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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November 7, 2024

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- Moment of Silence

City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on October 9 and 10, 2024.

Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 18 on November 5, 2024

Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow, Chair

Report of the Audit Committee from Meeting 6 on October 15, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair

Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 16 on October 23, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair

Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 17 on October 16, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair

Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 17 on October 22, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair

Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 16 on October 30, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair

Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 17 on October 28, 2024

Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair

Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 18 on October 29, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair

Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 17 on November 1, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair  

Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 17 on October 24, 2024 

Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair

New Business submitted by the Mayor and 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 Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng, recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to City Council on an approach to reducing the minimum age to vote in a neighbourhood poll from 18 to 16, such report to include the necessary changes required to implement the age reduction by the end of the first quarter of 2025. 

In Canada, the minimum voting age is currently 18 across all jurisdictions. Fourteen Canadian municipal councils and school boards have passed motions in support of extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds, or studying the policy:

1. Pickering City Council, 2004

2. Lethbridge City Council, 2015

3. Edmonton City Council, 2016

4. Edmonton Catholic School Board, 2017

5. Edmonton Public Schools, 2017

6. Calgary City Council, 2018

7. Strathcona County Council, 2018

8. Winnipeg School Division, 2018

9. Victoria City Council, 2019

10. Vancouver City Council, 2021

11. Vernon City Council, 2021

12. Saanich City Council, 2021

13. Whitehorse City Council, 2024

14. Penticton City Council, 2024

Similar motions are currently anticipated in West Vancouver, Kamloops, Surrey, Halton Hills, and Cape Breton.

While beneficial to building public support in communities across the country, these campaigns have been limited by provincial/territorial jurisdiction over municipal election law.

The City of Toronto’s polls for changes in a neighbourhood present an opportunity for the City to become the first in Canada to unilaterally allow 16- and 17- year-olds the opportunity to vote. This summary includes an overview of the evidence supporting the extension of voting rights to 16- and 17- year-olds, drawing from cognitive science, political science and young people’s experiences.

Electoral Competence of 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Across the world, 17 countries have a voting age of 16 in elections for at least one level of government. These countries are Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Nicaragua, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and Wales. The three Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey) also have a minimum voting age of 16.

As the list of jurisdictions with a minimum voting age of 16 expands, a consensus is growing in the neuroscientific and social science literatures that 16-year-olds are sufficiently mature, informed and ready to exercise the right to vote. Research by scientists including Dr. Laurence Steinberg, a world leading expert in adolescence, has shown that the critical cognitive ability needed for voting—the ability to make decisions in unhurried and non-impulsive contexts—reaches maturity by 16.

Further research from Austria, Belgium, and Germany, three countries that have extended the voting age, shows that 16- and 17-year-olds also match adults in the quality of their vote choice. This research demonstrates that 16-year-olds make their voting decisions as effectively and as competently as adults.

In Scotland, an analysis revealed that 16- and 17-year-olds do not merely adopt the voting prescriptions of their parents. Along with having sought out comparatively more sources of information than their non-enfranchised peers in the rest of the UK, more than 40 percent of Scottish 16- and 17-year-olds voted differently from their parents during the country’s independence referendum.

Canadian scholars have found that 16- and 17-year-olds are not less politically developed than adults, and, depending on the aspect being looked at, they are more knowledgeable or as knowledgeable as adults. Compared to 18- and 20-year-olds, they know as much about political

institutions, the campaign promises, and the candidates.

Research by Elections Canada has found that 16- and 17-year-olds are just as

interested, if not more, in participating in various forms of political activity, including voting and non-electoral civic activities.

During Prince Edward Island’s referendum on electoral reform in 2016, the province allowed 16- and 17-year-olds the right to participate. During this referendum, 16- and 17-year-olds voted at a higher rate of turnout than those aged 18 to 44.

International Experience

Before they were allowed to vote for the first time during Scotland’s 2014 pilot, public support for letting 16- and 17-year-olds vote stood at approximately 35 percent. After the election, when the views about youth as political actors had evolved, public support increased to 60 percent and the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to make the change permanent.

The Northwest Territories' chief electoral officer has recently recommended that the territory extend the voting age to 16.

In jurisdictions where the voting age has been lowered to 16, the voting rate for 16- and 17-year-olds is higher than older first-time voters between the ages of 18-24. This may be partly due to still being at home, and being able to have conversations with parents, teachers, and peers more easily than when one is away or navigating the first challenges of adulthood. By allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to participate fully in the electoral process, it is demystified, removing a barrier to future participation in elections.

There is a positive, lasting effect on turnout from extending the voting age. Social science research confirms that the “habit of voting” develops in a citizen’s first one or two elections, meaning that a boost in youth voter turnout will continue into the long term, as citizens continue voting over the course of their lives.

Youth Support

In 2020, the Government of Canada commissioned 90 youth consultation sessions hosted by youth-serving organizations and youth facilitators. These sessions heard from a diverse cohort of young people on the priority areas established in Canada’s Youth Policy.

Nearly 1,000 youth from all over Canada contributed their experiences, perspectives, insights and expertise. This work culminated in Canada’s first-ever State of Youth Report, which included a set of recommendations brought forward by youth under each of these priority areas. In the words of the report:

[Y]outh want to be more involved across governments and have more opportunities to grow as leaders and sustain leadership opportunities. Furthermore, youth want to participate in the decisions that affect them and want those in the government and others to acknowledge and recognize their agency and autonomy.

One of the five recommendations under the “Leadership and impact” heading was for the government to

“Urgently prioritize lowering the voting age for youth from 18 to 16.”

Supportive youth-led and youth-affiliated organizations includes Apathy is Boring, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, the Canadian Federation of Students, the Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Children First Canada, For Our Kids Canada, Generation Squeeze, New Majority, Toronto Foundation for Youth Involvement in

Politics, UNICEF Canada, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, Young Politicians of Canada, and Youthful Cities.

In line with growing multi-partisan and grassroots support for this policy, a 2020

Elections Canada survey found that 50 percent of 16- and 17-year-olds actively support the idea of having the right to vote, with an additional 21 percent expressing no opposition to it.

Neighbourhood Polls

The City conducts polls to determine the opinions of property owners, residents and businesses that could be affected by a change in their neighbourhood.

If the result of the poll is positive, the application may proceed through the approval process. Depending upon the type of poll, final approval by City Council may be required. All regulations concerning neighbourhood polls, including the minimum age to participate, are set independently by the City.

Between September 13, 2023, and September 13, 2024, the City of Toronto opened 76 neighbourhood change polls. Forty-six of these polls were opened for Front Yard Parking requests, 20 were opened for Traffic Calming proposals, 9 were opened for Permit Parking proposals, and 1 was opened for a Business Improvement Area. Of these 76 polls, all but 11 received sufficient response rates for an actionable result.

16- and 17-year-olds have an interest in the safety, accessibility, and attractiveness of their communities. Changing the minimum age to participate in City polls from 18 to 16 will allow Toronto to substantively promote and advance the cause of youth voting

rights. Two sections of the City of Toronto Municipal Code are relevant to considerations of this change.

§ 190-4. Polling list.

The City Clerk's Office shall compile a polling list including names and corresponding addresses of those listed on the following documents as owners, residents and tenants of property located wholly or partially within the polling area:

A. Current Returned Assessment Roll;

B. Municipal Connect, Toronto Property System (TPS) or any other related geographic information system (GIS) developed using information from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and City records; and

C. Affidavit delivered to the City Clerk during the polling period in a form prescribed by the City Clerk and asserting that the affiant is an owner, resident or tenant of property located wholly or partially within the polling area.

§ 190-9. Voting eligibility.

No person shall be eligible to vote in a poll unless the person's name appears on the polling list and the person is 18 years of age or over, and is an owner, resident or tenant of property located wholly or partially within the polling area as of the closing date of the poll.

The Executive Committee recommends that:  

Establishing a New Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives Stream

1.  City Council endorse the development of a new Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives stream under the City’s Rental Supply Housing Program to support 20,000 rental homes, including up to 16,000 purpose-built rental homes and at minimum 4,000 affordable rental homes by:

a.  supporting in the short-term up to 5,600 purpose-built rental homes through a deferral of development charges payable and 15 perecent property tax reduction for 35 years, estimated at $325.0 million; and

b.  requesting the provincial government to support an additional 10,400 purpose-built rental homes by providing a Build More Homes Rebate to the City, equivalent to the value of development charges payable and 85 percent of property taxes owed by eligible projects for 35 years, estimated at $1.0 billion.

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to require the rental housing projects approved under Part 1 above to deliver at least 20 percent of homes as affordable rental homes (at least 4,000 affordable rental homes) which meet the requirements of the Rental Housing Supply Program, and:

a.  approve financial incentives for at least 1,400 affordable rental homes to be supported through the Rental Housing Supply Program, estimated at $136.2 million; and

b.  request the Federal and Provincial Governments as part of a Canada-Ontario-Toronto Build program, to each provide the City with $225.3 million in grant funding to support the creation of at least 2,600 affordable rental homes beyond those identified in Part 2a above.   

3.  City Council request the Federal Government to immediately allocate a $7.3 billion, three-year portfolio of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation low-cost financing at competitive rates and terms for the 20,000 affordable and purpose-built rental homes, and work with the City to accelerate the financing application and underwriting process to complete from start to finish in 90 days.

4.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to develop and recommend for City Council approval in 2025 an appropriate implementation tool for the new Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives stream, that includes securing the value of City benefits and rental tenure of projects.

5.  City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to consider opportunities for adaptable funding approaches, through the process described in Part 4 above, to support the Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives stream through a variety of growth-funding tools and revenue sources, and funding provided by provincial and federal governments intended for housing initiatives, in accordance with program requirements, for the purposes of supporting investments in growth-related infrastructure.

6.  City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Development Review to report back to the Executive Committee before the end of 2025 on the results on the implementation of the new Purpose-built Rental Incentives Stream with recommendations to support the approximately 102,000 affordable and purpose-built rental homes currently proposed and not yet built in the City’s development pipeline to reach construction start by 2030.

A New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax subclass

7.  City Council adopt the New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax subclass (the "Subclass"), approve the Subclass eligibility criteria and amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, to add the Subclass, all in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

8.  City Council direct that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer report back to City Council through the 2025 budget process on a recommended rate reduction of 15 percent for the New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax Subclass of the municipal portion of the existing New Multi-Residential Property Class rate.

9.  City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law adopting the New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax subclass for the City of Toronto to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

10.  City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to engage the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation to request that properties in the New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax Subclass continue to benefit from the rate reduction in future reassessments. 

City Support for 7,000 rental homes including at least 1,400 affordable rental homes

11.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to immediately release a Call for Applications under the new Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives stream described in the report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to identify 7,000 rental homes, including at least 1,400 affordable rental homes, in eligible rental housing projects, and to approve:

a.  City benefits available under the Rental Housing Supply Program to eligible affordable rental homes within the approved projects, including capital funding, exemptions from development charges, parkland dedication fees, community benefits charges, if not already exempted by provincial legislation, and the waiver of planning application and building permit fees; and

b.  a deferral of development charges payable by the purpose-built rental units within the approved projects in accordance with Part13 below.

12.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, any agreements or documents necessary including Municipal Housing Facility Agreements (the City’s Contribution Agreement), with the appropriate legal entities for the developments approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 11 above, to secure the financial assistance for the development and operation of the affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and approved by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

13.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into agreements, pursuant to Section 27 of the Development Charges Act, to defer the payment of development charges payable in relation to purpose-built rental units within projects approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 11 above, for as long as they remain as purpose-built rental containing at least 20 percent affordable units and on such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

14.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and any other member of staff of whom it is requested, to enter into a non-disclosure or similar agreements, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, with the appropriate legal entities for the developments approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 11 above to allow information with respect to the developments to be provided to City staff.

15.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the appropriate legal entities for the developments approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 11 above to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, tripartite, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the City Contribution 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.

16.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to consult with the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to assess applications from in-flight housing projects on City-owned and City-controlled land under the Purpose-built Rental Housing Incentives stream, in consideration of other financial support provided by the City to these developments.

17.  City Council approve changes to the Rental Housing Supply Program, as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to further unlock purpose-built rental homes including affordable rental homes.

18.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report directly to the December 17, 18 and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council with updates from the Call for Application process referenced in Part 11 above, including any further approvals necessary to approve additional affordable rental homes.

Toronto is facing two housing crises – one where there is a lack of deeply affordable and supportive homes for low-income, marginalized, and vulnerable residents, as well as those experiencing homelessness; and a more recent one in which rising rents have made it increasingly unaffordable for middle income earners, key workers and professionals to live in the city. To respond to this dual crisis, City Council has pledged to meet the Provincial housing target of 285,000 housing starts in Toronto by 2031, and has expanded its HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (HousingTO Plan) targets to approve 65,000 rent-controlled homes, including rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and affordable rental homes, by 2030.

An adequate supply of purpose-built rental homes is central to a well-functioning housing system that can meet the housing needs of current and future residents. However, Toronto is facing a shortage of purpose-built rental homes as a direct result of insufficient investments from all orders of government since the early 1990s. As governments stepped back from investment in new purpose-built rental homes, new private investment in condominiums increased leading to a situation where 85% of all new rental homes created in Toronto in the past 10 years are from the secondary market (wherein condominium investors rent out their units). These homes provide less security for renters than purpose-built rentals, and on average have rental rates that are over 40% higher than existing purpose-built rental homes.

The current lack of purpose-built rental housing in Toronto is likely to worsen due to high interest rates and financing costs, inflation, and increasing construction costs which have resulted in a significant slowdown in new residential development. Housing starts in the City of Toronto for August and September, 2024, are down 75% and 81% respectively over the same months last year, indicating a significant slowdown in new housing development. Further, industry data indicate that between 18,000 to 26,000 purpose-built rental homes are currently stalled due to challenging market conditions.

All orders of government have historically played a larger role in shaping the housing system to create new purpose-built rental homes than they do today. While there have been recent federal and provincial actions aimed at supporting new rental housing development (including GST/HST waivers on purpose-built rental homes, and development charge discounts for rental units), these have not proven sufficient to significantly increase purpose-built rental housing supply. While the City has made significant investments in housing in recent years, particularly affordable rental housing, the constraints on the City’s finances are considerable and it cannot trade-off investments in infrastructure with un-capped incentives for purpose-built rental housing. Much more action is required from the federal and provincial governments to achieve the level of rental housing growth needed in Toronto, Ontario, and Canada.

The City is prepared to take a number of actions and lead the way in building a housing system that delivers the new rental homes Toronto’s current and future residents and economy needs to thrive. This report recommends City Council unlock 20,000 new rental homes comprised of 16,000 new purpose-built rental homes, and 4,000 affordable rental homes, primarily on private land. This report also recommends City Council invite other orders of government to collaborate with the City in making a generational shift in the housing system, where governments influence the housing system and work with private land-owners and investors to make the delivery of purpose-built rental housing a priority. As directed by Council in June, 2024, staff have undertaken consultation with industry stakeholders, and conducted extensive analysis with an independent third-party consultant, in order to inform the development of the recommendations in this report.

These 20,000 new homes will be delivered under a new Purpose-Built Rental Homes Incentives stream (as part of the recently approved Rental Housing Supply Program). A minimum of 20% of these homes will be provided as affordable rental homes, meeting the City’s new income-based definition of affordable rental housing, and be secured for a target of 99 years and a minimum of 40 years.  

To move immediately to action, this report also recommends City Council:

-  Support 7,000 new rental homes comprised of 5,600 purpose-built rental homes, and at least 1,400 affordable rental homes, to be identified through a rapid call for applications which will be released immediately upon Council approval;

-  Approve a New Multi-Residential Property (Municipal Reduction) Tax Subclass consistent with EX16.8, and direct staff to implement a 15% property tax reduction for all new purpose-built rental developments for a 35-year period as part of the 2025 budget process; and

-  Immediately support the 5,600 purpose-built rental homes by deferring development charges otherwise payable in respect of an eligible development, for as long as the development maintains the rental tenure.

The estimated value of the deferral of developments changes for 5,600 purpose-built rental homes is $210.8 million. Like all new purpose-built rental homes, they will also benefit from the 15% reduction in property taxes for 35 years (estimated value of $114.2 million).

The City’s contributions towards these purpose-built rental homes will complement financial incentives for the at least 1,400 affordable rental homes to be delivered through this call (estimated at $136.2 million, including foregone property taxes for 40 years and waived planning and building fees).

Subject to adoption of this report, staff will report back to Council on an implementation tool to provide incentives for purpose-built rental homes. To this end, staff will consider the use of a Community Improvement Plan, among other options.

The City’s jurisdictional and financial capacity to shift the housing system is limited, and it cannot act alone. As such, this report recommends City Council:

-  Request the Province immediately establish a Build More Homes Rebate estimated at $1.0 billion, for the value of development charges and 85% of property taxes for 10,400 purpose built rental homes. - ----  Upon approval by the Province, the City will release a call for applications to offer incentives for the next 13,000 rental homes, including 20% affordable rental homes (2,600 units);

-  Request the federal government to immediately allocate a $7.3 billion portfolio of low-cost financing to support the delivery of the new affordable and purpose-built rental homes described in this report (20,000 homes total); and

-  Request the federal and provincial governments work with the City in implementing a Canada-Ontario-Toronto Builds program that will align efforts and resources across three orders of government including land, funding & financing, partnerships, and approvals processes, to build more affordable and purpose-built rental homes for low- and moderate-income residents.

The proposed two-phase strategy to reach 20,000 new rental homes, including 4,000 affordable rental homes, is summarized in Table 1 below.

Table 1 – Summary of Rental Housing Outcomes Proposed through this Staff Report

New federal and provincial housing programs including the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) and Building Faster Fund (BFF) have made capital funding contributions contingent on municipalities achieving targets for new housing starts. In addition to meeting the demand for rental homes, increasing new rental housing supply can support the City in accessing much needed capital funding which can be directed to funding new rent-geared-to-income and affordable rental homes, and housing enabling infrastructure.

Without immediate action by all orders of government to shape the housing system by ensuring sufficient supply of purpose-built rental homes, more residents, specifically renters, will experience housing instability and potentially homelessness; Toronto’s health and social service sector will face a deepening key worker staffing crisis; and Toronto’s businesses will be unable to attract the workforce and labour supply they need to grow, thereby limiting our economic growth.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council designate the new island in the Port Lands, shown in Attachment 1 to the report (November 1, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as “Ookwemin Minising” recognizing this as the island's permanent name as it becomes a distinct landform.

2. City Council adopt the name “Biidaasige Park” for the new park in the Port Lands, shown in Attachment 2 to the report (November 1, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

This report responds to MM5.3 – Place Names in the Port Lands and EX13.5 - New Island, New Beginnings: Furthering Reconciliation and an Indigenous Cultural Framework for the Port Lands.

Over the last year, City staff, in collaboration with MinoKamik Collective and LURA Consulting, facilitated an Indigenous community engagement process to discover, reflect on, and determine Indigenous names for the new island in the Port Lands. The proposed names were lifted up by an Indigenous Advisory Circle (the Circle), comprised of Elders, Knowledge Keepers, language speakers, youth and community members. The process was rooted in Indigenous traditions, teachings and cultural protocols, involving ceremonies, site walks, and deep discussions. The Indigenous Advisory Circle met seven times between April and October 2024. In addition, broader Indigenous communities were engaged at community events, in a survey and in other ways.

Circle discussions centered on the area’s history as former marshland, the cultural significance of the land and water, and long-term environmental restoration and stewardship, with a focus on water and native plants. The historical erasure of Indigenous languages and significance of language revitalization initiatives was also emphasized. The collaborative engagement process is detailed in Attachment 3.

As acknowledged at the April 9, 2024 Executive Committee meeting, the decision to hand over the power to name this place to Indigenous communities was both a symbolic and concrete step in turning words into actions that contribute to truth, justice, and reconciliation. The process itself is as meaningful as the names chosen. This process demonstrates ways of shifting power and priorities with respect for Indigenous worldviews, ways of knowing, cultural protocols, ceremonies, self-determination and leadership.

This report recommends naming the new island in the Port Lands Ookwemin Minising, (pronounced Oh-kway-min Min-nih-sing), meaning “place of the black cherry trees” in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwemowin. As outlined in Attachment 3, this name honours the natural history of the land, recognizes a vision of environmental restoration, and highlights the future care of Indigenous plant communities. Local Elders recalled the waterfront’s original marshlands near the mouth of the Don River and the trees that grew throughout the waterfront area. The connections between past, present and future resonated with the Circle, with efforts to restore and revitalize both Indigenous names and plants. The name also aligns with other historical Ojibwe place names on Lake Ontario, including Adoobigok (Etobicoke) meaning “place of the alders.”

The area the Circle named Ookwemin Minising was previously referred to by several names through many years of planning, design and construction, including the Lower Don Lands, River Precinct, Cousins Quay, and Villiers Island. In November 2024, the “north plug removal”, a key milestone for the Port Lands Flood Protection project, will connect the Don River with the river valley and complete the transition of the landmass into an Island surrounded by water, from planning concept to physical reality. Ookwemin Minising will therefore be the formal name for this newly formed island, coinciding with its emergence as a significant ecological and cultural landmark on the Toronto waterfront.

Additionally, this report recommends naming the new park surrounding the Island Biidaasige Park, (pronounced Bee-daw-sih-geh), meaning “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin. As outlined in Attachment 3, this name relates to the hopeful light of a new day, shining on waterway restoration and reconciliation and acknowledges the relationship between the earth, water, sun, and moon as relatives and teachers. The name recognizes water awareness as central to the Port Lands Flood Protection project and creation of the renaturalized Don River, valley and park. The name honours the Indigenous water walker movement, Water Walkers including Josephine Mandamin, and the Indigenous communities who have helped highlight the significance of water as essential to life. The name connects with, and ties together, design elements throughout the island, including the bridges and the flow of the river from east to west, in line with the direction of the sunlight’s daily path.

In addition to the two names brought forward in this report, a new name for a portion of Cherry Street that was not realigned, between Commissioners Street and the Keating Channel, was determined by the Circle and will be discussed with landowners and then recommended to the Toronto East York Community Council in December 2024 as part of a staff report on road openings related to the Port Lands Flood Protection project.

Other names for the area will be recommended as needed through future related engagement processes. Other than the portion of Cherry Street referenced above, City staff are not recommending that any other existing civic assets be renamed at this time. Villiers Sankey, a former City surveyor, will continue to be commemorated through Villiers Street, an existing street that will be prominent on the new Island.

Through EX13.5 - New Island, New Beginnings: Furthering Reconciliation and an Indigenous Cultural Framework for the Port Lands, City staff were also directed to report back on an Indigenous cultural framework for waterfront revitalization in the Port Lands. In 2025, staff will present a report on the many ongoing initiatives related to the Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous cultural revitalization on the waterfront.

While Indigenous place naming is a significant part of ongoing efforts to advance Indigenous cultural revitalization on the waterfront, it is but a small step in a long journey. There are many ongoing initiatives and future opportunities for advancing Reconciliation Action Plan commitments in a forward-looking framework that involves First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities throughout the process.

Ongoing initiatives that the City and partnering agencies, including Waterfront Toronto and CreateTO, are collaborating on with Indigenous communities span from ecology, native plantings, and land/water stewardship to Indigenous art, design, and interpretive signage to language revitalization through place naming. First Nations rights holders, Elders and Knowledge Keepers, Indigenous artists and designers, urban Indigenous youth and community organizations and others are involved. The many communities involved are collaborating to ensure Ookwemin Minising and surrounding precincts are places with meaning and connection to Indigenous histories, cultures, values, and ways of knowing that center connection to the land, water, plants and animals.

Future opportunities will take shape alongside the evolution of the future mixed-use communities in Ookwemin Minising and the broader Port Lands. These opportunities can include affordable housing, economic development, land and water stewardship, cultural programming and placekeeping through public realm design. These will be discussed with Indigenous communities and begin to be outlined in a framework, with the vision for this new island, Ookwemin Minising, to be a place where Indigenous histories, worldviews, cultures, and ways of life hold a respected, celebrated, prominent and distinctive place on the waterfront. 

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the preferred development proponent identified in Confidential Attachment 3 (the “Preferred Proponent”) and the key terms as set out in Confidential Attachment 4 (the “Key Terms”) to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO for the redevelopment of 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street.

2. City Council authorize the Board of Directors, CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate transaction agreements, including one or more ground leases, one or more municipal housing facility agreements ("Contribution Agreements"), and such other documents as may be necessary to finalize the arrangements with the Preferred Proponent (the "Agreements"), substantially on the terms identified in Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to execute, on behalf of the City, one or more ground leases and such other documents as may be necessary to finalize the arrangements with the Preferred Proponent, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, and such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO,  the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to execute, on behalf of the City, one or more Municipal Housing Facility Agreement(s) ("Contribution Agreement(s)") and such other documents as may be necessary to finalize the arrangements with the Preferred Proponent, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, and such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO,  the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

5. Subject to City Council adoption of Recommendations 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to direct the revenue generated by the redevelopment of the Properties in the amount identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012).

6. Subject to City Council adoption of Recommendations 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, City Council:

a. authorize the affordable rental housing units to be constructed on the Properties to be eligible, under the City's Rental Housing Supply Program, for waivers of fees for planning applications, building permits, and exemptions from parkland dedication, community benefit charges and development charges, unless already paid or exempted by provincial legislation; and

b. authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the duration of the term for the affordable rental housing units to be developed on the Properties.

7. City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the municipal housing facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement").

8. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the proponent to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, tripartite, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Contribution 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.

9. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remain confidential as they relate to a proposed or pending disposition of property by the City and a plan to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City.

10. City Council authorize the public release of the name of the Preferred Proponent at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

11. City Council direct that the information in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services remain confidential at this time as it relates to a proposed or pending disposition of properties by the City and a plan to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City.

12. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (October 30, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services at the discretion of the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

At its meeting on October 29, 2024, the Board of Directors of CreateTO considered Item RA14.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO:

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the CreateTO led Request for Proposal (“RFP”) and proponent selection for the redevelopment of 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street that prioritizes: the delivery of affordable housing; a Paramedics Multi-Hub; delivery of commercial space targeted to the Medical Sciences sector; and adaptive reuse of a significant heritage building.

On November 24, 2022, under the scrutiny of a Fairness Monitor, CreateTO in conjunction with City stakeholders, issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (“REOI”) to the development and not-for-profit communities as Stage One of a Two-Stage Market Offering Process. Bids were received on February 9, 2023. Under the direction of a Fairness Monitor, the REOI submissions were reviewed, scored, and shortlisted. On June 14, 2023, City Council through Item 2023.GG4.26 approved a shortlist of proponents (the “Shortlisted Proponents”). On September 8, 2023, an RFP was issued to the Shortlisted Proponents. Bids were received on December 8, 2023.

On January 26, 2024, a Minister’s Zoning Order (“MZO”) was issued for a new protected air ambulance flight path for St. Michael’s Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children, limiting the maximum developable height at 610 Bay Street. Meetings were convened with the Fairness Monitor to address the impacts of the MZO and a revised financial package based on a long-term land lease to reflect a change in City priorities concerning land sales. Following discussions with the Fairness Monitor, an Addendum to the RFP, supported with supplementary reports, and documents were prepared and reviewed by the Fairness Monitor. The Fairness Monitor confirmed there were no fairness concerns with the proposed Addendum.

On April 4, 2024, an Addendum to the RFP, and supplementary reports, documents and directions was released requesting proponents revise their proposals to address the impacts of the MZO and a revised financial package based on a long-term land lease.

Revised bids were received May 13, 2024. Bids were reviewed, evaluated, and scored, resulting in the selection of a preferred development proponent for the mixed-use, mixed-income development at 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street.

This supplemental report is intended to accompany the transmittal of the decision of the CreateTO Board Item RA14.1 - "ModernTO: Selection of Proponent for 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street"  (October 15, 2024) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO on the redevelopment of 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street (the "Properties") and includes confidential financial recommendations as well as recommendations to provide financial incentives for the affordable rental housing secured as part of the redevelopment, as communicated to all proponents as part of the market offering process.

The Properties are one of eight high-value City-owned sites selected through the ModernTO program for city-building purposes. ModernTO is designed to modernize the City’s office portfolio, reduce the City’s office footprint, and free up underutilized properties for city-building opportunities.

Subject to City Council approval, CreateTO staff will work with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the City Solicitor to negotiate and execute the transactions described.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the report (October 22, 2024) from the Chief Information Security Officer for information.

City Council directed the Chief Information Security Officer in EX14.3 to extend its mandate with respect to City agencies and corporations and report on responses and compliance rates of each agency and corporation to the Executive Committee in October of each year.

This report provides information about the progress that the Chief Information Security Officer has made in operationalizing the directions of City Council in EX14.3.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C, Schedule 2, and Schedule 12, by removing the application fee for public parklets, and amending the permit fees for curb lane cafés and transfer fees for sidewalk cafés in accordance with Attachment 3 to the report (October 22, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, as outlined in Attachment 4 to the report (October 22, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (October 22, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 4 above.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to continue to pilot the expanded use of public parklets for the 2025 CaféTO season, with such guidelines conforming to all requirements in Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, and considering the following as permitted uses in addition to public space:

a. promotion of Business Improvement Area member businesses; and

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

7. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back on the feasibility of the expanded use of Marketing Displays on curb lanes.

8. City Council direct that the amendment to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, in Recommendation 2 above, retroactively be deemed to have come into effect on of January 1, 2024.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include necessary resources, including the 15 positions required for sustaining the CaféTO program, for consideration as part of the 2025 Operating Budget submission for Transportation Services.

The CaféTO program supports Toronto's neighbourhoods and local economy by providing expanded outdoor dining opportunities for bars and restaurants. Since 2020, the program has continued to improve and evolve with each outdoor dining season (May 1 to October 15) based on a commitment to the city's economic recovery and balancing the diverse needs of Toronto's communities. While the City has expanded outdoor dining programs to include permitting programs for sidewalk and curb lane cafes, hardscaped surfaced parks, and through zoning provisions on private property, the focus of this report will be curb lane cafés located on the right-of-way, which is led by Transportation Services with support from Economic Development and Culture.

Since the CaféTO program became permanent in 2023, staff have implemented the Council-approved BIA Curb Lane Pilot Program. This initiative also enhances the efficiency of program rollout by allowing Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) to design streetscape and curb lane closures that meet the unique needs of their neighbourhoods. Throughout the 2024 CaféTO season and during the implementation of the Pilot Program, staff frequently engaged BIAs, restaurant operators and industry associations for feedback. This input will be used to inform improvements for the program in 2025.

Following an evaluation of the BIA Curb Lane Pilot Program, this report recommends that the pilot program become permanent and include recommended improvements identified over the 2023 and 2024 implementation seasons. In addition, staff have developed a second pilot program to provide the opportunity for retail businesses to temporarily use public parklets within the BIAs that are part of the Curb Lane Pilot program. It is recommended that this second pilot program be extended for another year to collect additional data. The report also outlines the 2024 CaféTO Property Improvement Program and introduces the new Dining District Grant.

Furthermore, this report recommends technical updates to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays. The recommended changes include:

-Adjusting the timeline to cancel a café permit application if permit fees have not been paid;

-Amending the community notification process for flankage café applications;

-Allowing permit holders on King Street East and West, between Jarvis Street and Bathurst Street, the option to apply for and operate curb lane cafes seasonally, from both October 16 to April 30, and from May 1 to October 15.

Additional technical and wording amendments to Chapter 742 and 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, Chapter 27, Council procedures and Chapter 441, Fees and Charges are also proposed.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Section 937-3.9 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to:

a. delete the phrase "Regional Express Rail" where it occurs and replace it with the phrase "GO Expansion Program"; and

b. delete the phrase "March 31, 2025" and replace it with "December 31, 2031" such that the General Manager, Transportation Services will be delegated the authority to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic highways or portions of highways for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days, until December 31, 2031, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Chapter 937, as required for the purposes of the construction of the Metrolinx GO Expansion Program, and to exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services in carrying out this extended delegation from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, 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.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, upon confirmation from Metrolinx of the total cost of the basic grade separation for the road-under-rail grade separation along Steeles Avenue East, east of Kennedy Road, and upon confirmation of the municipal cost contribution for the basic grade separation, to issue an invoice and/or receive payment from The Regional Municipality of York to recover 50 percent of the municipal cost of the basic grade separation.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to:

a. report back to the April 14, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee on Metrolinx’s compliance with Toronto Water’s design review processes on the Barrie Rail Corridor; and

b. request Metrolinx to undertake an investigation and provide an engineering report that addresses the localized flooding of homes and other properties caused by Metrolinx’s regrading of the Barrie Rail Corridor, lack of maintenance of Metrolinx catch basins along the Barrie Rail Corridor, and which includes steps for mitigation and cost sharing to rectify issues.

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with an update on Metrolinx’s progress on the GO Expansion Program (GOE Program). The GOE Program will expand and improve service on the GO rail network to meet the needs of Toronto and the growing region. The information contained in this report reflects the status of the GOE Program’s three main packages of work, namely, Enabling Works, Off-Corridor and On-Corridor Works (OnCorr) provided to Transit Expansion by Metrolinx, since City staff last reported to Executive Committee in October 2023.

The GOE Program is comprised of multiple projects. Metrolinx is currently in the construction phase for the majority of the Enabling Works and some Off-Corridor Works, which will be followed by OnCorr works. OnCorr, which contains the electrification and additional track installation along certain corridors, is currently in a development phase, where the scope, design, and pricing are being re-evaluated.

City staff are engaged in reviewing GOE Program designs, facilitating permits and approvals, and generally advocating for and protecting City interests through all stages of Metrolinx’s project delivery. City staff are guided by existing agreements between the City and Metrolinx, such as the Council-approved GO Expansion Master Agreement.

This report includes a request from the General Manager, Transportation Services for a time extension of the temporary delegation of authority to allow for up to 365-day consecutive road, lane and sidewalk closure permits to support the GOE Program from March 31, 2025, to December 31, 2031. In addition, this report also seeks Council authority to receive funds from the Region of York for their share of the capital costs of the Steeles Avenue Grade Separation.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize that the 2025 interim levy for all property classes be based on 50 percent of the total 2024 taxes billed for each property, adjusted, as necessary, to reflect any additional taxes added to the previous year's taxes as a result of assessment added to the tax roll.

2. City Council authorize that the interim levy apply to assessments added to the tax roll for 2024 that were not on the assessment roll when the By-law was passed.

3. City Council authorize that:

a. the interim bill payment due dates for property tax accounts paid on the eleven (11) installment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: February 18, March 17, April 15, May 15, and June 16, 2025;

b. the interim bill payment due date for the two (2) installment pre-authorized tax payment plan be March 3, 2025; and

c. the interim bill payment due dates for all other property tax accounts on the regular instalment option or on the six (6) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: March 3, April 1, and May 1, 2025.

4.  City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bills in City Council providing for the levy and collection of the 2025 interim taxes prior to the adoption of the estimates for 2025, which By-law, when enacted, will be effective as of January 1, 2025.

This report requests Council authority to adopt the necessary by-law to levy interim property taxes for all property classes for 2025 and to prescribe applicable interim bill payment due dates. The 2025 interim levy will raise approximately $2.85 billion for City purposes and will provide for the cash requirements of the City until such time as the 2025 Operating Budget and 2025 final property tax levy are approved by Council.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Terms of Reference for the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee to include a minimum of six meetings and a maximum of 12 meeting per year.

 At its meeting on October 8, 2024, the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee considered Item AA1.3 and made recommendations to the Executive Committee.

Summary from the October 8, 2024 meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee

The Committee will be able to discuss the preferred path forward, including any changes to the Terms of Reference and Committee Procedures.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Manager to update all City of Toronto Relationship Frameworks to include gender-inclusive language.

At its meeting on September 23, 2024, the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee considered Item QS4.6 and made recommendations to the Executive Committee

Summary from the letter (September 13, 2024) from Councillor Moise

This motion seeks to recommend the Executive Committee to direct the City Manager to update all City of Toronto relationship frameworks to contain gender-neutral language. This includes not only the replacement of gender-specific language but also a thorough review of all underlying assumptions that may inadvertently reinforce binary assumptions about gender.

Gendered language, though traditionally used, marginalises certain communities, and exclude others from conversations. By updating our relationship frameworks to employ gender-neutral language, we are taking a significant step towards ensuring our city is inclusive and respects the identities of all individuals.

The City of Toronto prides itself on its diversity, inclusivity, and commitment to equality. This step is a critical part of the ongoing effort to ensure that our policies, procedures, and conduct reflect these values. By making this change, we are setting a positive example for other municipalities, organisations, and businesses—demonstrating that inclusive language should not be an add-on, but a fundamental part of how we communicate.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Gathering Summary for September 2024 outlined in the letter (October 21, 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 am writing to provide an update on the recent FCM Board of Directors Gathering held in Ottawa on September 18-19. This gathering was a valuable opportunity for board members to receive targeted information, engage in discussions, and prepare for the upcoming fall and winter. Key focus areas of the meeting included:

- Reconciliation: We discussed FCM's developing Reconciliation strategy and engaged in facilitated roundtable discussions to gather input from board members. This was a positive step towards empowering board members to become Reconciliation champions in their home municipalities.

- New Board Member Orientation: We welcomed and oriented new board and committee members, providing them with information on the current context and major issues facing our municipalities.

- Electoral Readiness and Strategic Planning: FCM's senior leadership presented on current priorities and the steps being taken to position municipal needs ahead of a future election. Additionally, our CEO, Carole Saab, provided an update on the development of our overall strategic plan.

- Green Municipal Fund: We highlighted the success of the Green Municipal Fund in driving positive impacts for Canadian communities and discussed ongoing and new programs.

- Legal Defense Fund: We updated our board on the status of the Legal Defense Fund and its key role in supporting our capacity to intervene in precedent-setting federal appellate cases.

The meeting was a productive and informative event that will help position FCM and its member municipalities for success in the coming months.

I invite you to review the attached September Summation sheet, with details the work accomplished at the Board of Directors Meeting. Summation sheet

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council support the Good Road Association in their request to the Province of Ontario to establish an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program.

2. City Council forward a copy of the Item to The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, The Honourable King Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, The Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, The Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs, The Honourable Trevor Jones, Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response, The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health and the Good Roads Association.

As a Good Roads Board of Directors representing the City of Toronto, I am writing to express the strong support for the establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program, as outlined in the recent proposal by Good Roads.

Ontario roads are experiencing a troubling rise in fatalities. In 2023, there were 616 deaths and 36,090 injuries, with fatalities increasing nearly 20 percent over the past decade. The 2021 Ontario Road Safety Annual Report (ORSAR) reveals a concerning disparity: while rural Ontario has only 17 percent of the province's population, 55 percent of road fatalities occur on its roads. This disproportionate risk necessitates immediate action.

Simultaneously, municipal insurance premiums continue to rise. In the absence of joint and several liability reform, municipalities must explore innovative ways to manage risk, particularly on their roads.

This program is critical to addressing the alarming rise in fatalities and injuries on rural roads in our province. As the data clearly demonstrates, rural roads disproportionately pose a greater risk to drivers and pedestrians, despite representing a smaller portion of the population.

The program's multifaceted approach, which includes targeted safety audits, installation of modern safety infrastructure, and a focus on cost-effectiveness, offers a promising solution to this pressing issue. By the Province investing in rural road safety, we can not only save lives but also alleviate the burden on our healthcare system and reduce the financial strain on municipalities.

I am requesting that the City Council adopt this resolution supporting this program and forward it to the Premier and Minister of Transportation. By acting now, The City of Toronto can demonstrate support and commitment to the safety of all Ontarians and make a significant difference in reducing road fatalities.

Good Roads believes, the program is not only important for rural communities but also has broader implications for the entire province. By improving road safety in rural areas, we can reduce the number of accidents that occur on major highways and improve overall traffic flow.

We urge you to prioritize this issue and take immediate action to support the Ontario Rural Road Safety Program. Thank you for your immediate attention to this urgent matter.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the Good Roads Board of Directors Meetings update on September 26 and September 27, 2024 for information.

As the Third Vice President and City of Toronto the Board of Directors representative, I attended the Board of Directors Meetings on September 26 and September 27, 2024. The meetings provided insights into the current state and future direction of road infrastructure and transportation. The meetings focused on:

-Policy Updates: The meeting offered a platform to discuss and understand the latest policy developments and initiatives related to road infrastructure. This knowledge is essential for [Your Role/Responsibilities] as it allows me to align our [Organization/Department] with the evolving regulatory landscape.
-Industry Trends: The Good Roads Board meeting brought together experts from various sectors, providing a unique opportunity to learn about emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in road construction, maintenance, and management. This information will help us stay ahead of the curve and adopt innovative solutions.
-Networking Opportunities: The event facilitated valuable networking with industry professionals, government officials, and other stakeholders. Building relationships with these individuals is crucial for [Your Organization/Department] as it can lead to collaborations, partnerships, and shared knowledge.
-Advocacy and Engagement: By attending the meeting, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our region's road infrastructure. This knowledge will inform our advocacy efforts and allow us to engage more effectively with decision-makers to ensure that our priorities are reflected in future plans and policies.

The Good Roads Conference is tabled for March 30 – April 2, 2025, in Toronto. Conference - Good Roads

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve a temporary increase to the Municipal Accommodation Tax from 6 percent to 8.5 percent effective June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026, and direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to include the additional revenue towards FIFA World Cup 2026 related costs in the 2025 and 2026 Budgets for the Mayor's consideration as part of future budget processes.

2. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect to City Council's decision by amending City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 758, Taxation, Municipal Accommodation Tax.

3. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back through the 2026 Budget Process with an update on the additional increase in Municipal Accommodation Tax revenue generated, and revised estimates up until July 31, 2026.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026 and the Chief Procurement Officer to proceed in accordance with the revised procurement plan to procure the goods and services required for the delivery of FIFA World Cup 2026 set out in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the revised report (October 28, 2024) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026, the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

5. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the revised report (October 28, 2024) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026, the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

6.  City Council amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation set out in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the revised report (October 28, 2024) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026, the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

7. City Council amend the 2024-2033 Capital Budget and Plan for Exhibition Place set out in Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the revised report (October 28, 2024) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026, the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

8. City Council direct that Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the revised report (October 28, 2024) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup Hosting 2026, the Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and be made public at the discretion of the Chief Procurement Officer following the award or closing of the contemplated procurement transactions.

9. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to explore opportunities to differentiate the temporary increase to the Municipal Accommodation Tax on patrons' hotel bills, in consultation with the Greater Toronto Hotel Association.

10. City Council request the Government of Ontario and Government of Canada remove the Harmonized Sales Tax on the City of Toronto's Municipal Accommodation Tax.

11. City Council direct the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review the City's funding contributions to Destination Toronto and report on any recommended changes through the 2025 Budget process.

12.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report through the 2025 Budget process on opportunities to support the visitor economy in advance of FIFA World Cup 2026, in consultation with Destination Toronto and relevant City Divisions and Agencies.

13. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to provide a status update and further any further recommendations on Revenue Opportunities to Support Hosting Obligations by the fourth quarter of 2025.

At its meeting on November 4, 2024, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee considered
Item FWC2.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

This report provides an update on planning for the FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26) in Toronto, including a revenue strategy identifying ways to offset expenditures, a progress update on community workforce development and business opportunities for local and diverse suppliers through FWC26 procurements, and current state of play of the procurements, including awarded contracts to date and requests to award and negotiate on items captured in a confidential attachment. 

With planning ongoing and budget estimates converting from forecast to actuals, the cost of some goods and services quoted back are higher than projected. This report puts forward a revision to the procurement plan for goods and services for both capital and operational services previously approved by City Council on July 24, 2024 (EX16.32).

As has been previously reported to City Council, the estimated costs to host the FWC26 in Toronto total $380.0 million, which includes all operations, safety and security, and capital upgrades to ensure the City meets all FIFA requirements. Of the $380.0 million required to deliver the games $201.4 million is being offset by provincial and federal funding, resulting in the City required to identify a total of $178.6 million (or 47% of total costs). Of this, $83.6 million in revenue has been previously identified through existing municipal sources, commercial rights sales, rental fees, and in-kind contributions. As requested through EX11.12 – Update on Hosting FIFA World Cup 2026, this report outlines additional financial opportunities to the City of Toronto to offset the $95.1 million in remaining funding requirements without impacting the property tax base, including a review of existing revenue tools and new opportunities made available by hosting the games, such as donations, merchandise sales, music royalties, new commercial sales opportunities and revenues specific to FIFA Fan Festival. The FWC26 Toronto Secretariat, in consultation with Finance & Treasury, will continue to explore these targeted revenue opportunities. As they are further developed and refined, staff will report back to the FWC26 Subcommittee, as applicable, with additional information.

As the world’s most-watched sporting event, FWC26 represents a major economic opportunity for Toronto, the Province of Ontario, and Canada, as it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors. As noted above, the City is responsible for 47% of total costs, however has limited tools to capture revenue associated with the economic activity and benefits associated with hosting the games. Staff have undertaken a review of available funding sources to support the delivery of the FWC26 with the objective of restricting any potential impact on the existing property tax base and planned projects.

Of the revenue tools enabled by the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA), the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) provides the most effective opportunity to generate revenue directly from increased economic activity resulting from FWC26, while ensuring no impact to the City’s property tax base. Implementing a temporary incremental increase to the MAT, applied to hotels and short-term rentals, of 2.5% over a 14-month period (June 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026) is projected to generate an additional $56.6 million in revenue, offsetting the majority of the remaining funding requirement. It is anticipated that any potential impacts on hospitality operators will be largely offset by increased room demand and related visitor spending in the lead up, during, and following the FWC26, as well as substantial future benefits due to Toronto’s global visibility gained from hosting the FWC26.

In addition to recommending a temporary increase, staff will continue to monitor base performance of the MAT prior to the FWC26, along with other corporate revenues, which could help to further alleviate any remaining budget pressures. Further, to address any remaining funding requirements, staff also remain committed to ensuring cost mitigation strategies are in place for the delivery of the games to minimize financial impacts on the City of Toronto, residents, and businesses.

The Audit Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, to fully utilize the Global Positioning System technology available, to improve parks maintenance crew productivity and to help plan, assign and monitor work by:

a. maximizing the amount of time spent actively working on parks maintenance activities (i.e., grass cutting, washroom cleaning, litter picking, etc.);

b. reducing the time spent on supporting activities where possible (i.e., driving, time spent at the yard, etc.); and

c. minimizing non-productive time (i.e., idle time, unreported stops and breaks, etc.).

2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to reinforce clear guidelines and allowances for acceptable stop times, break times, and the valid operational reasons for taking these stops and breaks.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to:

a. implement monitoring and accountability procedures that include a regular review of a sample of parks maintenance crews’ Daily Activity Sheets together with the Global Positioning System reports to verify that crews accurately record information (including locations, activities, and times) on their Daily Activity Sheets; and

b. review additional Daily Activity Sheets and Global Positioning System reports where issues are noted to determine whether further follow-up is needed to ascertain the accuracy and reliability of work reported on the Daily Activity Sheets.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in collaboration with the General Manager, Fleet Services to ensure that Global Positioning System devices are installed onto all vehicles used by the Parks Branch.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to provide additional training and ensure staff are consistently following the Division’s operational policies and procedures and have a clear understanding of their responsibilities for completing the Daily Activity Sheets.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, to require supervisory staff to conduct thorough reviews of Daily Activity Sheets to ensure crews are properly documenting their daily activities including locations, time in and out for each location, lunch / break times, tasks completed at each location, and travel time.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer, to digitalize and modernize processes, adopting technology-enabled tools to:

a. improve tracking, recordkeeping and monitoring of daily maintenance activities; and

b. support the Parks Branch’s ability to collect and analyze data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the parks’ maintenance operations.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, to strengthen supervision, monitoring and quality assurance processes over park maintenance activities by:

a. establishing clearer guidelines for Supervisors for what should be observed when conducting on-site monitoring / review of completed parks maintenance activities;

b. providing periodic training to Supervisors on guidelines and good practices for conducting on-site monitoring;

c. ensuring on-site monitoring and observation are conducted on a surprise basis at different times of a workday for crews at work locations being reviewed; and

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

9. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, to:

a. review the current service level standards to ensure they are realistic and reasonable, taking into account the budget and resource constraints of the City and benchmarking against service level standards being delivered by other relevant jurisdictions;

b. create and maintain a standardized service level for each park classification;

c. develop key performance indicators to measure the achievement of the existing service level standards; and

d. develop the necessary processes to periodically measure and report service level performance and to identify and address gaps between service level expectations and actual performance.

10. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to Audit Committee, as part of future reports on Audit of Parks Branch Operations - Phase 1, on the plan for cultural change within Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the Audit Committee with an update on the review and quality assurance outcomes to the Daily Activity Sheets process, at the:

a. December 9, 2024 Audit Committee Meeting;

b. July 11, 2025 Audit Committee Meeting; and,

c. November 5, 2025 Audit Committee Meeting.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, that improvements be made to the Daily Activity Sheet accountability measures including an identifiable sign off by the person who prepared it, and who reviewed it, and a process to ensure all crew members that it covers are aware of the contents.

13. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the Service Excellence Committee with an update on the review of service standards and the development of key performance measures, along with their linkage to the 311 Customer Experience system.

14. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to include vehicle odometer readings as part of the Daily Activity Sheets until such time the full Global Positioning System automation is achieved.

Tara Anderson, Auditor General, and Ina Chan, Deputy Auditor General, gave a presentation on Audit of Parks Branch Operations - Phase 1: Improving Oversight of Day-to-Day Maintenance Helps to Ensure City Parks are Beautiful, Clean and Safe.

Howie Dayton, General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, gave a presentation on Audit of Parks Branch Operations - Phase 1: Improving Oversight of Day-to-Day Maintenance Helps to Ensure City Parks are Beautiful, Clean and Safe.

The Audit Committee:

1. Requested the Auditor General to report directly to the November 13, 14 and 15, 2024 meeting of City Council with a breakdown of the Audit of Parks Branch Operations - Phase 1 findings by City Ward.

2. Requested the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report directly to the November 13, 14 and 15 meeting of City Council and provide a current list of 1500 parks broken down by zone and by classification.

3. Requested the Auditor General to report directly to the November 13, 14 and 15 meeting of City Council on the specific parks that were analyzed in the Audit of Parks Branch Operations - Phase 1, and identify those parks by zone and classification.

The Auditor General’s 2023 Work Plan included an operational review of how the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division manages and maintains over 1,500 parks in the City of Toronto. This report presents the first phase of the operational review, which focuses on the efficiency of daily park maintenance activities, compliance with the established service level standards, and identifying opportunities for improving how the Parks Branch performs day-to-day maintenance to help keep parks beautiful, clean, and safe.

The Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division’s mission is to improve the quality of life of Toronto’s diverse communities by providing safe, beautiful parks, a healthy, expanding urban forest, and high quality, community-focused recreational experiences. The Parks Branch is responsible for on-going care and maintenance of City-operated parks, including various amenities found in each park.

Our audit identifies opportunities for the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to improve parks crew productivity, supervision of maintenance activities and measuring the achievement of service level standards by:

a. Leveraging technology and improving scheduling, tracking, and monitoring processes.

b. Strengthening monitoring and on-site supervision of daily maintenance activities.

c. Setting performance expectations and measuring outcomes.

The Audit Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer, to review the City’s Unsolicited Quotations for Proposals Policy and Process for Receiving and Reviewing Unsolicited Quotations and Proposals, and update the policy and process where necessary. Such review to consider:

a. Clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Strategic Partnerships Office, Purchasing and Materials Management Division, and client divisions; 

b. Requiring the Chief Procurement Officer be advised immediately of any unsolicited proposals received where City staff have expressed interest in moving forward, and be kept informed of all significant actions and decisions made with respect to such unsolicited proposals;

c. Providing additional guidance to help clarify pre-conditions for considering unsolicited proposals;

d. Adding criteria or guidance on what types of proposal, project size or delivery model can be considered through the unsolicited proposals policy and process versus the traditional competitive procurement processes;

e. Adding more flexibility to design a transaction and procurement structure for unsolicited proposals that is best suited to delivering the project and protecting the public interest;

f. Addressing situations where it may be beneficial to conduct a pilot or a proof of concept; and

g. Ensuring the policy and related process are consistent and aligned.

2. City Council request the City Manager, to ensure all Division Heads and applicable staff who are responsible for receiving demonstrations by potential suppliers receive training on the City’s Unsolicited Quotations for Proposals Policy and Process for Receiving and Reviewing Unsolicited Quotations and Proposals as well as the procedure for Conducting a Swiss Challenge Request for Proposal.

3. City Council request the City Manager to direct Division Heads to:

a. Ensure City Council is presented with business cases for City-wide projects that present outcomes that can realistically be achieved within the timeframes desired, as well as potential risks, drawbacks, and disadvantages; and

b. Ensure that any business case that involves a City-wide project implementation has a project charter, implementation plan and timeline agreed by all relevant City Divisions and stakeholders.

4. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report:

a. The annual amounts PayIt is receiving from the City and its customers compared to what the City would have paid if the City processed those transactions directly; and

b. The actual return on investment on the PayIt agreement achieved over the duration of the initial agreement (i.e., three years plus the two one-year renewal options, where applicable).

5. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Customer Experience (311), Revenue Services, and Technology Services Divisions and the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, to clarify roles and responsibilities and establish a protocol for monitoring PayIt’s performance and for receiving and reviewing reports, underlying source data, and other deliverables that demonstrate PayIt’s ongoing compliance with key contract requirements and key performance indicators for:

a. Financial reports that support reconciliation of payments and reporting;

b. Technical performance and compliance with agreed upon standards, including security and privacy metrics; and

c. Operational performance, adoption, and customer satisfaction and efficiency.

6. City Council request the Executive Director, Customer Experience (311) Division, in collaboration with the Director, Revenue Services Division, to:

a. Log all complaints and support calls received related to the PayIt platform (or any future platform adopted by the City in support of its digital government services including electronic billing and payments processing); and

b. Leverage data to identify and address trends in questions, concerns, issues, or complaints received, to improve service delivery to residents, businesses, and visitors.

7. City Council request the City Manager to develop and implement a governance framework and methodology to improve ownership and accountability of the planning, procurement, contracting, and delivery of City-wide technology projects (or projects that span across multiple divisions). This would include creating mandates for each project which would include:

a. Identifying which Division has overall ownership and accountability of the project, obtaining buy-in from all stakeholders, identifying and addressing risks and opportunities, and measuring and reporting of key performance measures and outcomes achieved;

b. Developing a multi-faceted / cross divisional steering committee, that would collaborate to govern and oversee the project and contract compliance; and

c. Reporting progress and material changes to the strategy, project scope, budget, and timelines to City Council.

8. City Council request the City Manager to ensure the Strategic Partnership Office enforces adherence to the City’s Unsolicited Quotations or Proposals Policy and Process for Receiving and Reviewing Unsolicited Quotations and Proposals, including retention of appropriate records.

9. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer and City Solicitor, to direct the Deputy City Managers, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and all Division Heads to ensure they maintain and retain minutes of meetings and conversations where significant discussions are held and decisions are made in relation to procurement and contracts.

10. City Council request the City Manager to ensure the MyToronto Pay platform is decommissioned by the date the City’s current contract term with PayIt LLC expires, on June 2, 2025.
 

11. City Council request the City Manager, in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Chief Communications Officer develop an appropriate transition plan, including public communications on existing alternative payment options offered by the City of Toronto.

12. City Council request the Chief Procurement Officer develop a clear procurement project covering docket which includes a checklist and log of required contents for non-competitive over $500,00, including unsolicited proposals, and negotiated requests for proposals.

13. City Council request the Chief Procurement Officer to develop a clear sign-off sheet as part of the procurement project record and approval process which identifies key participants such as project sponsor or owner, client program areas, internal staff consultants and the procurement and partnership office staff, as applicable, for non-competitive over $500,000, including unsolicited proposals, and negotiated requests for proposals.

14. City Council request the City Manager to ensure that reporting on procurement projects that require City Council authority, have been signed and approved by participants involved in approving the recommendations.

Tara Anderson, Auditor General, and Ina Chan, Deputy Auditor General, gave a presentation on Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal.

Paul Johnson, City Manager, gave a presentation on Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal.

In March 2021, City Council considered a staff report, DM30.1 – Swiss Challenge Negotiated Request for Proposals for a Digital Government Platform, that detailed the Swiss Challenge Negotiated Request for Proposals process and outlined next steps for negotiation with the successful supplier, PayIt. At that time, City Council adopted a motion requesting the Auditor General to consider a review of the Strategic Partnerships Office (also known as the Toronto Office of Partnerships) as part of the next Auditor General’s Annual Work Plan, with a focus on its relationship to public procurement[1]. An audit was subsequently added to the Auditor General’s Office Work Plan[2].

The objective of this audit was to review the procurement of the PayIt Platform and outcomes achieved to date, to identify lessons learned and opportunities to clarify and / or improve the City’s Unsolicited Quotations for Proposals Policy and Process for Receiving and Reviewing Unsolicited Quotations and Proposals. The audit aimed to answer the following questions:

- Did the procurement with PayIt properly follow the City’s policy and process for unsolicited proposals?

- Did the implementation of the PayIt Platform achieve the intended financial and non-financial outcomes and benefits (as reported to City Council)?

Our audit report does not comment on the quality and advantages of the PayIt platform, as the audit solely focused on whether the City followed its unsolicited proposals policy and process and whether the City’s reported intended outcomes were achieved. In general, we found that PayIt followed the lead of City project staff.

This report presents the result of the audit. The report highlights that:

a. The policy and process for unsolicited proposals were not followed, even after concerns were raised internally amongst City management.

b. Expected benefits and outcomes of the PayIt implementation were not fully realized within the original timeframes indicated in the business case included in staff reports to City Council.

c. Records supporting key decisions were not properly retained.

The nine recommendations in this report are aimed at strengthening the oversight, and policy and process for receiving, reviewing, and responding to unsolicited proposals. This audit report also reinforces the importance of management’s leadership and commitment to ensuring openness, fairness, and transparency in City procurement.

[1] Agenda Item History - 2021.DM30.1 (toronto.ca)
[2] Refer to the Project Horizon for 2022-2023 included in Auditor General's Office 2022 Work Plan (toronto.ca) and the Project Horizon for 2024 included in Auditor General's Office 2023 Work Plan (toronto.ca)

The Audit Committee recommends:

1. City Council receive the report (August 2, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

The Audit Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider this item, as it involves the security of the property of the City of Toronto and its agencies and corporations.

Summary from the letter (September 10, 2024) from the Corporate Secretary Toronto Hydro Corporation:

On August 12, 2024, the Audit Committee received a presentation from Ms. Tara Anderson, Auditor General and members of her staff concerning the Auditor General’s Report and its confidential attachment. The Audit Committee received the Auditor General’s Report and its confidential attachment as information.

On August 14, 2024, the Chair of the Audit Committee, Jim Hinds, delivered his meeting report to the Board of Directors in accordance with the meeting agenda. As part of his report, Mr. Hinds noted the attendance of the Auditor General and her staff at the Audit Committee meeting. The Auditor General’s Report and confidential attachment were delivered to the Board of Directors in conjunction with the Audit Chair’s report. It was confirmed that actions were in place at Toronto Hydro with respect to the recommendations set out in the Auditor General’s Report and confidential attachment. As part of his meeting report, the Audit Committee Chair also invited members of the Board of Directors to bring forward questions for the Auditor General concerning the Auditor General’s Report and confidential attachment. No such questions were received, nor was any request for engagement with the Auditor General made by the Board of Directors at its meeting. After completion and receipt of Mr. Hinds report, the Board of Directors noted its receipt of the Auditor General’s Report and confidential attachment and expressed its thanks for the work completed by the Auditor General and the Report.

In accordance with Recommendation 3 of the Auditor General’s Report, the public report is included herewith and is being forwarded to City Council though the City’s Audit Committee for information

The Audit Committee recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 10, 2024) from the Auditor General at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, and City Officials.

The Audit Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider this item, as it involves the security of the property of the City of Toronto and its agencies and corporations.

At its meeting on July 30, 2024, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors considered the attached report entitled, “Cybersecurity Audit of Toronto Community Housing and Toronto Seniors Housing Corporations - Phase One: Overall Network Security and Cybersecurity Assessment of Select Critical Systems.”

The Board adopted the following recommendations, as made in the report:

1. The Board adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the Auditor General.

2. The Board forward this report including the Confidential Attachment 1 to City Council for information through the City's Audit Committee.

3. The Board recommend City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report from the Auditor General at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, and City Officials.

A copy of the Secretary’s Certificate regarding this matter is attached along with the Auditor General’s Report and its Confidential Attachment.

The Audit Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the 2023 audited financial statements and management letter for the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena in Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

2. City Council receive the 2022 audited financial statements and management letter for the Moss Park Arena in Attachment 2 to the report (September 27, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee and City Council with a status update on the 2023 and prior audited financial statements of Arenas.

The 2023 audited financial statements for the eight City Arenas are presented to the Audit Committee after approval by their respective Boards or Committees of Management.

Of the eight City Arenas, the audited financial statements for two Arenas were previously presented at the July 5, 2024 meeting of the Audit Committee. At the time of preparation of this report, there was one 2023 audited financial statement available for Arenas. The audits for four Arenas were in progress, while the audits of the remaining one Arena had not yet started. Depending on when the audits are completed, the Independent Auditor's Reports, accompanying financial statements and management control letters (if applicable) will be presented at a subsequent meeting of the Audit Committee.

This report also provides City Council with the 2022 audited financial statements and management letter, where applicable, for the one remaining Arena.

The Auditor General recommends that:

1. City Council receive the 2023 audited financial statements and management letters, where applicable, for the Community Centres in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (September 27, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit Committee and City Council with the 2023 audited financial statements of Community Centres.

The 2023 audited financial statements for the 10 Community Centres are presented to Audit Committee after approval by their respective Boards of Management.

Of the 10 City Community Centres, the audited financial statements for eight Community Centres were previously presented at the July 5, 2024 meeting of the Audit Committee. This report provides City Council with the 2023 Independent Auditor's Reports, accompanying financial statements and management control letters (where applicable) for the two remaining Community Centres.

The Audit Committee recommend that:  

1. City Council receive the report (September 30, 2024) from the Auditor General for information.

This report provides the results of the External Quality Control Review performed by the Association of Local Government Auditors for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The Auditor General's Office has received the highest rating, an unqualified "pass" opinion, on its peer review - the seventh time the Office has received this rating.

The peer review team found that the “City of Toronto Auditor General's control system was adequately designed and operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance of compliance with Government Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements for audits during the period from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023.” It is also worth noting that the Auditor General's Office did not receive a management letter with suggestions for improvement from the peer review team during this review.

Compliance with Government Auditing Standards is an important component of audit quality and is critical in maintaining credibility with City Council, management and taxpayers.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt and direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to implement the actions in Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and other relevant City divisions to include the staffing and resources required for implementing Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) for consideration through the 2025 Budget process and subsequent years budget processes.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to negotiate, enter into, and amend any agreements necessary to support the implementation of Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) and these recommendations, within the resources included in the operating or capital budget, on terms satisfactory to them, and in forms and terms satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop an online dashboard to report on the impacts of Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035).

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in collaboration and consultation with other relevant City divisions, agencies and corporations to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in 2027 on implementation progress and outcomes of the actions in Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035).

6. City Council forward Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), outlined as Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following provincial ministries for their consideration: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport; and Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade; and request these ministries work with the City to address the urgent need for actions to address funding, stability, and affordability for the cultural sector and collaborate with City staff to advance the Action Plan.

7. City Council forward Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2035-2035), outlined as Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following federal departments for their consideration: Canadian Heritage; Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada; and request these departments work with the City to address the urgent need for actions to address funding, stability, and affordability for the cultural sector and collaborate with City staff to advance the Action Plan.

8. City Council affirm the City’s support for decent work and stability for all artists and culture makers across the City.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to undergo an inventory of City-operated arts and culture programming at community recreation centres and facilities, identifying areas to extend free arts programming at these centres and that:

a. there be a focus on Neighbourhood Improvement Areas, low-income areas and serving youth, Black and Indigenous residents; and

b. opportunities for artists, prioritizing those of similar backgrounds to the above, to instruct and practice their craft, be identified.

10. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning to report back in the second quarter of 2025 on the following:

a. identify options for new investments and an expansion of the StreetArtToronto program to provide more support for artists and beautify our City to include more areas beyond main streets, including in parks and community recreation centres; and

b. assess opportunities for expansion of projects such as Art on Barton, which provided opportunities for artists to activate a building set for demolition with public art.

11. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant city divisions, to prioritize options for alternative cultural space ownership and operation, including social and community ownership, cultural spaces trusts and land trusts, and worker co-operative models.

The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture gave a presentation on Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto 2025-2035.

Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) sets an ambitious 10-year vision for Toronto as a city for culture and creativity, where everyone, everywhere, can discover, experience, and create culture. This vision positions Toronto as an undeniable global cultural capital, celebrated for its exciting and expansive cultural and creative industry offerings as well as its accomplished talent. Culture is engrained in this city, making Toronto a better place to live, work, and visit. It drives economic growth, strengthens community bonds, and promotes social well-being, helping to create thriving, healthy communities.

It has been over a decade since the City’s last culture plan, Creative Capital Gains, was introduced in 2011. Since then, there have been significant economic, cultural, and societal shifts – and a devastating global pandemic. Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto’s culture sector is at an inflection point and faces great instability. Challenges include access to space, affordability, equity, changing audience habits, and sponsor supports. As emphasized in public consultations, the Action Plan also has a significant focus on ensuring culture becomes more available to people across the city, wherever they live, close to their homes, and embedded in their communities. A new Action Plan is needed to address the current obstacles and seize the opportunities of the next 10 years. Inaction would threaten Toronto’s vibrancy, liveability, and prosperity. Now is the moment to invest in culture, chart a forward path, and reinforce and reimagine culture in Toronto.

Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), included as Attachment 1, has been shaped and guided by community input. The Action Plan includes 28 actions grouped into four priority areas: 1) Culture Everywhere; 2) Culture for All; 3) Culture for the Future; and 4) Culture Beyond our Borders. These priorities are based on input shared by more than 4,000 residents throughout the Action Plan’s community engagement process, comprehensive research conducted by the University of Toronto, and best practices from leading cities from around the world.

This report outlines the need for an action plan, detailing the engagement process and key results as well as the Action Plan’s vision, priorities, and core components. This includes the Year One focus, the framework for ongoing engagement, and accountability measures, such as regular progress reporting.

The Action Plan includes both urgent actions to immediately address critical challenges, and long-term actions to drive systemic change. The urgent need to invest and connect will be the focus of Year One of the Action Plan, including increased support for the Toronto Arts Council; funds to support stabilization and transformation for cultural organizations; and hosting the inaugural Mayor’s Culture Summit. Throughout its implementation, the Action Plan will focus on impacts and outcomes, continued engagement, transparency, and accountability. With Culture Connects, the City presents a bold strategy to transform current realities and seize opportunities to create a vibrant and prosperous future for culture in Toronto.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Sidewalks to Skylines: An Action Plan for Toronto's Economy 2025-2035, as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and other relevant divisions, to include the staffing and resources required for Action Plan implementation for consideration through the 2025 Budget Process and subsequent years.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in partnership with relevant divisions, to implement the actions in Sidewalks to Skylines: An Action Plan for Toronto's Economy 2025-2035, and report annually to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the progress of implementation, with the first annual report back by the first quarter of 2026.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant divisions, to identify success indicators or relevant tracking measures for actions identified in the 2025-2029 Five-Year Work Plan as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in its first annual report back report to the Economic and Community Development Committee.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant divisions, to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of 2029 on the implementation of the actions in the Five-Year Work Plan and on a new five-year work plan for the second term of the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy, spanning 2030-2035.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop a major event bidding and hosting strategy in partnership with Destination Toronto, other orders of government, stakeholders from the private sector and the hospitality industry and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2027.

7. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to develop a growth management strategy for Business Improvement Areas to enhance the formation, management, support, and coordination between and governance of Business Improvement Areas and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2025.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to partner with local Indigenous Nations, organizations, groups, businesses, and community members to co-develop an Indigenous Economic Strategy and report back to the Executive Committee by the fourth quarter of 2026.

9. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to apply for, negotiate and enter into agreement(s) with other governments, institutions, agencies, and vendors as required to advance the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), including partnership agreements, data sharing agreements, and funding agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

10. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following organizations and agencies for their consideration: Destination Toronto, PortsToronto, and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

11. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following provincial ministries for their consideration: the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; the Ministry of Finance; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development; the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services; and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.

12. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following federal departments and agencies for their consideration: Department of Finance Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada; Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Transport Canada; Destination Canada; Invest Canada; and Global Affairs Canada.

The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture gave a presentation on Sidewalks to Skylines: Action Plan for Toronto's Economy 2025-2035.

It has been over a decade since the launch of Collaborating for Competitiveness, the City of Toronto’s last plan to advance economic development, with a focus on job creation and economic growth. Since then, new trends, challenges, and opportunities have emerged both at the global and the local level, reshaping the city's and regional industry competitiveness, supply chains, workforce dynamics and land use pressures. Given its fundamental strengths, Toronto is well positioned to face these challenges and leverage opportunities toward an economy that is competitive, inclusive, and advancing towards net zero emissions. Achieving this vision, however, will require a long-term plan with impactful actions, dedicated resources, and intentional and collaborative coordination with partners. Before aspirational targets for inclusive and sustainable economic growth can be met, the integrity of basic City services and the foundation they create for economic growth must first be addressed. This Action Plan sets out a vision to both get the basics right and set an aspirational agenda to drive Toronto's economy forward, confronting its challenges and leveraging its many strengths.

Guided by this bold vision, Sidewalks to Skylines - an Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035) provides a roadmap for the City to strategically maximize its levers and collaborate with its partners to enhance Toronto's economy with a focus on livability, inclusivity, and prosperity in the next ten years. The Action Plan is the result of robust research and analysis of best practices in other jurisdictions, as well as extensive engagement and consultation with over 1,000 stakeholders, including business leaders, academics, small businesses, business associations, major employers, institutions, community coalitions, labour unions, and residents. It identifies three priorities: Strong Main Streets, Quality Jobs, and Global Competitiveness. These priorities are anchored by a foundational priority, Getting the Basics Right, which focuses on key City levers to improve quality of life and enable a business environment that optimizes conditions to achieve broader economic ambitions and facilitate economic prosperity.

The success of the Action Plan will be dependent on effective partnerships; it will also depend on the access to resources and revenues commensurate with the City's responsibilities as a municipal government to support Toronto's role as Canada's leading global centre for commerce, creativity, and capital. To guide these efforts, in addition to a five-year work plan, the Action Plan highlights 29 leading actions, including 10 to strengthen the foundation and 19 to advance the priorities to drive meaningful change. To monitor the progress of the Action Plan, each of the 29 leading actions is accompanied by one or more success indicators. Progress will be reported to City Council on an annual basis.

In 2030, informed by the success of and lessons learned from the first five years, a new five-year work plan responsive to the economic context of the time will be presented for consideration by City Council. Through the implementation of the Action Plan, the City will help advance liveability, inclusion, and shared prosperity beyond the traditional measure of economic growth in partnership with other organizations and for all communities across Toronto.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

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

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals to replace Section 349-15.1(6) with the following:

“(6) That arrangements are made with the City to enable the City to collect photographs of the dangerous dog that:

(a) are clear and have a neutral background,

(b) show the front, back, left side and right side of the dangerous dog,

(c) do not contain personal information as defined by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), such as information that would identify a person or address, and

(d) include any other necessary identifying information of the dangerous dog as determined by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.”

The City is committed to continuous improvement of the dangerous dogs program to support prevention of dangerous acts and effective enforcement of Dangerous Dog Orders. Following an increase in dangerous dog service requests since 2022, as part of Item 2024.EC10.2, the City reviewed its procedures and processes and has recently taken a number of education and enforcement actions to address dangerous dogs in Toronto, and support public safety.

So far in 2024, the number of Dangerous Dog Orders and written warnings served by Toronto Animals Services (TAS) is trending down compared to previous years. Toronto Animals Services has also issued fewer charges for dog owner non-compliance with a Dangerous Dog Order so far in 2024, indicating increased bylaw compliance even with an increase in proactive enforcement visits.

This update report includes the following sections:

1. Recent actions to address dangerous dogs

• Details on key proactive actions the City has initiated since spring 2024, including a standard dangerous dog warning sign, development of the Dangerous Dog Orders map, and steps to address off-leash dogs on school properties.

2. 2024 and 2025 public education campaigns

• Results from a summer 2024 campaign, and plans for an enhanced campaign starting in 2025.

3. Responses to City Council directives

• Staff address outstanding directives resulting from Item 2024.EC10.2 and Item 2024.EC13.1.

4.    Service standards for dangerous act investigations

• Clarification of Toronto Animals Services’ service standards related to dangerous dogs.

This report was developed in consultation with Legal Services and Strategic Public and Employee Communications.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 591, Noise as follows:

a. Add a definition of “Grassroots Cultural Organization” to mean “A small community-led organization or collective, determined in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture or their designate, to have a defined cultural or community mandate.”

b. Amend section 591-3.2G.1 such that it reads as follows: “Despite anything contained in § 591-3.2., where an application for an exemption permit is made by a not-for-profit corporation or a grassroots cultural organization, the applicant will not be required to pay the associated exemption permit application fee in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges.”

2. City Council direct that the by-law amendment above come into effect immediately on the date a by-law is adopted.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to work with private waste collection operators and other relevant stakeholders to respond to reports regarding noise from waste collection, particularly those resulting in overnight and/or early morning disturbances, and monitor the response to noise reports.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to work with waste collection operators and other relevant stakeholders to develop and publish online guidance documents for waste collectors, property managers and residents, that may be referred to for best practices to mitigate noise from waste collection operations.

5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to

expand the established mediation referral program to include waste collection noise issues and disputes.

6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to enhance the user experience related to reporting non-enforceable noise reports on the online 311 portal.

7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to publicly monitor the effectiveness of the new collaborative approach in mitigating overnight and/or early morning disturbances from private waste collection by reporting complaint and outcome data at least quarterly and to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2026 after evaluation of the effectiveness of this work in mitigating overnight and/or early morning disturbances from private waste collection, including consideration of whether the current exemption should be continued and on what terms.

8. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to begin working with the private waste collection industry immediately upon adoption of this report to address and work toward preventing repetition of complaints regarding overnight waste collection noise, including all complaints received in 2024.

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on outstanding directives related to the Noise By-law, including options to reduce noise from waste collection, a recommendation to provide a noise exemption permit application fee waiver for grassroots cultural organizations, and an assessment of amplified sound levels that exceed ambient levels. This report also provides an update on the status of implementation of amendments made to the Noise By-law in June and September 2024, including ongoing efforts to respond to motor vehicle noise.

Per direction from Council to explore options to reduce noise from waste collection, staff recommend keeping the waste collection noise exemption in place, given limited data available on waste collection noise sources, locations and timing, and the benefits of mitigating waste buildup, odour, safety issues, and congestion by allowing collection during non-peak hours. To address noise disturbances from waste collection, staff recommend implementing programmatic changes to aid in identifying and reducing specific sources of waste collection noise on a case-by-case basis, by working with industry to address noise reports and developing noise mitigation guidelines. MLS will monitor how private collectors respond to waste collection noise reports, and escalate cases where issues are not resolved to community mediation. This process will be monitored until the end of 2025, at which time further recommendations can be considered if the process is not effective at reducing noise reports.

Council also directed staff to explore the feasibility of waiving the noise exemption permit application fee for grassroots cultural organizations, which staff are recommending as part of this report.

This report was prepared in consultation with Economic Development and Culture and Solid Waste Management Services.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council remove the following directors from the Fairbank Village Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

          Mian, Asad

          Sousa - Freire, Jessica

The purpose of this report is to make changes to the Fairbank Village Business Improvement Area Board of Management, in accordance with the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas. Fairbank Village Business Improvement Areas falls within two Community Council boundaries.

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Chief Technology Officer, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the City Clerk to collaborate to ensure that there are direct linkages on the City's website between the night economy webpage, temporary liquor license map webpage, and the noise webpages by the second quarter of 2025.

I am writing to propose the creation of a dedicated page on the City of Toronto's Licensing website that provides transparency regarding noise exemption permits and noise by-law complaints. This page would serve as a valuable resource for businesses and residents alike, offering a clear and accessible overview of noise-related activities and potential impacts within the city.

The proposed page would include the following information:

Noise Exemption Permit Locations: A map or list indicating the locations where noise exemptions have been granted, along with relevant details such as the date, duration, and reason for the exemption.

Noise Bylaw Complaint Data: A summary or visualization of noise by-law complaints received, including the areas affected, the nature of the complaints, and any resulting actions taken.

By making this information readily available, the City would be promoting transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making. Businesses could use this data to assess the potential noise impact of their operations and to make informed decisions regarding their licensing applications. Residents could also use the page to stay informed about noise-related activities in their neighborhoods and to report any concerns.

I believe that the creation of this transparency page would be a significant step towards improving the quality of life for both businesses and residents in Toronto. I urge the Economic and Community Development Committee to consider this proposal and to take the necessary steps to implement it.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The General Government Committee recommend that:  

1. City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Rocket Software Inc., for proprietary court management software licences, professional services and related maintenance commencing from January 1, 2025 for a three (3) year period, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods, at the sole discretion of the City, and subject to budget approval(s) for the total amounts set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Chief Technology Officer, and the Chief Procurement Officer.

2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Chief Technology Officer, and the Chief Procurement Officer.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Chief Technology Officer, and the Chief Procurement Officer, remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and be made public at the discretion of the Chief Procurement Officer following the execution of the contract authorized by recommendation 1.

The purpose of this report is to request City Council authority to negotiate and enter a non-competitive contract with Rocket Software Inc., for proprietary court management software licences, professional services, and related maintenance.

The City's current contract with Rocket Software Inc., expires December 31, 2024. This report requests authorization to secure a new contract with the vendor as the sole supplier of the software, Mobius View, to ensure business continuity, allowing Court Services to maintain licensing and uninterrupted operations.

City Council approval is required in accordance with Toronto 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, Non-competitive or Limited Solicitations, 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 Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71 Financial Control, Section 71-11A.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council, 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, 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, grant authority to the Fire Chief and General Manager to negotiate and enter into a contract with Intergraph Canada Ltd., for the amount of $508,800 net of all taxes and charges ($517,755 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide professional services and additional licenses for existing Computer Aided Dispatch and Business Intelligence systems for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council 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, 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, grant authority to the Fire Chief and General Manager, to negotiate and enter into a contract with Quatro Group Software Systems Inc., for the amount of $381,600 net of all taxes and charges ($388,316 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide professional services and additional licenses for the existing Payroll / Time Entry system for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into a non-competitive contract due to exclusive rights with Intergraph Canada Ltd., to provide Computer Aided Dispatch which represents the core of Toronto Fire Services emergency response, in the amount of $508,800 net of all taxes and charges ($517,755 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreements.

In addition, Toronto Fire Services is also requesting authority to enter into a non-competitive contract due to exclusive rights with Quatro Group Software Systems Inc., to provide the payroll / time entry system used by Toronto Fire Services in the amount of $381,600 net of all taxes and charges ($388,316 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries), for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreements.

Both vendors have been utilized by Toronto Fire Services for a number of years to provide vital technology services for the division.

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council, in accordance with Sections 195-6.6 and 195-8.5 (B) of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, grant the Deputy Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services to award and enter into an agreement with Outdoor Outfits Ltd., from the date of award to May 5, 2030, for the supply and delivery of Apparel and Related Products and Services, in the amount of $3,385,353 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($3,444,935 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority for Toronto Paramedic Services to leverage the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace Master Agreement 2023-441-11 and enter into an agreement with Outdoor Outfits Ltd., for the supply and delivery of Apparel and Related Products and Services, on behalf of Toronto Paramedic Services via City Stores. The term of the contract will be from the date of award to May 5, 2030, in the total amount of $3,385,353 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($3,444,935 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The total term of the contract exceeds the five (5)-year limit authority of Bid Award Panel to award and requires City Council approval.

The Purchasing By-law (Chapter 195), under section 195-6.6, allows the City to make an award of a procurement directly from a supplier of another public body, if the Chief Procurement Officer determines that the public body followed a competitive method consistent with the City of Toronto's procurement process.

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City, as landlord, to enter into a nominal lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Petit Pearson Child Care - North York, as tenant, for a term of ten years with an option to renew for a further ten years in respect of the child care centre located at 100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen Lane, North York (the “Leased Premises”) more particularly described in Appendix B and Appendix C to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services hereto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, their successors and designates, to administer and manage the Lease, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices (including notices of termination) provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for direction and determination.

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority for the City, as landlord, to enter into a ten-year, nominal lease agreement (the "Lease") with Petit Pearson Child Care - North York (the “Tenant”), as tenant, as selected by the General Manager, Children's Services, pursuant to an Expression of Interest ("E.O.I.") process conducted by Children's Services, for the purpose of delivering child care services at a newly constructed centre located within the City’s Ethennonnhawahstihnen Community Recreation Centre (the “Leased Premises”).

The City Solicitor, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 

3. City Council direct that the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the City Solicitor, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, is to remain confidential in its entirety, as it relates to litigation involving the City and contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Ethenonnhawahstihnen Community Recreation Centre and Library was constructed between 2018 and 2023 pursuant to a contract entered into by the City of Toronto with Eastern Construction Company ("Eastern") as general contractor.

During and following construction, Eastern and subcontractors retained by it for the purposes of the Project commenced lawsuits against the City relating to alleged damages and extra costs incurred during construction. The total amount claimed by Eastern on behalf of itself and its subcontractors is $13,503,992.43.

The City defended the action and advanced a claim against its hydrogeological consultant, Terraprobe Inc.

Confidential Attachment 1 contains legal advice from the City Solicitor regarding the litigation and seeks instructions. 

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City, as landlord, to enter into a nominal lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Network Child Care Services, as tenant, for a term of ten years with an option to renew for a further ten years in respect of Unit 1, Level 2, Toronto Standard Condominium Plan Number 2792, municipally known as 21 Western Battery Road, Toronto, ON, M6K 0E3 (the “Leased Premises”), more particularly described in Appendix B and Appendix C to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services hereto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, their successors and designates, to administer and manage the Lease, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices (including notices of termination) provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for direction and determination.

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority for the City, as landlord, to enter into a ten-year, nominal lease agreement (the "Lease") with Network Child Care Services (the “Tenant”), as tenant, as selected by the General Manager, Children's Services, pursuant to an Expression of Interest ("E.O.I.") process conducted by Children's Services, for the purpose of delivering child care services at a newly constructed centre located at Unit 1, 21 Western Battery Road (the “Leased Premises”).

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act (the "Act"), approve the expropriation of the property interests set out in Appendix A (the "Property Requirements") to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as identified on the draft reference plans attached as Appendix C to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

2. 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(s), and service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession, as may be required.

3. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Real Estate Services to prepare, execute and serve Offers of Compensation based on appraisal reports appraising the market values of the Property Requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Act. 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 1, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once there has been a final determination of all property transactions and claims for compensation relative to the Project, and only released publicly thereafter in consultation with the City Solicitor.

On April 17, 2024, City Council authorized the initiation of expropriation proceedings for permanent easements in part of the properties municipally known as 37 Downsview Avenue, 200 Chalkfarm Drive, 1570 Wilson Avenue, 2208 Jane Street and 2210 Jane Street for the purpose of facilitating Phase One of Toronto Water's Black Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewer Relief System project (the "Project").

This report relates to the second stage of the expropriation process. During the first stage and in accordance with the Expropriations Act, Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate were served on all applicable "registered owners" and published in the newspaper. Parties with affected interests in the land had 30 days to request an inquiry into whether the proposed taking is fair, sound, and reasonably necessary. No requests were received within the 30-day period, and City Council may now approve the expropriation by this Stage 2 report. If authorized, an Expropriation Plan 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 A and shown on the draft reference plans attached as Appendix C.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to enter into negotiations with Aclara Technologies LLC, as the manufacturer and exclusive supplier of the Meter Transmission Units, for the supply and delivery of additional Meter Transmission Units, and to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the outcome of those negotiations, and the strategies identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer, by the end of the first quarter 2025.

2. City Council adopt the Confidential Instructions to Staff as contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer, remain confidential in its entirety as it contains information and Confidential Instructions to staff respecting a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City, and direct that the confidential instructions to staff, if adopted, be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements or amendments to agreements to procure, including by a non-competitive procurement, additional Meter Transmission Units and associated equipment from Aclara Technologies LLC, by or before June 30, 2025, to a maximum of $3,000,000, on terms acceptable to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in order to keep providing working meters and Meter Transmission Units for new builds and high volume users pending Council decision on a long term strategy.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider this item as it pertains to a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto.

The issuance of this non-competitive contract was a matter of extreme urgency. The rapidly increasing and premature failure of over 150,000 of the City’s 470,000 Meter Transmission Units, at a far greater rate than expected, has created a significant challenge for Toronto Water, requiring immediate action to support accurate, timely and efficient City water utility billing and customer service. This premature failure is expected to continue.

The purpose of this report is to advise City Council, in accordance with Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code, Procurement, Section 195-7.5, of a non-competitive emergency contract with Aclara Technologies LLC (Aclara) for the supply of initial replacement Meter Transmission Units at a total cost of $4,040,000 USD ($5,534,800 CAD), net of all applicable taxes and charges ($4,111,104 USD or $5,632,212. CAD, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) issued pursuant to Purchase Order 6055735, as amended. This cost represents an agreed pro-rata warranty replacement cost for the failed Meter Transmission Units.

The issuance of the Purchase Order was a matter of urgency as the premature failure of the Meter Transmission Units was deemed an emergency by the General Manager, Toronto Water, under Chapter 195, Procurement, Section 195-7.1(G), and reporting back to City Council is required in accordance with Section 195-7.5, where the potential value of the non-competitive contract exceeds $500,000.

This report also seeks the necessary Council authorities to continue to address this on-going emergency, enabling Toronto Water to secure the materials and services required to maintain the level of service necessary to support City water utility billing based on actual consumption and associated customer service operations.

Additionally, this report provides an overview of the steps taken to manage this issue, and provides, in Confidential Attachment 1, information for consideration by Committee and City Council, and recommended Confidential Instructions to Staff.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2025 Toronto Triathlon Festival event;

2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street / The Queensway, and Yonge Street, on Sunday, July 27, 2025 as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2025 Toronto Triathlon Festival event; and

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

4. City Council forward the Item to the Toronto Transit Commission and Metrolinx and request the General Manager, Transportation Services coordinate with Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission to ensure that no planned closures are scheduled on July 27, 2025, that would limit public transit during the marathon and contribute to traffic congestion.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's authority to close portions of the eastbound lanes on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and northbound lanes on the Don Valley Parkway for the Toronto Triathlon Festival event for 2025. The proposed route of the 2025 Toronto Triathlon Festival event will remain the same as 2024.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council endorse, in principle, the road safety project on Parkside Drive, as described on pages 5 through 16 in the revised report (October 17, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, including a bikeway, intersection safety improvements at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bloor Street West, new and updated Toronto Transit Commission bus stops, and designated turning lanes at intersections.

Parkside Drive is a major arterial road that serves as the eastern boundary of High Park and provides multi-modal connections to key destinations in the city with residential frontage on the east side. As directed by Council in November 2021, the Parkside Drive Study was initiated to explore possible design changes that could improve safety and mobility along the corridor with a focus on people walking, cycling and other vulnerable road users, as a companion to the High Park Movement Strategy. Over the last three years several improvements have been made to the roadway to manage vehicle speeds and improve road user safety.

The Parkside Drive Study builds on community advocacy for improved road safety. In the last ten years there were seven collisions that resulted in five serious injuries and three fatalities. All seven collisions involved vulnerable road users. Narrow and missing sidewalks, lack of bikeways, excessive vehicular speeds and aggressive driving, and a history of collisions resulting in fatality or serious injury are frequently heard concerns. The Parkside Drive Study recommendations support the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan efforts to implement changes that would prevent serious injuries and fatalities on our streets.

This report summarizes the findings from the Parkside Drive Study and seeks City Council endorsement in principle of the study recommendations to implement a road safety focused redesign project. Preliminary design and consultation for the road safety project on Parkside Drive have been completed, and installation is targeted for the near-term (2025 - 2027). The Parkside Drive road safety changes would add 3.8 lane kilometres (1.9 centreline kilometres) of new bikeways, reconstruct the Lake Shore Boulevard West intersection and improve vulnerable road user connections to the Martin Goodman Trail and include design changes to decrease motor vehicle speeds.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommend that:

1. City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors to:

a. Review and consider a universal security protocol for their garages and parking lots; and

b. Provide a summary of the current security approach and assessment framework used to allocate security resources at Toronto Parking Authority facilities. 

As the City of Toronto’s appointed "Nighttime Economy Champion" I am writing to express my concern regarding the current state of nighttime security at Green P parking facilities. As you may be aware, many businesses in Toronto rely on these facilities for their customers, and the safety of both vehicles and patrons is a critical concern.

I have had interactions with numerous businesses during the past year who have expressed their desire for increased security measures after 9:00 p.m. They have cited instances of safety concerns which have negatively impacted their business operations.

I believe implementing regular patrols of Green P parking facilities after 9:00 p.m. would significantly enhance the safety and security of these locations. This would not only benefit businesses but also provide peace of mind for patrons who use these facilities.

I understand Green P operates a large network of over 300 parking facilities, each with its own unique security risks. However, I believe a standardized approach to nighttime security, would be beneficial. I recommend Toronto Parking Authority review universal security standards and guidelines to identify best practices which could be applied across its entire network.

I urge the Committee to consider this matter and take steps to enhance nighttime security at Green P parking facilities. This would be a valuable investment in the safety of our community and would help to support the continued success of local businesses.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommend that:

1. City Council endorse the application under the Province of Ontario's Community Sport and Recreation Investment Fund: Stream 1 - Repair and Rehabilitation for the Jack Goodlad Park Basketball Court Rehabilitation project, and direct the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to submit the City's application to the Community Sport and Recreation Investment Fund.

As part of the 2024 Ontario Budget, the province launched a cost-shared program, Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund that provides funding to municipalities to revitalize sport and recreation facilities.

Each municipality is allowed to advance one project per stream. Under Stream 1: Repair and Rehabilitation, I am recommending that the City advance the basketball court rehabilitation work planned at Jack Goodlad Park.

Jack Goodlad Park is included within the Kennedy Park Ionview Parkland Study area, which has identified opportunities for improvements of outdoor community recreation facilities at this location. This project is eligible for the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund, Stream 1 - Repair and Rehabilitation.

Under the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund application guidelines, Council endorsement is a mandatory requirement for the funding consideration.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider opportunities to enable additional residential intensification through the Housing Action Plan work program including:

a. Updates to the mid-rise urban design guidelines to provide flexibility and enable opportunities for taller and denser mid-rise built form along the Avenues and report back to the December 5, 2024 Planning and Housing Committee meeting;
 

b. Re-examine older avenues studies and consider opportunities to align height, density and built form permissions with the recommended new as-of-right zoning for midrise permissions and report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the third quarter of 2025; and
 

c. Make best efforts to identify additional opportunities to enable increased housing supply along existing and proposed Avenues that are served by frequent transit and report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2025.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review properties in the recommended zoning by-law amendment that do not currently have residential permissions, or have a residential density value less than 3.5, and report back in the fourth quarter 2025 with recommendations to introduce or increase residential use permissions where appropriate, as part of the Expanding Mixed Use Areas Housing Action Plan work plan item.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on October 30, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

The recommended As-of-right Zoning for Mid-rise Buildings on Avenues is one of 54 Housing Action Plan initiatives to make changes to the City’s Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Urban Design Guidelines to enable more housing in neighbourhoods, along major streets and avenues. Other related action items include: the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Major Streets Study, As-of-Right Zoning for Avenue Studies with no Implementing Zoning, the Avenues Policy Review, Expanding Mixed Use Areas, and Implementing Zoning for new Mixed Use Areas. City Planning has either reported out on the actions such as the Major Streets Study or is working to advance these action items in a comprehensive and integrated manner.

This report recommends a zoning by-law amendment to permit as-of-right heights and densities for mid-rise buildings on lands identified as Avenues and designated Mixed Use Areas in the Official Plan. The recommended zoning by-law amendment implements urban design performance standards, including updated standards for rear transition alongside the increases to height and density permissions. These changes will enable and expand mid-rise development on the Avenues without the need for a site-specific zoning approval. Property owners would continue to be able to seek additional height or density through a minor variance where appropriate.  The recommended changes have the potential to unlock an increase of almost 61,000 dwelling units above the approximately 21,500 dwelling units achievable under existing zoning standards.

The recommended zoning by-law amendment would remove barriers, ease administration, and support the creation of more housing as part of the Housing Action Plan to achieve or exceed the provincial housing target of 285,000 new homes over the next 10 years.

City Planning has also been conducting a comprehensive review of the Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards Urban Design Guidelines and has completed initial updates to the performance standards for Rear Transitions between mid-rise buildings and other buildings or open space uses. The final updated Rear Transition Performance Standards 5A and 5B will be formally incorporated in the consolidated Mid-rise Building Urban Design Guidelines document and presented to Planning and Housing Committee in Q4 2024.

The City is advancing several initiatives under the Housing Action Plan (HAP) and the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) initiative to make changes to the City’s Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Urban Design Guidelines to enable more housing in neighbourhoods. The HAP includes a number of action items that address mid-rise development and Mixed Use Areas along major streets, Avenues, in transition zones and in major growth areas. These initiatives build on each other to facilitate growth at all scales, unlocking more housing types along the Major Streets and Avenues, while identifying more opportunities throughout the city for taller buildings, and providing choice for residents. The work program focuses on updating the City’s policies and zoning permissions to expand the Avenues and Mixed Use Areas, update built form and public realm standards, and implement as-of-right zoning permissions to make it easier, faster, and cheaper to build mid-rise buildings.

In 2010, the Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study and Performance Standards resulted in a set of generalized urban design guidelines to help catalyze the re-urbanization of the Avenues while providing transition to adjacent areas. From 2010 to 2023, over 136 mid-rise buildings were completed. 

This supplementary report provides an overview of the HAP’s Avenues, Mid-rise and Mixed-Use Areas projects, how they cumulatively remove barriers, ease administration, and support the goal to achieve or exceed the provincial housing target of 285,000 new homes over the next 10 years, to continue to achieve intensification and housing opportunities along Toronto’s Avenues.  Together, the outcomes of the work program may include expansion of the lands that benefit from the Avenues policy framework; an increase in the planned intensification along Avenues; and as-of-right zoning permissions for intensification that will reduce the need for mid-rise development to obtain site-specific zoning permissions.  Key opportunities to enable additional residential intensification through the work program are:

-  On-going review of mid-rise design guidelines to consider taller and denser built-form along Avenues;

-  The Official Plan review of Avenue policies, followed by implementing zoning; and

Re-examining older Avenue Studies.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachments 2a and 2b to the report (October 15, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on October 30, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report outlines the analysis, consultation process, and recommended zoning amendments to advance the first phase of work to incorporate low-rise residential lands in Toronto and East York District into Zoning By-law 569-2013 (the "City-wide Zoning By-law). Staff recommend bringing low-rise residential lands into the City-wide Zoning By-law with zoning standards that are consistent with the applicable former municipal zoning by-law, consistent with recent city-wide zoning amendments, and in conformity with the Official Plan. These properties had active zoning by-law amendment or site plan control applications in 2012 and were excluded from the City-wide Zoning By-law through the transition protocol.

This study is part of the on-going work to simplify and modernize the City-wide Zoning By-law, and to support consistent application of the City-wide Zoning By-law. Bringing these lands into the City-wide Zoning By-law will remove barriers, ease administration, and enable the creation of more housing as part of the Housing Action Plan. In addition, the recommended zoning by-law amendment will enable properties to take advantage of the removal of parking minimums and permissions for a broad range of "missing middle" housing permissions in support of the Housing Action Plan and its target of 285,000 homes over the next ten years.

City staff have completed the first phase of the study's work plan for the Toronto and East York district, by reviewing approximately 327 properties subject to former municipal zoning by-laws and assessing the appropriateness of each property for inclusion in the City-wide Zoning By-law. This report recommends approval of the attached zoning amendments to incorporate approximately 190 low-rise residential properties into the City-wide Zoning By-law.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 72 Amroth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 16, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 72 Amroth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 16, 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 draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 72 Amroth Avenue from Permit Parking.

5. City Council request the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report to Planning and Housing Committee following the completion of the Site Plan Control process at 72 Amroth Avenue with an updated Key Findings document discussing the Site Plan Control process.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on October 30, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

The Beaches-East York Pilot Project (“the Pilot Project”) is part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods ("EHON") initiative. The Pilot Project was initiated with the purpose of building a missing middle demonstration project in consultation with the community and the development industry on City-owned land within the Beaches-East York neighbourhood (Ward 19).

This report recommends amending the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a development on a City-owned site located at 72 Amroth Avenue. The proposal includes a six-storey apartment building fronting Amroth Avenue with a height of 19.5 metres (23.5 metres with the mechanical penthouse), and a three-storey fourplex with a height of 9.95 metres and a three-storey duplex with a height of 9.65 metres at the rear of the lot. The development has a total of 34 residential units, 39 bicycle parking spaces and 2,353 square metres of gross floor area.

The proposal is an appropriate example of intensification within designated Neighbourhoods. It is in a form that is respectful of the adjacent low-rise detached houses, while making use of an underutilized site near a major transit station and adjacent Danforth Avenue. The Danforth Study from Coxwell Avenue to Victoria Park Avenue further recommends a mid-rise built form of up to eleven-storeys on this segment of Danforth Avenue. It advances a design which includes the provision of six accessible units, exceeding the Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines requirement for 15 percent of the total number of units be accessible and adaptable, and a unit mix which meets the City of Toronto Growing Up Guidelines regarding the provision of two and three-bedroom units. As a City-initiated project, it will meet at least Version 4, Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard. The proposal preserves the five existing mature trees on site.

The processes and approaches developed through this initiative are intended to inform how missing middle projects may be built on other sites, both publicly and privately owned. In support of this goal, City staff have also developed a set of Key Findings to inform the creation of future policy and process changes for expanding housing options in neighbourhoods, including work on transition zones through the Housing Action Plan and work on enabling permissions for low-rise multi-unit residential buildings through the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Key Findings are included as Attachment 16 of this report.

City staff recommend approval of the City-initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments and associated recommendations.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council establish a new chapter in the City of Toronto Municipal Code substantially in accordance with the draft bylaw attached as Attachment A to the report (October 16, 2024) from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to regulate the licensing of renovations for residential rental units in the City of Toronto and require that the provisions apply to all rental units in Toronto unless exempted in the bylaw, with the following amendment:

a. delete Section 2.1, subsection B(1) and Section 2.1, subsection B(2).

2. City Council direct that the new Municipal Code chapter come into effect on July 31, 2025.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges in accordance with the draft by-law in Attachment D to the report (October 16, 2024) from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, by creating and adding a new fee for a Rental Renovation Licence of $700.00 (plus Harmonized Sales Tax) per rental unit, effective July 31, 2025, and adjusted yearly for inflation.

4. City Council direct the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to include the staffing and resources, and introduction of a new Rental Renovation Licence user fee required for the implementation of the bylaw to address renovictions as described in the October 16, 2024 report from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building " Implementing a Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw to Address Renovictions" through the 2025 Operating Budget process.

5. City Council direct the Chief Communications Officer, Strategic Public and Employee Communications, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to develop a communications strategy with appropriate funding established through the 2025 budget process. This strategy should include a multilingual public education campaign for Toronto tenants, landlords, and other interested parties, focusing on the following:

a. Informing tenants of the Bylaw.

b. Informing landlords of the new licensing standards and their obligations under the Bylaw.

c. In partnership with Toronto Building and the Housing Secretariat informing relevant advocacy and industry associations about the Bylaw to enable their support for both tenants and landlords; and

d. Implementing the strategy in two phases: 1) The initial rollout of the new bylaw, and 2) A continued program to educate landlords and tenants.

6. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Chief Communications Officer, Strategic Public and Employee Communications to develop publicly accessible communication materials to support the effective administration and enforcement of the bylaw, including multi-lingual guidelines for landlords and tenants to support the bylaw requirements for a Tenant Accommodation Plan or Tenant Compensation Plan.

7. City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to support the effective administration and enforcement of the Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw, by ensuring that any required technology enhancements identified by Toronto Building are implemented and a searchable online registry for Rental Renovation Licences is available prior to July 31, 2025.

8. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Chief Technology Officer, to monitor and provide a status update to City Council on the implementation of the Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw by July 31, 2027, including key indicators such as the number of licences issued, tenant inquiries received, enforcement actions taken, communications strategies implemented, and recommendations for any amendments to the Bylaw, technology resources and support, or staffing levels, in order to strengthen its effectiveness in addressing tenant evictions in the City of Toronto related to the illegitimate use of N13 notices to end tenancy.

9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or bylaw amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Directed the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth to report directly to the November 13, 2024 meeting of City Council on any interim measures and associated resources to protect tenants and prevent renovictions before the by-law comes into force.

The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building gave a presentation on Implementing a Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw to Address Renovictions.

This report responds to the June 26, 2024, City Council directive to staff to develop a “Hamilton-style” renovictions bylaw (Renovictions Bylaw) and implementation framework to protect tenants and prevent "renovictions". A renoviction is when a landlord illegitimately evicts a tenant by alleging that vacant possession of a rental unit is needed to undertake renovations or repairs. Renovictions can include refusing to allow a tenant who has exercised their right of first refusal to return post-renovation, illegally raising the rent on a returning tenant, or not undertaking major renovations after evicting renters. This results in the displacement of tenants, the permanent loss of affordable market rental housing, and contributes to rising homelessness in Toronto.

As rent policies and landlord-tenant matters fall under provincial jurisdiction, the City of Toronto has urged the Province to take action against renovictions, including enforcing the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 (Bill 97), improving Landlord and Tenant Board processes, introducing vacancy rent control, requiring temporary relocation assistance during renovations, and creating a centralized data system for rental properties and evictions. In the absence of these provincial changes, Toronto has developed local solutions. In 2022, City Council adopted a Renovictions Policy to guide the development of a bylaw to curb evictions done under the pretext of a renovation, protect tenants, and preserve affordable rental housing.

The City of Hamilton was the first Ontario municipality to pass a bylaw requiring landlords to obtain a licence before undertaking renovations that necessitate tenant eviction. In June 2024, the Planning and Housing Committee reviewed a staff report analyzing Hamilton’s bylaw and directed staff to undertake consultations with affected stakeholders and recommended a similar approach for Toronto. Over August and September, the City undertook a multi-channel consultation program consisting of focus groups with housing advocates, tenants rights experts, landlord and tenants associations, six city-wide in-person consultations and one virtual consultation, and a public survey. The results of this feedback, and analysis by City staff, have informed the Renovictions Bylaw proposed in this report that will require landlords to:

• Apply for a Rental Renovation Licence within seven days of issuing an N13 notice to end tenancy

• Obtain a building permit before applying for the Rental Renovation Licence

• Obtain and submit a report from a qualified person identifying that the renovation or maintenance work is so extensive that the tenant must leave the unit, and pay a Rental Renovation Licence fee of $700.00 per unit

• Post a Tenant Information Notice at the subject unit to inform the tenant of the licence application and to enable the tenant to seek information about their rights

• Complete a plan to provide tenant(s) who choose to return to their units with temporary, comparable housing at similar rents, or provide monthly rent-gap payments (based on post-2015 average market rents) to cover the rent difference, with tenants finding their own temporary housing

• Provide moving allowances to all tenants

• Provide tenants with severance compensation where the tenant is choosing not to return to the unit after the renovation or repair work is complete

• Post the issued Rental Renovation Licence on the door of the unit

This report recommends the Renovictions Bylaw take effect on July 31, 2025, allowing staff sufficient time to undertake appropriate education and communication efforts. The Toronto Building Division will implement and enforce the bylaw. Toronto Building staff are well positioned to inform landlords of their obligations under the bylaw early in the building permit process and will develop clear, understandable and multi-lingual public-facing guidelines to support compliance.  Staff heard clearly during public engagement of the importance of proactively updating tenants on the status of renovation licence and building permit-related work. Toronto Building will be actively monitoring building permits on units where renovation licences have been issued to support the timely completion of work and facilitate the ability of tenants to return to their rental unit as quickly as possible.

The proposed framework is intended to balance the need to address the misuse of renovations as an excuse to evict tenants, with the need for renovations and repair work that are necessary in Toronto with its often aging, existing rental housing stock. Adopting Toronto’s Renovictions Bylaw will significantly improve health, social, and economic outcomes for tenants and support the HousingTO Plan.

This staff report has been written in consultation with the Housing Secretariat, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Legal Services and Strategic Public and Employee Communications.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the housing provider described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section of the report (October 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to secure affordable housing in accordance with the Municipal Housing Facility By-Law (By-law 713-2024) in return for the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the properties and periods of time described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section of the report (October 16, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, with the tax exemption being effective from the "Effective Date" of the City's Contribution Agreement.

3. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the Effective Date of the City's Contribution agreement.

4. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of each By-law authorizing the municipal housing facility agreements to the Minister of Finance, and written notice of each By-law authorizing an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, and to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, as appropriate. 

In December 2019, City Council approved the Community Housing Partnership Renewal Program (“CHPR”), a new program designed to incentivize former federal non-profit housing providers with expired operating agreements to enter into new agreements with the City. Through the program, community housing providers commit to maintaining their rental housing as affordable, and potentially deepening the level of affordability provided to households, in exchange for a property tax exemption and housing benefits for their residents. The program provides a viable and cost-effective approach to preserve the supply of affordable rental housing in Toronto, representing a fraction of what the City would need to invest to replace them with newly constructed or acquired affordable homes. The Community Housing Partnership Renewal Program has secured approximately 700 affordable rental homes with 6 non-profit housing providers since its inception.

The implementation of CHPR requires site-specific authority from Council to approve individual municipal housing facility agreements for participating community housing providers. The purpose of this report is to obtain Council authority for the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enrol Church of Atonement Senior Citizens (“Church of Atonement”), a non-profit housing provider with a total of 76 affordable rental homes, for a 20-year term, into the program. In addition to securing affordable rental homes, agreements under CHPR will deepen affordability for residents through the provision of housing benefits.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to extend the lease agreements, on the existing terms and conditions, with Alexandra Park Housing Co-operative and Beech Hall Housing Co-operative, by up to one year, if necessary, to allow adequate time for the negotiation of the terms of the new lease agreements and operating agreements.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report to Planning and Housing Committee in 2025, following the execution of new lease agreements with Alexandra Park Housing Co-operative and Beech Hall Housing Co-operative, with recommendations to secure exemptions from taxation for municipal and school purposes for Alexandra Park Housing Co-operative and Beech Hall Housing Co-operative, in accordance with the Municipal Housing Facility By-Law.

On June 26, 2024, through PH13.9 - Community Housing Sector Modernization and Growth Strategy, City Council approved a new Policy Framework for Ground Leases with Community Housing Providers (“Policy Framework”). This Policy Framework provides a guide for the City when making decisions to renew, amend, or enter into new ground lease agreements with Community Housing Providers which operate a vital part of Toronto's affordable housing stock.

Staff were directed to report back by October 30, 2024 to Planning and Housing Committee on the status of lease negotiations with the Beech Hall Housing Co-operative (“Beech Hall”) and Alexandra Park Housing Co-operative (“Alexandra Park”) and, should it be necessary, make recommendations to extend the current lease arrangements until such time as new leases are finalized.

Beech Hall is a collection of 16 two-storey walk-up apartment buildings providing 128-units to low-income seniors (aged 55 or over) at 2 Humber Boulevard (Ward 5 – York South-Weston) in the community of Mount Dennis. In 1980, Beech Hall entered into a 45-year ground lease agreement with the former Borough of York, which is set to expire on January 3, 2025. The recommendations in this report would result in Beech Hall continuing to occupy its premises while negotiations for a new lease agreement and a new operating agreement are concluded.

Alexandra Park is composed of 104-units in four low-rise apartment buildings and 39 townhouses providing housing for low-income individuals and families at 25 Eden Place (10 – Spadina-Fort York). On April 1, 1972, Alexandra Park entered into an agreement with the City to build in the Alexandra Park redevelopment area. On February 1, 1974, the building was substantially completed and the City and the Alexandra Park entered into a 50-year lease agreement, which expired on January 31, 2024. Alexandra Park continues to occupy its premises while negotiations for a new lease agreement and a new operating agreement are concluded. 

This report provides an update on the current status and next steps of lease negotiations with Beech Hall and Alexandra Park, and requests Council’s authority to extend current leases by up to one year.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 28 Halton Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 28 Halton Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 11, 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 28 Halton Street 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 28 Halton Street is located on the north side of Halton Street at its junction with Givins Street, southeast of Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street in the Trinity-Bellwoods neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

Constructed in c.1892, the property at 28 Halton Street contains a prominent, three-storey house-form building designed by Toronto architect Francis R. Heakes, Chief Architect of Ontario from 1896 to 1930. With its grand architectural massing and skillful combination of Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne stylist elements, the property was constructed for William Levack, an international cattle dealer and an instrumental investor in the Union Stockyard Company (later known as the Ontario Stockyards). Levack's house replaced the nearly 100-year-old 'Pine Grove', the homestead of Colonel James Givins (1759-1846). Since 1963, the property at 28 Halton Street has been adaptively reused as the Maynard Nursing Home, a privately-owned long-term care home, located in a residential neighbourhood in Trinity-Bellwood's 'Little Portugal'. As it is the terminal point of the vista looking north on Givins Street, the property is also an important neighborhood landmark.

Staff have determined that the property at 28 Halton Street has cultural heritage value and meets 5 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.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on February 26, 1981.

On July 25, 2024, an application was made to the Committee of Adjustment to construct a rear four-storey addition to the north of the subject property, with three-storey wing additions to the east and west. The 1892 structure is proposed to be retained in situ.

At its meeting on October 17, 2024 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB23.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (October 1, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 28 Halton Street 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 28 Halton Street is located on the north side of Halton Street at its junction with Givins Street, southeast of Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street in the Trinity-Bellwoods neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

Constructed in c.1892, the property at 28 Halton Street contains a prominent, three-storey house-form building designed by Toronto architect Francis R. Heakes, Chief Architect of Ontario from 1896 to 1930. With its grand architectural massing and skillful combination of Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne stylist elements, the property was constructed for William Levack, an international cattle dealer and an instrumental investor in the Union Stockyard Company (later known as the Ontario Stockyards). The baronial estate replaced the nearly 100-year-old 'Pine Grove', the homestead of Colonel James Givins (1759-1846). Since 1963, the property at 28 Halton Street has been adaptively reused as the Maynard Nursing Home, a privately-owned long-term care home, ensconced in a residential neighbourhood in Trinity-Bellwood's 'Little Portugal'. As it is the terminal point of the vista looking north on Givins Street, the property is also an important neighborhood landmark.

Staff have determined that the property at 28 Halton Street has cultural heritage value and meets 5 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.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on February 26, 1981.

On July 25, 2024, an application was made to the Committee of Adjustment to construct a rear four-storey addition to the north of the subject property, with three-storey wing additions to the east and west. The 1892 structure is proposed to be retained in situ.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 630 Spadina Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 630 Spadina Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 11, 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 630 Spadina Avenue 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 property at 630 Spadina Avenue (Knox Presbyterian Church) is located on the west side of Spadina Avenue, approximately 30 metres south of Harbord Street, at the eastern boundary of the Harbord Village neighbourhood. The property contains a 1909 neo-Gothic style church with a 1907 Sunday school wing at the rear, a 1961 modernist-style church hall (Fellowship Centre), and 1961 modernist-style chapel. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The property has been an active place of worship since 1907 with each of the three structures having been designed and built for Knox Presbyterian Church. The church and Sunday school, designed by Toronto architect James Wilson Gray, features a neo-Gothic exterior and interior while the church contains stained glass windows crafted by the firms of N.T. Lyon Company and Robert McCausland. The chapel, built 52 years later with the Fellowship Centre, was designed by the significant architectural firm of John B. Parkin Associates, and features a unique design with atypical square plan, low slung brick clad walls and curved roof.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on April 27, 2006.

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.

Staff have determined that the property at 630 Spadina Avenue has cultural heritage value and meets five of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

In accordance with 3.1.6.50 of the Official Plan and the City's Protocol for the Identification and Review of Heritage Places of Worship, Heritage Planning staff met with Knox Church to seek their opinion on the heritage attributes of the property which are the liturgical elements to be identified in the designating by-law. Knox Church considers all interior spaces of the church, Sunday school and chapel to be liturgical elements.

On May 18, 2018, an Official Plan Amendment application (18 161814 STE 20 OZ) was submitted to the City to redesignate the property from Neighbourhoods to Mixed-use to permit a 14-storey residential building. A Notice of Complete Application was issued on May 21, 2018. A zoning bylaw amendment application has yet to be submitted.

The Prescribed Event occurred on this property before January 1, 2023, therefore, Section 29(1.2) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act does not apply to require Council to issue a notice of intention to designate within 90 days of a prescribed event.

At its meeting on October 17, 2024 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB23.2 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (October 1, 202) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 630 Spadina Avenue 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 property at 630 Spadina Avenue (Knox Presbyterian Church) is located on the west side of Spadina Avenue, approximately 30 metres south of Harbord Street, at the eastern boundary of the Harbord Village neighbourhood. The property contains a 1909 neo-Gothic style church with a 1907 Sunday school wing at the rear, a 1961 modernist-style church hall (Fellowship Centre), and 1961 modernist-style chapel. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.

The property has been an active place of worship since 1907 with each of the three structures having been designed and built for Knox Presbyterian Church. The church and Sunday school, designed by Toronto architect James Wilson Gray, features a neo-Gothic exterior and interior while the church contains stained glass windows crafted by the firms of N.T. Lyon Company and Robert McCausland. The chapel, built 52 years later with the Fellowship Centre, was designed by the significant architectural firm of John B. Parkin Associates, and features a unique design with atypical square plan, low slung brick clad walls and curved roof.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on April 27, 2006.

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.

Staff have determined that the property at 630 Spadina Avenue has cultural heritage value and meets five of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

In accordance with 3.1.6.50 of the Official Plan and the City's Protocol for the Identification and Review of Heritage Places of Worship, Heritage Planning Staff met with Knox Church to seek their opinion on the heritage attributes of the property which are the liturgical elements to be identified in the designating by-law. Knox Church considers all interior spaces of the church, Sunday school and chapel to be liturgical elements.

On May 18, 2018, an Official Plan Amendment application (18 161814 STE 20 OZ) was submitted to the City to redesignate Neighbourhoods to Mixed-use to permit a 14-storey residential building. A Notice of Complete Application was issued on May 21, 2018.

A zoning bylaw amendment application has yet to be submitted.

The Prescribed Event occurred on this property before January 1, 2023, therefore, Section 29(1.2) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act does not apply to require Council to issue a notice of intention to designate within 90 days of a prescribed event.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the report (October 21, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning titled “City Comments on Proposed amendment to Ontario Regulation 299/19 Additional Residential Units, made under the Planning Act”, and Attachment 1, letter to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for information.

On September 23, 2024, the Province introduced a proposed amendment to Ontario Regulation 299/19 Additional Residential Units (ARUs), made under the Planning Act on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) (https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9210). The Province provided stakeholders 30 days to review and provide comments on the proposed regulation, with comments due by October 23, 2024. The Chief Planner has submitted a letter with staff comments on the proposed regulation to the Environmental Registry of Ontario by the commenting deadline. In May 2024, City Council adopted comments in response to the Minister’s Regulation Making Authority proposed in ERO 019-8369 (Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024), to establish requirements and standards for Additional Residential Units. The City commented that regulations related to individual units rest with Municipalities, with the direction to make changes in contextually appropriate manners. This continues to be the City of Toronto’s comment, and as it relates to ERO 019-9210, proposed amendment to Ontario Regulation 299/19 Additional Residential Units, made under the Planning Act.

The proposed changes to Ontario Regulation 299/19 Additional Residential Units, recommends overriding five performance standards in municipal zoning by-laws with the intention of increasing the uptake Additional Residential Units. Additional Residential Units include secondary suites, laneway and garden suites, and multiplexes. The proposed changes include the removal of required angular planes, increased maximum lot coverage, removal of floor space index (FSI), removal of required minimum lot size, and reduction in minimum building separation distances between the main residential building and an ancillary building containing an Additional Residential Unit.

Since 2018, Council has adopted zoning regulations for Additional Residential Units to effectively introduce laneway and garden suites, secondary suites, and multi-plexes while balancing impacts on privacy, access to sunlight, stormwater run off, soft landscaping, tree canopy and biodiversity. This report provides a high-level summary and discussion of the proposed amendment to Ontario Regulation 299/19 changes and potential impacts on the City’s of Toronto’s implementation of Additional Residential Units.

In May 2024, City Council adopted comments in response to Minister’s Regulation Making Authority ERO 019-8369 (Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024), which granted the Minister the authority to make regulations establishing requirements and standards for Additional Residential Units. The City commented that regulations related to individual units rest with Municipalities, with the direction to make changes in contextually appropriate manners.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the Multiplex Monitoring Program, to clarify multiplex permissions in semi-detached residential buildings and report back with any potential zoning by-law amendments in the second quarter of 2025.

On May 10, 2023, City Council adopted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit multiplexes city-wide. In recent years, Toronto City Council has made significant strides toward eliminating exclusionary zoning and promoting gentle density in Neighbourhoods across the city, including by legalizing multiplexes, garden suites, laneway suites, and permitting small-scale apartments on Major Streets.

A primary objective of the award-winning Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) program is to legalize diverse housing types as-of-right. The minor variance process often leads to delays and increased costs, hindering the construction of new housing units. It is essential to address gaps in the zoning by-law to ensure consistent interpretations, rather than relying on the discretion of individual planners or the Committee of Adjustment.

Stakeholders have raised concerns that the current interpretation of the Zoning By-law 569-2013 amendment to permit multiplexes is creating obstacles to building multiplex housing. Recently, applications for semi-detached fourplexes have been classified as one single apartment building instead of two multiplexes. This classification impacts building code requirements, financing options, and incentives – creating a barrier to building more missing middle housing.

One of the most powerful policy tools we have to enable more missing middle housing is development charge (DC) exemptions. Multiplexes with four or fewer units on a single property have development charges waived on the second, third, and fourth units. This waiver is vital: on a smaller missing middle project, the tens of thousands of dollars in development charges can make the difference between a project being financially feasible or cost prohibitive.

However, if an applicant intends to build a five-unit multiplex – the threshold at which they can access low-cost Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation financing – they have to pay development charges on all five units, making such projects less financially feasible.

A gap in the policy also exists where a builder or developer is building a four-plex in addition to a garden suite and/or a laneway suite. While Council has approved the development charge exemption for up to four units and a separate deferral program for development charges on laneway and garden suites, attempting to build both at once can trigger development charges on all units in the multiplex. This runs counter to the policy objective of maximizing the number of housing units in missing middle projects and must be addressed.

The Multiplex Study Final Report recommended establishing a monitoring program to track the uptake of new builds and to identify challenges in achieving multiplex housing. In line with that planned report, this motion requests that City Planning staff provide clarity on the correct interpretation of the zoning by-law. This motion is also requesting that the City Solicitor and Finance and Treasury Services consider revising the development charge bylaw to help enable more missing middle projects to move forward.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 5359 Dundas Street West substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5a to the report (October 9, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 5359 Dundas Street West substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5b to the report (October 9, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 28, 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 50-storey mixed-use building at 5359 Dundas Street West. The Etobicoke Zoning Code is also proposed to be amended to permit the use of the retained parking garage. The proposed development has gross floor area of 37,975 square metres, of which 743 square metres would be used for commercial space, and a total of 600 dwelling units.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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, including the Etobicoke Centre Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposal contributes to the policy vision of creating a transit-oriented complete community by incorporating appropriate built form, density, and non-residential uses at a convenient location abutting the Kipling Transit Hub.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1828, 1828A, 1830, 1832, 1834, 1834A, 1836, 1836A, and 1844 Weston Road substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 9, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

3. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application (File Number 24 177180 WET 05 RH) in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of nine existing rental dwelling units located at 1828-1844 Weston Road, subject to the following conditions:

a. The owner shall provide and maintain nine 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 replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 540 square metres and be comprised of seven one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City, dated August 29, 2024, and any revisions to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. The owner shall, as part of the nine replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 3. a. above, provide at least seven one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. The owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all eligible tenants of the nine existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 1828-1844 Weston Road, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents, the provision of rent gap assistance, and other assistance to lessen hardship. 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 the tenants of all nine replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 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;

e. The owner shall provide ensuite laundry and central air conditioning in each of the replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge to the existing tenants;

f. The owner shall provide and make available for rent, at least, one vehicle parking space to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units. Such parking 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;

g. The owner shall provide tenants of all replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed building;

h. The replacement rental dwelling units required in recommendation 3. a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which 70% of the new dwelling units in the proposed development, exclusive of the replacement rental dwelling units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

i. The owner shall enter into and register on title to the lands at 1828-1844 Weston Road an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendations 3. a. through 3. h. 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 nine existing rental dwelling units located at 1828-1844 Weston Road after all the following have occurred:

a. All conditions in Recommendation 3 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. The Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect;

c. The issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, or as otherwise agreed to by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site, or as otherwise agreed to by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

e. The owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished 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 1828-1844 Weston Road 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 years from the date that demolition of the existing rental dwelling units commences, subject to the time frame being extended at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. Should the owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time frame 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 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 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.

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Directed the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District to report directly to City Council, if required, on minor issues raised by the applicant on the draft by-law, and provide an amended by-law if required.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 28, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the construction of a 45-storey mixed-use building with 565 residential units including nine replacement rental dwelling units and 428 square metres of non-residential gross floor area (GFA) for the lands municipally known as 1828, 1828A, 1830, 1832, 1834, 1834A, 1836, 1836A, and 1844 Weston Road. 

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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, including Site and Area Specific Policy 51 – Weston Area.

The proposal provides a supportable amount of intensification that delivers new housing and non-residential space on a main street in an area with existing higher-order transit.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law, subject to a Holding Symbol (H), and approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application. The proposal includes a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that addresses the rights of existing tenants to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit at similar rents and financial compensation to lessen hardship.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk, a 0.5 metre wide portion of the southbound bicycle lane, and a 3.4 metre wide portion of the southbound traffic lane on Royal York Road, between Drummond Street and a point 30 metres north; and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025 inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the closure of a 2.9 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 55 metres west, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025 inclusive.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

5. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. City Council direct that Royal York Road and Drummond Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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

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

Leader Lane Developments is constructing a 9-storey residential building at 230 Royal York Road. The site is located on the northwest corner of Royal York Road and Drummond Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk, a 0.5 metre portion of the southbound bicycle lane, and a 3.4 metre portion of the southbound traffic lane on Royal York Road, as well as closure of a 2.9 metre wide portion of westbound curb lane on Drummond Street is required for a period of 11 months, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025, to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Royal York Road, abutting the site, will be maintained in a 2.1 metre wide covered and protected walkway. The pavement markings will be reconfigured to maintain the existing operations of bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway, and one northbound and one southbound traffic lane.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations required to establish new on-street paid parking locations, as set out in Attachment 2 to the report (October 9, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates transit service on Audley Street and Newcastle Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) has worked with Transportation Services to identify new on-street paid parking in Ward 3 that will support the local community and area businesses by providing additional parking for patrons that currently cannot be accommodated within the Mimico GO Station parking lot.

Through this review, Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking at various locations in Ward 3. The proposed parking changes are all within areas that are currently subject to the unsigned three-hour maximum parking regulation and will not impact the flow of traffic.

A companion report, titled "Pay-and-Display Parking – Windsor Street and Buckingham Street" outlines the required parking amendments for streets in Ward 3 without TTC service.

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends:

1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council approve the renaming of Rainbow Park to Ernie Lustig - Rainbow Park.

Ernie Lustig was a lifelong resident of Toronto with deep connections to the Dundas and McCaul area and Kensington Market. Throughout his life, Ernie was deeply involved in Toronto's Jewish community. He was a dedicated volunteer at his local synagogue, Beth David, and supported organizations such as B'nai Brith Canada, UJA Federation, and The Sim on Wiesenthal Center.

Ernie was a passionate advocate for combating racism and fostering an inclusive society. Ernie played a pivotal role in establishing May as Jewish Heritage Month in Ontario in 2012 and was a lead volunteer for the August 16th event commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot.

As a resident for over 70 years, Ernie was proud of the Rustic-Maple Community and devoted much of his time and energy to various causes and organizations within the community. He was an active member of the local residents' association, raising funds for community facilities. He supported Provincial and Federal candidates and was a strong advocate for Reena, contributing to housing projects for individuals with developmental disabilities, including the Elm Ridge Drive project.

In recent years, he was an active member of the Rustic-Maple Leaf Homeowners Group, consistently attending meetings and contributing valuable insights. He supported the community festival and movie nights, contributed to the pollinator garden project in Maple Leaf Park, and regularly donated to the Falstaff Soup Kitchen, particularly for seniors.
Ernie played a crucial role in organizing annual Thanksgiving and Christmas collections for those in need, including seniors and individuals facing physical or mental challenges. His efforts supported diverse groups, including those from various ethnic backgrounds and refugee communities.

Rainbow Park is located near Ernie’s home and renaming the park “Ernie Lustig - Rainbow Park” would commemorate his dedication to community service. For the renaming residents submitted a petition highlighting the community’s commitment to honouring Ernie’s legacy. A formal application was also submitted to Strategic Partnerships, and staff have advised that this naming is in alignment with the City’s guiding principles for commemoration.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 10 Elmwood Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 10 Elmwood Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

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

This application proposes to permit the development of a single-storey restaurant with an outdoor patio. The application proposes a gross floor area of 197.86 square metres, a height of 8.61 metres and a Floor Space Index of 0.4. There are no parking or loading spaces proposed. The site currently contains a surface parking lot.

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 with the Official plan given that it implements the policy goals of Mixed Use Areas in the Official plan.

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

This Supplementary Report provides an update to the report titled, 10 Elmwood Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval, dated June 19, 2024 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District (Item 17.4).  The report recommended that the proposed restaurant use be permitted subject to certain criteria and did not require any parking spaces.

That report was deferred to the September 24, 2024 Community Council meeting to provide time for staff to revisit the recommended zoning by-law amendment in order to consider adding additional uses  on the site.  The report was subsequently deferred to the October 29, 2024 meeting of North York Community Council.  The original zoning by-law amendment only listed restaurant as a permitted use.  This report summarizes the reconsideration of this position by staff.

North York Community Council recommend that:

1. City Council approve the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection with the Wilket Creek Trail as staff have confirmed that funding is available from development at 905 Don Mills Road for the construction of a pedestrian refuge island in the Supplementary Report (October 10, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

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

Transportation Services is recommending that a pedestrian refuge island not be installed on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection with the Wilket Creek Trail. The technical criteria for a refuge island have not been met.

Staff have confirmed that funding is available from development at 905 Don Mills Road for the construction of a pedestrian refuge island on Leslie Street at the northerly intersection of Wilket Creek Trail.

North York Community Council:

1. Forwarded the item to City Council without recommendations.

This application proposes to demolish a total of 60 existing townhouse rental dwelling units at 150 - 160 Cactus Avenue. The 60 units will be replaced as part of the new development in two blocks of back-to-back stacked townhouse units. The proposal also includes a tenant relocation and assistance plan that addresses the right of existing tenants to return to replacement rental units at similar rents and provides financial compensation to mitigate hardship.

The properties are also the subject of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (21 226750 NNY 18 OZ) which were appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a written decision on January 2, 2024, approving the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments in principle, with the final Order being withheld until all outstanding matters, including the rental housing matters and necessary agreements with the City, are secured.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the Residential Demolition Permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.

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 proposals in their current form, and to continue discussions with the applicant to address outstanding issues in advance of the hearing, including but not limited to those outlined in this report.

2. In the event the Tribunal allows the appeals for 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street and 60 and 68 Apex Road, 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, Zoning By-law Amendment, draft Plan of Subdivision, and Site Plan Control 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. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated May 7, 2024, and 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 subject applications, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has submitted updated Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment Report, Hydrological Review Summary, Hydrogeological Investigation, Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, and Functional Servicing and Stage 1 Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated May 7, 2024, and 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 subject applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the owner has submitted updated Urban Transportation Considerations Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated April 12, 2024, and 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 subject applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development at 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street, and 60 and 68 Apex Road according to the accepted Functional Servicing  and Stage 1 Stormwater Management Report, the City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication at 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street, and 60 and 68 Apex Road, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, having a minimum size of 1,347 square metres, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

5. City Council approve a development charge credit at 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street, and 60 and 68 Apex Road against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

6. In the event the Tribunal allows the appeals for 3180 Dufferin Street, 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, Zoning By-law Amendment, draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control 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. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering and Construction Services as contained in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated August 30, 2024, and 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 subject applications, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. the owner has submitted updated Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment, Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, Hydrogeological Assessment Report; Conceptual Site Servicing Plan, Conceptual Site Grading Plan, Subsurface Utlility Engineering Study, and Functional Servicing and Stage 1 Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

e. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated August 30, 2024, and 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 subject applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the owner has submitted updated Urban Transportation Considerations Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated September 9, 2024, and 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 subject applications to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

h. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Transportation Planning email dated August 26, 2024, any outstanding issues raised by Transportation Planning, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the subject applications to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

i. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from the Toronto Transit Commission  Memorandum dated August 19, 2024, any outstanding issues raised by the Toronto Transit Commission, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the subject applications to the satisfaction of the Toronto Transit Commission.

7. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development at 3180 Dufferin Street according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stage 1 Stormwater Management Report, the City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

8. City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication at 3180 Dufferin Street, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, having a minimum size of 1,427.8 square metres, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

9. City Council approve a development charge credit at 3180 Dufferin Street against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

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

3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street, and 60 and 68 Apex Road

On August 21, 2021, applications for Zoning By-law Amendment (21 203752 NNY 08 OZ) and Draft Plan of Subdivision (21 121793 NNY 08 SB) were submitted at 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street and 60 and 68 Apex Road (“Dufferin Plaza”) to permit a 9-storey residential building (31.4 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) and an 11-storey mixed use building (38.1 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) with a total of 606 residential dwelling units and 1,502 square metres of retail uses at grade. A 2,046 square metre park was proposed at the southwest corner of the site. The applications were deemed complete on September 13, 2021.

On June 28, 2023, applications for Official Plan Amendment (23 164435 NNY 08 OZ) and Site Plan Control (23 164446 NNY 08 SA) were submitted to permit 22, 24, and 26-storey residential and mixed use buildings (71.9 metres, 78.4 metres, and 84.6 metres respectively, excluding mechanical penthouse) with 4-9 storey podiums and a total of 1,062 residential units and 1,215 square metres of retail uses at grade. The park was revised to 2,030 square metres and moved to the northwest corner of the site. The Site Plan Control application was deemed complete on June 29, 2023 and the Official Plan Amendment application was deemed complete on March 6, 2024.

On July 19, 2024, the applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Site Plan Control applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council, or its delegate, as the case may be, not making a decision within the prescribed time frame specified in the Planning Act (the “Appeals”). A Case Management Conference was held on September 25, 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 November 28, 2024.

3180 Dufferin Street

On March 1, 2021, applications for Zoning By-law Amendment (21 121792 NNY 08 OZ), Draft Plan of Subdivision (21 121793 NNY 08 SB), and Site Plan Control (21 250652 NNY 08 SA) were submitted for 3180 Dufferin Street (“Dean Myers GM”) to permit a 7-storey residential building (24.8 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) and a 10-storey mixed use building (33.6 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) with a total of 555 residential dwelling units and 1,464 square metres of retail uses at grade. A 1,448 square metre park and 724 square metre Privately Owned Public Space were proposed at the southwest corner of the site. The applications were deemed complete on April 1, 2021.

On February 9, 2024, an application to amend the Official Plan (24 113657 NNY 08 OZ) was submitted to permit 18, 20, 23, and 25-storey residential and mixed use buildings (58.0 metres, 64.1 metres, 74.0 metres, and 79.9 metres respectively, excluding mechanical penthouse) with 6-9 storey podiums and a total of 1,180 residential units and 1,490 square metres of retail uses at grade. The park and Privately Owned Public Space were revised to 1,630 square metres and 656 square metres respectively. The application was deemed complete on May 24, 2024.

On September 23, 2024, the applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Site Plan Control applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the prescribed time frame specified in the Planning Act (the “Appeals”). A Case Management Conference has not yet been scheduled for these appeals.  Given the related nature of this site with the Dufferin Plaza site, the Ontario Land Tribunal has indicated that it open to the possibility of coordinating the timing of the first Case Management Conference for these applications with the second Case Management Conference for the applications related to Dufferin Plaza, once an Ontario Land Tribunal File Number has been assigned.

The applications at 3140 and 3170 Dufferin Street, and 60 and 68 Apex Road, and the applications at 3180 Dufferin Street have been submitted by the same ownership group and function as a coordinated development proposal. As such, this report provides recommendations for all of these applications.

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, and to continue discussions with the applicant to try to resolve the issues in advance of the hearing.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, in its current form, for the lands at 444 - 466 Eglinton Avenue West.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order 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 Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review Division, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor;

b. the Owner has 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;

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

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

e. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has approved the Rental Housing Demolition applications (23 127667 NNY 08 RH) under Chapter 667 Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the existing rental units on the sites, 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.

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

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

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

On March 29, 2023, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to redevelop the lands at 444 - 466 Eglinton Avenue West with a 19-storey (64 metres) residential building with retail uses at grade. The proposed development would have an overall gross floor area of 15,063 square metres, of which, 14,643 square metres would be allocated as residential gross floor area with the remaining 420 square metres dedicated as non-residential gross floor area.  The resulting density would be 10.25 times the lot area.  A total of 185 dwelling units and 33 vehicular parking spaces are proposed as part of this application.

On July 19, 2024, the applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal 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.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 99 and 109 Cartwright Avenue, and 130 Bentworth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (October 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 Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-Law to permit the redevelopment of 99 and 109 Cartwright Avenue, and 130 Bentworth.

The proposed development is a 2,440.63 square metres addition to the existing Sterling Hall School municipally known as 99 Cartwright Avenue. The building addition is two storeys in height (15 metres), with indoor classrooms and a second storey roof terrace. The proposed development includes 106 vehicles spaces (including eight barrier free spaces) and thirty-four bike parking spaces accessed via two driveways off Bentworth Avenue. A passenger drop-off area is also included at the north end of the site off Cartwright Avenue.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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 including Site and Area Specific Policy 452.

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

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision appeals for the lands at 7 - 11 Rochefort Drive and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

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

a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law and Draft Plan of Subdivision conditions are satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review;

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

c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Transportation Services, as they relate to the applications, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

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

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

f. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the applications, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

g. the owner has provided revised plans and revised sun shadow and pedestrian level wind studies with recommendations implemented as part of Zoning By-law Amendment and the City has advised that any building envelope changes to address the findings of the studies have been made, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

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

i. the agreement referred to in Recommendation 2.h. above shall include terms requiring the conveyance of the parkland free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks,

where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management; and

j. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 239145 NNY 15 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 128 existing rental dwelling units at 7 - 11 Rochefort Drive, 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 128 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.

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

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

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

On December 1, 2021, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications were submitted to permit three buildings having tower heights of 30 storeys (98.6 metres), 41 storeys (132.2 metres) and 46-storeys (147.2 metres) with a total of 1,322 residential dwelling units. The existing two residential buildings and 128 rental units on the subject site are proposed to be demolished.

On June 3, 2024, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment and the Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame prescribed in the Planning Act.

This report recommends that the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the applications in their current form and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 230 and 240 The Donway West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the revised report (October 22, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 230 and 240 The Donway West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the revised report (October 22, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

4. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 513.4 square metres, if applicable, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

5. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication set out in Recommendation 4 above, 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, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

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

7. City Council authorize that the remaining 482 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment, if applicable, which shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on site.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to the North York Community Council to review and report back on the feasibility of excluding the development located at 230 and 240 The Donway West from Permit Parking should it be implemented on an area or street-based basis in the future.

This Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes a 6-storey apartment building with a place of worship on the ground floor at 230 and 240 The Donway West. The existing place of worship buildings on the site will be demolished.

The proposed building would have a height of 21 metres (plus a 5.5 metres mechanical penthouse) and consist of 308 residential units and a 734 square metre place of worship. In addition, the applicant is proposing to convey a 6 metre wide strip of land (513 square metres) on the south side of the site to the City as a public parkland dedication to expand Duncairn Park Trail.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development is also consistent with the general intent of the City's Official Plan, including the Central Don Mills Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment includes a Holding (H) provision on the subject site to ensure that the identified infrastructure matters are addressed. The proposed development is an appropriate scale and level of intensification for the site and increases the City's housing supply.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1800 Sheppard Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report (October 10, 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 Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the final building to be constructed in the first phase of development (as shown on Attachment 7 to the report (October 10, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District), having a minimum size of 5,000 square metres within the northern portion of the site (Park A) to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

4. City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the final building to be constructed in the third phase of development (as shown on Attachment 7 to the report (October 10, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District) having a minimum size of 4,500 square metres within the southern portion of the site (Park B), to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

5. City Council accept the on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

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

7. City Council authorize that any remaining parkland dedication requirement not satisfied through an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment, which payment shall be made by the Owner prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the first building to be constructed in the final phase.

The draft Official Plan Amendment recommended in this Report proposes a multi-phased redevelopment of the existing 18.8 hectare site which includes a total of 14 new buildings, with height ranges between 24 and 52-storeys, 9,500 square metres of parkland, a multi-use path along the east side of Fairview Mall Drive, new public streets, existing private driveways, and a total of approximately 6,200 residential dwelling units at 1800 Sheppard Avenue East.  A total of 435,125 square metres of gross floor area are proposed for an overall total site density of approximately 2.31 times the area of the lot. The existing Fairview Mall will be retained. The proposed development is intended to occur in a long-term phased manner and is intended to accommodate a planned population of approximately 12000 people and 800 jobs in Blocks A and B.

The draft Official Plan Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The draft Official Plan Amendment is also consistent with the intent of the City's Official Plan, including the Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the Official Plan Amendment attached to this report.

A separate Zoning By-law Amendment was also submitted with the original Official Plan Amendment application. This Zoning By-law Amendment application applied specifically to lands that are referred to as Phase 1 (shown on Attachment 7) of the overall development site.  This Zoning By-law Amendment application is not being advanced at this time and will be addressed through a separate report to Council in the future.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (Application Number 24 146352 NNY 18 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 4696 Yonge Street.

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

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

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

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

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

This application proposes to permit the construction of a 40-storey (131.8 metre including mechanical penthouse) mixed use building containing 719 square metres of non-residential Gross Floor Area, 35,311 square metres of residential Gross Floor Area, and 536 residential dwelling units. 178 vehicular parking spaces are proposed in a 3-level underground parking garage at 4696 Yonge Street.

The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) 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, including the North York Centre Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The application fails to provide an appropriate mix of land uses in consideration of the North York Centre Secondary Plan to create a complete community, fails to provide for the appropriate public realm along Yonge Street and does not provide an appropriate transition to adjacent lower intensity land uses.

North York Community Council recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations required to establish a new on-street paid parking location, as set out in Attachments 2 and 3, to the report (October 10, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

As the Toronto Transit Commission operates transit service on Bayview Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on various streets in Ward 15. Toronto Parking Authority has worked with Transportation Services to identify new on-street paid parking spaces in Ward 15 that will support the local community and area businesses by encouraging a regular turnover in the on-street parking supply.

Through this review, Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking at various locations in Ward 15. The proposed parking changes will replace the existing parking restrictions currently in effect, including no parking and one-hour or two-hour time limit parking.  The proposed changes will not impact the flow of traffic and will encourage parking turnover.

While this report seeks City approval for the installation in Ward 15, this is an ongoing initiative, and Transportation Services and Toronto Parking Authority will continue to review and report on potential new on-street paid parking opportunities throughout the City of Toronto.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 1151 Markham Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (October 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the local Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act that includes the provision of affordable housing units within the proposed development and to report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the owner.

The Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 1, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, to permit the redevelopment of the lands at 1151 Markham Road. The proposal contemplates a 44-storey mixed-use building with 455 residential units, retail space at the ground floor and a 266 square metre privately owned publicly-accessible open space (POPS). The existing structures on the site would be demolished for the redevelopment of the site.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) as well as the City's Official Plan. The proposal contributes to an emerging intensifying mixed use community at the southeast corner of Markham Road and Ellesmere Road. It conforms with the Official Plan policies for Mixed Use Areas as further articulated by the Markham-Ellesmere Revitalization Study Urban Design Guidelines and Conceptual Master Plan, and Site and Area Specific Policy 322.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.  The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment includes a holding provision (H) on the lands which will remain in place until the owner has submitted a Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report and Conceptual Servicing Plan demonstrating the  infrastructure required for the proposed development is in place and/or arrangement made to secure the necessary improvements, including any necessary financially secured agreements, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer, Engineering Construction Services.

The Scarborough Community Council forwards the item to City Council without recommendation.

The Scarborough Community Council:

1. Requested the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District to meet with the applicant to clarify their intent either to include affordable housing or not to have affordable housing as a component of the development prior to the next City Council meeting on November 13, 2024.

The Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 1, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the lands at 1925 Victoria Park Avenue to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposal is organized around a central courtyard and consists of a 12-storey building massing fronting onto Victoria Park Avenue, with lower building heights along Greylawn Crescent, Lynvalley Crescent and the east side of the site. Non-residential uses are proposed at grade. The building is intended to be constructed with modular prefabricated heavy timber and has been designed to achieve Tier 4 of the Toronto Green Standards.

The building would contain 185 rental housing units with a total gross floor area of 16,217 square metres, inclusive of 1,425 square metres of non-residential uses, resulting in a density of 3.30 times the area of the site. A total of 62 one-bedroom units, 96 two-bedroom units and 27 three-bedroom units are proposed. The proposed development would be supported by a total of 126 vehicular parking spaces, as well as 158 bicycle parking spaces.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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. It will add rental housing stock to the an existing apartment corridor along Victoria Park Avenue, and utilizes a very high level of sustainable building techniques reducing the overall carbon footprint related to its construction.

This Report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council designate the lands municipally known as 673 Warden Avenue, 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 2 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review Division 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 the lands known municipally as 673 Warden Avenue as a Class 4 Noise Area under the NPC-300 noise guidelines administered by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).

On May 22, 2024, City Council adopted a settlement offer related to the Zoning By-law Amendment application for the subject site which permits the lands at 673 Warden Avenue to be redeveloped with a 27-storey mixed use building with a 6-storey podium. The development would have a total gross floor area of approximately 21,909 square metres, of which 21,560 square metres is residential GFA and 348.4 square metres is non-residential GFA. A total of 314 residential units are proposed.

A detailed Land Use Compatibility Assessment, including Nosie Impact Study, was prepared by Gradient Wind Engineering Inc. to support the proposed development at 673 Warden Avenue. This assessment recommends the site for a Class 4 designation as defined in the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks publication NPC-300. The study was peer-reviewed by Valcoustics Canada Ltd., the engineering consultant for an adjacent non-residential landowner (Tradition Fine Foods) which offers concurrence with the recommendation that a Class 4 area designation for the site is appropriate.

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 such higher levels would be mitigated by noise control measures that are part of the development. Similarly, the slight increase in permitted noise levels provides for the continued operation of surrounding employment uses and compatibility with those uses and new residential uses on the subject lands. The Class 4 designation would apply to this development site only. Any future developments on other sites in proximity to employment uses in the Warden Woods Secondary Plan area would be subject to a separate peer-review process.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to a portion of the subject lands at 2740 Lawrence Avenue East, as generally illustrated on the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan on Attachment 3 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

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

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

This application is requesting exemption from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act for a portion of the lands municipally known as 2740 Lawrence Avenue East. The exemption request is to facilitate the creation and conveyance of 65 three-storey townhouse units with maintenance easements for the development within Blocks 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 on Plan 66M-2589. The plan of subdivision including a public street was registered on April 11, 2023 (Attachment 2).

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms with the City’s Official Plan. The lifting of Part Lot Control is appropriate for the orderly development of the lands.

This report reviews and recommends approval of a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law that would be in effect for a maximum of two years.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 3051 to 3079 Pharmacy Avenue and 10 to 30 Calamint Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 8 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, and as generally illustrated on the Part Lot Control Exemption Plans on Attachments 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two (2) years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to the introduction 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, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the subject lands described in Schedule “A” in Attachment 8 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, without prior written consent of the Chief Planner or his/her designate to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to release the Section 118 Restriction from all or any portion of the lands in the City Solicitor's sole discretion after consulting with the Executive Director, Development Review Division at such a time as confirmation is received that the Common Elements Condominium has been registered or upon expiry or repeal of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.

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

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

6. Prior to the enactment of Bills, City Council require the owner to provide an Area Certificate showing the dimensions and areas of all the proposed part lots, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

This application is requesting exemption from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act to permit the division of property and transfer of ownership into stratified parcels for residential and commercial units at 3051 to 3079 Pharmacy Avenue and 10 to 30 Calamint Lane. This application implements the site-specific Zoning By-law and Site Plan approval for the site.

The exemption request is to facilitate the creation of 85 Parcels of Tied Land (POTL) to the associated Common Elements Plan of Condominium that would result in 81 freehold townhouse condominium units and 4 commercial condominium units. The common elements parcel would also be created by this exemption request.

The related Common Elements Condominium application seeks to create a common elements condominium parcel on the lands consisting of a private driveway, a mechanical room, parking areas and a courtyard.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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. The lifting of Part Lot Control is appropriate for the orderly development of these lands.

The purpose of this report is to provide an additional recommendation to ensure the submitted Area Certificate has been reviewed to the satisfaction of staff, prior to the enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council not authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Meadowvale Road and Rotary Drive.

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

Transportation Services has reviewed the need for traffic control signals at the intersection of Meadowvale Road and Rotary Drive.  Based on the assessment undertaken, Transportation Services does not recommend the installation of traffic control signals at this intersection as the warrant criteria was not met.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit westbound U-turn movements at all times on Morningside Avenue at Finch Avenue East/Staines Road.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Morningside Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to prohibit westbound U-turn movements on Morningside Avenue at Finch Avenue East/Staines Road. The proposed U-turn prohibitions will address traffic safety concerns in the area.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit pedestrian crossings on Kennedy Road, between the northerly curb line of Village Green Square/Private Access and a point 30.5 metres south of the south curb line of Village Green Square/Private Access.

2. City Council amend the existing traffic control signal at the intersection of Kennedy Road and Sufferance Road/Private Access to be in effect at Kennedy Road and Village Green Square/Private Access.

In response to concerns brought to my attention by members of the community, indicating that the current traffic signals are causing a lot of congestion and confusion. The proposed changes to this intersection is intended to ensure greater road user and safety and also allowing City Transportation staff to install the necessary regulatory signage to direct pedestrians to the north side of the intersection.

I am bringing forward this motion to Scarborough Community and am requesting your support.

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council prohibit eastbound left turns from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (bicycles excepted), at the intersection of Kingston Road and Audrey Avenue.

Councillor’s office is in receipt of a petition, where 68 percent of residents are in favour of the below turn restriction, to address cut-through traffic during afternoon peak hours.

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 100-104 Beverley Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (October 7, 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 Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council request Development Review staff to explore opportunities to secure further soft landscaping, particularly in the front yard, including through the Site Plan Control Approval process.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a 4-storey apartment building containing 12 dwelling units in the rear of the site at 100-104 Beverley Street. The site contains an existing 3-storey apartment building containing 9 dwelling units, which will be retained. The proposal seeks to permit a second apartment building for a total of 21 dwelling units on the site.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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, including the Downtown Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposal is an appropriate form of residential infill development that directs growth to Downtown and around transit stations, provides a diverse range and mix of housing options, and respects and reinforces the existing physical character of the neighbourhood.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 555 University Avenue, 110 Elm Street and 170-180 Elizabeth Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 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 to allow an expansion of SickKids hospital at 555 University Avenue, 110 Elm Street and 170-180 Elizabeth Street, including through a 32-storey institutional building that would contain patient care space. The Official Plan Amendment is required to permit the development to be partially visible behind the silhouette view of City Hall, which is a protected view in the City's Official Plan view policies.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (October 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, which includes a Holding Provision, included as Attachment 7 to the revised report (October 16, 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. In accordance with Holding Provision included in the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment, included as Attachment 7 to the revised report (October 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, City Council require the owner of the lands at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East to enter into an agreement for the conveyance of a minimum of 4,595 square metres of gross floor area for affordable rental housing, in lieu of the required office replacement, with the City of Toronto and operator of the social housing program pursuant to Section 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the provision of a social housing program on the lands and registered it in priority against the title to the lands; such terms and conditions shall be satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 8 to the revised report (October 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

5. City Council require the owner of the lands at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East to enter into, and register on title, an Amending Section 37 Agreement which would amend the June 22, 2022 Section 37 Agreement registered on title for 90 Eglinton Avenue East as Instrument AT 6189536 to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; the revised community benefits to be provided by and at the owner's expense, and secured through the Zoning By-law Amendment and the required Amending Section 37 Agreement, are as follows:

a. a financial contribution to the City in the amount of $4,500,000.00, inclusive of the previously secured $2,995,000.00, subject to indexing, allocated to local community benefits and improvements which will benefit the community in the vicinity of the project such as, but not limited to, affordable housing, local parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements, and community services and facilities, all at the discretion of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

b. the owner shall provide and maintain, at its own expense, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, a mid-block connection with a minimum width of 3.5 metres in the form of a landscaped pedestrian walkway, connecting Eglinton Avenue East to the north property line, between the West Tower and East Tower, and aligning with the planned public walkway connecting to Roehampton Avenue, as a surface easement for pedestrian use by members of the general public; such easements shall be conveyed to the City prior to site plan approval, and with the final configuration and design to be determined to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the context of site plan approval;

c. the owner shall provide and maintain, at its own expense, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, a surface easement along the Eglinton Avenue East frontage to form a widened public sidewalk; the surface easement shall range in width from 1.8 metres to 5.4 metres, from the building's structural pillars and open spaces to the south property line; and such easements shall be conveyed to the City prior to site plan approval, and with the final configuration and design to be determined to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the context of site plan approval; and

d. City Council request that the owner make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication owed for the additional density, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and

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

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

iii. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through the City's Corporate Real Estate Management Division and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 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 two tower mixed-use building at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East at 58-storeys each. The towers are connected at floors 5 to 10 with a bridge element.

The proposed building contains 1,035 residential units, with a total gross floor area of 93,096.6 square metres, including 1,305.2 square metres of at-grade retail. The proposal includes 2,375 square metres of publicly accessible space, which includes a 24.1 metre-wide landscaped mid-block connection with a minimum 3.0 metre-wide publicly accessible pedestrian walkway that will connect Eglinton Avenue East with a planned walkway through to Roehampton Avenue. Also proposed is a 5.4-metre setback from the property line along Eglinton Avenue East facilitating a 15.0-metre public sidewalk.

The Official Plan Amendment will secure the provision of 4,595 square metres of affordable housing in lieu of a portion of the required office space replacement, should the office space not be replaced.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 150-164 Eglinton Avenue East and 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (October 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 150-164 Eglinton Avenue East and 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 7 to the revised report (October 16, 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 of the lands at 150-164 Eglinton Avenue East and 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue to enter into, and register on title, an Amending Section 37 Agreement which would amend the January 16, 2019 Section 37 Agreement registered on title for 150 Eglinton Avenue East as Instrument AT 5108559 to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; the revised community benefits to be provided by and at the owner's expense, and secured through the Zoning By-law Amendment and the required Amending Section 37 Agreement, are as follows:

a. a financial contribution to the City in the amount of $4,500,000.00, inclusive of the previously secured $1,000,000.00, subject to indexing, allocated to local community benefits and improvements which will benefit the community in the vicinity of the project such as, but not limited to, affordable housing, local parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements, and community services and facilities, all at the discretion of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

b. the owner shall provide and maintain, at its own expense, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, a mid-block connection with a minimum width of 3.5 metres in the form of a landscaped pedestrian walkway, connecting Eglinton Avenue East to the north property line, between the West Tower and East Tower, and aligning with the planned public walkway connecting to Roehampton Avenue, as a surface easement for pedestrian use by members of the general public; such easements shall be conveyed to the City prior to site plan approval, and with the final configuration and design to be determined to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the context of site plan approval;

c. the owner shall provide and maintain, at its own expense, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, a surface easement along the Eglinton Avenue East frontage to form a widened public sidewalk; the surface easement shall range in width from 1.9 metres to 5.5 metres, from the building's structural pillars and open spaces to the south property line; and such easements shall be conveyed to the City prior to site plan approval, and with the final configuration and design to be determined to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the context of site plan approval; and

d. City Council request the owner to make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication owed for the additional density, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and

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

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

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 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 two tower mixed use building at 150-164 Eglinton Avenue East and 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue, at 61 storeys each.

The proposed building contains 1,329 residential units, with a total gross floor area of 89,018.9 square metres, including 1,181.2 square metres of at-grade retail. The proposal includes 2,680 square metres of publicly accessible space, which includes a 20.0-metre-wide landscaped mid-block connection with a minimum 3.0-metre-wide publicly accessible pedestrian walkway that will connect Eglinton Avenue East with a planned walkway through to Roehampton Avenue. Also proposed is a 5.5-metre setback from the property line along Eglinton Avenue East facilitating a 15.0-metre public sidewalk.

The Official Plan Amendment will recognize 90-110 Eglinton Avenue East as the donor site for the required amount of office replacement at 150-164 Eglinton Avenue East and 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue.

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 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council allow the Owner of 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue (the "Site") to design, construct, finish, provide and maintain on the Site 12 affordable rental housing units as part of the development (the “Affordable Rental Housing Units”), to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to Subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act; all in accordance with the following terms (the “in-kind contribution”):

a. the in-kind contribution shall be comprised of 1 bachelor unit, 8 one-bedroom units, 2 two-bedroom unit and 1 three-bedroom unit (the "Affordable Rental Housing Units");

b. the average unit size of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be no less than the average unit size of all the market units, by unit type, in each phase of the proposed development; the Affordable Rental Housing units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 716.4 square metres (7,711 square feet);

c. the minimum unit size of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be no less than the minimum unit sizes of all market units, by unit type, in each phase of the proposed development;

d. the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be provided in contiguous groups of at least six (6) rental dwelling units;

e. the general configuration, location and layout of the Affordable Rental Housing Units in the development shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

f. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be provided with access to, and use of all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

g. all Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with ensuite laundry facilities and central air conditioning at no extra charge;

h. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking/bicycle lockers in accordance with the Zoning By-law and on the same basis as other units within the development;

i. the initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to first tenants and upon turnover shall not exceed Affordable Rent as currently defined by the Official Plan for a minimum 40-year period, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; during the first 40 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable rental units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial Rent Guideline;

j. the owner shall provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units at the rents identified in Recommendation 2.i. above, for the duration of the Affordability Period; the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall not be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership, such as life lease or co-ownership, which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any Affordable Rental Housing Unit shall be made for the duration of the Affordability Period; and upon the expiration of the Affordability Period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise;

k. the owner will use the City's Centralized Affordable Housing Access System to advertise and select tenants for the Affordable Rental Housing Units, provided it is in place, unless otherwise agreed to by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and at least six (6) months in advance of any Affordable Rental Housing Unit being made available for rent, the owner shall develop and implement an Access Plan which will outline how the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be rented to eligible households in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and

l. the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which 70 percent of the new dwelling units erected on the site as are available and ready for occupancy.

3. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out above, equal to 100 percent of four (4) percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the building permit is issued in respect of the development.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an Agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Recommendation 2 above, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such Agreement to be registered on title to 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue lands, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

5. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the issuance of the First Above Grade Building Permit, the owner shall convey to the City, an off-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

6. 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.

7. City Council direct that should the cost of acquiring the land for the off-site dedication, including the purchase price, less reasonable real estate commissions of up to five (5) percent, land transfer tax and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, be less than the value of the parks levy calculated upon the submission of an application for the first above-grade building permit, the difference will be paid as cash in lieu to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the development.

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

9. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application (19 132721 STE 19 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 14 existing rental housing units located at 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain 14 rental replacement units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement 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; and the replacement units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 1001.9 square metres (10,784 square feet) and be comprised of 12 one-bedroom units and 2 three-bedroom units as generally illustrated in the revised plans submitted to the City Planning dated August 29, 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 provide all 14 replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 9.a. above, 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 all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit; and rents shall not include additional charges for laundry or central air conditioning;

c. the owner shall provide an access plan addressing how replacement rental dwelling units will be occupied, including the use of the City's Centralized Affordable Rental Housing Access System or, where the system is not yet in place, to tenants who have demonstrated that they are in need of affordable rental housing through a fair and transparent process developed in consultation and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat;

d. the owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the 14 existing rental units proposed to be demolished 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the rental replacement 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;

e. the owner shall provide tenants of all 14 rental replacement units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 35-storey and 10-storey buildings; 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;

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

g. the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge;

h. the rental replacement units required in Recommendation 9.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 rental replacement 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

i. the owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue, an Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendations 9.a. through 9.h. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

10. 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 14 existing rental units located at 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue after all the following have occurred:

a. all conditions in Recommendation 9 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. the Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect;

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

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

e. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that the 14 existing rental units are vacant.

11. 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 10 above.

12. 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 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 11 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 rental units commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or as otherwise agreed to by 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 12.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.

13. 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.

14. 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 985 Woodbine Avenue from Permit Parking.

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

16.  City Council request the owner to make efforts to secure funding and/or partnerships and/or beneficial financing arrangements in support of the provision of additional Affordable Housing through Federal (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or otherwise), Provincial and/or municipal funding programs (such as the Rental Housing Supply Program) to maximize the provision of Affordable Rental Housing on the Site.

17.  City Council direct Planning staff to pursue the inclusion of a potential theatre space within the non residential component of the development, and should the Owner propose the theatre use, that the theatre operator make the theatre space available to book by the public for a minimum of ten (10) hours per month at a nominal cost, and if successful to secure the access to the theatre space and any necessary terms through any appropriate agreements to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

18.  Should the parkland dedication requirement not be satisfied through an acceptable off-site parkland dedication, City Council require the owner to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through cash-in-lieu, with payment to be made prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the land to be developed.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 985 Woodbine Avenue and 2078, 2086, 2100, 2102 and 2106 Danforth Avenue to permit a mixed-use development with a 10-storey residential building in the north-easterly portion of the site and a 35-storey tower in the south-westerly portion of the site, connected by non-residential uses in a shared base building. The site is immediately adjacent to the Woodbine TTC station.

The proposed development includes 45,766 square metres of Gross Floor Area, of which 3,492 square metres are allocated to non-residential uses. The proposed non-residential uses include a grocery store and theatre space in the west building and daycare space in the east building. The application also proposes a total of 606 residential units, including 14 rental replacement units and 12 affordable rental units. One level of underground parking will serve both buildings.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024). It 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, including Site and Area Specific Policy 552 implementing Segment 1 of the Danforth Planning Study from Coxwell Avenue to Victoria Park Avenue.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposed mixed-use buildings fit with the existing and planned context of the surrounding area. The mix of residential unit types including affordable rental units, as well as the proposed daycare space, theatre space and commercial component, assists in the creation of complete communities by providing mixed-use intensification around a transit station.

This report also reviews and recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application. The proposal includes full replacement of the existing 14 rental dwelling units, and a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan that addresses the right for existing tenants to return to replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and financial assistance to mitigate hardship.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 2026-2040 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2026-2040 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 7, 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 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 2026-2040 Queen Street East from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 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 the development of a six storey mixed-use, mid-rise building consisting of 60 dwelling units and 1,140 square metres of non-residential gross floor area at 2026-2040 Queen Street East.

The proposed mixed-use building is an appropriate built form and massing that fits with the existing and planned context of the surrounding area.  It also meets the intent of the site-specific policies for development along this portion of Queen Street East.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), 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, including Site and Area Specific Policy 466: Queen Street East between Coxwell Avenue and Nursewood Avenue.

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 2915 St. Clair Avenue East, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as revised Attachment 5 to the report (October 7, 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 Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on October 24, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit additions to an existing legal non-conforming vehicle service shop at 2915 St. Clair Avenue East. The proposal if approved will permit construction of a new canopy above the gas pumps on the west side of the building, an expanded retail store and a take-out eating establishment.

Regularizing the zoning for the existing vehicle service shop use and permitting the canopy, expansion of the existing retail store and addition of a take-out restaurant is appropriate for the site and is compatible with the character of the area, providing retail on a major arterial.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) 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.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Zoning By-law Amendment in its current form, for the lands municipally known as 2461-2475 Dundas Street West, for the reasons set out in the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. 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 187124 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 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 nine (9) rental dwelling 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. submit Functional Servicing, Stormwater Management and Hydrogeological Reports 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 and fire flow, sanitary and storm sewer capacity can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required;

d. 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 Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. submit a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. submit revised Compatibility Mitigation and Noise and Vibration Studies for peer review, at the owner’s sole expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

g. address 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 including the submission of a revised Landscape Plan with an overlay of all existing and proposed utilities and proposed trees to satisfy the City’s compensation planting for the removal of City trees.

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

The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building at 2461-2475 Dundas Street West (the “site”). The proposed building would contain 288 residential units. The existing buildings on the site would be demolished, including nine rental dwelling units proposed to be replaced within the new building. A related Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application has been submitted and is under review.

This report recommends refusal of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.  The proposed rezoning does not represent supportable zoning standards.  The proposed tall building is not appropriate for the existing and planned context.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council receive the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District for information.

On July 19, 2023, City Council approved the Zoning By-law Amendment application at 148-158 Avenue Road and 220-234 Davenport Road to permit a 108-metre (35 storeys, excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 330 residential units. The application includes the conveyance of 207 and 209 Avenue Road (an area of approximately 365 square metres) as off-site parkland dedication, which will result in the expansion of Ramsden Park and an increase to the park frontage on Avenue Road.

The parkland conveyance is to be delivered as a combination of the applicant’s Section 42 parkland dedication requirement and a Community Benefits Charge (“CBC”) in-kind contribution.

City Council directed City Planning staff to report back on the value of the CBC in-kind contribution. The purpose of this report is to inform City Council that the acquisition of the off-site parkland requires 63% of the value of the in-kind CBC contribution in conjunction with the Section 42 contribution for the above-noted development.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage properties at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

2. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage properties at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the appeal.

This report recommends that City Council refuse an application under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") to demolish the pair of cottages at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue, which are designated under Part IV of the OHA.

Located on the north side of Mitchell Avenue, the subject properties contain a pair of single-storey semi-detached workers' cottages that are rare, early surviving examples of this typology in Toronto. They are one of the last remaining pairs of the original sixteen pairs of workers' cottages completed in 1858 by James Lukin Robinson on the former Military lands east of Garrison Creek. Collectively and known historically as the Robinson Cottages or Garrison Common Cottages, only six pairs remain, located at 40-44 and 71-75 Mitchell Avenue and 703-705, 719-721, 735-737 and 753-755 Richmond Street West.

Among the first residential buildings constructed in the area, they are important reminders of the origins of the Niagara Street neighbourhood, where they define, support and maintain the historical character. The semi-detached houses feature the near-square plans, low hipped roofs and symmetrical placement of the door and window openings inspired by the bungalow that originated in India, which influenced the early-19th century Regency Cottage and, on a more modest scale, the vernacular workers' cottage.

An application under Section 34(1)2 of the Act has been submitted to demolish the pair of cottages at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue to allow for the construction of two new three-storey residential buildings. Consent and minor variance applications B0026/21TEY, A0272/21TEY and A0273/21TEY were submitted for the proposal in 2021. The consent application is currently under appeal at the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the "TLAB"), and the hearing for the minor variance applications were deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. A TLAB hearing date has not been set as it is anticipated that revised plans and minor variances will be submitted shortly, which may also be the subject of appeals and would be consolidated with the consent appeal. This report does not deal with planning matters. It relates solely to the requirements under the Ontario Heritage Act.

At its meeting on October 17, 2024 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB23.3 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (October 1, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council refuse an application under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") to demolish the pair of cottages at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue, which are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Located on the north side of Mitchell Avenue, the subject properties contain a pair of single-storey semi-detached workers' cottages that are rare, early surviving examples of this typology in Toronto. They are one of the last remaining pairs of the original sixteen pairs of workers' cottages completed in 1858 by James Lukin Robinson on the former Military lands east of Garrison Creek. Collectively and known historically as the Robinson Cottages or Garrison Common Cottages, only six pairs remain, located at 40-44 and 71-75 Mitchell Avenue and 703-705, 719-721, 735-737 and 753-755 Richmond Street West.

Among the first residential buildings constructed in the area, they are important reminders of the origins of the Niagara Street neighbourhood, where they define, support and maintain the historical character. The semi-detached houses feature the near-square plans, low hipped roofs and symmetrical placement of the door and window openings inspired by the bungalow that originated in India, which influenced the early-19th century Regency Cottage and, on a more modest scale, the vernacular workers' cottage.

An application under Section 34(1)2 of the Act has been submitted to demolish the pair of cottages at 40-44 Mitchell Avenue to allow for the construction of two new three-storey residential buildings. Consent and minor variance applications B0026/21TEY, A0272/21TEY and A0273/21TEY were submitted for the proposal in 2021. The consent application is currently under appeal at the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the "TLAB"), and the hearing for the minor variance applications were deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. A Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing date has not been set as it is anticipated that revised plans and minor variances will be submitted shortly, which may also be the subject of appeals and would be consolidated with the consent appeal. This report does not deal with planning matters. It relates solely to the requirements under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the north sidewalk and the westbound curb lane on Dundas Street West, between a point 128 metres east of Jane Street and a point 45.8 metres further east, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the westbound curb lane, from November 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, inclusive.

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

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

4. City Council direct that Dundas Street West be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is completed.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Dundas Street West City Council approval of this report is required.

Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd. is constructing a six-storey self storage building at 3524 Dundas Street West. The north sidewalk and the westbound curb lane on Dundas Street West, abutting the site, are currently closed for construction staging operations. City Council, at its meeting on December 13, 2023, approved the subject construction staging area on Dundas Street West from December 31, 2023 to October 1, 2024.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the subject construction area for a period of seven months, from November 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, in order to complete the construction of the development. It should be noted that during the lapse in approval period, the site has been operating under a monthly Street Occupation Permit.

The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Dundas Street West, as the site has experienced a number of construction delays due to unforeseen construction logistics and inclement weather.

The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the closure of the southbound curb lane, the sidewalk, and cycle track on the west side of Queens Park Crescent West, between a point 27 metres south of Hoskins Avenue and a point 110 metres further south, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound, west side vehicle traffic lane, from December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025 inclusive.

2. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. City Council direct that Queens Park Crescent West be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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

As Queens Park Crescent West is classified as a major arterial street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Pomerleau Inc. has undertaken a renovations project for the University of Toronto, Hart House academic building at 7 Hart House Circle. The site is located on the west side of Queens Park Crescent West, south of Hoskin Avenue.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk, a portion of the southbound bicycle lane, and one southbound vehicle traffic lane on the west side of Queens Park Crescent West for a period of 13 months, from December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, to accommodate a construction staging area.

Pedestrian operations on the west side of Queens Park Crescent West will be maintained in a protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing bike lane. Bicycle lanes on the west side of Queens Park Crescent West will be maintained within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane. The existing bike operations on the east side of Queens Park Crescent West will be maintained.

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the February 20, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and their routine and complaint based bike lane inspections, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.

The maintenance of bikeways is an essential service to ensure the safe and comfortable travel of people cycling. The increasing number of bikeways has expanded the reach of the cycling network to serve more people. Today, Toronto has over 390 km of multi-use trails, 86 km of cycle tracks and 142 km of bike lanes.

On July 10, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council directed Transportation Services to implement a protocol to ensure bike lanes are clear and safe from debris and dust following construction projects in Toronto and East York, and to investigate Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue, and Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street East to address any unsafe cycling conditions. This report provides an overview of how the City monitors the condition of bikeways and the responsibilities of constructors for ensuring the roadway and any bikeways abutting construction sites remain clear of debris during construction work.

This report also provides a summary of the City's roles and responsibilities for bikeway sweeping and upcoming planned changes to sweeping operations. Further, an update to planned repair work at the intersections of Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue and at Carlaw Street and Dundas Street is provided.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of the on-street accessible parking spaces at the location identified in Attachment 1 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on the subject street, 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 authorize the amendments to parking regulations required to establish new on-street Pay-and-Display parking, as set out in Attachment 1 to the motion by Councillor Chris Moise.

2.  City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations required to establish new Mobile Only Zone on-street paid parking, as set out in Attachment 2 to the motion by Councillor Chris Moise.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on the streets in this report, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on various streets in Ward 13.  Transportation Services and the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) staff have identified new pay-and-display parking spaces in this ward that will support the local community and area businesses by encouraging a regular turnover in the on-street parking supply.  The proposed parking changes will replace the existing unpaid maximum three-hour parking that is currently in effect.  The proposed changes will not impact the flow of traffic and will encourage parking turnover.

While this report seeks City Council approval for the installation of on-street paid parking in Ward 13, this is an ongoing initiative, and Transportation Services and TPA will continue to review and report on potential new on-street paid parking opportunities throughout the City of Toronto.

A companion report, titled "Pay-and-Display – Various Streets (Delegated)" outlines the required parking amendments for streets in Ward 13 without TTC service.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the temporary traffic and parking regulations on streets in the vicinity of Distillery District that are impacted during the Distillery Winter Village identified in Attachment 2 to the report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services; the temporary parking regulations will override all existing regulations for the duration of this event (November 13, 2024 to January 5, 2025).

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Customer Experience and the Manager, Dedicated Noise Enforcement, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to provide biweekly updates on public feedback received on the Winter Village throughout the duration of the event, including traffic and noise impacts, to the local Councillors.

3. City Council direct staff from Transportation Services and Dedicated Noise Enforcement to attend ongoing roundtable meetings organized by the Gooderham and Worts Neighbourhood Association in the leadup and throughout the duration of the Winter Village to hear resident feedback.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in collaboration with General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and other relevant divisions as necessary, in consultation with the local Councillors and local stakeholders, including the Distillery Historic District, the Gooderham and Worts Neighbourhood Association and the St Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, to review the Distillery Winter Village immediately following the event and report back to the April 3, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council; such review should include:
 

a. an assessment of the operations of the 2024 Distillery Winter Village, including insights around traffic impacts, accessibility, noise, parking and calls to 311;

b.  considerations around the extended duration of the Winter Village over the history of the event;

c. considerations around existing and future planned and projected local traffic impacts, including City works, private development and Metrolinx construction of Corktown Station;

d.  identifying options for supporting the Distillery District’s activation and local small businesses initiatives year-round; and

e.  a set of recommendations on operations of the Winter Village in future years, including around optimal duration of the event.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Parliament Street, Mill Street and Front Street East, City Council approval of this report is required.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's authority to enact temporary traffic and parking amendments required to enhance traffic operations and pedestrian safety during the annual Distillery Winter Village, which takes place from November 13, 2024 to January 5, 2025, inclusive.  

A companion report, "Temporary Adjustments to Parking Regulations for 2024 Distillery Winter Village (Delegated)" outlines the required delegated temporary parking amendments for locations without TTC Service.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the odd (south) side of Annette Street from Runnymede Road to the south branch of Beresford Avenue.

2. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Mavety Street to Medland Street.

3. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the odd (south) side of Annette Street, from Willard Avenue to Windermere Avenue.

4. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the odd (south) side of Annette Street, from Beresford Avenue to Runnymede Road.

5. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the odd (south) side of Annette Street from, Gilmour Avenue to Evelyn Avenue.

6. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the odd (south) side of Annette Street, from High Park Avenue to Pacific Avenue. 

7. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Jane Street to Willard Avenue.

8. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Windermere Avenue to Durie Street.

9. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Runnymede Road to Gilmour Avenue.

10. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Clendenan Avenue to High Park Avenue.

11. City Council authorize parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (north) side of Annette Street, from Medland Street to Mavety Street.

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

Transportation Services received a request from Councillor Gord Perks' office on behalf of residents requesting the implementation of overnight on-street permit parking on Annette Street between Jane Street and Keele Street to accommodate their long-term parking needs.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to amend the existing permit parking by-law on Annette Street between Jane Street and Keele Street within permit parking areas 1B, 1E and 1F.

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 Crawford Street, between Queen Street West and Dundas Street West.

My office has heard concerns from residents and staff regarding road safety in their neighbourhood, primarily along Crawford Street, parallel to Trinity Bellwoods Park. In order to address these concerns, I am seeking to declare Crawford Street, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West, a community safety zone.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Kingston Road and Columbine Avenue.

My office has heard concerns from residents in the Beach Triangle neighborhood about the lack of safe pedestrian crossings along Kingston Road, a major arterial route. Following a successful community petition showing strong support, I am recommending the installation of traffic control signals at Kingston Road and Columbine Avenue. This measure will significantly improve pedestrian safety and ensure safer, more accessible travel for all.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday. to Friday, except public holidays on the east side of Main Street, between a point 50 metres north of Danforth Avenue and a point 37 metres south of Doncaster Avenue.

2. City Council amend the existing maximum 2-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Main Street, between a point 111 metres north of Danforth Avenue and a point 37 metres south of Doncaster Avenue, to be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

My office heard from residents who previously conducted a poll to amend the 1-hour maximum parking condition on Main Street, between Danforth Avenue and Doncaster Avenue. The original request was to amend the 1-hour max to 6:00 p.m., but due to an existing stopping prohibition, it was adjusted to 4:00 p.m. Residents would like the 1-hour max to extend until 6:00 p.m., therefore, I recommend adoption of my recommendations. 

The Mayor recommends that:  

1. City Council receive this report for information.

The recent provincial Bill 212 seeks to overturn the decisions and work of our locally elected Toronto City Council. If passed, the Bill means one government would, at tremendous cost to the taxpayer and without collaboration, undo another government's work.

As Mayor, it is my responsibility to stand up for the decision-making authority of City Council and the expertise of our professional public service which supports that decision-making. As such, I am working with City Staff to review the City's options and will provide recommendations on this item prior to the City Council meeting on November 13, 2024.

The Mayor recommends that:  

1. City Council consider Members' preferences and recommend the appointment of Council Members to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for a term starting on January 1, 2025, and ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed.

The purpose of this report is to appoint Council Members to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the balance of the Council term.

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has requested to receive City Council’s 2025-26 appointments to the board in November so that the Authority has time to onboard new members and prepare them for the January Annual General Meeting and subsequent appointments to its Executive Committee. To meet this request, I'm recommending the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority appointments be made now instead of with Council's consideration of mid-term Council Member appointments to Committees, Boards, and External Bodies at its December 17, 18, and 19, 2024 meeting.

I've asked the City Clerk to canvass Members for their interest in serving on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority board, and to provide the results of the canvass for Council's consideration at this meeting.

The Integrity Commissioner recommends that:

1. City Council request the Integrity Commissioner to review any amendments proposed by the Province of Ontario to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards and if appropriate, report to City Council with information.

2. City Council assign to the Integrity Commissioner the role of the ethics executive for Members’ staff under the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework for Members' Staff and direct the City Clerk to update the Framework accordingly.

At its meeting in October 2023, Council adopted the recommendation from the City’s Integrity Commissioner to request the Province of Ontario to amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to address instances of workplace harassment and discrimination by Members of Council and Members of local boards.

This issue affects all municipalities in Ontario. In Autumn 2023 there was no indication that the provincial government was planning to address these matters, although private members bills had been introduced to that effect.

Consequently, the Integrity Commissioner recommended that Council request a report back from his Office with options exploring how Council could address these matters in the absence of provincial legislation.

Prior to the return of the Legislative Assembly in October 2024, the Premier of Ontario advised he had requested the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario to examine this matter and report back to the government with options for legislative reform. The Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario has advised it has recently reported back to the provincial government on these matters. Previously, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing advised that the government would introduce legislation addressing these matters once the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario had reported back to the provincial government.

As the provincial government has indicated it is planning to introduce legislation to address these matters, as requested by Council in October 2023 and municipal councils across Ontario, there is no immediate need to report back on measures that the City of Toronto could adopt in the absence of provincial legislation. Rather, with the commitment of the provincial government to introduce legislation addressing these matters, it makes sense to consider these issues again once the provincial government introduces its promised legislation.

This report will focus on the recommendation that the Integrity Commissioner be appointed as ethics executive to Members’ staff and the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework be updated accordingly.

The City Clerk will then report back on the other updates to the Human Resources Management and Ethical Framework as was noted in my report from October 2023.

The proposed actions can be completed within the approved 2024 operating budget.

The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Corporations Nominating Panel.

The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following public members:

Mark Bonham

Marni Dicker

a. to the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2028, and until successors are appointed; and

b. to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 28, 2026, and until successors are appointed.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4 to the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

At its meeting on October 25, 2024, the Corporations Nominating considered Item NC12.1 and made recommendations to City Council.
 
Summary from the report (October 11, 2024) from the City Clerk

The Corporations Nominating Panel will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

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, 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 contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On October 29 and 30, 2019, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 469, which, among other matters, created Chapter 6, Section 43, Sherway Area Secondary Plan. The Secondary Plan was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by nine appellants. On March 9, 2022 and February 8, 2023, City Council provided instructions to the City Solicitor regarding the appeals which, following implementation of those instructions at the Ontario Land Tribunal by the City Solicitor, completely resolved most appeals, and significantly scoped the remaining appeals of Official Plan Amendment 469. One of the nine appeals has also been withdrawn.

On July 11, 2019, the owner of 25 The West Mall, which property accommodates Sherway Gardens Mall, applied for a site-specific Official Plan Amendment to the plan for the redevelopment of the lands peripheral to the shopping centre. City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on that application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 25, 2022.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing event related to the site-specific Official Plan Amendment for the Site on December 9, 2024.  City Council's consideration of this matter is urgent and should therefore not be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 9, 2020, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 272, 284, 286, 288, 290, and 296 Lawrence Avenue West and 1507, 1525, 1537, 1539, 1545, and 1549 Avenue Road (the "Site") to permit the construction of 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 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 December 18, 2023.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on April 22, 2025.  For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 this matter is urgent and consideration of it should not be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 and Confidential Appendix A, 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.

In September 2023, the applicant submitted an application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, and 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building with 486 residential units and 2,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.  The designated heritage building at 2111 Yonge Street was proposed to be partially retained with alterations.

On March 20, 2024, City Council refused the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and the applicant appealed City Council's decision on the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations and demolition of a heritage attribute to the above noted properties.  Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.  This advice will be considered.

The City Solicitor requires further direction with respect to upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings and this matter can not be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 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 September 15, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application for 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, 31, 35 and part of 37 Hillsdale Avenue East, and 12-18 and part of 20 Manor Road East to permit the construction of a 98.0 metre (29-storey excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The application proposed a total of 486 residential units, including 31 replacement rental units, and 2,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The application also proposed to partially retain an existing heritage building at 2111 Yonge Street.

The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 22, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming case-management conference scheduled for November 25, 2024. The 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.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential 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.

In late 2015 and 2016, the Applicant applied to amend the Official Plan and City of North York Zoning Bylaw 7625 and for Site Plan Approval for the site at 4800 Yonge Street to permit redevelopment for a mixed use building of 49 storeys (160 metres) comprising of 497 dwelling units, a five storey base including retail and office uses and a five-level underground parking garage with 318 parking spaces.

The Applicant appealed the Applications to the Ontario Municipal Board (now known as the Ontario Land Tribunal) due to City Council's failure to make a decision within the prescribed time period.

On February 26, 2019, City Council accepted a Settlement Offer to resolve the Appeals.  The Ontario Land Tribunal approved the site-specific Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Application in principle, and the final order approving the Official Plan Amendment 462 and Zoning By-law 1113-2020 (Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) was issued by the Tribunal in 2020.  The final order on the site plan appeal is still outstanding, and the site plan appeal is active before the Tribunal.

The City Solicitor requires further direction.  This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 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 August 4, 2022, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted to permit an 80-metre (20-storey excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, containing 162 dwelling units and 1,950 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The application proposes the alteration of the Walmer Road Baptist Church at 38 Walmer Road and the demolition of the Sunday School building at 188 Lowther Avenue.

On May 31, 2023, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application and referred the Site Plan Control application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act.

At its meeting of July 24, 2024, City Council refused the issuance of demolition and alteration permits for various portions of the site pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. The applicant similarly appealed that refusal to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

This report should be considered along with a confidential report from the City Solicitor to the November 7, 2024 Toronto Preservation Board that will be forwarded to City Council for consideration at its meeting of November 13, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for 15 days beginning January 13, 2025. As a result 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 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 December 29, 2021, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 4630 Kingston Road to permit the construction of a 13-storey mixed-use building containing 417 residential units and 273.1 square metres of retail floor area. A Site Plan Control application was also submitted on December 29, 2021.

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 August 23, 2022.

At its meeting on July 19-20, 2023, City Council accepted a without prejudice settlement offer and instructed the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the settlement proposal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a 1-day hearing for this matter on September 25, 2023. On February 14, 2024, the Ontario Land Tribunal issued an interim Order approving the Zoning By-law Amendment Application in principle subject to the satisfaction of conditions.

On October 15, 2024, the applicant made a with prejudice offer to modify the proposal accepted by Council at its meeting on July 19-20, 2023. The City Solicitor requires further directions on this with prejudice offer.  This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D 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 2, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 685 Lake Shore Boulevard East (the "Site") to permit the construction of two 35-storey residential towers connected by a 4-storey commercial base building. A resubmission of the application was received on June 22, 2023, revising the height of the residential towers to 38 and 43-storeys respectively.

The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 10, 2023.

On September 27, 2024, the City received a revised application, proposing two towers with heights of 59 and 56 storeys.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings scheduled for February 10, 2025.

This matter is urgent as staff require instructions to meet procedural deadlines in advance of the hearing, including witness statements which are due on December 6, 2024. Accordingly, this matter should not 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 November 4, 2021, the City received an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 69 Yorkville Avenue to permit the construction of a 29-storey mixed use building containing 143 dwelling units.

The applicant appealed City Council's refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on February 23, 2023.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for December 2 to December 18, 2024.  This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 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 27, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 710 The West Mall to permit the construction of a 22-storey residential building containing 282 new dwelling units.

The applicant appealed City Council's refusal of its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on March 6, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference scheduled for February 10, 2025.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

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 which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On October 24, 2023, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 40 Walmer Road to permit the construction of a 35-storey (111.65 metres, including mechanical penthouse) residential building. The application proposed a total of 365 dwelling units, including 33 replacement rental units.

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 March 21, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for February 3, 2025. The 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 November 20, 2023, the City deemed complete an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 49-59 Lawrence Avenue East to permit the construction of a 9-storey residential building, consisting of 40 units and 41 vehicle parking spaces to be located in two-levels of underground parking.

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 April 23, 2024.

The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearings scheduled for January 20, 2025. This report is urgent as the City Solicitor requires updated instructions prior to procedural deadlines in advance of the hearing, including the deadline for the exchange of witness statements on December 13, 2024. Consideration of this matter should not be deferred.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in 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, Confidential Appendix B and Confidential Appendix 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 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 instructions in respect of the proceedings before the Ontario Land Tribunal. The applicant appealed the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications for 50-90 Eglinton Avenue West and 17-41 Henning Avenue to the Ontario Land Tribunal as a result of Council's refusal of the applications within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.

The property municipally known as 50 Eglinton Avenue West is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in 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 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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 owner of 50 Eglinton Avenue West appealed Council's refusal of its Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 50-90 Eglinton Avenue West and 17-41 Henning Avenue to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

The amendments to the Zoning By-law proposed 46 and 58 storey mixed use buildings on 50-90 Eglinton Avenue West, with approximately 1,206 residential dwelling units and non-residential uses at-grade and a 34 storey residential building on the Henning Avenue properties, with approximately 373 residential dwelling units.

The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations to the designated property at 50 Eglinton Avenue West.  Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.

There is no financial impact arising from the adoption of the Confidential Recommendations beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, from the City Solicitor, remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

On December 10, 2020, an application to amend the Zoning By-law was submitted to permit the construction of a 12-storey residential building containing 158 dwelling units with condominium tenure. The application was deemed complete on December 15, 2020.

On March 21, 2023, a revised Zoning By-law Amendment application was received. This application proposes to redevelop the lands with a 29-storey residential building containing 296 dwelling units and an approximate gross floor area of 20,761 square metres and 8.2 floor space index.

On August 14, 2023, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to City Council not making a decision within the 90-day time frame specified in the Planning Act.

The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing.

The City Solicitor recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to this 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 the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

A redevelopment proposal to permit a 15-storey mixed use development at 53-63 Sheppard Avenue West and 62-68 Bogert Avenue were the subject of previous staff reports to City Council and an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. There remain outstanding matters which require Council consideration and further direction.

The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning 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 (October 30, 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.

Council previously stated its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on May 22, 2024.  However, the designation by-law was not passed within the prescribed time frame of 120 days and the Notice of the Intention to Designate the property was deemed to have been withdrawn in accordance with subsection 29(9) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

As there is no other restriction that applies to the property currently, subsection 29 (10) of the Ontario Heritage Act permits Council to give a new notice of intention to designate the property in accordance with Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

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

On May 7, 2024, the Toronto and East York Community Council refused the demolition application.

City Planning confirms there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this report in the current budget year or in future years.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the information as presented in the Financial Impact Section.

Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that:

1. City Council express its opposition to the operation of private for-profit blood collection companies in the City.

2. City Council forward this item to Canadian Blood Services, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Health, Grifols Pharmaceuticals, and all Ontario Municipalities and request that they support only voluntary blood and plasma collection, where donors do not receive payment for their blood or plasma.