Agenda

This meeting of City Council will be conducted with Members participating in person and remotely and the proceedings of City Council will be conducted publicly.

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May 16, 2024

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- Moment of Silence

City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on April 17 and 18, 2024.

Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 14 on May 14, 2024

Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair

Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 12 on April 29, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair

Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 16 on May 10, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Lily Cheng, Chair

Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 12 on April 30, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair

Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 12 on May 1, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair

Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 13 on May 2, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair

Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 12 on May 9, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair

Report of the Striking Committee from Meeting 6 on May 13, 2024

Submitted by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Chair

Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 13, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair

Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 8, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair

Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 6, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair  

Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 13 on May 7, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair

New Business submitted by City Officials

Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Members of Council may file petitions.

Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.

City Council will review the Order Paper.

Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry:

I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-7.11 for the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council.

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, in adopting Item MM13.29, headed "Confronting the Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: Renaming Civic Assets Bearing the Henry Dundas Name - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow", adopted the following:

City Council direct the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to adopt the new name Sankofa Square selected by the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee and report to City Council through the Executive Committee as part of the report on the Governance Review of Yonge-Dundas Square, to adopt the recommended new name by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

In the statement attached to the City Council agenda item, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer noted “Costs associated with the changes at YDS are estimated at $0.300 to $0.340 million and will be supported by Section 37 Funds from the local ward”.

I am requesting answers to the following questions:

1. What is the status of the adoption of the new name?

2. What is the status of the design, fabrication and installation of the new signage?

3. Is the new signage being fabricated in-house or externally? If external, how was the vendor selected?

4. What is the total cost and amount spent to date of the design, fabrication, and installation of the new signage?

5. Are there any additional costs associated with the renaming of the square, and what are they?

6. What are the specific funding sources of the new signage or additional costs?

7. When is the new signage expected to be installed?

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendations.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 15, 2023 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 23-storey mixed-use building at 98-100 Bond Street and 54-74 Dundas Street East. The building is proposed to contain 336 dwelling units and 240 square metres of retail space fronting Dundas Street East. As part of the development proposal 4 existing rental dwelling units will be demolished.

The Planning and Housing Committee forwards the item to City Council without recommendations.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting that began on October 26, 2023 and continued on November 30, 2023, and notice was given in accordance to the Planning Act.

City Council, at its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, referred the draft Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachment 1 to the report (September 13, 2023) from Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, as they relate to the following properties, to the Planning and Housing Committee for further consideration at its meeting of November 30, 2023:

891, 885 and 897 Pape Avenue;

1012-1052 Pape Avenue;

240 and 242 First Avenue;

495 and 497 Pape Avenue;

716 Pape Avenue;

676-692 Danforth Avenue;

5-11 Gertrude Place;

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

855 Gerrard Street East;

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

449 Carlaw Avenue.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council, as Shareholder, request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to submit a report by the end of 2024 to the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation on the refreshed Tenant Engagement System and a comprehensive implementation plan.

2. City Council, as Shareholder, request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to forward the report referenced in Recommendation 1, above to City Council for information once approved by the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

Since spring 2023, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and the City have been working collaboratively to launch Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Tenant Advisory Committee. The Tenant Advisory Committee's mandate is to advise Toronto Community Housing Corporation on improvements to the implementation of their refreshed Tenant Engagement System and on corporate initiatives that advance tenant priorities.

Key activities undertaken by Toronto Community Housing Corporation and City staff in 2023 to launch the Tenant Advisory Committee included:

• A joint recruitment process culminating with an orientation for all committee members in the summer;
• A series of working group meetings with the committee members to jointly develop the committee's terms of reference, and;
• Monthly committee meetings starting in September co-chaired by the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

This report updates City Council on the progress of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Tenant Advisory Committee, including the terms of reference, as per City Council's request at their meeting on March 29, 2023. Additionally, it outlines the Committee's 2024 priorities.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct City staff to report to the Executive Committee on all aspects of the East Harbour Transit Oriented Community negotiations.

2. City Council amend Chapter 27, Council Procedures by suspending Section 27-16.5C(2) and 27-16.5D in respect of the statutory hearing required under the Planning Act for the subdivision application for East Harbour, being Application 16270078STE30SB and substituting a special rule to allow the Executive Committee to hold any statutory hearing required under the Planning Act for the subdivision application for East Harbour, being Application 16270078STE30SB, and to consider any appurtenant matters as may arise.

City staff plan to report to City Council in June on all aspects of the East Harbour Transit Oriented Community negotiations. This will represent the culmination of extensive negotiations with Cadillac Fairview and the Province of Ontario on several implementing agreements related to the development, including the draft Plan of Subdivision.  The draft Plan of Subdivision requires a statutory public meeting to be held by Planning and Housing Committee.

My recommendation would direct a full report on all aspects of the East Harbour Transit Oriented Communities negotiations to be considered by Executive Committee.  It is appropriate for the East Harbour report to go through Executive Committee because of the intergovernmental and financial implications for the City, including the commitments in the New Deal with the Province. 

Specifically, the recommendation would amend City Council’s procedures to allow Executive Committee to hold the statutory public meeting on the East Harbour draft Plan of Subdivision, thereby allowing Executive Committee and Council to consider all elements of the East Harbour negotiations at the same time.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

3. City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of 10 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

4. City Council prohibit parking from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. of one day to 7:30 a.m. of the next day, Monday to Friday, and any time Saturday and Sunday, on the south side Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

5. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between a point 57.9 metres east of Carlaw Avenue and Pape Avenue, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

6. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

7. City Council designate Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

8. City Council prohibit the northbound left-turn, southbound right-turn and westbound through traffic movements at Pape Avenue and Riverdale Avenue from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

9. City Council prohibit stopping on both sides of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

10. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.

12. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

13. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for westbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

14. City Council approve the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of the eastbound lane on Lipton Avenue, between Pape Avenue and the east end of Lipton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station Advanced Works.

15. City Council prohibit the northbound right-turn, and southbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Pape Avenue and Lipton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.

16. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Lipton Avenue, from a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue to a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.

17. City Council rescind the existing one (1) hour maximum parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the south side of Lipton Avenue, between a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue and a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.

18. City Council approve the temporary closure of the north sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Danforth Avenue, between a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station jet grouting and support of excavation works.

19. City Council authorize the installation of a temporary Level 1, Type A – Pedestrian Crossover on Danforth Avenue at Eaton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.

20. City Council prohibit the westbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Danforth Avenue and Pape Avenue from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.

21. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the south side of Danforth Avenue, between a point 75.3 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.

22. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the north side of Danforth Avenue, between Eaton Avenue and a point 63.4 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.

23. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Danforth Avenue, between Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.

24. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Gertrude Place, from a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue to the east end of Gertrude Place, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

25. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, on the even (west) side of Muriel Avenue, from Gertrude Place to a point 15 metres north, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.

26. City Council approve the temporary closure of the east sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.

27. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound curb lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.

28. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound median lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.

29. City Council approve the temporary closure of the south sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation works.

30. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Sammon Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 30 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

31. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

32. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

33. City Council rescind the existing “accessible loading zone” designation in effect anytime on the west side of Pape Avenue, between a point 33 metres north of Fulton Avenue and a point 11 metres further north, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

34. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

35. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

36. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of MacPhail Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

37. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from May, July, September, and November on the south side of MacPhail Avenue, between Pape Avenue to the first lane west of East York Avenue, south of Mortimer Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

38. City Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate at all times on the south side of Macphail Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.

39. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the removal of vegetation, mechanical slope stabilization, installation of a safety barrier and ground monitoring system related to the Ontario Line Minton Place Portal, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the northbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 600 metres south of Beechwood Drive and 350 metres north of the Leaside Bridge, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 47 nights between July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, inclusive; and

b. the southbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 450 metres north of Leaside Bridge and 300 metres south of Beechwood Drive, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 10 nights between July 26, 2024 to December 15, 2024, inclusive;

and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

40. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were implemented prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report (April 30, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

41. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 40, inclusive, above.

This report provides an overview of Metrolinx’s plans for Advanced Works near the Ontario Line Gerrard Portal site, Pape Station site and Sammon Crossover Emergency Exit Building site. The report discusses various construction activities and the number and duration of the temporary lane closures required to complete the Advanced Works.

Additionally, the report discusses the temporary lane closures required on the Don Valley Parkway for slope stabilization work at the Minton Place Portal site. It seeks City Council approval for the temporary long-term lane closures and associated traffic by-law amendments, as well as discusses mitigation measures to minimize the construction impacts on the community.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to establish a cyber security risk management partnership with agencies and corporations by:

a. incorporating their identified cyber risks into the City’s governance and compliance risk management program;

b. conducting ongoing cyber security assessments on agencies and corporations;

c. assessing rates of compliance; and

d. developing remediation plans and strategies to reduce risk and promote compliance.

2. City Council direct the following Agencies, and as Shareholder direct the following corporations, in collaboration with the Chief Information Security Officer, to formulate organizational cyber security frameworks aligned with:

a. overarching City cyber security objectives;

b. established international cyber security standards including International Organization for Standardization ISO 27001, Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagement, the International Society of Automation / the International Electrotechnical Commission, National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 800-171 and NIST 800-171A, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard; and

c. the City’s Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework.

City of Toronto Agencies:

CreateTO

Exhibition Place

Heritage Toronto

TOLive

Toronto Atmospheric Fund

Toronto Investment Board

Toronto Parking Authority

Toronto Zoo

Yonge-Dundas Square

Toronto Transit Commission

George Bell Arena

Larry Grossman Forest Hill Arena

Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena

McCormick Playground Arena

Moss Park Arena

North Toronto Memorial Arena

Ted Reeve Community Arena

William H. Bolton Arena

519 Church St Community Centre

Applegrove Community Complex

Cecil Community Centre

Central Eglinton Community Centre

Community Centre 55

Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre

Ralph Thornton Community Centre

Scadding Court Community Centre

Swansea Town Hall Community Centre

Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre

City of Toronto Corporations:

Build Toronto Corporation

Casa Loma Corporation

Lakeshore Arena Corporation

Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Toronto Hydro Corporation

Toronto Port Lands Company

Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation

3. City Council direct the Boards of the Agencies, and as Shareholder direct the Boards of the Corporations set out in Part 2 above to:

a. provide the necessary information, access, and visibility into their cyber security programs to facilitate the cyber security risk management partnership with the Chief Information Security Officer;

b. operationalize the Chief Information Security Officer’s recommendations to mitigate cyber risks identified in the cyber security risk management partnership; and

c. engage in consultation with the Chief Information Security Officer on all initiatives that could potentially affect cyber security, including but not limited to rates of compliance, remediation plans and strategies aimed at reducing risks and promoting compliance.

4. City Council request the following Agencies, in collaboration with the Chief Information Security Officer, to formulate organizational cyber security frameworks aligned with:

a. overarching City cyber security objectives;

b. established international cyber security standards including International Organization for Standardization, Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagement, the International Society of Automation / the International Electrotechnical Commission, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard; and

c. the City’s Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

Toronto Police Service

Toronto Public Library

Waterfront Toronto

5. City Council request the Agencies set out in Part 4 above to provide the necessary information, access and visibility into their cyber security programs to facilitate the cyber security risk management partnership with the Chief Information Security Officer.

6. City Council request the Agencies set out in Part 4 above to operationalize the Chief Information Security Officer’s recommendations to mitigate identified risks identified in the cyber security risk management partnership.

7. City Council request the Agencies set out in Part 4 above to engage in consultation with the Chief Information Security Officer on all initiatives that could potentially affect cyber security, including but not limited to rates of compliance, remediation plans and strategies aimed at reducing risks and promoting compliance.

8. City Council forward the report (April 30, 2024) from the Chief Information Security Officer to the following Boards for their review of the issues and recommendations and consider the relevance to their respective organizations for implementation appropriate to their governance structure.

Partnered Boards (Shared Governance):

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Waterfront Toronto

Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Corporation

9. City Council direct the Agencies listed in Part 2 above, as a Shareholder direct the corporations listed in Part 2 above and request the Agencies listed in Part 4 above to engage with the Chief Information Security Officer in the event of a cyber security incident or data breach affecting the agency or corporation, and to work with the Chief Information Security Officer to contain, mitigate and resolve the cyber security incident or data breach.

10. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to engage with the Boards of the Agencies and Corporations on an as-needed basis to facilitate City Council’s decision.

11. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to report on specific responses and compliance rates of each Agency and Corporation on an annual basis in October of each year to the Executive Committee.

12. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to report on instances of non-compliance with the above directives or requests to the Executive Committee as often as needed.

13. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Chief Information Security Officer remain confidential in its entirety.

This report responds to a request from City Council for the Chief Information Security Officer to report on the progress of developing an implementation plan for an independent and centralized information technology risk and compliance, privacy, and cyber security function, as per item #15 of 2021.AU8.8.

Additionally, this report recommends extending the scope of the authority of the Chief Information Security Officer to mitigate cyber security risks across all City agencies and corporations.

In 2020, City Council established the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, an independent cyber security division based on the Auditor General’s recommendation. Initially established with just five staff members, the division has since expanded significantly to meet the growing need for cyber expertise with a team of 84 cyber security experts approved 2024 complement to address emerging cyber threats.

The team, alongside four directors, is organized into distinct business sections, each with unique functions and responsibilities, and work horizontally to provide comprehensive support. The senior management team, which consists of the Chief Information Security Officer, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, and directors from each business section, play a pivotal role in crafting and executing the City’s comprehensive cyber strategy.

Within four years, the Chief Information Security Officer has formulated the organizational structure, vision, mission, and strategy of the division and has implemented a robust and effective cyber program across the City’s divisions. This program is based on established international cyber security standards including International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagement (SSAE), the International Society of Automation / the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISA/IEC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Agencies and corporations have emerged as prime targets for cyber attacks. Government and public-sector organizations are likely to continue to be among the top targets of cyber criminals seeking financial gain or competitive intelligence in the coming years.¹

Over the past 24 months, Toronto Zoo, Toronto Library, and Toronto Transit Commission have each experienced debilitating cyber attacks, resulting in significant disruptions to essential services provided to residents. In February 2024, the City of Hamilton suffered from a widespread and significant cyber attack which has compromised several aspects of key technology and critical infrastructure. Most recently, on March 10, 2024, the Town of Huntsville was also hit by a cyber attack, making this the second cyber attack on a municipality within a period of only three weeks.

The impact of these disruptions highlights the importance of implementing robust and effective cyber security measures to safeguard against future threats and ensure uninterrupted delivery of services to residents.

Recent cyber incidents have highlighted the vulnerability of various agencies and corporations, particularly amidst the growing trend of threat actors targeting public organizations. In light of these incidents, there is a pressing need for agencies and corporations to leverage the capabilities offered by the Chief Information Security Officer to reinforce cyber security defences and controls and be better prepared against potential breaches.

Currently, the Chief Information Security Officer’s authority with respect to agencies and corporations derives from two Council Items: 2019.AU4.1 and 2021.AU10.4. These authorities do not cover the scope required by the Chief Information Security Officer to effectively address and mitigate cyber risks in agencies and corporations.

In response to these escalating threats, this report recommends extending the role of the Chief Information Security Officer to effectively identify and mitigate cyber risks across the City’s wider cyber security network through more widespread use of modern cyber security techniques and technology across all agencies and corporations.

Securing digital assets owned and directly managed by the City is just one aspect of safeguarding the City’s digital realm. The City invests significant resources in thoroughly assessing the cyber security measures of all suppliers and other organizations it engages with. Likewise, City agencies and corporations contribute significantly to the City’s overall cyber posture, and would benefit from additional support, oversight, direction, and expertise from the City.

Fostering an environment of partnership and collaboration between the City and its agencies and corporations will serve to bolster the City’s digital defences in an ever-evolving digital world.

1 The Emerging cyber security risks facing Canada’s public sector

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council determine that the Development Charges By-law have been properly applied to the development project located at 3-5 Marina Avenue.

2. City Council dismiss the complaint dated October 11, 2023, with respect to 3-5 Marina Avenue filed pursuant to Section 20 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Section 257.85 of the Education Act.

3. City Council authorize City Staff to defend any appeal of City Council’s decision or non decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The Executive Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 14, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Development Charges Act.

This report responds to a complaint filed pursuant to Section 20 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Section 257.85 of the Education Act, relating to a development project located at 3-5 Marina Avenue in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

The development project consists of the demolition of an existing single detached dwelling and the creation of two semi-detached dwellings, each containing one secondary dwelling unit. The complainant, Dan Iannetti, objects to the amount of development charges and education development charges calculated. The complainant asserts that the development charges were incorrectly calculated at the ‘Singles & Semis’ rate, instead of the ‘Multiples 1 Bedroom and Bachelor’ rate. Additionally, the complainant states that education development charges were incorrectly calculated as an additional demolition credit was not provided for their existing basement apartment. Thirdly, the complainant claims that delays to schedule hearings and the City to clear planning conditions resulted in having to pay increased rates on development charges and education development charges.

City staff have reviewed the complaint and are of the opinion that the Development Charges By-law ("DC By-law") was applied properly, and no error was made in determination of the applicable development charges. Staff have reviewed the building permit application along with documentation submitted by the complainant, and believe the development was correctly categorized as two semi-detached dwellings, each with one secondary dwelling unit, and so the ‘Singles & Semis’ rate applies. The development does not meet the definition of a multiple dwelling unit; therefore the ‘Multiples 1 Bedroom and Bachelor’ rate does not apply.

After review, City staff have determined that the Education Development Charges By-law (“EDC By-law”) was correctly applied. The EDC By-law outlines that credits are applied where an education development charge has previously been paid. In this case, an education development charge was not previously paid for the basement apartment in the existing detached house. Therefore, the complainant is not entitled to an additional education development charge credit since an education development charge was not previously paid.

In addition, according to the DC By-law and EDC By-law, development charges are calculated at the time of permit issuance, therefore calculations are not backdated due to scheduling/administrative delays in planning or building permit approvals.

This report recommends that the complaint be dismissed. A decision or a non-decision of Council to dismiss the complaint may be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). This report was prepared in consultation with the (Acting) Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the City Solicitor.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve an adjustment to carry forward funding of an additional $519.9 million from unspent capital projects funding as detailed in Appendices 1a and 1b to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in order to continue work on previously approved capital projects in 2024 and beyond, and that the 2024-2033 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget and Plan for respective City Programs and Agencies be adjusted accordingly.

2. City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2023 and future year cash flow commitments as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

As part of the 2024 Budget process, the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan included a combined $1.157 billion of previously approved unspent capital projects to be carried forward to 2024-2028. This carry forward amount was based on an initial estimate as per projections available at the time of the budget development, prior to the 2023 year-end closing. With the 2023 fiscal year closed in February 2024, City Programs and Agencies have finalized the 2023 actual project spending as well as the total carry forward request. As a result, the purpose of this report is to seek Council's approval for an additional $519.9 million of carry-forward funding from 2023 to future years, of which $310.0 million to be carried to 2024 and $209.9 million to 2025 to 2028, to enable staff to complete multi-year capital projects approved in 2023 and prior years. 

With the additional carry forward request, the total capital carry forward funding will be $1.677 billion, and the total adjusted 2024 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget including previously approved carry forward amount will be $5.976 billion. The revised total carry forward funding is equivalent to 28.1% of the total 2024 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget.

This report also brings forward in-year Capital Budget adjustment requests for 2023 and future years, and the recommended incremental carry forward now take these changes into account. Approval of these requests is needed to provide necessary spending authority to continue with the project delivery.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and City Council authorize the Executive Director, Financial Planning to make any required non-material amendments to the plans prior to the July 1, 2024 regulatory deadline.

2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make available the final approved 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan as amended to the public via the City website and to distribute printed copies as requested.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Manager, Financing Planning gave a presentation on City of Toronto’s 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan.

The City of Toronto is the largest municipality in Canada and the economic engine of the province and country. With this comes an important national responsibility and opportunity to deliver services, execute projects, and uphold strategic priorities that will benefit the region and other orders of government and contribute to Canada’s overall economic health, social standing, and environmental sustainability.    

Like many North American cities, the majority of the City of Toronto’s infrastructure was built during the post-war period and the onset of the industrial period. The European experience – with much older infrastructure – tells us that, over time, cities will need to allocate an increasing part of their budgets to ensure that basic infrastructures continue to be in a state of good repair (SOGR) to serve their constituents. In addition, the far-reaching implications of climate change present new challenges to building sustainable and innovative adaptations that rely upon green, renewable, and adaptive technologies.

The 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC) highlights that a concerning amount of Canadian municipal infrastructure is in poor and very poor condition, requiring immediate rehabilitations and replacements in the next 5-10 years to maintain service levels that meet community expectations. For the City of Toronto specifically, more than 50% of its 2024-2033 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget and Plan is dedicated to capital investments in SOGR projects to simply maintain the current state of infrastructure over the next 10 years. In this context, it is extremely important to have high quality and comparable data across the organization for senior leadership to plan and prioritize renewal projects based on the evidence, implement best practices for cost savings, and leverage funding opportunities from provincial and federal governments.

This report presents the City of Toronto’s 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan for City Council's approval, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 588/17: Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure (the "Regulation") under the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act. The regulation was subsequently amended in March of 2021 under Ontario Regulation 193/21 to change the timing of reporting requirements under the Act. The report will address all other municipal infrastructure assets outside of the core assets reported through the Core Infrastructure Asset Management Plan approved by Council in November 2021 which included water, wastewater, stormwater, roads, bridges, and culverts. The infrastructure assets contained in this report are categorized into 9 asset classes: facilities, fleet, equipment, amenities, collections, linear infrastructure, natural assets, structures and systems.

The 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan (AMP) encompasses 25 City Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations (DACs) that hold ownership and/or responsibility over City-owned municipal infrastructure assets, as defined by the regulation. Organized into 8 service areas and 24 subservices, the Corporate AMP exhibits the multitude of services provided by the City and demonstrates the relationship between service delivery and the assets that support those services. The AMP is based on the data, information, professional judgement, and expertise of the asset management teams and leads that reside within each area, in conjunction with the work and analysis conducted through the City’s annual Budget process and reflected in the 2024 Operating Budget and 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows and corresponding funding in the amount of $33.877 million in 2023 for acceleration and deferral of projects within Toronto Water’s Approved 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan, with offsetting acceleration and deferral cashflow and corresponding funding reallocation adjustments in the equal amount in 2024, 2025 and 2026 within Toronto Water's Approved 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to align with project delivery, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 23, 2024) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

2. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2023 cashflows, project costs and corresponding funding in Toronto Water's Approved 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan in the amount of $0.902 million from projects that have been completed under budget to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (April 23, 2024) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

This report requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's Approved 2023 Capital Budget by adjusting project costs and cashflows to align with year-end expenditures and project progress.  The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2023 Capital Budget.

This report also requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's Approved 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan by adjusting project costs and cashflows contained within the 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan, respectively, to align the 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan with the final 2023 capital expenditures and project progress. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan and will align the budget and plan with Toronto Water's capital project delivery schedule and program requirements.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the Terms of Reference for an Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee as described in Attachment 1 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the City Manager and the City Clerk.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to canvass Members of Council for their interest in appointment to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee for consideration by the Striking Committee.

3. City Council request the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations for any amendments to the Advisory Committee's mandate or Terms of Reference no later than the end of 2025.

This report presents findings from a governance review of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee (AAAC) and recommends that Council adopt the proposed Terms of Reference for this committee as described in Attachment 1 to enable the AAAC to resume operation. It is also recommended that the AAAC review and make recommendations for any amendments to the mandate or Terms of Reference of the Advisory Committee by the end of 2025.

During the 2018-2022 City Council term, members of the AAAC raised questions and concerns about the structure and procedures of the committee. It was expressed by some previous AAAC members that the Simplified Rules of Procedure, under which Council Advisory Bodies (CABs) traditionally operate, are colonial practices that do not reflect Indigenous governance, offer little opportunity for real consideration of issues, and do not effectively support advancing the relationship between Indigenous communities and Toronto City Council as reflected in the principles of reconciliation. In February 2023, City Council re-established an AAAC for the 2022 to 2026 term and requested a governance review and engagement with the Indigenous community before adopting its Terms of Reference.

Two Indigenous facilitators engaged with members of the 2018-2022 AAAC and local Indigenous communities about their experiences and recommendations to inform the governance review (Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee Review webpage). The findings reflect a desire for City Council to establish meaningful ways to engage and receive advice and advance the relationship between City Council and Indigenous communities to address important issues and advance truth, justice, and reconciliation.

Further to the work undertaken by the consultants, the City Manager and staff engaged in discussions with the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC) to consider a path forward. TASSC is composed of Indigenous social services agencies in Toronto and many members are original members of the AAAC with long relationships with the City. 

From the review findings and these discussions, it is evident that more work is needed for the City and Indigenous partners to co-create an advisory body that is reflective of Indigenous governance practices, advances self-determination and is empowered with decision-making authority. It is also evident that an AAAC should resume meeting to avoid gaps in important conversations and collaboration between City Council and Indigenous communities and to enable this longer-term co-creation and relationship building to continue.

The City Manager and City Clerk recommend that Council adopt the attached Terms of Reference for an AAAC, which are based on the initial terms of the 2018-2022 AAAC with updates consistent with Indigenous community input and recent Council direction on CABs, such as the provision of honoraria for AAAC members participating in meetings. The AAAC will have one Member of Council and, recognizing TASSC's experience with past AAACs and its connections in community, up to 25 public members nominated by TASSC and approved by Council. 

Adopting these Terms of Reference will enable this committee to resume meeting according to Council’s existing rules that are applied to CABs and propose amendments to Council once the members have begun to meet and can consider changes to how the body should operate to better reflect Indigenous governance practices. Acknowledging the diversity of the Indigenous community, it is also important that the City and the members of the AAAC consider input and feedback from the broader Indigenous community, including Indigenous organizations that are not members of the AAAC, in its consideration of future changes to its mandate and Terms of Reference.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 67 - Fair Wage, including Schedule A, as set out in Attachments 1 and 3 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Manager, Fair Wage Office, Purchasing and Materials Management, effective July 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

2. City Council amend Schedule C to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, by replacing the current Schedule C with the Schedules contained in Attachments 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 to the report (April 30, 2024) from the Manager, Fair Wage Office, Purchasing and Materials Management, as the new Schedule C to Chapter 67, effective as of the Effective Date.

This report provides additional information regarding item GG8.20 from the General Government Committee’s meeting on December 6, 2023. Specifically, it provides an updated financial analysis on proposed changes to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 67, Fair Wage, and how the proposed changes will clarify how the by-law applies to small businesses.

This report is being submitted to the Executive Committee following its April 9, 2024 decision to refer all matters related to the City's Fair Wage Policy from the General Government Committee to the Executive Committee, for consideration.

At the December 2023 General Government Committee meeting, the Manager, Fair Wage Office, Purchasing and Materials Management Division submitted a report on Item GG8.20 dated November 22, 2023 (the “November Report”). The November Report recommended revisions to Chapter 67, Fair Wage (the "By-Law"), and all three of the By-Law's schedules: Schedule A, Fair Wage Policy (the “Policy”); Schedule B, Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry (the "Labour Trades"); and Schedule C, Fair Wage Schedule, 2016-2019 ("Schedule C"). This report proposes no additional changes.

Under the By-Law the Manager, Fair Wage Office is delegated authority to update the wage rates in Schedule C every three years, consistent with prevailing market rates in the construction industry. The proposed updated Schedule C reflects wage increases recognized by the construction labour markets. The November Report recommended that the updated Schedule C wage rates take effect for all new City procurements issued on or after January 1, 2024. The new proposed effective date is July 1, 2024.

Proposed changes to the By-Law and Policy include adding definitions and clarifying Policy application provisions regarding "Owner Operators" and grant agreements. The proposed changes regarding the Fair Wage Policy not applying to “Owner Operators” would not change how Chapter 67 currently applies to small businesses. The changes further provide clarity as to how the Fair Wage Policy is interpreted regarding grant agreements.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the Federation of Municipalities March 2024 report to Council in Attachment 1 to the letter (April 16, 2024) from Councillor Paul Ainslie for information.

As one of the City of Toronto appointees to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors, I participated in their most recent Standing Committees virtually from February 21 – 23, 2024. I attended the Board of Directors meeting, held in Prince George, British Columbia from March 5 - 7, 2024. With municipal representatives from across Canada, a wide range of issues was discussed such as Federal infrastructure funding (housing), the need for a municipal growth framework, community safety initiatives and supporting asylum claimants.

Meeting during the pre-budget Federal government budget period provided the Board of Directors with an opportunity to focus on FCM's strategic priorities for potential inclusion in the Federal budget. Presentations outlined advocacy efforts for advancing the priorities of member municipalities, while preparing to push these priorities leading into the Annual Conference and Trade Show in Calgary this upcoming June.

FCM and the City of Prince George partnered to offer Board Members a few “Study Tours which I was able to participate in.

Study Tour #1: We visited the site and spoke with the organizing committee of the 2024 Para Biathlon World Championships, and Para Nordic World Cup Finals. The organizers discussed the preparation and planning required for an event of this magnitude, including discussions on costs and procedural steps taken by the municipality. There was a review as well of previous world events (2020- and 2022-Women’s World Curling) hosted by Prince George.  

Study Tour #2: We discovered how community the Prince George is a pioneer in addressing climate change through innovative collaboration with First Nations, governments and industries aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions. We learned about unique initiatives which make Prince George a leader in Canada’s journey toward net-zero:

- Visited the wood Innovation Research Laboratory. It is a mass timber landmark known for its efficiency and insights into wood building performance.

- Toured Lakeland Mills, a family-owned, self-sustaining sawmill with renewable heat and supporting Canada’s largest renewable district heating system.

-  We were able to explore Tidewater Renewables’ newest site which is Canada’s inaugural facility for renewable diesel and hydrogen production.

I invite you to review the attached March 2024 Report to Council, which details the work accomplished at various committees and forums.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive Councillor Paul Ainslie's report on the 130th Edition of the Good Roads’ Conference held April 21 to 24, 2024 for information.

 As the City of Toronto appointee to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Good Roads Association, I attended their annual conference in April 2024.

The conference delegates were able to hear from Mayor Olivia Chow, Premier Doug Ford, Provincial Opposition Party Leaders Marit Stiles, and Bonnie Crombie, as well as several Provincial Cabinet Ministers

The conference theme, "Connecting Global Change to Local Impacts and Solutions," allowed for the holding of over 100 study/technical seminars which reviewed topics critical to the future success of our transportation infrastructure. The topics which were covered included: Ontario's electricity future, harnessing the power of camera technology, innovations in infrastructure service delivery, and smart city innovations. These discussions provided valuable insights and tools which will influence positive change across Ontario communities.

I was able to participate in a Study Tour, which consisted of a bicycle tour by staff from the City of Toronto’s Transportation Department who showed us the evolution of our city’s cycling infrastructure. Over the course of three hours about 40 conference delegates from across Ontario (And two delegates from Australia!) participated in the tour.

I am honoured to announce my recent election as the 2nd Vice President of the Good Roads' Board of Directors. This new role allows me to play a more significant role in advocating for improved transportation infrastructure across Ontario. It has been well documented, Ontario's highways and roads, especially those in rural areas, are in dire need of investment and modernization. The Good Roads' Board is at the forefront of pushing for these crucial improvements, and I am eager to contribute my expertise and dedication to their goals and objectives.

The Executive Committee of the 2024/25 Good Roads’ Board of Directors:

- President – Antoine Boucher, Director of Public Works & Engineering, Municipality of East Ferris

- First Vice President – Cheryl Fort, Mayor, Township of Hornepayne

- Second Vice President – Paul Ainslie, Councillor, City of Toronto

- Third Vice President – Aakash Desai, Asset Manager and Deputy Treasurer, Township of Southgate

- Immediate Past President – John Parsons, City of London,

To learn more about Good Roads and the role they play in our daily lives, visit www.GoodRoads.ca

The Board of Health recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the Medical Officer to enter into an agreement with Vital Strategies Inc to implement a public health surveillance initiative related to health behaviours during extreme heat or wildfire smoke events in Toronto on such terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

2. City Council increase Toronto Public Health's 2024 Operating Budget by $68.0 thousand gross, $0 net for Toronto Public Health to accept and spend the one-time grant from Vital Strategies Inc. to implement a public health surveillance initiative.

The City of Toronto has been a participating city in the Partnership for Healthy Cities (PHC) initiative since 2017. The PHC program is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the World Health Organization, with Vital Strategies as the implementing partner. 

As part of the recently re-established commitment to monitor climate change health impacts in the city, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has collaborated with Environment and Climate division to implement a new project exploring public awareness and health behaviours during heat or wildfire smoke events. While TPH will lead implementation of the project, this work will advance the mandates of both divisions, as well as key initiatives TPH has committed to in climate change and health actions that reduce health inequities. This project will be funded by a commitment from Vital Strategies for a one-time grant as part of the City's involvement in the PHC.

This report provides a summary of the proposed project to support City Council's approval to increase the 2024 Operating Budget of Toronto Public Health by $68.0 thousand ($50.0 thousand USD) gross, $0 net to receive the one-time PHC grant. This grant is subject to execution of the subgrant agreement with Vital Strategies, Inc., in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council appoint the following two candidates to the Lakeshore Arena Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending May 24, 2026, and until successors are appointed:

Nick Eaves; and 

Andrew Teichman.

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 1, 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 Lakeshore Arena Corporation Board.

The Civic Appointments Committee directed the City Clerk to conduct further outreach and additional interviews for appointment of public members to the Lakeshore Arena Corporation Board, and recommend one candidate for appointment at a future meeting of the Civic Appointments Committee.

Candidates' biographies

Nick Eaves

As Chief Venues and Operations Officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Nick oversees operations, capital projects, food and beverage and Live events business. Nick spent 21 years at Woodbine, including 5 as chief executive officer. Nick is an active community volunteer with such organizations as Out of the Cold, United Way, and Big Brothers Big Sisters, where he also serves on their Boards of Directors. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's Toronto Maple Leafs are a tenant at Lakeshore and, as such, Nick has an extensive knowledge of the facility and its operations.

Andrew Teichman

Andrew Teichman is an executive and professional with over 30 years of diverse electric utility experience in strategic planning, corporate and business development, acquisitions and divestitures, major project and engineering management, and investment management. He has considerable clean-tech venture capital experience, including serving as a Director on various technology development companies. His areas of interest include economic and urban development, climate change, entrepreneurship and emerging technologies.

This report recommends the appointment of two public members and one tenant representative to the Lakeshore Arena Corporation Board.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council appoint the following two candidates to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on May 24, 2026, and until successors are appointed:

Eunice Adebowale; and

Archie Allison.

2. City Council direct that the balance Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 1, 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 Pan Am Sports Centre Board.

Candidates' biographies

Eunice Adebowale

Eunice is an Internal Audit and Operations Management professional who is currently serving in the role of Director, Capital Solutions at CPP Investments. Eunice has over 15 years of auditing, data analytics, and operational management experience across two of the Big4, financial services, the Ontario Provincial Government, and CPP Investments. Eunice completed the Governance Essentials Program delivered by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto in 2023. She is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

Eunice has a Bachelor of Science from Covenant University, and she is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified in Information Systems Risk Control, and Certified in Risk Management and Assurance. 

Eunice’s community involvement includes her volunteer position with Kids Help Phone, Canada.

Archie Allison

Archie Allison has been an advocate, program instructor and Director, Access, Awareness and Sport Teams at Variety Village since 1983, promoting sport and recreation and community connections for people of all ages and abilities. As a coach, event manager, advocate and workshop facilitator, Archie is dedicated to ensure everybody feels welcome in healthy active living initiatives in our community, city, province and country.

Archie is an enthusiastic volunteer championing tournaments, competitions and community events introducing inclusive sport, health, and fitness.

Archie has an extensive background instructing adapted physical activity programs, training initiatives, and sharing resources to connect families, coaches, educators, and organizations to collaborate and create spaces and places to play, participate or compete.  

This report recommends the appointment of two public members to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Board.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council appoint Peter Pantalone to the Toronto Preservation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending February 9, 2028, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (May 1, 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 Preservation Board.

Candidate biography

Peter Pantalone

Peter is a Registered Professional Planner and Senior Associate at a local planning and urban design consultancy. Having started his career as a heritage planner, Peter is passionate about Toronto’s history, and the tapestry of neighbourhoods and communities that contribute to the City’s unique heritage context. Peter is interested in promoting a vibrant and inclusive Toronto where all voices have a role in identifying, protecting and conserving the City’s cultural heritage resources. 

This report recommends the appointment of one public member to the Toronto Preservation Board.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council appoint the following four candidates to the Toronto Investment Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending May 25, 2028, and until successors are appointed:

Sharon Castelino;

Mary Chang, beginning on June 1, 2024;

Mari Jensen; and

Colin Lynch.

2. City Council appoint Colin Lynch as Chair of the Toronto Investment Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office beginning on June 1, 2024, and ending May 25, 2028, and until a successor is appointed.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (April 18, 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 Toronto Investment Board.

Candidates' biographies

Sharon Castelino

Sharon Castelino, Master of Business Administration, Master of Laws and Institute of Corporate Directors Designation has an exemplary track-record within the financial services industry for over 30 years and as a Corporate Director for nearly 20 years.  Her direct responsibilities have included billion dollar profits and losses and multi-disciplinary teams across global jurisdictions. She completed her Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School and her Master of Business Administration with Distinction from the Ivey Business School, awarded the prestigious Ivey Scholar.

Mary Chang

Mary Chang has over 20 years of investment management and consulting experience in private markets. Her expertise includes advising, implementing, and managing investments across a broad range of asset classes. She is a board member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Street Haven at the Crossroads. Mary holds an Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of British Columbia, an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, and is Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder.   

Mari Jensen

Mari is Head of Treasury at MUFG Bank Canada, where she also serves on the Executive Committee of Canada. Mari has over 25 years of progressive experience in the financial services industry. She has served on the Board of Chartered Financial Analyst Society Toronto since 2019 (Chair from 2022-23); and on the Board of Women in Capital Markets from 2011 to 2019 (Chair from 2016-18). Mari earned an Master of Business Administration in 2004 and Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in 2001, from Simon Fraser University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Colin Lynch

Colin is Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments at Toronto Dominion Asset Management overseeing $39 billion of investments in global real estate, infrastructure, private debt and mortgages. Colin holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, and an Associate Diploma (ARCT) with Honours from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Colin was named one of Canada's Top 40 under 40, is a board member of the Toronto Investment Board, Sunnybrook and Black Opportunity Fund and Emeritus Trustee of Queen's University.

The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend four candidates, including a Chair, to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Investment Board.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the Downsview Community Development Plan and the Downsview Community Development Action Plan, included as Attachment A and B to the report (April 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider the response to the Downsview Community Development Plan, Attachment A to the report (April 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in the evaluation of District Plans and associated development applications within the Secondary Plan Area.

3. City Council request that the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture work with the relevant City Divisions and Agencies, including City Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Children’s Services, Transportation Services, Toronto Employment and Social Services, Environment and Climate and the Housing Secretariat to form an interdivisional team to ensure ongoing collaboration, for the implementation of the Downsview Community Development Plan (Attachment A to the report (April 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture).

4. City Council request that the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and other relevant City Divisions and Agencies, in partnership with property owners, local Community Resource Group, First Nations Rights Holders and Indigenous communities, Black communities, and other equity-deserving groups, including residents, artists, community groups, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, as well as, business interest associations, and other private sector partners, implement and monitor the Downsview Community Development Plan, commencing with a comprehensive implementation structure to be developed within Year 1 to support the 5-year action plan: 

a. Design and implement an Engagement and Communication Strategy to ensure ongoing city-wide engagement with the Indigenous and Black communities and local engagement with other equity-deserving communities.

b. Develop an integrated Community Advisory Structure – leveraging and realigning the existing Community Resource Group, establishing the community ambassador program, as well as maintaining regular community meetings, Indigenous Sharing Circles and Rights Holders meetings to support the ongoing implementation of the Community Development Plan actions.

c. Develop a results-based monitoring and evaluation system to track outcomes of the Community Development Plan, support the implementation and produce reports for the Downsview community and City Council.

d. Develop a Community Impact Table in collaboration with property owners, foundations, funders, City Divisions and Agencies, business partners and other institutional partners to support the resourcing of actions identified in the Community Development Plan.

5. City Council request the General Manager of Children’s Services in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to work with Indigenous not-for-profit organizations to establish an Indigenous childcare centre within Phase 1 (as defined by phasing policy of the Downsview Secondary Plan).

6. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture the Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager of the Corporate Real Estate Management to collaborate on delivering City-owned community space under the Community Space Tenancy Policy for not-for-profit organizations delivering health, food, social and arts-based programs, and other services to the community.

7. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with City Divisions and Agencies, property owners, the local Community Resource Group, First Nations Rights Holders and Indigenous communities, Black communities, and other equity-deserving groups, including residents, artists, community groups, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, as well as, business interest associations, and other private sector partners to update the Downsview Community Development Plan every 5 years through in-depth engagement with the aforementioned groups, and to report back to City Council on progress made towards implementing actions as outlined in Attachment B to the report (April 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

8. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to continue to work with all property owners and stakeholders in the Secondary Plan Area to include Community Benefit Plans as part of the District Plan submissions to be approved by the North York Community Council.

The Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture gave a presentation on Downsview Community Development Plan.

The Downsview lands present a unique opportunity for the public and private sector to collaborate closely with community partners to build Canada’s largest development project. Over 30+ years and at full build-out, it is estimated that the Downsview Secondary Plan Area will accommodate approximately 115,000 new residents (63,000 units) and 52,000 workers, representing one of the largest city-building efforts in the history of Toronto. This is a transformative opportunity to stitch existing and new communities together, enabling the development of more resilient, equitable and connected communities.  As an outcome of the Update Downsview Study, a comprehensive planning framework for the Downsview Area will be brought forward for Council approval. The Update Downsview Study deliverables include:

• Downsview Secondary Plan;
• Downsview Community Development Plan;
• Downsview Urban Design Guidelines;
• Zoning By-law for Meanwhile Uses; and
• Master Environmental Servicing Plan.

With the exception of the Community Development Plan, the Study deliverables are proceeding through Planning and Housing Committee during the same Council cycle as the Community Development Plan.

Growing evidence suggests that without focused investments in reconciliation, equity and systems-wide strategies and supports, neighbourhoods undergoing intensified development and new investments may undermine broader City commitments to promoting a more just and equitable Toronto. For new investments to positively impact current and future Downsview residents, workers and visitors, holistic supports and policy frameworks must be put in place that reflect the rich engagement with various groups, such as First Nations Rights Holders with rights in Canada under s. 35 of the Constitution (“First Nations Rights Holders”), residents, grassroots groups, not-for-profit organizations, artists, and businesses who may be potentially impacted and/or demonstrate interest for greater presence in the Downsview area. New policies, programs and partnerships must focus where the need is greatest and address the inequities that shape the lives of residents, with priority given to Indigenous and Black residents and communities of Toronto. Downsview’s Secondary Plan undergoing an update triggered the need for a Community Development Plan to support this focused and targeted approach to investing in reconciliation, equity, and systems-wide change. The authority of the Community Development Plan is derived from the Secondary Plan’s enforcement and City Council’s approval. 

The purpose of this report is to present the Downsview Community Development Plan for approval, outlining an outcome-driven action plan that is rooted in collaboration between property owners, City divisions, and the community. This report lays out the implementation of the Community Development Plan.

The Downsview Community Development Plan 2024-2029 seizes the opportunity presented by the anticipation of significant growth to centre equity as the basis for Downsview’s redevelopment, reflects in-depth engagement and outlines clear commitments to meet the needs of Indigenous, Black and equity-deserving communities. This process was convened by Social Development, Finance and Administration and Economic Development and Culture in close partnership with City Planning. This has been a unique process and can serve as a model for future Community Development Plans. The Community Development Plan is a 30+ year plan that will be renewed every five years with the first iteration beginning in 2024 and ending in 2029.  The Downsview Community Development Plan accompanies the Downsview Secondary Plan, with both aiming to ensure that future residents, visitors, and workers as well as community groups, not-for-profit organizations and businesses are supported as the area is developed over time. To this end, the Downsview Community Development Plan sets out a 5-year implementation plan, as well as direction for the next 30+ years through an Action Plan (subject to future updates).  

While the Downsview Secondary Plan, Zoning By-law for Meanwhile Uses, and Urban Design Guidelines will provide direction for interim and future development, the Community Development Plan is focused on Indigenous and Black place-keeping and establishing communities that serve and benefit Indigenous, Black, and equity-deserving communities. Actions to support existing and future Downsview communities under these priorities will continue to evolve through ongoing partnerships and discussions between multiple parties including the City of Toronto, property owners, the local Community Resource Group, First Nations Rights Holders and Indigenous communities, Black communities, and other equity-deserving groups, including residents, artists, community groups, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, as well as, business interest associations, and other private sector partners.  

The focus and content of the Community Development Plan are the result of a 2-year community engagement process led by the City through the Update Downsview Study and intensive collaboration between participating City Divisions and Agencies (including CreateTO), and property owners with active development applications (i.e. Northcrest Developments, Canada Lands Company). The Community Development Plan engagement built upon the comprehensive “id8 Downsview” engagement process undertaken by Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company in the three years prior to the Update Downsview Study to inform and raise awareness about their Official Plan Amendment Application. Through the engagement process, the Downsview Community Development Plan has identified the following eight priority areas:  

• Access to Housing
• Access to Healthy and Affordable Food
• Arts, Heritage and Education
• Access to Recreation and Community Spaces
• Access to Employment Opportunities
• Establishing an Inclusive Economy
• Community Safety, Health, and Wellbeing
• Environment and Climate 

The Community Development Plan will advance actions across the eight priority areas. The actions will be guided by principles that reflect the City of Toronto's commitments to Indigenous, Black, and equity-deserving groups through the City's Reconciliation Action Plan, Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism and broader equity-driven strategies, initiatives, and programs. In so doing, it is an important demonstration of the City’s approach to inclusive economic development. 

In the process of developing the Downsview Community Development Plan, the City has established a strong interdivisional collaboration and community partnership approach that will serve as a strong foundation to support successful implementation. The lessons learned through the engagement and development process and through interdivisional collaboration will continue to inform ongoing monitoring and implementation.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to allocate directed grants in a manner consistent with criteria defined in the report, to eligible third party non-profit organizations, educational institutions, registered charities or any other such eligible organizations for up to a value of $500,000 each out of its annual Operating Budget, and to negotiate, enter into and execute any funding agreements, including any amendment, renewal or extension agreements, on such content, terms and conditions deemed necessary by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements, including any amendment, renewal or extension, of event sponsorships to eligible third parties including businesses, festivals, non-profit corporations, registered charities and educational institutions for up to a value of $500,000 each, subject to the Economic Development and Culture's annual Operating Budget and on such content, terms and conditions deemed necessary by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

The City of Toronto invests in the vibrancy and diversity of the arts and culture sector and the business community through various Economic Development and Culture (EDC) division's program grants, directed grants and event sponsorships. These investments are guided by the City of Toronto's key strategic goal of investing in people and neighbourhoods and EDC's divisional strategic goals to promote Toronto's cultural vibrancy by enhancing supports for arts and culture and to increase Toronto's global competitiveness by supporting businesses, entrepreneurship and sector development.  

In accordance with the City's Community Grants Policy and in alignment with City Council direction, this report provides information of EDC's funding allocations in 2022 and 2023, including program grants, directed grants and event sponsorships funding. This report also recommends that the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture continue to be authorized to make targeted investments in the form of directed grants and event sponsorships to respond to emerging needs of the community and to advance activities aligned with the City of Toronto strategic goals.

As part of EDC's efforts to continuously improve transparency and accountability of its grants in alignment with EDC's grant reform initiatives, this report will be brought forth on an annual basis, providing an overview of EDC's annual grant allocations. 

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the Economic Development and Culture Division's 2024 funding allocations, totalling $1,897,494 to the six Local Arts Service Organizations as follows:

Local Arts Service Organizations (LASOs) are independent, not-for-profit, community arts organizations that deliver customized and responsive arts and culture programs, events and services at a local level in outside-the-core neighbourhoods across the city. There are six Local Arts Service Organizations and they advance Economic Development and Culture (EDC)'s divisional strategic direction of promoting cultural vibrancy, offering low-barrier, free and low-cost arts participation opportunities to communities across the city. The Local Arts Service Organizations also provide critical support and capacity-building opportunities to local artists and arts organizations.

Through EDC, the City of Toronto, provides financial support to the six Local Arts Service Organizations, subject to annual contribution agreements. The 2024 Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture includes a total of $1,817,494 to fund the six Local Arts Service Organizations: Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Lakeshore Arts, North York Arts, Scarborough Arts and UrbanArts. The Local Arts Service Organizations received an additional $80,000 inflationary increase through the budget process, bringing the 2024 budget to $1,897,494.

In accordance with Council direction, the purpose of this report is to provide the recommended funding allocation for the Local Arts Service Organizations for 2024. This funding recommendation is based on the Local Arts Service Organizations' 2023 financial and performance reports, reviewed by Economic Development and Culture staff, and is aligned with the City's Community Grant Policy and Economic Development and Culture's grant reform efforts to make Economic Development and Culture's grant process more equitable, inclusive and transparent.

Funding to the Local Arts Service Organizations is a critical component of the City's support for arts and culture in communities outside of the core. Local Arts Service Organizations play a key role in providing essential arts services, working to meet identified community needs and deliver programs to serve artists, children and youth, seniors, newcomers, 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour and equity-deserving community members.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the Cedarbrae Markham Lawrence Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) under Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to send out a notice of City Council’s intention to pass a by-law designating the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture as a Business Improvement Area (BIA), in accordance with Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to prepare designation by-law maps of the area as described by Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and submit them to the City Solicitor.

This report recommends that the City Clerk conduct a poll to determine if there is sufficient support to designate the area along Lawrence Avenue East bounded by Bellamy Road to the west, Greenholm Court to the east, Markham Road from Lawrence to the south and Painted Post Drive to the north, as the Cedarbrae Markham Lawrence Village Business Improvement Area (BIA).

Upon completion of the poll, the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture will report on the results to City Council through the Economic and Community Development Committee.  Subject to a positive poll result, staff shall prepare the necessary by-laws and bills to give effect thereto.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Chief People Officer and Chief Procurement Officer to:

a. Extend the following purchase orders and blanket contracts for two years as follows:

1. Purchase Order 6049525 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

2. Purchase Order 6049821 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

3. Purchase Order 6049527 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

4. Purchase Order 6049522 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

5. Purchase Order 6049520 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

6. Purchase Order 6050000 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

7. Blanket Contract 47022405 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

8. Blanket Contract 47022479 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

9. Blanket Contract 47022406 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

10. Blanket Contract 47022404 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

11. Blanket Contract 47022403 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

12. Blanket Contract 47022534 -- Extend to July 31, 2026

13. Purchase Order 6050391 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

14. Purchase Order 6050387 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

15. Purchase Order 6050392 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

16. Purchase Order 6050388 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

17. Blanket Contract 47022839 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

18. Blanket Contract 47022837 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

19. Blanket Contract 47022838 -- Extend to December 31, 2026

20. Blanket Contract 47022836 -- Extend to December 31, 2026; and

b. Extend the legal agreement for each Vendor for the Corporate Learning Services Providers for two years as mentioned above with a yearly pricing increase of 2 percent or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less, under the same terms and conditions as the existing agreement, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request City Council authority to provide a two (2) year extension to Various Purchase Orders and Blanket Contracts issued to Various Vendors for the Corporate Learning Services Providers beyond the original 5-year term. This will allow People and Equity and divisions to complete the work already started and to continue to provide Learning Service Providers access, while People and Equity conducts further needs analysis for corporate learning needs for future procurement of new services. No additional dollar value is being requested.

On August 1, 2019, purchase orders and blanket contracts were executed for Request for Proposal Number 9155-18-7093 for a variety of learning series, such as those related to employee engagement, improving customer service, leadership development, improving communication, project management and equity and diversity. 

The vendors provide learning for the courses for the Toronto Public Service program as well as for the Intact Team Training program through purchase orders and blanket contracts (attached). Divisions access the Learning Services Providers services through the blanket contracts and the Intact Team Training program. The purchase orders are used by People and Equity to procure corporate level in-person and Virtual Instructor Led Training for the Toronto Public Service.

Through the Intact Team Training program, divisions such as Toronto Paramedics Services access the blanket contract to provide Human Rights training to all new recruits. Access to the blanket contract reduces the need for the division to acquire three quotes and provides consistency to the learning provided as all recruits receive the same training from the same provider at a cost that was vetted through the Request for Proposal process.

A corporate learning needs assessment will be completed in 2025 prior to going to market with a Request for Proposal in 2026.

City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Procurement Officer’s authority of the cumulative five-year commitment limit for each vendor under Article 7, Section 195-7.3(D) of the Purchasing By-law.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Fleet Services Division to amend the Legal Agreement and Blanket Contract Number 47022515 with Joe Johnson Equipment for the supply and delivery of labour, materials, and equipment necessary to provide overflow warranty and non-warranty Original Equipment Manufacturer authorized parts and services for Labrie, Vactor, Elgin, Trackless, and any other equipment for which Joe Johnson Equipment is the authorized dealer, to extend the target date by one (1) year from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, with the option to renew the contract for four (4) additional (1) one year periods, at the sole discretion of the City, and increase the total target value by $2,743,207 net of Harmonized Sales Tax and all applicable charges, ($2,791,488 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Blanket Contract value from $1,761,067 to $4,504,274 net of all taxes and charges, based on the following conditions:

a. The agreement will be based on the condition that Joe Johnson Equipment continues to be the exclusive distributor for the proprietary Original Equipment Manufacturer parts and specialized services for Labrie, Vactor, Elgin, Trackless, and other equipment; and,

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

The purpose of this report is to seek authority from City Council to amend non-competitive Blanket Contract 47022515 with Joe Johnson Equipment to extend the contract validity and date by an additional 5 year term and increase the budget by $2,743,207 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($2,791,488 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries). The term extension will revise the maximum duration from five (5) years to ten (10) years, where all optional extension years are exhausted. This blanket contract value increase will revise the target value from $1,761,067 to $4,504,274, net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($5,089,830 including all taxes and charges, $4,583,099 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries).

The contract is for the supply and delivery of labour, materials, and equipment necessary to provide overflow warranty and non-warranty Original Equipment Manufacturer authorized parts and services for Labrie, Vactor, Elgin, Trackless, and any other Original Equipment Manufacturer for which Joe Johnson Equipment is an authorized parts and service dealer. The parts and specialized services cannot be obtained through the competitive procurement process as Joe Johnson Equipment is the only authorized dealer in the Greater Toronto Area.

This equipment is required to ensure the continued delivery of critical services across the City of Toronto, specifically to support and maintain water infrastructure for Toronto Water Operations and to support haulage operations for Solid Waste Management. Access to Original Equipment Manufacturer parts and specialized services for warranty / non warranty repair and maintenance is vital to ensuring that units are safe, reliable and available when required.

Additionally, completing preventative maintenance services in line with Original Equipment Manufacturer recommended standards and specifications supports Fleet Services’ ongoing work to advance fleet availability and reliability by optimizing fleet performance and equipment health and safety. A better return on investment is also expected, with well maintained vehicles having a lengthy lifespan, and yielding greater returns at the end of their life cycle. 

City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195-Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Procurement Officer's authority of the cumulative five (5) year commitment for each vendor, under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71-Financial Control, Section 71-11.1.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to:

a. Amend contract 47022610 with Rogers Communications Canada Inc., for the amount of $890,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($905,664.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) until July 31, 2024, to coincide with the Government of Ontario's Vendor of Record term.

b. Amend contract 47022792 with Telus Communications Inc., for the amount of $215,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($218,784.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) until July 31, 2024, to coincide with the term on the Government of Ontario's Vendor of Record term.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to:
 

a. Negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Rogers Communications Canada Inc., for the amount of $3,600,000 net of all applicable taxes ($3,663,360.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for an initial term of five (5) months from August 1 to December 31, 2024 with the option, at the sole discretion of the City, to extend the Agreement for one (1) additional option term of six (6) months for a total potential value of $7,150,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($7,275,840.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) to June 30, 2025;

b. Negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Telus Communications Inc., for the amount of $1,000,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($1,017,600.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for an initial term of five (5) months from August 1 to December 31, 2024 with the option, at the sole discretion of the City, to extend the Agreement for one (1) additional option term of six (6) months for a total potential value of $2,300,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($2,340,480.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) to June 30, 2025;

c. Negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Bell Mobility Inc., for the amount of $500,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($508,800.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for an initial term of five (5) months from August 1 to December 31, 2024 with the option, at the sole discretion of the City, to extend the Agreement for one (1) additional option term of six (6) months for a total potential value of $1,000,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($1,017,600.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) to June 30, 2025;

d. Negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Baka Communications $500,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($508,800.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for an initial term of five (5) months from August 1 to December 31, 2024 with the option, at the sole discretion of the City, to extend the Agreement for one (1) additional option term of six (6) months for a total potential value of $1,000,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($1,017,600.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) to June 30, 2025; and

e. Negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Paging Network of Canada (PageNet) for the amount of $500,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($508,800.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for an initial term of five (5) months from August 1 to December 31, 2024 with the option, at the sole discretion of the City, to extend the Agreement for one (1) additional option term of six (6) months for a total potential value of $1,000,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($1,017,600.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) to June 30, 2025.

Since 2020, the City of Toronto has utilized the Province of Ontario's Vendor of Record to procure paging and mobile devices, accessories, and services for City staff. The Province recently extended this contract until July 31, 2024, while a new Vendor of Record is negotiated.

This report seeks spend authority for the Province's July 31, 2024, extension (through two purchase order amendments) and five (5) additional non-competitive bridge contracts that include six (6) month contingency extensions with existing Vendor of Record vendors until the City of Toronto can adopt the new Vendor of Record later this year.

The total amount of the recommended contract amendments and awards included in this report is $13,555,000 net of all applicable taxes ($13,793,568 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries).

City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195-Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Procurement Officer's authority of the cumulative five-year (5) commitment for each supplier, under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71 Financial Control, Section 71-11A.

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with Purchasing and Materials Management, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), to negotiate and execute the following new non-competitive contracts on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor contingent on funding in the 2024 budget:

a. Non-competitive contract with 2361173 Ontario Inc operating as Sunray Group Hotels for catering for a one (1) year period, with the option to renew for four (4) separate one (1) year periods, in the total amount (including all option years) of $20,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($20,352,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

b. Non-competitive contract with 2656601 Ontario Inc operating as Toronto Plaza Hotel for catering for a one (1) year period, with the option to renew for four (4) separate one (1) year periods, in the total amount (including all option years) of $25,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($25,440,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with Purchasing and Materials Management, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), to enter into the necessary amending agreements on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to increase the value, or increase the value and extend the terms, of the following contracts contingent on funding in the 2024 budget:

a. Non-Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47024284 with Canadian Red Cross Society for lodging services for asylum seekers and refugees by an amount of $30,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($30,528,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $30,137,629 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($30,668,051 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $60,137,629 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($61,196,051 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries).

b. Non-Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47025084 with Four Points by Sheraton Vaughan for short-term emergency accommodation for families by an amount of $3,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($3,052,800 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $1,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($1,017,600 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $4,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($4,070,400 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries) and extending the term to December 31, 2025.

c. Non-Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47023371 with 2790584 Ontario Inc for catering (multiple sites) by an amount of $5,000,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($5,088,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $8,250,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($8,395,200 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $13,250,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($13,483,200 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries).

d. Non-Competitive Purchase Order 6055300 with Verint Americas Inc for software licensing by an amount of $150,000 USD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($152,640 USD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $74,145 USD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($75,450 USD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $224,145 USD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($228,090 USD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries) and extending the term to January 19, 2026.

e. Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47023737 with Direct Construction Company for minor building repairs by an amount of $500,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($508,800 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $1,008,762 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($1,026,516 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $1,508,762 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($1,535,316 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries).

f. Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47024677 with 911 Interpreters Inc for real-time over the telephone interpretation by an amount of $700,000 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($712,320 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $196,020 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($199,470 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $896,020 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($911,790 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries).

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with Purchasing and Materials Management, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), to enter into the necessary amending agreements on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to increase the value and extend the term, of the following contract contingent on funding in the 2024 budget:

a. Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47025241 with A.S.P. Incorporated for security guard services by an amount of $1,693,932 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($1,723,745 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $6,660,190 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($6,777,409 CAD net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $8,354,122 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($8,501,155 CAD net of Harmonizes Sales Tax recoveries) and extending the term to June 15, 2024.

The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into two new non-competitive contracts and to amend multiple non-competitive and competitive Blanket Contracts and Purchase Orders. These Blanket Contract and Purchase Order Amendments are necessary due to the ongoing operational expenses that are required to maintain the shelter system, including providing catering services in temporary shelter sites in hotels, short-term emergency accommodation for refugees and families, a centralized intake system, interpretation services, and maintaining a state of good repair. Suspending any of these services would have significant impacts on the City’s ability to operate the shelter system and to adhere to the Toronto Shelter Standards. 

This report requests authority from General Government Committee to enter into two (2) new non-competitive blanket contracts; amend three (3) non-competitive blanket contracts and one (1) non-competitive purchase order; and amend three (3) competitive blanket contracts, all established to support critical services for the shelter system.

The funds for all blanket contracts outlined in this report are non-committed. The funds for the non-competitive purchase order are committed. Where services are being provided in a temporary shelter site located in a hotel, those services can be terminated at no cost to the City if that site closes before the end of the contract.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), grant authority to award Request for Tender Doc4328129808, Contract Number 22ECS-MI-01WA, for the Scarborough Pump Station Rehabilitation and New Atmospheric Surge Tank Project at the Scarborough Pumping Station, in the amount of $39,320,590 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($40,012,633 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to ASCO Construction (Toronto) Ltd., having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements.

2. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cash flows within Toronto Water's Approved 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan in the total amount of amount of $9,366,641 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries from Scarborough Reservoir Surge Tank project, which is being awarded under budget ($1,679,403 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), and from Ozonation System Rehab project, which has been delayed to support the award of Doc4328129808 for the Scarborough Pump Station Rehabilitation and New Atmospheric Surge Tank Project at the Scarborough Pumping Station ($7,657,238 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), as presented in Table 2 of the Financial Impact Statement, with zero Budget impact to Toronto Water.

The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Request for Tender Doc4328129808, Contract Number 22ECS-MI-01WA, for the Scarborough Pump Station Rehabilitation and New Atmospheric Surge Tank Project at the Scarborough Pumping Station, and to request authority to enter into an agreement with ASCO Construction (Toronto) Ltd., the lowest Supplier meeting the requirements of the solicitation, in the amount of $39,320,590 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($40,012,633 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) a period of 83 weeks from the date that the written Order to Commence Work is issued by the City, all in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications contained in the Request for Tender documents. 

Authority is also being requested to reallocate project costs and cash flows within Toronto Water's Approved 2024 Capital Budget and Approved 2025-2033 Capital Plan in the amount of $9,175,158 net of all applicable taxes and charges (9,336,641 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) from a project that is delayed and no longer forecasted to start in 2024 and a project that will be awarded under budget to support the cost of this contract award.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to continue negotiations to acquire the property interests set out in Appendix A (the "Property Requirements") to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as illustrated in the draft reference plan set out in Appendix B to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and City Council authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for the Property Requirements, for the purpose of extending the platform at Spadina Station in order to accommodate two streetcar vehicles as part of the Line 2 Capacity Enhancement Program (the “Project”), if the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, deems it necessary or appropriate to proceed in that manner.

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

This report seeks authority to initiate expropriation proceedings for permanent and temporary easement interests in part of the property municipally known as 320-326 Bloor Street West. The purpose of extending the platform at Spadina Station is to accommodate two low floor light rail vehicles as part of the Toronto Transit Commission project relating to the Line 2 Capacity Enhancement Program.

This is Stage 1 of the expropriation process. Should City Council adopt the recommendations in this report, staff will serve and publish the Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land on each registered owner. Owners, as defined in the Expropriations Act (the "Act"), will have 30 days to request a hearing into whether the City's proposed taking is fair, sound and reasonably necessary.

Staff will report back to City Council with a Stage 2 report, providing details on property values and other costs, and if a hearing is requested, the report of the Ontario Land Tribunal. The proposed expropriations would only be effected after adoption by City Council, as approving authority, of the Stage 2 report, by registration of an expropriation plan(s), which would then be followed by the service of notices as required by the Act.

Before the City could take possession of the expropriated properties, offers of compensation based on appraisal reports must be served on each registered owner.

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act (the "Act"), consider the report of the Ontario Land Tribunal attached as Appendix A to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

2. City Council authorize and direct the City to pay $200 in costs arising from the hearing to the expropriated owner of 2662 Bloor Street West, in accordance with the Act.

3. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation for the fee simple, permanent and temporary interests in the properties municipally known as 39 Old Mill Road, 2662 Bloor Street West and 21 Old Mill Road, as set out in Appendix C to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and shown on the Reference Plans attached as Appendix D (the "Property Requirements") to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

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

5. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Director, Transaction Services, Corporate Real Estate Management,  to prepare, execute and serve Offers of Compensation on all registered owners based on reports appraising the market value of the Property Requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

6. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once there has been a final determination of the compensation payable to the property owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 

On February 2 and 3, 2022, City Council authorized the initiation of expropriation proceedings for fee simple, permanent and temporary interests in the properties municipally known as 39 Old Mill Road, 2662 Bloor Street West and 21 Old Mill Road shown on the location map and sketch in Appendix A, for the purpose of constructing elevators at Toronto Transit Commission Old Mill Subway Station as part of the Easier Access Phase III Project.

A hearing was held by the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the proposed expropriation on September 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2023, and a report was received from the Ontario Land Tribunal on February 27, 2024, concluding that the takings are fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority.

To comply with the legislative requirements of the Expropriations Act, the report of the Ontario Land Tribunal, attached as Appendix B, must be considered by City Council before it exercises its discretion to approve the expropriation. If authorized, the Expropriation Plans will be registered and associated notices served. Statutory Offers of Compensation must be served prior to the City taking possession of the expropriated properties.

The property requirements are set out in Appendix C and shown on the reference plan attached as Appendix D.

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to make the required administrative updates to procurement policies, as set out in this report, that result from City Council adoption of GG8.21 - Amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 195, Purchasing, and Review of Open Contracting Global Principles and the Role of an Inspector General.

2. City Council amend the Social Procurement Policy, as set out in Attachment 1 to the revised report (April 26, 2024) from the Chief Procurement Officer, effective July 1, 2024.

3. City Council amend the Procurement Processes Policy, as set out in Revised Attachment 2 to the revised report (April 26, 2024) from the Chief Procurement Officer, effective July 1, 2024.

4. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to review the Supplier Suspension Procedure to ensure continued alignment with the amended Procurement Bylaw.

5. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to report back in the first quarter of 2025 with an update on the alignment of the City's procurement policies with TransformTO.

6. City Council amend the definition of Procurement Policies in Municipal Code, Chapter 195, Procurement, effective July 1, 2024, to read: The written policies that are intended to implement this Chapter.

The purpose of this report is to recommend updates to the Purchasing and Materials Management Division's procurement policies to ensure alignment with the amended Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement ("Procurement By-law"), which will take effect on July 1, 2024. This report also responds to a request from City Council to report back on updates required to align the City's procurement policies with the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy.

The Procurement Bylaw was reviewed in 2023. The amendments, adopted by City Council at its meeting on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, will come into effect on July 1, 2024. To facilitate implementation of the amended Procurement By-law, revisions to procurement policies are also required. Most revisions are considered administrative in nature. This report focuses on the Procurement Processes Policy and the Social Procurement Policy which require more substantial revisions and are being brought to City Council for review and adoption in advance of the July 1, 2024, effective date. The proposed updates to the Procurement Processes Policy include the addition of policy considerations regarding the use of fairness consultants.

A more substantive review, including divisional consultation, will be required to align the City's procurement policies with the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy. This report recommends the Chief Procurement Officer report back in the first quarter of 2025 with required updates. The additional time will provide staff the opportunity to identify how the procurement process can best advance divisional TransformTO objectives and how the Purchasing and Materials Management Division can directly advance TransformTO through the use of procurement.

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

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

a. enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement between Bridlewood Mall Management Inc., the landlord, which will lease approximately 34,658 square feet at 2900 Warden Avenue (the "Leased Premises") to the City of Toronto, used for social and health services; and

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

- the commencement date of the lease;

- the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and

- the date the Tax Exemption By-Law is enacted.

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

This report seeks City Council's authority for the adoption of the necessary By-Law to designate a portion of the property owned by 2366829 Ontario Limited leased to the Toronto Employment and Social Services as a Municipal Capital Facility, and to provide an exemption for municipal taxes and education taxes. The Municipal Capital Facility agreement authorized by the By-Law will provide an exemption for unit 225 which is approximately 34,658 square feet at 2900 Warden Avenue. 

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council continue to decline the option to participate in O.Reg 389/19 – Pilot Project – Electric Kick-Scooters.

2. City Council opt in to participate in O. Reg. 215/17 Pilot Project - Low-Speed Vehicles generally as outlined in the report (April 18, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "A Micromobility Strategy for Toronto".

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, as follows:

a. By inserting a new definition of "Low-Speed Vehicle" in Section 950-101B in alphabetical order, to read as follows:

"LOW-SPEED VEHICLE - means a motor vehicle as defined in Ontario Regulation 215/17 Pilot Project - Low-Speed Vehicles, as amended, made under the Highway Traffic Act. In the event that a low-speed vehicle is otherwise defined in the Highway Traffic Act and its regulations, low-speed vehicle shall then have the meaning as defined in the Highway Traffic Act and its regulation."; and

b. By inserting a new section 950-200F, which states, "No person shall operate or permit the operation of a low-speed vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle meets, and is operating in accordance with, the requirements in Ontario Regulation 215/17."

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-For-Hire, to prohibit the use of low-speed vehicles as taxicabs, limousines, and private transportation company vehicles.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back at the end of the provincial pilot project for low-speed vehicles in 2027, or sooner as requested, to the appropriate Committee with an evaluation of the operation of low-speed vehicles on city streets and any recommended policy and by-law changes, based on the evaluation and in consultation with relevant internal and external interested and affected parties.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with relevant internal Divisions and Agencies, Boards and Commissions, and external interested and affected parties, to convene a multi-partner table, including but not limited to food delivery app companies, gig workers, the Toronto Association for Business Improvement Areas, and community groups representing persons with disabilities, pedestrians, seniors, and cyclists, and relevant Divisions and Agencies, Boards and Commissions, to collaborate on a public education campaign on the rules of the road, safe riding skills, and other initiatives to address concerns that arise, and to work collectively to address safety issues, by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.

7. City Council request the Toronto Police Service Board to request the Chief of Police, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to conduct an educational blitz in the summer of 2024 and an educational and enforcement blitz in the spring and the fall beginning in 2025 to enhance public awareness of key safety issues, i.e. illegal sidewalk riding, wrong way riding in cycle tracks, illegal e-moped use in cycle tracks, and illegal parking in bike lanes, and to improve compliance.

8. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario to establish set fines under the Highway Traffic Act for use of micromobility vehicles which are not compliant with the definitions and / or recommendations under the Highway Traffic Act, and to communicate those set fines to police services across Ontario.

9. City Council request the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario to consult the insurance industry and other relevant parties on developing mandatory first and third party insurance requirements for micromobility vehicles and their operators and to establish a micromobility accident fund accessible to those who are injured in micromobility incidents where no insurance exists to respond to their claim.

10. City Council request Transport Canada to regulate micromobility vehicle safety and battery safety requirements, standards, testing and labelling, for point of sale and importation; and in creating those regulations, to consult with key interested and affected parties with expertise in micromobility vehicle design and safety, and universal accessibility.

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

12. City Council request the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to delete clauses 1(1) (b) to (d) of O. Reg. 590/06 under the City of Toronto Act to give the City authority to license couriers and their vehicles, and to require that they carry adequate third-party liability insurance, in order to improve compliance with the rules of the road, to facilitate enforcement and to provide fair compensation to those injured by couriers.

Janet Lo, Senior Project Manager, Strategic Policy and Innovation, Transportation Services, gave a presentation on A Micromobility Strategy for Toronto.

Micromobility is a term for small, low speed, light weight vehicles - including bicycles, cargo bikes / trikes, folding bikes, electric two / three / four-wheeled cycles, electric kick-scooters (e-scooters), e-mopeds, and electric mini-cars. Their use / ownership may be personal / private, shared / rental, or commercial / corporate (e.g. for deliveries). In July 2023, Council requested a strategy to address growing micromobility usage and its safe operation within the city. Council also requested that staff recommend whether to opt in to additional pilot projects under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. To inform this report, Transportation Services staff reviewed other jurisdictions and conducted extensive public engagement, and consulted internally with over 20 City Divisions, agencies, boards and commissions.

This report outlines key policy goals for the strategy and the criteria against which new micromobility opportunities are assessed: these are safety, mobility, the environment, equity and inclusion, health and public health, economic vitality, costs and liability. Staff previously recommended, and Council adopted, participation in two Ontario Highway Traffic Act pilot projects: 1) cargo power-assisted bicycles (2021) that are widely applicable for family use / commuters and for parcel deliveries by companies (such as Fed Ex and Purolator) and 2) large quadricycles (2022). In 2021, based on staff recommendation, Council declined opting in to the e-scooter pilot. This report assesses the opportunities for the low-speed vehicles pilot, and again for e-scooters. Applying the criteria, staff recommend opting in to pilot low-speed vehicles and continuing to decline to opt in to the e-scooter pilot. Any potential benefits of an e-scooter pilot appear to be outweighed by negative impacts on injuries to riders and non-riders, costs and liability to the City, and mode shift (mostly replacing walking and public transit).

The proposed strategy emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to ensuring micromobility safety, including the importance of safe infrastructure, its design and maintenance. Public engagement and collaboration with external and internal partners will also be key to address micromobility safety and food delivery industry issues, such as safe riding and battery fire prevention. Licensing micromobility is not recommended as the City does not have the powers under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to license couriers, as well as several other reasons including jurisdiction, cost, ineffectiveness and impacts on environmental and equity goals. Key next steps are a concerted public education campaign on the rules for micromobility in Toronto; and involvement of federal and provincial governments in supporting micromobility.

At its meeting on February 5, 2024, the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee considered Item DI5.1 and a recommendation to City Council.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project on Eglinton Avenue from Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road, and direct the General Manager Transportation Services to determine the implementation timeline in coordination with Metrolinx and Toronto Transit Commission to ensure it is optimally aligned with the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT), to minimize negative traffic impacts due to construction, and to minimize the traffic impacts from the continued operation of existing TTC surface bus routes in the new Complete Street configuration prior to the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit.

2. City Council authorize the installation of the following bikeway projects on:

a. Croham Road from Eglinton Avenue West to Bowie Avenue, contra-flow bike lanes;

b. Glen Cedar Road from Eglinton Avenue West to Dewbourne Avenue, contra-flow bike lanes; and

c. Jimmy Wisdom Way from Eglinton Avenue West to Hopewell Avenue, bicycle lanes and contra-flow bike lanes.

3. City Council delegate, despite any City of Toronto By-law to the contrary, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until November 1, 2027, for the purposes of implementing and then addressing operational and safety issues that may arise in relation to the projects identified in Recommendation 1, the authority to implement changes and process and submit directly to Council any necessary bills for by-law amendments to the schedules to City of Toronto Code Chapters on the streets and within the parameters as identified in Attachment 1 to the report (April 19 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and that such by-laws submitted be made permanent on November 1, 2027.

4.  City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of any and all bills that may be required.

5. City Council amend the traffic and parking regulations required in Chapter 950, as generally described in Attachment 2 - Technical Amendments to the report (April 19 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to implement the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project.

6. City Council authorize the installation of a traffic control signal at the intersection Eglinton Avenue West and Croham Road.

7. City Council reduce the speed limit from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 kilometres per hour on Eglinton Avenue from a point 277 metres west of Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road.

8. City Council approve one (1) new temporary position to oversee the delivery and monitoring of the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project, and associated streetscape plan project delivery, with the duration of the temporary position to be up to three years in length be added to the 2024 Council Approved Operating Budgets of Transportation Services as follows: $96,000 gross, and $0 net, all funded in the approved 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop a plan for snow clearing suitable for the new Complete Street configuration with consideration for pedestrian safety, delivery areas and on-street parking spaces, in consultation with the Eglinton Business Improvement Area Alliance.

Jacquelyn Hayward, Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services, gave presentation on eglintonTOday Phase 1 Complete Street Project: Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road.

With Metrolinx's construction of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit nearing completion, Transportation Services has been preparing to complete roadway resurfacing of the Eglinton Avenue corridor, including the installation of the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road - marking the end of over a decade of construction.

The City-Council endorsed Eglinton Connects plan articulates a vision for Eglinton Avenue as a complete street with wide sidewalks, raised bikeways, motor vehicle parking and rapid transit, and is aligned with the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, TransformTO Net Zero Strategy and Cycling Network Plan policy goals.

The eglintonTOday project seeks to build on the transit investment in order to achieve key elements of the Eglinton Connects vision. The project design was developed with two years of public, business, and resident group feedback, extensive traffic analysis, and a context-sensitive approach making the street safer, more inviting, and attractive, while maintaining access for people who drive.

As part of this project, three north-south local bikeways connecting Eglinton Avenue and nearby trails are proposed on Croham Road, Glen Cedar Road, and Jimmy Wisdom Way.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council authority to install 8.06 centreline kilometres of new complete street features including bikeways along with the resurfacing of Eglinton Avenue. The proposed bikeways will close the gaps between the existing disconnected cycle tracks built at the frontages of 9 above-ground Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit stations, and west of Bicknell Avenue and between Avenue Road and Holly Street, and provide connecting local cycling routes, on the following streets:

- Eglinton Avenue: Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road (cycle tracks, Wards 5, 8, 9, and 12)

- Croham Road: Eglinton Avenue West to Bowie Avenue (contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 8)

- Glen Cedar Road: Eglinton Avenue West to Dewbourne Avenue (contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 12)

- Jimmy Wisdom Way: Eglinton Avenue West to Hopewell Avenue (bicycle lanes and contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 8)

The project proposes to implement complete street features including cycle tracks, curb extensions, pedestrian head start signals, and public realm upgrades on Eglinton Avenue between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road by reassigning some of the existing vehicular space to accommodate parking, bikeways, seasonal patio extensions, and other complete street features, and to fit within the existing curb to curb space:

- Between Keele Street and Caledonia Road, two westbound motor vehicle lanes and one eastbound motor vehicle lane are proposed to be maintained, generally with on-street parking on one side.

- Between Caledonia Road and Oakwood Avenue, one motor vehicle lane in each direction are proposed to be maintained with parking on both sides.

- Between Oakwood Avenue and Spadina Road, two westbound and two eastbound motor vehicle lanes are proposed to be maintained in the peak hours, with off-peak parking allowed in both curb lanes.

- Between Spadina Road and Mount Pleasant Road, one westbound and one eastbound motor vehicle lane with parking on one side is proposed to be maintained to match the Metrolinx delivered section between Yonge Street and Avenue Road.

If the continuous cycle tracks are not approved for installation, Transportation Services would recommend that the short segments of disconnected cycle tracks already built in front of the underground stations be closed. Without connecting bikeways, these short segments have limited utility for people cycling and would require people cycling to merge in and out of higher speed motor vehicle lanes, resulting in safety issues and confusion around where people cycling should be on the road.   

Subject to approval from Council, Transportation Services would implement the complete street project between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road starting in summer 2024, in conjunction with road resurfacing, sidewalk repair, and TTC bus stop changes to prepare for the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit.

In the vicinity of the Eglinton Avenue and Allen Road intersection, the complete street project for the section between Old Park Road / Glen Cedar Road and Marlee Avenue would be implemented only after adjustments are made to improve traffic operations at the intersection.

There are five Business Improvement Areas within the project limits. The Business Improvement Areas are at the initial stages of planning for near term streetscape enhancements. Business Improvement Area streetscape plans will identify elements such as parkettes, gateway features, enhanced pedestrian infrastructure, green infrastructure, street furniture, lighting, activation strategies, branding opportunities, bicycle parking and maintenance and management guidelines. 

Transportation Services has identified funding to support the delivery of the Business Improvement Areas' key streetscape enhancement projects and has committed to leading a multi-divisional team to leverage resources and identify opportunities to implement elements of the Business Improvement Area streetscape plans. Given the time required for the Business Improvement Areas to complete streetscape plans, design, and construction tendering, delivery of priority streetscape enhancements is anticipated to begin at the earliest in 2026.

As part of this report, Transportation Services is continuing to utilize the streamlined reporting process for by-law amendment submissions associated with cycling infrastructure projects approved by Council for implementation. Once projects are approved by Council, the streamlined process involves delegation of authority to submit bills directly to Council for a discreet period of time (approximately two years after project implementation is anticipated) which enables Transportation Services to make minor adjustments to constructed conditions without delay and based on local Councillor and public feedback, such as parking adjustments to improve sightlines, adjustments or addition of accessible loading areas, and similar modifications.

It is proposed that later in 2024, Transportation Services would begin the design and public consultation on the second phase of the eglintonTOday project between Mount Pleasant Road and Brentcliffe Road, with a report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee on recommendations for Phase 2 anticipated in 2025.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council give authority to allow the Billy Bishop Airport Shuttle Bus to utilize the King Street Transit Priority Corridor.

2. City Council approve the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, associated with the above Recommendation generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 18, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to create a King Street working group, to report on progress by the fourth quarter of 2024, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and with community and interested parties, such as TTC Riders, Cycle Toronto, and the local Business Improvement Areas, in developing a unified streetscape plan that responds to and enhances King Street's distinct character.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the fourth quarter of 2024 to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on:

a. The effects the traffic signal modifications have made on traffic flow along King Street;

b. Updated information on proposed public realm improvements, including, but not limited to, mid-block curb extensions, transit bump outs, widened sidewalks, and public realm spaces;

c. An update on the status of the Automated Enforcement strategy; and

d. The status of the creation of the King Street working group.

King Street is a significant east-west corridor in the Downtown, serving the largest concentration of jobs in the entire country. King Street is also a key destination for culture, heritage, entertainment, and retail uses, along with significant residential intensification along the King Street Transit Priority Corridor and in the downtown more generally.

The 504 King streetcar is the busiest surface transit route in the city and services the King Street Transit Priority Corridor, between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street. The Transit Priority Corridor aims to provide customers with improved transit reliability, speed, and capacity by giving priority to streetcars over private vehicles. It also provides customers with a critical transit connection, particularly with significant construction on parallel corridors in the downtown such as Queen Street, with the Ontario Line construction currently underway.

As requested by City Council through Member Motion 12.1 Automated Traffic Enforcement on King Street in November 2023, this report provides an update on a number of matters that Transportation Services, in partnership with the Toronto Transit Commission and ongoing support from Toronto Police Service, has been advancing to improve the reliability of the Transit Priority Corridor in the near term, as well as an update on the feasibility of implementing automated traffic enforcement along the Transit Priority Corridor.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925 Permit Parking, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to allow for an expanded free-floating car-share program outside of permit parking areas / streets, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 18, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services in order to give effect to Recommendation 1 above.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval to allow for the expansion of the Free-Floating Car Share Program through several Municipal Code amendments. These changes include exemptions from, the city-wide 3-hour unsigned parking rule, restricted parking prohibitions on highways with maximum permitted limits of one (1) hour or more, and from parking prohibitions, in the former North York, from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year on highways set out in Schedule IV to City of Toronto Municipal code Chapter 950. In addition, the report also seeks to remove the limits for the number of permits issued to one company (currently set at 1,000 permits on a first-come-first-serve basis) and the total number of permits that can be issued city-wide (currently limited to 2,000).

Given that the primary focus of the existing program is to allow parking in permit parking areas, should City Council approve Municipal Code amendments associated with these exemptions, the Free-Floating Car-Share program will become more accessible to those residents living in neighbourhoods located in the former Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke-York areas of the city, which are outside permit parking areas.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation of $0.075 million from High Park Initiatives, to provide financial support for the development of an outdoor classroom and publicly accessible nature education space called the Outdoor Urban Restoration Space 2.0 in High Park, in collaboration with Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

2. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with High Park Initiatives, outlining the agreed-upon uses of the donated funds and donor recognition, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Acting General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council approve an amendment to Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as High Park Outdoor Urban Restoration Space Donation, in the Trails and Pathways project, with a project cost and cash flow of $0.075 million in 2024, fully funded from the High Park Initiatives donation, for the purpose of the development of the Outdoor Urban Restoration Space 2.0 in High Park.

The purpose of this report is to request authority from City Council to accept a donation in the amount of $0.075 million and enter into a donor agreement with High Park Initiatives, and to amend the 2024-2033 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget and Plan accordingly for the establishment of an outdoor classroom and publicly accessible nature education space called the Outdoor Urban Restoration Space 2.0 in High Park.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to include in the report back on Stage 3 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy (Reduction Strategy) in the First Quarter of 2025:

a. Further updates on the implementation of the revised Stage 2 of the Reduction Strategy, including any additional or updated key performance indicators;

b. An update on the continued monitoring of the prevalence of reusable bags in the City’s waste stream; and

c. Any recommendations on revising the definition of ‘Restricted Events’ to be only time-limited in nature and excluding retail business establishments that operate ticketed events on a regular scheduled basis.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back on the outcome of the Government of Canada’s appeal of the Federal Court decision to quash the Order adding “plastic manufactured items” to the List of Toxic Substance List in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, as follows:

a. Amend the definition of “BEVERAGE CUP” in §702-1. to clarify that a cup may also include a lid as follows:

BEVERAGE CUP – A cup designed to serve hot and/or cold beverages, and may include a lid to the cup.

b. Add the following definition to §702-1.:

SINGLE-USE BEVERAGE CUP – A beverage cup that is:

A. Designed to be used once and then disposed of as waste; and

B. Ordinarily provided at the point of sale for a beverage at a retail business establishment, or, when a beverage is ordered by telephone or internet-based ordering platforms, is retrieved from the retail business establishment by the customer or a delivery service.

c. Add a new subsection to §702-3. Paper shopping bags., that includes the following exemption provision: 

§702-3.B. does not apply to a retail business establishment if a single-use paper bag is being used to carry any goods purchased by a customer and is either:

(1)  being delivered by the retail business establishment to a customer off the premises of the retail business establishment; or

(2)  is picked up from the retail business establishment by a third-party delivery service and delivered to a customer off the premises of the retail business establishment.

d.  Add a new subsection to §702-5. Reusable beverage cup., that includes the following provision:

If a retail business establishment sells or provides a beverage in a single-use beverage cup to a customer, they shall post a notice visible to customers at any physical or virtual location stating that the retail business establishment accepts the use of a reusable beverage cup by a customer.

e. Delete §702-2.B.(2) to remove the restricted event exemption from single-use accessory food item requirement under §702-2.A.

f. Delete §702-3.D.(2) to remove the restricted event exemption from single-use paper shopping bag requirement under §702-3.B.

4. City Council direct that the amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items, described in:

a.  Recommendations 3.a., 3.b., and 3.c. comes into force on May 25, 2024;

b.  Recommendation 3.d. comes into force on September 1, 2024; and,

c.  Recommendations 3.e. and 3.f. comes into force on January 1, 2025.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to prepare the necessary bill required to give effect to City Council’s decision and to make such clarifications, minor modifications, technical or stylistic refinements as may be identified by the City Solicitor.

6. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with relevant divisions, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024 with a proposed additional by-law to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items that would prohibit retail business establishments from distributing to their customers the persistent, harmful, unnecessary, single-use plastic items referred to in the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulation (SOR/2022-138), namely checkout bags, stir sticks, food service ware, cutlery, straws and ring carriers.
 

7. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with relevant divisions, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024 on the feasibility of the City enforcing specific elements of the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138), if City requests and the federal government agrees to delegate enforcement powers under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to the City. 
 

8. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with relevant divisions,  to report back in the fourth quarter of 2024 with a proposed by-law that would require retail business establishments that sell or provide beverages in a single-use beverage cup to post information about City of Toronto Municipal Code 548, Littering and Dumping to their customers, advise them to dispose of their cup and lid appropriately, and appropriate information about the harmful impacts of plastic litter.
 

9. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment and Climate Division, working with relevant divisions, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in 2026, if adequate resources are available in the 2025 City Council budget, on the social, financial, health and environmental impacts of persistent plastic waste and litter in the City of Toronto, including impacts on Toronto’s:

a. Infrastructure and public spaces, including parks, roads, ravines, beaches, sewers, water bodies and watercourses;

b. biodiversity and wildlife;

c. Public health;

d. any other harm in Toronto;

and, where feasible quantify those impacts and recommend any additional plastic bans that would be of material benefit to the people of Toronto.

10. City Council request the Mayor to include resources to evaluate the impacts referred to in Recommendation 9 above, as identified by the Executive Director, Environment and Climate, in the 2025 Budget.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee considered items IE13.6 - Update on Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, together with item IE13.7 - Prohibiting Distribution of Plastic Manufactured Items.

In December 2023, City Council adopted IE9.3, Update and Action Plan on the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, including the Circular Food Innovators Fund report (SUTI Report), and the adoption of Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items (SUTI Bylaw). The new SUTI Bylaw, which took effect March 1, 2024, is part of Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy (Reduction Strategy) and is applicable to all retail business establishments in Toronto. The development of the Reduction Strategy took into consideration the Government of Canada's (Government) Single-Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations (Federal Regulations).

A Supplementary Report (Supplementary Report) was also provided to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on November 27, 2023, detailing the Federal Court of Canada (Federal Court) ruling that found the Order which added “plastic manufactured items” to the List of Toxic Substance on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act was unreasonable and unconstitutional (the Decision).¹ The Decision has been appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal and is stayed until the appeal is heard in June 2024 and a judgement is rendered.

This report responds to City Council direction from IE9.3 to report back on Stage 2 of the Reduction Strategy with the following information:

- any recommendations to adjust the Reduction Strategy that considers the Federal Regulations

- any recommendations to adjust the Reduction Strategy that considers a review of items prevalent in the City’s Litter Audits

- any recommendations to include requirements for reusable shopping bags

- a review for a requirement that retail business establishments post that they accept reusable beverage cups

- the feasibility of expanding the Ask-First / By-Request requirements to Restricted Events

- changing the definition of Restricted Events to be time-limited in nature

- details on the monitoring plan for the SUTI Bylaw

This report also provides an update on Stage 2 implementation and recommends the following additions and amendments to the SUTI Bylaw:

- Exempting delivery operations from the Ask-First / By-Request requirement for paper shopping bags, effective May 25, 2024

- Adding clarification to specify that a lid is part of a beverage cup, effective May 25, 2024

- Requiring retail business establishments to post signage that they accept reusable beverage cups effective September 1, 2024

- Expanding the Ask-First / By-Request requirement to include Restricted Events effective January 1, 2025.

¹ See Federal Court Decisions - Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change) - November 16, 2023 - section VI. Conclusion - https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/524419/index.do?q=plastic+toxic

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee considered items IE13.7 - Prohibiting Distribution of Plastic Manufactured Items, together with item IE13.6 - Update on Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy.

On December 13-15, 2023, City Council adopted IE9.3 – Update and Action Plan on Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, including the Circular Food Innovators Fund.  Among other things, the Council resolution requests the City Solicitor to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the legal feasibility of enacting and enforcing, pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 2006, a By-law that would prohibit retail business establishments in Toronto from providing their customers with the same plastic manufactured items that the federal government prohibits in the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations.

This supplementary report to the report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services entitled Update on Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy (the “SWMS Report”) responds to Council’s direction.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommend that:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report to City Council through the Infrastructure and Environment Committee as soon as possible on:

a. the feasibility of expanding the City’s StreetARToronto program to create 1000 new murals throughout the City in partnership with Business Improvement Areas, private property owners, the arts community, and corporate partners including support and recognition for permitted graffiti and street art and prevention of graffiti vandalism.

b. An update on exploring the feasibility of City-wide graffiti blitzes with the participation of appropriate divisions.

Over the last year, there has been a marked increase in graffiti tagging throughout the City including hateful messages, on both City property and private property, in part resulting from the global conflicts such as in the Middle East.

Combating graffiti is an ongoing challenge that requires a combination of public awareness and graffiti removal by the City and private property owners. One cost-effective and attractive City building method of addressing graffiti is encouraging murals on private buildings and on City property as murals are seldom tagged with graffiti.

Whether it is litter, garbage, or property in disrepair, there is a need to remind residents that if care is taken through daily upkeep and regular cleanup, it encourages pride of place and a greater appreciation of keeping the City safe and clean as espoused in the “broken windows theory” which proposes that a safer and more beautiful City results when we collectively take care of the daily surroundings in our communities.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 716, Downsview Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, with the following amendments:

a. Amend Policy 12.6.1 d. to read as follows:

“The percentage of gross floor area of affordable rental housing required above will increase by 1.5 percent per year, with affordable ownership housing requirements set at 1.4 times the affordable rental housing requirements, unless the following exceptions apply:

i. A District Plan and complete application for a Plan of Subdivision is filed within one year of this Plan coming into full force and effect; or

ii. Where a District Plan and Plan of Subdivision are not required, a complete application for a Zoning By-law Amendment is filed within one year of this Plan coming into full force and effect;”;

b. Amend Policy 3.2.15 a. ii. to read as follows:

“Below grade utilities and services where they support green infrastructure, district energy, the tree canopy and/or the needs of animating activities within the Runway; and”;

c. Amend Policy 10.1.2 to read as follows:

“The following community service facilities are City priorities within the Plan Area:”;

d. Amend Policy 10.1.4 a. to read as follows:

“A minimum of one child care centre will be included in each district, although districts are generally anticipated to accommodate 2-3 child care centres; and”;

e. Amends Policy 11.4.5 to read as follows:

“Prior to development approval in the Plan Area, property owners will demonstrate that they have entered into a developer’s group agreement pursuant to the policies of this Plan and are in good standing with the developer’s group, or provide confirmation from the developers’ group trustee that it is not required to enter into such an agreement.”; and

f. Amend the first paragraph of Schedule 3 to read as follows:

“Cultural heritage resources located on lands under the ownership of the federal government and its corporations and which are exempt from the Ontario Heritage Act, as referenced in policy 7.5.3, are identified below. This Schedule 3 does not contain policies, but rather provides context and intent to support the policy noted above.”

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for certain lands within the Downsview Secondary Plan Area, substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment, included as Attachment 2 to report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services

3. City Council adopt the Downsview Urban Design Guidelines, included as Attachment 3 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to use the Downsview Urban Design Guidelines in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Secondary Plan Area.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as may be required.

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Downsview Secondary Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended, in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Secondary Plan Area.

6. City Council adopt the Downsview Master Environmental Servicing Plan as described in the report and Attachment 4 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to issue a Notice of Completion and put the Master Environmental Servicing Plan in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to initiate Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process or appropriate major infrastructure studies if an Environmental Assessment is no longer required, which will be City-led, and completed in collaboration with the property owners, to advance the recommended public infrastructure detailed in the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, to engage with Metrolinx on advancing higher order transit within the Secondary Plan Area, including the potential westerly Sheppard Rapid Transit Extension and the proposed new GO Rail Station, subject to further study as directed in the Master Environmental Servicing Plan.

10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to have regard for the Downsview Public Art Strategy, included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in the evaluation of all current and future Public Art Plans within the portion of the Secondary Plan Area identified as Downsview Centre.

11. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to engage property owners in the Secondary Plan Area to explore opportunities to create new rent-geared-to-income, supportive housing and affordable home ownership units in advance of District Plans and development applications.

12. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to negotiate and enter into a Master Parks Agreement in accordance with the principles outlined in Attachment 12 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and upon such other terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

13. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to enter into any necessary agreements with the property owners in the Secondary Plan Area, including a Restrictive Covenant Agreement, to restrict the permitted uses along the Runway segment within the Downsview Secondary Plan Area, in contemplation of a public access easement to be delivered over phases, for these lands, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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

15. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute a funding agreement with property owners to fully-fund the City of Toronto to complete Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process or appropriate major infrastructure studies if an Environmental Assessment is no longer required, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, including a term that any funding shall not predetermine, impact or influence any development approvals or applications made to the City of Toronto, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

16. City Council deem that the funding agreement authorized by Recommendation 15 above is not subject to the Donations to the City of Toronto For Community Benefits Policy on the basis that the study is in the public interest of the City and advancing the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment or appropriate major infrastructure studies will allow for the design of the transportation infrastructure to be coordinated effectively with private development in a manner consistent with the Council-approved Downsview Secondary Plan. 

17. City Council request that the General Manager, Transportation Services, through Phases 3 and 4 of the Environmental Assessment process to ensure that street designs for the roadways identified on map 7-8 that are intended for motor vehicle traffic are appropriately designed for a community where 75 percent of local trips are made by walking, cycling, or transit.

18. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning when reviewing and evaluating District Plans and development applications, to ensure street designs are appropriate for a community to achieve 75 percent of local trips made by walking, cycling and transit uses.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report provides the recommended comprehensive planning framework for the Downsview area over the next 30 years to guide development of resilient, sustainable and equitable complete communities. Included in this report are four recommended deliverables:

· Downsview Secondary Plan (“Plan”);

· Zoning By-law for Meanwhile Uses (“Meanwhile ZBL”);

· Downsview Urban Design Guidelines (“UDGs”); and

· Master Environmental Servicing Plan (“MESP”).

A fifth deliverable, the Downsview Community Development Plan (“CDP”), is proceeding through the Economic and Community Development Committee in the same Council cycle.

Over an anticipated 30 year build-out, the Downsview Secondary Plan Area (“Plan Area”) will accommodate approximately 115,000 new residents (63,000 units) and 52,000 workers, representing one of the largest city-building efforts in the history of Toronto. The Secondary Plan facilitates a significant amount of new housing – including affordable housing – that contributes to achieving the City’s housing targets, as well as employment growth that contributes to the local and regional economy. This is a transformative opportunity to leverage the area’s important past and to connect existing and new communities in accordance with two overarching goals: climate resilience and environmental sustainability, and achieving equitable outcomes for Indigenous, Black and equity-deserving groups. All deliverables align with these goals to provide an integrated approach for future private and public investment.

The recommended deliverables are the outcome of the Update Downsview Study ("Study"), initiated by the City in September 2021 following City Council's approval of Site and Area Specific Policy ("SASP") 596 in February 2021. The Study was informed by a comprehensive engagement program, interdivisional and inter-agency working groups, concurrent review of aligned initiatives, and analysis and preparation of a number of studies informed by the provincial policy and legislative context as well as the City’s Official Plan.

Staff have reported twice to City Council on the Study, most recently in May of 2023 with updates on the draft deliverables. This report brings forward the final recommended deliverables, and describes the implementation process and next steps, including District Plans and associated development applications, CDP implementation, further studies required to advance major infrastructure projects, and activating permissions for the lands in the years before future development proceeds.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 720 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, substantially in accordance with Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council delegate by-law making authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and their designate for the purposes of minor by-law amendments described in Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to update application requirements and related Terms of Reference on a regular basis to ensure requirements are clearly defined and applied to each application type, as appropriate.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop and post to the City’s Development Guide standard Planning Application Checklists for each application type, identifying both minimum and additional application requirements that may be required, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with a status update by the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends amendments to Schedule 3 of the City of Toronto Official Plan, related to complete application requirements. The recommended Official Plan Amendment (OPA 720) clarifies and streamlines complete application requirements, enabling submission of complete applications, timely application review, and decision-making and approval.

Amendments to Schedule 3 are organized in the following categories, with further information about individual requirements included in Attachment 2:

• Technical/housekeeping amendments;
• Amendments to reflect changes in legislation or policy; and
• Plan of Condominium requirements.

Official Plan Amendment 720 also updates Section 3.1.6, Heritage Conservation, detailing a new requirement for a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report. If approved, the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report requirement will be added to Schedule 3 of the Official Plan.

Additionally, to support continuous improvement of the development review process, this report recommends a Municipal Code amendment to Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, to delegate authority for two types of minor zoning by-laws to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as identified in Section 5.1.10 of the Official Plan.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the proposed Official Plan Amendment 727, appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 2 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

4. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop an addendum to the Townhouse and Low-Rise Development Guidelines as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Major Streets Study Implementation program and address the addition of townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings as introduced through this report to the Neighbourhoods low-rise context.

5. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment in facilitating townhouse and small-scale apartment building development along the major streets, and to report to the Planning and Housing Committee following the earlier of two (2) years following the date the Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment come into full force and effect, or following the issuance of the 200th building permit for the construction of new small-scale apartment buildings or townhouses along major streets, in order to review and recommend any necessary revisions to the policy, zoning, and/or other changes to improve implementation.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to refuse, at the General Manager's discretion, a permit to injure or destroy a tree protected under Municipal Code Chapters 658, or 813, received in relation to a building permit application to construct townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings, and to advise the applicant to meet with City Planning and Urban Forestry staff as appropriate to consider how the location, massing and design of the proposed building or expansion can be amended to protect the By-law protected tree in question.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the TTC to analyze the proposed elimination of circular driveways and their effects on WheelTrans access and report directly to City Council on May 22, 2024 with results and recommendations.

2. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of increasing the proposed maximum permitted number of dwelling units in apartment buildings on Major Streets from 30 dwelling units to 60 dwelling units, including the implications for financial feasibility, and provide any appropriate recommendations.

3. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to include the “EHON Major Streets: Financial Feasibility” report from December 2023 as an attachment to item PH12.3 at the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council.

4. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of reducing front yard setbacks, side yard setbacks, landscaping requirements, amenity space requirements, and minimum building separation, and provide any appropriate recommendations.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Toronto is a dynamic, growing city which continues to attract newcomers, with at least 700,000 new Torontonians expected by 2051. To continue to thrive, both current and future residents will need homes that accommodate the diversity of household sizes and compositions across the city, and as a result, Toronto needs a diverse range of housing options. In recent years, the city’s housing growth has largely been in mid-rise and high-rise buildings concentrated in densely populated areas like the Downtown, Centres, and Avenues, while the supply of low-rise housing, such as townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings, has not kept up with demand.

Toronto’s low-rise Neighbourhoods are changing, but much of this change has come through expanding and rebuilding single-detached homes, through refreshing the existing housing with larger homes. The addition of secondary suites, laneway suites, and garden suites has occurred more slowly. More recently, new permissions for Multiplexes have enabled buildings with up to four units across the city. Introducing additional permissions for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings can allow Neighbourhoods to add more housing that complements existing neighbourhood housing while creating a more intensive edge to the neighbourhoods along the major streets.

Townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings have been providing housing in many Toronto neighbourhoods for generations. By expanding permissions for this type of housing across the city, additional housing can be developed to expand the range of ground-related/low-rise housing options to support those who cannot afford a detached or semi-detached home, but who will contribute to the stability of neighbourhoods and benefit from the access to these stable environments in support of families and young Torontonians that want to set down roots across the city.

Permitting a broader variety of building types along major streets is generally consistent with the Official Plan. The Official Plan recognizes that major streets provide opportunities for additional density along the boundaries of the neighbourhoods. Providing land use permissions for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings will provide a degree of height and density transition from growth areas to the interior of the Neighbourhoods. This initiative is one component of Toronto's 2022 - 2026 Housing Action Plan, which seeks to increase the supply of housing within complete, inclusive, and sustainable communities with critical infrastructure to support growth. It is in keeping with the recently adopted new Chapter 1 to the Official Plan vision to eliminate disparities, prioritize climate action, and to become the world’s most inclusive city.

To remove barriers and enable the creation of Neighbourhoods related housing, this report proposes an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) to permit townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings along the major streets in Neighbourhoods areas across the city. A Zoning By-law Amendment is also recommended to implement these permissions as-of-right in all residential zones across Toronto, and to implement appropriate performance standards. As part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, changes are recommended to enhance existing regulations requiring confirmation of adequate water and wastewater servicing for those applications with more than 10 dwelling units.

The recommended amendments will maintain a neighbourhood scale and align moderate density with transportation corridors and transit routes. With as-of-right zoning permissions, this type of housing can be delivered relatively quickly as owners will only be required to obtain a building permit (and Site Plan Approval, when applicable) rather than official plan or zoning by-law approvals. Once enabled, it will remain the choice of the individual property owner whether to exercise these permissions.

The addition of townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings along the edges of Neighbourhoods throughout the city, will provide more diversity of housing, and support neighbourhood facilities and access to amenities. New residents in Toronto’s neighbourhoods can help stabilize declining populations, make better use of existing infrastructure, and support local retail establishments and services.

These additional built form permissions introduce housing forms that are already present in many parts of the city into neighbourhoods that have historically been zoned to restrict housing types, helping the city distribute growth more evenly and to accommodate the needs of Toronto's diverse population.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager or their designate to execute a Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Program resource agreement between the City and Infrastructure Ontario to have Infrastructure Ontario fund temporary staff positions in support of the Transit Oriented Communities Program for the period from September 20, 2023 to March 31, 2026 and renewable in subsequent years through agreements with Infrastructure Ontario, subject to the terms outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. Subject to the execution of the terms of the resourcing agreement with Infrastructure Ontario, City Council approve 12 new temporary operating positions be added to the 2024 Operating Budgets of commenting divisions as follows:

- 4 to City Planning,

- 2 to Engineering and Construction Services,

- 2 to Parks, Forestry and Recreation,

- 2 to Transportation Services, and

- 2 to Toronto Water.

3. Subject to the execution of the terms of the resourcing agreement with Infrastructure Ontario, City Council approve a total increase of $2.895 million gross and zero net, fully funded by Infrastructure Ontario, to the 2024 Operating Budget for new temporary operating positions of the commenting divisions as follows:

- $0.770 million gross and $0 net to City Planning;

- $0.545 million gross and $0 net to Engineering and Construction Services;

- $0.465 million gross and $0 net to Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

- $0.570 million gross and $0 net to Transportation Services; and

- $0.545 million gross and $0 net to Toronto Water,

all wholly funded by Infrastructure Ontario at a net-zero cost to the City.

4. City Council authorize the City Manager or their designate to conclude negotiations and enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Province at Gerrard Carlaw North subject to terms as outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. In the event the Minister issues an MZO (Minister’s Zoning Order), City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate to enter into Development Agreements pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act, in lieu of Site Plan Agreements as contemplated under Section 41 of the Act and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to give effect to conditions of site plan approval for Transit Oriented Communities.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on additional financial analysis, resources and staffing required to advance City objectives related to the delivery of affordable housing on Transit-Oriented Communities sites.

This report provides an update on matters related to the Provincial Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program and proposals that have progressed over the past year.

Firstly, it provides a status update on the TOC program and process including the Provincial Value Allocation Framework that covers community benefits for individual TOC proposals.  The report also seeks Council approval to enter into an agreement with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) to cover costs of City staff time required to process TOC submissions within the provincially expected timelines. The terms of the proposed agreement generally mirror cost recovery agreements signed with Metrolinx related to the work of City staff on Provincial transit projects.

Secondly, the report provides an update on all TOCs to date on two of the four provincial priority transit projects: the Ontario Line and Scarborough Subway Extension. This section includes updates on site-specific Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for TOC sites currently in market, final comments on the Gerrard Carlaw North TOC, and a summary of planning comments, outstanding issues, opportunities to secure City priorities and updates on community engagement on a second round of TOCs submitted to the City for review in late 2023. The report concludes with next steps on the process to resolve the concerns identified by City staff and the community.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 26 Millwood Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 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.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1.

The subject property at 26 Millwood Road is located on the north side of Millwood Road, approximately 30 metres to the east of Yonge Street in the South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood. It contains a two 2-storey detached house form building. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The property was constructed between 1880-1885 for prominent local businessman and former mayor of North Toronto, Joseph Stanley Davis (1851-1927), whose family founded Davisville Pottery and for whom the village of Davisville is named after. Originally located on Yonge Street, the house has stood at its current location at 26 Millwood Road for nearly a century following its relocation by owner Dr. George Pringle between 1925 and 1926.

Staff have determined that the property at 26 Millwood Road has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

On April 3, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the staff report regarding 26 Millwood Road - Residential Demolition Application Number 24 113823 DEM 00 DM until their May 7, 2024, meeting.

At its meeting on May 7, 2024 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB18.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (April 22, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1.

The subject property at 26 Millwood Road is located on the north side of Millwood Road, approximately 30 metres to the east of Yonge Street in the South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood. It contains a two 2-storey detached house form building. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The property was constructed between 1880-1885 for prominent local businessman and former mayor of North Toronto, Joseph Stanley Davis (1851-1927), whose family founded Davisville Pottery and for whom the village of Davisville is named after. Originally located on Yonge Street, the house has stood at its current location at 26 Millwood Road for nearly a century following its relocation by owner Dr. George Pringle between 1925 and 1926.

Staff have determined that the property at 26 Millwood Road has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

On April 3, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the staff report regarding 26 Millwood Road - Residential Demolition Application number 24 113823 DEM 00 DM until their May 7, 2024, meeting.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council endorse the Key Recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario with the following amendments to Attachment 1:

a. Replace the comments related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:
 

Do not support

Request that the Province not amend the legislation to restrict third-party appeals but if the amendment is enacted:

- limit the restriction on third-party appeals to development proposals that are solely or include a significant and prescribed amount of, social housing or affordable housing;

- extend the timelines for planning approvals to allow municipalities enough time to resolve third-party issues and avoid refusals.

2. City Council endorse the recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 3 with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 in Attachment 2, and in Attachment 4 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario, with the following amendments to Attachment 3:

a. Replace the Comments/Recommendations related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:

Do not support

Request that the Province not amend the legislation to restrict third-party appeals but if the amendment is enacted:

- limit the restriction on third-party appeals to development proposals that are solely or include a significant and prescribed amount of, social housing or affordable housing; and
- extend the timelines for planning approvals to allow municipalities enough time to resolve third-party issues and avoid refusals.

3. City Council authorize the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit any future comments on any associated regulations as may be released by the Province and report to City Council on the implications to the City of the regulations.

4. City Council direct the City Clerk to forward the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on City Comments on Proposed Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and New Minister Zoning Order Framework, to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 

5. City Council request the City Manager to develop a public advocacy campaign to inform Toronto residents about the impacts of recent relevant provincial legislation including Bill 109, 23 and 185 and the mechanism to provide public feedback to the province.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to work collaboratively with industry partners, including the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), to implement operational improvements related to legislated application review timelines, the pre-application consultation process, and complete application requirements to address the impacts of Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024.

The Manager, Official Plan and Legislation, City Planning and the Executive Director, and the Senior Financial Analyst, Finance and Treasury Services gave a presentation to the Planning and Housing Committee.

On April 10, 2024, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 185 – Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act. The proposed Bill affects 17 acts, including the City of Toronto Act, Planning Act, Development Charges Act and others. Bill 185 has reached second reading and was referred to the Province’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. On April 10th, the Province also released a revised Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (the "Planning Statement") and a new Minister Zoning Order (MZO) framework. The Planning Statement, which if adopted, will replace the existing Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (the “PPS”) and include some policies from A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (the “Growth Plan”). The Growth Plan is proposed to be repealed.

The Province's 30-day commenting period on the proposed Bill 185, the revised Planning Statement and the new MZO framework closes on May 10, 2024.

Multiple divisions are reviewing Bill 185, the revised Planning Statement and new MZO framework. Staff will provide a supplementary report containing analysis and recommendations on the proposed legislative and policy changes. This report will be made available prior to the Planning and Growth Management Committee Meeting scheduled for May 9, 2024.

The policy-led planning system under which Ontario municipalities have operated has experienced numerous changes over the last several years, requiring the City to continuously review, examine and adapt its planning policies and practices. The frequency of changes has created a level of land use uncertainty for approval authorities, development industry and communities.

On April 10, 2024, the Province introduced the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (Bill 185), which proposes amendments to 17 Provincial Acts. The Province also released an updated draft of the proposed Provincial Planning Statement 2024 ("PPS 2024") which combines the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS 2020) and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2020 (Growth Plan) into a signal document. In addition, the Province introduced a new Minister's Zoning Order Framework.

The Province provided stakeholders 30 days to review and provide comments on these proposals. Comments are due by May 10, 2024. As of the date of this report, Bill 185 received second reading and was ordered for Public Hearings on May 7, 14 and 15, 2024 before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Staff recommend submission of this report to the Standing Committee following Planning and Housing Committee's consideration of this report. Staff will forward to the Province Council's comments raised at the May 22-24 City Council meeting when it will consider this report.

Specifically, Bill 185 proposes numerous amendments to the Planning Act, Development Charges Act, City of Toronto Act and other legislation. With the introduction of the PPS 2024, the Province intends to repeal the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe ("Growth Plan") and has incorporated some of its policies into the PPS 2024. The elimination of several Growth Plan policies reduces the role of intensification and increases the role of greenfield development across the region to accommodate residential growth.

Proposed changes to the Development Charges Act reverse some, but not all, of the previously introduced changes through Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, that substantially impact the City's ability to collect development charges to fund growth-related services. The outstanding Bill 23 impacts, coupled with previous iterative changes to the growth funding tools, continues to negatively affect the City's ability to provide services and infrastructure to growth in a fiscally sustainable way, although the proposed amendments are a step in the right direction. The Province has also proclaimed the Affordable and Attainable Unit exemptions for development charges, community benefits charge and parks levy into force, effective June 1, 2024.

The comments and suggested revisions contained in this report and its attachments have been developed in consultation with City Divisions. This report provides a high-level summary of key Bill 185 proposals, Minister's Zoning Order Framework and PPS 2024 changes. Attachments to the report outline detailed staff comments and suggested revisions, which will be submitted to the Province's commenting portal.

Staff support several of the proposed changes, as these changes wind back changes that the Province previously put in place which were not previously supported by Council. Several of the changes would require the City to revisit recently implemented policies, practices and operations. Given the overlapping themes between Bill 185 and the PPS 2024, this report organizes staff analysis and comments into five headings, under which the specific impacts of the proposed changes on the City are described.

1. Housing and Development Approvals

·       Re-introducing housing affordability definitions

·       Expanding housing options definition

·       Incenting redevelopment of commercial and institutional sites to residential

·       453.1 of the City of Toronto Act - Social Housing Programs

·       Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)

·       Replacing the Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator with a new MZO framework

·       Winding back development application fee refunds

·       Introducing lapsing Site Plan and Plans of Subdivision approvals

·       Streamlining student housing approvals

·       Removing mandatory pre-application consultation

·       Allowing OLT Motions to dispute application completeness

2. Economic Development and Employment Lands

·       Re-defining Employment Areas

·       Allowing conversion/removal of Employment Areas anytime

·       Creating potential land use conflicts with residential encroachment closer to Employment Areas

·       Weakening land use compatibility of Employment Areas

·       Deleting Provincially Significant Employment Zones

·       Assisting manufacturing, industrial, and commercial businesses

3. Infrastructure and Development Charges

·       Introducing ability to allocate Water/Sewer system capacity

·       Directing municipalities to collaborate with school boards

·       Considering streamlining approvals for community service facilities

·       Removing certain transportation policies

·       Limiting protections for listed Heritage properties

·       Reinstating studies as an eligible DC cost

·       Repealing the mandatory five-year DC phase-in

·       Reducing the time limit on the DC freeze, from two years to 18 months

·       Introducing a time-limited streamlined process for scoped amendments to DC bylaws

·       Proclaiming the exemption for Affordable and Attainable Units from DCs, community benefits charge and parks levy into effect

4. Regional Planning and the Environment

·       Removing intensification requirements in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area

·       Focusing intensification and student housing within Strategic Growth Areas

·       Removing required parking within Protected Major Transit Station Areas

·       Removing population and employment growth targets

·       Allowing appeals to new Settlement Areas and boundary expansions

·       Removing certain Natural Heritage policies

·       Weakening climate change policies

·       Removing the Agricultural System and protecting the Greenbelt

·       Removing waste management policies

·       Removing sub-watershed planning for large developments in greenfield areas

5. Implementation

·       Eliminating requirements for Municipal Comprehensive Reviews

·       Eliminating the need for standardized Land Needs Assessments

·       Changing long range planning time horizon

·       Applying the Provincial Planning Statement upon its approval

·       Requesting transitional matters

·       Removing policies for municipalities to undertake integrated planning

·       Reporting on municipal planning data

·       Engaging with Indigenous communities

·       Changing public notice requirements

The PPS 2024 reshapes land use planning in Ontario with significant implications for the City. Bill 185 introduces significant modifications to the policy framework for planning and development in Ontario, with impacts on Toronto. Although staff generally support the intent and purpose of streamlining the development review process, this report highlights implications and potential unintended consequences that could hinder desired outcomes and suggest considering alternative approaches.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to review zoning regulations that restrict outdoor parking of commercially licensed vehicles on private property in residential areas, with consideration for the need for vehicle operators to have convenient parking for commercial vehicles available near their residence, and to report to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2025 on the outcome of the review with any appropriate recommendations for zoning by-law amendments.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to consider the impacts of COVID on working arrangements in the review of zoning regulations requested above.

Recently, constituents in Etobicoke North have raised the issue of commercial vehicles parking in residential driveways. The City-wide zoning by-law 569-2013 prohibits approximately ten types of vehicles from parking on private residential properties. These prohibitions include vehicles with more than six wheels, large industrial vehicles, or commercially licensed vehicles to name a few.

City Council adopted MM43.12 in May 2022 which directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to conduct a review of zoning regulations that restrict outdoor parking of commercially licensed vehicles on private property in residential areas. Through this motion, a report back to Planning and Housing was requested along with the consideration to provide more convenient parking for commercial vehicles near their residence.

However, the City’s strategic priorities in addressing the housing crisis has put this matter on the back burner. Given the changing workplace environment because of COVID, a thorough review of this policy must be done to support and understand the diverse needs of Torontonians. Individuals and their families provide for their households and sustain their livelihoods in various ways. It is crucial to ensure our policies effectively capture these various means of contributing to the economy and align them with our policies.

After meeting with City staff, I am recommending that this item be brought back to the table and made a priority. Building on the existing adopted recommendations, I would also like to request that COVID’s impacts on working arrangements be considered in this review. The modality of working remote or hybrid has become the norm after the pandemic which has impacted the number of parking spaces at commercial buildings and has shifted some service providers’ model of operations to a “on call” basis. Given the City-wide implications of this zoning by-law, this matter is urgent to address and must be assessed through an adaptive lens.

The Striking Committee recommends that:

1. City Council appoint Councillor Shelley Carroll 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.

The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of Council Members to the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Committee of Management.

The Striking Committee forwards the Item to City Council without recommendations.

The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of a Council Member to fill a vacancy on the Service Excellence Committee, resulting from the resignation of Councillor Jaye Robinson from the Committee.

The Striking Committee recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following Members of Council to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors for a term starting at the Annual General Meeting in 2024 to the Annual General Meeting in 2025:

Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

Councillor Paul Ainslie

The purpose of this report is to recommend the appointment of Members of Council to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for a Zoning By-law Amendment (Application No. 23 203652 WET 07 OZ) in its current form, for the lands at 135 Plunkett Road.

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, direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and City Solicitor hire planners external to the City to act as witnesses on the City’s behalf to engage in mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Zoning By-law Amendment application.

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 subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsection 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 subsection 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.

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on the land use and housing policies that support this application.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 14, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a residential development comprised of six blocks of stacked back-to-back townhouses, approximately 14.5 metres in height, with a residential gross floor area of 13,057 square metres and a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.74 times the area of the lot. The development would contain a total of 146 dwelling units and provide 164 vehicular parking spaces in an underground parking garage.

The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2019, as amended (Growth Plan). The development is consistent with the policies of the Neighbourhoods designation of the Official Plan, as well as other relevant policies pertaining to built form, public realm and housing. The proposal is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood.

The report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law for 135 Plunkett Road.

This application was submitted on October 19, 2023, and deemed complete as of March 4, 2024, and as such is subject to the Bill 109 timelines. The recommended Zoning By-law is subject to a Holding Provision pending the submission of an accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report demonstrating that the existing infrastructure can adequately support the development or whether any municipal infrastructure upgrades are required.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the current applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for 2636-2654 Eglinton Avenue West and 1856 and 1856A Keele Street, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

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

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

b. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified within the Engineering and Construction Services memorandum, dated February 12, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. The owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, Foundation Drainage Summary Form, Foundation Drainage Technical Brief and Hydrological Review Summary to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

e. The owner has submitted an Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment, such report to be peer reviewed by a third-party consultant on behalf of the City and at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. The owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study including a revised Wind Tunnel Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

g. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Metrolinx noted in correspondence, dated March 28, 2022, including the need for a technical review and makes required revisions, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Metrolinx;

h. The owner has addressed and accommodated the required road widening, noted in correspondence, dated February 12, 2024, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

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

j. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry noted in correspondence, dated March 29, 2023, including the need for an updated Arborist Report, Landscape Plan, Planting Plan and Soil Volume Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

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

l. The owner has provided an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to address Official Plan Policies 3.2.1.12, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and City Solicitor.

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

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

On December 22, 2022, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted for a proposed mixed-use development of a 33-storey building at 2636-2654 Eglinton Avenue West and 1856 and 1856A Keele Street. The proposal would have a total gross floor area of approximately 22,529 square metres, with a total of 370 residential units in various sizes and 324 square metres of non-residential space.

On January 24, 2024, the applicant appealed the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act. The OLT hearing date has not been scheduled.

This report recommends that Council directs the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to attend the OLT hearing to oppose the proposal in its current form and continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application, in its current and revised forms, for 417-419 Burnhamthorpe Road, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

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

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

b. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified within the Engineering and Construction Services correspondences dated October 18, 2023 and March 25, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. The owner has provided a revised Hydrological Review Summary Form and a revised Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form to determine the quality and quantity of groundwater that may be required to be discharged to the City sewage works as a result to of a proposed development and comply with foundation drainage policy and guidelines to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and General Manager, Toronto Water;

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

e. The owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and has entered into the appropriate agreements with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the proposed development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Traffic Impact Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. The owner has addressed all outstanding Transportation Services issues identified within the Engineering and Construction Services correspondences, dated February 7, 2023 and March 25, 2024, and has satisfactorily addressed all matters raised, including the provision of detailed Vehicle Maneuvering Diagrams, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with section 200.5.10 rates for 'All Other Areas of the City' as noted in Zoning By-law 569-2013 as amended by By-law 89-2022, as noted in the Engineering and Construction Services correspondence, dated March 25, 2024, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

h. Parking spaces shall comply with all dimensional requirements noted in section 200.5.1.10 of Zoning By-law 569-2013 as noted in the Engineering and Construction Services correspondence, dated March 25, 2024, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

i. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the supply and dimensional requirements noted in section 200.15 of Zoning By-law 569-2013 as amended by By-law 579-2017 as noted in the Engineering and Construction Services correspondence, dated March 25, 2024, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

j. The owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, in response to future submissions filed by the owner, and provided required materials, including a revised Arborist Report, Tree Inventory and Protection Plan, Landscape Concept Plan, Soil Volume Plan and Sections, Landscape Details, Toronto Green Standard Checklist and Statistics Templates and Grading Plan, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

k. The owner has revised the proposal to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

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

On June 15, 2022, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit the development of a four-storey townhouse building containing 10 residential units with a total gross floor area of approximately 2,093 square metres. The proposed development has a building height of 12.4 metres and a density of 1.1 times the area of the lot.

On January 31, 2024, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed time-frame set out in the Planning Act. An associated Site Plan Control application was also appealed alongside the Zoning By-law Amendment application. A Case Management Conference has been scheduled for June 10, 2024.

On March 4, 2024, the applicant provided a partial set of drawings for a revised proposal to permit 18 back-to-back townhouse units with 41 vehicular parking spaces. The revised proposal has a height of 12 metres, a total gross floor area of approximately 2,978 square metres, and a density that is 1.5 times the area of the lot. This report reviews the original proposal in detail, and provides comments on why the initial application and revised plans, in their current forms, are not supportable.

This report recommends that Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to attend the OLT hearing to oppose the initial and revised proposals in their current forms and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of those portions of Bloor Street West, Dundas Street West, and Kipling Avenue described as Parts 2, 3, and 4 on Plan 66R-31546 (the "Dunkip Park Lands") as shown on Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services;

2. City Council authorize the permanent closure of those portions of Dundas Street West and Kipling Avenue described as Parts 2 and 3 on Plan 66R-31318 (the "Six Points Park Lands") as shown on Attachment 2 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services; and

3. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services.

As this report recommends the permanent closure of several portions of public highways, City Council approval is required.

Transportation Services recommends that those portions of Bloor Street West, Dundas Street West, and Kipling Avenue, shown on the registered plans of survey appended hereto as Attachment 1 and 2 be permanently stopped up and closed.

Once closed, it is intended that operational management of the former highway lands will be transferred to Parks, Forestry and Recreation ("PF&R") to facilitate construction of Dunkip Park and expansion of Six Points Park.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit northbound and southbound U-turn movements at all times on Aukland Road, between Dundas Street West and St. Albans Road.

2. City Council prohibit eastbound and westbound U-turn movements at all times on St. Albans Road, between Aukland Road and the access road from southbound Kipling Avenue.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Aukland Road and St. Albans Road, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to prohibit northbound and southbound U-turn movements at all times on Aukland Road, between Dundas Street West and St Albans Road. In addition, Transportation Services is also requesting approval to prohibit eastbound and westbound U-turn movements at all times on St. Albans Road, between Aukland Road and Access Road from southbound Kipling Avenue.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by By-law 320- 022 for the lands at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue to be substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 5 to the report (April 12, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. Other provisions remain unchanged.

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

3. City Council amend the following conditions for the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue, approved by City Council on April 6, 2022:

a. Amend Recommendation 7.a to read “the owner shall provide and maintain fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of nine (9) two-bedroom units and six (6) three-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as shown on the architectural plans titled 824 Sheppard Avenue West, Rental Floor Plans, dated April 9, 2024.  Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning"; and,

b. Amend Recommendation 7.b to read “the owner shall, as part of the fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units required above, provide all fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, as defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least ten (10) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling units is first occupied."

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 8, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to change the deployment of the approved density for a 12-storey (44.95 metre inclusive of mechanical) mixed use building, with minor changes to the height and setbacks. The Zoning By-law amendment also proposes to remove the 'rental' tenure term and provides more details with regards to the unit mix of the 15 rental replacement units from Schedule A of By-law 320-2022, which was part of the approval of the Rental Housing application (20 205924 NNY 06 RH).  The existing Holding provision will be retained. The resulting overall gross floor area is 20,268 square metres including 328 residential units and 445 square metres of non-residential space.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).  

The zoning by-law amendment conforms with the Sheppard West / Dublin Secondary Plan to encourage a diversity of office, commercial, institutional and residential uses along Sheppard Avenue West while protecting the adjacent lower-density residential area.  The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan and the Site and Area Specific Policy 22.  It is also generally consistent with the original approved Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment approved by Council in 2022 maintaining a 12-storey building that provides vehicle access off of Sheppard Avenue West.  The original Section 37 contribution remains the same.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.

This Supplementary Report provides an update to the Community Consultation comments contained in the report titled, 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue - Zoning Amendment  and Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application - Decision Report - Approval, dated April 12, 2024 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

As a result of the complete application submission and in order to have Council make a decision within the prescribed timeframe, the Community Consultation Meeting for this application was held on the evening of May 7, 2024.  This report summarizes the comments and concerns that local residents expressed regarding the above application.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the proposal in its current form, and to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues in advance of the hearing, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (April 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. In the event the Tribunal allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its final Order approving the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the City Solicitor confirms that:

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

b. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 20 153985 NNY 08 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 fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units at 284 Lawrence Avenue West, 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 15 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.

c. the owner has submitted updated sun / shadow and pedestrian level wind studies, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the zoning by-law amendment and through the site plan process to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 8, 2024 and the Transportation Services email dated April 19, 2024, any outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 8, 2024, or any outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Parks, Forestry and Recreation as contained in the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Memorandum dated January 23, 2024, or any outstanding issues raised by Parks, Forestry and Recreation arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated January 23, 2024, or any outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

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

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

j. The owner has satisfactorily addressed matters regarding the Natural Heritage Impact Statement (NHIS) or any outstanding issues raised by Environmental Planning, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

On June 9, 2020, an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law (20 153975 NNY 08 OZ) was submitted to permit 14 and 10-storey mixed use buildings (46.4 metres and 34.8 metres respectively, excluding mechanical penthouse) with 455 residential dwelling units, including 15 rental replacement units, and 4,680.0 square metres of retail uses at grade. A 902.8 square metre park was also proposed. The applications were deemed complete on July 16, 2020. A second submission received on September 1, 2022 expanded the site to include 272 Lawrence Avenue West and proposed a public street extending north from Lawrence Avenue West to provide vehicle access to the site.

On December 18, 2023, the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame specified in the Planning Act (the “Appeals”). A Case Management Conference was held on March 27, 2024. The Ontario Land Tribunal has directed the parties to finalize a Procedural Order with Issues List before the second Case Management Conference scheduled for June 4, 2024.

The current submission was received on December 19, 2023. The applicant currently proposes 14 and 12-storey mixed use buildings (47.2 metres and 40.4 metres respectively, excluding mechanical penthouse) and 665 residential dwelling units, 4,438 square metres of retail uses at grade, and a 1,088 square metre park. The subject lands were expanded again to include 1549 Avenue Road. With the addition of this property, the new public street is now proposed to extend to Douglas Avenue.

This report recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the proposal in its current form, but to continue discussions with the applicant to try to resolve the issues in advance of the hearing, and to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its final Order approving the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until the outstanding issues have been resolved, and certain other pre-approval conditions have been met.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 47 Ranleigh Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (April 9, 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.

3. City Council require the owner to provide and implement an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, for Eligible Tenants of the existing 3 rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, including the provision of rent gap payments; the Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

a. provide a legal undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required by Recommendation 3 above;

b. submit a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; and,

c. has secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing watermain 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, as well as the General Manager of Toronto Water.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 8, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a new four-storey (12.95 metres) residential apartment building with 16 rental dwelling units and a total gross floor area of approximately 1,148 square metres. The existing two-storey building with three rental dwelling units and a rear ancillary garage would be demolished.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and the Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposed building represents an appropriate level of intensification on the site given its neighbouring context, and provides for additional housing types in the existing neighbourhood that is in proximity to a subway station, local commercial amenities and services, and park space.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 501 and 503 Eglinton Avenue East and 383, 385, 387 and 389 Cleveland Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the revised report (May 6, 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.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 8, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-Law to permit a 14-storey (53.18 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse) residential and commercial mixed-use building with 207 dwelling units and two levels of underground parking.  A total of 14,299 square metres of gross floor area are proposed, including 468 square metres of commercial Gross Floor Area, which translates to a floor space index of 7.33. In total, 83 parking spaces are proposed.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), the Official Plan, and the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposed development represents appropriate intensification of the Apartment Neighbourhoods designation within the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan and is of a built form that is in keeping with the Mid-Rise Design Guidelines.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 939 Lawrence Avenue East, 966 Don Mills Road, and 169 The Donway West, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, and as generally illustrated on the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan on Attachment 4 to the report (April 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire five (5) years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, City Council require the Owner to:

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

b. Register a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the lands without prior written consent of the Chief Planner or their designate, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

3. Prior to depositing a draft Reference Plan of Survey in the appropriate Land Registry Office to revise any parts of the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan on Attachment 4 to the report (April 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, the Owner shall submit the revised draft plan to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services, for review, with acceptance at the discretion of the Chief Engineer.

4. The revised draft plan in Recommendation 3 above shall be in metric units and integrated with the Ontario Co-ordinate System, showing the co-ordinate values at the main corners of the development lands, and delineating thereon, by separate PARTS, the lands to be divided, the required easement lands, Part Lot Control Exemption lands, and any appurtenant rights-of-way. The plan should:

a. Be in metric units and integrated to the 1983 North American Datum (Canadian Spatial Reference System) and the 3 degree Modified Transverse Mercator projection;

b. Delineate by separate PARTS the Part Lot Control Exemption lands, easements, the remainder of the site and any appurtenant rights-of-way;

c. Show the co-ordinate values of the main corners of the subject lands in a schedule on the face of the plan; and,

d. The plan must be signed and dated by an Ontario Land Surveyor.

5. The Owner shall pay all costs for registration and preparation of Reference Plan(s).

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, as may be required.

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

8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to release the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, from title upon the expiry or repeal of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.

This application is requesting exemption from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act for the lands municipally known as 939 Lawrence Avenue East, 966 Don Mills Road, and 169 The Donway West. The exemption request is to facilitate the continued orderly and integrated development of the subject lands and adjoining lands at Shops at Don Mills.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and conforms to the Official Plan. The lifting of Part Lot Control is appropriate for the orderly development of these lands.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 56 Finch Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (April 2, 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.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 8, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the property at 56 Finch Avenue West to permit an office use for the existing building.  The office use has been occurring since 2018 in contravention of the zoning by-law. The existing building footprint and gross floor area (139 square metres) remain unchanged, maintaining an overall density of 0.35 times the area of the lot. Six parking spaces in the rear yard are accessed by an existing curb cut and driveway along Kensington Avenue.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).  The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan and the Central Finch Area Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to accommodate the change in use and as no physical changes to the building are proposed.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 298 Newton Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (April 9, 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 Amendments as may be required.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 8, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-laws to permit the redevelopment of the subject land for six, 3-storey townhouses with an average building height of 11.23 metres.  Each unit will have a single car integral garage at the rear of the townhouses accessed by the shared driveway from Newton Drive. The total gross floor area of the proposed development is 1035.0 square metres resulting in an overall Floor Space Index of 1.29 times the lot area.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposal represents an appropriate infill redevelopment that expands housing choices on a major street (Bayview Avenue) located on a transit corridor.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws as it conforms with the Official Plan. The development will be massed to fit harmoniously with its existing context while providing appropriate transitions to the adjacent low-rise neighbourhood.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit northbound and southbound U-turn movements at all times on Yonge Street at Kempford Boulevard.

As the Toronto Transit Commission operates a transit service on Yonge Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to prohibit northbound and southbound U-turn movements at all times on Yonge Street at Kempford Boulevard.  This proposed prohibition will address traffic safety concerns in the area.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council designate the lands municipally known as 1891 Eglinton Avenue East, 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, as shown in Attachment 3 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning,.

2. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate to forward a copy of the City Council Decision Document to the Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP).

This report recommends that City Council designate a portion of the lands known municipally as 1891 Eglinton Avenue as a Class 4 Noise Area under the NPC-300 noise guidelines administered by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).

City Council accepted a settlement offer for a portion of the subject site which will result in lands at 1891 Eglinton Avenue East being redeveloped with a mixed use proposal consisting of a total of four buildings: three towers, with heights of 48 storeys (Building A), 44 storeys (Building B), 44 storeys (Building C), and one mid-rise building with a height of 12 storeys (Building D). The buildings would comprise a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 106,831 square metres of which102,190 square metres is residential gross floor area and 4,641 square metres is non-residential gross floor area. A total of approximately 1,700 residential units are proposed.

A Detailed Noise and Vibration Impact Study was prepared by RWDI to support to the proposed development at 1891 Eglinton Avenue East which concludes that the proposed development site is suitable for a Class 4 designation as defined in the NPC-300 Environmental Noise Guideline. The study was peer-reviewed for the City by RJ Burnside and Associates Limited and they concluded that the Class 4 area designation for the proposed development site is supportable.

Under NPC-300, a Class 4 Area designation allows for higher daytime and night-time sound level limits than would otherwise be permitted in relation to a noise sensitive land use such as residential dwellings and associated outdoor living areas. Any impact of the permitted higher levels would be mitigated by noise control measures that are part of the development of sensitive uses. Similarly, the slight increase in permitted noise levels provide for the continued operation of surrounding employment uses without impact caused by the introduction of residential uses on the subject lands. The Class 4 designation would apply to the identified portion of 1891 Eglinton Avenue East shown in Attachment 3 to this report and any future development of the site would be subject to further peer-review and potentially further reporting to City Council.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the applications regarding the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision appeals, in their current form, for the lands at 180 and 260 Brimley Road.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues, including but not limited to those outlined in this report.

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

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

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

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

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

3. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws, to the satisfaction of the 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 or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required;

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

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

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

7. the Owner has submitted a revised Housing Issues Report to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

8. the Owner has submitted a revised Draft Plan of Subdivision to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning;

9. the Owner has submitted a revised Rail Safety and Risk Mitigation study and it has been peer reviewed to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

10. the Owner has submitted a revised Air Quality and Land Use Compatibility Assessment and it has been peer reviewed to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

11. the Owner has submitted a revised Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study and it has been peer reviewed to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

c. the City's conditions of subdivision approval, including all parkland dedication and improvement related matters, and requirements stemming from the review and acceptance of appropriate functional servicing and stormwater management reports referenced in Recommendation 3.b above have been finalized and submitted prior to the Tribunal's Final Order.

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

On July 6, 2021, Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications were submitted to permit the redevelopment of 180 and 260 Brimley Road. The application also seeks to remove  the Holding "H" symbol in the existing zoning to facilitate the development of the  proposed plan of subdivision for an area of 15.625 hectares

The subdivision proposed a number of new public streets, a new public park and blocks to support the construction of 1,337 dwelling units comprised of 215 back-to back townhouses, 950 stacked back-to-back townhouses and 172 on-street townhouses.

On February 14, 2024, the Applicant appealed the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT") due to City Council failing to make a decision within the prescribed time frames in the Planning Act.

This report recommends that the City Solicitor together with appropriate City staff attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the application in its current form and to continue discussions with the Applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve 1880-1890 Eglinton Avenue East and 1523 and 1525-1545 Victoria Park Avenue (Golden Mile) - Public Art Plan as attached Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of the 1880-1890 Eglinton Avenue East and 1523 and 1525-1545 Victoria Park Avenue, Public Art Plan. The Plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the owner will commission public art within the privately-owned, publicly accessible area of the site.

The Public Art Plan provides a framework and description of the commissioning of public art including: a land acknowledgement; introduction; owner; site context; public art direction; research overview; public priorities, public art opportunity, project vision; site selection; mentorship program; implementation; timeline; budget; selection process; engagement; communications; conservation and maintenance.

The attached plan meets the objectives of the City's Percent for Public Art Guidelines and is supported by the Toronto Public Art Commission.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

2. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Study area as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

The Planner, Urban Design, Scarborough District, gave a presentation on Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines - Final Report.

In response to a series of development applications and interest for sites near the Eglinton GO station, City Council directed City Planning staff to initiate a Planning Study for the segment of Eglinton Avenue East generally between McCowan Road and Mason Road. The subsequent Council adoption of Official Plan Amendment 570 identified lands around Eglinton GO Station as a Protected Major Transit Station Area and included Site and Area Specific Policy 625 that provides for minimum densities for sites within the PMTSAs. With the planning framework anticipating intensification and limited guidance for the lands from a policy or zoning perspective it was important to examine the area and determine appropriate built form guidance for future development. The Urban Design Guidelines recommended for adoption in this report respond to the original Council direction and reflect a work plan initiated, developed and implemented by City Planning staff and informed by community and landowner consultation.

The Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines will assist in advancing the vision of a connected and sustainable community along a vibrant commercial main street anchored by the Eglinton GO Station and the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit (EELRT) line. The Guidelines seek a diversity of building types that will frame and support an attractive, green, and memorable public realm supporting non-residential uses at grade.

This report recommends that City Council adopt the Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines. This report also recommends that City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Eglinton GO Area Urban Design Guidelines in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Study area.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (April 19, 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 Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council direct that the owner shall provide and maintain 12 replacement rental dwelling rooms on the site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling room is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the replacement rental dwelling rooms shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 400 square metres as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated January 10, 2024; and any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. City Council direct that the owner shall, as part of the 12 replacement rental dwelling rooms required in Recommendation 4 above, provide at least four (4) dwelling rooms at affordable tier-one dwelling room rents, three (3) dwelling rooms at mid-affordable tier-two dwelling room rents, and five (5) dwelling rooms at mid-range tier-one dwelling room rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 15 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit.

6. City Council direct that the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the 13 existing rental dwelling rooms proposed to be demolished at 76 Henry Street, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling rooms or rental studio unit at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

7. City Council direct that the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for tenants of the existing one (1) rental dwelling unit at 193 College Street, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

8. City Council direct that the owner shall provide a minimum residential gross floor area of 10,500 square metres towards affordable dwelling units at 100 percent average market rent for the same unit type in the City of Toronto as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report, for a minimum of 40 years, currently proposed as 408 affordable dwelling units.

9. City Council authorize the affordable rental units as described in the Table below, to be eligible for waivers of fees for planning application, building permit, parkland dedication and development charges exemptions, unless already paid or exempted by provincial legislation:

10. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes under the terms of the Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program for the affordable rental units and for the periods of time described in the Table in Recommendation 9 above.

11. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the applicable Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).

12. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement), or amendments to existing Contribution Agreements, where applicable, with the appropriate legal entities for the development listed in the Table in Recommendation 9 above, or related entities, to secure the financial assistance and to set out the terms of the development and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

13. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, on behalf of the City, to execute any security or financing documents, or any other documents required to facilitate the development, including any documents required by the developers of the development described in the Table in Recommendation 9 above, or their related corporations, to complete pre-development activities, construction and secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Municipal Housing Facility Agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

14. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the necessary Bills for enactment, until the owner has, at its sole cost and expense:

a. entered into a Dwelling Room Replacement and Tenant Relocation Agreement with the owner, pursuant to Policies 3.2.1.11 and 3.2.1.12 of the City’s Official Plan, to secure the owner’s obligation to replace the existing dwelling room gross floor area and provide tenant relocation and assistance to lessen hardship for existing tenants of the 13 existing rental dwelling rooms described in Recommendation 6 above, and of the one (1) existing rental dwelling unit described in Recommendation 7 above, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. registered on title to the site, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, agreeing not to transfer or charge those parts of the lands, comprising the 12 replacement rental dwelling rooms, without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate, to assist with securing the Dwelling Room Replacement and Tenant Relocation Agreement against future owners and encumbrances of the lands until such time as the City Solicitor determines that its registration on title is no longer required to secure the provisions of the Dwelling Room Replacement and Tenant Relocation Agreement;

c. entered into one or more agreement(s) with the City, to secure the Affordable Rental Housing Units on the terms set out in Attachment 7 to the report (April 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor and registered on title to the site, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, agreeing not to transfer or charge those parts of the lands, comprising the minimum residential gross floor area of 10,500 square metres towards the affordable dwelling units, without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate, to assist with securing the Affordable Rental Housing Units against future owners and encumbrances of the lands until such time as the City Solicitor determines that its registration on title is no longer required;

d. entered into a Municipal Housing Project Facilities Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") with Housing Secretariat to ensure the financial assistance being provided and set out the terms of the operation of the Affordable Housing Units, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

e. prepared and submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance to demonstrate that the storm sewer system and any required improvements to it, has adequate capacity to accommodate the development of the lands to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. where improvements to the storm sewer system are recommended in the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement with the City to secure the construction of the required improvements;

g. entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon and ERA Architects, and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

h. 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 dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, subject to modifications to the design proposed in the Heritage Impact Assessment of the barrier-free entrances for the properties at 191-199 College Street to enhance the conservation response to the heritage attributes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

15. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following as part of the site plan agreement, as per the applicant’s written commitment in their letter of May 7, 2024:

a.  a low-carbon energy strategy that includes at least the following sustainability measures:
 

i.  a highly energy-efficient building envelope;

ii.  no on-site combustion of fossil fuels in appliances;

iii.  an air and/or ground source heat pump system as the exclusive or, if necessary, primary (> 85 percent) source of heating and cooling for the building;

iv.  at least 100 points for energy efficiency in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s MLI Select Program;

v.  ample electrical outlets for bicycle charging in the interior bicycle parking area;

vi.  accommodation for future solar photovoltaic system; and

vii.  if the applicant is willing, cross-laminated timber construction;

b.  delivery access to the building only from the rear laneway, not from Henry Street or College Street;

c.  retail spaces suitable for the return of the existing commercial tenants;

d  an outdoor, publicly accessible source of drinking water;

e.  outdoor public seating, to be located within or adjacent to the public right-of-way for public use, in consultation with Transportation Services; and

f.  retaining the existing by-law-protected street trees on College Street and Henry Street, if recommended by Urban Forestry.

16. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 191-199 College Street from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a new 31-storey (96-metre including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building at 191-199 College Street and partially retain the 3-storey semi-detached dwellings at 74 and 76 Henry Street which will contain 12 replacement dwelling rooms. The proposal currently consists of 490 dwelling units and 1,356 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

This application is part of the Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program and currently proposes to provide 408 affordable dwelling units (all studio units) or the equivalent of that floor area which amounts to 10,500 square metres.

The properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street are designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The principal elevations of 191-199 College Street, and 74-76 Henry Street will be retained and integrated within the new development.

The Official Plan Amendment redesignates the southern portion of the site from Neighbourhoods to Mixed Use Areas, revises the boundary of Site and Area Policy (SASP) 533 to include 74 and 76 Henry Street, permits the proposed height within Character Area F in SASP 533, provides a minimum residential gross floor area of 10,500 square metres for affordable rental dwelling units for a period of 40 years, and establishes site specific policies for rental dwelling room replacement for a period of 20 years.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 133-1999 for the lands at 86-100 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 2 to the revised report (May 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 1090-2002 for the lands at 1and 3 Sultan Street, 11 St. Thomas Street and 76-98 Charles Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 3 to the revised report (May 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 954-2005 for the lands at 77 Charles Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 4 to the revised report (May 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

4. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 1018-2005 for the lands at 590 Jarvis Street (now 110 Charles Street East) substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the revised report (May 2, 2024)) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, with Attachment 5 amended by adding the following new Parts under “The Council of the City of Toronto enacts:"

Section 2. (a) (i) amended to add the words, prior to the semicolon, “or for streetscape and safety improvements in the vicinity of the site”.

Section 2 (a) (ii) amended to add the words, prior to the semicolon, “or for streetscape and safety improvements in the vicinity of the site”.

5. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 226-2007 for the lands at 13-21 Balmuto Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (May 2, 2024)from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

6. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 60-2008 (OMB) for the lands at 4, 6 and 8 St. Thomas Street, and 100-110 Charles Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 7 to the revised report (May 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

7. City Council amend site specific Zoning By-law 1131-2010 for the lands at 192A, 194 and 200 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the revised report (May 2, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

9. City Council authorize City officials to take such action as is necessary to implement City Council’s decision, including execution of necessary agreements as required.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends adding new opportunities to allocate unspent Section 37 funds from site specific Zoning By-laws within Ward 11. The sites include:

-86-100 Bloor Street West (By-law 133-1999);

-1, 3 Sultan Street, 11 St Thomas Street, and 76-98 Charles Street West (By-law 1090-2002);

-77 Charles Street West (By-law 954-2005);

-13-21 Balmuto Street (By-law 226-2007);

-590 Jarvis Street (By-law 1018-2005) - now known as 110 Charles Street East;

-4, 6, 8 St. Thomas Street and 100-110 Charles Street West (By-law 60-2008(OMB)); and,

-192A, 194, and 200 Bloor Street West (By-law 1131-2010).

The Zoning By-laws are being amended to permit the allocation of unspent Section 37 funds towards TTC station improvements, climate smart affordable housing or Heritage Conservation District matters within the local ward and toward other purposes at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community.

This Supplementary Report summarizes community feedback received at a Community Consultation Meeting held on April 24, 2024, specifically regarding the Zoning By-laws for 192A, 194, and 200 Bloor Street West (By-law 1131-2010) and 590 Jarvis Street (By-law 1018-2005), now known as 110 Charles Street East.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1910, 1920 and 1944 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (May 6, 2024, 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.

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

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

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

4. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application (File 21 234928 STE 12 RH) in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of 102 existing rental dwelling units located at 1944 Yonge Street, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain 102 replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement; the 102 replacement rental dwelling units shall be comprised of 50 studio units and 52 one-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated February 27, 2024; and any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner shall, as part of the 102 replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 4.a. above, provide at least 27 studio units and 30 one-bedroom units at affordable rents, defined as gross monthly rent no greater than one times the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and 23 studio units and 22 one-bedroom units at mid-range rents, defined as gross monthly rent that exceeds Affordable Rent but is no greater than 1.5 times the average City of Toronto rent by unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of the replacement rental units; and rents shall not include additional charges for central air conditioning;

c. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the 102 existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 1944 Yonge Street, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to mitigate hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

e. the owner shall provide tenants of all 102 replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 53-storey mixed-use building at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

f. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed mixed-use building;

g. the owner shall provide tenants of the 102 replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed mixed-use building;

h. the owner shall provide and make available for rent at least 30 vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a vehicle parking space, and at similar monthly parking charges that such tenants previously paid; and the remaining vehicle parking spaces may be made available to tenants of the replacement rental units to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the owner shall provide and make available for rent a minimum of 19 storage lockers to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed building;

j. the 102 replacement rental units shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which 70 percent of the new dwelling units in the proposed development, exclusive of the replacement rental units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

k. the owner shall enter into, and register on title at 1910, 1920 and 1944 Yonge Street, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 102 existing rental dwelling units located at 1944 Yonge Street after all the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Recommendation 4 above have been fully satisfied;

b. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan approval, or as otherwise authorized by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

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

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

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

7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 1944 Yonge Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 5 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

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

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

c. the owner erects the proposed building on the site no later than four (4) years from the date on which 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 Recommendation 7.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

8. City Council 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.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a mixed use building with two towers with heights of 154.7 and 169.7 metres (48 and 53-storeys) excluding the mechanical penthouse at 1910, 1920 and 1944 Yonge Street. A new public laneway is also proposed along the west side of the property.

This report also reviews and recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application. The proposal includes 102 rental replacement units and a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that addresses the right of existing tenants to return to replacement rental units at similar rents and financial compensation to mitigate hardship.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 639-653 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the revised report (April 26, 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 639-653 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the revised report (April 26, 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 Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council require the owner to provide and implement an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for Eligible Tenants of the existing four (4) rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished.

5. 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 in the development and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit.

6. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior the first Above Grade Building Permit, the owner shall convey to the City, an off-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 69.1 square metres, comprised of a portion of the property municipally known in the year 2023 as 14 Isabella Street, with the remaining parkland dedication to be provided as a cash-in-lieu payment, prior to the first above grade building permit, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

7. City Council approve the acceptance of an off-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

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

a. provide a legal undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required by Recommendation 4 above;

b. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 25, 2024, prepared by AS + GG Canada Partnership and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 8.c. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

c. 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 dated September 29, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d. withdraw their appeal(s) of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District Plan as it relates to 639, 641, 645, 649 and 651 Yonge Street, 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;

e. enter into an Agreement, or similar legal instrument, between the owner of 639-653 Yonge Street, the owner of 663 Yonge Street, and the City, to be registered on title to 663 Yonge Street that would prevent the erection of a building above the existing height permissions, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;  

f. submit a Functional Servicing Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the report will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; and

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

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 76-storey mixed-use building (280 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing residential and commercial uses at 639-653 Yonge Street. The proposal includes 789 dwelling units and 1,442 square metres of non-residential space including 790 square metres of retail space at grade. A publicly-accessible retail gallery is proposed as part of the base building. The Official Plan Amendment to Site and Area Specific Policy 382 is required to permit the proposed building on site, varying performance standards relating to height, massing, and tower setbacks.

The proposal includes provision of 69.1 square metres of parkland with approximately three metres of frontage on Isabella Street to be located on the southeast portion the property at 14 Isabella Street. The parkland dedication allows for the expansion of the Isabella Street frontage of George Hislop Park, located to the east of the site.   

The site contains properties designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act located at 639, 641, 645, 649, and 651 Yonge Street. The development proposal involves the in-situ retention of the facades of all of the significant heritage buildings fronting onto Yonge Street and Isabella Street. 

The site contains four rental dwelling units which are proposed to be demolished. As the number of units to be demolished is fewer than six, a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application is not required. A Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan is required to be provided for the eligible tenants of the existing 4 rental dwelling units.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1095 and 1111 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (April 19, 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.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1095 and 1111 Danforth Avenue from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of an application to amend the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a 13 storey mixed use development at 1095 and 1111 Danforth Avenue. The building is proposed to contain 272 rental dwelling units, 673.7 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and one level of underground parking. Staff support approval of the proposed development, as it responds to the City's affordable housing strategy, provides an enhanced public realm, and integrates and retains the façade of the Trull Funeral Home at 1111 Danforth Avenue, identified as having cultural heritage value.

This report recommends a holding provision (“H”) be included in the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, to address a shared loading arrangement with the neighbouring 1117 Danforth Avenue proposal (file 24 120936 STE 14 OZ).

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and represents an appropriate form and scale of development.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1117 Danforth Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 19, 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 Amendments as may be required.

3. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application (File 24 120946 STE 14 RH) in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of 27 existing social housing units located at 1117 Danforth Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain 27 replacement social housing units on the subject site for a period of at least 25 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 shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 982.7 square metres and be comprised of 16 studio and 11 one-bedroom units as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated April 3, 2024; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the owner shall, as part of the 27 replacement social housing units required in Recommendation 3.a. above, provide at least 16 studio units and 11 one-bedroom units at mid-range (affordable) rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit; rents shall not include additional charges for laundry or central air conditioning;

c. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the 27 existing social housing units proposed to be demolished at 1117 Danforth Avenue, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement social housing units at similar rents, the provision of an alternate rental unit during the construction period, and other assistance to lessen hardship; the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. the owner shall provide tenants of all 27 replacement social housing units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 14 storey building; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as an established practice for private bookings;

e. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement social housing unit;

f. the owner shall provide tenants of all replacement social housing units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed building;

g. the replacement social housing units required in Recommendation 3.a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which 70 percent of the new dwelling units in the proposed development, exclusive of the replacement social housing units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

h. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 1117 Danforth Avenue, an Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendations 3.a. through 3.g. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 27 existing social housing units located at 1117 Danforth Avenue after all the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Recommendation 3 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. 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;

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

d. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that the 27 existing social housing units are vacant.

5. 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 4 above.

6. 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 1117 Danforth Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 4 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

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

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

c. the owner erects the proposed building on site no later than three (3) years from the date that demolition of the existing social housing 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 Recommendation 6.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.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1117 Danforth Avenue from Permit Parking.

8. 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.

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 14 storey mixed-use building with 108 affordable and rent-controlled market units, including 27 social housing replacement units, and 50 square metres of commercial/retail space at grade at 1117 Danforth Avenue.

This report also recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application. The proposal includes a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that address the right for existing tenants to return to replacement social housing dwelling units at similar rent and interim accommodation at rent-geared-to-income levels for the duration of the construction period.

The proposed development is consistent with Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan (2020), and represents an appropriate form and scale of development.

This report reviews and recommends amending the Zoning By-law with a holding provision (“H”) to address a shared loading space.

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 7, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 7 storey mixed-use building with 19 rental dwelling units and 121.8 square metres of retail/commercial space at grade at 1400 Gerrard Street East.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The mixed-use building is an appropriate scale for the site and fits within the existing and planned context of the surrounding area. Additionally, the proposal contributes to the overall supply and mix of housing units and tenure.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for a Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 24 121126 STE 04 OZ) in its current form for the lands municipally known as 1930-1938 Bloor Street West and 3, 5 and 21 Quebec Avenue.

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 Zoning By-law Amendment application, 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 subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsection 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 subsection 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 Zoning By-law Amendment application 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, Toronto and East York District, to bring forward an Approval Report to the Toronto and East York Community Council for a statutory public meeting as required under the Planning Act.

6. 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 Zoning By-law Amendment is 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 the Rental Housing Demolition Application (Application 24 121138 STE 04 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision including:

i. replacement of the existing 12 rental housing units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; and

ii. 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;

c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services related to the pedestrian clearway/sidewalk transition along Quebec Avenue between the subject site and the adjacent Toronto Transit Commission High Park Station entrance to the north as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application and the holding provisions if any required in the Zoning By-law amendment as set out in their memo dated April 18, 2024 or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; these reports shall determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required;

e. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or any other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

f. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review.

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

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 17-storey mixed-use building containing 144 dwelling units and 380 square metres of ground floor retail at 1930-1938 Bloor Street West and 3, 5 and 21 Quebec Avenue. The existing buildings on site contains 12 rental dwelling units. A Rental Housing Demolition application has also been received in support of the proposal.

The application in its current form is not supportable. It does not meet Official Plan policies in terms of public realm and built form. This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Zoning By-law because outstanding issues could not be resolved within the legislated timeline for decision of 90 days. If City Council does not make a decision within the legislated timeline, the City may be subject to a request to refund all or part of the application fees. The report also recommends that Staff work with the applicant to use mediation to resolve the outstanding issues.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (Application 23 213844 STE 04 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 1304-1318 King Street West and 143-145 Cowan 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, Toronto and East York District to bring forward an Approval Report to the Toronto and East 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 Ontario Land Tribunal 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; and

b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 23 213845 STE 04 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, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision including:

i. replacement of the existing eight (8) rental dwelling units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; and

ii. 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.

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 21 storey mixed use building containing 263 dwelling units and 213 square metres of ground floor retail at 1304-1418 King Street West and 143-145 Cowan Avenue. A related Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application proposing to replace the existing eight rental dwelling units is currently under review.

The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and does not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also does not conform to the City's Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law as the request has not demonstrated that a tall building can be accommodated on the site in a manner that is appropriate within the existing and planned context, nor has it demonstrated that certain provisions of the Toronto Green Standards could be achieved.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands municipally known as 137-141 Isabella Street.

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 Zoning By-law Amendment application, 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 subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsection 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 subsection 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. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

6. 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 Zoning By-law Amendment shall be 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 24 119156 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental housing, 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 City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision including:

 i. replacement of the existing 61 rental dwelling units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; and

 ii. 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;

c. submit a Functional Servicing Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the report will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; and

d. the owner shall enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the transportation report accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 69-storey residential building at 137-141 Isabella Street. The proposed building would contain 823 residential units. The existing 7-storey apartment building and 3-storey single detached dwelling on the site would be demolished. The 61 demolished rental units would be replaced within the new proposal.

This report recommends refusal of the application to amend the Zoning By-law because the outstanding issues could not be resolved within the legislated 90-day timeframe for a decision. Furthermore, if City Council does not make a decision within the legislated timeframe, the City may be subject to a request to refund all or part of the application fees.

The related Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application proposing to replace the rental dwelling units is currently under review.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council include the following two properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 17, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

- 2991 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 2991 A Dundas Street West)

- 2993 Dundas Street West

This report recommends that City Council include two properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest.

The two properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows:

- 2991 Dundas Street West (including entrance address 2991 A Dundas Street West), Parkdale- High Park - Ward 4

- 2993 Dundas Street West, Parkdale- High Park - Ward 4

The subject properties are two-storey, Main Street Commercial Row type buildings on Dundas Street West near Pacific Avenue within the Junction Phase I Heritage Conservation District Study Area. See attachment 1 for a location map.

The two properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act, as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Act now also limits listing to a period of two years.

As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. A prescribed event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act.

The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register under the Act also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.

As the Toronto Preservation Board and Toronto and East York Community Council are both meeting on May 7, and if Community Council adopts staff recommendations, the Toronto Preservation Board’s advice will transmit directly to Council. This will ensure City Council has the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in making their decision to include the properties as identified in this report on the Heritage Register.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 31-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions:

a. 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 properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 11, 2023, prepared by Icon and ERA Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.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 dated August 15, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, subject to modifications to the design proposed in the Heritage Impact Assessment of the barrier-free entrances for the properties at 191-199 College Street to enhance the conservation response to the heritage attributes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c.  prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties at located at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, the subject owner shall:

1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.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 describe how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

5. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

1. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, 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 Recommendation 1.b.1. above, for properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street, 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 Plans required in Recommendation 1.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 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 Recommendation 1.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 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.

2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street.

This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street which are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The subject properties are located on the southwest corner of College and Henry streets and comprise part of a collection of surviving representative examples of late 19th-century semi-detached house form buildings with detailing from the Victorian period. They support and maintain the historical character of College Street and the residential neighbourhood that developed on the south side of the street across from the University of Toronto campus, as well as the transition that occurred as College Street evolved into the present-day commercial thoroughfare.

In May and August 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Site Plan Control and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties to permit a 31-storey mixed-use building atop a seven-storey podium, containing 492 new rental dwelling units (including 408 new affordable units) and 1,356 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The proposal includes partial retention and restoration of the subject properties in-situ.

The proposed development is consistent with the existing policy framework and proposes an overall conservation strategy that conserves the heritage resources at the subject development site.

The owner has submitted an application to alter the designated heritage properties under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and this report recommends the application be approved subject to refinements to the alterations of the lower floors.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a permit for the operation of a curb lane café, to 2687935 Ontario Inc., operating as Bar Koukla at 88 Ossington Avenue, Humbert Street flankage in accordance with City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing.

2. City Council rescind the existing commercial loading zone on the south side of Humbert Street, between Ossington Avenue and a point 31 metres west.

3. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on both sides of Humbert Street, between Ossington Avenue and Dovercourt Road to be in effect at all times on the north side of Humbert Street, between Ossington Avenue and Dovercourt Road.

4. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Humbert Street, between Dovercourt Road and a point 31 metres west of Ossington Avenue.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Humbert Street, between Ossington Avenue and a point 31 metres west.

6. City Council designate a commercial loading zone to be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, on the east side of Ossington Avenue, between a point 38 metres south of Argyle Avenue and a point 28 metres further south.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the local Councillor at the end of the 2024 CafeTO season with a summary of effectiveness and any non-compliance issues related to pedestrian accessibility and traffic/loading issues at 88 Ossington Avenue.

8. City Council direct that the issuance of the curb lane café permit be contingent on the relocation of the commercial loading zone.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is for Toronto and East York Community Council to consider an appeal from the business owner of 88 Ossington Avenue regarding their CaféTO curb lane café application. The proposed curb lane café is in contravention of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing displays.

The business owner is seeking approval from Toronto and East York Community Council to allow a curb lane café to be installed within the public right-of-way at 88 Ossington Avenue, Humbert Street flankage which is in contravention of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing.

Should Toronto and East York Community Council decide to grant the permit, it will require City Council approval as it is recommended that the Humbert Street commercial loading zone be relocated to the east side of Ossington Avenue.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and the northbound curb side traffic lane on Bathurst Street, between Nassau Street and a point 85 metres south and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane, from May 31, 2024 to December 1, 2027 inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a 2.8 metre wide portion of the eastbound curb side traffic lane on Nassau Street, between Bathurst Street and a point 69 metres east and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound curb lane, from May 31, 2024 to December 1, 2027 inclusive.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, on the east side of Bathurst Street, between a point 50 metres north of Nassau Street and a point 135 metres south of Nassau Street.

4. City Council rescind the existing designated on-street loading zone regulation in effect at all times except 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, on the east side of Bathurst Street between a point 41 metres south of Nassau Street and a point 11 metres further south.

5. City Council rescind the existing no standing regulation in effect at all times on the west side of Leonard Avenue, between a point 20.6 metres south of Nassau Street and a point 11 metres further south.

6. City Council designate an accessible on-street loading zone to be in effect at all times on the west side of Leonard Avenue, between a point 20.6 metres south of Nassau Street and a point 11 metres further south.

7. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the east side of Bathurst Street, between a point 50 metres north of Nassau Street and a point 135 metres south of Nassau Street.

8. City Council rescind the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Bathurst Street, between a point 50 metres north of Nassau Street and a point 135 metres south of Nassau Street.

9. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday except public holidays, on the east side of Bathurst Street, between a point 50 metres north of Nassau Street and a point 135 metres south of Nassau Street.

10. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Nassau Street and a point 50 metres north.

11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Bathurst Street, between Nassau Street and a point 85 metres south.

12. City Council designate a passenger loading zone to be in effect at all times on the east side of Bathurst Street, between a point 85 metres south of Nassau Street and a point 50 metres further south.

13. City Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Nassau Street, between Bathurst Street and a point 69 metres east.

14. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Nassau Street, between Bathurst Street and a point 69 metres east.

15. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Nassau Street, between Bathurst Street and Lippincott Street.

16. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Nassau Street, between Bathurst Street and Lippincott Street.

17. 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.

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

19. 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.

20. 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.

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

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

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

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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. City Council direct that Bathurst Street, Leonard Avenue and Nassau Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Bathurst Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

EllisDon Corporation has undertaken the constructing of a new tower addition for the Toronto Western Hospital at 399 Bathurst Street. The site is located on the southeast corner of Bathurst Street and Nassau Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the east sidewalk and the northbound curb lane on Bathurst Street for a period of 42 months, from May 31, 2024 to December 1, 2027 to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the east side of Bathurst Street, abutting the site, will be maintained in a 2.1 metre-wide covered and protected walkway.

Additionally, authorization is being requested to close the south sidewalk and a 2.8 metre wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Nassau Street for a period of 42 months, from May 31, 2024 to December 1, 2027. Pedestrian movements on the south side of Nassau Street, abutting the site, will be maintained in a 2.1 metre-wide covered and protected walkway.

The construction staging area will result in the loss of 10 on-street parking machine spaces on the east side of Bathurst Street.

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, referred Item TE9.45 to the January 24, 2024 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

Summary from the report and attachment 1 (October 30, 2023) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on 1404-1428 Yonge Street - Construction Staging Area

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Yonge Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

YSC Development Corp is constructing a 50-storey condominium building at 1404-1428 Yonge Street. The site is located on the west side of Yonge Street between St Clair Avenue West and Farnham Avenue.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the west sidewalk, the southbound bike lane, a portion of the southbound lane, and the northbound bike lane on Yonge Street for a period of 35 months, from November 30, 2023 to October 31, 2026 to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Yonge Street, abutting the site, will be maintained in a minimum 1.8 metre-wide covered and protected walkway. The southbound and northbound bike lanes will be closed, and signage will be posted informing cyclists the bike lane ends in advance of the construction staging area and shared lane pavement markings will be installed advising cyclists and motorists to merge into a single traffic lane in the vicinity of the work zone.

The construction staging area will result in the loss of four parking machine on-street spaces on the west side of Yonge Street.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the first north-south public laneway west of Church Street, between a point 11.4 metres south of Dundas Street East and a point 37 metres further south, from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 1.0 metre wide portion of the right-of-way abutting the development site on Dundas Street East, between Church Street and a point 26.8 metres further west, from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, inclusive.

3. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of a 0.6 metre wide portion of the right-of-way abutting the development site on Church Street, between Dundas Street East and a point 38 metres further south, from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, inclusive.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local Business Improvement Areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. City Council direct that Dundas Street East, Church Street, and the first north-south public laneway south of Dundas Street and west of Church Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

14. City Council direct the applicant to continue to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected, unobstructed, and wheelchair accessible pedestrian walkway for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit, at their sole cost.

15. City Council direct the applicant to continue to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the construction site hoarding, which must be prominently place and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

16. City Council direct the applicant to continue to mitigate light pollution by installing a shield/barrier on any lighting standards in close proximity to adjacent residential properties, such as cranes.

17. City Council direct the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services and the applicant to continue to establish a Construction Management Working Group that meets monthly and invites local stakeholders including Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, adjacent neighbours and local resident groups.

18. City Council direct the applicant to continue to email monthly construction progress reports to the local Councillor, the local residents' association and the Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

19. City Council direct that the occupation permit for construction staging on Dundas Street East, on Church Street and on the public laneway west of Church Street continue to be conditional subject to there being no conflicts with Metrolinx transit project construction.

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

As Dundas Street East is classified as a major arterial street, City Council approval of this report is required.

250 Church Limited Partnership is constructing a 52-storey mixed-use building at 244-260 Church Street. The site is located on the southwest corner of Church Street and Dundas Street East. Currently, a section of the first north-south public laneway west of Church Street is closed to facilitate a construction staging area. Additionally, a 0.6 metre and 1.0 metre wide portion on the public right-of-way abutting the development site along Church Street and Dundas Street East, respectively, are closed to accommodate construction operations.

City Council, at its meeting on July 19, 2023, approved the subject construction staging area on the public laneway, Church Street, and Dundas Street East from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024. At the time, the developer indicated they would require the staging area for a total of 41 months, from March 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025, however, the occupation was only approved for a 12 month period. The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the aforementioned construction staging areas.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on the public laneway west of Church Street, on Church Street, and on Dundas Street East for an additional 12 months, from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of an on-street accessible parking space at the location identified in Attachment 1 to the report (April 19, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on the subject streets, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street accessible parking spaces for persons with disabilities.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of River Street, between Oak Street and a point 20 metres south.

I am writing to request City Council prohibit stopping on the east side of River Street, south of Oak Street to a point 20 metres south. This would result in the removal of one parking space to the south of the pedestrian crossover. This request stems from long-standing safety concerns from local residents who have reported vehicles running through the pedestrian crossover when people are legally crossing, resulting in one recently reported injury.

I have spoken to Toronto Police Services about this intersection. They indicated that the existing parking on River Street south of Oak Street creates obstructed sightlines for vehicles travelling northbound. Removing this parking space would improve vision for drivers and safety for pedestrians.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the existing stopping prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Annette Street, between a point 49 metres west of Evelyn Avenue and a point 43 metres east of High Park Avenue, to be in effect between a point 56 metres west of Evelyn Avenue and a point 43 metres east of High Park Avenue.

City Transportation Staff reviewed the position of the “No Stopping” sign on the south side of Annette Street, between a point 49 metres west of Evelyn Avenue and point 43 metres east of High Park Avenue and have provided the below recommendations to slightly change the location of the sign.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct that the northerly westbound curb lane of Lake Shore Boulevard West, between a point approximately 70 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 55 metres further west, be incorporated into the travelled portion of the roadway as a traffic lane, and that this lane be reserved for the exclusive use by authorized Public Transit Vehicles. 

45 Bay Street is located in downtown Toronto in the city’s Financial District. The development site is bounded by Front Street West to the north, Lake Shore Boulevard West to the south, Bay Street to the west and Yonge Street to the east. The site is located south of Union Station and directly east of the Air Canada Centre, in the City’s South Core.

Metrolinx bus terminal is contained within the eastern portion of the development, with direct pedestrian connectivity to Union Station to the east. The bus terminal has access and frontage on Lake Shore Boulevard West. As a condition of the Site Plan Agreement, the curb lane on Lake Shore Boulevard West has been partially dedicated as a transit lane.  Upon further review by Transportation Services staff, this transit lane was not by-lawed.  Recommendation 1 addresses this matter.

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on recommended temporary parking, loading and traffic amendments on Dundas Street West that would support timely and reliable streetcar service on Dundas Street West between Spadina Avenue and McCaul Street during construction at Spadina Station.

During the June to December 2024 closure of the 510 Spadina streetcar for construction at Spadina Station, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) wishes to enhance alternate routes for customer movement to and through the Chinatown neighbourhood. One key alternate route is the 505 Dundas streetcar. Unfortunately, this streetcar is frequently delayed by acute traffic congestion between Spadina Avenue and McCaul Street. To improve timeliness and reliability of 505 Dundas streetcar service through Chinatown during the Spadina closure, TTC is requesting that Council temporarily modify left-turn prohibitions, reduce on-street general-use parking, and add no stopping restrictions in strategic locations and timeframes along Dundas Street West between Spadina Avenue and McCaul Street. Designated loading zones may also help to reduce conflicts with streetcar service while supporting local businesses.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council exempt the implementation of permit parking on Lonsmount Drive, between Don Francks Lane and Tichester Road and Tweedsmuir Avenue, between Heath Street West and the driveway to 320 Tweedsmuir Avenue, from the requirements of subsection 925-4B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, until such time as Toronto and East York Community Council considers a request for implementation of permit parking at that location.

I am writing to you today to request your support in expanding the permit parking area 13K.

At the June 27th, 2022, meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council, TE34.195 directed city staff to install traffic control signals at the Intersection of Heath Street West and Tweedsmuir Avenue/Lower Village Gate. The installation of this traffic control signal was a necessary intervention at a misaligned intersection where right-of-way and safe crossing for pedestrians was a consistent issue. 

Whereas the previous stop sign intervention at this intersection only required a 15-metre no-parking prohibition, the traffic control signal that was installed in December 2023 now requires a 30-metre no-parking prohibition. The installation of this traffic control signal has taken out approximately 61-metres of curb spaces that was previously licensed for on-street permit parking per 950-400 E (3) of the Toronto Municipal Code.  The result has had a significant negative impact on residents who use Permit Parking Area 13K, an area that already has a constrained permit parking capacity. 

While the process to expand a permit parking area usually requires a petition, I firmly believe that this is not a feasible solution for the residents as there are several high-density residential buildings in the area.

In order to ensure that the traffic safety intervention at Heath St W and Tweedsmuir Ave/Lower Village Gate can continue to serve the area while also addressing the capacity issue, I am asking for your support to waive the polling requirements. 

Staff can swiftly initiate the process to amend the boundary of Permit Area 13K and increase the number of permitted spaces by licensing limited sections of Lonsmount Drive and Tweedsmuir Avenue without the need for a petition and poll process. 

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council designate a Community Safety Zone in effect at all times on both sides of Lake Shore Boulevard East between Woodbine Avenue and a point 200 metres west of Lower Coxwell Avenue.
 

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services include the Community Safety Zone located between Woodbine Avenue and a point 200 metres west of Lower Coxwell Avenue for consideration when determining an appropriate location for a permanent Automated Speed Enforcement camera within Ward 19 – Beaches-East York

The purpose of this motion is to request that Council designate a Community Safety Zone on Lake Shore Boulevard East, west of Woodbine Avenue. The motion also requests that Transportation Services include this Community Safety Zone for consideration when determining an appropriate location for a permanent Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) camera within Beaches-East York.

This motion responds to a long-standing request from the community to improve road safety at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Woodbine Avenue. This is an area that is heavily used by residents and visitors accessing Woodbine Beach, especially during annual events like the Canada Day fireworks and Winter Stations. The creation of a Community Safety Zone - and the subsequent installation of ASE cameras - will help to make this area safer for all those who come to Woodbine Beach.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area 9A to exclude developments located at the following addresses:

a. 6 Dawes Road;

b. 9-25 Dawes Road; and

c. 10-30 Dawes Road.

The purpose of this motion is to request that Transportation Services review and report back on the removal of new buildings approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal from permit parking area 9A.

The removal of mandatory minimum parking requirements for new developments in 2021 was a positive step forward in achieving both housing affordability and environmental sustainability. However, it was recognized that on-street permit parking should not be used to accommodate on-site deficiencies in parking supply in response to these new parking requirements.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council delegate to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the local Councillor, notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 742 and subject only to such restrictions as the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards deems reasonable, authority to issue a 2024 Sidewalk, Curbside, or Flankage Patio to:

a.  Gabby’s on the Danforth, 727-729 Danforth Avenue;

b.  Athens Restaurant, 707 Danforth Avenue;

c.  SugarKane, 699 Danforth Avenue; and

d.  Bonjour Brioche, 812 Queen Street East.

2.  City Council delegate authority to waive or refund application fees as deemed appropriate for these listed addresses, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the local Councillor.

I am writing today regarding four unique cases of patios in Ward 14 which are being directly impacted by the Ontario Line construction, and which warrant special consideration.

On Danforth Avenue, Transportation Services has worked extensively to find a road configuration that would maintain the cycle lanes and still provide space for cafés. I visited the site with the business owners and Transportation Services earlier this year to initiate this. However due to this configuration only being confirmed recently, these businesses need to move quickly to install sidewalk or curbside cafes instead of the CaféTO installations they had in 2023. I am asking for your support to expedite these approvals and waive some restrictions, as a temporary measure during this construction. Supporting our small businesses through the Metrolinx construction is a logical step to take to keep our main streets vibrant during construction.

On Queen, Bonjour Brioche is immediately next to ongoing bridge, track and station construction. With that impacting CafeTO plans, they have also been caught up in trying to get a permit for their existing flankage patio, which lapsed during an ownership transfer.

For this business, hanging on during significant construction, this patio is vital. Providing temporary relief to allow them to operate at least for this summer will help us support this East End institution through such a big challenge. As small businesses only start to recover from the pandemic impacts, providing flexibility and support to those now impacted by Metrolinx is a key way that the City can maintain our vibrancy.

I am asking for your support for these recommendations, here, and at City Council.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if the confidential recommendations are adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

There was a settlement of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal between the applicant of the subject property and City Council. The Ontario Land Tribunal approved the settlement and issued an interim decision. However, certain matters have arisen which require immediate attention. The City Solicitor requests further direction.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices A and B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On July 7, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application for 10-18 Abitibi Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 50- storey (169.4 metres) mixed use building, containing 534 residential units and a residential gross floor area of 35,677.4 square metres. The application was deemed complete on September 7, 2023.

During its meeting of December 13, 2023, City Council directed that the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment be refused in its current form, and in the event the applications were 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.

The Owner appealed City Council's refusal to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 22, 2024 and the appeal materials were forwarded to the Ontario Land Tribunal after the seventy-five day period set out in Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) elapsed.

It is anticipated that the Ontario Land Tribunal will schedule a Case Management Conference in this matter shortly.

The City Solicitor requires further direction in the Ontario Land Tribunal proceeding.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The purpose of this report is to request further instructions in respect of the hearing before the Ontario Land Tribunal currently scheduled to commence on August 12, 2024, for a period of 3 weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 2939 - 2941 Eglinton Avenue East to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations and Confidential Appendices A, B and C contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On August 19, 2022, the City received an Official Plan and  Zoning By-law Amendment application for 5318 Yonge Street, 5320-5324 Yonge Street, 5330-5334 Yonge Street and 11 Churchill Avenue to permit the construction of a mixed use development with 36 storeys (114.52 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Yonge Street, and a 12 storey (42.37 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Canterbury Place on a mixed-use podium with non-residential uses on the first 2 storeys, with a total of 524 units.  On April 19, 2023 a revised application was submitted proposing revised tower heights of a 45 storey (145.10 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Yonge Street, and a 33 storey (109.06 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) residential tower adjacent to Canterbury Place, with a total of 862 units.

The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on June 8, 2023.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for September 16, 2024.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices A, B, and C to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On November 7, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 410 Sherbourne Street to permit the construction of a 42-storey mixed-use building containing 473 dwelling units.

During its meeting of December 13, 2023, City Council directed that the Zoning By-law Amendment be refused in its current form, and in the event the applications were 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 Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

The Owner appealed City Council's refusal to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 25, 2024 and the appeal materials were forwarded to the Ontario Land Tribunal after the seventy-five day period set out in subsection 34(11.0.0.1) elapsed.

A Case Management Conference has been scheduled for June 6, 2024.  The City Solicitor requires further direction in the Ontario Land Tribunal proceeding.  This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On September 14, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 673 Warden Avenue to permit a mixed-use building of 15-storeys, in a tall mid-rise built form, plus rooftop amenity space and mechanical penthouse. The proposed building included retail space on the ground floor and 274 residential dwelling units. The total gross floor area of the proposed development was 18,965 square metres, comprising 18,759 square metres of residential gross floor area and 206 square metres of ground-floor commercial gross floor area, resulting in a floor space index of 6.9 times the area of the lot.

The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on May 1, 2023. The Ontario Land Tribunal held the first Case Management Conference on October 27, 2023. At the Case Management Conference, three entities with interests in the vicinity of the proposal, Choice Properties Limited Partnership (the owner of 683-685 Warden Avenue to the north of the Site), and Rataj Holdings Inc., and Tradition Fine Foods Ltd.(the owner and operator, respectively, of a food manufacturing facility at 663 Warden Avenue), were granted Party Status. A nine-day hearing is scheduled to commence August 26, 2024.

On May 2, 2024, the City received a with prejudice, not confidential, settlement offer from the applicant's lawyers, Overland LLP, which is attached as Public Attachment 1. The Settlement Offer contains revised plans. The Settlement Offer is open until the end of the City Council meeting commencing on May 22, 2024. The applicant has also filed the Revised Plans with the Ontario Land Tribunal, and will be seeking approval of the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the Revised Plans.

The City Solicitor requires further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. Given imminent procedural filing dates, and the expiry of the Settlement Offer at the end of the May City Council meeting, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On June 30, 2022, the City received applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and for Site Plan approval to permit the construction of a 24 storey (75.3 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 306 residential dwelling units and 525 square metres of retail uses at grade. The applications were deemed complete on February 21, 2023 following a further submission of plans and reports.

The applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame specified in the Planning Act (the "Appeals") on June 23, 2023. The related Site Plan control application has not been appealed and is held in abeyance pending the outcome of the Appeals. A nine-day hearing of the Appeals has been scheduled to commence on June 17, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. This matter is urgent as it is the last opportunity to get instruction from City Council in advance of established procedural exchange dates.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct that the entirety of Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On May 26, 2022, the applicant filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for the lands municipally known as 670, 680 and 690 Progress Avenue. The Zoning By-law Amendment application seeks to permit the development of the Site with seven residential buildings ranging in height from 14 to 28 storeys and twelve four-storey back-to-back townhouse blocks with a total of 2,245 residential units. Two public streets and one private street are proposed within the Site.

On March 5, 2024, the applicant filed a resubmission of the applications under appeal. The Revised Proposal in its entirety is available here: http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do

The Ontario Land Tribunal has conducted two Case Management Conferences to date, on September 23, 2022, and February 27, 2023. The Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled a two-week hearing commencing on February 26, 2024. However, the hearing was adjourned on the consent of the parties involved in this matter. The Ontario Land Tribunal has scheduled a further Case Management Conference to commence on June 4, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions in respect of the Revised Proposal prior to an upcoming Case Management Conference before the Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled for June 4, 2024. Given the pending Case Management Conference, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.
 

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On December 14, 2020, the City received Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment applications for 5051-5061 Yonge Street (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 42 storey (135 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with non-residential uses on the first 6 storeys, and residential uses above, with a total of 350 units. On October 26, 2022 a revised application was submitted proposing a 39 storey (126 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed use building with non-residential uses on the first two storeys, and residential uses above with a total of 365 units.

The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 18, 2023. A ten-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing was scheduled to commence on May 15, 2024, but was adjourned by the applicant so that further direction could be sought from City Council. This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On November 15, 2022, the applicant submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (the "Development Application") respecting 295 Jarvis Street (the "Site") to permit a 60-storey residential building, containing 618 dwelling units with a total of 44,530 square metres of residential gross floor area. The Site currently contains a 3-storey licensed rooming house known as the Inglewood Arms with approximately 95 dwelling-rooms.

On May 16, 2023 the applicant appealed the Development Application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act.

The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the appeal that remains outstanding at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The matter is urgent and cannot be deferred because hearing dates are set in June, 2024.

City Planning has been consulted in the preparation of this report.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report.

2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 as well as Confidential Appendix A, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On July 16, 2021, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted to permit two 18-storey (57.5 metre) rental apartment buildings connected by a 2 to 6 storey base building at 10-12 Oakburn Crescent (the "Site"). The Site is located within the Oakburn/Avonshire project, which is a comprehensive, phased redevelopment of the Oakburn Crescent and Oakburn Place lands. The overall Avonshire project generally consists of five residential towers (21-22 storeys) and several townhouse blocks, for a total of 1,383 proposed residential units, and includes a reconfigured road network and the provision of a large central park. The development is mostly built out. The subject applications are intended to permit the development of the final blocks of this larger redevelopment project.

The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for a matter before the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On April 7, 2022, the City enacted By-law 269-2022, adopting Official Plan Amendment 573, implementing Site and Area Specific Policy 772 and Urban Design guidelines for Danforth Avenue extending from the Don Valley in the west to Coxwell Avenue.  Official Plan Amendment 573 was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and a two-week hearing is scheduled to commence on December 2, 2024.

At its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted the recommendations, as amended, for Item EX9.3 - Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes.  In doing so, City Council added Recommendation 30, requesting the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity.

At its meeting on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, City Council adopted the confidential recommendation for Item CC13.9, a report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor that directed the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 when there is certainty with the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application for the development at 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, and if it is determined that the development at 1117 Danforth Avenue will include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units.

This matter is deemed urgent as Approval Reports for the Zoning By-law Amendment applications for both 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue and 1117 Danforth Avenue will be in front of City Council at the May 22, 23 and 24 meeting.