real Estate Opportunities for Affordable Housing, Complete Communities and Financial Sustainability".

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council affirm the goals of 2013.CC39.5 and 2022.MM39.24 to consider the technical and fiscal feasibility of adaptively reusing Line 3 assets that are no longer required to provide bus or train service as part of a new linear park and active transportation corridor.

2. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designates, to urgently complete a preliminary assessment of the potential for the adaptive reuse of the right-of-way and station assets which comprised the Scarborough Rapid Transit (Line 3) between Ellesmere Station and McCowan Station, and Kennedy Station to McCowan Station, and report back to City Council by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024; such report shall include information of how the following can be achieved, including resource considerations and identification of feasibility studies that may be needed to explore:

a. opportunities for the development of a new linear park and active transportation corridor leveraging the existing Scarborough Rapid Transit infrastructure, informed by similar projects including the High Line in New York, the Beltline in Atlanta, Cuernavaca’s Railway Linear Park in Mexico City, and the Potrero Yard Modernization Project in San Francisco;

b. high-capacity mobility solutions along the corridor to meet ongoing resident and business needs in partnership with Metrolinx; and

c. commercial and housing development potential along, adjacent, and integrated into the   existing Scarborough Rapid Transit corridor, including opportunities to support city-building objectives facilitated by the provision of people and goods movement solutions along the existing corridor;

such report shall also include:

d. an approach for broader engagement and consultation to promote innovation and human centred design excellence, specifically with academia (University of Toronto Scarborough), architecture and design experts via a charette or competitions, and local public engagement; and

e. exploration of funding opportunities, including the Canada Infrastructure Bank. 

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to:

a. create a new capital sub-project known as Bartley Park Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $925,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments of $50,000 in 2024 and $875,000 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 104-110 Bartley Drive (Source Account: XR3026-3701263) to proceed with design and construction of park improvements; and

b. create a new capital sub-project known as Flemingdon Park Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $1,000,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments of $80,000 in 2024 and $920,000 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 1185 Eglinton Avenue East (Source Account: XR3026-3700863) to proceed with design and construction of park improvements.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $300,000.00 gross, $0 net, (Cost Centre: NP2161) fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development at 1-11 Bloor Street West, 768-784 Yonge Street, and 760-762 Yonge Street, secured for local park improvements (Source Account: XR3026-3701060), for the purpose of providing one-time capital funding to the Toronto District School Board for improvements to the schoolyard and running track at Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School, subject to the Toronto District School Board entering into an acceptable Community Access Agreement with the City.

2. City Council request the City Solicitor to draw up the Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, provided acceptable terms can be agreed upon.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to execute on behalf of the City a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the capital improvements to the schoolyard and running track at Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School, for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct that if a mutually acceptable Community Access Agreement cannot be agreed upon that the funds will not be transferred to the Toronto District School Board and shall be made available for other community facilities in the local community.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with others as appropriate, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in the second quarter of 2024, on the feasibility, timing and potential funding for:

a. renaming Paul Martel Park as an Indigenous Botanical Garden;

b. installing a yurt or similar meeting structure in the locked, fenced rear area for Indigenous cultural and environmental activities;

c. improving soil quality and reducing trampling of plant material by installing raised beds in the park and adjacent boulevard;

d. improving the lighting; and

e. installing and maintaining a public toilet once the Toronto Transit Commission has completed its construction work.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a nominal fee Licence Agreement with Earth Helpers Gardens Inc., to facilitate Indigenous participant horticultural training, gardening and cultural programming at Paul Martel Park, for a three-year term, renewable at the General Manager's discretion for one additional three-year term (six years total) to April 30, 2030, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan of Transportation Services to create a new capital sub-project for the development of the following projects, as outlined in Appendix A:

a. $2400.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from the development at 65-77 King Street East and 46 Colborne Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701018) for the purpose of installing bike corrals near 2 Berkeley Street; 120 King Street East; and 34-36 King Street East (Cost Centre: CPT824-03);

b. $800.00 gross, $0 debt, funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from the development at 40 The Esplanade (Source Account: XR3026-3700065) for the purpose of installing a bike corral near 26 Wellington Street East (Cost Centre: CTP824-04); and

c. $1800.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund)  community benefits obtained from the development at 6-18 Church Street and 51-63 Front Street East (70 The Esplanade) (Source Account: XR3026-3700344) for the purpose of installing six additional heritage street signs to promote the visual identity of the neighbourhood (Cost Centre: CTP724-01).

2. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program for the purpose of forwarding funds to the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area for the development of the following projects, as outlined in Appendix A:

a. $50,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 53, 61 and 65 Ontario Street, and 102 Berkeley Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700872) for the purpose of installing hard planters for more growing spaces (Cost Centre: NP2161);

b. $5,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701237) for the purpose of installing ten heritage street banners within the original ten blocks of the Town of York (Cost Centre: NP2161);

c. $150,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701237) for the purpose of installing street furniture in the public realm location of 109 Front Street East in the plaza between Jarvis Street and George Street (Cost Centre: NP2161).
 

3. City Council direct that $205,000.00 be forwarded to the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, subject to the Business Improvement Area signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

4. Prior to the release of the funds identified in recommendation 3.c. to the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, City Council direct the City Solicitor to ensure the plaza at 109 Front Street East is fully accessible to the public, not gated from the street, available throughout the year (save and except for repairs or emergencies) and appropriately lit for safety after dark through an easement in favour of the City to the satisfaction to the City Solicitor.

5. 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan of Transportation Services to create a new capital sub-project for the development of the following projects, as outlined in Appendix A:

a. $80,000.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from the development at 18-32 Eastern Avenue, 1 Gilead Place and 2 Sackville Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701230) for the purpose of installing 10 Corktown-themed tree guards within the Corktown neighbourhood (Cost Centre: CPT424-02); and

b. $150,000.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from the development at 1-25 Defries Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3701146) for the purpose of enhancing disused parking laybys on Bayview Avenue by installing permanent planters (Cost Centre CPT424-03).

2. 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. If the Committee of Adjustment decision on Application A0002/24NY, for the property municipally known 3450 Dufferin Street, is not appealed or is upheld by the Toronto Local Appeal Body on appeal, City Council require the Owner to enter into an Amending Section 37 Agreement, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act (as it read the day before the date Section 1 of Schedule 17 of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, came into force), to make amendments to the existing Section 37 Agreement registered on title to the lands as Instrument AT5385339 to implement the Committee’s decision in a manner, content and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

Motion MM1.14 was not introduced at City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, referred Motion MM16.15 to the Economic and Community Development Committee for consideration.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to review all City-run and funded Canada Day events across the City, including a review of the equitable distribution in terms of population and geography, and report to the April 30, 2024 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee, on a plan to celebrate Canada Day in the inner suburbs on an annual basis, starting with Canada Day 2024, subject to receiving full funding from the Federal government.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to:

a. amend the Huron Washington Parkette Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project in the amount of $400,000 gross and $0 debt, increasing the total project cost from $556,273 to $956,273, with cash flow commitments in 2024, fully funded by the following sources that have been received and eligible for use for the construction phase of parkette improvements:

1. $90,000 from Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 316 Bloor Street West (Source Account: XR3026- 3701257); and

2. $310,000 from the Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu from the sources included in the chart below:

b. create a new capital sub-project known as Ramsden Park Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow of $103,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu from the sources included in the chart below, to install accessible benches and picnic tables with concrete pads in Ramsden Park.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan for the following:

a. create a new capital sub-project known as Glendora Park Off Leash Area Design in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $100,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments of $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu obtained from developments in proximity to Glendora Park to proceed with design for a new off leash area, from sources in the chart below: 

b. create a new capital sub-project known as Ward 18 Parks Study in the Park Development project, with a project cost of $50,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, with cash flow commitments of $45,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2025, fully funded by various Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu obtained from developments to advance a study of three parks in Ward 18, including Doris-Norton Park, 35 Churchill Avenue and Northtown Park, from sources in the chart below:

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as with the total of seven vehicles previously donated by the City of Toronto to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023, authorize the donation of up to five vehicles at no cost to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian purposes as follows:

a. General Manager, Fleet Services to donate up to two vehicles in April 2024; and

b. Chief of Paramedic Services to donate one vehicle in April 2024 and up to two vehicles by Summer 2024.

2. City Council request City of Toronto agencies and corporations, such as the Toronto Transit Commission, and Toronto Police Services Board, to consider the donation of surplus or end-of-life vehicles to the Government of Ukraine for humanitarian purposes.

3. City Council request the City Manager work with the relevant divisions regarding the provision of three generators for humanitarian purposes.

Item MM16.20 was withdrawn at City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Pension, Payroll and Employee Benefits to review options for incorporating gender-affirming health care benefits not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan into City employee benefits plans and provide an update to the General Government Committee and the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee by the third quarter of 2025.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to review all the opportunities offered to Live Music Venues and assist Hugh’s Room at 296 Broadview Avenue in any way to access these important City supports, and report back as part of any upcoming report on live music venues.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the end of the third quarter of 2024 with amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities, that bring the by-law in line with Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking 925-4, in an effort to close any loopholes in the policy, including but not limited to large recreational vehicles, and ensure fair compliance with the intention of the policy.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee at their meeting on June 24, 2024 to seek feedback on the proposed draft amendments and any additional recommendations the advisory committee may have to improve Municipal Code Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept the in-kind donation of up to $200,000 from Pride Toronto for the purposes of upgrades to Beach Road near Hanlan’s Point Beach in Toronto Island 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 Pride Toronto for the purpose of refurbishing Beach Road near Hanlan’s Point Beach in Toronto Island Park, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with City policies applicable to capital projects.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan for the following:

a. create a new capital sub-project known as Hanlan’s Beach Bike Parking in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $100,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received in order to proceed with new bike parking locations constructed with concrete pads this year from sources in chart below:

b. create a new capital sub-project known as Hanlan’s Beach Habitat Protection Fencing in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $500,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received in order to proceed with the implementation of new fencing for habitat protection at Hanlan’s Beach, from sources in chart below:

c. Create a new capital sub-project known as Hanlan’s Beach Access Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $100,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received in order to proceed with a new asphalt trail connection (opposite tennis courts) to improve access to Hanlan’s Beach.

d. create a new capital sub-project known as Hanlan’s Beach Commemorative Plaque in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $20,000 gross and $0 debt in 2024, fully funded by Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu received in order develop a new plaque commemorating the queer significance of Hanlan’s beach.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation prioritize implementation of these items at the earliest opportunity, including consultation with community group Friends of Hanlan’s.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Policy on Board Governance Structures and Relationship Framework for Arena Boards, as appropriate, to require that all members of the City’s eight Arena Boards complete training on human rights, equity and diversity each term of City Council.

2. City Council direct the City’s eight Arena Boards to schedule annual training sessions on the following topics to ensure the boards effectively serve diverse communities and foster inclusivity and equity, and amend the City’s Relationship Framework for Arena Boards appropriately:

a. human rights;

b. Indigenous awareness;

c. combating anti-Black racism;

d. code of conduct for members of local boards; and

e. public appointments policy.

3. City Council direct the Chief People Officer, People and Equity and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to work with Arena Board Chairs to facilitate the training described in Parts 1 and 2 above, with the first sessions to begin by July 2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in collaboration with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to conduct a review, including a needs assessment, in Regent Park that identifies under-housed households.

2. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to develop a process to respond to the findings of Part 1 above in a manner that:

a. considers right-sizing of under-housed households in Regent Park; and

b. emphasizes transparency in communications to tenants about eligibility for internal transfers within Regent Park.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $40,000.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits from the development at 355 Church Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700687) for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area to be utilized for local streetscape improvements in the form of trans flag-coloured pedestrian crossing areas at the intersections of Hayden Street at Church Street and Wood Street at Church Street (Cost Centre: NP2161).

2. City Council direct that the $40,000.00 be forwarded to the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area, subject to the Business Improvement Area signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and any other relevant Divisions, to provide an analysis of the costs and financial implications of the detailed feasibility studies and work required both to explore any adaptive reuse as well as the cost to remove the elevated portion of the Scarborough Rapid Transit system.

2. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to identify the specific lands and the timeline to designate the Scarborough Rapid Transit assets as surplus and recuse Toronto Transit Commission of responsibility of the identified assets.

3. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to identify plans for the Scarborough Busway following construction of the Scarborough Subway and outline the Busway’s future as part of the Toronto Transit Commission’s overall Transit Plan for Scarborough.

4. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to identify property ownership and rights for the lands impacted by the Scarborough Rapid Transit elevated structure.

5. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with appropriate City and Agency officials, to report back responses to Member Motions MM16.7 and MM16.29 as one comprehensive report.

6. City Council request the City Manager to report back on these items no later than the fourth quarter of  2024.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan of Transportation Services Division to create a new capital sub-project for the development of the following projects, as outlined in Appendix A:

a. $150,000.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits obtained from the development at 951-971 Bay Street and 36 Wellesley Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700644) for the purpose of installing bump outs on both corners of St. Joseph Street at Bay Street and Yonge Street (Cost Centre: CPT424-04).

2. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for the Barbara Hall Park Redevelopment sub-project in the Park Development project, in the amount of $350,000 gross, $0 debt, increasing the total project cost from $300,000 to $650,000 with cash flow commitment in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development 55-61 Charles Street East (Source Account: XR3026-3701045) and allocated explicitly to improvements of the Barbara Hall Park Dog Off-Leash Area as part of the overall project.

3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $80,000.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 55-61 Charles Street East (Source Account: XR3026-3701045) for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area for a new mural above Wellesley Station (16 Wellesley Street East) as outlined in Appendix A (Cost Centre: NP2161).

4. City Council direct that the $80,000.00 be forwarded to the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area, subject to the Business Improvement Area signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

5. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $80,500.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 480-492 Yonge Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700909) for the purpose of forwarding funds to STEPS Public Art for two new murals on St. Luke Lane as outlined in Appendix A (Cost Centre: NP2161).

6. City Council direct that the $80,500.00 be forwarded to STEPS Public Art, subject to the organization signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

7. 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.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, to report to North York Community Council with updates on the status and progress of the Province’s Transit-Oriented Communities proposals as well as design and construction of the northern segment of the Ontario Line within the boundaries of North York.   

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council exempt curb lane café permit areas at 17 St. Nicholas Street, Bar Volo, from the requirement of § 742-10.4A (1) of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, 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 Bossanova Wine and Beer, 103 Roncesvalles Avenue 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 the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to Bossanova Wine and Beer, 103 Roncesvalles Avenue.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in the matter of Bossanova Wine and Beer, 103 Roncesvalles Avenue, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to City Council's decision, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, 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 Ja Tequila Imperial Inc. 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 the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to Ja Tequila Imperial Inc.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in the matter of Ja Tequila Imperial Inc., and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to City Council's decision, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.