Decisions

CALL TO ORDER: 9:37 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Paul Bronfman

Brian Coles

Peter Crawford

Randy Eckler

David Harricharran

Hugh McDougall

Sharon McLeod, and

Carol Lorraine Sutton

Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows:

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

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

Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following:

For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council.

City Council confirmed the minutes from the regular meeting held on December 17 and 18, 2024, and special meetings held on December 20, 2024, February 5, 2025, and February 11, 2025.

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

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

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

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025.

March 26, 2025

Councillor Fletcher, during the morning session of the meeting, made remarks in memory of the late Paul Bronfman, welcomed his son, Johnathan Bronfman, who was present in the Council Chamber, and offered condolences to him and his family.

Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, updated Members of Council about the shooting in his Ward on March 7, 2025, at the Piper Arms Pub.

Councillor Morley, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of the 2025 Smart Cities Summit in Taiwan that she and Councillors Cheng, Chernos-Lin, Kandavel, and Myers recently attended.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged Mayor Chow’s birthday earlier this week, and wished the Mayor a happy belated birthday.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed students from the Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, who were present in the Council Chamber.

Mayor Chow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of the appointment of a new president of the University of Toronto, Doctor Melanie Woodin.

March 27, 2025

Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of a fire incident at 275 Bleecker Street on February 15, 2025, recognized the extraordinary efforts of Toronto Fire Services and everyone who supported them, and welcomed members of Toronto Fire Services who were present in Council Chamber alongside James Reed, President of the Toronto Professional Firefighters’ Association and Sean Baird, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

Councillor Moise, during the morning session of the meeting, thanked Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Police, Toronto Paramedic Services, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and community partners in St. James Town, as well as the Toronto District School Board for their work and assistance during the fire incident at 275 Bleecker Street on February 15, 2025.

Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged that March 20 was Nowruz, marking the arrival of spring and the Persian new year, and advised Members of Council of the third annual Willowdale Nowruz celebration that took place earlier this month.  

Councillor Myers, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council of a tragic accident in his Ward, where 15-year old student Christina Huang was killed by a driver while crossing the street, and offered condolences to Christina’s family, classmates and community.

Councillor Perruzza, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Municipal Government Relations students from Seneca College who were present in Council Chamber.

Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed grades 4 and 5 students from Presteign Heights Elementary School, who were present in Council Chamber.

Councillor Fletcher, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed students from St. Patrick Secondary School who were present in Council Chamber.

Councillor Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, recognized a member of his staff, Caroline Duffy, who will be moving on to a new position in the Parks department.

Councillor Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed two of his former staff members, Sean Gadon and Bruce Davis, who were present in Council Chamber.

Councillor Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that Monday March 31, 2025, is the International Transgender Day of Visibility.

March 26, 2025:

City Council adopted the March 26, 2025, Order Paper as amended and all other items not held on consent.

March 27, 2025:

City Council adopted March 27, 2025, Order Paper.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, received Administrative Inquiry IA28.1 from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding the Growing Crisis of Public Safety in the City of Toronto and the Urgent Need to Seek Clarity on the Date City Staff will Present Long Overdue “Bubble Zone” By-laws to Toronto City Council and Protect the Charter Rights of Those Trying to Access Faith-Based and Other Vulnerable Institutions, and Answer IA28.1a from the City Manager, for information.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, referred Administrative Inquiry IA28.2 from Councillor Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre, regarding Micro-Shelters and Answer IA28.2a from the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to the Economic and Community Development Committee for consideration.

Item IA28.3 was ruled redundant by the Speaker at City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, received Administrative Inquiry IA28.4 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Sankofa Square Signage, and Answer IA28.4a from the City Manager, for information.

 City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 23, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 4, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Revised Plans filed by the applicant on January 2, 2025.

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

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

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

c. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering Review and has entered into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Servicing Assessment Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review;

d. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified in the Engineering Review correspondence dated September 13, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review;

e. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

f. the owner has submitted a revised Hydrological Assessment Report and Hydrological Review Summary Form, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form, and Foundation Drainage Summary Form to determine the quality and quantity of groundwater that may be required to be discharged to the City sewage works as a result of the proposed development and comply with Foundation Drainage Policy and guidelines to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review and the General Manager, Toronto Water;
 

g. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study, including a Wind Tunnel Study, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

h. the submitted Compatibility and Mitigation Studies, including the Transportation Noise and Vibration Assessment, dated May 5, 2023, prepared by Gradient Wind Engineering Inc., and the Air Quality and Land Use Compatibility Assessment, dated May 5, 2023, prepared by Gradient Wind Engineering Inc. have been peer-reviewed by a third-party consultant retained by the City at the owner's expense, and the owner agrees to implement any necessary control measures and recommendations identified by the peer review, with the control measures to be secured through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

i. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review, as they relate to the application, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry; and

j. the owner and the City have made satisfactory arrangements to release the easement over the western portion of the site, more specifically described as Parts 13 and 14 on Plan 66R-29819.

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

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 23, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 23, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 4, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 4, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that the lands to be used for future public park and a future public street being secured as part of the development of 25 Fisherville Road, 6020 and 6030 Bathurst Street, and 6040 Bathurst Street and 5 Fisherville Road be permitted to be used for the stockpiling of any soils or materials, or as an interim construction staging area for the development and construction access subject to agreements with the City outlining the insurance requirements, extent of area and use permitted, tree removal and replacement (if any), duration, restoration plan and costs, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council direct that any consideration to be paid by the owners of the lands known as 25 Fisherville Road, 6020 and 6030 Bathurst Street, and 6040 Bathurst Street and 5 Fisherville Road for the use of the future public park and a future public street in accordance with Part 1 above be nominal.

3. City Council approve the acceptance of the on-site parkland dedications referred to in Part 1 above subject to the owners transferring their respective parkland contributions to the City to the City in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments; and the Owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, if any, where such encroachments are deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such encumbrances will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to enter into the City's standard form agreements, with insurance, release and indemnity and associated compensation to the City (in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management) and in favor of the City, for construction staging, tieback installations and/or crane swings in respect of the future public park, if deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into the City's standard form agreements, with insurance, release and indemnity and associated compensation to the City (in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management) and in favor of the City, for construction access in respect of the future public street, if deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Transportation Services.

6. City Council authorize and direct the necessary City staff to implement the directions of City Council as set out above.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager to conduct a full review of winter maintenance operations to determine how to immediately optimize the available city resources and whether there are opportunities to improve the City’s management of winter maintenance contracts with private contractors.

2. City Council request the City Manager to undertake a forensic audit of the procurement of nRFP-1 DOC2970598171 and nRFP -2 Doc3136860258 for the 2022-2029 winter snow removal contract, as part of his review of winter maintenance operations.

3. City Council request the City Manager to investigate the gap between City reports that 100 percent of sidewalks were cleared of snow at least once and the reality of residents who can see no plow had visited a given stretch of sidewalk.

4. City Council request the City Manager to determine whether the private winter maintenance contractors have upheld their obligations under their contracts and, if not, pursue all options to hold the contractors accountable and recover public funds where appropriate.

5. City Council request the City Manager to evaluate all options to improve winter maintenance work, including renegotiating or breaking existing contracts, improving maintenance of the City-owned fleet of winter equipment, purchasing improved winter equipment that can handle heavier snow falls (particularly for sidewalks), developing contingency plans to redeploy more City staff to winter maintenance work when a Snow Condition is declared, and creating a policy to determine when snow removal should be undertaken.

6. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the work outlined in Parts 1 to 5 above and City Council request the City Manager, as part of the 2026 budget process, to report on any recommendations that have a financial impact on the Transportation Services Operating Budget.

7. City Council request the Auditor General to consider adding, as part of the Auditor General’s 2025 Work Plan, an audit of the following:

a. the City of Toronto’s handling of the February 2025 major winter storm, taking into consideration prior audits of this winter service contract and provide recommendations for improving winter maintenance during significant winter storms;

b. whether previous Auditor General recommendations related to winter maintenance operations were enacted by City management ahead of the February 2025 winter storm;

c. the City’s snow removal system to determine whether it was activated in a timely and effective manner;

d. the City’s sidewalk plow fleet to determine whether they are the optimal equipment based on local winter conditions, whether the plows are maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended practices, the average percentage of the plow fleet that is in service throughout a major snow event and whether all warranties from the manufacturer have been leveraged to limit the City’s cost of sidewalk plow maintenance; and

e. the 2021 Negotiated Request for Proposals awards that resulted in the current suite of winter maintenance contracts to determine if they were awarded in a fair and competitive manner;

and recommend improvements to the City’s winter maintenance contracts.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a jurisdictional scan of relevant cities for best snow clearing and removal practices, and report back in the 2025 Annual Winter Maintenance Report on the findings to the appropriate committee in July 2025. 

9. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a jurisdictional scan of relevant cities on how to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud-based systems to improve snow clearing and removal practices, and in particular, how these technologies can be used to optimize traffic flow using real-time data during inclement weather conditions, prioritize the movement of essential vehicles such as snowplows, emergency responders and public transportation and overall reduce the time required to clear roads, sidewalks and public transit stops, and report back on the findings to the appropriate committee.

10. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to:

a. provide ward-specific detailed briefings on the 2024-2025 winter season contract management, performance findings, public complaints, and GPS tracking information to each member of Council;

b. gather Ward specific feedback from members of City Council concerning local winter maintenance issues, in particular complaints which were not entered into the 311 system during the initial 311 post event blackout period or for other reasons;

c. review the equipment used by the contractors for appropriateness, capacity and clearing widths and ensure that associated complaints and observations are formally conveyed to the contractors;

d. develop new or improved equipment specifications which may be used in the next update to contract terms;

e. better articulate the standards which apply to the pavement clearing width requirements and use appropriate measurement and management systems to ensure the standards are met;

f. investigate and report to the appropriate Committee on specific issues affecting Ward 2 and Ward 15, including:

1. singe plow passes down the centre or one side of a street;

2. narrow or inadequate plow passes and snow clearing;

3. extended delays in street clearing, either on the initial pass or follow-up passes;

4. contractor equipment which broke down or became stuck;

5. missed sidewalks segments; and

6. blocked street corners and sidewalks which remained for extended periods of time. 

11. City Council request the City Manager and the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the current guiding principles and priorities for when snow clearing and removal is undertaken on residential streets with no sidewalks, in comparison to when snow clearing is undertaken for sidewalks, to determine if the guiding principles and priorities for those streets should be enhanced in consideration of pedestrians. 

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to US Tariffs, as outlined in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as amended by Part 2 below, and request the City’s agencies and corporations adopt similar policies where possible, and City Council direct the City Manager to update and adapt the Plan as necessary to ensure that the Plan remains current and responsive to the City's needs and priorities.

2. City Council amend the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to United States Tariffs in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture by including actions under "Mobility of People and Goods" to support the improvement of the mobility of goods and services connected with the economy. 

3. City Council request the City Manager to include a sunset clause to remove recommended measures in the Economic Action Plan if a new trade agreement with the Government of the United States is reached to the satisfaction of the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto.

4. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Procurement Officer and other impacted City Divisions, to report to the July Executive Committee with an implementation update on the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to US Tariffs and propose any new long-term actions to address the United States-Canada trade related economic uncertainties, if applicable; and to include in the implementation update a review of how the City’s Circular Procurement Framework can support the City’s proposed actions to address the United States-Canada trade related economic uncertainties.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant Divisions and the Mayor’s Economic Action Team, to consider the impact of the ongoing trade dispute on Canadian jobs in Toronto as part of future Economic Action Plan reports.

6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, in consultation with Toronto Hydro, to report to the July 16, 2025, meeting of the Executive Committee on the Economic Action Plan on how the City can increase local renewable energy generation (e.g., rooftop solar, geothermal, wind), energy storage, and customer electrification to reduce dependence on United States fossil fuels.

7. City Council amend the City’s Procurement By-law, Chapter 195, Procurement, as set out in Attachments 2 and 4 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, with changes to preferring Canadian Suppliers for City procurement below the applicable trade treaty thresholds being retroactive to March 7, 2025, and changes to permit limiting the eligibility of United States of  America Based Suppliers to bid on competitive City procurements effective upon adoption of the Item, and City Council authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to take necessary actions to implement the changes.

8. City Council approve the Industrial Property Tax Deferral Program for the industrial property class for 2025 as set out in Attachment 3 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, creating an application based process for industrial property owners to request additional time to pay their property taxes without incurring late payment penalties or interest charges for the six month period between June 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025, and City Council delegate authority to the Executive Director, Finance Shared Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and their designates to administer the program based on the eligibility criteria, as set out in Attachment 3 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

9. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 767, Taxation, Property Tax, to implement the Industrial Property Tax Payment Deferral Program set out in Part 8 above.

10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review all land use plans governing the Port area to ensure they will enable the Port to maintain its business, and report back, if required, to the Executive Committee.

11. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with other stakeholders, to develop a business plan that sustains the critical operations of the Port, and report back, if required, to the Executive Committee.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to include Canadian flag logos on the City's Love Local Campaign" along with "buy Canadian" being included in the City of Toronto's Love Local Campaign.

13. City Council request the City Manager to petition the governments of Canada and Ontario to support the City of Toronto for any lost revenue or additional expense incurred because of the Economic Action Plan as part of a Team Canada approach.

14. City Council forward the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to US Tariffs, as outlined in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to the following agencies for their consideration: Toronto Region Board of Trade; Toronto Global; and Destination Toronto.

15. City Council forward the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to US Tariffs, as outlined in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to the following provincial ministries for their consideration: Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs; and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

16. City Council forward the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to US Tariffs, as outlined in Revised Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 18, 2025) from the City Manager and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to the following federal departments and agencies for their consideration: Department of Finance, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; Innovation, Science and Industry; Destination Canada; Invest in Canada; and Global Affairs Canada.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to report back to the Executive Committee by the fourth quarter of 2025 on implementation progress.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the implementation of priority bus lanes on the following roadway sections:

a. Southbound Parliament Street from Lake Shore Boulevard to Small Street;

b. Westbound Queens Quay East from Small Street to Bay Street;

c. Eastbound Queens Quay East from Lower Jarvis Street to Bonnycastle Street; and

d. Eastbound Front Street West from a point 50 metres east of Bay Street to Yonge Street.

2. City Council authorize the alteration of the intersection of Queens Quay East at Lower Jarvis Street to include a westbound right-turn lane and a westbound priority bus lane generally as shown in Attachment 3 to the revised report (March 19, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

3. City Council authorize the alteration of the intersection of Dockside Drive (west leg) at Queens Quay East to include a northbound left-turn prohibition from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. generally as shown in Attachment 3 to the revised report (March 19, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.  

4. City Council enact the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Part 1 above, and generally as described in Attachment 1 to the revised report (March 19, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

5. City Council delegate, despite any City of Toronto By-law to the contrary, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 18, 2025, for the purposes of implementing and then addressing operational and safety issues that may arise in relation to the projects identified above, the authority to implement changes and process and submit directly to City Council, any necessary Bills for by-law amendments to the schedules, to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters on the streets and within the parameters found in Attachment 2 to the revised report (March 19, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546-51 to permit the maximum age limit of wheelchair accessible vehicles used as a taxicab or Private Transportation Company vehicle to be up to ten model years old.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, to permit a vehicle registered with Municipal Licensing and Standards for use as a taxicab or sedan limousine as of December 31, 2024 and that is required to be replaced by March 31, 2025, to continue to be used as a taxicab or sedan limousine until August 29, 2025.

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to report with recommendations required to implement a one-driver, one-license approach for the licensing of Private Transportation Company drivers as part of the report back on the referral of Item 2024.EX19.4.

4. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, to permit a vehicle registered with Municipal Licensing and Standards for use as a taxicab or limousine as of December 31, 2024, to be up to ten model years old until December 31, 2028.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate with One Toronto Gaming to include the updated definitions of Woodbine Local Area and Equity Deserving Communities, as defined in Attachment 3 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and City Council authorize the City Manager to sign an Amending Agreement with One Toronto Gaming implementing the updated definitions, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Municipal Diversity Plan for appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board in Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the City Clerk.

2. City Council determine that the Toronto Police Service Board be composed of seven members, pursuant to Section 31 (3) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct an increase of $5,000,000 gross, $0 net, to the 2025 Operating Budget for the City Manager’s Office to expand the school food program to new school communities and enhance existing programs in current schools, offset by available funds resulting from underspending in 2024.

2. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to ensure new funds allocated towards the School Food Program align with the City’s Economic Action plan and its response to the trade war by prioritizing bulk purchasing from local food producers, distributors and suppliers to maximize cost efficiency while supporting Toronto's local economy, workers and businesses.

3. City Council request the Federal Government to reallocate unspent funding for the 2025 Budget year through the National Student Food Program from jurisdictions where funding agreements have not been secured directly to jurisdictions with agreements in place including in Ontario for Toronto’s School Food programs. 

4. City Council request the newly elected Government of Ontario to increase its per-student financial contribution levels for Student Nutrition Programs in Toronto such that the Province matches or exceeds the City’s contributions.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Terms of Reference to require the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee to hold six meetings per year at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair on delegation of the Chair.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct all City Divisions to provide the Customer Experience Division with the necessary information to publicly report on their performance against service standards.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience to start conducting ongoing analysis, reporting on performance trends, identifying areas for improvement, by and not limited to:

a. developing and maintaining a central repository for performance and service standards data; and

b. creating and maintaining user-friendly dashboards and reports for public consumption.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience to report back to the Service Excellence Committee biannually on the ongoing analysis, reporting and identified areas for improvement in Part 2 above.

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Customer Experience to develop an initial top priority list of service standards to use as a basis for the initial reporting on performance and service standards, with an aim to expand the list over time.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the waiver of City planning application fees for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment set out in Schedule 13, Appendix C in Municipal Code Chapter 441 that would otherwise be payable by the Tamil Community Centre to the City for the property located at 311 Staines Road.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to:

a. undertake a review process of residential development applications in the City’s Development Review pipeline that:

i. are intended to be developed as Condominiums;

ii. include at least 5 percent - 10 percent of total residential units as affordable units; and

iii. have submitted a complete Site Plan Application by March 1, 2025; and

b. prioritize projects that include a higher percentage of affordable housing. 

2. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to approve up to 3,000 condominium units in the class of projects described in Part 1 above to benefit from:

a. deferral of development charge payments until the earlier of four years from the approval of the deferral, or Condominium approval, with the final payment date subject to the approval of the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, provided it is no later than Condominium approval;

b. waiving of interest on deferred development charge amounts; and

c. applying the development charge rates in effect as of June 6, 2024 for applications not subject to a lower frozen rate.

3. In the event that the above criterion generate a unit count above the 3,000 unit limit referenced in Part 2 above, City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services to prioritize projects first based on percentage of affordable housing and second on the development review application status reflecting projects that can be built faster.

4. 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 development projects identified in Part 1 above to allow relevant information to be provided to City staff.

5. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, 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 condominium units approved per Part 2 above provided building permits are issued for the project within two-years of approval for development charges deferral, and on such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

6. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to City Council in second quarter of 2025 with the results.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $10.7 million gross, fully funded by the Major Special Event Reserve Fund, for the purposes of advancing the Host City Commercial Hospitality Program as a key revenue generation strategy for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto, with funds to be replenished to the reserve fund following the sale of hospitality packages.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and enter into agreements to accept donations as part of the Champions Table private sector fundraising program to be provided to the Soccer for All (SFA) Legacy Fund, including for up to 12 (twelve) soccer “mini-pitches" across the City, generally in accordance with the City's Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy, outlining the agreed-upon uses of the donated funds and donor recognition, on such terms and conditions necessary in the opinion of the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to solicit and negotiate a naming rights agreement for the new "Soccer Hub" at Centennial Park generally in accordance with the City of Toronto Individual and Corporate Naming Rights Policy and on such terms and conditions necessary in the opinion of the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, and a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and City Council direct the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat to report back to the Executive Committee through the FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee for approval to enter into the agreement.

4. City Council request the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer, where possible, to prioritize Canadian suppliers and increase purchasing opportunities with Indigenous, Black and diverse suppliers and social enterprises.

5. City Council reaffirm its commitment to deliver FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26) within its $380 million budget and City Council direct the City Manager and the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat to report to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee on any amendments required to manage the impact of tariffs within that budget.

6. Should the City Manager determine additional funds beyond the $380 million FIFA World Cup 2026 budget are required to address the impact of tariffs on the City's ability to deliver FIFA World Cup 2026, City Council authorize the City Manager to request additional funds from provincial and federal governments, in recognition of the additional revenue tariffs will generate for those governments.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee as follows:
 

a. under Section B, Composition and Term:

i. insert a new clause after clause 5 that reads:

6.  The Advisory Committee may form informal Working Groups, each comprised of up to five members of the Advisory Committee.

b. under Section C, Governance:

i. add “and its Working Groups” to clause 4, so that Section C-4 now reads:

4. The Housing Secretariat Division will provide staff support and strategic advice to the Advisory Committee and its Working Groups.

 ii. add “except for its Working Groups.” to clause 5, so that Section C-5 now reads:

5. The City Clerk’s Office will provide meeting management support to the Advisory Committee, except for its Working Groups.

iii. add a new clause 6 that reads:

6.  Working Groups:

i. shall have Guidelines approved by the Advisory Committee, which include but are not limited to the matters it will address, member composition and anticipated frequency of meetings.

ii. may engage with City Officials, other City employees and external parties to provide or receive advice on matters related to the Advisory Committee mandate, and engagement shall be facilitated through the Housing Secretariat Division.

iii. shall ensure preparation and submission of meeting minutes to the City Clerk’s Office, with support from the Housing Secretariat Division, for inclusion on the agenda and assign a lead Working Group member to provide an update on the minutes at the next Advisory Committee meeting.

iv. must forward any advice that requires action by City Officials or City Council to the Advisory Committee for consideration and, if recommended by the Advisory Committee, to City Council for approval.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report from Councillor Paul Ainslie on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Advocacy Days held March 5 to 7, 2025, for information.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council refer the supplementary report (March 21, 2025) from the Auditor General to the April 10, 2025, meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (January 29, 2025) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in collaboration with Winter Respite Site and Warming Centre operators, to review methodologies for collecting data to better understand unmet demand and how many winter program spaces are needed, by taking into consideration:

a. the number of overflow space users each day (i.e., people who are able stay inside at a site but are not able to access a bed therein); and

b. the number of individuals who try to access a bed on a drop-in basis but are turned away, directed elsewhere, or leave without accessing a bed or overflow space each day.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to review procedures and practices for deactivation (including leaving beds vacant), taking into consideration information on demand, unmatched callers, overflow, and turnaway; such review should evaluate the costs and benefits of different practices for deactivation that do not compromise client health and safety (potentially informed by pilots to determine the impacts on unmet demand and turnaway).

3. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in collaboration with the Corporate Real Estate Management where necessary, to maximize the beds made available (within funding constraints) by Winter Respite Sites, Warming Centres, and Surge Sites during the winter period by:

a. negotiating lease terms that allow access to the premises for these operations for the entirety of the winter period, and working to secure temporary sites for periods when this is not possible;

b. signing operating agreements and completing necessary planning, capital and site preparation work so that all funded beds can be made available at the start of the winter season or as early as possible after the start of the agreement period;

c. standardizing Toronto Shelter and Support Services methodology to determine reasonable timelines for ramping up and ramping down Winter Respite programs and communicating such guidelines to operators;

d. evaluating the costs and benefits of closing programs on April 15 and/or staggering program closures beyond the end of the winter period;

e. prioritizing the use of public real estate assets for future Winter Respite Sites, Warming Centres, and Surge Sites; and

f. developing a formal contingency plan to make spaces available when the shelter system is full, including Winter Respite Sites and Warming Centres, during the winter period.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to review the services provided at winter programs, taking into consideration the costs and benefits of opportunities to offer some degree of case management and support services that aligns with the needs of their clients.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to

a. review costs related to the 2023/24 winter season as reported by third-party operators of Warming Centres and Winter Respite Sites, including requesting further information and supporting records, where necessary; and

b. expedite the finalization of costs and recover any surplus funds paid to the operators related to the 2023/24 winter season.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to establish and implement procedures and guidelines to review the reasonableness and appropriateness of reported costs and obtain documented explanations of budget-to-actual variances that are supported by source documents provided by operators; reconciliations should be reviewed and approved by management, as appropriate.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to enforce contractual requirements for third-party operators of Warming Centres and Winter Respite Sites to provide, on an annual basis, an audited financial statement and reconciliation report with respect to the services provided by the Service Provider pursuant to their agreements with the City, where Toronto Shelter and Support Services needs to obtain a higher level of assurance from third-party operators of the accuracy and validity of reported costs by program/site.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to implement processes requiring third-party operators of Warming Centre and Winter Respite Sites to obtain pre-approval, in writing, for any significant changes that may have an impact on operations and/or costs before the changes are implemented, as well as, for any reallocation or redeployment of funding or resources designated for the operation of Warming Centres and Winter Respite Sites to other programs; Toronto Shelter and Support Services should consider whether any changes are needed to the purchase of service agreements with its third-party operators to reflect these requirements.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to make sure staff have sufficient financial knowledge and/or training to analyze and review the operating budget to ensure rates and assumptions are consistent and reasonable, as well as to ensure actual reported costs are accurate, valid, and appropriate.

10. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to establish procedures, guidelines, benchmarks for rates or ratios for key cost categories, and/or criteria to ensure that when Toronto Shelter and Support Services staff develop and review program and site-specific budgets, that they:

a. determine what rates are considered reasonable for different cost categories;

b. identify and follow-up on inconsistencies;

c. request and review source documentation (e.g. third-party operators’ agreements with their vendors) or additional information to corroborate explanations; and

d. identify opportunities to reduce costs and stretch funding further to serve more clients, when possible.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with the Purchasing and Materials Management, to review its catering contracts for opportunities to obtain better pricing and further savings, including the potential for:

a. leveraging economies of scale to provide catering services to multiple shelter locations and programs; and

b. scaling and cooperative purchasing with other City program areas, like Long-Term Care Homes and Children's Services, who also require meal services.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to review the practice applied to deactivating and closing Warming Centres (including how sites are prioritized for deactivation and closure) taking into consideration the client experience, cost structure, and potential opportunities to stretch existing funds further and potentially provide more beds.

13. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to ensure that, going forward for winter 2025/26 and beyond, all Purchase of Service agreements with third-party operators for Warming Centres and Winter Respite programs are executed before sites begin operation.

14. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to strengthen the review and analysis of budget information submitted in response to the Requests for Expression of Interest and/or Requests for Proposals for Warming Centres, and other shelter programs, as appropriate.

15. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to review the Auditor General’s observations and recommendations to strengthen financial controls for applicability to the other shelter programs operated by third-party service providers, and implement the recommendations for those programs, as appropriate.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

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

a. review and analyze data from the park inspections system to ensure repair-related deficiencies identified in past inspections have been resolved and/or appropriate work orders have been created to track repairs where action is still pending to resolve the deficiency; and

b. establish a process and/or supporting systems for tracking, through to their resolution, deficiencies that have been transferred to other groups or divisions.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to develop additional guidance and/or training to outline or clarify:

a. requirements for documenting inspection results, including noting of deficiencies and creating work orders for necessary maintenance; and

b. processes for monitoring and following-up of deficiencies.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to develop and implement a service request and work order policy or procedure and provide training to staff, where the guidance provided should include:

a. criteria for creating work orders, specifying any exceptions for cases where a work order may not be required and how resolution of service requests without work orders should be documented and tracked;

b. criteria for prioritizing work orders based on the urgency and impact (e.g., safety risk); and

c. data entry standards outlining specific information required for each work order (e.g., descriptions linking work to be completed and prioritization or risks, task detail, start and end dates) and expected timeframes for entering a service request and generating and closing a work order in the work order management system.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Technology Officer, to modernize work order management practices to reduce inefficiencies arising from manual processes; in doing so, Parks Branch should consider the capability of enabling technologies to support the integration of work order management, work assignments and time tracking; consideration should also be given to integrating the tracking of work transferred to other groups or divisions.

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

a. implement management reviews of open, in-progress, and completed work orders to monitor compliance, identify backlogs, and to assess productivity, efficiency, and workload; and

b. establish and implement guidelines for supervisors to conduct site visits to monitor the completion and quality of work performed by Parks Branch - Technical Services staff. Site visits should be documented, and feedback be provided to staff for training and process improvements.

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

a. establish benchmarks for work order completion timeframes starting from the receipt of the service request to the time of work order completion, considering different priority and complexity levels; and

b. develop key performance indicators to measure and report the achievement of the established service standards, taking into consideration resource and funding constraints, and ensure the reasons for any delays impacting achievement of key performance indicators are tracked, analyzed, and addressed.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to develop and implement procedures for documenting and tracking daily activities of Parks Branch - Technical Services staff and provide training on these procedures, where the procedures should set expectations for:

a. using a standard template for logging daily activities to ensure consistency across the districts;

b. the types of activities staff must record, including tasks completed and time spent on each task (as well as linkages to work orders and information required for work orders, where applicable);

c. supervisory review of activity logs for accuracy and completeness, leveraging Global Positioning System where applicable; and

d. reviewing and analyzing data from activity records to support accountability and workload management.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, and Recreation, in collaboration with Customer Experience and Technology Services, to:

a. implement a centralized system for tracking all public complaints (regardless of the method or mechanism by which it was submitted) and recording key data on any related service requests through to their resolution; and

b. create reports and dashboards for management to monitor complaints/service request types, volumes, aging, and trends.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to review and revise the Division’s current complaints policy and processes, provide training to staff on their responsibilities and expectations, and monitor compliance with the policy, including targeted timeframes for responding to complaints.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Information Security Officer, in consultation with the Chief Technology Officer and the City Clerk, to:

a. review and revise the existing guidelines to further strengthen best practices and cybersecurity controls for initiating and conducting online confidential meetings for City Council and its committees, and for the consideration of the boards and committees of the City’s agencies and corporations; and

b. incorporate the critical controls required in initiating and conducting online confidential meetings in the City's annual mandatory Cyber Awareness training.

2. City Council request the City Manager to distribute the Chief Information Security Officer's cybersecurity guidelines for conducting online confidential meetings, to:

a. City divisions, on securing online City meetings where confidential subject matters are discussed, particularly committee and City Council meetings; and

b. City agencies and corporations, including restricted entities, for their consideration to adopt as a best practice for committee and board meetings.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (January 29, 2025) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for information.  

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the 2023 audited financial statements and management letter for the North Toronto Memorial Arena in Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2025) from the Auditor General for information.

2. City Council receive the 2023 audited financial statements and management letter for the William H. Bolton Arena in Attachment 2 to the report (January 30, 2025) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Joe Mihevc to the Toronto Transit Commission board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 29, 2029, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4, to the report (March 5, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Transit Commission board.

Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to 4, to the report (March 5, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Transit Commission board.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to enter into a five-year agreement with the Toronto Arts Council for the administration and distribution of arts and culture funding on behalf of the City of Toronto, with a term to expire on December 31, 2029, and an option to extend the term for a period of up to one year, and that the agreement be in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop a collaborative framework with the Toronto Arts Council to articulate how the City and Toronto Arts Council will work together on shared funding and sector development priorities, and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee with a recommended framework by the end of 2025.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council designate, based on the poll results respecting the intention to designate the Upper Avenue Business Improvement Area, the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the Upper Avenue Business Improvement Area, under the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas.

2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit a by-law to designate the area described in Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the Upper Avenue Business Improvement Area.

3. City Council amend Schedule A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, to include the Upper Avenue Business Improvement Area.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the City Clerk, to review opportunities to improve the process for notifying business tenants of the polling process and other aspects required for the establishment of new Business Improvement Areas, and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the first quarter of 2026.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the renaming of the York-Eglinton Business Improvement Area, as defined by the boundaries described in Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the Little Jamaica Business Improvement Area.

2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, as required, to reflect the name change of the York-Eglinton Business Improvement Area to the Little Jamaica Business Improvement Area.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 740, Street Vending, as follows:

a. amend the definition of ‘Mobile Food Vending Permit’ in Section 740-1 to include the words that are underlined: “A permit which grants the permit holder the right to vend refreshments and food products from a motorized refreshment vehicle, or a non-motorized refreshment vehicle which meets the requirements of section 740-12C, on a road in a Mobile Vending Zone in accordance with Article III.”

b. amend subsection 740-12A to include the words that are underlined: “A person may apply for a Mobile Food Vending Permit which will grant to the permit holder the right to vend refreshments and food products from only the motorized refreshment vehicle, or non-motorized refreshment vehicle meeting the requirements in subsection C, identified in the permit in Mobile Vending Zones.”

c. amend Section 740-12 to include a new subsection C, as follows:

“A Mobile Food Vending Permit may only be granted for a non-motorized refreshment vehicle that is:

(1) a trailer;

(2) no more than 10 metres in length;

(3) no more than 3 metres in width; and

(4) displaying a valid number plate issued by the Province for the trailer.”

d. amend subsection 740-17A(13) to include the words that are underline: “Unless otherwise permitted under subsection C, fail to clearly display their Mobile Food Vending Permit inside the windshield of the vehicle and, where a Mobile Vending Zone is located in a pay and display location, fail to clearly display their Mobile Food Vending Permit inside the windshield of the vehicle and, where issued, next to the pay and display receipt.”

e. amend Section 740-17 to include a new subsection C, as follows:

“In addition to the conditions of operation in this section, all Mobile Food Vending Permit holders who operate a non-motorized refreshment vehicle shall also:

(1) Vend only in Mobile Vending Zones in Ward 11;

(2) Vend only during the pilot period of April 1 to December 31, 2025, inclusive;

(3) Despite subsection A(13), display their Mobile Food Vending Permit inside a window of the non-motorized refreshment vehicle; and

(4) Where the non-motorized refreshment vehicle is attached to another vehicle, ensure the attached vehicle is compliant with all requirements for parking in that location, including, without limitation, being compliant with all by-law requirements and paying any fee required for parking;

f. amend subsection 740-18B to include the words that are underlined: “A drawing or photograph, including dimensions of the motorized refreshment vehicle or non-motorized refreshment vehicle; and”

g. amend subsection 740-26.A(1) to include the words that are underlined: “The permit holder shall display the permit in a manner so that it is clearly visible on the refreshment vehicle, the portable display unit or the work station. In the case of a Mobile Food Vending permit, when vending in a pay and display parking location, the permit holder shall display the Mobile Food Vending permit inside the windshield of the vehicle or other location permitted for a non-motorized refreshment vehicle and, where issued, next to the pay and display receipt.”

h. amend subsection 740-35.1.A. to include the words that are underlined: "Where a person occupies and vends from a motorized refreshment vehicle or non-motorized refreshment vehicle on or near a highway, including a road, sidewalk or boulevard, in contravention of this chapter, the Executive Director, or persons acting upon his or her instructions, may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place and all costs and charges for removing, care and storage, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act."

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 report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee, as part of the review of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 740, Street Vending, on findings related to this pilot.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Toronto Community Housing Corporation board to work with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to establish a Youth Tenant Advisory Committee in the similar manner that Tenant Advisory Committee members were recruited through Tenants First, and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee once completed.

2. City Council request the Toronto Community Housing Corporation board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to:
 

a. explore the development of a tenant-focused mobile application that enables tenants to:

i. create and track maintenance work orders;

ii. receive real-time push notifications for important announcements and updates; and

iii. access other features aimed at strengthening tenant engagement, communication, and access to services; and

b. consult with the Tenant Advisory Committee, tenants, tenant representatives, and relevant stakeholders in the design and development of the mobile application to ensure it meets the needs and priorities of the communities served.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to waive the permit fee charged for the Bum Run's 2025 event (Fee Ref. 61.07, Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C - Schedule 2, Transportation Services).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in collaboration with other relevant Divisions to take the following actions as soon as possible:

a. distribute public education material through appropriate channels targeting downtown residents, including in Liberty Village, Cityplace, and Fort York, that includes information on:

1. proactive measures residents can take to protect themselves (including wearing protective gear, keeping dogs on leash, and not feeding coyotes); and

2. the work the City is undertaking to address and resolve this issue with urgency, including increased patrols; and

b. distribute public education materials to all City Councillor offices.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in collaboration with other relevant Divisions, to urgently develop a Downtown Coyote Action Plan and provide an interim report for the Economic and Community Development Committee’s May 6, 2025 meeting that:

a. assesses best practices used in other comparable urban jurisdictions, including Vancouver and other large dense cities, regarding management of coyotes and processes for resolving issues related to coyote interactions;

b. explores uses of technology or other tools for diversion;

c. outlines benefits and drawbacks to different approaches to manage the issue;

d. includes consideration of existing regulations, municipal authority, input from wildlife experts, partners, and the province;

e. describes how wildlife management is planned for ahead of, during, and following construction on all City-led projects and proposes recommendations; and

f. any other applicable information, resources, and strategies for managing and addressing coyotes in downtown communities, including considerations at the municipal, provincial and federal level.

3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to conduct environmental assessments when undergoing planning of major projects, such as the redevelopment of Ontario Place, to assess and address impacts to wildlife including coyotes.

4. City Council request the Province of Ontario to support the City of Toronto in the costs of managing coyotes and wildlife.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

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 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 Chief, Toronto Paramedics to enter into a non-competitive contract with Teleflex Medical Canada Inc., to provide for ongoing EZ-IO intraosseous devices and needles to support Toronto Paramedic Services' ongoing operation of Emergency Task Force, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive, and the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue units, in the total amount of $340,713 net of all taxes and charges ($346,710 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a one (1) year initial period from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026 with four (4) potential one (1) year optional periods, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-law) authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to award and enter into an agreement with Walker Environmental Group Inc., being the lowest cost Supplier meeting specifications for Request for Quotation  Doc4747531748 for processing services for up to 40,000 tonnes annually of Yard Waste Material without Haulage Services and 25,000 tonnes annually of Digester Solids Material, in the amount $24,311,595 net of all applicable taxes and charges $24,739,479 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries for a period of three (3) years commencing on July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Quotation and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant the authority to the Chief Technology Officer in accordance with Sections 195-6.6 and 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Chapter 195 (Procurement) grant authority for the Chief Technology Officer to enter into, and execute agreements that are subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Technology Officer for the provision of Mobile Devices and Services with:

a. Rogers Communications Canada for the value of $57,484,224 net of all taxes and applicable charges, $64,957,173 inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, and $58,495,946 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries, for an initial term of 5 years and 4 months from date of award to July 31, 2030 and two (2) additional 2-year terms to July 31, 2034. 

b. Bell Mobility Inc., for the value of $4,801,719 net of all taxes and applicable charges, $5,425,942 inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, and $4,886,229 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries, for an initial term of 5 years and 4 months from date of award to July 31, 2030 and two (2) additional 2-year terms to July 31, 2034.

c. Baka Communications for the value of $1,800,361 net of all taxes and applicable charges $2,034,408 inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, and  $1,832,048 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries, for an initial term of 5 years and 4 months from date of award to July 31, 2030 and two (2) additional 2-year terms to July 31, 2034.

d. Telus Communications Company for the value of $5,390,410 net of all taxes and applicable charges, $6,091,163 inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, and $5,485,281 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries,  for an initial term of 5 years and 4 months from date of award to July 31, 2030 and two (2) additional 2-year terms to July 31, 2034 and;

2. City Council grant the authority to the Chief Technology Officer to negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract in accordance with Sections 195-7.3 (D) of the Toronto Municipal Chapter 195 (Procurement) with:

a. Paging Network of Canada Inc., for the value of $1,500,000 net of all taxes and applicable charges, $1,695,000 inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges, and $1,526,400 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries, for an initial term of 2 years from date of award to March 31, 2027.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Clerk to negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Comprint Systems Incorporated in the amount of $9,485,507 net of all taxes and charges ($9,652,452 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to provide election services technology, and related application maintenance, for a six (6) year period beginning no earlier than May 1, 2025, with an option to renew the contract for four (4) additional one (1) year periods at the discretion of the City on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s and any affiliated persons, as defined in Chapter 195, eligibility to bid on or be awarded any City of Toronto contracts as a supplier of goods and/or services or as a subcontractor to such a supplier, including any options, renewals or extensions of existing contracts, for a period of five (5) years commencing upon the date of approval of this report.    

2. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Chief People Officer, to review any impacts resulting from City Council's decision on Item GG19.17 on unionized construction workers, including those employed pursuant to the Community Benefits Framework, and any active Community Benefits Agreements in the City's current labour trades contractual obligations in the construction industry, including with the Labourers' International Union of North America further to the requirements contained in Item 2019.MM8.51.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water remain confidential in its entirety, as it relates to potential litigation involving the City and contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to potential litigation involving the City and contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to enter into a nominal sublease agreement (the “Sublease”) with Macaulay Centres for Children, as subtenant, (the “Subtenant”) for a term of ten years (the "Term") with an option to renew for a further ten years in respect of premises at the property municipally known as 486 Front Street West, as set out in Appendix A (the “Subleased Premises”) to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, as illustrated on the Location Map and Floor Plan of the Subleased Premises set out in Appendix B  to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and Appendix C to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, respectively and including 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 severally each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Director, Transaction Services, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate and execute the Sublease, and any related documents on behalf of the City.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of a permanent subsurface easement in part of the property municipally known as 75 Hyde Avenue as set out in Appendix A to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as identified on the reference plan attached as Appendix C (the "Property Requirement") to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

2. City Council authorize the City, as expropriating authority under the Expropriations Act, to take all necessary steps to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan, and 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 a report appraising the market value of the Property Requirement in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act.

4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once there has been a final determination of the compensation payable to the property owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending land acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public once there has been a final determination of the compensation payable to the property owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of the property interests set out in Appendix A (the "Property Requirements") to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as identified on Reference Plan 66R-34055 attached as Appendix B to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

2. City Council authorize the City, as expropriating authority under the Act Expropriations, to take all necessary steps to comply with the Act Expropriations, 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 reports appraising the market value of the Property Requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act. 

4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) 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.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending land acquisition or disposition of land by the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public 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.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience and to report to the September 19, 2025, meeting of the General Government Committee on their progress in meeting a December 2025 launch of publicly reporting on City divisions performance against service standards and for the report to include:

a. establishment of consistent data definitions and reporting standards across all Divisions;

b. how the City will ensure that the reports are easily accessible to the public on the City's website, with clear and concise explanations of the data; and

c. actions that will be taken to ensure the information is posted on the City of Toronto public website by December 2025.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, deferred Item GG19.27 to the April 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

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

a. Bathurst Street from Steeles Avenue to Bainbridge Avenue and Raoul Wallenberg Road, uni-directional cycle track and multi-use trail;

b. Bedford Road: Prince Arthur Avenue and Bloor Street West, uni-directional cycle track;

c. Ellesmere Road from Orton Park Road to Kingston Road, uni-directional cycle track and multi-use trail;

d. Ontario Street from Wellesley Street East to Prospect Street, contra-flow bicycle lane;

e. Wallace Avenue from Lansdowne Avenue and St. Clarens Avenue, contra-flow bicycle lane;

f. St. Clarens Avenue from Dupont Street to Wallace Avenue, contra-flow bicycle lane;

g. Emerson Avenue from Dupont Street to Bloor Street West, contra-flow bicycle lane;

h. Millicent Street from Emerson Avenue to Dufferin Street, contra-flow bicycle bicycle;

i. Hallam Street from Dufferin Street to Bartlett Avenue, uni-directional cycle track; and

j. York Gate Boulevard from Jane Street to the Finch Hydro Corridor, uni-directional cycle track.

2. City Council delegate, despite any City of Toronto By-law to the contrary, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2027, for the purposes of implementing and then addressing operational and safety issues that may arise in relation to the projects identified in Part 1 above, the authority to implement changes and process and submit directly to City Council any necessary bills for by-law amendments to the schedules to City of Toronto Code Chapters on the streets and within the parameters as identified in Attachment 2 to the report (February 12, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and that such by-laws submitted be made permanent on December 31, 2027.

3. City Council authorize the removal of the compulsory stop control at Millicent Street and Dufferin Street and the addition of Millicent Street into the existing traffic control signal at Dufferin Street and Hallam Street.

4. City Council authorize the installation of a traffic control signal at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Reiner Road.

5. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for southbound bicycle traffic on St. Clarens Avenue at Lappin Avenue.

6. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for southbound bicycle traffic on St. Clarens Avenue at Wallace Avenue.

7. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for northbound bicycle traffic on Emerson Avenue at Dupont Street.

8. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for northbound bicycle traffic on Emerson Avenue at Lappin Avenue.

9. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for northbound bicycle traffic on Emerson Avenue at Millicent Street.

10. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for northbound bicycle traffic on Emerson Avenue at Armstrong Avenue.

11. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for westbound bicycle traffic on Millicent Street at Emerson Avenue.

12. City Council amend traffic and parking regulations required in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, as generally described in Attachment 3 to the report (February 12, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, for previously approved projects by City Council for by-law accuracy.

13. City Council approve one (1) new temporary position to oversee a study to examine redesign options to improve the operation of the Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road intersection and associated projects as directed by City Council in MM26.12 on February 5, 2025, with the duration of the temporary position to be up to two years in length be added to the 2025 Operating Budgets of Transportation Services as follows: $98,000 gross, and $0 net, all funded in the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services.

14. City Council request the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the Ellesmere Complete Street project included in Part 1.c. above to:

a. review opportunities to stage the implementation of the Ellesmere Complete Street project to give installation priority for the Military Trail and Ellesmere Road intersection, and prioritize summer construction recognizing the large numbers of students that cross at this intersection; and

b. review opportunities to minimize bollards, and where needed ensure that they are of high quality and aesthetic design.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry and the General Manager, Fleet Services, to report fleet idling performance through the Annual TransformTO Net Zero Progress and Accountability Report.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Fleet Services to provide idling data to client Divisions as part of an overall effort to reduce idling through awareness, education and technology.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with Toronto Public Health, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2025 with recommendations on how to enhance enforcement and compliance by diesel trucks with Toronto’s anti-idling by-law.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the Preferred Design identified in the Street A Environmental Assessment Study, as generally shown in Attachments 1 through 6 to the report (February 12, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to direct the Owner of the Christie's site to prepare the Environmental Study Report for the Street A Environmental Assessment, issue the Notice of Completion, and post the Environmental Study Report in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Schedule C projects.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to work with the Owner of the Christie's development and Metrolinx on agreements necessary to complete detailed design and construction of Street A, including its associated rail underpass, between Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West, and authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute the necessary agreements, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in relation to the detailed design, construction, cost-sharing, and warranty of Street A, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the future detailed design process for Street A, to explore refinements to the Street A Environmental Assessment Preferred Design regarding the location and length of vehicle lay-bys for transit passenger short-term pick-up and drop-off activity.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, despite Section 937-4 of Chapter 937, until December 31, 2025, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the Highway 401 on-ramp from southbound William R. Allen Road located at the Wilson Toronto Transit Commission Station; and

b. between Wilson Avenue (bridge) and a point 140 metres further north:

    1. a northbound and/or a southbound lane on William R. Allen Road; and

    2. the east and the west shoulder on each or both of the northbound and

        southbound William R. Allen Road,

for any number of occasions and for any number of days between April 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, inclusive, as required to facilitate rehabilitation works of the Wilson Station bus underpass structure and the Mezzanine Bridge on William R. Allen Road, and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

2. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of northbound William R. Allen Road, between a point 350 metres north of Wilson Avenue and a point 200 metres south of Wilson Avenue.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of southbound William R. Allen Road, between a point 350 metres north of Wilson Avenue and a point 200 metres south of Wilson Avenue.

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

5. City Council direct the permit applicant to provide a sufficient number of paid 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.

6. City Council direct the permit 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.

7. City Council direct the permit 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.

8. City Council direct that William R. Allen Road be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete.

9. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to reach out to property owners, entertainment and music promoters on the Downsview Lands to determine a best practices weekend lane closure approach that reduces traffic congestion and increase traffic flow that aligns with major entertainment and concert events.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, to negotiate, enter into and execute wastewater energy transfer agreements and any other agreements, other than those agreements set out in Part 2 below, required to give effect to a wastewater energy transfer agreement, related to wastewater energy program projects, subject to the following conditions with wastewater energy program applicants:

a. the project(s) including, without limitation, its design, specifications, operation and use of City wastewater infrastructure shall be acceptable to the General Manager, Toronto Water;

b. the project(s) will not detrimentally affect in any way or create inefficiencies or impacts of any nature in the operation, maintenance, alteration, repair or use by the City of the City's sewer collection and wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the General Manager, Toronto Water;

c. the project(s) will generate benefits to the City, as determined by the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry;

d. the project(s) shall be reviewed in accordance with the process set forth in this report;

e. the terms and conditions of any agreement may be based on terms and conditions as the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry consider appropriate, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

f. the agreements may be for terms up to but not exceeding 30 years in duration, subject to any limitations under law.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, or designate, to negotiate, enter into and execute encroachment agreements and any other agreements required to give effect there to, related to wastewater energy program projects.

3. City Council adopt the new Environment, Climate and Forestry Wastewater Energy Project Fees set out in Attachment 1 to the report (February 11, 2025) from the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, to become effective on April 1, 2025.

4. City Council authorize the necessary amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C - Schedule 20 and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to implement City Council's decision, subject to any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry.

6. City Council direct that all the rates, fees and charges set out in Attachment 1 to the report (February 11, 2025) from the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, adopted in Part 3 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, as follows:

a. delete §367-2.1.A.(2) and replace it with the following, in order to postpone the reporting of property owners of buildings with a gross floor area equal to or exceeding 929 square metres (~10,000 square feet) but less than 4,645 square meters (~50,000 square feet) to 2026:

(2) In 2026 if their property contains a building with a gross floor area equal to or exceeding 929 square metres.

b. add a new subsection to §367-2.4.B., that includes the following provision, in order to change the reporting extension and exemption deadline in 2025:

On or before July 2, 2025 for the 2025 reporting year.

2. City Council direct that the amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 367, Building Emissions Performance, described in Part 1 above, come into force on March 31, 2025.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry, to prepare the necessary bill required to give effect to City Council’s decision and to make such clarifications, minor modifications, technical or stylistic refinements as may be identified by the City Solicitor.

4. City Council request the Government of Ontario to help the City of Toronto streamline property owner compliance with Municipal Code 367, Building Emissions Performance, by enabling any reported data under O. Reg. 506/18: Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use to be provided to the City of Toronto.
 

5. City Council request the Government of Ontario to help streamline access to and simplify reporting of utility data, including by authorizing utilities to provide data directly to the City of Toronto and by enabling utilities to provide property owners with the option to enable automated uploads of utility data to Energy Star Portfolio Manager.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water and the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to establish and formalize roles, responsibilities, and deployment procedures for the HTO To Go Water Trailer program as part of the City’s Heat Relief Strategy response protocol, with an implementation target of end of the first quarter of 2025.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water to establish and administer a contract with a third-party water trailer service provider to supply water trailer services for deployment at City sites, as selected by Toronto Shelter and Support Services, that meet the operational and logistical requirements for water trailer deployment as part of the City’s Heat Relief Strategy.

3. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer to procure two 10-tap stainless steel water trailers utilizing a limited solicitation process, to solicit competitive bids from three or more suppliers, through an invitational solicitation process, not exceeding a maximum amount of $220,000 inclusive of all taxes and contingencies.

4. City Council amend the Toronto Water 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2033 Capital Plan to include the funding in the amount of $220,000 inclusive of all taxes and contingencies for the purchase of two 10-tap stainless steel water trailer to be fully funded from unspent funds in the 2025 Capital Budget for Toronto Water, to be identified through a future variance report.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water to report through the 2026 budget process to include the future year operating budget impacts required for staff resources and to attend, house, transport and maintain the two new trailers.

6. City Council request the Mayor to include operational funding for the two 10-tap stainless steel water trailers in the future budget allocations for Toronto Water.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 667 King Street West (including the active entrance at 92 Bathurst Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 667 King Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 877 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 877 Lawrence Avenue East - Bank of Montreal - Don Mills Branch (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 885 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 885 Lawrence Avenue East - Bank of Nova Scotia - Don Mills Branch (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 2 to the report (March 3, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1660 Kingston Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 1660 Kingston Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1to the report (March 3, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2930 Lake Shore Boulevard West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 2930 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1to the report (March 3, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and other appropriate divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2026 on whether Official Plan policy 3.2.1.11. should be amended to require those demolishing six or more dwelling rooms to provide replacement units for all their demovicted tenants of Tier 1 or Tier 2 dwelling rooms.
 

2. City Council direct the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and other appropriate divisions, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2026 on whether the Official Plan policy should be amended to require replacement housing where the combined number of dwelling units and dwelling rooms is 10 or more.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 464 Royal York Road, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal is allowed, in whole or in part.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council allow the owner of 56, 58, and 60 Fieldway Road (the “Site”) to provide an in-kind Community Benefit Charge contribution pursuant to subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, being:

a. the submission of a public art plan detailing the possible location(s) of any public art installations on the site, the artists selection process, and the design and implementation of the public art installation, generally in accordance with City Planning's Percent for Public Art process, prior to the issuance of the first-above grade building permit and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the commissioning and installation of public art on the Site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, generally in accordance with recommendations from the Toronto Public Art Commission and in consultation with City Planning, at a total cost to the owner of up to 33 percent of four 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, with the projected costs of the in-kind contributions to be evidenced through cost estimates provided by the owner and approved by the City; and

c. to the extent that the estimated cost of the in-kind contribution is less than 33 percent of four percent of the value of the land, the difference in value between the final estimated cost of the in-kind contribution and four percent of the value of the land, as determined the day before the building permit is issued in respect of the development, will be provided in cash.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 1 above to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the lands prior to the first above grade building permit being issued on the Site, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution to the satisfaction of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within 50 Resources Road subdivision and that the City formally assume the road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2498.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2498.

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

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

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2498 to Toronto Hydro. 

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council deny the application for the proposed Clothing Drop Box Location permit at 2972 Islington Avenue.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council deny the application for the proposed Clothing Drop Box Location permit at 345 Driftwood Avenue.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council deny the application for the proposed Clothing Drop Box Location permit at 455 Sentinel Road.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the existing heavy truck prohibition in effect from 7:00 p.m. of one day to 7:00 a.m. of the next following day, on Evans Avenue, between Islington Avenue and Royal York Road, to be in effect at all times. 

2. City Council request the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services to report to the Etobicoke York Community Council, in the first quarter of 2026, on the impacts of Part 1, above.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate at all times, on the north side of Lake Shore Boulevard West, between a point 104 metres east of Royal York Road and a point 9 metres further east.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 93 Mildenhall Road, 286 and 288 Lawrence Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (January 31, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known 104-114 Finch Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (January 31, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 19, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

4. 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.

5. 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, 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 and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit and;

a. 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;

b. 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

c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.

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 5 percent, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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 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 request that the applicant, in consultation with the adjacent landowners, provide a privacy fence on the north property line to be 2.44 metres (8-feet) in height or a mutually agreeable alternative.

10. City Council request the applicant to work with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to supplement an off-site parkland dedication through use of the Community Benefits Charge.

11 City Council determine that pursuant to Subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act no further notice is required in respect of Part 2 above.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 2810-2816 Bayview Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (January 31, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 2810 - 2816 Bayview Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (January 31, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, as amended by Part 3 below.

3. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (January 31, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District to:

a. require a minimum of 16 visitor parking spaces at 2810-2816 Bayview Avenue; and

b. remove the Holding Provision (H).

4. 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.

5. 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, with a focus on obtaining lands designated as Parks in Schedule 1 of the Council-adopted Official Plan Amendment 777 (ReNew Sheppard East Secondary Plan), 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 and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit and;

a. 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;
 

b. 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
 

c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.
 

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 5 percent, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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 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 request that the applicant, in consultation with the adjacent landowners, provide a privacy fence on the west property line to be 2.44 metres (8-feet) in height or a mutually agreeable alternative.

10. City Council request that the applicant prepare a Construction Management Plan for the proposed development in consultation with the surrounding community.

11. City Council request the applicant explore extending the sidewalk and providing benches on the north side of Irvington Crescent to establish a continuous pedestrian connection between Bayview Avenue and Granlea Road with pedestrian accessibility and public realm enhancements in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, and the local Ward Councillor as part of an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act.

12. City Council request that the applicant explore working with the City to allocate any remaining Community Benefits Charges contribution toward the increase of the off-site parkland dedication as part of an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor.

13. City Council determine that the revisions to the By-law noted in Part 3 above are minor in nature and pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend By-law 702-2023 to extend the Part Lot Control Exemption for the lands municipally known as 1171 - 1173 Avenue Road, 1177 - 1179 Avenue Road, and 372 Briar Hill Avenue for an additional two-year period from the date of the enactment of the By-law, substantially in accordance with the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law included as Attachment 3 to the report (January 31, 2025) 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 Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.

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

4. Prior to enactment of the Amending Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the south side of Sheppard Avenue West, between Gorman Park Road and a point 85 metres west, from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 inclusive.

2. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Sheppard Avenue West, between Gorman Park Road and a point 85 metres west, from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 inclusive.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Gorman Park Road, between Sheppard Avenue West and a point 49.5 metres south, from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 inclusive.

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

5. City Council direct the applicant to 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. City Council direct that Sheppard Avenue West and on Gorman Park Road be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 2759 and 2761 to 2763 Kingston Road and 52 St Quentin Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (December 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 2759 and 2761 to 2763 Kingston Road and 52 St Quentin Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (December 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, as amended by the following:

a. amend Site Specific Provision (N) of Clause 7, to read as follows:

“(N) The provision of dwelling units is subject to the following:

(i) a minimum of 25 percent of the total number of dwelling units, rounded down to the nearest whole number, must have 2 or more bedrooms;

(ii) a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of dwelling units, rounded down to the nearest whole number, must have 3 or more bedrooms; and

(iii) any dwelling units with 3 or more bedrooms provided to satisfy (ii) above are not included in the provision required by (i) above.”

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

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

5. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement or legal undertaking with the City to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required by Part 4 above, prior to the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval by the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by 988-2022 for the lands municipally known as 253 Markham Road, 12, 20 and 30 Dunelm Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 3 to the report (February 3, 2025) 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 authorize City officials to take such action as is necessary to implement the recommendations above, including the amending and execution of necessary agreements as required.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within 1001 Ellesmere Rd Subdivision and that the City formally assume the roads within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2555.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Subdivision Plan 66M-2555.

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

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

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2555 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the municipal services installed within 8833 Sheppard Avenue East subdivision and that the City formally assume Kingbird Grove road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2556.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2556.

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

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

6.  City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with registered plan of subdivision 66M-2556 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed in the subdivision and that the City formally assume Bluebird Place road within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2540.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highway and municipal services within the Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2540.

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

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

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2540 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the portion of Centre Street described as Part 4 on Plan 66R-33040 as shown on Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

2. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the portion of Railway Street described as Part 4 on Plan 66R-31577 as shown on Attachment 2 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

3. City Council enact a By-law substantially in the form of the draft By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of a pedestrian crossover at the intersection of Huntingwood Drive and Ridgecrest Drive.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review to bring forward at the earliest opportunity a City-initiated amendment to the Zoning By-law 1022-2014 in order to:

a. re-allocate the unspent section 37 funds secured through a Municipal Infrastructure Agreement in Section 85. (a)(iii), towards other capital facility improvements within Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt; and

b. amend Section 85. (a)(v) to read as:

(v) In the event the cash contribution referred to in subsection (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of this By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, in consultation with the local Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is/are identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lot.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the public laneway shown as Part 5 on Plan 66R-32512 attached as Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

2. City Council enact a By-law substantially in the form of the draft By-law attached as Attachment 2 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended, for the lands municipally known as 70-86 Lynn Williams Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 9 to the report (November 15, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

3. City Council direct 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 325 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

4. City Council approve the acceptance of the on-site parkland dedication, subject to the Owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the Owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks 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 and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

5. In the event that the Owner undertakes the Above Base Park Improvements, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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. City Council allow the Owner of the Site to construct, finish, furnish, equip and convey to the City a non-profit licensed child care facility (the "Child Care Facility") to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the General Manager, Children's Services as part of the development, as an in-kind contribution pursuant to Subsection 37(6) of the Planning Act, in accordance with the following terms:

a. the Child Care Facility will comprise a minimum of 450 square metres indoor area located on the first and second floors of the proposed development and a minimum of 201 square metres outdoor area, located on the first floor of the proposed development; and

b. the Child Care Facility will be provided in accordance with the terms to be set out in the In-Kind Contribution Agreement identified in Part 9 below.

7. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 6 above equal to 100 percent of 4 percent of the value of the land (net of any exclusions or exemptions authorized under the Community Benefits Charge By-law), as determined the day before the day the building permit is issued in respect of the development.

8. City Council require that prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the development, the Owner shall provide to the City a letter of credit to secure the Child Care Facility in an amount sufficient to guarantee 120 percent of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the Child Care Facility complying with the specifications and requirements of the In-kind Contribution Agreement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Children's Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Development Review to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 6 above to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, the General Manager, Children's Services and the City Solicitor, with such agreement to be registered on title to the Site and such agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

10. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute a Municipal Housing Facility Agreement ("Contribution Agreement") with the Owner for the provision of financial incentives, for 13 affordable rental dwelling units at the Site to secure rents at the City of Toronto’s income-based definition of "Affordable Housing" by bedroom type, as determined by the City annually, for a minimum period of 99 years, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

11. City Council approve the provision of financial incentives pursuant to the City's Rental Housing Supply Program in relation to the affordable rental dwelling units described in Part 10 above as follows:

a. City Council exempt the 13 affordable rental dwelling units at the Site from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the 99-year term of the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement;

b. City Council authorize the 13 new affordable rental dwelling units at the Site to be eligible for an exemption from development charges, parkland dedication fees, community benefits charges, if not exempted by provincial legislation, and waivers of building permit fees;

c. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, on behalf of the City, to execute any security or financing documents, or any other documents required to facilitate the delivery of the affordable rental housing dwelling units, including any documents required by the Owner to secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Municipal Housing Facility Agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council; and

d. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid pursuant to the By-law exempting the property from taxation if authority is given for an exemption from taxation as set out in Part 11.a. above.

12. Prior to introducing the necessary Bills for enactment, City Council require that:

a. the Owner has entered into the In-kind Contribution Agreement pursuant to Section 37(7.1) of the Planning Act to secure the in-kind contribution referenced in Part 6 above;

b. the Owner has entered into an appropriate agreement to secure the affordable housing units described in Part 10 above, with such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor;

c. the Owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects and dated July 26, 2024, for the property at 80-86 Lynn Williams Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d. the Owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for property at 80-86 Lynn Williams Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by gh3 dated July 30, 2024, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated July 26, 2024, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

e. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report and a revised Stormwater Management Report, such reports to be reviewed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

f. the Owner provide a plan for installation of art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the construction hoarding board, with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination and on-going maintenance, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

13. 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 70-86 Lynn Williams Street from Permit Parking.

14. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Library, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to identify the types of community services and facilities needed within the Liberty Village area as part of the community services and facilities assessment of the Liberty Village Regeneration Area Study, with the study identifying the following parameters for said facilities: location, size, programming, and design, as well as identify funding sources for the creation of new community services and facilities in the Liberty Village area through a future Budget process.

15. City Council request the Board of Directors of CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, together with relevant City staff, to explore and propose the repurposing of City-owned lands in the Liberty Village area for community services and facilities, which may include, a community recreation centre, a public library, a public school and/or a community hub, among other community uses, as part of the Liberty Village Regeneration Area Study.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 250 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 817-2020 for the lands municipally known as 250 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. City Council require the owner of the lands at 250 Dundas Street West to enter into and register on title, an amending Section 37 Agreement which would amend the September 29, 2020 Section 37 Agreement registered on title for 250 Dundas Street West as Instrument AT5594374 to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; the following will be secured through the required amending Section 37 Agreement:

a. the requirement for 1,154 square metres of affordable rental housing remains the same with an amended unit breakdown as follows: a total of 19 Affordable Rental Housing Units consisting of 4 studio, 8 one-bedroom, 4 two-bedroom and 3 three-bedroom units; and

b. the following matters are recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support the development:

i. a minimum of 962 square metres of gross floor area for Affordable Rental Housing, should the non-residential gross floor area not be replaced, in lieu of the required non-residential gross floor area replacement, to provide for an additional 15 Affordable Rental Housing dwelling units in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 7 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor; and

ii. terms and conditions related to the on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

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 on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 232.8 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

6. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

7. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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.

8. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review to consider securing the following as part of the site plan agreement:

a. an outdoor, publicly accessible source of drinking water;
 

b. outdoor seating, to be located within or adjacent to the public right-of-way for public use, in consultation with Transportation Services; and
 

c. low-carbon energy strategy as part of the site plan agreement that includes at least the following sustainability measures:
 

1. a highly energy-efficient building envelope;

2. low carbon building heating and cooling, including Energy Recovery Units that provide sensible and latent heat recovery from ventilation in each suite;

3. ample electrical outlets for bicycle charging in the interior bicycle parking area;

4. fixtures and appliances that are efficient in their use of water and energy;

5. electric-only appliances or fireplaces in the residential units;

6. accommodation for future solar photovoltaic system;

7. improved Stormwater Management Measures;

8. installation of outdoor (dark sky) downward lighting;

9. provision of indoor space dedication for household hazardous waste; and

10. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment spaces for 100 percent of motor vehicle parking.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 1400, 1408 and 1410 Victoria Park Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the revised report (February 12, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

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

a. enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, as it has been determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council allow the Owner of 1400, 1408 and 1410 Victoria Park Avenue to design, construct, finish, provide and maintain nineteen (19) affordable rental housing units as part of the development, 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 in accordance with the following terms (the "in-kind contribution"):

a. the in-kind contribution shall be comprised of one (1) studio unit, twelve (12) one-bedroom units, four (4) two-bedroom units and two (2) three-bedroom units (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 1,182 square metres (12,723) 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 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 long-term and short-term bicycle parking and visitor bicycle parking 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 of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall not exceed Affordable Rent as defined in the Official Plan for a minimum 99-year period, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied (the "Affordability Period"); during the first 99 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether the Provincial rent guideline applies to the Affordable Rental Housing Units under the Residential Tenancies Act;

j. the Owner shall provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units at the rents identified in Part 4.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 in the proposed development erected on the site are available and ready for occupancy.

5. City Council attribute a value to the in-kind contribution set out in Part 4 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 first building permit is issued in respect of the development.

6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to enter into an agreement pursuant to Subsection 37(7.1) of the Planning Act (the "In-kind Contribution Agreement") to address the provision of the in-kind contribution identified in Part 4 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 1400, 1408 and 1410 Victoria Park Avenue, which agreement shall be evidence of arrangements for the provision of the in-kind contribution that are satisfactory to City Council.

7. 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 on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1,180 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

8. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, subject to the Owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition.

9. 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 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 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 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 1400, 1408 and 1410 Victoria Park Avenue from Permit Parking.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the lands at 40-62 Spadina Avenue and 378 Wellington Street West and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

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

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

b. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor;

c. the applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law amendment;

d. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Development Engineering as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

e. the applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review;

f. the applicant has provided a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, for 40-46 Spadina Avenue to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, City Planning;

g. the applicant has submitted an Archeological Assessment to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

h. the conveyance to the Owner by the City, a portion of the public lane abutting 58-62 Spadina Avenue, known as Part 3, Plan 66R-22924, to be part of the development site, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Director, Real Estate Services and the City Solicitor.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council consent to the application to alter the contributing designated building at 46 Spadina Avenue and demolish the non-contributing designated building at 58 Spadina Avenue and two outbuildings at 46 Spadina Avenue, with conditions, under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 30-storey mixed-use building at 46-58 Spadina Avenue and 378 Wellington Street West, with such alterations being substantially in accordance with the plans and  drawings dated October 29, 2024 prepared by Wallman Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 22, 2022, revised October 29, 2024 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 46 Spadina Avenue and demolish the non-contributing designated building at 58 Spadina Avenue and two outbuildings at 46 Spadina Avenue under Part V, Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act is also subject to the following conditions:

a. prior to any Local Planning Appeals Tribunal Order issuing in connection with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Bills to City Council, the Owner shall provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 22, 2022, revised October 29, 2024 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 46 Spadina Avenue, 58 Spadina Avenue, and 378 Wellington Street West including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Owner shall:

1. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments have come into full force and effect;

2. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

4. submit a Signage Plan for the subject properties to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

6. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; and

c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.b.6. above, the Owner shall provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 110-112 Adelaide Street East and 85 Lombard Street and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the Zoning By-law Amendment 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 Amendment are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review; and

b. the owner at their sole cost and expense has:

i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to demonstrate that the existing sewer system and watermain and any required improvements to them, have adequate capacity and supply to accommodate the development of the lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

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

iii. ensured that implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-law or that any required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-law to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new municipal servicing infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure, as may be required.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law for part of the lands municipally known as 1245 Dupont Street as generally illustrated on Attachment 1 (the "Lands") to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and as described in Schedule A to Attachment 3, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law included as Attachment 3 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

2. Prior to enactment of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, City Council require the owner to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the 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 to the Lands municipally known as 1245 Dupont Street.

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

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps to release, or partially release, the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act from title to all or a portion of the Lands in the City Solicitor's sole discretion upon the expiry or repeal of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, after consulting with the Executive Director, Development Review.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend its decision on Item 2024.TE.13.5 by deleting Part 8.e. as follows:

8.e. enter into an Agreement, or similar legal instrument, between the owner of 639-653 Yonge Street, the owner of 663 Yonge Street, and the City, to be registered on title to 663 Yonge Street that would prevent the erection of a building above the existing height permissions, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; 

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council include 481 and 483 Church Street (Including entrance address 483A Church Street) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (January 29, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council include 65 Heward Avenue (including entrance address 87 Heward Avenue) and 135R Berkely Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (January 29, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk, southbound cycle track and a 4.4 metre-wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Cherry Street, between Front Street East and Eastern Avenue, from April 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027 inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the north sidewalk and a 4.3 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Front Street East, between Cherry Street and a point 51.5 metres west, and a provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the westbound curb lane, from April 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027 inclusive.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation on the west side of Cherry Street, between a point 33 metres north of Front Street East and a point 20 metres further north, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $4.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours.

4. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition at all times on the west side of Cherry Street between Front Street East and a point 33 metres north.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Cherry Street, between Front Street East and a point 53 metres north.

6. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the north side of Front Street East, between Cherry Street and a point 30.5 metres west.

7. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation on the north side of Front Street East, between Cherry Street and a point 51.5 metres west, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $4.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours.

8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Front Street East, between Cherry Street and a point 51.5 metres west.

9. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation on the south side of Eastern Avenue, between Cherry Street and a point 33 metres west, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday; and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $4.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours.

10. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Eastern Avenue, between Cherry Street and a point 33 metres west.

11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Eastern Avenue, between Cherry Street and a point 33 metres west.

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

13. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain, for the full length of the staging areas abutting Front Street and Eastern Avenue, fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkways 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.

14. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the pedestrian walkways along the full length of the staging areas on Front Street and Eastern Avenue have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

15. 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.

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

17. City Council direct the applicant to provide 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.

18. 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.

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

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain the northbound cycle track on the east side of Cherry Street and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the Southbound and Northbound cycle tracks on Cherry Street between Front Street East and Eastern Avenue.

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

24. City Council direct that Cherry Street, Front Street East, and Eastern Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

25. City Council direct the applicant to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the construction site hoarding, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

26. City Council direct the applicant to mitigate light pollution by installing a shield/barrier on any lighting standards in close proximity to adjacent residential properties, such as cranes.

27. City Council direct the applicant to establish a Construction Management Working Group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours, local resident groups, local Business Improvement Areas and local school administration.

28. City Council direct the applicant to email monthly construction progress reports to the local Councillor and local residents’ associations.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant permission to Second Harvest Canada, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, Casa Cultural Peruana, the SickKids Foundation, the DeRo Foundation, Red Onion Event Management, the Batuki Music Society, Pride Toronto, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, the Artsxplosion Cultural Society, the Better Future for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, Nepalese Canadian Community Services, Panorama India, the Philippines Independence Day Council, the Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts, The Caribbean Scholarship Foundation, Mexican Day Toronto and the Toronto Vegetarian Association, to operate a beer and wine Vintners Quality Alliance garden and to serve alcohol contingent upon the following conditions:

a. approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario;

b. approval of the Medical Officer of Health;

c. compliance with the City of Toronto’s Municipal Alcohol Policy; and

d. receipt of all the necessary permits associated with the production of the event i.e., building permits, noise By-law extension permit.

2. City Council grant permission to the Turkish Society of Canada, the Baycrest Foundation, the Evolve Hub Association, Second Harvest Canada, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Sing! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival, City of Toronto Newcomer Office, Rugby Ontario, Casa Cultural Peruana, the SickKids Foundation, the DeRo Foundation, the Christian Music Festival, Red Onion Event Management, Pride Toronto, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, the Better Future for Kids Foundation, the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition, Strategic Partnership City Manager's Office City of Toronto and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to solicit donations in support of their organization.

3. City Council grant permission to Turkish Society of Canada, the Evolve Hub Association, Second Harvest Canada, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, City of Toronto Newcomer Office, Rugby Ontario, Casa Cultural Peruana, the SickKids Foundation, the DeRo Foundation, Pride Toronto, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, the Artsxplosion Cultural Society, the Better Future for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, Nepalese Canadian Community Services, Panorama India, the Philippines Independence Day Council, the Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts, The Caribbean Scholarship Foundation, Mexican Day Toronto, the Toronto Vegetarian Association, Strategic Partnership City Manager’s Office City of Toronto and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to engage in sports demonstrations. 

4. City Council grant permission to allow for sound amplification by the organizations and at the times listed below, which extend beyond the accepted Nathan Phillips Square's amplification schedule policy hours, such policy only allowing for amplification of sound from Monday to Friday between 12:00 p.m and 1:30 p.m, and between 4:30 p.m and 11:00 p.m:

City Produced Events:

a. Strategic Partnerships City Manager's Office – City of Toronto on September 16, 2025, to present land acknowledgment and African Ancestral Acknowledgment, remarks by the Deputy Mayor, the City Manager, the Deputy City Manager and the President of CUPE Local 4948, light exercise before the official run, band performance and closing remarks by emcee as part of the Civic Run event; 

Third-Party Community Organization Produced Events:

b. Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre from September 27-30, 2025, to present Indigenous music, dances and inspirational talks as part of the Indigenous Legacy Gathering event; and

c. Second Harvest Canada on May 14, 2025, to present an opening ceremony, recorded music, speeches and safety air horn signals as part of the Second Harvest Truck Pull Challenge to raise funds for Second Harvest's food rescue and redistribution efforts.

All permissions would be contingent upon each applicant securing a Noise By-law Exemption permit through the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division and adhering to the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 591, Noise, along with mandatory sound monitoring throughout the event to ensure compliance with schedules.

5. City Council grant permission to the Evolve Hub Association, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Casa Cultural Peruana, Strategic Protocol and External Relations City of Toronto, Pride Toronto, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, the Artsxplosion Cultural Society, the Better Future for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, Panorama India, the Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts, The Caribbean Scholarship Foundation, Mexican Day Toronto, the SickKids Foundation and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to use open flame as part of their event production.

6. City Council grant permission to the Baycrest Foundation, City Cultural Events Production City of Toronto, Rugby Ontario, the SickKids Foundation, the DeRo Foundation, Metro Marine Modellers, the Batuki Music Society, Pride Toronto, Taste of the Middle East, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, the Artsxplosion Cultural Society, the Better Future for Kids Foundation, Young Canadian Alliances, the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition, the Philippines Independence Day Council, the Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts, Mexican Day Toronto and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to place objects in the reflecting pool.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure to vehicular traffic of the southerly eastbound lane on King Street East, between George Street East and a point 38 metres west, as generally shown in Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Acting Director, Engineering Review, Development Review and the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council grant authority to enter into a new one-year agreement with Green Savoree Toronto ULC to permit the holding of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto event in 2025 on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council amend Section 937-3.1 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, subject to the City's execution of the agreement between the City and Green Savoree Toronto ULC described in Part 1 above to delegate authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic any highway or portion of a highway for such periods as required for the purposes of the 2025 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto automobile race.

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider the Liberty Village Traffic Action Plan for all closures and traffic management plans that are made for the 2025 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto automobile race.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces at the locations identified in Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of the Permit Parking Areas as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2025) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services, excluding the developments listed in Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2025) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, such that, despite anything in the chapter to the contrary, the General Manager, Transportation Services, will not accept applications for a permit from residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at the developments listed in Attachment 2 to the report (January 30, 2025) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Yonge Street and Delisle Avenue/Private Driveway.

2. City Council rescind the existing westbound left-turn prohibition in effect at all times at the intersection of Yonge Street and a point 111 metres north of St. Clair Avenue East (the parking lot access at 1501 Yonge Street).

3. City Council rescind the existing southbound left-turn prohibition in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the intersection of Yonge Street and a point 111 metres north of St. Clair Avenue East (the parking lot access at 1501 Yonge Street).

4. City Council rescind the existing compulsory turn in effect at all times on Yonge Street from Parking lot access/driveway opposite of Delisle Avenue to Delisle Avenue.

5. City Council rescind the existing maximum 20-minute delivery parking zone in effect all times on the east side of Yonge Street, between a point 85.7 metres north of St. Clair Avenue East and a point 20 metres further north.

6. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Yonge Street, between Heath Street and a point 105.7 metres north of St. Clair Avenue East.

7. City Council amend the existing stopping prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Yonge Street, between a point 85.7 metres north of St. Clair Avenue East and a point 30.5 metres north of Roxborough Street West (north intersection), to be in effect between Heath Street East and a point 30.5 metres north of Roxborough Street East.

8. City Council prohibit southbound left-turns at all times (bicycles excepted) at the intersection of Yonge Street and Delisle Avenue/Private Driveway.

9. City Council prohibit eastbound through movements at all times (bicycles excepted) at the intersection of Yonge Street and Delisle Avenue/Private Driveway.

10. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a comprehensive area study along the Yonge Street and Delisle Avenue corridor, prior to the traffic control signal’s installation, and report back any additional traffic recommendations to the local Councillor’s office.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to study the traffic control signal’s post-installation traffic flows and implement any necessary measures to deter traffic infiltration onto residential streets.

12. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review and the General Manager, Transportation Services to coordinate the installation of the traffic control signal with the commencement of the development located at 1485 Yonge Street.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, deferred Item TE20.40 to the April 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2025 on the results on monitoring cycle tracks.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office and the Director, Waterfront Secretariat to engage with Treaty partners and urban Indigenous communities, in consultation with the local Councillor, and report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the second quarter of 2026 with a proposed name for the East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre, with a status update in the third quarter of 2025.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1.  City Council waive the signature requirement of the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy by accepting the signatures gathered pre-Covid regarding naming the laneway running north of Gerrard between Greenwood Avenue and Redwood Avenue as Luella Price Lane.

2.  City Council direct the Director, Engineering Support Services, Engineering and Construction Services to report on formally naming the laneway to the April 3, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, deferred Item TE20.55 to the April 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, for the purposes of conducting public consultations on Queen’s Park North enhancements, to negotiate and sign a donation agreement with the Weston Foundations, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy, in order for City staff and professionals retained by the Weston Foundations to undertake a first phase of community engagement and preliminary design regarding Queen’s Park North enhancements, including the funding of appropriate City staff resources, that will inform the scope of the larger donation acceptance agreement and the staff report directed in Part 2 below.
 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate a donation acceptance agreement with the Weston Foundations to fund the final design and delivery of Queen’s Park North enhancements, and provide additional funding support for ongoing maintenance and programming of Queen’s Park North park enhancements, on terms acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and report to the Executive Committee in the Fall of 2025 with a project implementation update, inclusive of an update on the terms of the recommended donation acceptance agreement.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to follow the Toronto Shelter Standards’ interim amendment process by using a Directive when making changes to eligibility criteria for Toronto’s Shelter System.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to ensure all future changes to shelter eligibility, are documented in a protocol for shelter bed allocation, and adhere to the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City’s Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy, Access T.O., and the Toronto Shelter Standards, and that any changes will be developed in consultation with the City’s Human Rights Office, the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit, the Toronto Newcomer Office, and other relevant internal experts before implementation.

3. City Council direct that compliance with these policies be documented through a formal procedure with sign off by the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services.

 
4. City Council direct that formal procedure for review of changes to shelter eligibility be approved by City Council and shared with the Ombudsman, and impacted City divisions, prior to implementation.

5. City Council direct that Toronto Shelter and Support Staff staff involved in shelter policy development as well as senior Toronto Support and Support Services leadership (the General Manager and Directors) be trained in the Anti-Black Racism Analysis Tool by June 30, 2025, and that all new shelter policy staff, as part of their onboarding, be trained in this tool.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to develop a framework to analyze any new shelter eligibility changes for alignment with the Toronto Housing Charter before these new changes are implemented, and request the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to review the framework and its operation in alignment with progressively realising the right to housing.

7. City Council finalize and approve the framework in Part 6 above in the fourth quarter of 2025 and share with the Ombudsman and relevant City Divisions prior to implementation.

8. City Council direct that senior executives at the City, including the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to invite the Chair, Housing Rights Advisory Committee and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to a meeting to discuss the City’s obligations flowing from its commitment to progressively realize housing as a human right by June 30, 2025, and include updates from that discussion as part of the Council-directed reporting to Executive Committee on Item 2024.EC17.1 in the third quarter of 2025.

9. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to organize a dedicated training session for the Senior leaders on the Encampment Steering Committee and within Toronto Shelter and Support Services on the City’s obligations flowing from its commitment to progressively realize housing as a human right by October 1, 2025, delivered by the Chair, Housing Rights Advisory Committee and others (as needed) to help facilitate the session.

10. City Council direct that senior executives at the City, including the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to offer to hold a round-table session with key refugee-claimant-serving organizations and housing rights advocates with the goal of informing future City decisions related to emergency housing for refugee claimants; this session should be held by June 1, 2025.

 
11 City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to develop a strategy for continued meaningful engagement with refugee claimants and refugee-claimant-serving organizations to help plan and deliver shelter services impacting refugee claimants.

 
12. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to report on its engagement strategy and with City Council for approval in the fourth quarter of 2025.

13. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to explore how data collected will be used to track progress toward achieving the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing for all shelter users and those trying to access shelter, including refugee claimants;  this may be done in consultation with the Data for Equity Unit (People and Equity) or any other related internal or external experts.

 
14. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and other relevant divisions, to report back with a status update on the implementation of all these recommendations to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2025.

15. City Council direct the City Manager and any other appropriate staff to attend a meeting with the leadership of the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee to respond to the questions raised in the letter from attached to this item.

16. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to renew the Access T.O. public education campaign to enhance awareness of the Access to City Services for the Undocumented Torontonians policy, including scope and supports available.

17. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to ensure that all Toronto Shelter Support Services policies, procedures, and directives reflect the specific needs of 2SLGBTQ+ refugees, including tracking implementation metrics, and mandatory training for City staff and contracted service providers.

18. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to ensure that the development and expansion of the refugee shelter system reflects the specific needs of 2SLGBTQ+ refugees.

19. City Council request the City Solicitor to report directly to City Council with advice on options available to City Council when there are incorrect facts or incorrect legal advice presented to City Council by the Accountability Officers.

20. City Council request the Chief People Officer, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review the instances where the City did not adhere to relevant law and policy of the Ontario Human Rights Code in this matter, and provide the results of that review to the City Manager and Members of Council.

21. City Council request the Federal Government to immediately reverse the decision to wind-down the Interim Housing Assistance Program and continue providing support for municipalities for 100 percent of the cost of providing shelter for refugees and asylum seekers, and that this request be included in the City of Toronto’s priorities for the Federal election.
 

22. City Council request the Federal Government to restore funding for the Settlement Program to ensure no Local Immigration Partnership services close for service, and that this request be included in the City of Toronto’s priorities for the Federal election.

23. City Council request the Federal Government to expand the definition of asylum claimant, as it relates to IHAP funding, to include those who have initiated a refugee claim and haven’t completed it yet, and those who arrived to Canada with the intention to make a refugee claim and are preparing to make it.

24. City Council request the Federal Government to establish a dedicated, portable and time-limited housing benefit specific to refugee claimants, with enhanced levels in locations where claimants typically don’t settle.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council ratify and approve the four Memoranda of Settlement between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, in Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer.

2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make the necessary adjustments to the 2025 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the Divisions to reflect provisions of the Memoranda of Settlement.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the Memoranda of Settlement.

5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to labour relations or employee negotiations.

6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential at this time, as they relate to labour relations or employee negotiations.

7. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential labour relations information in Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer following ratification by City Council, and the creation of a final collective agreement, and the completion of all related proceedings, as confirmed by the Chief People Officer.

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.. Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer will be made public following ratification by City Council, and the creation of a final collective agreement, and the completion of all related proceedings, as confirmed by the Chief People Officer.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager and their designate, as appropriate, to increase the upset limit of the Delivery Agreement for the Shoreside Infrastructure Project, with Toronto Port Lands Company by an additional $10,323,635 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($10,485,091 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Delivery Agreement upset limit from $41,800,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($42,535,680 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $52,123,635 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($53,020,771 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), representing an increase of $7,573,945 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,687,006 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for the charging and docking improvements to be delivered through the Project and an increase of $2,749,690 net of applicable taxes and charges ($2,798,085 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for necessary dock wall repairs and modifications at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal.

2. City Council direct the Toronto Port Lands Company, in consultation with relevant City Divisions and Waterfront Toronto to deliver on the City’s behalf the project management, design, construction and other necessary components of the Interim Terminal Improvements Project, consistent with the docking and terminal plan from the 2015 winning team of the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Innovative Design Competition, pursuant to the Delivery Agreement, dated November 28, 2024, between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company for the Shoreside Infrastructure Project, in the budgeted amount of $4,500,000 net of applicable taxes and charges ($4,579,200 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) and, conditional on approval by the City Manager, direct that Toronto Port Lands Company negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements as necessary with Waterfront Toronto to support the delivery of the Interim Terminal Improvements Project.

3. City Council amend Parks and Recreation's 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Capital Plan for the Ferry Fleet Replacement and Shoreside sub-project (account CPR126-45-08) in the Special Facilities project, in the amount of $2,687,006 gross and $0 debt, increasing project cost and cash flow commitments in 2027, fully funded by Development Charges (XR2114) for the Shoreside Infrastructure Project.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Kate Bassil to the position of Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective April 22, 2025, subject to written acceptance of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City.

2. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision, including the introduction in City Council of the necessary bill to appoint Kate Bassil as Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services.

3. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary of Kate Bassil in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment.

4. City Council appoint Denise Andrea Campbell to the position of Deputy City Manager, Community Development and Social Services for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective April 22, 2025, subject to written acceptance of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision, including the introduction in City Council of the necessary bill to appoint Denise Andrea Campbell as Deputy City Manager, Community Development and Social Services.

6. City Council authorize the public release of the Curriculum Vitae Summary of Denise Andrea Campbell in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 19, 2025) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment.

The following curriculum vitae summary for Kate Bassil is now public:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2013 - Present

City of Toronto

• Chief of Staff, City Manager’s Office (2022 - Present)
• Director, Strategic Policy and Planning, Deputy City Manager’s Office (2022)
• Director, Executive Administration, City Manager’s Office (2020 – 2022)
• Associate Director, Strategy and Preventive Health, Toronto Public Health (2017 - 2020)
• Acting Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health (2017)
• Manager, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health (2013 - 2017)

2010 - 2013

• Mount Sinai Hospital, Senior Epidemiologist, Department of Pediatrics

2008 - 2010

• Simon Fraser University Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiology (Environment and Health), Dalla Lana School of Public Health (University of Toronto)
• Master of Sciences, Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (University of Toronto)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Biological Sciences (Zoology), University of Oxford

BOARD AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT

• Adjunct Appointment, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (2010-2023)

The following curriculum vitae summary for Denise Andrea Campbell is now public:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2004 - Present

City of Toronto

• Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration (2019 - Present)
• Director, Social Policy, Analysis and Research, Social Development, Finance and Administration (2014-2018)
• Director, Community Resources, Social Development, Finance and Administration (2009-2014)
• Manager, Community Development (2006-2008) Community Development Officer (2005-2006)
• Community Development Worker (2004-2005)

1998 - 2004

• African Union, JW McConnell Foundation, D-Code Program Director, The Students Commission

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Master of Voluntary Sector Management, McGill University
• Bachelor of Political Science (Honours), University of Toronto, University of Ottawa

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration (2024)
• Harry Jerome Award - Professional Excellence (2024)
• Toronto Life’s 50 Most Influential People (2021)
• Herstory in Black Top 100 (2017)
• Women Who Inspire Us (2016)
• Black in Canada (2010)
• Who’s Who in Black Canada (2002)
• Black Canadians in History Poster and Education Curriculum (2001)
• Women In Canadian History Poster and Curriculum (2000)

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following: 

1. City Council approve an increase to Ward Councillors’ base salary to $170,588.60 (inclusive of 2025 actual Consumer Price Index adjustment), effective January 1, 2025.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 223, Remuneration for Council Members, to require the Chief People Officer to review Council Members’ remuneration and report directly to City Council at the beginning of each City Council term, with data to support a continued application of a 75th percentile benchmark for salary.

3. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 223, Remuneration for Council Members, to permit a First Deputy Mayor to be compensated at the rate of the Mayor in situations where the Office of the Mayor becomes vacant in accordance with section 204 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for a period of 30 days or more, until such time as a Mayor is elected.

4. City Council approve an in-year 2025 Operating Budget transfer of $0.957 million gross and net from the City’s Corporate Non-Program Expenditure Budget to the City Council Budget for the increase to Ward Councillors’ salary.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, deferred Item CC28.7 to the April 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (Marc 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 7, 2025, set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (Marc 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

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

a.  the final form and content of the draft Official Plan is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 11, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor and shown on the revised plans in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

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

a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment is finalized, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review, and the City Solicitor;

b. the owner has submitted a revised pedestrian wind tunnel study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be implemented and secured through the Zoning By-law and/or Site Plan Control process to resolve wind safety exceedances and to improve pedestrian comfort, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the owner has submitted a revised transportation impact study, including an updated analysis of vehicular circulation on the Lands, including the pick-up/drop-off area at the proposed residential lobby, access to the underground garage ramp and loading space, and access to the self-storage facility, to the satisfaction of General Manager, Transportation Services;

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

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

f. the submitted Rail Safety Report has been peer reviewed by a third-party consultant retained by the City at the owner’s expense, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, as party of the Zoning By-law Amendment application; and

g. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry.

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

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 11, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 11, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

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

a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor;

b. City Council has approved Rental Housing Demolition Application 24 119156 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the existing rental housing, and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council’s decision including:

1. replacement of the existing 61 rental dwelling units, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size (including overall GFA) and with similar rents; and

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

c. the owner has submitted a Functional Servicing Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the report will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; and

d. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the transportation report accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

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

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata, and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (Marc 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Frances Nunziata, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:

1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated March 12, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (Marc 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor, and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.

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

a. the form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor;

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

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

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

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

f. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study including a revised Wind Tunnel test with the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

g. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Metrolinx noted in correspondence, dated March 28, 2023, including the need for a technical review and makes required revisions, to the satisfaction of the Metrolinx;

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

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

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

k. the owner has made revisions to meet the Toronto Green Standard requirements to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;

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

m. the Owner has entered into a Limiting Distance Agreement with the City and Metrolinx, which would secure the tower setbacks and separation distances shown on the Block Plan attached to this letter to the satisfaction of Executive Director, Development Review, the City Solicitor and Metrolinx.

3. City Council request the Mayor to consider allocating any Community Benefit Charge funds collected from this development to affordable housing within Ward 5 - York South-Weston, through the annual budget process immediately following the payment of the funds to the City.

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to exclude residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 2636-2654 Eglinton Avenue West and 1856 and 1856A Keele Street from obtaining a parking permit.

5. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review to consider adding the following post-approval condition during the site plan process review:

a. the Owner shall insert an advisory clause that residents of the development will be ineligible for on-street parking permits, into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development:

Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the Development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the Development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

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

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 604 Bay Street (including entrance address at 610 Bay Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 604 Bay Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 12, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2021.TE26.4 by adding the following Part:

1. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks 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 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.

2.  Notwithstanding Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 415-25, City Council authorize all required parkland dedication cash-in-lieu funds collected for 717 Church Street, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, be allocated to the new park secured at 819 Yonge Street.

3. City Council direct that the Section 42 cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication monies collected from the development at 717 Church Street reimburse the owner of 148 Yorkville Avenue for the acquisition, design, and construction of 819 Yonge Street as listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1.

4. City Council amend 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for the Parks and Recreation for the sub-project known as “819 Yonge Street - New Park" in the Land Acquisition project, to be funded by the Section 42 cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication collected from the development at 717 Church Street (deferred revenue account 220303), with the remainder to be funded through Section 42 First 5 percent Cash-in-lieu Reserve funds (Source Account: XR2208), as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1, for the purpose of reimbursing the owner of 148 Yorkville Avenue for the acquisition, design, and construction of 819 Yonge Street.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to reimburse the owner of 148 Yorkville Avenue up to the total value of the acquisition and improvement of 819 Yonge Street less their parkland dedication requirement pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, to enable the conveyance to the City and development of 819 Yonge Street for parkland purposes.

6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1 remain confidential as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land by the City of Toronto.

7. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1 upon completion of the conveyance to the City of the 819 Yonge Street property, and upon the issuance of the reimbursement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor.

8. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to enter into and execute on behalf of the City a Construction Management Agreement with the owner of 148 Yorkville Avenue for securing, designing and constructing 819 Yonge Street, on terms and conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the Executive Director, Development and Review, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in accordance with City policies applicable to capital projects.

Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1 remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land by the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM28.1 will be made public upon completion of the conveyance to the City of the 819 Yonge Street property, and upon the issuance of the reimbursement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to seek party status at the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing, with appropriate City staff, in order to support the Committee of Adjustment’s decision to refuse the Minor Variance application requested in Application A0948/24TEY, respecting 114 and 114R Baldwin Street and 75 Cecil Street.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal of the decision in Application A0948/24TEY, respecting 114 and 114R Baldwin Street and 75 Cecil Street and to resolve the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Toronto East York District.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a nominal fee Licence Agreement with the Indigenous People Garden Incorporated, to facilitate Indigenous participant training and gardening at Paul Martel Park, for a one-year term renewable at the General Manager's discretion for up to an additional two one-year terms (three years total), on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to accept an in-kind donation of up to $620,000.00 from Scrivener Square Nominee Inc. (the donor) for design and construction administration services by Claude Cormier and Associates for playground enhancement and park improvements at Pricefield Road Park.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and execute an in-kind donation agreement with the donor, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in compliance with all City policies applicable to capital projects.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party to oppose the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding 137 Teddington Park Avenue (A0533/24NY).

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal regarding 137 Teddington Park Avenue (A0533/24NY), and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor’s discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, North York District.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Executive Director, Finance Shared Services, to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on existing and potential tools to address vacant and derelict buildings, including enhancing processes for interdivisional information sharing about known vacant properties, as part of the Phase 2 report on the Property Standards Review planned in the fourth quarter of 2025.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to accept a donation of up to $0.500 million from Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the purposes of installing an Indigenous outdoor gathering space at Morningside Park, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and execute a Construction and Donation Agreement with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the purposes of installing an Indigenous outdoor gathering space at Morningside Park, in accordance with City policies applicable to capital projects, including compliance with the City’s fair wage policy and Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2022.MM45.51, as amended by Item 2024.MM18.25, by amending Part 4 by:

a. deleting the amount $450,000.00 and replacing with $400,000.00;

b. deleting the words “together with any remainder from Part 3 above” and “renovate”; and
 

c. adding the words “and additional $50,000 inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to renovate the affordable rental housing property after the closing of the acquisition”;
 

so that the lead paragraph of Part 4 now reads as follows:

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide up to $400,000.00 inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, and/or a related non-profit corporation to acquire and operate for a minimum of 99 years an affordable rental housing property in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, under the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program, and additional $50,000 inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax and disbursements, from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to, renovate the affordable rental housing property after the closing of the acquisition, subject to:

a. the successful acquisition of the property by Kensington Market Community Land Trust and/or a related non-profit corporation by no later than June 1, 2025, or such other date as is acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat;

b. approval of a business case in respect of the property to be purchased that outlines a management plan, management qualifications and financial viability of the affordable housing project, property acquisition plan, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and

c. Kensington Market Community Land Trust and/or a related non-profit corporation entering into a municipal housing facility agreement for housing purposes (the "Contribution Agreement") with the City, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council increase the 2025 Capital Budget for the Housing Secretariat by $450,000 gross, to be payable as set out in Part 1 above, fully funded by the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058).

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into a municipal housing facility agreement (the City’s Contribution Agreement”) with respect to the funding set out in Part 1 above, to secure the financial assistance for the renovation and operation of the affordable rental housing, above on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, or their delegate, to execute on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by Kensington Market Community Land Trust and/or a related corporation, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the City’s 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.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to assess and explore options to improve the snowmaking capabilities of Earl Bales Ski and Snowboard Centre, to investigate new technology, such as positive temperature snowmaking equipment, and report back to the July 10, 2025, meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to explore funding options from the other 2 levels of government, the Parks and Recreation 2026 capital budget, and Section 37 funds in escrow to fund any purchase of new and advanced snow making equipment.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to evaluate the state of good repair of the chairlift and any maintenance or replacement requirements, as part of the July 10, 2025 report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decisions regarding 621-623 The Queensway (Applications A0414/24EYK, A0415/24EYK, and A0416/24EYK) and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the variances requested in Applications A0414/24EYK, A0415/24EYK, and A0416/24EYK respecting 621-623 The Queensway.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Applications A0414/24EYK, A0415/24EYK, and A0416/24EYK respecting 621-623 The Queensway and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation of up to $0.150 million from Pleasantview Tennis Club for the purposes of refurbishing tennis courts at Clydesdale Park in 2025, in compliance with the Policy for Outdoor Community Tennis Club Operations and the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy, and to negotiate and execute any required agreements to facilitate the capital repairs and improvements, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to accept the in-kind donation of up to $0.075 million from Henry Farm Tennis Club for the purposes of retrofitting the outdoor court lighting at Havenbrook Park in 2025, in compliance with the Policy for Outdoor Community Tennis Club Operations and the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy, and to negotiate and execute any required agreements to facilitate the capital repairs and improvements, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Thamel Toronto, 1522 Queen Street West, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application.

2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to Thamel Toronto, 1522 Queen Street West.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in the matter of Thamel Toronto, 1522 Queen Street West, and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to City Council's decision, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Thamel Toronto, 1522 Queen Street West, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for Gigli Café Junction, 3042 Dundas Street West, is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents unless conditions are placed on the licence, and that the Registrar should issue a Proposal to Review the liquor licence application.

2. City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to Gigli Café Junction, 3042 Dundas Street West.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in the matter of Gigli Café Junction, 3042 Dundas Street West, and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to City Council's decision, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Gigli Café Junction, 3042 Dundas Street West, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services on a one-time basis by $200,000.00 gross and $0 debt, to provide streetscape and pedestrian safety improvements, including but not limited to mid-block curb extensions, seating, and other measures at Maitland Street near Yonge Street, Alexander Street near Yonge Street and Grosvenor Street near Bay Street (Cost Centre: CTP425-01), fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 501-521 Yonge Street, 6-8 Alexander Street and 23 Maitland Street (Source Account: XR3026-3700798).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $330,000.00 gross and $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 219 and 231 Dundas Street East (Source Account: XR3026-3701027), collected for streetscape improvements, for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Laneway Project for laneway revitalizations in Drovers Lane and Verner Lane (Cost Centre: NP2161).

2. City Council authorize “The Laneway Project” not-for-profit organization, or its contractor and/or consultant, to design and implement laneway improvements to Drovers Lane and Verner Lane in consultation with the community and councillor’s office, subject to the following conditions:

a. design standards will be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

b. all relevant City policies as applicable, including the City’s Fair Wage Policy, the Labour Trades Construction Obligations in the Construction Industry Policy, and the Declaration of Compliance with Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Legislation Policy, if applicable, shall be complied with in constructing the laneway improvements; and

c. the costs to consult, design and construct the laneway improvements by “The Laneway Project" shall be fair and reasonable in the opinion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, based on the work involved to implement the improvements and costs for similar work completed in the past. The total cost to design and construct all of the work, shall not exceed $330,000.00 inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax.

3. City Council direct that the $330,000 be forwarded to The Laneway Project upon the signing of an Undertaking by The Laneway Project to govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

4. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and The Laneway Project.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $113,419.07 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 45 community benefits obtained in the development at 311 Adelaide Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500073), secured for the Heritage Interpretation Program, for the production and installation of two educational plaques and 10 markers along the historic shoreline of Lake Ontario south of Front Street in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 46 to 48 Power Street, and 113 to 125 Parliament Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701033), secured for local streetscape improvements in the area designated Corktown Area of Special Identity, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing North Star at North Star Lane (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 203 Jarvis Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701111), secured for local area streetscape improvements, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing Cy McLean at 201 Yonge Street (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 46 to 48 Power Street, and 113 to 125 Parliament Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701033), secured for local streetscape improvements in the area designated Corktown Area of Special Identity, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing Henry "Box" Brown at Henry “Box” Brown Lane (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto on a one-time basis by $10,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 203 Jarvis Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701111), secured for local area streetscape improvements, for the production and installation of a heritage plaque recognizing Sam Ching at 9 Adelaide Street East (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Economic Development and Culture, by $1,133,859.76 gross and $0 debt, with cash flow commitments of $500,000 in 2026 and $633,859.76 in 2027, fully funded by Section 37 and Section 45 benefits obtained from the following developments in the table, for a new project called "Young People's Theatre Heritage Lighting" to be used for the addition of heritage lighting for the Young People's Theatre at 165 Front Street East:

2. City Council direct that the project details (including installation method) shall be submitted to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning in the event a heritage permit may be required under the provision of Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, working with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Technology Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to conduct an analysis of where new public washrooms are most needed and:

a. install high-quality temporary washrooms at these locations, beginning in the spring of 2025; 

b. develop a longer-term plan to add more public washrooms, and retrofit existing ones; 

c. identify and repair City washrooms most in need of restoration; 

d. identify existing City washrooms that can be retrofitted so they may be open more months of the year;

e. work with the Toronto Transit Commission to explore the installation of new washrooms in subway stations and develop a plan to upgrade and improve existing Toronto Transit Commission washrooms; 

f. ensure all new and upgraded washrooms are gender inclusive and accessible to all members of the public, including pursuing the installation of wall-mounted toddler seats in new city washrooms where change tables are installed and the development of a family-friendly washroom standard.

g. work with the Toronto Public Space Committee following the conclusion of their competition “TO the Loo!” design challenge on potential design options;

h. develop a digital wayfinding tool citizens may use to find the nearest city washroom; and

i. report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee prior to the 2026 Budget cycle on the cost of the initiative.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the donation of up to five vehicles in 2025 at no cost to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian purposes as follows:

a. the General Manager, Fleet Services to donate up to three vehicles; and

b. the Chief of Paramedic Services to donate up to two vehicles.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to enter a nominal 20-year Licence Agreement with Canada Ireland Foundation for the continued maintenance and repair of Ireland Park, a memorial park commemorating the arrival of Irish Famine migrants to Toronto in 1847, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and sign, on behalf of the City, an Agreement with The Bentway Conservancy, CityPlace and Fort York Business Improvement Area and The Waterfront Business Improvement Area, for The Bentway to lead the design and construction of a lighting pilot project on a portion of Dan Leckie Way, under the Gardiner, at the intersection of Dan Leckie Way and Lake Shore Boulevard, for a period of approximately five years, to be funded by and in compliance with the City’s Capital Cost Share Streetscape Improvement Program and the City’s policies relating to capital projects, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2025.TE19.2 by:

a. amending Part 2 by deleting the words “Attachment 6 to the report (December 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District” and replacing them with the words “Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review” so that Part 2 now reads as follows:

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands municipally known as 450 Dufferin Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

2. City Council determine that pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect of the changes to the draft Zoning By-law attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the Executive Director, Development Review.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Ontario Minister of Health to consider regulatory changes which would allow for the use of earbuds to operate as hearing assistive devices or hearing aids as a secondary auxiliary feature.

2. City Council request the Ontario Minister of Health to consider regulatory changes which would increase the availability and accessibility of over-the-counter hearing aids to citizens.

3. City Council forward this Item to all Provincial and Territorial Health Ministers.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, deferred Item MM28.28 to the April 23, 24 and 25, 2025, meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.MM16.30 by:
 

a. amending Part 3 by:

1. deleting the words “the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area” and replacing them with the words “STEPS Public Art”; and

b. amending Part 4 by:

1. deleting the words “the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area” after the words “be forwarded to” and replacing them with “STEPS Public Art”; and

2. deleting the words “the Business Improvement Area” after the words “subject to” and replacing them with “STEPS Public Art”;

so that Parts 3 and 4 now read as follows:

3. City Council increase the 2024 Operating Budget for Non-Program by $80,000.00, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Fund) community benefits at 55-61 Charles Street East (Source Account: XR3026-3701045) for the purpose of forwarding funds to STEPS Public Art for a new mural above Wellesley Station (16 Wellesley Street East) as outlined in Appendix A (Cost Centre: NP2161).

4. City Council direct that the $80,000.00 be forwarded to STEPS Public Art, subject to STEPS Public Art signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

2. City Council direct that the use of Section 37 community benefits be prominently recognized in documents and promotional materials, including on any construction hoarding, in consultation with the Ward Councillor as a requirement within the Undertaking between the City and STEPS.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Indigenous People Garden Incorporated to lock the gates to the Indigenous Botanical Garden at Paul Martel Park between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to install lockable gates on the two openings in the fence.

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council increase the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $5000.00 gross, $0 debt, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained from the development at 5840, 5868 and 5870 Yonge Street (Source Account: XR3026-3701294), to be utilized to fabricate and install street signage as “Little Iran” recognizing the Iranian cultural district for Yonge Street from Cummer Avenue/Drewry Avenue to Moore Park Avenue / Madawaska Avenue (Signs and Markings Asset Management, CTP725-01).

2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the local Councillor, to engage with local community organizations in Willowdale, including North York Arts, to create arts installations to recognize the Iranian cultural heritage of the area.