City Council

Meeting No.:
35
Contact:
Marilyn Toft, Manager
Meeting Date:
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Friday, December 8, 2017

Phone:
416-392-7032
Start Time:
9:30 AM
E-mail:
clerk@toronto.ca
Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall

The Agenda and related materials for this meeting are enclosed. The details of the meeting are noted at the top of the Agenda.

 

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The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

 

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November 30, 2017


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Routine Matters - Meeting 35

RM35.1 - Call to Order

Consideration Type:
Presentation
Wards:
All
Attention
City Council voted to recess at 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 5.

Council will consider the Mayor's Key Matter, EX29.1 - Smart Track Project Update and Next Steps, as the first item of business.

Council will consider the Mayor's Key Matter, EX29.2 - Rail Deck Park – Results of Feasibility Analysis and Next Steps for Implementation, as the second item of business.

Council voted to consider EX29.10 - Enhanced Security Measures at Toronto City Hall, as the first item of business after the Mayor’s Key Matters;

Council voted to consider the following items on Wednesday, December 6:
  1. CD24.7 - 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan and Progress Report
  2. AU10.7 - 2018 Audit Work Plan
  3. GM23.16 - Expropriation of 1269 Danforth Road, Scarborough Subway Extension
  4. EX29.36 - Establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto, as the first item after the lunch recess

Council voted to consider the following items on Thursday, December 7:
  1. LS23.1 - Licensing and Registration Regulations for Short-Term Rentals, and PG24.8 - Zoning By-law and Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit Short-term Rentals
  2. EX29.18 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
  3. EX29.19 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
  4. EX29.20 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Parking Authority
  5. MM35.42 - Purchase of 915 and 945 Lake Shore Boulevard East (Showline Studios) by the Toronto Port Lands Company and Sale of 675 Commissioners Street by the Toronto Port Lands Company

Council voted to consider the following items on Friday, December 8:
  1. EX29.10 - Enhanced Security Measures at Toronto City Hall
  2. EX29.19 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
  3. PG24.6 - Port Lands Planning Initiatives - Final Report

Summary

- O Canada
- Moment of Silence
- Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Background Information

Condolence Motion for The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga, Jr.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109771.pdf
Condolence Motion for Maureen Prinsloo
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109772.pdf

RM35.2 - Confirmation of Minutes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Summary

City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017.

RM35.3 - Introduction of Committee Reports, New Business and Business Previously Requested from City Officials

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Summary

Deferred Items:

Audit Committee Item AU10.7

Community Development and Recreation Committee Item CD23.10

Planning and Growth Management Committee Item PG23.9

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Item PW24.3

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Item PW24.4

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Item PW24.5

Striking Committee Item ST14.5

Striking Committee Item ST14.11

Toronto and East York Community Council Item TE27.46

 

Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 29 on November 28, 2017

Submitted by Mayor John Tory, Chair

 

Report of the Board of Health from Meeting 22 on October 30, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair

 

Report of the Community Development and Recreation Committee from Meeting 24 on November 20, 2017

Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair

 

Report of the Economic Development Committee from Meeting 25 on November 17, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair

 

Report of the Government Management Committee from Meeting 23 on November 13, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair

 

Report of the Licensing and Standards Committee from Meeting 23 on November 16, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Cesar Palacio, Chair

 

Report of the Parks and Environment Committee from Meeting 23 on November 17, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, Chair

 

Report of the Planning and Growth Management Committee from Meeting 24 on November 15, 2017

Submitted by Councillor David Shiner, Chair

 

Report of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee from Meeting 25 on November 29, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Jaye Robinson, Chair

 

Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 26 on November 14, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Mark Grimes, Chair

 

Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 26 on November 14, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Maria Augimeri, Chair

 

Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 26 on November 14, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Michelle Holland, Chair

 

Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 28 on November 14, 2017

Submitted by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Chair

 

New Business and Business Previously Requested submitted by City Officials

 

RM35.4 - Petitions

Consideration Type:
Information
Wards:
All

Summary

Members of Council may file petitions.

RM35.5 - Presentations, Introductions and Announcements

Consideration Type:
Presentation
Wards:
All

Summary

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

RM35.6 - Review of the Order Paper

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Summary

City Council will review the Order Paper.

Background Information

Order Paper December 5, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109913.pdf
Order Paper December 6, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109893.pdf
Order Paper December 7, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109894.pdf
Order Paper December 8, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109895.pdf

Administrative Inquiry and Answer - Meeting 35

IA35.1 - Cost of Preventing Information Being Released at Toronto Hydro

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The City Manager has submitted an answer to this Inquiry (IA35.1a).

Under Council's Procedures, City Council can receive or refer an Administrative Inquiry, without debate.

Summary

 Councillor Gord Perks has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry:

 

"I wish to file an administrative inquiry into the cost of preventing information being released at Toronto Hydro.

 

The Toronto Star has reported that it has filed freedom of information inquiries related to privatization consultants and to the hiring of two former members of Mayor Tory's campaign staff. I wish to know how much money has been spent on legal fees to prevent the information from being released.

 

I look forward to your timely response at the next meeting of City Council."

Background Information

(November 22, 2017) Administrative Inquiry from Councillor Gord Perks, Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park into the Cost of Preventing Information being Released at Toronto Hydro (IA35.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ia/bgrd/backgroundfile-109363.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Answer from the City Manager (IA35.1a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ia/bgrd/backgroundfile-109756.pdf

Deferred Items - Meeting 35

AU10.7 - 2018 Audit Work Plan

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.AU10.7)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Second Item on Wednesday, December 6th

Requires 30 votes to amend the Auditor General's work plan.

Communications AU10.7.1 to AU10.7.3 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Audit Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council receive the Auditor General’s 2018 Audit Work Plan, attached to the report (October 12, 2017) from the Auditor General.

Origin

(October 12, 2017) Report from the Auditor General

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with an overview of the work the Auditor General plans to conduct in 2018.

 

The Auditor General’s annual Audit Work Plan is based on projects identified from the latest risk assessment, as well as consultations with City Councillors and City management.

 

In response to the Council approved increase of $1.0 million to the Auditor General's 2017 Operating Budget, five new audits were added to the 2017 Audit Work Plan. Additional audits have been planned for 2018 in anticipation of a further funding increase of $1.5 million in 2018. These audits are described in Attachment 1. Planning activities for some of the audits on the 2018 Audit Work Plan will start as early as November 2017.

 

With the additional funding, the Auditor General can now address the high priority projects on a timelier basis by including more projects in her annual Audit Work Plan. This will result in a gradual decline of backlogged projects that have been constrained by prior years’ operating budgets.

 

The Auditor General’s Forensic Unit will also be undertaking more major investigations with the additional resources. Further, the Auditor General intends to continue with her focus on critical information technology risks across the City and its agencies and corporations. The Office will expand the use of data analytics in applicable audits and transition high-risk areas identified to its Continuous Controls Monitoring Program to provide ongoing reporting to management and City Council.

 

The additional funding will enable the Auditor General to acquire services of specialists on audits and investigations where subject matter expertise is required.

 

According to Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code, City Council may add to the annual audit plan by a two-thirds vote of all Council members. The Auditor General may amend the Audit Work Plan if new priorities arise.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 12, 2017) Report from the Auditor General - 2018 Audit Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-107812.pdf
Attachment 1 - Auditor General's Office - 2018 Audit Work Plan; Attachment 2 - Audit and Investigation Reports Issued from 2013 to 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-107813.pdf

Speakers

Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker

Communications (City Council)

(December 2, 2017) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (CC.Supp.AU10.7.1)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Faiza Waheed (CC.Supp.AU10.7.2)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Rose Kudlac (CC.New.AU10.7.3)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 43, Scarborough East, regarding a value-for-money analysis of the Scarborough Subway Extension, containing the names and signatures of approximately 375 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)

CD23.10 - Review and Identification of Resources for Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.CD23.10)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter into a development and construction agreement with the Thorncliffe Park Neighbourhood Office for the construction of community space in the Thorncliffe Park Hub at the East York Town Centre Mall, which agreement shall have terms and conditions acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Services and be in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to develop Neighbourhood Action Plans for all wards and neighbourhoods:

 

a.  noting that the clear priority will be the Neighbourhood Action Plans developed by staff; and

 

b.  searching for and identifying opportunities to strengthen capacity and resilience, and to manage growth.

 

3.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the Budget Committee on the resources necessary to undertake this work in 2018.

Origin

(October 6, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration

Summary

At its meeting of March 28 and 29, 2017, City Council approved the staff report: Activating People, Resources and Policies: Progress on Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy (TSNS) 2020 and requested the Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration (SDFA) to report on recommendations for the resourcing of the TSNS 2020 prior to the 2018 budget process.

 

This report outlines the additional resources required to fully implement the TSNS 2020 strategy, summarizes the City resources that have been allocated to Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs), identifies neighbourhood planning tables that have economic opportunities as a priority and provides an update on reinvigorating the Emerging Neighbourhoods strategy, including funding opportunities.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 6, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration on Review and Identification of Resources for Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-107703.pdf
Revised Appendix 1 - Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020: Neighbourhood Action Plans
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108051.pdf

Speakers

Alex Dow, Director, Neighbourhood Initiatives, United Way Toronto and York Region
Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(October 20, 2017) Submission from Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (CD.New.CD23.10.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73134.pdf

PG23.9 - Toronto Green Standard Review and Update

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.PG23.9)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 to:

 

a.  require all non-residential building types to provide diversion space

b.  require developers to file a construction and demolition waste recycling plan with the city on the same basis as is required by the Province.

 

2.  City Council adopt the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures as shown in Attachment 2:  Mid to High-Rise Residential and All Non-Residential to the report (September 28, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to be applied to new development applications under the Planning Act commencing May 1, 2018. 

 

3.  City Council adopt the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures as shown in Attachment 3: Low-Rise Residential to the report (September 28, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to be applied to new development applications under the Planning Act commencing May 1, 2018. 

 

4.  City Council adopt the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures as shown in Attachment 4: City Agency, Corporation and Division-Owned Facilities (Non-Residential Uses) to the report (September 28, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to be applied to new development applications under the Planning Act commencing May 1, 2018. 

 

5.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore additional financial and non-financial incentives to encourage developers to meet Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 and report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee before the end of the second quarter of 2018.

 

6.  City Council request Build Toronto and the Toronto Realty Agency to consider the application of, at minimum, Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 standards as part of their development agreements with future owners of land.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee considered Items PG23.9 and PG23.10 together.

 

The Acting Project Manager, Environmental Planning, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis, City Planning and the Deputy Chief Building Official and Director, North York District, Toronto Building gave a presentation on Pathway to a Low Carbon Future.

Origin

(September 28, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report presents the updated Toronto Green Standard Version 3 which proposes a four-tiered framework for development to achieve near-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in support of Council's adoption of TransformTO and goal to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050.

 

The Toronto Green Standard is a set of environmental performance measures that facilitate sustainable new development in Toronto and is a key component of the City's commitment to the achievement of a healthy and prosperous City. The Toronto Green Standard plays a critical role in transforming and influencing the market and provincial regulation by consistently raising the bar for performance. It has been responsible for developing capacity amongst developers and demonstrating that the industry can and will build higher performance buildings.

 

The Toronto Green Standard Version 3 is proposed to come into effect on May 1, 2018. Key changes include:

 

- new requirements for Tier 1 including an option to use absolute performance targets for energy;

- new core measures for Tier 2 including using absolute performance targets for energy, solar readiness, connection to district energy, stormwater retention and a resilience checklist;

- new Tier 3 performance measures;

- new Tier 4 absolute performance targets for energy; and

- a separate standard for City agency, corporation and division-owned non-residential developments.
 

The recommended revised and updated Toronto Green Standard reflects consultation with a number of stakeholders. An Advisory Committee and a workshop with energy modellers provided advice with respect to the development of the Zero Emissions Buildings Framework. Industry stakeholders, including the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), provided valuable input into the preparation of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 through workshops and meetings. The Toronto

 

Green Standard Version 3 reflects the updated environmental policies of the Official Plan, incorporates improvements resulting from direct experiences in applying the Toronto Green Standard and reflects new and updated City guidelines, policies and regulations.

 

This report was prepared in consultation with Toronto Building, Environment and Energy, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Water, Transportation Services, Solid Waste, Legal Services and Corporate Finance Divisions as well as the Chief Resilience Officer..

Background Information (Committee)

(September 28, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Toronto Green Standard Review and Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107359.pdf
Attachment 2: Toronto Green Standard v3- Sustainability Requirements for New Development in Toronto: Mid to High-Rise Residential and All Non-Residential
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107487.pdf
Attachment 3: Toronto Green Standard v3- Sustainability Requirements for New Development in Toronto: Low-Rise Residential
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107488.pdf
Attachment 4: Toronto Green Standard v3- Sustainability Requirements for New Development in Toronto: City Agency, Corporation and Division-Owned Facilities (Non-Residential Uses)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107489.pdf
Presentation on Pathway to a Low Carbon Future
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107789.pdf

Speakers

Bryan Purcell, The Atmospheric Fund
Gabriella Kalapos, Clean Air Partnership and Chair of the Clean Air Council
Emily J. Alfred, Waste Campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance
Sheena Sharpe, Councillor, Ontario Association of Architects

Communications (Committee)

(October 6, 2017) Letter from Andy Schonberger, Chair, Leadership Board, The Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (PG.New.PG23.9.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72581.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Janet Rosenberg, Janet Rosenberg & Studio (PG.New.PG23.9.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72633.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Andrew Bowerbank, Global Director, Sustainable Building Services, EllisDon (PG.New.PG23.9.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72634.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from John Stephenson, Architect, President, Ontario Association of Architects (PG.New.PG23.9.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72635.pdf
(October 10, 2017) E-mail from Mike Williams, Principal, Sustainability RWDI (PG.New.PW23.9.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72636.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Andrew Peel, President, OntarioPH (PG.New.PG23.9.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72637.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Danielle Chin, Senior Manager, Policy & Government Relations, Building Industry and Land Development Association (PG.New.PG23.9.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72638.pdf
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from Marianne Touchie, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto (PG.New.PG23.9.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72614.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Agnieszka Wloch, Vice President, Development, Minto Communities -Canada (PG.New.PG23.9.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72615.pdf
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PG.New.PG23.9.10)
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Bryan Purcell, Director of Policy and Programs, Toronto Atmospheric Fund (PG.New.PG23.9.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72646.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence (PG.New.PG23.9.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72647.pdf
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from David Lewis (PG.New.PG23.9.13)
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from Brigit Siber (PG.New.PG23.9.14)
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Michael Black, Walk Toronto Steering Committee (PG.New.PG23.9.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72682.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Michael Singleton, Executive Director, Sustainable Building Canada (PG.New.PG23.9.16)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72683.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(November 1, 2017) Letter from Mike Williams (CC.Supp.PG23.9.17)
(October 10, 2017) Letter from John Stephenson, Architect, Ontario Association of Architects (CC.Supp.PG23.9.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74004.pdf
(October 31, 2017) Letter from Doris Chee, President, Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (CC.Supp.PG23.9.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74005.pdf
(November 3, 2017) E-mail from Michael Mesure, Executive Director, Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada (CC.Supp.PG23.9.20)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74003.pdf

PW24.3 - Utility Locate Services for Business Improvement Areas as Required by the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification Act (ON1Call)

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.PW24.3)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communications PW24.3.1 and PW24.3.2 have been submitted on this Item.

Confidential Attachment - The receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct that the City of Toronto assume ownership of BIA underground infrastructure assets and include BIA locate services to be managed and administered by the General Manager, Transportation Services, as of February 1, 2018, or such earlier or later date(s) as the General Manager of Transportation Services considers appropriate in the circumstances, and that the BIAs continue to maintain the infrastructure.

 

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to administer BIA utility locate services on a cost-sharing basis, charging back the BIAs 50 percent of the actual costs attributed to each BIA on an annual basis and setting a provision for the City share as part of the 2018 budget process.

 

3.  City Council direct that, effective as of the date the City assumes ownership of BIA underground infrastructure, Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, be amended to include a new section 5.6 to allow the City to impose a special charge on any unpaid amounts owing to the City, and to include a new Article 7 deeming the City to be the owner of the underground infrastructure and requiring the BIAs to maintain the infrastructure, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report (October 16, 2017) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor, subject to any necessary minor substantive or stylistic refinements as may be identified by the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture or the City Solicitor.

 

4. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 16, 2017) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Origin

(October 16, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend that the City assume ownership of all underground infrastructure assets owned by the Business Improvement Area (the "BIAs") boards of management and assume responsibility for BIA utility locate services through the City's existing service contract, as of February 1, 2018 or such earlier or later date(s) as may be determined by the General Manager of Transportation Services.  This would facilitate compliance with Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification Act, 2012 (the "Act") and safe and timely responses to utility locate requests.  The City would perform this work on behalf of the BIAs on a cost-sharing basis, charging back the BIAs 50 percent of the actual costs attributed to their BIA.  It is estimated that the total additional costs associated with BIA locate requests could range from $331,000 to $553,000 (gross) annually.

 

Providing utility locate services has proven to be a financial and administrative burden to BIAs resulting in the inconsistent provision of locate services and which may also result in delays to utility infrastructure projects.  ON1Call advises that some BIAs are refusing to provide these services or are not meeting required timelines, and therefore are in breach of the Act.  Failure to meet these requirements may result in enforcement action by ON1Call.

 

While this report recommends the City assume this responsibility on a 50 percent cost-recovery basis, BIAs will be relieved of the costly and time-consuming administration of the service and should benefit from lower locate costs as a result of being part of the larger City contract.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 2, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Utility Locate Services for Business Improvement Areas as Required by the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification Act (ON1Call) - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107585.pdf
(October 16, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Utility Locate Services for Business Improvement Areas as Required by the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification Act (ON1Call)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107966.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information and Advice from the City Solicitor

Communications (City Council)

(November 18, 2017) E-mail from Buzz Brackenreid (CC.Main.PW24.3.1)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Peter McClelland, Chair, Forest Hill Village Business Improvement Area (CC.New.PW24.3.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74382.pdf

PW24.4 - Improving Accountability in the Utility Cut Process

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.PW24.4)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The General Manager, Transportation Services has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (PW24.4a with recommendations)

Communications PW24.4.10 and PW24.4.11 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:  

 

1.   City Council approve the incorporation of the Universal Equipment Placement Guidelines, set out in Attachment 1 to the report (October 3, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services into the Municipal Consent Requirements adhered to by all Utility companies.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:

 

1.  Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to consult with ABC Residents Association and the Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (FoNTRA) and report directly to City Council on November 7, 2017 with this feedback.

Origin

(October 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

The City of Toronto is currently experiencing an unprecedented period of growth --with the GTA expected to grow from 6.7 million in 2016 to 9.6 million on 2041. In order to keep pace with this growth, upgrades to below-ground utilities are frequently required, impacting the surface of the Toronto's 5,600 kilometres of roads.

 

Typically, utility companies conduct work and then make temporary pavement repairs so that the area is passable until a permanent restoration can be completed. Although the utility companies fund all permanent restorations, the paving work is conducted by Transportation Services staff or their contractors within two (2) years after the utility cut permit has been issued.  Due to the long lead time between when the temporary and permanent pavement repairs occur, utility cuts have long been a concern to communities who want final restoration to the pavement, curbs, sidewalks, and sod in their neighborhoods as quickly as possible.

 

Transportation Services has revised the process for completing utility cut repairs in order to provider a higher quality of service to communities and a more straightforward final restoration process for the utilities. This report provides an overview of these recent process changes by City staff, defines a plan to eliminate the backlog of utility cut repairs that have developed, and improves the accountability of utility companies to complete their permanent restorations quickly and to a high quality standard.

 

In particular, this report provides an overview of the:

 

-   historic utility cut process;
-   challenges encountered with the current process; and
-   the process improvements developed in response, including:


-   allowing utility companies to carry out permanent repairs;
-   improvements to the manner in which residents are notified of pending work;
-   initiation of a consultant assignment in Q1 2018 to address the repair backlog;
-   modifications to the inspection process;
-   the development of Universal Equipment Placement Guidelines; and
-   implementation of a short-stream utility fee and maintenance fees for pavers.
 

The combination of these process changes will improve the condition of Toronto's roads, ensure proper notification to residents impacted by work, provide greater clarity to industry, and enhance staff's ability to manage the utility cut process.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Improving Accountability in the Utility Cut Process
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107510.pdf
Attachment 1: Universal Equipment Placement Guidelines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107730.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(November 6, 2017) Supplementary report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Improving Accountability in the Utility Cut Process (PW24.4a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109274.pdf
Attachment 1: Revised Universal Equipment Placement Guidelines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109275.pdf
Attachment 2: Comments from Lianne Miller, ABC Residents Association
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109276.pdf
Attachment 3: Comments from the Federation of North Toronto Residents Association
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109277.pdf

Speakers

Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chair, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations
M.H. Spence, ABC Residents Association
Lianne Miller, ABC Residents Association
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Communications (Committee)

(October 11, 2017) E-mail from David S. Crawford, Streetscape, St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (PW.Supp.PW24.4.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72905.pdf
(October 16, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Vice-President, Lytton Park Residents Association (PW.Supp.PW24.4.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72900.pdf
(October 17, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel, Co-Chair, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (FoNTRA) and Cathie Macdonald Co-Chair, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (FoNTRA) (PW.New.PW24.4.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72932.pdf
(October 17, 2017) Letter from Lianne Miller and Mary Helen Spence on behalf of ABC Residents Association (PW.New.PW24.4.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72945.pdf
(October 18, 2017) Submission from Mary Helen Spence, ABC Residents Association (PW.New.PW24.4.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72967.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(November 4, 2017) Letter from Lianne Miller, Director, ABC Residents Association (CC.Supp.PW24.4.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74007.pdf
(November 6, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Association (CC.Supp.PW24.4.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74006.pdf
(November 6, 2017) E-mail from David S. Crawford, Streetscape Coordinator, St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (CC.New.PW24.4.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74008.pdf
(November 7, 2017) E-mail from Ron Palmer, Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area (CC.New.PW24.4.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74009.pdf
(November 26, 2017) Letter from Lianne Miller, Director, ABC Residents Association, John Caliendo and Ian Carmichael, Co-Presidents, ABC Residents Association, Cathie MacDonald and Geoff Kettel, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations and Ron Palmer, Vice-Chair, Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area (CC.Main.PW24.4.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74223.pdf
(November 26, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Vice-President, Lytton Park Residents' Organization Inc. (CC.Main.PW24.4.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74224.pdf

PW24.5 - Speed Limit on Bayview Avenue from Pottery Road (Northerly Intersection) to River Street Ramp

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.PW24.5)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
26 - Don Valley West, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 29 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
Communications PW24.5.10 to PW24.5.12 have been submitted on this Item.

Bill 1410 has been submitted on this Item

Second Item on Friday, December 8th

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council designate a 60 km/h speed limit on Bayview Avenue, from Pottery Road (southerly intersection) to River Street Ramp.

Origin

(October 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

In July 2016, City Council unanimously endorsed the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (RSP) 2017-2021, which included the reduction of the regulatory speed limit on various streets including Bayview Avenue, between Pottery Road (northerly intersection) and River Street Ramp, from 60 km/h to 50 km/h. 

 

While this speed limit reduction was made as part of the Road Safety Plan, this section was one of 18 road segments identified where changes were recommended not from a collision history perspective, but to improve consistency with adjacent sections of the same road.

 

Following installation of 50 km/h speed limit signs on June 6, 2017, concerns have been expressed about the disparity between the speed limit and the speeds at which drivers are travelling.

 

Based on a speed study and a review of the design of the roadway, collision history, and the existing road environment, staff have determined that a speed limit of 60 km/h is more appropriate for Bayview Avenue from Pottery Road to River Street Ramp. 

Background Information (Committee)

(October 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Speed Limit on Bayview Avenue from Pottery Road (Northerly Intersection) to River Street Ramp
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107509.pdf
Attachment 1: Map of Speed and Volume Counts on Bayview Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-107512.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(October 13, 2017) E-mail from Edmund Hogan (PW.Supp.PW24.5.1)
(October 16, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Lois Fliss, Co-Captains, Cycle 26 (PW.Supp.PW24.5.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72907.pdf
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from Briar Riddell (PW.New.PW24.5.3)
(October 17, 2017) E-mail from Sylvia Slaughter Co-Chair Ward 30 Bikes (PW.New.PW24.5.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72944.pdf
(October 11, 2017) E-mail from Lucinda Glenny (PW.New.PW24.5.5)
(October 17, 2017) E-mail from Vivien Leong and Adam Cohoon on behalf of Walk Toronto (Steering Committee) (PW.New.PW24.5.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/comm/communicationfile-72963.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(October 23, 2017) E-mail from Fiona Donoghue-Paylor (CC.Main.PW24.5.7)
(November 2, 2017) Letter from Kathy Chung, Ward 29 Bikes (CC.Supp.PW24.5.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-73983.pdf
(November 6, 2017) Letter from Robin Buxton Potts, Officer, Government and Stakeholder Relations, Evergreen (CC.New.PW24.5.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-73984.pdf
(December 1, 2017) E-mail from Arthur Klimowicz (CC.Supp.PW24.5.10)
(December 3, 2017) Letter from Vivien Leong and Adam Cohoon on behalf of Walk Toronto (Steering Committee) (CC.Supp.PW24.5.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74326.pdf
(December 8, 2017) E-mail from Robert Pylypiw (CC.New.PW24.5.12)

ST14.5 - Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.ST14.5)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Striking Committee recommends that:

 

1.   City Council appoint Councillor Norman Kelly to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors for a term ending at the Annual Meeting in May 2018.

Origin

(October 17, 2017) Report from the City Clerk

Summary

The purpose of this report is to fill a vacancy on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors resulting from the passing of Councillor Pam McConnell.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 17, 2017) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/bgrd/backgroundfile-108000.pdf
Attachment 1 - Members' preferences for appointment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/bgrd/backgroundfile-108001.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(October 26, 2017) Letter from Councillor Neethan Shan, Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River (ST.Supp.ST14.5.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/comm/communicationfile-73199.pdf

ST14.11 - Council Member Appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regional Watershed Alliance

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.ST14.11)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Striking Committee submits the Item to City Council without recommendation as all motions lost on tie votes.

Origin

(October 17, 2017) Report from the City Clerk

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend the appointment of a Member of Council to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regional Watershed Alliance.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 17, 2017) Report form the City Clerk on Council Member Appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regional Watershed Alliance
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/bgrd/backgroundfile-108014.pdf
Attachment 1 - Members' preferences for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regional Watershed Alliance
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/bgrd/backgroundfile-108015.pdf
Attachment 2 - Draft Terms of Reference for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regional Watershed Alliance
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/bgrd/backgroundfile-108016.pdf

Speakers

Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(October 26, 2017) Letter from Councillor Janet Davis, Ward 31 Beaches-East York (ST.New.ST.14.11.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/st/comm/communicationfile-73221.pdf

TE27.46 - Construction Staging Area - 4 Avenue Road

(Deferred by City Council from November 7, 2017 - 2017.TE27.46)
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
Bill 1387 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the closure of the west sidewalk and a 2.9 metres wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Avenue Road, between a point 52.5 metres north of Bloor Street West and a point 56.4 metres further north and the provision of a sidewalk within the closed lane from January 8, 2018 to January 31, 2019.

 

2.  City Council approve the closure of the west sidewalk and a 2.9 metres wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Avenue Road, between a point 52.5 metres north of Bloor Street West to Prince Arthur Avenue and the provision of a sidewalk within the closed lane from February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

 

3.  City Council approve the closure of the west sidewalk and a 2.9 metres wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Avenue Road, between a point 75.7 metres north of Bloor Street West and Prince Arthur Avenue and the provision of a sidewalk within the closed lane from April 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019.

 

4.  City Council prohibit stopping all times on the west side of Avenue Road, between a point 17.5 metres north of Bloor Street West and Prince Arthur Avenue.

 

5.  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.

 

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

 

7.  City Council direct that Avenue Road be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations and lane configurations when the project is completed.

Origin

(September 27, 2017) Report from Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

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

 

PCL Constructors Canada Incorporated is redeveloping the existing Park Hyatt hotel at 4 Avenue Road, located in the north-west corner of Avenue Road and Bloor Street West.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the sidewalk and a portion of the southbound curb lane on the west side of Avenue Road fronting the site for a period of 19 months in order to enable construction of the above mentioned redevelopment. Pedestrian operations will be maintained within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane.

Background Information (Community Council)

(September 27, 2017) Report and Drawings from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Construction Staging Area - 4 Avenue Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-107547.pdf

Executive Committee - Meeting 29

EX29.1 - SmartTrack Project Update and Next Steps

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Mayor's Key Matter and first Item of business on Tuesday, December 5th.

Communications EX29.1.8 to EX29.1.10 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the concepts for the SmartTrack stations outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (November 17, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, as the basis for completing station design work, and authorize the City to act as co-proponents with Metrolinx for, and together commence, the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) for the SmartTrack stations, which will consider the following station-specific design elements:

            

a.  St. Clair-Old Weston SmartTrack station will be coordinated with the ongoing work on the St. Clair Avenue West Transportation Master Plan, and all efforts made to advance aspects of that Master Plan concurrently with the station;

 
b.  King-Liberty SmartTrack station will include the consideration of strong connections for pedestrians and cyclists directly into Liberty Village, provision for the King High Line crossing and other enhancements to cycling infrastructure in and through the area;

 
c.  East Harbour SmartTrack station will be fully integrated into the broader Unilever Precinct planning process to support the development of this area as a major employment area;

 
d.  Gerrard-Carlaw SmartTrack station will include entrances that optimize connections with the planned Relief Line station, other transit lines and the broader station area;

 
e.  Lawrence-Kennedy SmartTrack station will feature direct access from the Lawrence Avenue overpass, and will allow for the continued operation of Line 3 until the opening of the Scarborough Subway Extension while optimizing connections to areas of potential future development north of Lawrence Avenue; and

 
f.  Finch-Kennedy SmartTrack station will be integrated with a road-under-rail grade separation being constructed as part of Regional Express Rail, feature direct access from station entrances on Finch Avenue, include new local access roads at the north end of the station to provide for passenger pick up/drop off and consideration of improved access from areas south of the station.

 
2.  City Council request that Metrolinx include strong connections to Bloor Street and all provisions required to improve the network of pedestrian/cycling pathways along the GO corridor that were initiated through the Davenport Diamond Grade Separation project as part of the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) or addenda for the Bloor-Lansdowne GO Regional Express Rail station.

 
3.  City Council request that Metrolinx work in partnership with the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to advance the Spadina-Front GO Regional Express Rail station, the Rail Deck Park proposal and other aligned capital projects in the rail corridor, and request consideration of a decking structure in the planning, design and engineering work for the Spadina-Front GO Regional Express Rail station, including but not limited to the station's Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) or addenda.

 

4.  City Council direct staff to continue planning the Eglinton West LRT transit extension concept for the Toronto Segment between Mount Dennis Station and Renforth Station, including:


a. Ten stops as described in Attachment 2 to the report (November 17, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B; and


b. Direct staff to form a working group of community stakeholders in consultation with local councillors, to investigate further grade separation and or tunnelling options to further develop traffic modelling and an enhanced framework that places additional consideration on local community interest.

 
5.  City Council request Metrolinx to engage in discussions with the City on required resources to support timely implementation of the Metrolinx Regional Express Rail program and authorize the City Manager and any other relevant City officials to execute an agreement with Metrolinx to have Metrolinx fund:

 

a.  Dedicated City staff resources in support of Regional Express Rail implementation in Toronto; and

 
b.  The City's Property Acquisition Unit to provide property acquisition services for transit expansion initiatives to Metrolinx, including the Light Rail Transit and Regional Express Rail programs in Toronto.

 
6.  City Council forward the City's submission on Metrolinx's draft Regional Transportation Plan as outlined in Attachment 5 to the report (November 17, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation.

Origin

(November 17, 2017) Report from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B

Summary

In July 2016, City Council conditionally approved the SmartTrack concept, based on initial business cases included in the report EX16.1 Developing Toronto's Transit Network Plan to 2031. The SmartTrack concept includes two components. The first component is an integrated SmartTrack/Regional Express Rail (RER) service on the Kitchener and Stouffville/Lakeshore East GO corridors with service frequencies of 6-10 minute peak service and 15-minute off-peak service at fourteen stations, which includes six new SmartTrack stations. The second component is an extension of the Eglinton West Light Rail Transit (LRT) line from Mount Dennis Station to Renforth (at Commerce Boulevard) with between 8 and 12 stops. The potential for a further extension of the Light Rail Transit to Toronto Pearson International Airport is also under review.

 

In November 2016, City Council committed funding to advance the planning and design of the SmartTrack concept to a Class 3 cost estimate (approximately 15-30 percent design), at which time City Council will decide whether to commit funding to procurement and construction of SmartTrack. The staged decision-making process for SmartTrack is outlined in the "Stage Gate Process" agreed to by the City and the Province in the report EX19.1 Transit Network Plan Update and Financial Strategy. This report provides recommendations to advance both components of the SmartTrack project.

 

SmartTrack/Regional Express Rail Integration

 

The planning and design of the six new SmartTrack stations to be incorporated into the overall SmartTrack/Regional Express Rail integration concept have been further advanced to address the City's policy and planning objectives. Attachment 1 includes the emerging station concepts that have resulted from stakeholder and community consultation and collaboration with Metrolinx. The concepts in Attachment 1 will inform the Environmental Project Reports for each station. The report recommends City Council approve the concepts for the new SmartTrack and GO Regional Express Rail stations, and authorize the City to act as co-proponents with Metrolinx in the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) for the SmartTrack stations, which will commence in the first quarter 2018. This recommendation allows the SmartTrack stations to proceed to the next stage of work. Staff will report to City Council in the second quarter of 2018 to seek authority to proceed to procurement and construction of the new stations. A Class 3 cost estimate and updated funding and financing strategy for the stations will be included in the next report. 

 

Eglinton West Light Rail Transit Extension

 

The Eglinton West Light Rail Transit extension includes two components which are currently in different stages of development. The extension from Mount Dennis Station to Renforth (at Commerce Boulevard), which is the segment located in Toronto (i.e., the "Toronto Segment"), is the furthest advanced. In 2016, City Council requested staff to undertake further analysis of potential stop locations included in the approved 2010 Environmental Assessment (EA)/Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP), and to also review potential grade separations for the Toronto Segment. The results of this analysis are outlined in Attachment 2. It is recommended that City Council approve a 10-stop at-grade Light Rail Transit concept for the Toronto Segment of the project and no longer consider grade separations as staff finalize the alignment for the full Light Rail Transit extension.

 

The City is supporting Metrolinx in its study of a potential extension of the Light Rail Transit from Renforth to Toronto Pearson International Airport (i.e., the "Airport Segment") in partnership with the City of Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA). Further direction on potential alignment options for the Airport Segment is required to finalize the full alignment of the Light Rail Transit project. The City has also initiated a comprehensive traffic modelling study in the Martin Grove Road area to address traffic management concerns. The outcomes of this study may result in further refinement of the Light Rail Transit alignment west of Martin Grove Road. Further public and stakeholder consultation will be undertaken as this work develops. A final alignment for the Light Rail Transit will be recommended to City Council in the second quarter of 2018, at which time staff will seek authority to amend the approved Environment Assessment/Transit Project Assessment Process in partnership with Metrolinx.

 

Regional Express Rail

 

Attachment 3 of the report provides an update from Metrolinx on the implementation of Metrolinx's Regional Express Rail program, which is foundational to the SmartTrack/Regional Express Rail integration concept described above. Regional Express Rail is a transformational program to provide increased service on core portions of the GO Rail network. This report recommends City Council request Metrolinx to engage in discussions with the City on required resources to support timely implementation of the Regional Express Rail program and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Metrolinx to have Metrolinx fund City positions to provide services in support of Regional Express Rail implementation in Toronto.

 

Regional Transportation Plan

 

In September 2017, Metrolinx released the Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan (the "Draft Plan") for public consultation. The City is working closely with Metrolinx to ensure the elements of the Draft Plan align with the City's transit and transportation policies and priorities. The City and Toronto Transit Commission are key partners in delivering improved mobility outcomes in the region and should be considered a key partner in the next iteration of the Draft Plan. The City has prepared a submission to Metrolinx in response to the Draft Plan which is included as Attachment 5. This report requests City Council forward the contents of the submission to Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation. Metrolinx will be reporting back to their Board in December 2017 with a Draft Final Plan.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) Report from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B on SmartTrack Project Update and Next Steps
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109125.pdf
Attachment 1 - New SmartTrack/GO Regional Express Rail Stations Technical and Planning Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109249.pdf
Attachment 2 - Eglinton West Light Rail Transit Extension Technical and Planning Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109250.pdf
Attachment 3 - Metrolinx Update on Regional Express Rail
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109251.pdf
Attachment 4 - City response to Metrolinx re: additional information on the proposed Lawrence East station
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109252.pdf
Attachment 5 - City response to Metrolinx re: Draft 2041 Regional Transportation Plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109253.pdf

Speakers

Raymond Shen
Hamish Wilson
Brenda Thompson , Scarborough Transit Action
John Di Salvo, Richmond Gardens Ratepayers Association RGRRA
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor John Campbell
Councillor Stephen Holyday
Councillor Gord Perks
Councillor Paula Flecther

Communications (Committee)

(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (EX.Supp.EX29.1.1)
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (EX.Supp.EX29.1.2)
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Emily Hanna, President, NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter (EX.Supp.EX29.1.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74104.pdf
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Arjun Chowdhury, Director, Asset Management, the Airport Corporate Centre Landowners' Committee (EX.Supp.EX29.1.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74108.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Raymond Shen (EX.New.EX29.1.5)
(November 28, 2017) Letter from Howard Eng, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Airports Authority GTAA (EX.New.EX29.1.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74143.pdf
(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Joseph Lorinez (EX.New.EX29.1.7)

Communications (City Council)

(November 28, 2017) Letter from Jennifer Huntley, Director of Leasing, Retail Division, Davpart Inc. (CC.Main.EX29.1.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74229.pdf
(November 29, 2017) Submission from Sharon Yetman (CC.Main.EX29.1.9)
(November 30, 2017) Submission from Sharon Yetman (CC.Supp.EX29.1.10)

EX29.2 - Rail Deck Park - Results of Feasibility Analysis and Next Steps for Implementation

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Mayor's Key Matter and second Item of business on Tuesday, December 5th.

See also Item TE28.7

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with City Solicitor to:

 

i.  advance the Stage Two Work Plan for Rail Deck Park in 2018 and 2019 as described in this report, and

 

ii.  utilize the City-owned lands in the rail corridor only in a manner consistent with the future establishment of a comprehensive park and open space development in the rail corridor area.

 

2.  City Council request Metrolinx to work in partnership with the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to advance the Spadina-Front GO station, the Rail Deck Park proposal and other aligned capital projects in the rail corridor, and request consideration of a decking structure in the planning, design and engineering work for the Spadina-Front GO station, including but not limited to the station's Transit Project Assessment Process ("TPAP") or addenda.

 

3.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Acting Chief Financial Officer to advance the development of a growth-focused financial strategy for Rail Deck Park based on the following principles:

 

a.  a portion of Section 42 cash-in-lieu of parkland ("Section 42 CIL") contributions and other growth-related funds previously collected from development activity in Downtown Toronto will be applied towards project costs in a way that does not negatively impact on any parkland revenues generated for other areas of the city, and in accordance with existing allocation policies;

 

b.  incremental revenues from future rate increases to existing and/or new growth-related revenue tools, including Section 42 Cash-in-Lieu of parkland contributions, Section 37 contributions, Development Charges, and appropriate value capture tools, will be applied in such a manner that benefits all projects including the Rail Deck Park project and other parkland priorities across the city;

 

c.  commercial contributions will be sought that reflect the proportional benefit for properties and businesses in areas surrounding the project site resulting from the investment in Rail Deck Park;

 

d.  Federal and/or Provincial contributions will be sought through upcoming intergovernmental negotiations taking into account an assessment of potential economic and fiscal impacts; and

 

e.  a phased approach for implementation and construction of Rail Deck Park will be established consistent with projected revenues and contributions anticipated through Recommendations 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d above.

 

4.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Acting Chief Financial Officer to proactively consult with the development and business communities concerning the principles of the financial strategy, including potential funding options, and any additional options to improve the development review process emanating from the End to End Review.

 

5.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Financial Officer to:

 

a.  engage land development, capital market and legal expertise in assessing the appropriate financing strategy for the project as required; and

 

b.  report back to Council with the implementation of this recommended strategy once the cost for securing the use and/or ownership of necessary properties is known and capital cost estimates have been refined in order for Council to confirm its definitive commitment to the project.

 

6.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Financial Officer to include eligible components of the Rail Deck Park project costs in the City's development charges by-law review currently underway.

 

7. City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 ("DCA"), and to make any necessary regulation in order to:

 

a. exempt the Rail Deck Park project from the use of the service level cap;

 

b. include Rail Deck Park in the list of services not subject to a 10 percent reduction; and

 

c. deem any potential Federal/Provincial contributions towards the project to be used to benefit existing development.

 

8.  City Council request the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships and other staff as appropriate to:

 

a.  undertake a public and stakeholder engagement process to inform early-stage design, including the formation of a Community Stakeholder Advisory Group;

 

b.  undertake a public ideas competition;

 

c.  develop a fundraising strategy and evaluate the potential for sponsorship and donations to support the project; and

 

d.  evaluate governance options for long-term programming, operations, and maintenance for Rail Deck Park.

 

9.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, to ensure that the Rail Deck Park Implementation Strategy be developed consistent with the principles and directions of the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan and that this be addressed in the next report to Council.

 

10.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, to assess the opportunities to create new connections to Rail Deck Park as part of the Stage Two Work Plan, including the Green Line along the hydro lands and the northern and southern extensions of the West Toronto Railpath, for the purpose of creating an inter-connected network of parks, with the next report to Council to include feasibility and funding options.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning gave a presentation on Update on Rail Deck Park, Parkland Strategy and Section 42 Review.

 

The Executive Committee considered items EX29.2, EX29.3 and EX29.4 together.

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report provides an update on the implementation strategy for the "Rail Deck Park" project approved by Council in October 2016. The scope of the proposed project is a 20 acre decking structure and park facility to be constructed in the Union Station Rail Corridor between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way.

 

This report provides summary information for the following areas:

 

-  Context and rationale for the project;

-  Emerging scope, phasing and order of magnitude costing;

-  Update on a "growth-focused" financial strategy;

-  Update on real estate matters; and

-  Recommendations for stage two of the project.

 

A separate report entitled "Rail Deck Park - City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Final Report" from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York (TE28.7) with recommendations to establish the land use designation for the area over the rail corridor as Parks and Open Space Areas was unanimously adopted by Toronto and East York Community Council on November 14, 2017.

 

1. Opportunity to Support Growth and Provide City-Wide Benefits

 

Rail Deck Park is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a major new park that supports future development in Downtown Toronto while also providing city-wide benefits.

 

Over the past decade, there has been a fundamental shift in the amount of growth experienced across the city. Development intensity has been particularly acute in the core of the city where population grew by roughly three times the rate of the preceding ten years (40 per cent compared to 13 per cent).

 

The creation of new parks has not kept pace with this level of growth. Only two new parks provided in the Downtown area over the past 10 years have been greater than 3 hectares in size. The City is challenged in acquiring significant new parkland in a competitive real estate market. Typical land acquisition costs for free and unencumbered properties in the western area of Downtown Toronto range between $95 and $115 million per acre.

 

Significant Downtown population growth is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, with current projections showing that 140,000 to 180,000 units could be added through 2041.

 

If this growth is to continue, there is a need for significant new infrastructure, including parkland, to ensure the quality of life, health, and sustainability of Downtown neighbourhoods. If this cannot be achieved, it may be necessary for the City to reconsider the pace and amount of future development in the Downtown.

 

The rail corridor area is the last remaining site suitable for a major park (over 3 hectares) to support growth in the Downtown and serve as a city-wide asset.

 

Rail Deck Park will be the largest downtown park outside of the Don Valley. The proposed decking structure will support a fully functional park that, at full build-out, will comprise a total area of approximately 8.3 hectares or 20 acres, excluding the Metrolinx property at the corner of Front Street and Spadina Avenue. Inclusion of the Metrolinx-owned property increases the potential park area to approximately 8.8 hectares or 21 acres (refer to Figure 2 in the Comments section.)

 

A park of this scale is a city-wide asset that offers unique programming and design opportunities not available in smaller parks, such as a mix of recreation, natural areas, and cultural uses. It will unite surrounding visitor attractions (Rogers Centre, Ripley's Aquarium, Fort York) into a major destination district and enhance regional connectivity by integrating with the planned GO Regional Express Rail network.

 

Rail Deck Park also has the potential to strengthen Toronto's global image and competitive position by creating an iconic new public space that exemplifies livability, cultural vibrancy, social inclusiveness, environmental resiliency, and civic pride.

 

2. Design Concept and Costing Reflects Complexity of Building in the Rail Corridor

 

During the first stage of work, the City of Toronto engaged with Build Toronto to undertake a preliminary engineering and costing study for the decking structure to support Rail Deck Park. Reports and appendices from the study will be posted online on the City's project website at www.toronto.ca/raildeckpark prior to the November Executive Committee meeting.

 

The total preliminary cost estimate for the Rail Deck Park project (8.3 hectares; 20 acres) is $1.665 billion (2017 constant dollars) or approximately $83 million per acre. Project costs in this report represent order of magnitude (Class 4) estimates based on early-stage design concepts and the best information currently available for site conditions.

 

The cost estimate includes over $600 million in contingencies and allowances, as well as additional track-level work, reflecting the unique complexity and uncertainty of early-stage planning in the rail corridor. Cost estimates are subject to substantial refinement, including areas of potential savings, as the work proceeds through subsequent stages. Cost estimates do not include escalation or financing costs as detailed cash flows are not yet known.

 

Design and construction of the Rail Deck Park will be subject to multiple approvals and requirements for building in the rail corridor. The project will need to be coordinated with other major capital works. Cooperation with Metrolinx on aligned projects is critical to determining the ultimate scope, timelines, and cost of Rail Deck Park.

 

Implementation and construction of Rail Deck Park can be phased based on the availability of potential funding to be identified through financial strategy as well as various programming and design considerations.

 

A priority phase one option has been identified, extending from Spadina Avenue to the current location of the "Puente de Luez" pedestrian bridge, comprising an area of approximately 3.9 ha (9.5 acres) with a total cost of $872 million. The phase one area would create a large, contiguous park space to provide for a range of recreation and culture uses and support future expansion to the east and west (refer to Figure 7 of the Comments section).

 

3. Supported by a Growth-Focused Financial Strategy

 

Rail Deck Park is an investment to support future growth in Toronto. Therefore, the financial strategy will place an emphasis on incremental growth-related funding tools and revenues in such a manner that benefits all parkland priorities across the City, including Rail Deck Park.

 

Among these tools are Section 42 cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication ("Section 42 CIL") funds, which are collected from new development with the sole purpose of acquiring and developing parkland in the city. A separate report currently before Council ("Review of the City's Alternative Parkland Dedication Rate under Section 42 of the Planning Act") describes the ongoing challenges that the City faces in using these funds for acquisition purposes in high growth areas and presents options for updating Section 42 Cash-in-Lieu of parkland dedication policies to better align with current development intensities.

 

Changes to the calculation of Section 42 Cash-in-Lieu of parkland dedication would provide potentially significant funding capacity for Rail Deck Park and enhance funding available for parkland priorities elsewhere in the Downtown and across the city. Updating the Section 42 Cash-in-Lieu of parkland dedication policies is a first and important step towards advancing the financial strategy for Rail Deck Park.

 

The financial strategy is also evaluating contributions from other revenue tools including Section 37 funds, development charges, and area-specific "value uplift capture” tools. This report recommends that eligible components of the project be included in the City's development charges bylaw review currently underway, and that Council request amendments to the Development Charges Act, 1997 to maximize the availability of development charges to support the project.

 

Additional funding sources to be explored as the project proceeds include sponsorships, donations, and contributions from other orders of government.

 

A financial strategy will be brought forward for Council consideration after refining project timelines and cost estimates, advancing changes to the existing growth focused tools (Section 42 Cash-in-Lieu of parkland dedication and Development Charges), further analysis of other funding tools, discussions with government partners regarding joint funding opportunities, and consultation with land development and capital market experts.

 

4. Securing the Rail Corridor Properties for Public Benefit

 

Almost three quarters of new park projects in Toronto involve the acquisition or conveyance of lands owned by third parties. These transactions can be highly complex.

 

A comprehensive legal review of current ownership confirms that there are four primary property owners in the Rail Deck Park project area: Metrolinx, the City of Toronto, Canadian National Railway Company ("CN") and The Toronto Terminals Railway Company Limited ("TTR"). All lands in the rail corridor were originally acquired for public purposes rather than private development.

 

Representations have been made in public by private parties claiming "development rights" over the rail corridor. However, as of the date of this report, the owners registered on title for these properties are Canadian National Railway Company and The Toronto Terminals Railway Company Limited.

 

City staff will be available to provide information concerning real estate matters to Executive Committee and City Council as required.

 

5. Advancing Planning and Design for Rail Deck Park

 

The project can be advanced through a "stage gate" capital planning process, providing Council with specific decision points about advancing the project as scope, timelines and costs are clarified. If Council adopts the recommendations in this report it will be authorizing staff to undertake a stage two ("due diligence and concept development") work plan in 2018 and 2019.

 

The purpose of the proposed stage two work plan is to address various technical, financial and real estate matters that are required prior to undertaking an Environmental Assessment process, putting forward a detailed financial strategy, and advancing a more detailed level of design.

 

Coordination will be required with Metrolinx and engineering experts to address various technical issues related to capital construction in the rail corridor. Alignment and partnership between the City and Metrolinx is critical to the delivery of Rail Deck Park, the Spadina-Front GO station and other capital projects in the rail corridor.

 

During stage two, the project team will continue to engage with members of the public to develop early-stage programming and design considerations for the project. Among the actions described for stage two are (i) formation of a Stakeholder Advisory Group representing community members and stakeholder groups; (ii) design work required to inform and frame a future International Design Competition; (iii) development of a fundraising strategy and; (iv) evaluation of governance options for the long-term operation and maintenance of Rail Deck Park.

 

A report on stage two outcomes will be brought forward to Council in 2019.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Rail Deck Park - Results of Feasibility Analysis and Next Steps for Implementation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109121.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Presentation from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Update on Rail Deck Park, Parkland Strategy and Section 42 Review
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109483.pdf

Speakers

Hamish Wilson
Mitch Gascoyne
Councillor Joe Cressy
Councillor Frances Nunziata
Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(November 16, 2017) Letter from Shamez Virani, President, CentreCourt (EX.Main.EX29.2.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-73993.pdf
(November 21, 2017) Letter from George Huggins, Toronto Terminals Railway and Canadian National Railway (EX.Supp.EX29.2.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74041.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Ira T. Kagan, Kagan Shastri Lawyers (EX.Supp.EX29.2.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74099.pdf

EX29.5 - City-Wide Real Estate - Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters and Shareholder Directions

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bills 1405 to 1409, inclusive have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the municipal code chapter amendments in substantially the form as set out in Appendix A to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, effective January 1, 2018, subject to such stylistic or technical amendments as may be required by the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council approve the amendments to the shareholder directions for Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company in substantially the form as set out in Appendix B and Appendix C to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, effective January 1, 2018, subject to such technical amendments as may be required by the City Solicitor.

 

3.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare and introduce any required amendments to the Municipal Code regulations for the Toronto Realty Agency (currently Chapter 215) and take any other necessary steps to give effect to the re-naming of the Toronto Realty Agency by the Toronto Realty Agency Board.

 

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decisions in the report (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

City Staff are recommending amendments to certain municipal code chapters and shareholder directions of two corporations, Build Toronto and Toronto Port Lands Company, to centralize real estate authorities and decision making on a City-wide basis (excluding Toronto Community Housing Corporation and Toronto Hydro).  A framework for centralizing City-wide real estate authorities was adopted by City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2017. City Council directed staff to report back in the fourth quarter of 2017 on the specific amendments required to implement the framework, including:

 

-Amendments to Shareholder Directions for Build Toronto and Toronto Port Lands Company, in order to establish appropriate authority for the Toronto Realty Agency over Build Toronto Inc. ("Build Toronto") and the Toronto Port Lands Company ("TPLC") and their respective holding subsidiaries and activities, and to effectively implement the new real estate model approved by City Council in May 2017; and

 
-Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters and delegated authorities for certain Agencies and Divisions including Toronto Transit Commission ("TTC"), Toronto Parking Authority ("TPA") and Board of Governors of Exhibition Place ("Exhibition Place"), Toronto Public Library ("TPL") and Parks Forestry and Recreation ("PF&R") to ensure that all real estate transactions are directed through the City's new real estate service delivery model and delegated authority approval process, effective January 1, 2018.
 

The new real estate model (consisting of the Toronto Realty Agency, plus the Real Estate Services and Facilities Management Divisions under the Deputy City Manager of Internal Corporate Services) will work in an integrated fashion to deliver real estate services to all City programs and execute the best solutions for the City as a whole. This includes driving major City-building and revitalization projects, unlocking value for City priorities (e.g. community, social, economic, and environmental opportunities), and delivering creative solutions to programs, residents and visitors of the city. All program commitments from Build Toronto and Toronto Port Lands Company will be maintained under the new real estate model and managed by the Toronto Realty Agency, such as targets for affordable housing and dividend commitments. New targets will be established as part of a City-wide real estate strategy that will be submitted to Council in 2019 with input from Divisions, City Councillors and other City stakeholders.

 

Once the City-wide real estate service delivery model is launched on January 1, 2018, the new Toronto Realty Agency and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, will collaborate to plan and execute real estate solutions in an integrated manner, while working closely with City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations. City Staff are also establishing a new name and brand for the Toronto Realty Agency through engagement with various stakeholders and will bring forward the naming and branding strategy to City Council in early 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on City-Wide Real Estate - Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters and Shareholder Directions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109094.pdf
Appendix A - Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109168.pdf
Appendix B - Revised Shareholder Direction - Build Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109169.pdf
Appendix C - Revised Shareholder Direction - Toronto Port Lands Company
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109170.pdf

EX29.6 - New City of Toronto Investment Policy

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer.

 

2.  City Council request the Interim Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the Investment Board, to report to the Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on the selected Investment Manager's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) polices, and other developments related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report recommends a revised Investment Policy for Council's consideration.  The proposed Policy responds to amendments made by the Province through Ontario Regulation 360/15 ("the Regulation"), under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 that allow the City to invest its general and sinking funds, according to the "Prudent Investor" standard. This standard commonly guides pension and endowment fund investing in Ontario and other jurisdictions. Under this standard, the City will have considerably greater flexibility in the types of investments that it can make but the City must, according to the new regulation, "exercise the care, skill, diligence and judgement that a prudent investor would exercise" in making these investments.

 

This authority will come into effect on January 1, 2018.  Prior to that date, the City is required to complete the following two steps:

 

1.  establish an Investment Board (which was the subject of a report that was adopted by Council at its meeting held on March 28 and 29, 2017) to which Council delegates its investment powers; and

 

2.  approve an Investment Policy that will direct the Board's activities by establishing the City's requirements with respect to:

 

a.  Return on Investment;

b.  Risk Tolerance; and

c.  Liquidity.

 

At its May 16, 2017 meeting, Executive Committee directed staff to consult with the Investment Board regarding the proposed Investment Policy prepared by staff.

 

Staff have considered changes recommended by the Board and incorporated them into a revised Policy that is attached to this report.

 

The Board is required by regulation to develop an Investment Plan and strategy to be used to implement the Investment Policy.  Their Plan will define the methods and means that the Board will use to manage the City's investment portfolios within the parameters of the Policy.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on New City of Toronto Investment Policy
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109144.pdf
Attachment 1 - The Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109145.pdf
Attachment 2 - Equity Investment Components of Legacy City of Toronto Pension Funds
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109146.pdf

Speakers

Derek Moran
Councillor Janet Davis

EX29.7 - Development of Low-Carbon Thermal Energy Networks (LCTEN)

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to negotiate with Enwave Energy Corporation, based on the principles in Attachment 1 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, the terms for a Joint-Development Agreement for the purpose of developing Low-Carbon Thermal Energy Networks, and report back to Council in the first quarter of 2018.

 

2.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to undertake a business case study in consultation with the City Manager, to determine an appropriate governance and operational framework for a partnership with Enwave and to report back to Council in the first quarter of 2018.

 

3.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to work with Enwave and key City divisions, agencies and corporations on the development of a portfolio of near-term opportunities, including applying for grants, entering into contribution agreements for grants if successful, and other due-diligence related activities.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

In June 2017, the Executive Committee directed the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services (then Chief Corporate Officer) to lead the negotiation of the necessary agreements for a business arrangement with Enwave Energy Corporation ("Enwave") for the development of Low-Carbon Thermal Energy Networks ("LCTEN").

 

The key objectives that have been identified include:

 

- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy resilience;
- Achieve speed to market, scalability, and ability to fund projects identified for development; - including attracting grants from external parties;
- Foster economic development, City building, and new revenue opportunities;
- Mitigate risks associated with project development and operation; and
- Create balance between long term project development and the capability to initiate projects that are ready for development now.
 

The City is considering several potential organizational and governance models. The initial step is to enter into a Joint Develop Agreement with Enwave that will lead to the definition of the preferred governance and operational framework to be implemented. Negotiations with Enwave are ongoing and we will report back to Council in the first quarter of 2018.

 

The next steps are:

 

- The City and Enwave negotiate the terms a joint-development agreement (non-binding until approved by Council), consistent with the principles outlined in Attachment 1 for consideration and approval by Council in the first quarter of 2018.
- The City prepare a business case study to determine an appropriate governance and operational framework for a partnership with Enwave and to report back to Council in the first quarter of 2018.
- The City and Enwave continue due-diligence on near-term Low-Carbon Thermal Energy Networks development opportunities in specific geographic nodes.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Development of Low-Carbon Thermal Energy Networks (LCTEN)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109095.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 27, 2017) Letter from Bryan Purcell, Director of Policy and Programs, The Atmospheric Fund TAF (EX.New.EX29.7.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74102.pdf

EX29.8 - Finalizing the Consolidation of Civic Theatres Toronto

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1393 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council direct that the consolidation of the City's three civic theatre boards be finalized effective December 31, 2017, as follows:

 

a.  merge the Boards of Directors of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, the Toronto Centre for the Arts and Civic Theatres Toronto into the Board of Directors of The Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts;

 

b.  amend the objects and mandate of the Board of Directors of The Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts to incorporate the mandate, powers and delegated authorities for Civic Theatres Toronto in its entirety as set out in Item EX7.15, as approved by City Council at its meeting of July 7, 8 and 9, 2015;

 

c.  dissolve the Boards of Directors of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, the Toronto Centre for the Arts and Civic Theatres Toronto and rescind the appointments of the members to those boards; and

 

d.  change the name of the Board of Directors of the Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts to the "Board of Directors of Civic Theatres Toronto".

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to the recommendations in the report (November 16, 2017) from the City Manager, including the repeal and/or amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 11, Arts Centres, of the former City of Toronto, By-law No. 177-81, as amended, of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 23, Civic Theatres. 

Origin

(November 16, 2017) Report from the City Manager

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council approval to finalize the consolidation of Civic Theatres Toronto (CTT) in accordance with City Council's direction of July 2015, to take effect on December 31, 2017 in the manner recommended by the Board of Directors of Civic Theatres Toronto on October 26, 2017, and to enable Civic Theatres Toronto to use the Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts' (Sony Centre) existing charitable registration.

 

The Civic Theatres Toronto Board's recommendations are based on legal advice received by the Civic Theatres Toronto Board that it use the Sony Centre corporate structure to become Civic Theatres Toronto in order to use its charitable status. 

Background Information (Committee)

(November 16, 2017) Report from the City Manager on Finalizing the Consolidation of Civic Theatres Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109124.pdf

EX29.10 - Enhanced Security Measures at Toronto City Hall

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention

Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 were made public with redactions on December 5, 2017

Confidential Attachment - The security of the property of the municipality or local board

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the review and enhancement of the vehicle mitigation measures as described in Confidential Attachment 1 (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and report to Council by March, 2018.

 

2.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to review options for enhanced physical delineation, including ropes, in Committee rooms 1 and 2, and report back to Council before any installation occur, and report to Council by March, 2018.

 

3.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to review options for enhanced physical delineation in Council Chambers, and report back to Council before any installation occurs.

 

4.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to survey members of the public and City employees on patron screening at City Hall and report back to City Council by March, 2018.

 

5.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to enact adjustments to the "Enhanced" security level based upon changes to the Domestic Terrorism Threat Level or upon advice from law enforcement.

 

6.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, remain confidential in their entirety, as they contain information that involves the security of property belonging to the City or one of its agencies or corporations.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session as the item relates to the security of property of the municipality or local board.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

This report proposes changes to the current "Enhanced" level of security at Toronto City Hall for approval by City Council. These proposals are based upon assessments from the Toronto Police Service and Public Safety Canada, best practices, and benchmarking. The primary goals of these proposals are to maintain an accessible, safe, and secure Toronto City Hall while providing a reasonable level of protection from foreseeable threats.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Enhanced Security Measures at Toronto City Hall
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109093.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Recommended Enhanced Security Measures for Toronto City Hall
Confidential Attachment 2 - Review of Current Threat Environment
Confidential Attachment 3 - Summary of Toronto Police Service Vulnerability Assessment of Toronto City Hall
Confidential Attachment 4 - Summary of Public Safety Canada Critical Infrastructure Assessment of Toronto City Hall

Background Information (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Redacted Confidential Attachment 1 - Recommended Enhanced Security Measures for Toronto City Hall - Made public on December 5, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109719.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Redacted Confidential Attachment 2 - Review of Current Threat Environment - Made public on December 5, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109800.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Redacted Confidential Attachment 3 - Summary of Toronto Police Service Vulnerability Assessment of Toronto City Hall - Made public on December 5, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109801.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Redacted Confidential Attachment 4 - Summary of Public Safety Canada Critical Infrastructure Assessment of Toronto City Hall - Made public on December 5, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109802.pdf

Speakers

Dave Meslin
Miroslav Glavic
Riley Peterson, Budget Lead, Toronto Youth Cabinet
Neville Park
Derek Moran
Tim Maguire, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79
Miguel Avila-Velarde
Emily Daigle
Desmond Cole
Councillor Frances Nunziata
Councillor Joe Cressy
Councillor Shelley Carroll
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Councillor Gord Perks

Communications (Committee)

(November 23, 2017) E-mail from Dave Johnson (EX.Supp.EX29.10.1)
(November 24, 2017) E-mail from Shane Cronin (EX.Supp.EX29.10.2)
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Katrina Miller, Strategic Communications and Campaigns, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (EX.New.EX29.10.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74144.pdf

EX29.11 - The Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism as outlined in Attachment A to the report (November 15, 2017) from the City Manager.
 

2.  City Council adopt the 2018 Annual Work Priorities for year one implementation as outlined in Appendix B to the report (November 15, 2017) from the City Manager.

 
3.  City Council refer the new and enhanced request of $0.460 million gross and net for 5.0 positions and $0.535 million gross and net for community partnership initiatives, for a total of $0.995 million gross and net, and included in the 2018 Operating Budget Submissions for Social Development, Finance and Administration for consideration with other City priorities through the 2018 and future-year budget process.
 

4.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Acting Director, Equity, Diversity, and Human Rights; and the Executive Director, Human Resources to form the City Steering Committee to lead the internal City systems change work of the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism and to align this work with other equity-based initiatives to ensure combined impact.
 

5.  City Council approve the establishment of the Anti-Black Racism Partnership and Accountability Circle comprised of diverse Torontonians of African descent to support the implementation of the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism in effective, collaborative and accountable ways.

 
6.  Subject to the adoption of Recommendation 5, City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Acting Director, Equity, Diversity, and Human Rights; and the Executive Director, Human Resources, in collaboration with the Anti-Black Racism Partnership and Accountability Circle to report annually on the progress of implementation and the next year's work priorities.

 
7.  City Council forward the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism as outlined in Appendix A to the report (November 15, 2017) from the City Manager, to the Board of Health, Toronto Library Board, Toronto Police Board, and Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board for their consideration.
 

8.  City Council forward Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism as outlined in Appendix A to the report (November 15, 2017) from the City Manager, to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Children and Youth Services for consideration on program and funding alignments.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the City Manager

Summary

Toronto is the most diverse city in the world. However, studies continue to show that anti-Black racism still exists in this city, affecting the life chances of more than 200,000 people of African descent who call Toronto home.  

 

Anti-Black racism is policies and practices embedded in Canadian institutions that reflect and reinforce beliefs, attitudes, prejudice, stereotyping and/or discrimination that is directed at people of African descent and is rooted in their unique history and experience of enslavement and colonization here in Canada.

 

The legacy of anti-Black racism lies in the current social, economic, and political marginalization of Torontonians of African descent. It is experienced as a lack of opportunity, poor health and mental health outcomes, poor education outcomes, higher rates of precarious employment and unemployment, significant poverty, and overrepresentation in the criminal justice, mental health, and child welfare systems. 

 

To begin confronting anti-Black racism in Toronto, the City of Toronto partnered with Black leaders and organizations to create and implement a four-phase process. Phase one was the development and launch of the Toronto For All campaign in November 2016, naming and challenging anti-Black racism for public education. Phase two was the review of 41 years' worth of research and recommendations about addressing anti-Black racism in Toronto. This review created the foundation for 41 Community Conversations in phase three to determine how best to take meaningful action going forward. Conversations ran from January to March 2017. Black Torontonians reviewed a draft action plan at a citywide workshop in May 2017 and provided feedback. In Phase four, City staff and subject matter experts from across Toronto's Black communities worked together to create work plans and to identify resource requirements to begin implementation.

 

The Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism is the result of this collaborative effort between the City of Toronto and Torontonians of African descent to take corrective action. 

 

This five-year plan leverages the talents, knowledge, and experiences of Black residents and Black organizations as partners in making municipal services, spaces and policies fully inclusive and accessible to Torontonians of African descent in both intent and in practice. The Action Plan includes 22 recommendations and 80 actions to address five issue areas: children and youth development; health and community services; job and income supports; policing and the justice system; and community engagement and Black leadership. This report recommends adoption and implementation of the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report from the City Manager on The Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109126.pdf
Attachment A - The Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109127.pdf
Attachment B - 2018 Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109128.pdf
Attachment C - Anti-Black Racism Partnership and Accountability Circle
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109129.pdf

Speakers

Kemi Jacobs, Executive Director, Delta Family Resource Centre
Brianna Lerato Mokwele, African Canadian Social Development Council
Brandon Hay, Black Daddies Club
Desmond Cole
Kwame Brown, Skills for Change
Floydeen Charles-Fridal , Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and Caribbean African Canadian (CAFCAN) Social Services
Rudi Quammie Williams, Young and Potential Fathers Initiative
Emily Daigle
Councillor Shelley Carroll
Councillor John Campbell
Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(November 28, 2017) Letter from The Board of Directors of the JCA and the Board of Directors of CAFCAN (EX.New.EX29.11.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74141.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Katrina Miller, Strategic Communications and Campaigns, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (EX.New.EX29.11.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74145.pdf
(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Brian De Matos (EX.New.EX29.11.3)

EX29.12 - TO Prosperity: Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy 2017 Report and 2018 Work Plan

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communications EX29.12.19 and EX29.12.20 have been submitted on this Item

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the TO Prosperity 2018 Annual Work Plan for implementation as outlined in Attachment B to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, and forward the initiatives with financial impacts to the City Manager for consideration as part of the 2018 Budget process.

 

2.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to work with relevant City divisions and agencies and report back on the development of a City of Toronto Community Benefits Framework that includes:

 

a.  a comprehensive inventory of existing City processes and practices that leverage community benefits outcomes, including analyses of best practices, challenges, gaps, and opportunities;

 

b.  ways to maximize community benefits outcomes from large-scale private development proposals, through the enhancement of existing City practices and processes, or the leveraging of untapped opportunities.

 

3.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Human Resources, the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management Division and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, working in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and contingent on Council approval of resource requirements described in the 2018 operating budget proposal, to pilot-test standards in City contracts and procurement documents related to (i) advance notice of scheduling, and (ii) equitable hiring, and to report back to Executive Committee by the fourth quarter of 2019 on the feasibility of adopting these standards into City contracts and on their impacts for workers, vendors, and City operations.

 

4.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Human Resources, to report to the Employment and Labour Relations Committee on impacts of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act for the City's employment relationships and labour agreements, within six months of Royal Assent of a new Provincial Act.

 

5.  City Council convey to the Province its support of the vision, objectives and recommendations of the Income Security: A Roadmap for Change report prepared by the Province's Income Security Reform Working Group, First Nations Income Security Reform Working Group and Urban Indigenous Table on Income Security Reform, and summarized in Attachment E to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services

Summary

In 2015, City Council unanimously approved TO Prosperity: Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy. Designed as a 20-year strategy, TO Prosperity contains 17 recommendations divided in six core areas: housing stability, service access, transit equity, food access, quality jobs and livable incomes, and systemic change. Each recommendation is linked to a set of actions to be carried out over a four-year period. Annual work plans identify initiatives that advance the implementation of actions. Every year, staff report on the completion of ongoing initiatives and present a plan for the following year.

 

After a brief discussion of new Census and City data on poverty in Toronto, this report provides an overview of key developments in the core areas of the Poverty Reduction Strategy; topics include actions at the federal and provincial levels, progress on the 2017 Work Plan, highlights of the 2018 Work Plan, the first year of the Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG), and the launching of an Equity Responsive Budgeting Tool.

 

The report also examines two emerging processes with significant potential to reduce poverty reduction in Toronto, namely: City policies and programs aimed at leveraging the City's economic powers to drive inclusive economic development; and a report recently submitted to the Provincial government, by three Provincial Working Groups, recommending a 10-year roadmap to structural reform of Ontario's income security system, Income Security: A Roadmap for Change report.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services on TO Prosperity: Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy 2017 Report and 2018 Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109105.pdf
Attachment A - Poverty Reduction Strategy 2017 Progress Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109106.pdf
Attachment B - Poverty Reduction Strategy 2018 Work Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109110.pdf
Attachment C - Poverty Reduction Strategy 2017 Report to the Community
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109116.pdf
Attachment D - Social Procurement Program Detailed Activities
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109117.pdf
Attachment E - Vision, principles, objectives, and recommendations put forward in the report Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109118.pdf

Speakers

Rosemarie Powell, Toronto Community Benefits Network
Natasha Allen, Toronto Community Benefits Network
Bill Signal, TDBN
Patricia O'Connell, Sistering
Michael Rosenberg
Adina Lebo, Commitment to TOCommunity
Derek Moran
Riley Peterson, Budget Lead, Toronto Youth Cabinet
Kharthika Mohanachandran
Hamish Wilson
Kapri Rabin, Executive Director, Street Health
Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(November 24, 2017) E-mail from David Schatzky (EX.Supp.EX29.12.1)
(November 25, 2017) E-mail from John Ryerson (EX.Supp.EX29.12.2)
(November 25, 2017) E-mail from Cameron Watts (EX.Supp.EX29.12.3)
(November 26, 2017) E-mail from Heather McPherson (EX.Supp.EX29.12.4)
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (EX.Supp.EX29.12.5)
(November 25, 2017) Letter from Lidia Monaco, Associate Executive Director, St. Stephen's Community House (EX.Supp.EX29.12.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74096.pdf
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Jane Mercer, Executive Co-ordinator, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care (EX.Supp.EX29.12.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74097.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Pedro Barata. Senior Vice President, Strategy and Community Impact, United Way Toronto and York Region (EX.Supp.EX29.12.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74106.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Rachel Gray, Executive Director, The Stop Community Food Centre (EX.Supp.EX29.12.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74107.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Rachel Gray, Citizen Chair, Toronto Food Policy Council Executive Director, The Stop Community Food Centre (EX.Supp.EX29.12.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74109.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Michael Rosenberg (EX.New.EX29.12.11)
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Katrina Miller, Strategic Communications and Campaigns, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (EX.New.EX29.12.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74146.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Letter from Kharthika Mohanachandran, Commitment TO Community (EX.New.EX29.12.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74126.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Michael Polanyi, Community Development Worker, Children's Aid Society of Toronto (EX.New.EX29.12.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74127.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Letter from Nahum Mann, Our Toronto (EX.New.EX29.12.15)
(November 28, 2017) Letter from Calvin Henschell, Community Outreach Worker, Regent Park Community Health Centre (EX.New.EX29.12.16)
(November 28, 2017) Letter from Leila Sarangi, Women's Habitat of Etobicoke (EX.New.EX29.12.17)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74163.pdf
(November 28, 2017) Submission from Adina Lebo, Commitment to TO Community (EX.New.EX29.12.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74131.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) Letter from Rosemarie Powell, Executive Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network (CC.Supp.EX29.12.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74306.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Shamsh Kara, Chair, Flemington Community Legal Services (CC.New.EX29.12.20)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74367.pdf

EX29.13 - Creating Transitional Housing at 9 Huntley Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Bill 1379 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to submit a request to the Ministry of Housing for funding through the Federal/Provincial Social Infrastructure Fund - Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario Program - Rental Component in the amount of $3,000,000 to be used by the City to fund the acquisition ($2,700,000) and rehabilitation ($300,000) of 9 Huntley Street.

 

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to provide capital funding from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012) in an amount not to exceed $2,200,280 to fund the acquisition, including applicable closing costs, of 9 Huntley Street.

 

3.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to negotiate, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the acquisition of the property known municipally as 9 Huntley Street with Casey House Hospice Inc. for a purchase price of $4,675,000 and authorize the City to enter into an agreement of purchase and sale (the "Agreement") substantially on the terms outlined in Appendix "A" to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

4.  City Council authorize severally each of the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Director of Real Estate Services to execute the Agreement and any ancillary agreements and documents under the Agreement on behalf of the City.

 

5.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to administer and manage the purchase of 9 Huntley Street from Casey House Hospice Inc., in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers and notices, provided that she may, at any time, refer consideration of any such matters (including their content) to City Council for its consideration and direction.

 

6.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the contemplated purchase transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as the City Solicitor considers reasonable.

 

7.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to negotiate an Offer to Lease with Fife House Foundation Inc., including any amendments in relation to such agreement not materially inconsistent with the terms and conditions described in Appendix B to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer, as approved by Council, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

8.  City Council authorize the City to accept an Offer to Lease from Fife House Foundation Inc., or a related corporation formed for the purposes of this transaction, for a term of 20 years, for the property municipally known as 9 Huntley Street, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix B to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer, and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or her/his designate, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

9.  City Council authorize severally the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Director of Real Estate Services to accept the Offer to Lease on behalf of the City and to execute the lease on behalf of the City.

 

10.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the Offer to Lease, the lease, deliver any notices, pay expenses and amend the commencement, due diligence and other dates to such earlier or later date(s), on such terms and conditions, as the City Solicitor may, from time to time, determine.

 

11.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or her or his designate, to administer and manage the lease agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

 

12.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, the agreements and security required by the Province to obtain the funding set out in Recommendation No. 1 above on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

13.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to assign the agreements and security for the federal/provincial funding obtained by the City to Fife House Foundation Inc., on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

14.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by Fife House Foundation Inc., or a related corporation or its mortgagee(s)  where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement.

 

15.  City Council authorize that the development at 9 Huntley Street be exempt from the payment of development charges and be exempt from the payment of planning and park dedication fees and building permits under existing City policy.

 

17.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, on behalf of the City, any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents relating to the security given to secure the Contribution Agreement entered into with the City of Toronto, or the assignee of the municipal capital facility agreement, for the construction of operation of affordable rental housing at 9 Huntley Street as required by normal business practices.

 

18. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to execute tri-partite agreements with leasehold mortgagees and any ancillary agreements and documents on behalf of the City.

 

19.  City Council approve an increase in the 2017 Approved Capital Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration by a one-time basis by $500,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 43, 49, 51 Gerrard Street West and 695 Bay Street (source account XR3026-3700691) by adding a new capital project called "9 Huntley Street Acquisition", for the purposes of providing funds to Fife House Foundation Inc., for capital improvements to 9 Huntley Street.

 

20.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to provide the $500,000 referred to in Recommendation 19 to Fife House Foundation Inc., subject to the Fife House Foundation Inc., signing an assignment of the municipal capital facility agreement, governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer

Summary

In July, 2017 City Council directed City staff to conduct the necessary due diligence for the City to purchase 9 Huntley Street from Casey House and to report to Council on the possibility of the City acquiring the property to support homeless persons living with HIV/AIDS.

 

This report provides the results of that work and recommends that the City purchase the property at the below market rate of $4,675,000 and any closing costs identified by Real Estate Services estimated at $225,280. To support the purchase, the report recommends funding from the federal-provincial Investment in Affordable Housing (2014 Extension) program and the City’s Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (LARF) (XR 1012).

 

The report also recommends that the City enter into a 20-year lease with Fife House for a nominal sum to provide transitional housing for 20 vulnerable men who have HIV/AIDS and who are chronically homeless or at risk, and who are accessing the emergency shelters.

 

This new Fife House program will stabilize the housing of these individuals, improve health outcomes and reduce the use of emergency services.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report and Appendices A and B from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Service and the Interim Chief Financial Officer on Creating Transitional Housing at 9 Huntley Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109111.pdf

EX29.14 - Finalizing Plans for New Supportive Homes at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Bill 1361 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to request the Ministry of Housing to issue a Conditional Letter of Commitment for funding through the Home For Good Program in the amount of $5,250,000 to be used by Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation, for the development of the affordable housing units at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street.

 

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to submit a request to the Ministry of Housing for funding through the Home For Good Program in the amount of $5,250,000 to be used by Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation for the development of the affordable housing units at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street.

 

3.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to provide capital funding from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR1116) to Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 to fund the expenses of modernization of 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street.

 

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to provide as required such Service Manager consents pursuant to the Housing Services Act as may be necessary to carry out the recommendations in the report (November 14, 2017) from the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

 

5.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to:

 

a.  negotiate, enter into, and execute on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement, the City's "Contribution Agreement", with Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation, to secure the financial assistance, being provided and to set out the terms of the development and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor; and

 

b.  execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation or its mortgagee(s) to complete construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, where and when required during the term of the municipal.

 

6.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, on behalf of the City, any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents relating to the security given to secure the Contribution Agreement entered into with Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc., or a related corporation, for the construction of operation of affordable rental housing at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street as required by normal business practices.

 

7.  City Council exempt the 35 new affordable housing units to be developed at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the municipal capital facility agreement.

 

8.  City Council authorize that the development on the Winchester Properties be exempt from the payment of development charges and be exempt from the payment of planning and park dedication fees and building permits under existing City policy.


9.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to make the necessary budget adjustments to the 2018 City Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to utilize and spend (net $0) affordable housing funding from the capital and operating allocation from the Home For Good Program, with future year requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process.

 

10.  City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to approve the Affordability Payment Schedule and any updates required under the Home for Good Program.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration

Summary

This report provides the results of the due diligence conducted by the Affordable Housing Office and Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc. (Margaret's) to complete the modernization of the buildings at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street (the "Winchester Properties") to be leased from Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) into 35 new self-contained apartments.

 

This report also recommends the capital and operating funding necessary to proceed with the interior demolition and modernization.  Funding recommended includes capital and operating funding from the provincial Home For Good (HFG) program, and City funding sources. Margaret's will also make a financial contribution.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director Affordable Housing Office, and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on Finalizing Plans for New Supportive Homes at 13-15 and 17-19 Winchester Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109119.pdf

EX29.15 - New Supports and Housing for Survivors of Human Trafficking

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Attention
Communication EX29.15.1 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to enter into an administration agreement and/or related agreement(s) with the Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Community and Social Services or any other provincial entity necessary for the receipt and expenditure of funding under the Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund and the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) Program on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to undertake the Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund and Investment in Affordable Housing Program administration in accordance with the related administration agreements, including appropriate measures as the program proceeds to adjust program parameters, recipients, and year-end funding among program components as required to ensure full and effective use of available Federal/Provincial funds.

 

3.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into agreements with the provincial government, other City divisions, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to deliver the Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund and Investment in Affordable Housing program, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Province's guidelines and the approved allocations on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to:

 

a.  negotiate, enter into, and execute on behalf of the City, as necessary, a municipal housing facility agreement, a City "Contribution Agreement", or other agreements with Covenant House Toronto satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, subject to receipt by the City of a business case for the repair and renovation of the property or properties and a program delivery plan, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms of the project or projects and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor; and

 

b.  execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by Covenant House Toronto or its mortgagee(s) to complete construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement.

 

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, postpone, confirm the status of, and discharge any City security documents registered as required by normal business practices.

 

6.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to make the necessary budget adjustments to the 2018 City Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Affordable Housing Office, to utilize and spend (net $0) affordable housing funding from the capital and operating allocations of the Investment in Affordable Housing Program and the Anti-Human Trafficking Community Support Fund, with future year requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process.

 

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to make the necessary budget adjustments to the 2018 City Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and to enter into the appropriate agreements with the provincial government, other City divisions, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to allocate the Investment in Affordable Housing Program rent supplements.

 

8.  City Council reiterate the request to the Federal government to establish an office under the jurisdiction of Public Safety Canada to take action and dedicate resources to eliminate and prevent all forms of domestic and international human trafficking, and to collaborate with other orders of government, community agencies, and survivors to reduce the impact of human trafficking in Toronto and across Canada.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration

Summary

This report seeks City Council approval to participate in and allocate funds to Covenant House Toronto from the new provincial Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund and the federal/provincial Investment in Affordable Housing Program.

 

Toronto is one of the principal destinations in Canada where individuals are being trafficked and sexually exploited. On any given night, there are approximately 2,000 homeless youth in Toronto vulnerable to being trafficked. To address this concern, the City in partnership with Covenant House Toronto applied to the Province to undertake new initiatives to provide supports, transitional housing and rent supplements for eligible women and girls who are survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

 

The Ministry of Community and Social Services has confirmed Toronto’s Community Supports Fund allocation of $885,000 to the City to support Covenant House in providing support services for individuals being trafficked. The City also applied for $885,000 in capital funds to provide transitional housing and $297,000 to provide rent supplement support for women who are survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. An announcement with respect to the capital and rent supplement funding is anticipated shortly.

 

The City Anti-Human Trafficking Working Group, comprised of 21 City services, will continue to collaborate with other orders of government and several community partners to identify ways to strengthen the protection of its residents and communities from human traffickers and to determine ways how City staff can effectively respond to the needs of trafficked persons.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director Affordable Housing Office, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration on New Supports and Housing for Survivors of Human Trafficking
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109141.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) Letter from Bruce Rivers, Executive Director, Covenant House (CC.Supp.EX29.15.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74309.pdf

EX29.16 - Funding Allocations to Support 57 Affordable Ownership Homes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
10 - York Centre, 17 - Davenport, 36 - Scarborough Southwest

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve allocation up to $625,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 25 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 4 and 6 Tippett Road, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

2.  City Council approve allocation up to $300,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 12 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 80 Dale Avenue, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

3.  City Council approve allocation up to $500,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 20 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 383-425 Old Weston Road, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to negotiate, enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, all affordable housing funding agreements, and any security, financing or other documents required with Malibu Investments Inc., or a related corporation, Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area, or a related corporation, 80 Dale Avenue Ltd., or a related corporation and any other party deemed necessary to facilitate the funding detailed in this report, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

5.  City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor to execute any documents required to postpone, confirm the status of, and discharge any City security documents registered as required by normal business practices.

 

6.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to designate the President, or other position of 80 Dale Avenue Ltd. and the President of Malibu Investments Inc. to execute on behalf of the City the loan agreements with eligible purchasers.

 

7.  City Council authorize the City to enter into an agreement with Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area, Build Toronto, Glenspring Developments Inc., and any other party deemed necessary, to secure the purchase of a prepared block of land on which Habitat intends to build up to 20 homes (the "Habitat Property").

 

8.  City Council authorize the City to be a party to the agreement of purchase and sale contemplated to be entered into for the Habitat Property as a contingent transferee, in order to ensure the benefit of the Habitat Property is secured for the intended purposes, in the event Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area or its assignee is not able to complete the transactions.

 

9.  City Council authorize the City to assign its interests in the Habitat Property to another not for profit housing provider, chosen by the Director, Affordable Housing Office, if Habitat is unable to complete the transaction, to give effect to the intended purpose of the Habitat Property as affordable housing, or to an arm's length purchaser at fair market value if no agreement can be made with a suitable not for profit, on terms and conditions determined by the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor prior to the closing date with Glenspring Developments Inc., with the intention that there are no financial consequences to the City having been a party to the agreements of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property.

 

10.  City Council authorize the net proceeds of the assignment of the agreement of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property at fair market value be paid to the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) after payment of all expenses incurred in making the assignment of any Habitat Property.

 

11.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City, the agreement referred to Recommendation 7 above as well as any documents, agreements, or security required to give effect to Council's decision on terms and conditions determined by the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

12.  City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to execute the agreements of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property, together with any documents or agreement relating to the release of the City's interest to Habitat, an assignment or a re-sale transaction that may occur as a result of entering into that agreement, or to amend and to waive any terms and conditions on behalf of the City, on such terms as the City Solicitor considers reasonable.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office

Summary

This report recommends affordable home ownership program funding for up to 57 new homes to be built by non-profit and private sector developers at two Build Toronto sites and one private site in various locations in the City:

 

 

Address

Ward

Proponent

Number of Affordable Homes

1)

4 and 6 Tippett Road

10 York Centre

Malibu Investments Inc.

25

2)

383-425 Old Weston Road

17 Davenport

Habitat for Humanity

20

3)

80 Dale Avenue

36 Scarborough Southwest

80 Dale Avenue Ltd.

12

Total

57

 

The affordable housing plans for the Build Toronto sites were developed in collaboration with Build Toronto and the respective developers who will be acquiring the properties from Build Toronto. The affordable housing plan for 4 and 6 Tippett Road was developed in collaboration with the developer under the policies in the Tippett Road Area Regeneration Study.

 

Financial contributions for the 57 affordable new homes will take the form of down payment assistance loans to assist eligible purchasers moving from rental housing into homeownership. The loans will be funded from the federal/provincial Investment in Affordable Housing Program, the City’s Home Ownership Assistance Program using Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing funds, and the developers.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office on Funding Allocations to Support 57 Affordable Ownership Homes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109140.pdf

16a - Funding Allocations to Support 57 Affordable Ownership Homes

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve allocation up to $625,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 25 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 4 and 6 Tippett Road, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

2.  City Council approve allocation up to $300,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 12 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 80 Dale Avenue, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

3. City Council approve allocation up to $500,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) for up to 20 down payment assistance loans of $25,000 each, to eligible purchasers of housing to be developed on the property currently known as 383-425 Old Weston Road, under the terms of the City's Home Ownership Assistance Program.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to negotiate, enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, all affordable housing funding agreements, and any security, financing or other documents required with Malibu Investments Incorporated, or a related corporation, Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area, or a related corporation, 80 Dale Avenue Limited, or a related corporation and any other party deemed necessary to facilitate the funding detailed in this report, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

5.  City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor to execute any documents required to postpone, confirm the status of, and discharge any City security documents registered as required by normal business practices.

 

6.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to designate the President, or other position of 80 Dale Avenue Limited and the President of Malibu Investments Incorporated to execute on behalf of the City the loan agreements with eligible purchasers.

 

7.  City Council authorize the City to enter into an agreement with Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area, Build Toronto, Glenspring Developments Incorporated, and any other party deemed necessary, to secure the purchase of a prepared block of land on which Habitat intends to build up to 20 homes (the "Habitat Property").

 

8.  City Council authorize the City to be a party to the agreement of purchase and sale contemplated to be entered into for the Habitat Property as a contingent transferee, in order to ensure the benefit of the Habitat Property is secured for the intended purposes, in the event Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area or its assignee is not able to complete the transactions.

 

9.  City Council authorize the City to assign its interests in the Habitat Property to another not for profit housing provider, chosen by the Director, Affordable Housing Office, if Habitat is unable to complete the transaction, to give effect to the intended purpose of the Habitat Property as affordable housing, or to an arm's length purchaser at fair market value if no agreement can be made with a suitable not for profit, on terms and conditions determined by the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor prior to the closing date with Glenspring Developments Incorporated, with the intention that there are no financial consequences to the City having been a party to the agreements of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property.

 

10.  City Council authorize the net proceeds of the assignment of the agreement of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property at fair market value be paid to the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) after payment of all expenses incurred in making the assignment of any Habitat Property.

 

11.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City, the agreement referred to Recommendation 7 above as well as any documents, agreements, or security required to give effect to Council's decision on terms and conditions determined by the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

12.  City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to execute the agreements of purchase and sale for the Habitat Property, together with any documents or agreement relating to the release of the City's interest to Habitat, an assignment or a re-sale transaction that may occur as a result of entering into that agreement, or to amend and to waive any terms and conditions on behalf of the City, on such terms as the City Solicitor considers reasonable.

Origin
(November 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office
Summary

This report recommends affordable home ownership program funding for up to 57 new homes to be built by non-profit and private sector developers at two Build Toronto sites and one private site in various locations in the City:

 

 

Address

Ward

Proponent

Number of Affordable Homes

1)

4 and 6 Tippett Road

10 York Centre

Malibu Investments Incorporated

25

2)

383-425 Old Weston Road

17 Davenport

Habitat for Humanity

20

3)

80 Dale Avenue

36 Scarborough Southwest

80 Dale Avenue Limited

12

Total

57

 

The affordable housing plans for the Build Toronto sites were developed in collaboration with Build Toronto and the respective developers who will be acquiring the properties from Build Toronto. The affordable housing plan for 4 and 6 Tippett Road was developed in collaboration with the developer under the policies in the Tippett Road Area Regeneration Study.

 

Financial contributions for the 57 affordable new homes will take the form of down payment assistance loans to assist eligible purchasers moving from rental housing into

home ownership. The loans will be funded from the federal/provincial Investment in Affordable Housing Program, the City’s Home Ownership Assistance Program using Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing funds, and the developers.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Affordable Housing Office on Funding Allocations to Support 57 Affordable Ownership Homes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109346.pdf

EX29.17 - Creation of a New Property Tax Class for Creative Co-Location Facilities

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the policy objectives and key eligibility criteria for the creation of a new property class for Creative Co-Location Facilities, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (November 20, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A.

 

2.  City Council request the Province to create a new property tax class for Creative Co-Location Facilities based on the policy objectives and key eligibility criteria set out in this report and that such property class be created as a property class for which municipalities be permitted to establish more detailed local criteria and property-specific by-laws, effective for the 2018 taxation year retroactive to January 1, 2018, and further, the Minister of Finance be requested to allow municipalities to set the tax rate for this new Property Tax Class.

 

3.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Financial Officer to include, as part of the 2018 tax rate and tax ratio setting process, the Creative Co-Location Facilities tax class, subject to the necessary regulations being approved and filed by the Province before such provision takes effect, with a report to Executive Committee at its meeting of February 6, 2018 as part of the "2018 Tax Rates and Related Matters" report.

 

4.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor, to establish detailed eligibility criteria for inclusion of properties in the proposed Creative Co-Location Facilities tax class, together with a process to approve inclusion of such properties in this tax class, and a process to address appeals related to the City's eligibility criteria, with a report to Executive Committee at its meeting of February 6, 2018.

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A

Summary

The most recent Provincial property reassessment has resulted in significant assessment increases for many property owners.  Some of these large increases were due to incorrect assessments (e.g. 401 Richmond Street West, downtown Yonge Street retail), which assessments have since been significantly reduced by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

 

Rapidly increasing land values resulting in significant property tax increases is a city-wide issue facing many properties beyond arts and culture facilities.  Similar concerns have been raised respecting organic food growers/retailers (Kensington Market), music venues, and main street retail on a broader scale (e.g. along the Eglinton corridor). 

 

For this reason, staff will be coming forward with potential options for mitigating tax increases which could include the re-instatement of the tax increase capping protection program for those properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes that have previously reached their full Current Value Assessment (CVA) level of taxation and are no longer protected from large re-assessment related tax increases. This proposed policy option together with others will be reported to Executive Committee at its meeting of February 6, 2018, through the "2018 Tax Rates and Related Matters" report to be considered concurrently with the City's 2018 Capital and Operating Budgets.

 

Notwithstanding this, City Council has previously requested the Province to explore opportunities to support not-for-profit arts and culture organizations and incubators, including through property assessment tools.  The Ontario Minister of Finance has most recently extended his willingness to work with the City to establish a new property class for arts and culture facilities.

 

To seize on this opportunity, this report presents the City's policy objectives and proposed key eligibility criteria for the recommended new property class for Council approval as a first and required step in this process.  Upon receipt of this formal submission, Ministry staff will work with City staff in developing a regulatory framework for the creation of this class.  If adopted by the Province, the regulatory framework will provide flexibility for the City to design its own eligibility criteria beyond the broad parameters established by the Province.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Report and Appendix A from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A on Creation of a New Property Tax Class for Creative Co-Location Facilities
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109147.pdf
Appendix B - Minister of Finance Letter to Mayor Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109286.pdf
Appendix B - Part 2 - Minister of Finance Letter to Mayor Tory
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109263.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 24, 2017) Letter from Marc Glassman, on behalf of the Steering Committee at 401 Richmond Street West (EX.Supp.EX29.17.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74085.pdf
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Tim Jones, CEO, ARTSCAPE (EX.Supp.EX29.17.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74103.pdf

EX29.18 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Second Item on Thursday, December 7th

Bill 1397 has been submitted on this Item.
Communication EX29.18.2 has been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council consider the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water concurrently with the 2018-2027 Toronto Water Capital Plan and the 2018 Toronto Water Operating Budget.

 

Rates and Fees

 

2.  City Council adopt:

 

a.  Effective January 1, 2018, the combined water and wastewater consumption rates charged to metered consumers as shown below and in Appendix B attached to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water; 

 

Annual Consumption

Paid on or before the due date, $/m3

Paid after the due date, $/m3

Block 1 - All consumers of water, including the first 5,000 cubic metres per year consumed by Industrial users ("Block 1 rate")

3.8036

4.0037

Block 2 - Industrial process – use water consumption over 5,000 cubic metres per year, representing a 30% reduction from the Block 1 Rate ("Block 2 rate")

2.6623

2.8024

 

b.  Effective January 1, 2018, an increase of 5 percent to the water and wastewater consumption rates charged to flat rate consumers, as set out in Appendix B to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

 

c.  Effective January 1, 2018, the water and wastewater service fees, as set out in Appendix C to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water; and

 

d.  Effective January 1, 2018, the water rebate for eligible low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons be set at a rate of $1.1410/m3, representing a 30 percent reduction from the Block 1 rate (paid on or before the due date).

 

3.  City Council direct that all the rates, fees and charges set out in Appendices B and C to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the water rate rebate, adopted by Council in recommendation 2 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by Council.

 

4.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 441 - Fees and Charges, Municipal Code Chapter 849 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, and Municipal Code Chapter 681 - Sewers, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to these Recommendations.

 

5.  City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to implement these recommendations, subject to any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Toronto Water.

 

6.  City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

 

Capital Budget

 

7.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Water with a total project cost of $1.842 billion, and 2018 cash flow of $ 964.089 million and future year commitments of $ 5.157 billion comprised of the following:

 

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

 

i.  335 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2018 total project cost of $1.842 billion that requires cash flow reduction of $146.796 million in 2018 and future year cash flow commitments of $433.544 million for 2019; $434.355 million for 2020; $370.877 million for 2021; $259.002 million for 2022; $182.901 million for 2023; $88.646 million for 2024; $40.737 million for 2025; $107.083 million for 2026; and $71.985 million for 2027;

 

ii.  286 previously approved sub-projects with a 2018 cash flow of $1.012 billion; and future year cash flow commitments of $811.796 million for 2019; $616.290 million for 2020; $442.761 million for 2021; $357.754 million for 2022; $320.691 million for 2023; $280.639 million for 2024; $244.423 million for 2025; and $93.968 million for 2026;

 

b.  2017 approved cash flow for 183 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2017 into 2018 totalling $98.868 million.

 

8.  City Council approve the 2019 - 2027 Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Water totalling $6.702 billion in project estimates, comprised of $202.994 million for 2019; $411.500 million for 2020; $558.996 million for 2021; $618.112 million for 2022; $795.058 million for 2023; $874.430 million for 2024; $992.793 million for 2025; $1.072 billion for 2026 and $1.176 billion in 2027.

 

9.  City Council consider the operating costs of $1.496 million net in 2018; $0.984 million net in 2019; $1.494 million net in 2020; $0.848 million net in 2021; $2.203 million net in 2022; $0.050 million net in 2023; and $1.0 million net in 2025, resulting from the approval of the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

 

10.  City Council approve 3 new temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2018 capital projects and that the duration for each temporary position not exceed the life and funding of its respective projects / sub-projects.

 

11.  All sub-projects with third party financing be approved conditionally, subject to the receipt of such financing in 2018 and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

 

12.  City Council consider the 2018 - 2027 Recommended Capital Budget and Plan - Toronto Water concurrently with the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

  

Operating Budget

 

13.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Water  of $446.383 million gross, and $842.594 million net in capital-from-current contribution for the following services:

 

Service

Gross ($000s)

 

Net

($000s)

Water Treatment & Supply

190,610.2

 

374,813.4

Wastewater Collection & Treatment

225,396.5

 

493,356.1

Stormwater Management

30,376.4

 

(25,575.6)

Total Program Budget

446,383.2

 

842,593.9

 

14.  City Council approve the 2018 service levels for Toronto Water as outlined on pages 18, 21, and 24 of this report, and associated staff complement of  1,761.65 positions, comprising 56.35 capital positions and 1,705.3 operating positions.

 
15.  City Council consider the 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget - Toronto Water concurrently with the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

Origin

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee

Summary

The Budget Committee submits its recommendations on the 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108980.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report and Appendix A from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Toronto Water on 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109172.pdf
Appendix B - 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109173.pdf
Appendix C - 2018 Water and Wastewater Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109174.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Public Notice - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and Recommended 2018 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109175.pdf
Public Notice - Appendix A - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and Recommended 2017 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109176.pdf
Public Notice - Appendix B - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and Recommended 2017 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109177.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109178.pdf
(November 24, 2017) Revised Appendices 3, 4 and 5 to the 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109383.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Capital Budget Briefing Note #1 - Basement Flooding Protection Program - Program Status Update and Basement Flooding Protection Program Summary
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109179.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Capital Budget Briefing Note #2 - Basement Flooding Protection Program - Project List: 2018 to 2022
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109200.pdf
(November 21, 2017) 2018 Capital Budget Briefing Note #3 - Climate Change Strategies - Budget Summary
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109347.pdf
(November 21, 2017) 2018 Capital Budget Briefing Note #4 - Options for expediting the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan Budget Summary
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109348.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109201.pdf
(November 24, 2017) Revised 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109385.pdf
(November 27, 2017) 2018 Operating Budget Briefing Note #1 - Toronto Water - Stormwater Charge Initiative
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109456.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 28, 2017) Submission from Derek Moran (EX.Supp.EX29.18.1)

Communications (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Letter from Paul Scrivener, Director of External Affairs, Toronto Industry Network (CC.New.EX29.18.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74436.pdf

EX29.19 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1425 has been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

Rates and Fees

 

1.  City Council adopt the Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees in 2018 as set out in Appendix A to the report (October 31, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, to become effective on January 1, 2018.

 

2.  City Council consider the report (October 31, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer concurrently with the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget, 2018-2027 Recommended Capital Plan and the 2018 Recommended Operating Budget of the Solid Waste Management Services Division.

 

3.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 441 - Fees and Charges, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to these Recommendations.

 

4.  City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to implement these Recommendations, subject to any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

 

5.  City Council direct that all the rates, fees and charges set out in Appendices A to the report (October 31, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, adopted by Council in Recommendation 1 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by Council.

 

Capital Budget

 

6.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for Solid Waste Management Services with a total project cost of $56.857 million, and 2018 cash flow of $114.406 million and future year commitments of $149.404 million comprised of the following:


a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:


i.  36 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2018 total project cost of $56.857 million that requires cash flow of $8.516 million in 2018 and future year cash flow commitments of $9.597 million for 2019; $15.135 million for 2020; $5.195 million for 2021; $4.930 million for 2022; $3.561 million for 2023; $3.241 million for 2024; $3.241 million for 2025; $0.441 million for 2026 and $3 million for 2027;


ii.  25 previously approved sub-projects with a 2018 cash flow of $84.285 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $47.445 million for 2019; $18.022 million for 2020; $12.580 million for 2021; $14.001 million for 2022; $3.515 million for 2023; $1 million for 2024; $1million for 2025; and $3.5 million for 2026;


b.  2017 approved cash flow for 18 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2017 into 2018 totalling $21.605 million.


7.  City Council approve the 2019 - 2027 Recommended Capital Plan for Solid Waste Management Services totalling $384.671 million in project estimates, comprised of $23.792 million for 2019; $28.801 million for 2020; $32.442 million for 2021; $39.853 million for 2022; $53.918 million for 2023; $48.932 million for 2024; $42.128 million for 2025; $54.237 million for 2026 and $60.568 million in 2027.


8.  City Council consider the operating costs of $2.044 million net in 2018; $(0.961) million net in 2019; $0.095 million net in 2020; $0.105 million net in 2021; $(0.019) million net in 2022; $(0.022) million for 2023; $(0.026) million for 2024; $(0.029) million for 2025; $0.046 million for 2026 and $0.046 million in 2027, resulting from the approval of the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.


9.  City Council approve 3 new temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2018 capital projects and that the duration for each temporary position not exceed the life and funding of its respective projects / sub-projects.


10.  City Council consider the 2018 - 2027 Recommended Capital Budget and Plan - Solid Waste Management Services concurrently with the report (October 31, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer.

 

Operating Budget

 

11.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Operating Budget for Solid Waste Management Services of $382.163 million gross, $23.026 million capital contribution for the following services:

 

Service

Gross

($000s)

 

Net

($000s)

City Beautification

36,590.9

 

34,953.3

Residual Management

79,839.4

 

33,793.8

Solid Waste Collection & Transfer

119,910.7

 

(182,211.1)

Solid Waste Education & Enforcement

6,303.8

 

6,299.8

Solid Waste Processing & Transport

139,518.2

 

84,138.4

Total Program Budget

382,163.0

 

(23,025.8)

 

12.  City Council approve the 2018 service levels for Solid Waste Management Services as outlined on pages 15, 18, 21, 24, and 27 of this report, and associated staff complement of 1,116.74 positions, comprising 34.53 capital positions and 1,082.21 operating positions.


13.  City Council approve the fee changes for Solid Waste Management Services identified in Appendix 1, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".


14.  City Council consider the 2018 Recommended Operating Budget - Solid Waste Management Services concurrently with the report (October 31, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer.


15.  City Council direct that Solid Waste Management Services and the Financial Planning Division report to Budget Committee on a multi-year rate strategy for the 2019 Budget Process.

 

16.  City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to include the escalating costs of utilities, water and solid waste fees and charges in the proposed economic development study Policies and Programs to support the City's retail areas.   

Origin

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee

Summary

The Budget Committee submits its recommendations on the 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108971.pdf
(October 31, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Chief Financial Officer on 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109203.pdf
Attachment 1 - Appendix A - Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109204.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Public Notice - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109205.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Public Notice - Appendix A - Recommended 2018 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109206.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109207.pdf
(November 24, 2017) Revised 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109386.pdf
(November 20, 2017) REVISED 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109208.pdf
(November 27, 2017) 2018 Capital Budget Briefing Note #5 - Long Term Waste Management Strategy - Improving Multi-Residential and Organic Waste Diversion in 2018
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109453.pdf

EX29.20 - 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Parking Authority

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Fourth Item on Thursday, December 7th

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

Capital Budget

 

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Parking Authority with a total project cost of $78.501 million, and 2018 cash flow of $57.241 million and future year commitments of $21.260 million comprised of the following:


a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:


i.  34 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2018 total project cost of $78.501 million that requires cash flow of $57.241 million in 2018 and future year cash flow commitment of $21.260 million for 2019;

 

b.  2017 approved cash flow for 28 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2017 into 2018 totalling $11.265 million.


2.  City Council approve the 2019 - 2027 Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Parking Authority totalling $433.869 million in project estimates, comprised of $96.579 million for 2019; $87.1 million for 2020; $57.450 million for 2021; $61.9 million for 2022; $35.7 million for 2023; $46.6 million for 2024; $29.5 million for 2025; $32.8 million for 2026, and $7.5 million in 2027.


3.  City Council consider the operating savings of $0.866 million net in 2019; $1.664 million net in 2020; $1.570 million net in 2021; $1.0 million net in 2022; $1.085 million net in 2023; 0.581 million net in 2024, $0.791 million net in 2025; $0.462 million net in 2026; and $0.525 million net in 2027 resulting from the approval of the 2018 Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.


4.  All sub-projects with third party financing be approved conditionally, subject to the receipt of such financing in 2018 and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

 

Operating Budget

 

5.  City Council approve the 2018 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Parking Authority of $99.662 million gross, and ($66.538 million net) for the following services:

 

Service

Gross

($000s)

 

Net

($000s)

Off-Street Parking

81,695.6

 

(20,661.4)

On-Street parking

12,446.0

 

(46,287.3)

Bike Share

5,520.4

 

410.4

Total Program Budget

99,662.1

 

(66,538.2)

 

6.  City Council approve the 2018 service levels for Toronto Parking Authority as outlined on pages 15, 17, and 19 of the 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority, and associated staff complement of 328.5 operating positions.
 

7.  City Council direct the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority to report back to the Executive Committee, through the Budget Committee, with a comprehensive strategy to address the funding for the Bike Share Program on a longer term basis, to inform the 2019 and future year Budget processes by March 31, 2018.

Origin

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee

Summary

The Budget Committee submits its recommendations on the 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Parking Authority.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 10, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on 2018 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108973.pdf
(November 9, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Revenue Impacts of Community Councils on Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109209.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Public Notice - 2018 Toronto Parking Authority Rates Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109210.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109211.pdf
(November 24, 2017) Revised 2018 Staff Recommended Capital Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109388.pdf
(November 3, 2017) 2018 Staff Recommended Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109212.pdf

EX29.21 - 2018 Interim Estimates

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Interim Operating Estimates totalling $2.658 billion as detailed by City Program and Agency in Appendix 1 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer.

 

2.  City Council approve the 2018 Interim Capital Estimates totalling $1.102 billion in gross expenditures and $394.588 million in debt funding as detailed by City Program and Agency in Appendix 2 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer, with the balance financed by Provincial and Federal funding of $235.708 million; Reserve/Reserve Funds funding of $218.762 million; Development Charges funding of $81.783 million and Third Party and Other funding of $171.357 million.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The 2018 Tax supported Operating and Capital Budgets are scheduled for Council approval on February 12 and 13, 2018. The purpose of this report is to establish the 2018 Interim Operating and Capital Estimates in order to enable City Programs and Agencies to have the necessary spending authority to carry out their ongoing operations and to continue work on previously approved capital projects until the 2018 Operating and Capital Budgets are approved by City Council.

 

The 2018 Tax Supported Interim Operating Estimates are $2.658 billion gross and require cash outflow funding of $2.269 billion. The 2018 Tax Supported Interim Capital Estimates total $1.102 billion and require debenture financing of $394.588 million.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report and Appendices 1 and 2 from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on 2018 Interim Estimates
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109104.pdf

EX29.22 - Property Taxes - 2018 Interim Levy By-Law

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1376 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize that the 2018 interim levy for all property classes be based on 50 percent of the total 2017 taxes billed for each property, adjusted, as necessary, to reflect any additional taxes added to the previous year's taxes as a result of assessment added to the tax roll.

 

2. City Council authorize that the interim levy apply to assessments added to the tax roll for 2017 that were not on the assessment roll when the by-law was passed.

 

3. City Council authorize that:

 

a. the interim bill payment due dates for property tax accounts paid on the eleven (11) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: February 15, March 15, April 16, May 15, and June 15, 2018;

 

b. the interim bill payment due date for the two (2) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan be March 1, 2018; and

 

c. the interim bill payment due dates for all other property tax accounts on the regular instalment option or on the six (6) instalment pre-authorized tax payment plan be: March 1, April 3, and May 1, 2018.

 

4. City Council grant authority to introduce the necessary bill in Council on December 5, 6, and 7, 2017, providing for the levying and collection of the 2018 interim taxes prior to the adoption of the estimates for 2018, which by-law, when enacted, will be effective as of January 1, 2018.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Report from the Treasurer

Summary

This report requests Council authority to adopt the necessary by-law to levy interim property taxes for all property classes for 2018 and to prescribe applicable interim bill payment due dates. The 2018 interim levy will raise approximately $2.07 billion for City purposes, and will provide for the cash requirements of the City until such time as the 2018 Operating Budget and 2018 final property tax levy are approved by Council.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) Report from the Treasurer on Property Taxes - 2018 Interim Levy By-Law
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108774.pdf

EX29.23 - Administrative Amendments to Reserve Fund Accounts - 2017

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1378 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the revised purpose and the revised Criteria Sheet for the 'Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve' account, as provided in Appendix 1 to the report (November 15, 2017) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer, and amend Schedule 3 of Chapter 227 to reflect the revised purpose.

 

2.  City Council direct the following accounts, which have zero balances, be closed and deleted from the Schedules to Chapter 227 as set out in the table to follow.

 

Zero Balance Reserve/Reserve Fund Accounts

Reserve Accounts

Beneficial Program

Schedule

Fort York (XQ4207)

Historic House & Gardens (XQ4210)

Montgomery's Inn (XQ4215)

Todmorden Mills (XQ4214)

York Museum (XR4218)

Zion Schoolhouse (XQ4217)

(all in the Museum Group of Accounts)

Economic Development and Culture

5

 

Culture Funding (XR1726)

 

Office of the Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

7

 

Parkland Acquisition - New Development (East York) (XR2034)

 

Parks, Forestry and Recreation

 

10

 

3.  City Council authorize the transfer of the balances of the following pre-2004 Parkland Acquisition/Development Reserve Fund Accounts in column 1 to the corresponding 2004 Parkland Acquisition/Development Reserve Fund accounts in column 2 and direct the accounts in column 1 to be closed and deleted from Schedule 10 of Chapter 227.

 

Parkland Acquisition Account Transfers

 

From (column 1)

To (column 2)

Parkland Acquisition - Land Acquisition (East York) (XR2033)

Parkland Acquisition - South District Local Land (XR2208)

Parkland Acquisition - Land Acquisition (Etobicoke) (XR2037)

Parkland Acquisition - West District Local Land (XR2202)

Parkland Acquisition - New Development (Etobicoke)  (XR2038)

Parkland Acquisition - West District Local Development (XR2203)

Parkland Acquisition - New Development (Scarborough) (XR2050)

Parkland Acquisition - East District Local Development (XR2205)

Parkland Acquisition - Pre-1999 (Etobicoke) (XR2002)

Parkland Acquisition - West District Local Land (XR2202)

 

4.  City Council authorize the transfer of the balances of the following Donations Reserve Accounts within the Museum Account Group in column 1 to the corresponding Museum - General Account (column 2) within the same Museum Account Group, and direct the accounts in column 1 be closed and deleted from Schedule 5 of Chapter 227.

 

Museum Group Account Transfers

From (column 1)

To (column 2)

Museum Donation - Scarborough Historical Museum (XQ4004)

Museum Donation - General (XQ4219)

Museum Donation - Gibson House (XQ4216)

Museum Donation - General (XQ4219)

Museum Donation - MacKenzie House (XQ4211)

Museum Donation - General (XQ4219)

Museum Donation - Colborne Lodge (XQ4208)

Museum Donation - General (XQ4219)

 

5.  City Council authorize the necessary amendments to Chapter 227 in accordance with Recommendations 1 to 4 and direct the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bills to give effect to the recommendations of the report (November 15, 2017) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report seeks Council approval to implement a number of administrative amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds ("Chapter 227").  These amendments include refining the criteria of an existing account and deleting accounts which are no longer required.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 15, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Administrative Amendments to Reserve Fund Accounts - 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109142.pdf

EX29.24 - Capital Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2017-2026 Approved Capital Budget and Plan that result in no incremental impact on debt funding.

 

2.  City Council receive for information the list of 180 completed capital projects/sub-projects to be closed as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (November 20, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer, that results in a total combined project budget savings of $22.069 million.

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the City of Toronto capital spending for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, as well as projected actual expenditures to December 31, 2017. Furthermore, this report seeks Council's approval for in-year budget adjustments to the 2017 Approved Capital Budget.

 

The report also details the 180 completed capital projects with a combined budget of $206.066 million that are ready to be closed. They have been completed under budget, realizing savings of $22.208 million. The permanent underspending which includes $6.603 million in debt funding, $12.171 million in reserves/reserve funds funding, $2.025 million in Capital from Current funding, $0.311 million in Development Charges funding and $1.098 million in other Revenue will be returned to their original funding sources.

 

Table 1: Nine months and Year-End Projected Spending Rate

 

 

2017 Approved Capital Budget

Actual Expenditures - January to September

Actual Expenditures - January to September

Projected Actual Expenditures at Year-End

Projected Actual Expenditures at Year-End

   

($M)

%

($M)

%

Tax Supported

4,1412

1,209.9

29.2%

2,827.4

68.3%

Rate Supported Programs:

1,131.9

471.8

41.7%

853.5

75.4%

TOTAL

5,273.1

1,681.8

31.9%

3,680.8

69.8%

The spending pattern for the first nine months is typically within 40 percent of the total Council Approved Capital Budget. As detailed by City Program and Agency in Appendix 1, total expenditures for the first nine months of 2017 is $1.682 billion or 31.9 percent of the 2017 Council Approved Budget, which is slightly lower than prior years, as compared to 33.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016, 37.0 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and 35.7 percent in the third quarter of 2014. 

The projected expenditure to year-end is expected to reach $3.681 billion or 69.8 percent of the total 2017 Approved Capital Budget. 14 of the 33 City Programs and Agencies have year-end projected spending rate in excess of 70 percent: Tax Supported Programs project a spending rate of 68.3 percent while Rate Supported Programs project spending rate of 75.4 percent by year-end. 

Figure 1 below compares the actual year-end spending rate from 2012 to 2016 average with the projected year-end spending rate for 2017. 

Figure 1: 2012 - 2017 Capital Spending Rate

 

(See Figure 1 titled 2012 - 2017 Capital Spending Rate

in the Summary Section of the report dated November 20, 2017

from the Acting Chief Financial Officer)

 

The 2017 Capital Budget of $5.273 billion represents the highest Capital Budget the City has had for its Tax and Rate Supported Programs. This level of funding reflects an Approved Capital Budget of $3.708 billion plus a combined 2016 carry forward funding and 2017 in-year budget adjustments of $1.565 billion. As a result of increased Capital Budgets, the spending as a percentage of the Budget is proportionally lower. 

The projected year-end spending rates are based on the submissions from the City Operation Divisions and Agencies, and as such, we have accordingly relied on the advice in preparing this report. Both the Approved Capital Budget (including carry forward funding) and actual capital expenditures have been steadily trending upwards over the last 5 years: from $2.400 billion in 2012 to $2.855 billion in 2016 and projected to reach $3.681 billion by the end of 2017. While the projected year-end spending rate of 69.8 percent for 2017 is consistent with the year-end spending rate projected at the third quarter in prior years, it is higher compared to actual year-end spending rate of 60.2 percent for 2016 and 68.3 percent for 2015 as well as past five years' average spending rate of 62.4 percent.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Capital Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109280.pdf
Appendices 1-4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109281.pdf
Appendix 5 - Capital Dashboard for Programs/Agencies
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109282.pdf

24a - Capital Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the City of Toronto capital spending for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, as well as projected actual expenditures to December 31, 2017. Furthermore, this report seeks Council's approval for in-year budget adjustments to the 2017 Approved Capital Budget.

 

The report also details the 180 completed capital projects with a combined budget of $206.066 million that are ready to be closed. They have been completed under budget, realizing savings of $22.208 million. The permanent underspending which includes $6.603 million in debt funding, $12.171 million in reserves/reserve funds funding, $2.025 million in Capital from Current funding, $0.311 million in Development Charges funding and $1.098 million in other Revenue will be returned to their original funding sources.

 

Table 1: Nine months and Year-End Projected Spending Rate

 

 

2017 Approved Capital Budget

Actual Expenditures - January to September

Actual Expenditures - January to September

Projected Actual Expenditures at Year-End

Projected Actual Expenditures at Year-End

   

($M)

%

($M)

%

Tax Supported

4,1412

1,209.9

29.2%

2,827.4

68.3%

Rate Supported Programs:

1,131.9

471.8

41.7%

853.5

75.4%

TOTAL

5,273.1

1,681.8

31.9%

3,680.8

69.8%

The spending pattern for the first nine months is typically within 40 percent of the total Council Approved Capital Budget. As detailed by City Program and Agency in Appendix 1, total expenditures for the first nine months of 2017 is $1.682 billion or 31.9 percent of the 2017 Council Approved Budget, which is slightly lower than prior years, as compared to 33.2 percent in the third quarter of 2016, 37.0 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and 35.7 percent in the third quarter of 2014. 

The projected expenditure to year-end is expected to reach $3.681 billion or 69.8 percent of the total 2017 Approved Capital Budget. 14 of the 33 City Programs and Agencies have year-end projected spending rate in excess of 70 percent: Tax Supported Programs project a spending rate of 68.3 percent while Rate Supported Programs project spending rate of 75.4 percent by year-end. 

Figure 1 below compares the actual year-end spending rate from 2012 to 2016 average with the projected year-end spending rate for 2017. 

Figure 1: 2012 - 2017 Capital Spending Rate

 

(See Figure 1 titled 2012 - 2017 Capital Spending Rate

in the Summary Section of the report dated November 20, 2017

from the Acting Chief Financial Officer)

 

The 2017 Capital Budget of $5.273 billion represents the highest Capital Budget the City has had for its Tax and Rate Supported Programs. This level of funding reflects an Approved Capital Budget of $3.708 billion plus a combined 2016 carry forward funding and 2017 in-year budget adjustments of $1.565 billion. As a result of increased Capital Budgets, the spending as a percentage of the Budget is proportionally lower. 

The projected year-end spending rates are based on the submissions from the City Operation Divisions and Agencies, and as such, we have accordingly relied on the advice in preparing this report. Both the Approved Capital Budget (including carry forward funding) and actual capital expenditures have been steadily trending upwards over the last 5 years: from $2.400 billion in 2012 to $2.855 billion in 2016 and projected to reach $3.681 billion by the end of 2017. While the projected year-end spending rate of 69.8 percent for 2017 is consistent with the year-end spending rate projected at Q3 in prior years, it is higher compared to actual year-end spending rate of 60.2 percent for 2016 and 68.3 percent for 2015 as well as past five years' average spending rate of 62.4 percent.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Capital Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109448.pdf

EX29.25 - Operating Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The Interim Chief Financial Officer has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (EX29.25b with recommendations)

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the budget adjustments detailed in Appendix F to the report (November 20, 2017) from the Acting Chief Financial Officer to amend the 2017 Approved Operating Budget between Programs that have no impact to the 2017 Approved Net Operating Budget of the City.

 

2.  City Programs and Agencies projecting year-end over-spending continue to identify and undertake mitigation strategies to address projected year-end over-expenditures.

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the operating variance for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 as well as projections to year-end. This report also requests City Council's approval for amendments to the 2017 Approved Operating Budget between Programs that have no impact on the City's 2017 Approved Net Operating Budget.

 

The following table summarizes the financial position of Tax Supported Operations as of the third fiscal quarter and projection at year-end:

 

Figure 1: Tax Supported Operating Net Variance Summary ($ Millions)

 

Variance

September 30, 2017

Over/(Under)

Projected Y/E 2017

Over/(Under)

$

%

$

%

Gross Expenditures

(181.4)

-2.4%

(193.4)

-1.8%

Revenues

66.7

1.4%

(51.6)

-0.8%

Net Expenditures

(248.1)

-8.3%

(141.8)

-3.5%

Less: Toronto Building

(16.8)

201.3%

(12.5)

117.0%

Less: Children's Services

(8.6)

12.9

(12.0)

14.9%

Net Expenditures (Excl. Toronto Building and Children's Services)

(222.8)

-7.6%

(117.3)

-3.0%

 

In accordance with the Building Code Act, the surplus from Toronto Building must be contributed to the Building Code Act Service Improvement Reserve Fund to create and maintain systems and processes which enable service delivery timelines and reporting requirements of the Province's Bill 124, Building Code Statute Law Amendment Act, and 2002 Legislation to be met.

 

It is important to note, Children's Services year-end under-expenditure of $12.000 million net is related to Provincial / Federal growth funding to provide 825 new child care subsidies to support growth as directed by City Council on July 4, 2017 (EX26.30). A corresponding in-year adjustment is included in the Appendix F of the report for a one-time contribution to the Child Care Expansion Reserve Fund.

 

Year-to-Date Spending Results:

 

As noted in Figure 1 above, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, Tax Supported Operations reported a favourable net variance of $248.103 million or 8.3 percent and are projecting a year-end surplus of $141.822 million or 3.5 percent.

 

The year-to-date net under-spending was primarily driven by:

 

- Over-achieved Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenue due to higher than anticipated real estate market activity ($93.809 million net).
 

- Under-expenditure by the Toronto Transit Commission of $80.356 million net primarily as a result of lower departmental material expenditures, labour costs, and accident claims of $67.755 million net within Conventional Service, and fewer customer journeys than planned within Wheel Trans of $12.601 million net.
 

- Under-spending by Transportation Services driven by lower contract costs and decreased salt usage in the winter maintenance program ($18.103 million net).
 

- Over-achieved revenue in Toronto Building primarily due to the increasing number of building permit applications ($16.792 million net).
 

- Increased revenue from Supplementary Taxes due to a change in the historical supplementary roll delivery date compared to plan ($15.936 million net).
 

Favourable variances in other Programs and Agencies are primarily due to under-spending in salaries and benefits as a result of vacant positions. The majority of the vacant positions are expected to be filled by year-end, while other new vacant positions may occur throughout the system. More detailed explanations at the Program / Agency level can be found in the complement section of this report.

 

Year-End Spending Projections:

 

Based on this current trend, the City is projecting a net favourable year-end variance of $141.822 million or 3.5 percent. The key drivers for the expected year-end net position are largely due to the following:

 

- Higher than budgeted Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenue as a result of higher than expected sales revenue ($85.000 million net).
 

- Toronto Transit Commission - Conventional Service's under-spending of $35.076 million net is mainly related to labour expenses, employee benefits, PRESTO fees, lower diesel fuel consumption, utilities, depreciation, which are partially offset by passenger revenue increase due to the current trend of customers switching from pass-based fare media to single-ride fare media, and not requiring the budgeted reserve draw of $14.000 million. While, Wheel - Trans Service favourable variance of $14.259 million net is attributed to fewer customer journeys than budgeted. As a whole, Toronto Transit Commission is projecting a favourable year-end variance of $49.335 million net.
 

Consistent with the City's financial management practices and policies, Programs and Agencies projecting an unfavourable year-end variance are required to identify and implement mitigation strategies where possible to address any projected shortfalls.

 

It is important to note that the City's projected year-end under-spending of $141.822 million is primarily attributed to the projected higher Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenues of $85.000 million. After isolating Toronto Building projected net revenue, Municipal Land Transfer Tax over-achieved revenue accounts for 66 percent of the total City's favourable variance for year-end.

 

Rate Supported Programs:

 

As noted in Figure 2 below, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, Rate Supported Operations reported a favourable net variance of $14.431 million or 34.3 percent and are projecting a year-end surplus of $2.886 million.

 

Figure 2: Rate Supported Net Variance Summary ($ Millions)

 

Rate Supported Programs

September 30, 2017

Projected Y/E 2017

Over/(Under)

Over/(Under)

Solid Waste Management Services

2.6

(1.3)

Toronto Parking Authority

0.3

0.7

Toronto Water

(17.4)

(2.2)

Total Variance

(14.4)

(2.9)

 

The key year-to-date net under-spending in Rate Supported Program was driven by:

 

The negative variance in Solid Waste Management Services of $2.628 million net or 30.4 percent is primarily due to over-spending on contracted services, inter-divisional charges for fleet maintenance, debt service charges as well as earlier than planned reserve contributions.
 

The negative revenue in Toronto Parking Authority of $0.306 million net or 0.7 percent is primarily due to lower than planned off-street parking revenues and loss of sponsorship revenue in the Bike Share Program.

 
The positive revenue in Toronto Water of $17.365 million net is primarily due to advance postings of sale of water and industrial waste agreement revenues, as well as an overall increase in the volume demand for new sewer service connections and private water agreements.
 

Complement:

 

Figure 3: 2017 Year-To-Date Vacancy Rate

 

Program/Agency

2017 Year-to-Date

Operating Vacancy %

Capital Vacancy %

Budgeted Gapping %

Operating* Vacancy Rate (After Gapping)

City Operations

3.8%

23.6%

2.4%

1.3%

Agencies

3.5%

19.3%

3.4%

0.1%

Corporate Accounts**

9.0%

0.0%

0.0%

9.0%

Total Levy Operations

3.7%

20.7%

2.9%

0.8%

Rate Supported Programs

7.7%

17.7%

3.0%

4.8%

Grand Total

3.9%

20.6%

2.9%

1.0%

 

*Vacancy after Gapping % is based on operating positions only.

**Corporate Accounts are largely driven by Parking Enforcement Unit vacancies.

 

As of September 30, 2017, the City recorded an operating vacancy rate of 1.0 percent after gapping for an approved complement of 50,910.6 operating positions. The year-to-date vacancy rate for capital positions was 20.6 percent for an approved complement of 3,599.5 positions.

 

Figure 4: 2017 Year-End Projected Vacancy Rate

 

Program/Agency

2017 Year-End Projection

Operating Vacancy %

Capital Vacancy %

Budgeted Gapping %

Operating* Vacancy Rate (After Gapping)

City Operations

2.7%

17.1%

2.4%

0.3%

Agencies

2.8%

7.8%

3.4%

0.0%

Corporate Accounts**

9.0%

0.0%

0.0%

9.0%

Total Levy Operations

2.8%

10.9%

2.9%

0.0%

Rate Supported Programs

7.2%

7.7%

3.0%

4.3%

Grand Total

3.1%

10.9%

2.9%

0.2%

 

*Vacancy after Gapping % is based on operating positions only.

**Corporate Accounts are largely driven by Parking Enforcement Unit vacancies.

 

The year-end operating vacancy rate after gapping is projected to be 0.2 percent for an approved complement of 50,912.6 operating positions. The forecasted vacancy rate for capital positions is projected to be 10.9 percent for an approved complement of 3,461.5 positions.

 

A detailed overview of the third quarter complement is provided in the Approved Complement Section of this report.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Report and Appendices A to G from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Operating Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109109.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Supplementary report from the Interim Chief Financial Officer on Cash Advance to the Toronto Zoo (EX29.25b)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109784.pdf

25a - Operating Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the operating variance for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 as well as projections to year-end. This report also requests City Council's approval for amendments to the 2017 Approved Operating Budget between Programs that have no impact on the City's 2017 Approved Net Operating Budget.

 

The following table summarizes the financial position of Tax Supported Operations as of the third fiscal quarter and projection at year-end:

 

Figure 1: Tax Supported Operating Net Variance Summary ($ Millions)

Variance

September 30, 2017

Over/(Under)

Projected Y/E 2017

Over/(Under)

$

%

$

%

Gross Expenditures

(181.4)

-2.4%

(193.4)

-1.8%

Revenues

66.7

1.4%

(51.6)

-0.8%

Net Expenditures

(248.1)

-8.3%

(141.8)

-3.5%

Less: Toronto Building

(16.8)

201.3%

(12.5)

117.0%

Less: Children's Services

(8.6)

12.9

(12.0)

14.9%

Net Expenditures (Excl. Toronto Building and Children's Services)

(222.8)

-7.6%

(117.3)

-3.0%

 

In accordance with the Building Code Act, the surplus from Toronto Building must be contributed to the Building Code Act Service Improvement Reserve Fund to create and maintain systems and processes which enable service delivery timelines and reporting requirements of the Province's Bill 124, Building Code Statute Law Amendment Act, and 2002 Legislation to be met.

 

It is important to note, Children's Services year-end under-expenditure of $12.000 million net is related to Provincial / Federal growth funding to provide 825 new child care subsidies to support growth as directed by City Council on July 4, 2017 (EX26.30). A corresponding in-year adjustment is included in the Appendix F of the report for a one-time contribution to the Child Care Expansion Reserve Fund.

 

Year-to-Date Spending Results:

 

As noted in Figure 1 above, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, Tax Supported Operations reported a favourable net variance of $248.103 million or 8.3 percent and are projecting a year-end surplus of $141.822 million or 3.5 percent.

 

The year-to-date net under-spending was primarily driven by:

 

- Over-achieved Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenue due to higher than anticipated real estate market activity ($93.809 million net).
 

- Under-expenditure by the Toronto Transit Commission of $80.356 million net primarily as a result of lower departmental material expenditures, labour costs, and accident claims of $67.755 million net within Conventional Service, and fewer customer journeys than planned within Wheel Trans of $12.601 million net.
 

- Under-spending by Transportation Services driven by lower contract costs and decreased salt usage in the winter maintenance program ($18.103 million net).
 

- Over-achieved revenue in Toronto Building primarily due to the increasing number of building permit applications ($16.792 million net).
 

- Increased revenue from Supplementary Taxes due to a change in the historical supplementary roll delivery date compared to plan ($15.936 million net).
 

Favourable variances in other Programs and Agencies are primarily due to under-spending in salaries and benefits as a result of vacant positions. The majority of the vacant positions are expected to be filled by year-end, while other new vacant positions may occur throughout the system. More detailed explanations at the Program / Agency level can be found in the complement section of this report.

 

Year-End Spending Projections:

 

Based on this current trend, the City is projecting a net favourable year-end variance of $141.822 million or 3.5 percent. The key drivers for the expected year-end net position are largely due to the following:

 

- Higher than budgeted Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenue as a result of higher than expected sales revenue ($85.000 million net).
 

- Toronto Transit Commission - Conventional Service's under-spending of $35.076 million net is mainly related to labour expenses, employee benefits, PRESTO fees, lower diesel fuel consumption, utilities, depreciation, which are partially offset by passenger revenue increase due to the current trend of customers switching from pass-based fare media to single-ride fare media, and not requiring the budgeted reserve draw of $14.000 million. While, Wheel - Trans Service favourable variance of $14.259 million net is attributed to fewer customer journeys than budgeted. As a whole, Toronto Transit Commission is projecting a favourable year-end variance of $49.335 million net.
 

Consistent with the City's financial management practices and policies, Programs and Agencies projecting an unfavourable year-end variance are required to identify and implement mitigation strategies where possible to address any projected shortfalls.

 

It is important to note that the City's projected year-end under-spending of $141.822 million is primarily attributed to the projected higher Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenues of $85.000 million. After isolating Toronto Building projected net revenue, Municipal Land Transfer Tax over-achieved revenue accounts for 66 percent of the total City's favourable variance for year-end.

 

Rate Supported Programs:

 

As noted in Figure 2 below, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017, Rate Supported Operations reported a favourable net variance of $14.431 million or 34.3 percent and are projecting a year-end surplus of $2.886 million.

 

Figure 2: Rate Supported Net Variance Summary ($ Millions)

Rate Supported Programs

September 30, 2017

Projected Y/E 2017

Over/(Under)

Over/(Under)

Solid Waste Management Services

2.6

(1.3)

Toronto Parking Authority

0.3

0.7

Toronto Water

(17.4)

(2.2)

Total Variance

(14.4)

(2.9)

 

The key year-to-date net under-spending in Rate Supported Program was driven by:

 

The negative variance in Solid Waste Management Services of $2.628 million net or 30.4 percent is primarily due to over-spending on contracted services, inter-divisional charges for fleet maintenance, debt service charges as well as earlier than planned reserve contributions.
 

The negative revenue in Toronto Parking Authority of $0.306 million net or 0.7 percent is primarily due to lower than planned off-street parking revenues and loss of sponsorship revenue in the Bike Share Program.

 
The positive revenue in Toronto Water of $17.365 million net is primarily due to advance postings of sale of water and industrial waste agreement revenues, as well as an overall increase in the volume demand for new sewer service connections and private water agreements.
 

Complement:

 

Figure 3: 2017 Year-To-Date Vacancy Rate

Program/Agency

2017 Year-to-Date

Operating Vacancy %

Capital Vacancy %

Budgeted Gapping %

Operating* Vacancy Rate (After Gapping)

City Operations

3.8%

23.6%

2.4%

1.3%

Agencies

3.5%

19.3%

3.4%

0.1%

Corporate Accounts**

9.0%

0.0%

0.0%

9.0%

Total Levy Operations

3.7%

20.7%

2.9%

0.8%

Rate Supported Programs

7.7%

17.7%

3.0%

4.8%

Grand Total

3.9%

20.6%

2.9%

1.0%

 

*Vacancy after Gapping % is based on operating positions only.

**Corporate Accounts are largely driven by Parking Enforcement Unit vacancies.

 

As of September 30, 2017, the City recorded an operating vacancy rate of 1.0 percent after gapping for an approved complement of 50,910.6 operating positions. The year-to-date vacancy rate for capital positions was 20.6 percent for an approved complement of 3,599.5 positions.

 

Figure 4: 2017 Year-End Projected Vacancy Rate

Program/Agency

2017 Year-End Projection

Operating Vacancy %

Capital Vacancy %

Budgeted Gapping %

Operating* Vacancy Rate (After Gapping)

City Operations

2.7%

17.1%

2.4%

0.3%

Agencies

2.8%

7.8%

3.4%

0.0%

Corporate Accounts**

9.0%

0.0%

0.0%

9.0%

Total Levy Operations

2.8%

10.9%

2.9%

0.0%

Rate Supported Programs

7.2%

7.7%

3.0%

4.3%

Grand Total

3.1%

10.9%

2.9%

0.2%

 

*Vacancy after Gapping % is based on operating positions only.

**Corporate Accounts are largely driven by Parking Enforcement Unit vacancies.

 

The year-end operating vacancy rate after gapping is projected to be 0.2 percent for an approved complement of 50,912.6 operating positions. The forecasted vacancy rate for capital positions is projected to be 10.9 percent for an approved complement of 3,461.5 positions.

 

A detailed overview of the third quarter complement is provided in the Approved Complement Section of this report.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Operating Variance Report for the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109451.pdf

EX29.27 - Budget Impacts of New Minimum Wage Policy and Other Proposed Bill 148 Changes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council receive the report (November 17, 2017) from the City Manager and the Interim Chief Financial Officer for information.

Origin

(November 17, 2017) Report from the City Manager and the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report provides a summary of the anticipated impacts of the legislative proposals and amendments to Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995 as currently proposed by the provincial government in the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) and the impact of these proposed changes on the City's 2018 and 2019 budget. The changes proposed to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 include a minimum wage increase from the current rate of $11.60 per hour (effective October 1, 2017) to $14.00 per hour in 2018, and $15.00 per hour in 2019.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 to 3 from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Budget Impacts of New Minimum Wage Policy and Other Proposed Bill 148 Changes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109091.pdf

27a - Budget Impacts of New Minimum Wage Policy and Other Proposed Bill 148 Changes

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

This report provides a summary of the anticipated impacts of the legislative proposals and amendments to Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995 as currently proposed by the provincial government in the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) and the impact of these proposed changes on the City's 2018 and 2019 budget. The changes proposed to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 include a minimum wage increase from the current rate of $11.60 per hour (effective October 1, 2017) to $14.00 per hour in 2018, and $15.00 per hour in 2019.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Budget Impacts of New Minimum Wage Policy and Other Proposed Bill 148 Changes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109454.pdf

EX29.28 - Transfer of Funds from Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) and Allocation to the Toronto Arts Council for "2017 Arts in the Parks"

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council approve an increase to the 2017 Approved Operating Budget of the Economic Development and Culture Division in the amount of $0.200 million gross, and $0 net, fully funded by a transfer from the Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219); and be allocated as follows:

 

- $0.100 million to 2017 Toronto Arts Council operating program; and

 

- $0.100 million to 2017 Toronto Arts Council grant program.

 

2.  City Council direct the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture to report back to Council in 2018 on the community impact of the Arts in the Parks program delivered by the Toronto Arts Council and its partners.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council approval to transfer funds in the amount of $0.200 million from the Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) to the 2017 Economic Development and Culture operating budget in order to allocate it to the Toronto Arts Council (TAC).

 

The allocation of funding will be directed in the amount of $0.100 million towards the 2017 Toronto Arts Council operating program to pay for park permit fees; and $0.100 million towards the Toronto Arts Council grants program to support artists selected to perform in City of Toronto parks.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Transfer of Funds from Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) and Allocation to the Toronto Arts Council for "2017 Arts in the Parks"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108525.pdf

28a - Transfer of Funds from Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) and Allocation to the Toronto Arts Council for "2017 Arts in the Parks"

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council approval to transfer funds in the amount of $0.200 million from the Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) to the 2017 Economic Development and Culture operating budget in order to allocate it to the Toronto Arts Council (TAC).

 

The allocation of funding will be directed in the amount of $0.100 million towards the 2017 Toronto Arts Council operating program to pay for park permit fees; and $0.100 million towards the Toronto Arts Council grants program to support artists selected to perform in City of Toronto parks.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Transfer of Funds from Construction Hoarding Sign Fee Reserve Fund (XR1219) and Allocation to the Toronto Arts Council for "2017 Arts in the Parks"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109455.pdf

EX29.29 - Facilities 2017 Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals (November)

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the deferral and acceleration of funds in the Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy (FREEE) 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018- 2026 Capital Plan in the amount of $1.735 million, as illustrated in Schedule A to the report (October 24, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, with zero gross and net debt impact.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to amend the Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy (FREEE) 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan.  The amendments will have zero gross and net debt impact and will better align 2017 and future cash flows with Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy program requirements.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Facilities 2017 Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals (November)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108535.pdf
Schedule "A" - 2017 Deferrals/Accelerations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108536.pdf

29a - Facilities 2017 Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals (November)

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to amend the Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy (FREEE) 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan.  The amendments will have zero gross and net debt impact and will better align 2017 and future cash flows with Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy program requirements.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Facilities 2017 Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals (November)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109457.pdf

EX29.30 - Fleet Services Division 2017 Capital Budget and 2018 - 2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the acceleration and deferral of funds in Fleet Services Division's 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan in the amount of $4.150 million, as illustrated in Appendix A to the report (October 25, 2017) from the General Manager, Fleet Services Division, with zero gross and net debt impact.

 

2.  City Council request the General Manager,  Fleet Services, to report to the June 2018 Government Management Committee on opportunities to utilize commercial Car-Share company technology solutions on City owned vehicles including cars, vans, cargo vans, trucks and other assets where viable.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Fleet Services Division

Summary

The purpose of this report is to amend the Fleet Services Division (FSD) 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018-2027 Capital Plan. The amendments will have zero gross and net debt impact and will better align 2017 and future cash flows with Fleet Services Division program requirements.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Fleet Services Division on Fleet Services Division 2017 Capital Budget and 2018 - 2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108285.pdf
Appendix A - 2017 Accelerations/Deferrals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108286.pdf

30a - Fleet Services Division 2017 Capital Budget and 2018 -2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Budget Committee
Summary

 The purpose of this report is to amend the Fleet Services Division (FSD) 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget and 2018-2027 Capital Plan. The amendments will have zero gross and net debt impact and will better align 2017 and future cash flows with Fleet Services Division program requirements.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Fleet Services Division 2017 Capital Budget and 2018 -2026 Capital Plan Adjustments and Accelerations / Deferrals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109450.pdf

EX29.31 - Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1445 has been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the following additional sub-category applicable to Street Event applications and permits, effective January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019, respectively and amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C- Schedule 2 and Chapter 743, to include any necessary descriptions:

 

BIA Signature Events with Attendance of 100,000 or Less: Business Improvement Area applicants for signature events with attendance of 100,000 or less which require full of partial road closures/occupation of Major Arterial, Minor Arterial and Collector roads for 2 or more consecutive days (four days maximum) at $200 per application per event and $313 per permit as of January 1, 2018 and $625 per permit as of January 1, 2019.

 

2.  City Council approve the following fees applicable to Street Event applications and permits, effective January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019, respectively, and amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C - Schedule 2 and Chapter 743, to include any necessary descriptions:

 

a.  Business Improvement Area Signature Events of Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, at $625 per permit as of January 1, 2018 and $1250 as of January 1, 2019;

 
b.  Business Improvement Area One Day Events of Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, at $100 per application per event and a permit fee of $125 as of January 1, 2018 and $250 as of January 1, 2019; and

 
c.  Business Improvement Area Sidewalk, Boulevard and/or Curb Lane of Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, at $25 per application per event and a permit fee of $100 per day as of January 1, 2018. 

 

3.  City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer to annually determine, in accordance with the City's User Fee Policy, the automatic annual inflationary adjustment to be applied to the street event fees and that Chapters 441 and 442 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code be amended accordingly. Inflationary increases for the fees listed in Recommendations 1, 2.a., and 2.b. to commence January 1, 2020.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

City Council, at its meeting of February 15 and 16, 2017, requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct further consultation with the Business Improvement Areas on the impact of the Street Event Fee increases in the 2017 Transportation Services Operating Budget.

 

As a result of the consultation, staff are recommending the new fees be implemented through a two-year phased-in approach. The new Business Improvement Area fees would see a 75 percent and 50 percent reduction applied to the approved fees, as shown in Attachment 1 of this report. The proposed 75 percent reduction would be introduced January 1, 2018 and the 50 percent reduction in January 1, 2019. This approach would allow the Business Improvement Areas to better plan for their upcoming operating budgets.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109112.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Public Notice - Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109213.pdf

31a - Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from Letter from the Budget Committee on Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas
Summary

City Council, at its meeting of February 15 and 16, 2017, requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct further consultation with the Business Improvement Areas on the impact of the Street Event Fee increases in the 2017 Transportation Services Operating Budget.

 

As a result of the consultation, staff are recommending the new fees be implemented through a two-year phased-in approach. The new Business Improvement Area fees would see a 75 percent and 50 percent reduction applied to the approved fees, as shown in Attachment 1 of this report. The proposed 75 percent reduction would be introduced January 1, 2018 and the 50 percent reduction in January 1, 2019. This approach would allow the Business Improvement Areas to better plan for their upcoming operating budgets.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Street Event User Fees for Business Improvement Areas
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109460.pdf

EX29.32 - Transportation Services 2017 Capital Budget Adjustments

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the reallocation of funds within Transportation Services' Approved 2017 Capital Budget in the amount of $7.300 million, for funding of projects, as presented in Attachments 1 to the report(October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, with a zero budget impact.

 

2.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to advise the local Ward Councillors of the delays and cost overruns, and the reasons for these delays and overruns, regarding the Morningside Ave/Highland Creek, and the Prince Edward Viaduct Bridges.

 

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

This report requests City Council's authority to amend Transportation Services' Approved 2017 Capital Budget by adjusting cash flows contained within the 2017 Budget to align with project delivery schedule and program requirements. These reallocations will allow Transportation Services to continue to deliver projects within its Capital Plan. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2017 Transportation Services' Approved Capital Budget and result in improved spending rates.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Transportation Services 2017 Capital Budget Adjustments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109155.pdf

32b - Transportation Services 2017 Capital Budget Adjustments

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

This report requests City Council's authority to amend Transportation Services' Approved 2017 Capital Budget by adjusting cash flows contained within the 2017 Budget to align with project delivery schedule and program requirements. These reallocations will allow Transportation Services to continue to deliver projects within its Capital Plan. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2017 Transportation Services' Approved Capital Budget and result in improved spending rates.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Transportation Services 2017 Capital Budget Adjustments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109462.pdf

EX29.33 - Arena Boards of Management 2016 Operating Surpluses/Deficits Settlement

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
11 - York South-Weston, 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence, 18 - Davenport, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 26 - Don Valley West, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 32 - Beaches-East York

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct that the 2016 Operating Budget surpluses totalling $43,265 from three Arenas (William H. Bolton, North Toronto Memorial and Red Reeve) be paid to the City of Toronto and be used, in part, to fund the 2016 Operating Budget deficits of $199,490 for four Arenas (George Bell, Forest Hill Memorial, McCormick, and Moss Park), resulting in an operating net deficit balance of $156,225 to be funded by the City, as illustrated in Appendix A, column (g), to the report (November 13, 2017) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer.

 

2.  City Council direct that the funding provision for the 2016 Arena Boards Operating Budget net deficit of $26,325 be made through the 2017 Final Year-End Operating Variance Report, as calculated in the attached Appendix A - 2016 Program Summary, to the report (November 13, 2017) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Origin

(November 13, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report recommends settlements with the eight Arena Boards of Management (Arenas) of their 2016 operating surpluses and deficits based on the audited financial statements for the year-ended December 31, 2016, with operating surpluses payable to the City and operating deficits funded by the City upon Council's approval.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 13, 2017) Report and Appendix A from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Arena Boards of Management 2016 Operating Surpluses/Deficits Settlement
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109113.pdf

33a - Arena Boards of Management 2016 Operating Surpluses/Deficits Settlement

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

This report recommends settlements with the eight Arena Boards of Management (Arenas) of their 2016 operating surpluses and deficits based on the audited financial statements for the year-ended December 31, 2016, with operating surpluses payable to the City and operating deficits funded by the City upon Council's approval.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Arena Boards of Management 2016 Operating Surpluses/Deficits Settlement
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109459.pdf

EX29.34 - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - Reallocation of 2017 State of Good Repair Capital Funds

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve reductions to the following underspent debt funded capital projects in the 2017 Capital Budget for the Sony Centre totalling $0.799 million:

 
a.  East Side Restoration project (CHU009-01; $0.076 million)
b.  Exterior Wall project (CHU008-01; $0.648 million)
c.  Stage Floor Replacement project (CHU010-06; $0.075 million)
 

2.  City Council approve an increase to the capital budget for the Fire Curtain Replacement project (CHU010-05) by $0.075 million from $0.261 million to $0.336 million, and the addition of three new capital projects as follows, fully funded by debt reallocated in recommendation 1:

 
a.  LED Auditorium Lighting for $0.245 million;
b.  Concession Stands for $0.240 million; and
c.  Automated Rigging Hoists for $0.239 million.

Origin

(November 10, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The purpose of this report is to transmit to City Council the request from the Board of Directors of The Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts to apply permanent underspending from three projects in their 2017 Capital Budget to three new projects and one overspent project. These changes will deliver an energy cost savings initiative, AODA compliance for the theatre's concession stands, a fire curtain replacement, and rigging hoist automation projects.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 10, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - Reallocation of 2017 State of Good Repair Capital Funds
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108947.pdf

34a - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - Reallocation of 2017 State of Good Repair Capital Funds

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to transmit to City Council the request from the Board of Directors of The Hummingbird (Sony) Centre for the Performing Arts to apply permanent underspending from three projects in their 2017 Capital Budget to three new projects and one overspent project. These changes will deliver an energy cost savings initiative, AODA compliance for the theatre's concession stands, a fire curtain replacement, and rigging hoist automation projects.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - Reallocation of 2017 State of Good Repair Capital Funds
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109461.pdf

EX29.35 - Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communication EX29.35.1 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve a total Toronto Transit Commission complement of 14,995 positions reflecting an increase of 26 positions from the Board approved Budget; and 414 positions from the Council approved 2017 Operating Budget, fully funded from existing salary and benefit expenditures included in the approved budget for these positions.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from the Head of Commission Services, Toronto Transit Commission

Summary

At its meeting on Monday, November 13, 2017 the Toronto Transit Commission Board considered the attached report entitled, "Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment".

 

The Toronto Transit Commission Board adopted the recommendations in the staff report, as follows:

 

It is recommended that the Board:

 

1.  Approve a total Toronto Transit Commission complement of 14,995 positions reflecting an increase of 26 positions from the Board approved Budget; and 414 positions from the Council approved 2017 Operating Budget, fully funded from existing salary and benefit expenditures included in the approved budget for these positions; and

 

2.  Forward this report to the City's Budget Committee for approval.

 

The foregoing is submitted to the City of Toronto Budget Committee and the City of Toronto Executive Committee, for approval.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from the Head of Commission Services, Toronto Transit Commission on Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109114.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Report from the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission on Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109115.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (CC.New.EX29.35.1)

35a - Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

At its meeting on Monday, November 13, 2017 the Toronto Transit Commission Board considered the attached report entitled, "Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment".

 

The Toronto Transit Commission Board adopted the recommendations in the staff report, as follows:

 

It is recommended that the Board:

 

1.  Approve a total Toronto Transit Commission complement of 14,995 positions reflecting an increase of 26 positions from the Board approved Budget; and 414 positions from the Council approved 2017 Operating Budget, fully funded from existing salary and benefit expenditures included in the approved budget for these positions; and

 

2.  Forward this report to the City's Budget Committee for approval.

 

The foregoing is submitted to the City of Toronto Budget Committee and the City of Toronto Executive Committee, for approval.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Letter from the Budget Committee on Toronto Transit Commission 2017 Operating Budget Adjustment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109463.pdf

EX29.36 - Establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
First Item after lunch recess on Wednesday, December 6th

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council express its support for establishing an Indigenous Affairs Office within the City Manager's Office at the City of Toronto.

 

2.  City Council refer the new and enhanced request of $0.480 million gross and net for the addition of 4.0 positions to staff the Indigenous Affairs Office and $0.040 million gross and net to retain an external consultant, for a total of $0.520 million gross and net, included in the City Manager's Office 2018 Operating Budget Submission for consideration as part of the 2018 budget process.

 

3.  City Council request the City Manager to submit funding applications, as appropriate, to federal and provincial governments, to non-profit organizations and to private sector organizations to support the establishment and work of the Indigenous Affairs Office, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such agreements in a form satisfactory to the City Manager and City Solicitor.

 

4.  City Council, as affirmed by the City's commitment to Aboriginal people to self-determination, direct the City Manager to engage the Aboriginal community on the establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto to ensure that it is designed, developed, and reflective of the Aboriginal community's vision.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Letter from the Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Summary

The City of Toronto will establish an Indigenous Affairs Office within the City Manager's Office. The Indigenous Affairs Office will report directly to the City Manager, with an administrative reporting relationship to the Director, Equity, Diversity and Human Rights for the purposes of budget, timekeeping and administrative support. In this report, the term 'Indigenous' is used to refer to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.

 

A survey of City divisions indicates several are engaged in initiatives related to Indigenous affairs and a number have staff positions that are assigned to related portfolios. While the City remains committed to embedding responsibility for Indigenous priorities within divisions, the City recognizes the need for a centralized Indigenous Affairs Office in the City Manager's Office to, among other things:

 

- strengthen the City's relationship with Indigenous communities;


- develop and implement a reconciliation framework/strategy for the City;


 - support City divisions in the development and implementation of reconciliation initiatives and provision of subject matter expertise, including to support conversations with other orders of government;


- assist in the development of Indigenous cultural competency training and related education for the Toronto Public Service;


- support the Aboriginal Affairs Committee;


- track and report on the City's progress in responding to the eight Truth and Reconciliation Priority Calls to Action adopted by the City;


- ensure that the City's work with Indigenous communities is in accordance with the City's Statement of Commitment to the Aboriginal Communities of Toronto;


- promote Indigenous civic participation and inclusion in the City's decision making processes;


- support Indigenous cultural events at the City; and


- secure funding for Indigenous related initiatives.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Letter from the Aboriginal Affairs Committee on Establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108902.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report from the City Manager on the Establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108901.pdf
(November 9, 2017) Appendix A - Report from Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108879.pdf
Appendix B - City of Toronto Resources Directed to Indigenous Programs or Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108900.pdf

Speakers

Miguel Avila-Velarde
Frances Sanderson, Nishnawbe Homes Inc.
Councillor Mike Layton
Councillor Joe Cressy

EX29.37 - Executive Management Indigenous Cultural Competency Training

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Acting Director, Equity, Diversity and Human Rights, in consultation with the City Clerk, to organize Indigenous cultural competency training for Members of Council and their staff.

 

2.  City Council request the City Manager and the Interim Chief Financial Officer to include this initiative in the City Manager's Office 2018 operating budget, for consideration in the 2018 budget process with other City priorities.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Letter from the Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Summary

Omo Akintan, Acting Director, Equity, Diversity and Human Rights, provided an update to the Committee on Executive Management Indigenous Cultural Competency Training by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres. This training to the City of Toronto's senior management team aims to increase understanding of the unique needs of Indigenous communities and on how to enhance relationships with the communities they serve.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Letter from the Aboriginal Affairs Committee on Executive Management Indigenous Cultural Competency Training
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-109007.pdf

EX29.38 - Festivals and Events Funding Program Criteria to Incorporate Accessibility Requirements

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct that:

 

a.  All festival and events funding programs require any external organizations seeking funding from the City of Toronto to hold a festival or event be required, as part of the eligibility criteria, to submit a detailed plan outlining the specific accessibility services that will be offered during their festival or event; and

 

b. The accessibility plan requested in Recommendation 1a. include information on projects and/or initiatives to ensure that any and all communication platforms and marketing material are developed and offered with a focus on accessibility.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Letter from the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee

Summary

At its meeting of October 25, 2017, the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee considered a report from Darren Cooper, on behalf of the Information and Communications Working Group, Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Letter from the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on Festival and Events Funding Program Criteria - to Incorporate Accessibility Requirements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108325.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Report from Darren Cooper, on behalf of the Information and Communications Working Group, Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on Festivals and Events Funding Program Criteria - to Incorporate Accessibility Requirements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108326.pdf

EX29.41 - Status of Suite Metering in Rental Buildings in Toronto

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (EX29.41a for information)

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Province of Ontario to extend the Ontario Electricity Support Program to low-income households who are tenants in buildings without sub-meters.

 

2.  City Council forward the report (September 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Atmospheric Fund for consideration.

 

3.  City Council request the General Manager of Shelter Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with community-based legal clinics and tenant advocacy groups, to undertake further review and develop recommendations for changes to provincial legislation and guidelines related to electricity suite metering to provide greater protection to tenants and ensure stronger oversight and accountability of suite metering companies, and report to a  future meeting of the Tenant Issues Committee with a position to forward to the provincial government on this matter. 

 

4.  City Council request the Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards to consider including additional information related to suite metering in the Apartment Building By-law registration requirements to better understand the extent of sub-metering in Toronto’s rental housing stock, and to include any recommendations for changes in the update report of the Apartment Building Bylaw that will be provided to the Licensing and Standards Committee in 2018.

 

5.  City Council request the Director, Environment and Energy Office to report to the Parks and Environment Committee, in the second quarter of 2018, on energy efficiency proposals for multi-unit residential buildings for condominiums, landlords and tenants.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Committee:

 

1.  Requested the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Administration to report directly to City Council on the supports offered to low income residents by the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP).

 

2.  Requested the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to obtain information offered by the Sub-Metering Council of Ontario for consideration in connection to this matter.

Origin

(October 13, 2017) Letter from the Tenant Issues Committee

Summary

At its meeting of October 13, 2017, the Tenant Issues Committee considered a report (September 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on Status of Suite Metering in Rental Buildings in Toronto.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 13, 2017) Letter from the Tenant Issues Committee on Status of Suite Metering in Rental Buildings in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108029.pdf
(September 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on Status of Suite Metering in Rental Buildings in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108030.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Supplementary report from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on Overview of the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) (EX29.41a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109737.pdf

Speakers

Chelsea Provencher, Sub-Metering Council of Ontario
Councillor Janet Davis

Communications (Committee)

(November 23, 2017) Letter from Chelsea Provencher, on behalf of the Sub-metering Council of Ontario (EX.Supp.EX29.41.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/comm/communicationfile-74013.pdf

EX29.43 - Municipal Property Taxation for Railway Rights-Of-Way

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Provincial Government to amend Regulation 387/98 Tax Matters - Taxation of Certain Railway, Power Utility Lands, such that a new system of municipal property taxation for railway right-of-ways is based on an assessed value, which is to include tonnage.  

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Committee requested the City Treasurer to report to the Executive Committee on January 24, 2018 on the potential revenue the City could raise if the Province were to implement a modified taxation system based on tonnage, along with comparison data from other municipalities in Provinces where this taxation policy is already in place.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Letter from Councillor Paul Ainslie

Summary

Prior to 1998, in Ontario, railway right-of-ways were assessed based on the market value of abutting lands, and they were taxed at local mill rates. In 1998, a new fixed rate tax system was introduced. The result was a change in the assessment procedures for railway right-of-ways. They were taxed at a fixed rate per acre, based on prescribed municipal and education tax rates.

 

For the new system, the province was divided into nine regions and different tax rates have been prescribed for each region based on the average tax levels which existed on rail corridor properties prior to 1998. The Provincial government since then, has proposed various options to update the railway right-of-way property tax system, but nothing has ever been done.

 

One option was to implement an indexed rate, which would maintain a rate per acre property tax, and be updated regularly. Another proposed option, was to implement a minimum rate per acre to address the lower rates and variances between regions. The Province also proposed an approach that is based on assessed value of each ton of cargo over each kilometre of railroad track a train travels.

 

The City of Toronto has an opportunity to support municipalities in northern Ontario in their desire to increase their financial viability with introduction of an assessed value system based on tonnage which is their preferred option.  It would benefit all municipalities including the City of Toronto as we search for additional funding to maintain our financial stability as well.

 

For many years provinces such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have levied a tax on railroad companies per ton, per mile, travelled through municipalities. It would be prudent for the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario to review the revenue opportunities available, and implement a revised system. 

 

I look forward to your support on this important matter.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) Letter from Councillor Paul Ainslie on Municipal Property Taxation for Railway Rights-Of-Way
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-108777.pdf

Board of Health - Meeting 22

HL22.3 - Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
To be considered with Item PE23.7

Communications HL22.3.5 and HL22.3.6 have been submitted on this Item.

Board Recommendations

The Board of Health recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division, in collaboration with the Medical Officer of Health, to:

 

a.  Work with staff from City Planning; Toronto Building; Children's Services; Long-Term Care Homes and Services; Facilities Management; Transportation Services; Engineering and Construction Services; Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the Toronto Public Library; and other appropriate City divisions and agencies, to develop feasible best practices on how to reduce exposure to traffic-related air pollution, and facilitate their implementation at City facilities;

 

b.  Develop guidance to assist appropriate City agencies, corporations, and divisions in establishing traffic-related air pollution mitigation measures at City-owned sites located within 500 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more per day, and within 100 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 15,000 vehicles or more per day; and

 

c.  Develop best practices guidelines for new and existing buildings, in consultation with industry professionals, and raise awareness of these practices among school board staff, child care centre operators, long-term care facility operators, and residents, as well as builders, developers, designers, architects, engineers and other professionals.

 

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in collaboration with the Director, Environment and Energy Division, to:

 

a.  Pursue, through the Toronto Congestion Management Plan (2016-2020), opportunities to reduce traffic-related air pollution;

 

b.  Undertake an evaluation of the City's street sweeping service levels to identify any possible enhancements that could improve air quality along Toronto's roadways by:

 

1.  Adopting Ontario's interim 24-hour Ambient Air Quality Criterion (AAQC) for coarse particulate matter (PM10) of 50 micrograms per cubic metre of air (50 µg/m3) and the 24-hour Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) of 28 micrograms per cubic metre of air (28 µg/m3) as air quality benchmarks for the maximum desirable concentration of particulate matter in air along Toronto streets;

 

2.  Conducting an air quality monitoring study of ambient PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations along City streets to assess the impact of current street sweeping practices, and using the findings to inform street sweeping service levels;

 

3.  Developing an air quality monitoring program for ambient PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations to assess whether the interim 24-hour Ambient Air Quality Criterion for PM10 and the 24-hour Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5 are met near roadways; and

 

4.  Giving first priority to meeting the air quality benchmarks at sensitive use properties, including child care centres, schools, and long-term care homes, within 500 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more per day, and giving second priority to sensitive uses within 100 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 15,000 vehicles or more per day, and identify a strategy for meeting the air quality benchmarks more broadly across the City giving priority to areas with elevated particulate matter concentrations and residential areas.

 

3.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Change to:

 

a.  Undertake mobile air quality monitoring and air modelling along provincial highways including those located in Toronto to assess the relationship between traffic counts and air quality in areas adjacent to these highways, to estimate health risks, and provide trends over time;

 

b.  Estimate the cost of social, environmental, and health impacts associated with TRAP, including health-care costs and years of life lost, and compare these with the costs of preventing emissions of, and exposure to, TRAP; and

 

c.  Establish a special air management area focussed on land adjacent to Provincial highways in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to facilitate development and implementation of provincial and municipal measures to reduce releases of, and exposure to, traffic-related air pollution along these highways.

 

4.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Finance to implement financing and funding mechanisms for building retrofits needed to reduce exposure to traffic-related air pollution, with a priority placed on supporting retrofits of buildings with sensitive uses (such as schools, child care centres and long-term care facilities) located near highways and roads with average daily traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more.

 

5.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Transportation to review the feasibility of modifying street sweeping standards and practices on Provincial Highways to reduce levels of PM10 (particulate matter with an average diameter of 10 micrometres of less) in air along such highways.

 

6.  City Council request the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change to:

 

a.  Harmonize Canadian environmental emissions standards for fuels, vehicles and engines with those applicable in the State of California;

 

b.  Identify a strategy to reduce emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases from older model heavy-duty diesel trucks; and

 

c.  Include in Canada's Clean Fuel Standard, limits to emissions of air pollutants, in addition to the proposed limits on greenhouse gases.

 

7.  City Council forward the report (October 16, 2017) from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Ontario (PHO), Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), Central East LHIN, Central West LHIN, Mississauga Halton LHIN, Toronto Central LHIN, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), le Conseil Scolaire Viamonde, le Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir, the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA), AdvantAge Ontario, the Home Child Care Association of Ontario, the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario (ADCO), the Ontario Landlords Association, Toronto Landlords, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), the Ontario Home Builders’ Association, the Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council (GTA-CAC), and the Pembina Institute.

Board Decision Advice and Other Information

The Board of Health also:

 

1.  Requested Public Health Ontario to conduct air quality monitoring near buildings occupied by vulnerable populations, such as schools, child care centres and long-term care facilities in Toronto, to gather information about exposures to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in these settings, with a view to supporting building operators in understanding and mitigating exposure to TRAP.

 

2.  Requested the Medical Officer of Health to undertake an assessment of traffic-related air pollution using Toronto Public Health's Child-Friendly Policy Assessment Tool, to identify any additional measures that could be implemented to reduce negative impacts on children's health.

 

3.  Directed that its recommendations on this item be submitted to City Council at the same time as the recommendations from the Parks and Environment Committee.

 

The Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, and Associate Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, gave a presentation on Reducing Health Risks from Traffic Related Air Pollution (TRAP).

Origin

(October 16, 2017) Report from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

Toronto's air quality is improving. Policies and programs implemented by federal, provincial and municipal governments have led to decreases in pollutant emissions, ambient air pollution levels, and related health impacts. However, Toronto Public Health estimates that air pollution still contributes to 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations in Toronto each year.

 

Motor vehicle traffic is the largest source of air pollution emitted in Toronto. Exposures to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) are highest near highways and busy roads. The health literature indicates that health risk from TRAP is higher within 500 metres of highways with an average daily traffic volume of 100,000 vehicles or more, and within 100 metres of arterial roads with an average daily traffic volume of 15,000 vehicles or more. Studies show that people living close to roads are more likely to experience adverse health outcomes including breathing problems, heart disease, cancer, and premature death. People who are more vulnerable to these impacts include children, the elderly, and people with certain pre-existing medical conditions.

 

Emissions of TRAP in Toronto can be reduced with sustained focus on initiatives that promote active transportation and transit, reduce congestion, and encourage use of electric vehicles. Recent updates to the Official Plan, the Walking Strategy, the Toronto Complete Streets Guidelines, the 10-year Cycling Network Plan, and TransformTO, Toronto's renewed climate action plan, are among the City initiatives that will reduce exposure to TRAP.

 

There are additional opportunities to reduce health risks from TRAP. Operational changes in buildings and a combination of strategies including site planning, building design, and physical barriers can be used during construction or when retrofitting older buildings. Bringing these best practices to the attention of those who design and manage buildings, particularly buildings occupied by vulnerable populations such as schools, child care centres and long-term care facilities, can encourage their adoption. Funding and other financing mechanisms can encourage building retrofits to mitigate exposure to TRAP, especially for vulnerable populations.

 

A special provincial air quality management approach for large urban areas can help provide a framework for focused interventions. Regular air quality monitoring along busy highways, and an assessment of the costs associated with TRAP, can help better define the challenge and assess the effectiveness of interventions. Strengthening partnerships with organizations around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and across Canada who are addressing TRAP will help identify and implement best practices and contribute to reducing exposure to TRAP in Toronto.

Background Information (Board)

(October 16, 2017) Revised Report from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, on Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-108179.pdf
(October 16, 2017) Report from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, on Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto
Attachment 1 - Map of Expected Zones of TRAP Exposure in the City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-108079.pdf
Attachment 2 - Avoiding the TRAP: Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Toronto and Options for Reducing Exposure
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-108070.pdf
(October 30, 2017) Presentation from the Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, and Associate Director, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, on Reducing Health Risks from Traffic Related Air Pollution (TRAP)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-108479.pdf

Speakers

Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa, Founder and Chair, 8 80 Cities
Van MacDonald, High Park Tenants' Association
Angie Knowles, High Park Tenants' Association

Communications (Board)

(October 30, 2017) E-mail from Sarah Buchanan, Clean Economy Program Manager, Environmental Defence (HL.New.HL22.3.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/comm/communicationfile-73261.pdf
(October 30, 2017) E-mail from Gideon Forman, Climate Change and Transportation Policy Analyst, David Suzuki Foundation (HL.New.HL22.3.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/comm/communicationfile-73262.pdf
(October 30, 2017) E-mail from Lindsay Wiginton, Analyst, Transportation and Urban Solutions, Pembina Institute (HL.New.HL22.3.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/hl/comm/communicationfile-73263.pdf
(October 30, 2017) Submission from Van MacDonald, High Park Tenants' Association, and Angie Knowles, High Park Tenants Association (HL.New.HL22.3.4)

Communications (City Council)

(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Jeannie MacLean (CC.Supp.HL22.3.5)
(November 30, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Secretary, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital (CC.Supp.HL22.3.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74302.pdf

Community Development and Recreation Committee - Meeting 24

CD24.1 - Repeal of Municipal Code Chapter 387 in Response to Amendments to the Ontario Fire Code

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council repeal City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 387, Carbon Monoxide Detectors.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services

Summary

The 2013 and 2014 amendments to the Ontario Fire Code (OFC) and the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (FPPA) introduced regulations concerning the installation, maintenance, testing and replacement of Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors in existing residential occupancies.  These amendments rendered Chapter 387, Carbon Monoxide Detectors of the City of Toronto Municipal Code (Carbon Monoxide Detector By-Law) redundant and superseded by the applicable OFC regulations, as a result Chapter 387 should be repealed.  TFS will continue to enforce the OFC, under its legislated authority, and is committed to ensuring that appropriate measures are taken by property owners to achieve fire and life safety through compliance with the OFC and the FPPA.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services on Repeal of Municipal Code Chapter 387 in Response to Amendments to the Ontario Fire Code
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108443.pdf

CD24.3 - Community Recreation 2018-2020 Growth Plan and Waitlist Management

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the Community Recreation 2018-2020 Growth Plan as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (November 6, 2017) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, that will add 60,000 program spaces at existing community centres where demand and projected future demand exist, over three Phases as follows, subject to annual budget approval:

 

Phase

Year

Number of New Spaces

Cumulative Total of

New Spaces

1

2018

10,000

10,000

2

2019

25,000

35,000

3

2020

25,000

60,000

 

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to continue monitoring and reporting overall waitlist size annually as part of performance indicators for the Community Recreation 2018-2020 Growth Plan.

 

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the Budget Committee, as part of the 2018 Operating Budget process, on the maximum number of program spaces that can be created in existing facilities in 2018 and the associated cost, with a regional breakdown of the number of new spaces and types of programs that would be expanded.

 

4.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the Budget Committee, as part of the 2018 Operating Budget process, on the cost to increase the number of new recreation spaces in 2018 to a goal of 20,000 spaces and to report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee by the second quarter of 2019 on next steps to increase targets of service growth in community recreation.

 

5.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation report to the February 28, 2018 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on:

 

a.  opportunities and costs to provide and expand low barrier, accessible recreation programming in partnership with universities, colleges, Toronto District School Board Toronto Catholic District School Board lands and facilities to supplement existing programming to meet current demand by reducing the waitlist; and
 

b.  opportunities and costs of partnering with community organizations such as OpenStreetTO, Earth Day Canada and other community organizations to leverage their existing programs to expand low barrier, accessible recreation programming to meet current demand by reducing the waitlist.

 

6.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to fully implement the Recreation Service Plan goal of delivering the Swim to Survive program to all grade four students by 2021 and include the operating costs required for the phase 3 implementation in the 2018 Operating Budget for Council consideration.

 

7.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back on measures taken to ensure that the Community Recreation 2018-2020 Growth Plan does not result in the reduction of locally customized programming or programs serving equity-seeking communities and vulnerable populations.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report responds to the Community Development and Recreation Committee's (CDR) request for Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR) to report on a strategy to reduce waitlists and grow recreation services.

  

Implementation of the Council-approved Recreation Service Plan (RSP) is nearing completion and has achieved its main objectives of increasing overall participation in recreation, decreasing financial barriers, and improving local and geographic access.

 

Community Recreation offers affordable, quality recreation programs. Due to high demand for these programs, Community Recreation continues to experience waitlists for registered/instructional programs.

 

To address demand and ensure the best response, Community Recreation analyzes local programming. Service planning in recreation, including programming changes and additions, is informed by a variety of inputs including local demographics, trends, changes in registration patterns, and customer feedback. A program mix is created that optimizes the space available in facilities, and programs are expected to meet divisional service standards to ensure consistency in how they are delivered.

 

A key part of Community Recreation's efforts to address demand and alleviate waitlists is through the implementation of the Growth and Waitlist Management Plan (the Growth Plan).

 

The Growth Plan, if approved, will be phased in over three years (2018-2020) subject to annual budget approval, and is projected to add 60,000 program spaces to address demand. Additionally, with the scheduled opening of new and expanded community centres over the next three years an estimated 11,000 net new program spaces will also be added.

 

Implementation of the Growth Plan, if approved, requires funding which has been requested through a New and Enhanced business case in the 2018 PFR Operating Budget to be provided over three years including $0.482 million gross and $0.386 million net and 11.13 FTEs in the 2018 budget.

 

Following is an overview of the strategies and measures PFR is undertaking to respond to demand, reduce waitlists and maximize participation in its programs.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on Community Recreation 2018-2020 Growth Plan and Waitlist Management
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108888.pdf

Speakers

Asasha McCreath
Tim Maguire, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79

Communications (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) Submission from Katrina Miller, Strategic Communications and Campaigns, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (CD.New.CD24.3.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73958.pdf

CD24.4 - For Public Benefit: Whole-of-Government Framework to Guide City of Toronto Relationships with the Community-Based Not-for-Profit Sector

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the vision, objectives, principles, and commitments set out in Appendix 1 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A.

 

2.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A to implement the proposed actions set out in Appendix 2 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, with the exception of Actions No. 7 and No. 8.

 

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to consider the following Actions No. 7 and No. 8, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, for potential inclusion in future operating budgets:

 

 7.  Establish a Not-for-Profit Sector Specialization within Economic Development and Culture Division, focused on optimizing the economic impact of not-for-profits and strengthening the sector's role in inclusive economic development.

 

8.  Work with City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations to educate them on potential advantages from including qualified Not-for-Profit Sector organizations into a competitive procurement and work with them to develop potential guidelines on how to structure a competitive procurement that makes it fair for not-for-profit sector organizations and for-profit sector organizations to compete.

 

4.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the recommendations in the report (November 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, and to provide a progress report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee every other year, starting in 2019.

 

5.  City Council forward the report (November 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Federal Minister of Employment and Social Development.

Origin

(November 7, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A

Summary

Governments across Canada and internationally are moving to recognize and optimize their relationships with the not-for-profit sector, in light of the unique role that not-for-profit organizations play in advancing social, cultural, and economic vitality in their jurisdictions . This report responds to Council direction to design a "whole-of-government" policy framework to guide the City of Toronto's interactions with the community-based not-for-profit sector ("the Sector"). 

 

The vision guiding this policy framework is vibrant, inclusive, engaged and equitably resourced communities that benefit all Torontonians. The framework is intended to enable the City to optimize its relationship with the Sector and respond to the Sector's contributions to the public good more strategically and consistently, while at the same time not hindering the flexibility that both parties continue to need to execute their work.

 

The framework is also intended to help to educate Torontonians about the public benefits generated by the Sector and to acknowledge formally the City's reliance on an interdependent relationship with the Sector to achieve many city-building goals.

 

It is not widely recognized that the community-based not-for-profit sector is a significant economic actor in Toronto and employer in Toronto, generating at least $14 Billion in revenues and over 200,000 jobs (full time and part-time). Moreover, the Sector often represents the first access point for vulnerable individuals entering the workforce and therefore serves as an important conduit for residents' economic inclusion. However, the City does not currently have a strategy for relating with the Sector from an economic development standpoint in the same way that we cooperate with many industries in Toronto. The policy framework and actions proposed here will position the City to provide greater encouragement and monitoring of the Sector's economic impact and workforce development.

 

The not-for-profit sector is integral to the work of the City of Toronto. In particular, the City relies on the Sector as the delivery arm for hundreds of community services that are provided to residents, including but not limited to social housing, child care, employment and social services, shelter services and cultural programming.  The City's investments in the Sector are estimated at $900 Million. However the City does not currently bring a whole-of-government lens to document and optimize financial transactions with the Sector. The proposed policy framework and actions would prepare the City and the Sector to take these steps.

 

The City also lacks a consistent framework or set of guiding principles for relating with the Sector in terms of shared city-building goals in the areas of service delivery, community engagement and policy development. The City can frame its relationship with the same not-for-profit organization in several different and potentially contradictory ways, depending on the type of interaction.  While this flexibility ensures Divisions and not-for-profit organizations can achieve their mandates, lacking an overarching framework limits capacity to create and achieve strategic objectives.  The policy framework and actions proposed here will establish the groundwork for stronger and more strategic cooperation between the City and the Sector.

 

The expression, "Not-for-Profit," distinguishes the Sector from the business world but does little to convey the Sector's role or contributions. The proposed policy framework is entitled "For Public Benefit" to introduce new language that names the role and contributions of the Sector meaningfully and positively, in terms of what the Sector is "for"; rather than what it is not "for".

 

The proposed framework was co-designed with a Community Advisory Table and is informed by stakeholder consultations and an extensive literature review conducted by Social Planning Toronto. It contains a vision statement, objectives, a statement of principles and six strategic commitments to guide the City in its diverse interactions with the Sector.  Application of the principles and commitments will take different forms, depending on the nature of the work. The Report also recommends sixteen specific actions to enhance existing or create new support mechanisms for the City to relate with the Sector in alignment with the strategic commitments.

 

Proposed vision, objectives, principles, and commitments are presented in Appendix 1.  Proposed actions are presented in Appendix 2. The full report on stakeholder consultations and the literature review is attached as Appendix 3.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 7, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A on For Public Benefit: Whole-of-Government Framework to Guide City of Toronto Relationships with the Community-Based Not-for-Profit Sector
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108762.pdf
Appendix 1 - Proposed Framework: Vision, Objectives, Principles; Commitments and Appendix 2 - Proposed Actions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108813.pdf
Appendix 3 - Literature Review and Community Sector Consultations Report (Prepared by Social Planning Toronto)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108814.pdf

Speakers

Rob Howarth, Toronto Neighbourhood Centres

CD24.5 - 2017 Allocations Recommendations for Local Champions and Organizational Mentor Pilot Programs

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council approve the total amounts for the Community Investment Funding program activities from the 2017 Approved Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration as follows:

 

a. Total funding of $175,000 in 2017 to a not-for-profit organization for the Local Champions program; and

 

b. Total funding of $125,000 to a not-for-profit community organization for the Organizational Mentor program.

 

2.  City Council approve the Local Champions program to continue for an additional four years within the Capacity Building grant stream, subject to the approved budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration.

 

3.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to allocate 2017 Capacity Building grants to eligible community organizations for the Local Champions and Organizational Mentor programs.

 

4.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on selected recipients of the Local Champions and Organizational Mentor programs as part of the 2018 grants allocation recommendations report.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration

Summary

In March 2017, City Council approved three new grant programs: Community Projects and Events grants, Neighbourhood Grants, and Capacity Building grants. This report highlights the preliminary results from the Capacity Building pilot programs, and the staff recommendation for continued funding that will benefit resident leaders and grass roots youth-led groups from vulnerable and underserved communities. Results from community sector consultations will inform a comprehensive funding model for the Capacity Building stream that will be brought forward for Council approval in the first quarter of 2018.

 

Local Champions Pilot program was approved in 2016 for a $200,000 grant to pilot a certificate/college credit training program for residents from Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) to advance Council approved Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 (TSNS 2020) and the Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy. The Organizational Mentors Pilot program was approved in 2016 for a $150,000 grant to pilot and evaluate a funding model to deliver capacity building supports for City-funded grassroots groups, specifically to youth-led projects funded through the Identify 'N Impact (INI) grant program.

 

To date the Local Champions Pilot program created a made-in-Toronto training curriculum based on a successful model from Hamilton, established partnerships with post-secondary institutions, and trained and recruited twenty-two (22) community leaders who have received sixty-five (65) hours of training and subsequently hosted twenty-one (21) events reaching more than seven hundred (700) residents. Before the end of the year twenty (20) local champions will be certified as Community Facilitators.

 

Preliminary results from the Organizational Mentor program show that all INI grant recipients are well positioned to successfully complete their funded projects as envisioned. Furthermore, over 20 youth leaders have received over 100 one-on-one supports and are likely to feel more supported, and more confident in their ability to successful participate in a community based group when given a supportive environment where young people can engage on a common issue with their peers.

 

This report recommends the following 2017 allocations from the Community Investment Fund within the Capacity Building funding stream that will augment a multi-pronged approach currently under development:

 

-  $175,000 allocation to the Local Champions Pilot program. Local Champions is specifically designed for residents from Neighbourhood Improvement Areas and Emerging Neighbourhoods to advance the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 and the Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy; with this program participants will receive a certificate/college credit.  Staff recommends for the program to continue beyond the pilot phase for an additional four (4) years.

 
-  $125,000 allocation to the Organizational Mentor Pilot program. The program builds and sustains youth leadership through comprehensive organizational mentorship, and supports grassroots groups by offering capacity building training. Staff recommends funding the program for four (4) years, with the next year devoted to  exploring resources needed to ensure an effective organizational mentorship model for City's funded grassroots youth groups.
 

Grants help the City of Toronto achieve its social, economic and cultural goals for its residents. The City's goals are better achieved by supporting the work of organizations that are closer to the communities they serve.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration on 2017 Allocations Recommendations for Local Champions and Organizational Mentor Pilot Programs
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108769.pdf

Speakers

Feroza Mohammed, East Scarborough Storefront Tides, Steering Committee for the Local Champions Pilot Project 2016-2017
Balili Fazilatun Nessa, East Scarborough Storefront Tides

Communications (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Submission from Feroza Mohammed, Steering Committee for the Local Champions Pilot Project 2016-2017 (CD.New.CD24.5.1)

CD24.6 - Community Investment Fund: Identify 'N Impact (INI) Grant Allocation Recommendations

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve total funding of $100,000 allocated from the 2017 Identify 'N Impact Investment (INI) Program to ten youth-led projects, as recommended in Appendices A and B to the report (October 31, 2017) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, from the 2017 Approved Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration.

Origin

(October 31, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration

Summary

This report recommends approval of the following grants from Community Investment Funding, Identify and Impact (INI) youth-led Grant:

 

Of seventy-three (73) eligible submissions from youth-led groups to the Identify 'N Impact (INI) program, twenty-six (26) were shortlisted by a youth panel to proceed to the second stage of the application process. Ten (10) projects are recommended by a panel of youth for a total of $100,000 in funding.

 

Information is also provided in this report about the Mental Health Skill Building Grant for Youth Workers and Community Leaders, which will strengthen the capacity of youth workers and community leaders to respond to the mental health needs of vulnerable youth and their families in support of the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy (TYES).

 

Grants help the City of Toronto achieve its social, economic and cultural goals for its residents. The City's goals are better achieved by supporting the work of organizations that are closer to the communities they serve.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 31, 2017) Report and Appendix A from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration on Community Investment Fund: Identify 'N Impact (INI) Grant Allocation Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108770.pdf
Appendix B - 2017 Summary of Projects Recommended for Funding - Identify 'N Impact (INI)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108771.pdf
Appendix C - 2017 Shortlisted Projects Recommended for Decline - Identify 'N Impact (INI)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108772.pdf

CD24.7 - 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan and Progress Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
First Item on Wednesday, December 6th

Communications CD24.7.7 to CD24.7.12 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to include in the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan the opening of 1,000 new shelter beds (rather than drop-in beds) to meet the standard of 90 percent shelter occupancy across all sectors, which includes low-threshold, harm reduction focused shelters.

 

2.  City Council approve the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan, set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and amended by Recommendation 1 above.

 

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into agreements, as required, to implement shelters outlined in the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan, set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and amended by Recommendation 1 above.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager Cluster A,  in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Director, Real Estate Services, to approve specific sites for emergency shelters, as per Attachment 2 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, provided that:

 

a.  the funding for these sites is within the capital and operating budgets approved by City Council;

 

b.  the shelter project has been approved by Council through the annual shelter infrastructure plan; and

 

c.  the location meets the requirements of the Municipal Shelter Bylaw 138-2003 and applicable zoning by-laws.

 

5.  City Council replace the remaining elements of its existing Due Diligence Process for assessing new shelter sites with the new Emergency Shelter Development Process (ESDP) set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

 

6.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to identify a site for a new family-specific year-round 24-hour drop-in and referral centre, and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018.

 

7.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with the Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN), to include consistent  medically-focused case management across the spectrum of drop-ins and shelters as a performance measure.

 

8.  City Council request the Province of Ontario to immediately increase health service supports administered through the Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN), to the City of Toronto's shelter system.

 

9.  City Council request the Mayor to use his authority under the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 59, Emergency Management, to declare an emergency exists with respect to the City's shelter system and direct that a response be created that allows for additional temporary shelter space for men and women, including trans-accessible beds, to be opened by the end of 2017 to protect the health, safety and welfare of our most vulnerable residents for the duration of the emergency.

 
10.  City Council request the Mayor to work with the City Manager to find the necessary funding to support the creation of additional temporary shelter space for the duration of the emergency.
 

11.  City Council request the Mayor to contact the Federal Government through the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense to open emergency shelters at the Fort York Armoury and the Moss Park Armoury for the duration of the emergency.

 
12.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to reconsider the criteria used when assessing potential shelter sites with an objective of creating new temporary shelter spaces and re-examine the 64 properties assessed as part of the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan and Progress Report that did not meet the requirements of Municipal Shelter By-law 138-2003 and/or applicable zoning by-laws under those new criteria for opportunities to add temporary shelter space in those locations for the duration of the emergency.

 
13.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to review opportunities for adding temporary shelter space in city-run winter respite centres for the duration of the emergency.

 
14.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to review opportunities for adding temporary shelter space after-programming hours in city-owned community and recreation centres for the duration of the emergency.

Origin

(November 10, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration

Summary

Emergency shelters are an essential part of the service responses to homelessness available in the city. In April of this year, City Council adopted a new community engagement process with respect to siting of municipal shelter locations outlined in a report (January 2017) tilted "Engaging Communities in First Step Housing and Services".  In its adoption of the new engagement process, Council directed staff to move forward on the implementation of the new process, including developing an implementation strategy for authorizing approval of specific sites for First Step Housing and Services to the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) provided that funding for the sites are within the Council approved operating and capital budgets. 

 

This report:

 

a) provides an update on the recommendations approved by Council in April of this year, including development of a new service model; update on pilot projects; communications and media campaign to build public awareness and understanding of the homelessness service system; and best practice shelter design guidelines;

 

b) outlines the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan for Council approval and identifies new and replacement beds available between 2016-2018, to ensure that housing and shelter services are available and accessible to all residents in all parts of Toronto;

 

c) recommends a new property development approach to shelter infrastructure planning and approvals. The new approach is based on Council's direction from April, and the comprehensive review of the shelter approval process that identified the requirement for Council to approve specific emergency shelter locations is redundant when the required funds are approved in the division's annual budget, the shelter project has been approved through the annual service planning process, and the location meets the requirements of the municipal shelter by-law and zoning by-laws; and

 

d) provides an overview of the 10 year capital infrastructure growth plan being developed by staff in 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 10, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 to 4 from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan and Progress Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-108928.pdf

Speakers

Rafi Aaron, Spokesperson, The Interfaith Coalition to Fight Homelessness
Derek George
Steve Meagher, Shelter Manager, Christie Refugee Welcome Centre
Kira Heineck, Executive Lead, Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness
Kapri Rabin, Executive Director, Street Health
Timothy Brown, Sound Times Housing Advocacy Committee
Peter Wlodarek, Sound Times Housing Advocacy Committee
Toby Nicol, Member, Advocacy Committee
Calvin Henschell, Community Outreach Worker, Regent Park Community Health Centre
Patricia O'Connell, Executive Director, Sistering
Paul Dowling, Project Manager, HomeComing Community Choice Coalition
Tim Maguire, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79
Cathy Crowe, Street Nurse, Visiting Practitioner, Ryerson
Gaetan Heroux, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Councillor Paul Ainslie

Communications (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) Letter from Steve Meagher, Shelter Manager, Christie Refugee Welcome Centre (CD.New.CD24.7.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73970.pdf
(November 17, 2017) Submission from Tim Maguire, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (CD.New.CD24.7.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73957.pdf
(November 17, 2017) Submission from Katrina Miller, Strategic Communications and Campaigns, Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE Local 79 (CD.New.CD24.7.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73959.pdf
(November 20, 2017) Letter from Kira Heineck, Executive Lead, Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness (CD.New.CD24.7.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/comm/communicationfile-73981.pdf
(November 20, 2017) Submission from Rafi Aaron, Spokesperson, The Interfaith Coalition to Fight Homelessness (CD.New.CD24.7.5)
(November 20, 2017) Submission from Toby Nichol (CD.New.CD24.7.6)

Communications (City Council)

(November 21, 2017) E-mail from Brad Jones (CC.Main.CD24.7.7)
(December 1, 2017) E-mail from Smadar Carmon (CC.Supp.CD24.7.8)
(December 4, 2017) Submission from Roxie Danielson on behalf of the Street Nurses Network (CC.New.CD24.7.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74363.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Steve Gillis (CC.New.CD24.7.10)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (CC.New.CD24.7.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74392.pdf
(November 1, 2017) Submission from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27 Toronto Centre - Rosedale (CC.New.CD24.7.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74390.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Joe Cressy, Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 3,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 3,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Gord Perks, Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 3,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Janet Davis, Ward 31, Beaches-East York, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 3,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Neethan Shan, Ward 42, Scarborough-Rouge River, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 2,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Sarah Doucette, Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 4,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)
(December 5, 2017) Petition from Councillor Mike Layton, Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina, headed "Open the armouries for shelter", containing the names of approximately 3,000 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (CC.New)

CD24.8 - Support for Proposed Welfare Reform

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council advise the Provincial Government that it supports the suite of changes recommended in the recent provincial report titled "Income Security: A Roadmap for Change", including recommendations to increase Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program rates by 22 and 15 per cent respectively, and to improve the integration and accessibility of employment training and health care supports for low-income residents.
 

2.  City Council direct the General City Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the General Manager, Employment and Social Services to work with the City Manager to review these recommendations and identify alignment with their respective divisional plans.
 

3.  City Council request the City Manager to write to the Minister of Community and Social Services to inform her of the City's support for this initiative.
 

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Letter from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's West

Summary

As the Province of Ontario develops a Poverty Reduction Strategy, the City of Toronto wants to support welfare reforms that are complementary to our own Poverty Reduction Strategy.

 

The report entitled Income Security: A Roadmap for Change outlines a comprehensive 10-year strategy to transform our current welfare system to better support people living in poverty. The report includes a plan that will create a provincial income floor that no resident would fall below. The bold plan envisions simpler, more accessible and integrated employment and training supports; access to prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing care services for all low income Ontarians; and affordable child care, a portable benefit and an assured income for people living with disabilities. The plan also focuses on particularly vulnerable populations, including families with children and seniors, and recommends an overall increase of 22 per cent to Ontario Works and 15 per cent to the Ontario Disability Support Program. 

 

In addition to addressing the program configuration, it also recommends that the Province develop a market-based measure that reflects the cost of a basket of goods, with prices that reflect regional differences to improve the adequacy of minimum income measures.

 

The support of these changes will improve the outcomes of our poverty reduction efforts at the City and will help to ensure that Toronto residents who access social assistance and ODSP are better positioned to navigate these services, so they can begin to achieve increased levels of social and economic inclusion.      

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Letter from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's West, on Support for Proposed Welfare Reform
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-109260.pdf

CD24.9 - Improving Data Collection Management of Toronto's Homeless Population

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to meet with the Toronto Political Advocacy Committee with the Medical Society at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and other interested stakeholders and report to Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018 on measures to improve tracking information on admission and discharge of homeless individuals in between shelters, respites and hospitals, and the tracking and reporting on in-house healthcare provision.

Origin

(November 20, 2017) Letter from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Summary

The health outcomes of the City's homeless population are staggeringly poor, with at least 70 reported people - an average of 1.8 people per week - dying outdoors, in shelters, social service agencies or hospitals in 2017. The Medical Officer of Health has noted that more than half of these deaths were individuals under the age 50 and that underreporting means the true number of people dying due to living with homelessness is likely higher. 

 

The Toronto Political Advocacy Committee, a group of students at the Medical Society at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, have engaged the City to advocate for better data collection and management. The committee suggests that Toronto should adopt a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), similar to a system adopted in Calgary, Alberta. This HMIS model, the committee argues, allow for shelter staff to better collect data to identify needs, coordinate referrals to other services and provide opportunities for programmatic evaluation of services.

 

The General Manager of Shelter, Support & Housing has advised that the city's Shelter Management Information System is evolving, with changes being made to better collect data and track individuals who come into and move through the system as a core piece of work that staff are currently engaged in. He has expressed that he would be happy to meet with the Toronto Political Advocacy Committee to discuss their ideas on how to improve the Shelter Management Information System.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 20, 2017) Letter from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam on Improving Data Collection Management of Toronto's Homeless Population
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-109247.pdf

Economic Development Committee - Meeting 25

ED25.3 - One Year Extension of Contribution Agreements for Cultural Grant Recipients

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1.   City Council approve a one-year extension of contribution agreements, excluding 2018 funding allocation commitments which are subject to City Council approval, with the same terms and conditions, with each of the ten Major Cultural Organizations funding recipients: Art Gallery of Ontario; Canada's National Ballet School; Canadian Opera Company; Festival Management Committee [Toronto Caribbean Carnival]; National Ballet of Canada; Pride Toronto; Toronto Artscape Inc.; Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity [operates as Luminato]; Toronto International Film Festival; and Toronto Symphony Orchestra; each of the six Local Arts Service Organizations: Arts Etobicoke; East End Arts; Lakeshore Arts; North York Arts; Scarborough Arts; and UrbanArts); and three Specialized Collections Museums: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; Design Exchange; and Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, to expire December 31, 2018.

 

2.   City Council direct that the contribution agreements be subject to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, the City Solicitor and the Chief Financial Officer.  

 

3.   City Council direct all funding recipient organizations to continue to submit their annual funding requests through the City's annual operating grants programs.

Origin

(November 1, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

This report recommends the extension of contribution agreements with cultural grant recipients for a period of one year from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. All existing contribution agreements with the Major Cultural Organizations, the Local Arts Service Organizations and the Specialized Collections Museums expire December 31, 2017. These contribution agreements provide the terms and conditions of the use of funds. The agreements govern the use of funds in the operating activities of recipient organizations, and ensure public benefit, accountability, and transparency for the City. The actual amounts to be granted in the 2018 budget will still be subject to City Council approval.

 

City Council direction is sought for a one-year extension from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, of current contribution agreements with the ten recipients of funding through the Major Cultural Organizations program: Art Gallery of Ontario; Canada's National Ballet School; Canadian Opera Company; Festival Management Committee (Toronto Caribbean Carnival); National Ballet of Canada; Pride Toronto; Toronto Artscape Inc.; Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity (operates as Luminato); Toronto International Film Festival; and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; six Local Arts Service Organizations: Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Lakeshore Arts, North York Arts, Scarborough Arts, and UrbanArts; and three Specialized Collections Museums: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; Design Exchange; and Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 1, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on One Year Extension of Contribution Agreements for Cultural Grant Recipients
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108730.pdf

ED25.4 - Advancing Broadband Infrastructure and Internet Connectivity

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The General Manager, Economic, Development and Culture has submitted the maps referenced in Appendix A (ED25.4a)

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development  Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Chief Information Officer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with other City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations, to establish an interdivisional Internet Connectivity governance structure, comprised of a Working Group and Steering Committee. This governance structure will coordinate efforts, identify options and seek Council direction as required to improve access to affordable high-speed internet for all Toronto residents and businesses, and to ensure that City infrastructure and regulation evolves and aligns with improving technology standards.

 

2.  City Council direct the Chief Information Officer and General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to further analyze the digital divide by comparing socio-economic data, including from the 2016 Census, and available geographic broadband penetration data to help support the digital access goals of the City's Poverty Reduction Strategy.

 

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as part of the Division's business growth services, to work with Toronto businesses that have identified a lack of required high-speed broadband services to seek equipment upgrades and additional options from internet service providers, particularly in the City's employment areas.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

Joel Swaggerman, Fontur/MDB and Denis Stelatos, Fontur/MDB addressed the Committee.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current state of broadband infrastructure and internet services in Toronto, and to recommend the establishment of a collaborative process within the City to advance certain internet connectivity objectives. Specifically, the report lays out two primary connectivity objectives: that all Toronto businesses and residents, including those in low income households, have access to affordable high-speed internet, and that, where applicable, the City ensure its infrastructure is evolving to align with improved technology standards. In support of these objectives, the City should also maintain awareness of Public Sector broadband initiatives, leverage known good practices and provide input as appropriate.

 

Several recent Council decisions have directed staff to assess Toronto's wired and wireless broadband infrastructure and consider how the City can support internet access and affordability. Reliable high-speed internet is increasingly necessary for residents to access information and services, and for businesses to operate, expand and contribute to innovation-based economic development. Additionally, the ability of the City to adopt "smart" technology to help deliver services more effectively relies on the state of the physical enabling infrastructure.

 

This staff report builds on a background consultant study that concludes that Toronto has relatively good access to wired, wireless and Wi-Fi broadband. However, standard prices for wired and wireless internet across the city are likely unaffordable for low-income households, representing over 20 percent of Toronto's population. This has created a 'digital divide' among residents. Moving beyond the current situation benchmarked in the report towards the achievement of connectivity goals for all residents including low income households will require ongoing attention. As a first step, staff recommend the establishment of an interdivisional Internet Connectivity governance structure to consolidate knowledge about broadband issues, provide updates on key connectivity indicators, consult with Agencies and Corporations, and identify policy options and resource requirements.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Advancing Broadband Infrastructure and Internet Connectivity
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108896.pdf
Appendix A: Toronto Broadband Study - Prepared for the City of Toronto by FONTUR International Inc. and MDB Insight Inc. (October 2017)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108897.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

Maps referenced in Appendix A submitted by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109832.pdf

ED25.5 - Ensuring a Robust Hotel Supply to Strengthen Tourism

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communication ED25.5.1 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and other appropriate City Divisions to review the potential for the implementation of a hotel accommodation replacement policy and or strategy to protect the existing amount of hotel space in areas designated Mixed Use Areas and Regeneration Areas in the Official Plan.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

A strong and vibrant tourism industry with a sufficient number of hotel rooms and meeting space is essential to the economic health of Toronto. In recent years a number of hotels have been redeveloped into residential condominiums, removing hotel supply from the market at about the same rate as new hotel properties have been coming on stream.

 

As a result, the number of available hotel rooms in the city of Toronto has stagnated since 2000. At the same time, room supply in the rest of the GTA has grown robustly. A number of factors contribute towards the lack of hotel room growth in Toronto, especially in the downtown area, such as high costs associated with building and operating a new hotel, better ROI for investments in alternative developments, and proliferation of short term rentals.

 

While the net total hotel room supply has been stagnant in the city of Toronto, tourism has been growing, which is confirmed by the hotel key performance indicators. At the same time hotel employment growth has been slower than the average for the city of Toronto.

 

The Meetings, Convention and Incentive Travel (MCIT) market segment is by far the most lucrative tourism-related sector. Competition among cities for major conventions is intense. The ability to attract large business events depends on a reliable supply of hotel rooms concentrated in close proximity to one another. The potential impact of a reduced hotel room capacity in certain locations such as in the downtown exacerbates existing issues related to the reduced room blocks being made available. This may affect Toronto's ability to bid for large scale events that bring in significant economic benefits for the city.

 

The Toronto Official Plan supports the hotel industry by providing short, medium and long term opportunities for hotels and convention space in strategic locations in Toronto and enables the industry to locate, operate, expand, evolve and adapt to its market over time.

 

Given the net flat growth of hotel developments in the city and the desire to grow the MCIT sector by attracting lucrative conventions and conferences, it is proposed that EDC, City Planning and other partners review the potential for the implementation of a hotel accommodation replacement policy and or strategy to protect the existing supply of hotel space in designated Mixed Use Areas and Regeneration Areas in the Official Plan.

 

The proposed Downtown Plan policies resulting from the TOcore Secondary Plan study are currently out for public consultation. The proposed Secondary Plan contains policies to strengthen the hotel, tourism, hospitality and convention industries by prioritizing the development of non-residential uses which include hotel facilities in an expanded Financial District and in a new Health Sciences District. Council will be considering the recommended Secondary Plan in the second quarter of 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Report and Attachment A from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Ensuring a Robust Hotel Supply to Strengthen Tourism
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108767.pdf

Speakers

Patricia Campbell
Ernest Cohen, Concierge, Weston Prince Hotel
David Anderson
Victor Jimenez, Courtyard by Marriott
Louie Naccurato, Courtyard Hotel

Communications (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Matt Caissie (CC.New.ED25.5.1)

ED25.6 - Potential Policies and Programs to Support Toronto's Retail Areas and Appointments to the Oakwood Village Business Improvement Area

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor to report to Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on a construction mitigation program to support small businesses on retail main streets affected by major infrastructure projects.

 

2.  City Council direct the continuation of the Program to Promote Economic Revitalization through Local Capacity Building.

 

3.  City Council direct the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Acting Chief Financial Officer and the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning to conduct a study of the current state and future of Toronto's retail main streets and potential policies and programs to support small retail businesses in these areas and report back in the second quarter of 2018 on the results of the retail study and policies and programs that could support small, independent businesses in Toronto.

 

4.  City Council direct the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture to consult with small, independent retailers and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) on the initiatives described in this report.

 

5.  City Council in accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, appoint the following nominees to the Oakwood Village Business Improvement Area Board of Management at the pleasure of City Council, and for a term expiring at the end of the term of Council or as soon thereafter as successors are appointed:

           

Mark Zwicker

Dr. Carol Tannis

Paulette Di Renzo

Nirmala Shettigar

Mauricio Jimenez

Suzy Batista

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Economic Development Committee:

 

1.   Requested the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture  to review potential city supports for Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

This report responds to several Council directions relating to economic hardships faced by small, independent businesses on Toronto's main streets.  The economic viability of small independent businesses is under threat from a number of sources including high property assessment growth and double-digit rent increases imposed on retail, high vacancy rates, increased competition from on-line shopping and chain-stores, and business closures, lost sales and retail area decline triggered by disruptions associated with construction of major infrastructure projects.  As a result, the ability of our main streets to perform their primary economic commercial function is also threatened.

 

Economically, culturally and socially, the City's retail main streets are where new entrepreneurs start their first business; where well-seasoned entrepreneurs experiment with new business models; and where residents of and visitors to the City shop, dine, celebrate, congregate and recreate.  Thriving, vital retail main streets are centres of employment, economic activity, cultural expression and social diversity, and are integral to the economic, social, and physical well-being of the local neighbourhoods they serve. Small independent retail businesses are critical to the on-going vibrancy and economic viability of the City's retail main streets.

 

The recommended strategy to address these challenges and others has three components:

 

1. An investigation of options to expand the range of economic and other supports for businesses that are negatively impacted by major construction projects.  The objective of the construction mitigation program will be to establish a pre-determined, or "ready-to-go" menu of divisional and agency initiatives, many of which are already in practice and can be augmented by other initiatives that can be applied to areas disrupted by major infrastructure improvement activities in a timely fashion to help minimize the negative economic impacts of construction.

 

2. Continuation of the "Program to Promote Economic Revitalization through Local Capacity Building", which was piloted over the past two years and is part of the City's Poverty Reduction Strategy.

 

3. A study on the current state and future of the City's retail main streets in order to more fully understand the threats to small, independent businesses and to explore program and policy responses that can assist them.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Potential Policies and Programs to Support Toronto Retail Areas
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108775.pdf
Attachment No. 1 - Oakwood-Vaughan Economic Revitalization Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108778.pdf
Attachment No. 2 - Rogers Road Economic Revitalization Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108779.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 16, 2017) Letter from Maureen Sirois, Chair, The Eglinton Way, Business Improvement Area (ED.New.ED25.6.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/comm/communicationfile-73916.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Councillor Josh Colle and Councillor Cesar Palacio (ED.New.ED25.6.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/comm/communicationfile-73917.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Letter from John Kiru, Executive Director, Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (ED.New.ED25.6.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/comm/communicationfile-73918.pdf
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Councillor Cesar Palacio (ED.New.ED25.6.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/comm/communicationfile-73964.pdf
(November 17, 2017) Letter from Gay Stephenson, Community Economic Development Coordinator, WoodGreen Community Services (ED.New.ED25.6.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/comm/communicationfile-73968.pdf

ED25.7 - Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) - 2018 Operating Budgets - Report No. 1

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
1 - Etobicoke North, 14 - Parkdale-High Park, 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence, 17 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 29 - Toronto-Danforth, 30 - Toronto-Danforth

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:  

 

1. City Council adopt and certify the 2018 recommended expenditures and levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas:

 

Business Improvement Area

2018 Expenditure Estimates ($)

2018 Levy Funds Required ($)

Albion Islington Square

260,644

197,141

Chinatown

1,017,794

453,717

Church-Wellesley Village

321,664

249,084

Fairbank Village

286,403

272,645

Little Italy

527,392

380,455

Oakwood Village

34,830

10,600

Parkdale Village

303,121

260,378

Riverside District

233,350

192,722

The Danforth

376,266

313,603

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

This report brings forward Business Improvement Area (BIA) annual operating budgets for approval by City Council as required by the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  City Council approval is required to permit the City to collect funds through the tax levy on behalf of the BIAs.

 

Complete budgets and supporting documentation received by October 19, 2017 have been reviewed and are reported here. BIA Operating Budgets received after this date will be brought forward in later reports. Of the 82 established BIAs, 9 BIA budgets are submitted for approval in this report, and 1 BIA, Historic Queen East, is inactive.

 

The recommendations in this report reflect 2018 Operating Budgets approved by the respective BIAs’ Boards of Management and have been reviewed by City staff to ensure BIA budgets reflect Council’s approved policies and practices.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Report and Appendices A and B from the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) - 2018 Operating Budgets - Report No. 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108726.pdf

ED25.8 - Intention to Expand Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
18 - Davenport

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council state its intention to designate the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as an expanded Business Improvement Area (BIA) under Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

 

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to send out a notice of City Council's intention to pass a by-law designating the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), in accordance with Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

 

3.  City Council direct the Chief Information Officer of Information and Technology to prepare designation by-law maps of the area as described by Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and submit them to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend that the City Clerk conduct a poll to determine if there is sufficient support to expand the boundaries of the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) as per Attachment No. 1.

 

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

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Intention to Expand Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108729.pdf

ED25.14 - Toronto Economic Bulletin

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council receive this report for information.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

The attached Toronto Economic Bulletin summarizes the most recent data available for key economic indicators benchmarking the city's economic performance.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 3, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Toronto Economic Bulletin
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108765.pdf
(November 3, 2017) Toronto Economic Bulletin
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-108766.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (ED.New.ED25.14.1)

Government Management Committee - Meeting 23

GM23.3 - Consolidation of Text of The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1426 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the introduction of a bill to:

 

a.  consolidate, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, all amendments since the last revision and consolidation of the text of The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan put in place by By-law 3349-96 of the former Corporation of the City of York, together with the further amendments described in the body of the report (October 30, 2017) from the Treasurer and City Solicitor;

 

b.  stipulate, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, that the text of the Plan as so consolidated is to be interpreted to reflect:

 

i.  that the City of Toronto has assumed all obligations of the former City of York as of January 1, 1998 under the Plan;

 

ii.  the retirement in 2004 of the last active member of the Plan; and

 

iii.  that the expectation as to indefinite continuation of the Plan set forth in section 17.01 of the Plan text is to be interpreted as being subject to the expectation of the forthcoming merger of the Plan into the OMERS Primary Plan; and

 

c.  repeal By-law 3349-96 of the former City of York.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Treasurer and the City Solicitor

Summary

This report seeks authority to revise and re-enact the text of the by-law (currently Former City of York By-law 3349-96) governing The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan, which is now sponsored by the City as a result of the 1998 amalgamation.  The revision will take into account all amendments made since the last revision and re-enactment in 1996 and will also bring the text into harmony with the Plan's current administrative practices.  This re-enactment is a requirement of the Pension Transfer Agreement to be entered into between the City and OMERS for the merger of that Plan into the OMERS Primary Plan, as recently authorized by City Council, and will assist OMERS in implementing the merger.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Treasurer and the City Solicitor on Consolidation of Text of The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108478.pdf

GM23.4 - Appeal Decision - Toronto District School Board v. Cogeco Data Services Inc.

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and the security of the property of the municipality or local board

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2018) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Information Officer.

 

2.  City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Information Officer remain confidential in its entirety, as it is about litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations, and concerns the security of the property of the City or one of its agencies or corporations.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Government Management Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider this item as it relates to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and the security of the property of the municipality or local board.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor and the Chief Information Officer

Summary

At its meeting of July 15, 2008, City Council approved on a confidential basis the terms of a lit fibre data services agreement with Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc. ("THTI") in anticipation that the agreement would be assumed and performed by Cogeco Data Services Inc. ("CDSI") as the purchaser of THTI's assets.

 

As previously reported by the Chief Information Officer, delays to the completion of the build out of the Cogeco high speed WAN network have resulted in the City maintaining more of its data communications service requirements with Bell Canada than originally planned.

 

As a result of the delays, the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and the City of Toronto (the "Customers") requested an arbitration seeking a remedy for the failure by Cogeco to complete the network.  On Friday, June 23, 2017 the City of Toronto received notice of a decision (June 23, 2017) of the Superior Court of Justice dismissing the application of the Customers for leave to appeal the arbitrator's previous awards in this matter. 

 

The effect of the decision is that Cogeco is not required to construct the balance of the network, however it does not have the effect of terminating the WAN Agreement and the City continues to receive services from Cogeco for those sites which have been completed.

 

Staff require instructions from Council on an urgent basis and have therefore prepared this report to Council.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor and the Chief Information Officer on Appeal Decision - Toronto District School Board v. Cogeco Data Services Inc.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108490.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Cogeco Appeal Decision - Confidential Comments

GM23.5 - Properties leased by Real Estate Services - Designation of a Portion of Premises as a Municipal Capital Facility

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
11 - York South-Weston, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 22 - St. Paul's, 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River
Attention
Bill 1394 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council pass a by-law pursuant to section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

 

a.  Enter into municipal capital facility agreements with the landlords of the following four properties:

 

160 Eglinton Avenue East, with respect to approximately 13,875 square feet of space leased by Real Estate Services on behalf of Social Development, Finance and Administration for the continued use as a community centre.

 

2 Murray Street, with respect to approximately 14,967 square feet of space leased by Real Estate Services on behalf of Shelter, Support, Housing and Administration for administration.

 

731 Runnymede Road, with respect to approximately 19,777 square feet of space leased by Real Estate Services on behalf of Shelter, Support, Housing & Administration for use as an emergency men's shelter.

 

1371 Neilson Road, with respect to approximately 820 square feet of space leased by Real Estate Services on behalf of City Councillor Neethan Shan for use as office space.

 

b. Exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, which tax exemptions are to be effective from the latest of (i) the commencement date of the Lease, (ii) the date the municipal capital facility agreement is signed and (iii) the date the tax exemption by-law is enacted respectively.

 

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the respective by-laws to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest, and the Conseil Scolaire de District du Catholique Centre-Sud.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Treasurer

Summary

This report seeks Council's authority for the adoption of necessary by-laws to designate four (4) properties leased by Real Estate Services and occupied by Social Development, Finance & Administration (SDFA), two properties by Shelter, Support, Housing & Administration (SSHA), and a City Councillor's office respectively as municipal capital facilities, and to provide property tax exemptions for municipal and education purposes. The municipal capital facility agreements will provide an exemption for approximately 49,439 square feet of combined space occupied for all 4 properties, located at 160 Eglinton Avenue East (Ward 22); 2 Murray Street (Ward 20); 731 Runnymede Road (Ward 11); and 1371 Neilson Road (Ward 42).

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Treasurer on Properties leased by Real Estate Services - Designation of a Portion of Premises as a Municipal Capital Facility
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108441.pdf

GM23.8 - Feasibility of Requiring Gender Diversity of Corporation Boards in City Procurements

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communications GM23.8.1 and GM23.8.2 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council receive the report (October 30, 2017) from the Treasurer for information.  

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Treasurer

Summary

City Council directed staff to report back on the feasibility of requiring companies responding to procurement opportunities for City Businesses to have at least 30 percent gender diversity on their Boards of Directors including providing a jurisdictional review and conducting a public consultation with appropriate stakeholders.

 

As part of the Social Procurement Policy, the City recognizes that there is a role for the City's procurement process to play in promoting social equity goals, such as enhancing principles of gender equity and increasing business opportunities with the City for other equity-seeking groups such as youth, visible minorities, newcomers, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S, and indigenous people.  The Social Procurement Policy, an important component of the Poverty Reduction Strategy, is designed to improve access to procurement opportunities for those businesses that are certified diversely owned.

 

Staff are not recommending however, the implementation of a requirement that in order to do business with the City, a business would be required to have a board of directors with at least 30 percent gender diversity.  This is based on the following high level summary of reasons:

 

-  The City should continue to focus on the Social Procurement Policy which promotes access to the procurement process for diversely-owned businesses and is an important part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy versus a policy that creates additional requirements to do business with the City and is only focused on one type of business (corporations);

 

-  Having a requirement focused on one type of business (corporations) creates an unfairness in the competitive process and may reduce competition;

 

-  The legislative regime allows private corporations to be set up with only one person on its board of directors and there is no requirement for a private corporation to disclose its board composition;

 

-  The legislative regime allows public corporations to be set up with at least three people on a board, but does not require the board be made up of a particular composition.  Public corporations under the Ontario Securities Commission are required to provide a written policy relating to the identification and nomination of women directors on Boards or explain why they do not have such a policy. In addition, public corporations are also required to identify targets for appointing women to their Boards as well as explain annual and cumulative progress towards achieving those targets. If a company does not set targets., an explanation is required


-  There is currently no certifying organization that will validate a corporation's board composition.

 

-  Purchasing and Materials Management Division is in the process of implementing two large business transformation projects to modernize the procurement process to improve efficiency and to allow for more strategic and flexible approaches to procurement.  As a result, there is limited capacity to devote the time and effort required to help educate corporations on a new criterion to comply with gender diversity, to disclose gender diversity on their board, nor to develop the appropriate regime in order to validate whether businesses have met the new requirement.
 

As a result, staff believe it is more beneficial to continue investing the City's limited resources in growing the City's Social Procurement Program as the primary initiative for addressing social equity goals, including measuring and seeking to improve gender equity by increasing opportunities for women owned businesses to bid on City solicitations.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report and Appendix 1 from the Treasurer on Feasibility of Requiring Gender Diversity of Corporation Boards in City Procurements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108498.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) E-mail from Peter J. Smith, Executive Director, Heavy Construction Association of Toronto (CC.Supp.GM23.8.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74304.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (CC.New.GM23.8.2)

GM23.9 - Proprietary Information Technology Maintenance and Support Contract Renewals and Amendments

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommend that:

 

1.  City Council approve an increase to the value of the six existing IT system maintenance contracts listed in Attachment A to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management due to growth of maintenance and support requirements from evolving IT projects, for a total amount of $1,255,075, net of HST recoveries, for a period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, subject to Operating Budget approval in each year.

 

2.  City Council approve the renewal of nine previously unreported IT system maintenance contracts listed in Attachment B to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management  due to upgraded software versions and required software module installations to accommodate the growing automated services that the City provides, or due to regular maintenance renewals to maintain the existing software and/or hardware, for a total amount of $129,598, net of HST recoveries, for a period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, subject to Operating Budget approval in each year.

 

3.  City Council authorize City Divisions and Information and Technology to negotiate amendments or extensions to the contracts identified in Attachment A to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, based on the increased contract amounts set out in recommendation 1 above, and to enter into agreements to renew or extend the contracts identified in Attachment B to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management for a period of up to three years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, all in accordance with this staff report, City Policies and Procedures and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council authority to amend the dollar value of existing IT maintenance contracts listed in Attachment A that were reported under GM8.8 and GM16.7, and also previously unreported contracts as outlined in Attachment B, which will exceed the Chief Purchasing Official's authority of the cumulative five year commitment limit for each vendor under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceed the threshold of $500,000 net of HST allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71- Financial Control, Section 71-11A.  The total amount identified in this report is $1,384,673 (net of HST recoveries).

 

In addition, this report clarifies that maintenance and support integrated into annual subscriptions of products and services are also covered by this report.

 

Furthermore, this report will align the commitment approval period with that of GM8.8, which is from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020, instead of seeking a different approval period. Proceeding with this approach will avoid overlapping of approval periods and will allow staff to consolidate any further renewal of all information technology systems proprietary contracts into one staff report before the current approval period ends on December 31, 2020.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management on Proprietary Information Technology Maintenance and Support Contract Renewals and Amendments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108415.pdf
Attachment A - Previously Reported Contract Renewals with Increases Required
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108416.pdf
Attachment B - Previously Unreported Contract Renewals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108417.pdf

GM23.10 - Request to Extend Contract No. 47017237 with Xerox Canada Limited

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommend that:

 

1.  City Council, grant authority to the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and execute an amending agreement with Xerox Canada Limited for a period of 12 months from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018, under the same pricing, terms and conditions of the existing agreement and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek authority to extend the term of existing Blanket Contract No. 47017237 with Xerox Canada Ltd. for the supply of multi-function devices and printers and related maintenance and support services from December 31, 2017 for a period of 12- months ending December 31, 2018. No additional funds are required as a result of this time extension.

 

The Shared Services Executive Steering Committee (SSEC) mandated a joint procurement between the City of Toronto and all Agencies and Corporations for a new workgroup print services contract in order to leverage economies of scale and secure best pricing on supplies and services. This decision means the one year term extension is required to provide sufficient time to work with all Agencies and Corporations to gather requirements and to issue a single joint RFP. Preliminary requirements have been gathered and a separate procurement is being issued to retain a Fairness Monitor to work with the City, Agencies and Corporations.

 

The term extension is also required to ensure all City Divisions will continue to receive consumables supplies, maintenance, and related support services with no service interruption, while the joint procurement process is being undertaken.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management on Request to Extend Contract No. 47017237 with Xerox Canada Limited
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108404.pdf

GM23.11 - Provision of the Supply, Delivery and First Year Maintenance and Support of Oracle Software Licences from Oracle Canada ULC

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council grant authority to the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and enter into a contract with Oracle Canada ULC for the supply, delivery and first year maintenance and support of new Oracle software licences for a five (5) year term effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022, in the amount of $5,000,000, net of HST ($5,088,000 net of HST recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Information Officer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management

Summary

The purpose of this report is to request authority to negotiate and enter into a five (5) year non-competitive contract with Oracle Canada ULC for the supply, delivery and first year maintenance and support of proprietary Oracle software licences. The 5-year contract term will be effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022. The estimated value of this procurement is in the amount of $5,000,000, net of HST ($5,088,000 net of HST recoveries).

 

The annual maintenance and support renewals will be done using the approval granted by Council under GM8.8 for Proprietary Information Technology Maintenance and Support Contracts 2016-2020.

 

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

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Chief Information Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management on Provision of the Supply, Delivery and First Year Maintenance and Support of Oracle Software Licences from Oracle Canada ULC
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108444.pdf

GM23.12 - Land Donation Located at 107 Comrie Terrace

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
36 - Scarborough Southwest

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the donation to the City from Clearwater Equity Leasehold Limited (the "Donor") of the property municipally known as 107 Comrie Terrace, Toronto, designated as Block 28 on the part of reference plan attached as Appendix C to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, including future and ongoing obligations arising from the donation, as detailed in the Financial Impact Statement section of the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

 

2.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Director, Real Estate Services to negotiate an Offer to Donate the property municipally known as 107 Comrie Terrace from Clearwater Equity Leasehold Limited substantially on the terms outlined in Appendix B to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and authorize severally each of the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Director, Real Estate Services to accept the offer on behalf of the City.

 

3.  City Council, in accordance with the Donation Policy, direct that on completion of the offer to donate, a receipt for income tax purposes be issued by the City to the Donor in the amount of $46,000.00.

 

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transaction on behalf of the City including making payment of any necessary expenses, and amending the closing date and other dates to such earlier or later date(s) and on such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor may from time to time consider reasonable.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report concerns a proposed donation to the City by Clearwater Equity Leasehold Limited (the "Donor") of the property municipally known as 107 Comrie Terrace in Toronto (the "Property"). The Property, which abuts City owned parkland is comprised of a vacant, triangular parcel of land located in a residential subdivision, the location of which is depicted in Schedule "A". The Property is approximately 242.8 square meters. This report seeks City Council's approval for the donation of the Property from the Donor to the City as required under the Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits (the "Donation Policy") described below, and to enter into an offer to donate with the Donor.

 

As proposed and outlined in this report, the donation of the Property will comply with the Donations Policy, and the terms of acquisition under the offer to donate are fair and reasonable.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Service and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on Land Donation Located at 107 Comrie Terrace
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108249.pdf

GM23.13 - Acquisition of 925 Albion Road for Multi-Service Centre and Parkland Purposes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
1 - Etobicoke North

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to enter into an agreement of purchase and sale with the Toronto Lands Corporation (the "Owner") to acquire 925 Albion Road (the "Property"), substantially on the terms outlined in Appendix A to the report (October 24, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Acting Chief Financial Officer, and such other terms and conditions and such related documents as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council amend the 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy (FREEE) by adding a new capital project "925 Albion Road Multi-Service Centre and Parkland Acquisition " with total project cost of $10.507 million ($0.05 million in 2017, $10.457 million in 2018), representing the purchase price and associated costs as identified in Appendix A to the report (October 24, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, for the acquisition of the property, to be funded $5.1 million from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012) allocated to the School Lands Acquisition Framework and $5.407 million from Parkland Acquisition - City-Wide Land Acquisition Fund (XR2210).

  

3.  City Council authorize severally each of the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Director, Real Estate Services to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to administer and manage the transaction relating to the acquisition of the Property, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers and notices, provided that the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services may, at any time, refer consideration of any such matters (including their content) to City Council for its consideration and direction.

 

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as the City Solicitor considers reasonable.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Acting Chief Financial Officer

Summary

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to acquire a 4.84 acre (1.96 ha) surplus Toronto District School Board property located at 925 Albion Road which is currently leased by the City for multi-service centre and parkland purposes.  The subject property to be acquired by the City is shown on Appendix B.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 24, 2017) Report and Appendices A and B from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Acting Chief Financial Officer on Acquisition of 925 Albion Road for Multi-Service Centre and Parkland Purposes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108405.pdf

GM23.14 - Affordable Rental Housing - New Lease Agreements at 1313 Queen Street West, 125 Manse Road, 1177 King Street West, 156 and 158 Munro Street and 140, 163 and 164 Spadina Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
14 - Parkdale-High Park, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 30 - Toronto-Danforth, 44 - Scarborough East

Confidential Attachment - The security of the property of the municipality or local board

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing lease agreement with Toronto Artscape Inc. for the property known municipally as 1313 Queen Street West for a five- year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing lease agreement with Good Shepherd Non-Profit Homes Inc. for the property known municipally as 125 Manse Road for a five-year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 2 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

3.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing lease agreement with Madison Community Services for the property known municipally as 1177 King Street West for a five-year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 3 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, and subject to the satisfactory resolution of the matter outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services.

 

4.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing lease agreement with Ecuhome Corporation for the property known municipally as 156 and 158 Munro Street for a five-year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 4 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

5.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing sublease agreement with the Homes First Society for the property known municipally as 140 Spadina Road for a five- year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 5 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

6.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing sublease agreement with the Homes First Society for the property known municipally as 164 Spadina Road for a five- year term, substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 5 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or his or her designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

7.  City Council authorize a new affordable housing sublease agreement with Madison Community Services for the property known municipally as 163 Spadina Road for a five-year term substantially based on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 6 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and on such revised or other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, or Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services' designate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

  

8.  City Council, pursuant to section 83(1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, deem the grant of the leases and subleases in the interests of the City.

 

9.  City Council authorize severally each of the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and the Director of Real Estate Services to execute such agreements identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 to 7 and any ancillary agreements and documents as required.

 

10.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete such agreements identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 to 7 and all related documentation as required, and to deliver any notices, pay expenses and amend the commencement, termination and other dates to such earlier or later date(s), on such terms as the City Solicitor, or designate, may from time to time determine.

 

11.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services or designate, to administer and manage the lease or sublease agreements referred to above, including the provisions of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

 

12.  City Council authorize the public release of the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services once the City has entered into the new affordable housing lease agreement outlined in Recommendation 3.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority to enter into new affordable rental housing lease agreements at 1313 Queen Street West, 125 Manse Road, 1177 King Street West, 156 and 158 Munro Street, and 140, 163 and 164 Spadina Road with each current respective non-profit affordable housing provider. These eight affordable rental housing properties include 48 rooms in multi-tenant housing and nine apartments which provide affordable rental accommodation to lower-income Torontonians.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report and Appendices 1 to 6 from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Affordable Rental Housing - New Lease Agreements at 1313 Queen Street West, 125 Manse Road, 1177 King Street West, 156 and 158 Munro Street and 140, 163 and 164 Spadina Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108484.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1

GM23.16 - Expropriation of 1269 Danforth Road, Scarborough Subway Extension

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
38 - Scarborough Centre
Attention
Third Item on Wednesday, December 6th
Communication GM23.16.2 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to negotiate the acquisition of the property known municipally as 1269 Danforth Road (the Property), depicted on the Property Sketch in Appendix A and as shown on the Location Map attached as Appendix B to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and if the negotiations are unsuccessful, authorize staff to initiate the expropriation process for the Property.

 

2.  City Council grant authority to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the Property, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for hearing that are received, to attend the hearing to present the City's position and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to initiate expropriation proceedings at 1269 Danforth Road, (the "Property"), required for a traction power sub-station for the Scarborough Subway Extension ("SSE").

 

Staff will continue to negotiate terms of an agreement with the owner of the Property. However, if an agreement cannot be reached, expropriation may be necessary.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report and Appendices A and B from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Expropriation of 1269 Danforth Road, Scarborough Subway Extension
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108427.pdf

Speakers

Derek Moran

Communications (Committee)

(November 9, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (GM.New.GM23.16.1)

Communications (City Council)

(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (CC.New.GM23.16.2)

GM23.17 - Expropriation of 13 Barberry Place and 23 Barberry Place for New East/West Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
24 - Willowdale
Attention
Bill 1374 has been submitted on this Item.

Confidential Attachment - A proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of 13 Barberry Place and 23 Barberry Place, as legally described in Appendix A and shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Sketch No. PS-2017-088 attached as Appendix B to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

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 as to a Date for Compensation and Notices of Possession.

 

3. City Council amend the 2017 Council Approved Capital Budget for Transportation Services by the addition of a new capital project called "13 and 23 Barberry Place" for the costs as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services – Confidential Information, funded from Development Charge Reserve Fund Roads (XR2110).

 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation for all of the Properties to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

In December 2015, City Council authorized the initiation of expropriation proceedings for 13 and 23 Barberry Place, which are required for the new east/west road which will connect Rean Drive to Kenaston Gardens, in order to improve traffic flow and pedestrian connections.

 

This report seeks approval from City Council, as the approving authority under the Expropriations Act, to expropriate 13 Barberry Place and 23 Barberry Place. The required properties are shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Sketch No. PS-2017-088 attached as Appendix "B".

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report and Appendices A to D from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108322.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1

GM23.22 - Fair Wage Policy Compliance Verification - Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd.

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Manager, Fair Wage Office to continue to retain the amount of $100,000 in withholding funds until July 2018, to allow Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd., the Contractor, to provide the requisite information.

 

2.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to report to the July 3, 2018 Government Management Committee meeting on whether Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd., the Contractor, should be disqualified from conducting business with the City for a period of two years and whether any legal entity that is related to or has the same operating mind (including successors or assigns) as Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd. should be ineligible to bid on or be awarded City of Toronto contracts, acting as a General Contractor or Sub-contractor, for a two year period.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Manager, Fair Wage Office

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek direction, from Council with respect to continuing to withhold contract holdback from a contractor or subcontractor when payroll records are delinquent, inaccurate and cannot be verified.

 

The Fair Wage by-law allows the Manager, Fair Wage Office, to direct the operating division to hold back funds from the contractor's progress draw or holdback when contractors fail to furnish and disclose certified pay sheets, lists, records, time sheets, open at all times for examination of wages of workers in connection with City contracts.

 

A case has arisen where true payroll documentation cannot be verified, the contractor has been determined to be non-compliant with disclosure requirements and hold back of funds has been exercised by the client division on instruction from the Manager, Fair Wage Office.

 

These funds which are on hold are without by-law direction to address, in these circumstances, how long and what happens to these funds in order to conclude the compliance investigation.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Manager, Fair Wage on Fair Wage Policy Compliance Verification - Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108507.pdf

Speakers

Anna Ferzoco McMahon, President, Ferpac Paving Inc.
Pina Aloia, Contract Administrator, Aloia Brothers Concrete Contractors Ltd.

GM23.23 - Pegah Construction Ltd. - Disqualification from City Contracts, Fair Wage Policy Non-Compliance

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.   City Council direct that Pegah Construction Ltd. be placed on probation for a period of one year from the date of City Council's decision.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Manager, Fair Wage Office

Summary

As directed by Council, Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 67, instructs the Manager, Fair Wage Office to take disqualification action when a contractor or any sub-contractor is found to be in non-compliance with the provisions of the Fair Wage Policy in two separate instances over a period of three years.

 

This report recommends disqualification of Pegah Construction Ltd. or related entities from conducting business with the City for a period of two years for failure to pay its workers in accordance with fair wage policy requirements.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Manager, Fair Wage on Pegah Construction Ltd. - Disqualification from City Contracts, Fair Wage Policy Non-Compliance
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-108663.pdf

Speakers

Ali Mohtashami, President, Pegah Construction Ltd. / Format Group Inc.

Communications (Committee)

(November 9, 2017) Letter from Ali Mohtashami, President, Pegah Construction Ltd. (GM.New.GM23.23.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/gm/comm/communicationfile-73608.pdf

Licensing and Standards Committee - Meeting 23

LS23.1 - Licensing and Registration Regulations for Short-Term Rentals

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communications LS23.1.67 to LS23.1.171 have been submitted on this Item.

To be considered with Item PG24.8 as first Items on Thursday, December 7th

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Licensing and Standards Committee recommends that:

 

New By-law

 

1.  City Council establish a separate Toronto Municipal Code Chapter for short-term rentals, in accordance with the recommendations in the report (November 14, 2017) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

Definitions

 

2.  City Council define the following terms in the short-term rental By-law:

 

a.  A short-term rental company is any person in the business of facilitating or brokering bookings for short-term rentals via the internet and who:

 

1.  Receives payment, compensation, or any other financial benefit as a result of a person making or completing bookings of those short-term rentals; or

 

2.  Collects, accesses, or holds information on the number of nights that bookings of those short-term rentals are made or completed.  

 

This definition does not apply to a person who facilitates or brokers bookings for a short-term rental owned by that person or his or her immediate family. "Person" includes multiple persons who act together to carry on the business of a short-term rental company, despite the fact that no single one of those persons carries on the activity in its entirety. Such persons shall be subject to the requirements and may be held jointly and severally responsible for each other's actions.

 

b.  A short-term rental is all or part of a dwelling unit in the City of Toronto used to provide sleeping accommodations for any rental period that is less than 28 consecutive days in exchange for payment. This includes existing bed and breakfasts and excludes hotels and motels and accommodations where there is no payment.

 

c.  An operator is any individual person (owner or tenant) who operates a short-term rental. Operators must be 18 years of age or older. Corporations cannot be operators.

 

d.  A principal residence is a dwelling unit owned or rented by an individual person, alone or jointly with another person, where he or she is ordinarily resident.

 

e.  An entire-unit rental is a short-term rental in which the renter occupies an entire dwelling unit.

 

f.  A partial-unit rental is a short-term rental in which the renter occupies part of the dwelling unit.

 

Short-Term Rental Operator Registry

 

3.  City Council direct that short-term rental operators register with the City annually. Registration shall consist of paying an annual registration fee and providing the following information:

 

a.  Name, contact information (phone and email), address and identification of a type to be determined by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards;

 

b.  Emergency contact information (name and phone number of a person available by phone 24 hours a day during rental);

 

c.  Description of which parts of the property will be used for short-term rental (entire unit, number of bedrooms, secondary suite, other shared space);

 

d.  Building type (condominium, apartment, detached, semi-detached, row house, townhouse, etc.); and

 

e.  Any other information or documents required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

Short-Term Rental Operator Requirements

 

4.  City Council direct that:

 

a.  No one shall operate or advertise any short-term rental that is not registered;

 

b.  Operators must include the City-issued registration number in any advertisement and in any invoice or contract related to the short-term rental;

 

c.  Operators must update the registry within six days of any changes to the information provided to the City;

 

d.  Operators must keep records of transactions related to every short-term rental listing for three years with the following details and provide this information to Municipal Licensing and Standards within 30 days of being requested to do so:

 

1.  Number of nights rented as a short-term rental;

 

2.  Rental type (entire unit, shared unit, or secondary suite); and

 

3.  Any other information as required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

e.  Operators must provide emergency contact information (reachable during guest stay) to all guests; and

 

f.  Operators must provide guests with a diagram of all exits from the building and 911 emergency contact information.

 

Principal Residence Requirements and Rental Limits

 

5.  City Council direct that short-term rental operators comply with the following:

 

a.  No operator shall rent or advertise for rent a short-term rental except at their principal residence;

 

b.  An operator can only have one principal residence at any time; and

 

c.  An operator must, upon request from Municipal Licensing and Standards, provide evidence that is satisfactory to the Executive Director within ten days that the property they have registered for short-term rental use is their principal residence.

 

6.  City Council direct that an operator shall not be permitted to operate an entire-unit rental for more than 180 nights per calendar year.

 

Refusing or Cancelling an Operator's Registration

 

7.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, can:

 

a.  Refuse or cancel a registration if the operator meets specific criteria developed by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards. The criteria will be similar but not limited to the criteria summarized in the report (November 14, 2017) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards; or

 

b.  Exercise discretion to refuse or cancel a registration where the operator:

 

1.  Has not carried on the activity with integrity and honesty;

 

2.  Has violated any law or By-law;

 

3.  Is conducting activity in such a way that would infringe on the rights of other members of the public; or

 

4.  Has or would endanger the health or safety of other members of the public.

 

8.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, provide the operator with written notice that consideration is being given to the refusal or cancellation of the operator's registration, and that the operator have an opportunity to respond in writing to this notice within ten days of being notified. Municipal Licensing and Standards will then provide the operator with written notice of any decision to refuse or cancel the registration.

 

9.  City Council direct that an operator be provided with an opportunity to request, in writing, a second review of any decision to cancel their registration by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, within 30 days of the decision. The Executive Director will consider the request for second review and inform the operator in writing of the decision made, which may affirm or change the original decision.

 

10.  City Council direct that where Municipal Licensing and Standards is reviewing whether to refuse or cancel an operator's registration, the process by which the decision is reached shall be in writing unless the operator requests an oral or electronic hearing and the Executive Director determines that there is a good reason to hold an oral or electronic hearing and, if so, by whom and how the hearing shall be conducted.

 

11.  City Council direct that, if an operator's registration has been refused or cancelled pursuant to this process, the operator cannot reapply to the registry for one year.

 

12.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have the discretion to cancel a registration if the operator's registration was issued due to a technological or clerical error.

 

Short-Term Rental Company Licence

 

13.  City Council require all short-term rental companies to be licensed with the City. To apply for a short-term rental company licence, the company shall pay a licence fee and provide the following information:

 

a.  Name, phone number, and email address of a person responsible for responding to all City communications;

 

b.  A registered business address in Ontario; and

 

c.  Any other information or documents as required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

14.  City Council require companies keep transaction records of every short-term rental listing for three years with the following details and disclose this information to Municipal Licensing and Standards in a format and in accordance with a schedule determined by the Executive Director:

 

a.  Name, address, and registration number of the operator;

 

b.  Number of nights rented as a short-term rental;

 

c.  Rental type (entire unit, shared unit, or secondary suite); and

 

d.  Any other information as required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

15.  City Council require a company, upon request by Municipal Licensing and Standards, to convey any communications issued by the City that relate to the requirements of the short-term rental By-law to all operators advertising with the company in a format and manner determined by the Executive Director.

 

16.  City Council require that companies:

 

a.  Maintain and make publicly available their procedure for dealing with listings when complaints are received about nuisances, criminal activity, and/or contraventions of federal, provincial or municipal law; and

 

b.  Be prohibited from imposing a mandatory arbitration clause on individuals (operators and guests) using the company to facilitate or broker short-term rentals or requiring the law of any jurisdiction other than Ontario to be applied in relation to use of the company in Toronto. If clauses contrary to this requirement are included in any company agreement with individuals using its services, such clauses are unenforceable.

 

17.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have the discretion to revoke, reject, or not renew a company's application for a licence if the licence was issued due to a technological or clerical error.

 

18.  City Council require companies to create operator and guest accounts for use by Municipal Licensing and Standards for enforcement purposes upon request by Municipal Licensing and Standards, and prohibit the company from obstructing access to those accounts.

 

Sharing Records between Short-Term Rental Companies and the City

 

19.  City Council direct that companies must, as a condition of licensing, execute an agreement with the City governing the collection, use, retention, and transmission of operator information on terms satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and that the Executive Director shall have authority to execute such an agreement on the City's behalf.

 

20.  City Council direct that should a company choose to facilitate the operator registration process, it must obtain consent from operators applying for registration to the collection, use of, and potential disclosure of personal information to and by the City for the purposes permitted by the By-law, which consent must be in a form satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

General Licensing Provisions

 

21.  City Council direct that the short-term rental By-law import all relevant general provisions from the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, as necessary to be consistent with Chapter 545 and to operationalize the By-law. This includes providing authority for the Toronto Licensing Tribunal to suspend, revoke or refuse the issuance of a short-term rental company licence when appropriate.

 

22.  City Council delegate authority to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to suspend or place conditions on the short-term rental operator registration or company licence without a hearing for up to 14 days at her or his discretion if she or he has reasonable grounds to conclude that the continued activity of the operator or company poses an immediate danger to health or safety of any person or to property.

 

General Requirements for Advertising, Facilitating and Brokering Short-Term Rentals

 

23.  City Council direct that any person, including a corporation:

 

a.  Ensure that an operator's registration number is included in all short-term rental advertisements; and

 

b.  Remove all short-term rental advertisements that are not registered within 24 hours of notification from the City.

 

24.  City Council direct that no person, including a corporation, can advertise, facilitate or broker a short-term rental that is not registered with the City.

 

Registration and Licence Fees

 

25.  City Council amend Chapter 441 to include the following fees for the short-term rental By-law, as detailed in Attachment 1 of the report (November 14, 2017) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards:

 

a.  Operator annual registration fee: $50

 

b.  Company licence fee: one-time application fee of $5,000; fee of $1.00 per night booked

 

Fines

 

26.  City Council establish:

 

a.  That anyone who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000.

 

b.  A system of fines that includes fines for continuing offences and special fines where it is determined that the conduct could have resulted in economic advantage or gain to the party found to have breached the By-law.

 

c.  That directors or officers of a corporation who knowingly concur in the contravention of any offence under the By-law are guilty of an offence.

 

Administration

 

27.  City Council direct that all communications between the City and operators and companies must be sent via email, except where another method is authorized by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in her or his sole discretion, and that any email shall be deemed to be received on the day it is sent to the most recent email address provided to Municipal Licensing and Standards as part of the licensing and registration process.

 

28.  City Council provide the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the authority to:

 

a.  Issue interpretation bulletins or guidelines on matters relating to the short-term rental By-law; and

 

b.  Delegate any authority or function provided for in the short-term rental By-law to the Executive Director's designate.

 

29.  City Council require operators and companies submit to audits of their records as requested by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

 

30.  City Council give the City Solicitor the authority to make technical and stylistic amendments as required in the drafting of this By-law.

 

Implementation

 

31.  City Council direct that the By-law come into effect June 1, 2018. If no zoning changes permitting short-term rentals are in force by June 1, 2018, the By-law will come into effect on the day any of the zoning changes come into force.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Licensing and Standards Committee also:

 

1.  Requested the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to review the submissions and report directly to City Council on December 6, 2017 if she wishes to clarify or modify any recommendations as a result of her review.

 

The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and the Director of Zoning and Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment, gave a presentation on Short-Term Rentals: Proposed Regulations for Toronto.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards

Summary

This report is one of three reports on short-term rental regulations being considered by City Council. This report recommends a registration and licensing program for short-term rental activity in Toronto. It recommends that anyone doing a short-term rental in their home must register with the City and any companies that facilitate short-term rental activity, like Airbnb, must be licensed.

 

The other two reports provide:

 

- Zoning changes to permit short-term rentals in principal residences across the city and in secondary suites - report considered at November 15, 2017, Planning and Growth Management Committee.

 

- Potential short-term rental tax - report expected at November 29, 2017, Executive Committee.
 

The recommended short-term rental regulations were developed based on the following principles: permit people to rent their homes for short periods; minimize negative impacts on housing affordability and availability; enable greater diversity in tourism accommodations; maintain community stability, including in vertical communities; minimize nuisances; and create regulations that are fair and easy for people and companies to follow.

 

This report recommends that a By-law governing short-term rentals be enacted to include that:

 

- People who want to advertise or offer short-term rentals in their homes must be registered with the City.


- People may rent their entire home while they are away for a maximum of 180 nights per year.

 

- People may share their home for an unlimited number of nights when renting up to three rooms and/or one secondary suite.


- People must post their City-issued registration number in all advertisements for their short-term rental.
 

To register a home for short-term rental use, the recommended By-law includes that people must:

 

- Provide basic information, such as contact information and address;


- Make a declaration that the address is their principal residence;


- Ensure that the property, including secondary suite, is in compliance with all applicable laws, including the Ontario Building Code and Ontario Fire Code (as applicable), and must make a declaration of such;


- Keep records of short-term rental activity and provide to City upon request;


- Provide emergency information to guests;


- Provide contact information for a person available by phone 24 hours a day; and


- Pay an annual registration fee of $50.
 

This report also recommends that short-term rental companies be licensed. Short-term rental companies would be required to:

 

- Ensure that all listings have a valid registration number;


- Develop a procedure to mitigate neighbourhood nuisances;


- Provide information about short-term rental activity with the City; and


- Pay a one-time licence application fee of $5,000 and a licensing fee of $1 for each night booked through the company.
 

The recommendations were developed based on input from the public and stakeholders in August and September 2017 on the regulations adopted for consultation by Executive Committee on June 19, 2017. Staff heard from 225 attendees at public open houses, 5,316 respondents to an online survey, 45 stakeholders at targeted stakeholder meetings, and 27 residents via email. This is in addition to the extensive research and consultation undertaken from October 2016 to May 2017 in preparation for the June 2017 report.

 

The following City divisions were consulted in the preparation of this report: Affordable Housing Office; Corporate Finance; Economic Development and Culture; Legal Services; City Planning; Shelter, Support and Housing Administration; Social Development, Finance and Administration; Toronto Fire Services; and Toronto Building.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Revised Report from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, on Licensing and Registration Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-109052.pdf
(November 7, 2017) Report from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, on Licensing and Registration Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-108682.pdf
Attachment 1 - Additions to Municipal Code Chapter 441 Related to Fees for the Short-Term Rental Operator Registry and Company Licence
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-108808.pdf
Attachment 2 - Jurisdictional Scan of Short-Term Rental Regulations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-108809.pdf
Public Notice on Licensing and Registration Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-108812.pdf
Presentation from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the Director of Zoning and Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment, on Short-Term Rentals: Proposed Regulations for Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-109151.pdf

Speakers

Richard de Sam Lazaro, HomeAway Inc.
Caitlin O'Neill, Sonder
Ryan Killeen, Sonder
Alex Dagg, Policy Manager, Airbnb
Brian Anderson
Fariba Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, AcuteNet Inc.
Patrick Shaw
Hasnain Hasan, Manager, Toronto Furnished Living
Linda Brett, Bloor Street East Neighbourhood Association
Catherine Lang
Caroline Miller
Zach Mandlowitz, President, Home-Sharing Service Providers
Jennifer Graham
Melanie Ferreira, Melanie's Bistro
Douglas Goold, Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Paul Nedoszytko
Jim Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario
Jeremy Dias, Executive Director, The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Daryl Chong, Greater Toronto Apartment Association
Melissa Goldstein, Housing Action Now
Thorben Wieditz, Fairbnb.ca Coalition
Jessica Pisarek
Lisa Giansante
Emily Rayson, Chief Operating Officer, Canadastays
Robert Field, Graydon Hall Tenants' Association and the Federation of Metro Tenants' Association
Israel Quintero
Jeffrey Stern, Toronto Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Denise Lash, Lash Condo Law
Emily Daigle
Jacqueline Porter

Communications (Committee)

(November 8, 2017) E-mail from Brian Anderson (LS.New.LS23.1.1)
(November 9, 2017) E-mail from Tom Brewer (LS.New.LS23.1.2)
(November 9, 2017) Submission from Hasnain Hasan, Manager, Toronto Furnished Living (LS.New.LS23.1.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73604.pdf
(November 10, 2017) Letter from Anne Hayes, Chair, The Torontonian Tenants' Association (LS.New.LS23.1.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73598.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Christopher Brown (LS.New.LS23.1.5)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from J. Christopher Binney and Natalie Hodgins (LS.New.LS23.1.6)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Patricia Marson Vaughan (LS.New.LS23.1.7)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Emanuele Silli (LS.New.LS23.1.8)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Chris Bracamonte (LS.New.LS23.1.9)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Terry Mundell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Hotel Association, and Tony Elenis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (LS.New.LS23.1.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73794.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Teddy Ghalustians (LS.New.LS23.1.11)
(November 14, 2017) Submission from Lesley McAllister (LS.New.LS23.1.12)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Claire Louise Gallagher (LS.New.LS23.1.13)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Melissa Goldstein, Chair, Housing Action Now (LS.New.LS23.1.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73802.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Peter Bangarth and Melanie Tait (LS.New.LS23.1.15)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Doris Power, Rosie DaSilva, Heather O'Neil, John Corso, and Jon Alexander, on behalf of Tenants for Social Housing (LS.New.LS23.1.16)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73822.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Vicki Trottier, President, Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation 2163 (LS.New.LS23.1.17)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Holly Aucoin (LS.New.LS23.1.18)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Daryl Chong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (LS.New.LS23.1.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73826.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Janet Coles (LS.New.LS23.1.20)
(November 14, 2017) Submission from Ben Westelman, Director, Head of Legal eBay Classifieds Group Canada/NW Europe (LS.New.LS23.1.21)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73876.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Jerry Raso (LS.New.LS23.1.22)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Alvin Cheung (LS.New.LS23.1.23)
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from John Provart (LS.New.LS23.1.24)
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Dominique Russell, Chair, Friends of Kensington Market (LS.New.LS23.1.25)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73900.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Submission from Monika Wagner and Norman Verrall (LS.New.LS23.1.26)
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Kenneth Hale, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (LS.New.LS23.1.27)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73925.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Submission from Thorben Wieditz, Fairbnb.ca Coalition (LS.New.LS23.1.28)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73926.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Jim Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario (LS.New.LS23.1.29)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73927.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Nina Hall, Staff Lawyer, Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services (LS.New.LS23.1.30)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73928.pdf
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Steven Tufts (LS.New.LS23.1.31)
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Brian Tyndale (LS.New.LS23.1.32)
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Christopher Brown, Principal, Avison Young (LS.New.LS23.1.33)
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Jacqueline Porter (LS.New.LS23.1.34)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Jeremy Dias, Executive Director, The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexuality Diversity (LS.New.LS23.1.35)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73934.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Fariba Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, AcuteNet Inc. (LS.New.LS23.1.36)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73936.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Lisa Giansante (LS.New.LS23.1.37)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Emily Daigle (LS.New.LS23.1.38)
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Caitlin O'Neill, Public Policy Director, Sonder (LS.New.LS23.1.39)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73939.pdf
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Ed Van Gennip (LS.New.LS23.1.40)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Jennifer Boros (LS.New.LS23.1.41)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Michael Lewis (LS.New.LS23.1.42)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Rinat Shalom (LS.New.LS23.1.43)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Kamyar Lolavar (LS.New.LS23.1.44)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Michael Pokrovsky (LS.New.LS23.1.45)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Magali Julien (LS.New.LS23.1.46)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Rigo Seucharan (LS.New.LS23.1.47)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Feliks Gagula and Ines Jarki (LS.New.LS23.1.48)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Chris Liao (LS.New.LS23.1.49)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Liviu Cojocaru (LS.New.LS23.1.50)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Ruth Donsky (LS.New.LS23.1.51)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Andrew Hutchings (LS.New.LS23.1.52)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Cher Knightingale (LS.New.LS23.1.53)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Michael Briggs (LS.New.LS23.1.54)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Kathleen Le Roux (LS.New.LS23.1.55)
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Linda Brett, Bloor Street East Neighbourhood Association (LS.New.LS23.1.56)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73907.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Sue Robertson (LS.New.LS23.1.57)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Papia Barua (LS.New.LS23.1.58)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Ben d'Avernas (LS.New.LS23.1.59)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Adil and Mona Antia (LS.New.LS23.1.60)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Sylvester Nicholas (LS.New.LS23.1.61)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Tony Bassels (LS.New.LS23.1.62)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Colin Gillies (LS.New.LS23.1.63)
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Richard de Sam Lazaro, Expedia Inc. (LS.New.LS23.1.64)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-73919.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Catherine Lang (LS.New.LS23.1.65)
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Alex Dagg, Public Policy Manager, Canada, Airbnb (LS.New.LS23.1.66)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ls/comm/communicationfile-74011.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(November 22, 2017) Submission from Hasnain Hasan, Manager, Toronto Furnished Living (CC.Main.LS23.1.67)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74202.pdf
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Clarence Westhaver (CC.Main.LS23.1.68)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Judy Berger (CC.Main.LS23.1.69)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Janine Gliener (CC.Main.LS23.1.70)
(November 16, 2017) Submission from Catherine Lang (CC.Main.LS23.1.71)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Jane Anne Murry (CC.Main.LS23.1.72)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Maxine Louie (CC.Main.LS23.1.73)
(November 24, 2017) E-mail from Miranda Borisenko (CC.Main.LS23.1.74)
(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Nav Seyf (CC.Main.LS23.1.75)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Mitchell Posluns (CC.New.LS23.1.76)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Sara Weales (CC.New.LS23.1.77)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Andrée-Anne Forest-Voyer (CC.New.LS23.1.78)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Teresa Gough (CC.New.LS23.1.79)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Tai Moor (CC.New.LS23.1.80)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Krzysztof Maryan (CC.New.LS23.1.81)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Lorie McLaughlin (CC.New.LS23.1.82)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Jamal Virani (CC.New.LS23.1.83)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Christopher Thompson (CC.New.LS23.1.84)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from David Hogarth (CC.New.LS23.1.85)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Paulo Figueiras (CC.New.LS23.1.86)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Dawn Bazely (CC.New.LS23.1.87)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Ralph MacLeod (CC.New.LS23.1.88)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Lisa Cain (CC.New.LS23.1.89)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Shane Zuchowski (CC.New.LS23.1.90)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Emily Mantin (CC.New.LS23.1.91)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Claude Babin (CC.New.LS23.1.92)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Alyas Ali (CC.New.LS23.1.93)
(December 1, 2017) E-mail from Valerie Lannon (CC.New.LS23.1.94)
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (CC.New.LS23.1.95)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74333.pdf
(December 3, 2017) E-mail from Diane Devenyi (CC.New.LS23.1.96)
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Daryl Chong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (CC.New.LS23.1.97)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74294.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Matt Caissie (CC.New.LS23.1.98)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Darnell Moses (CC.New.LS23.1.99)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Peter Moore (CC.New.LS23.1.100)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Doug Ewart (CC.New.LS23.1.101)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Liviu Cojocaru (CC.New.LS23.1.102)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Pulickel and Poornima Ajayan (CC.New.LS23.1.103)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Carrie Gervais (CC.New.LS23.1.104)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. (CC.New.LS23.1.105)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74398.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from David Lidov (CC.New.LS23.1.106)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Joanne Hansen (CC.New.LS23.1.107)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Indra Morrison (CC.New.LS23.1.108)
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Jennifer Graham (CC.New.LS23.1.109)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Vice-President, Lytton Park Residents' Organization Inc. (CC.New.LS23.1.110)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74403.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Jeff Timmons (CC.New.LS23.1.111)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Sean Beckett (CC.New.LS23.1.112)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Brenda Lowes (CC.New.LS23.1.113)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Rahim Lalani (CC.New.LS23.1.114)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Carlos Lopes (CC.New.LS23.1.115)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Shannon Villeneuve-Shulman (CC.New.LS23.1.116)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Papia Barua (CC.New.LS23.1.117)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from AJ Huang (CC.New.LS23.1.118)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Mumtaz and Amin Virani (CC.New.LS23.1.119)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Janis Targum (CC.New.LS23.1.120)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Fotini Iconomopoulos (CC.New.LS23.1.121)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Suzanne Anderson (CC.New.LS23.1.122)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Devesh Modi (CC.New.LS23.1.123)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Ines Pacheco (CC.New.LS23.1.124)
(December 6, 2017) Letter from Feliks and Ines Jarki (CC.New.LS23.1.125)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Des Narciso (CC.New.LS23.1.126)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Marian Mattison (CC.New.LS23.1.127)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Karen Teune (CC.New.LS23.1.128)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Catherine Van Dyke (CC.New.LS23.1.129)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Hanna Gry (CC.New.LS23.1.130)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Peter Neumann and Louise Gwyn (CC.New.LS23.1.131)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Tiessen (CC.New.LS23.1.132)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Donna and Tom Hunt (CC.New.LS23.1.133)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Alex Cruz (CC.New.LS23.1.134)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Dylan Juckes (CC.New.LS23.1.135)
(December 7, 2017) Letter from Sharry Aiken and Miriam Kramer (CC.New.LS23.1.136)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ariel Benibgui (CC.New.LS23.1.137)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Nikesha Trumpet (CC.New.LS23.1.138)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Shannon Hancocks (CC.New.LS23.1.139)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Christina Moro (CC.New.LS23.1.140)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sean McKay (CC.New.LS23.1.141)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Brenda Dalglish (CC.New.LS23.1.142)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Simon and Catherine (CC.New.LS23.1.143)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Michael Krimus (CC.New.LS23.1.144)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Dwyke Young (CC.New.LS23.1.145)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Kathleen Le Roux (CC.New.LS23.1.146)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Tonia Vuolo (CC.New.LS23.1.147)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Michelle Webb (CC.New.LS23.1.148)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Abigail Pugh (CC.New.LS23.1.149)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ainsley (CC.New.LS23.1.150)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Jason Schwartz (CC.New.LS23.1.151)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ananda More (CC.New.LS23.1.152)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Rouzbeh (CC.New.LS23.1.153)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Adrian Golombek (CC.New.LS23.1.154)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Papia Barua (CC.New.LS23.1.155)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Frank Yin (CC.New.LS23.1.156)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Julian Solis (CC.New.LS23.1.157)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sue Robertson (CC.New.LS23.1.158)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Liane Ninja (CC.New.LS23.1.159)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Mandie Freire (CC.New.LS23.1.160)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from George Filtsos (CC.New.LS23.1.161)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Alexis Leino (CC.New.LS23.1.162)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Vic S (CC.New.LS23.1.163)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Philippe Gauthier (CC.New.LS23.1.164)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Valeri Oparychev (CC.New.LS23.1.165)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sylvester Nicholas (CC.New.LS23.1.166)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Cathy Liu (CC.New.LS23.1.167)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Esther Epp (CC.New.LS23.1.168)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Priscilla Lee (CC.New.LS23.1.169)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Nikola Curcin (CC.New.LS23.1.170)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Samaria Mazan (CC.New.LS23.1.171)
(December 7, 2017) Multiple Communications from 780 individuals. List of communications LS23.1.172 to LS23.1.952 (CC.New.LS23.1.)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74383.pdf

Parks and Environment Committee - Meeting 23

PE23.3 - Yellow Creek/Vale of Avoca - Update

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
22 - St. Paul's, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Communication PE23.3.12 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, to expand the Yellow Creek Geomorphic Systems Master Plan Environmental Assessment to include assets beyond geomorphic systems and erosion-impacted infrastructure, as well as a long-term maintenance plan. This must include, at a minimum, an inventory and state of good repair of all existing facilities, including the trail network, an analysis of ecological integrity, and identification of the departments or agencies responsible for implementing and maintaining all planned improvements.

 

2.  City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, develop the Yellow Creek Geomorphic Systems Master Plan Environmental Assessment in consultation with a working group comprised of relevant community stakeholders and that this working group be formed at the earliest opportunity to inform the Environmental Assessment process for its full duration.


3.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, use the Yellow Creek Geomorphic Systems Master Plan Environmental Assessment as a template for future ravine studies and as a costing model for what is required to bring Toronto's entire ravine system into a good state of ecological repair.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

The purpose of this report is to respond to the request from the September 9, 2016 Parks and Environment Committee on the feasibility and process to develop a Master Plan for the Yellow Creek and Vale of Avoca area. The Vale of Avoca are the ravine lands surrounding Yellow Creek in Ward 22, St. Paul's and Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale. It is a highly valued parkland space that includes vital infrastructure such as trails, stairs, bridges, sewers and other public facilities normally found in Toronto ravines.

 

The Ravine Strategy, approved by City Council on October 2, 2017, will guide the management of Toronto's ravine system. Through the application of the Ravine Strategy Prioritization Framework, the City will be able to prioritize areas where protecting ecosystems while managing recreation use and improving access is needed and to start to identify opportunities for collaboration with internal and external partners.

 

As part of their Council Approved 2017-2026 Capital Budget and Plan, Toronto Water will initiate a Geomorphic Systems Master Plan Environmental Assessment for Yellow Creek. This study will recommend a long-term plan to address erosion and protection of existing critical culvert, sewer, and watermain infrastructure.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 30, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on Yellow Creek/Vale of Avoca - Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108752.pdf

Speakers

Robert Spindler, Moore Park Residents Association
Chris Lowry, President, Moore Park Residents Association
Joan York, Board Member, Deer Park Residents Group
Catherine Berka, Toronto Ravine Revitalization Study, University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry
Eric Davies, Toronto Ravine Revitalization Study, University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry
John Bossons, Board Member, Summerhill Resident's Association
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Communications (Committee)

(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Milena Kras-Claydon (PE.New.PE23.3.1)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Trevor Currie (PE.New.PE23.3.2)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Tania Sulan and David Bentley (PE.New.PE23.3.3)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Monika Geisweiller (PE.New.PE23.3.4)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Gillian Bogden (PE.New.PE23.3.5)
(November 15, 2017) Submission from John Bossons, Board Member, Summerhill Resident's Association and Coalition of Yellow Creek Residents' Associations (PE.New.PE23.3.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/comm/communicationfile-73952.pdf
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Joan York, Board Member, Deer Park Residents Group (PE.New.PE23.3.7)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Shane Crompton (PE.New.PE23.3.8)
(November 17, 2017) Submission from Catherine Berka, Toronto Ravine Revitalization Study, University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry (PE.New.PE23.3.9)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Susan Stock (PE.New.PE23.3.10)
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale, and Councillor Josh Matlow, Ward 22, St. Paul's (PE.New.PE23.3.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/comm/communicationfile-73967.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Submission from Lenka Holubec (CC.New.PE23.3.12)

Declared Interests (Committee)

The following member(s) declared an interest:

Councillor Mike Layton - as his mother owns property adjacent to the Vale of Avoca area.

PE23.5 - Energy Storage Partnership Agreements

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the demonstration Hybrid PV Energy Storage projects term sheet as in Attachment 1 of the report (November 1, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute the demonstration Hybrid PV Energy Storage partnership agreement on behalf of the City with Toronto Hydro Electric System Limited with terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute future energy storage partnership agreements on behalf of the City, with terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(November 1, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for negotiating and entering into partnership agreements for the installation of Hybrid PV Energy Storage systems at City facilities.

 

The Environment and Energy Division is collaborating with Facilities Management and Toronto Paramedics Services to develop two demonstration projects.

 

This innovative partnership supports the City's TransformTO strategy to "Lead by Example" to accelerate the investment in low-carbon technologies in City facilities to improve operations. The projects are also expected to generate utility savings as well as avoiding maintenance costs and capital replacement expenditures associated with owning conventional generator equipment.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 1, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, on Energy Storage Partnership Agreements
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108629.pdf
Attachment 1 - Term Sheet - Demonstration Hybrid PV Energy Storage Projects
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108822.pdf

PE23.7 - Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
To be considered with Item HL22.3

Communication PE23.7.3 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy, in collaboration with the Medical Officer of Health, to:

 

a.  Work with staff from City Planning; Toronto Building; Children's Services; Long-Term Care Homes and Services; Facilities Management; Transportation Services; Engineering and Construction Services; Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the Toronto Public Library; and other appropriate City divisions and agencies, to develop feasible best practices on how to reduce exposure to traffic-related air pollution, and facilitate their implementation at City facilities;

 

b.  Develop guidance to assist appropriate City agencies, corporations, and divisions in establishing traffic-related air pollution mitigation measures at City-owned sites located within 500 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more per day, and within 100 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 15,000 vehicles or more per day; and

 

c.  Develop best practices guidelines for new and existing buildings, in consultation with industry professionals, and raise awareness of these practices among school board staff, child care centre operators, long-term care facility operators, and residents, as well as builders, developers, designers, architects, engineers, and other professionals.

 

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in collaboration with the Director, Environment and Energy, to:

 

a.  Pursue, through the Toronto Congestion Management Plan (2016-2020), opportunities to reduce traffic-related air pollution;

 

b.  Undertake an evaluation of the City's street sweeping service levels to identify any possible enhancements that could improve air quality along Toronto's roadways by:

 

1.  Adopting Ontario's interim 24-hour Ambient Air Quality Criterion (AAQC) for coarse particulate matter (PM10) of 50 micrograms per cubic metre of air (50 µg/m3) and the 24-hour Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) of 28 micrograms per cubic metre of air (28 µg/m3) as air quality benchmarks for the maximum desirable concentration of particulate matter in air along Toronto streets;

 

2.  Conducting an air quality monitoring study of ambient PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations along City streets to assess the impact of current street sweeping practices, and using the findings to inform street sweeping service levels;

 

3.  Developing an air quality monitoring program for ambient PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations to assess whether the interim 24-hour Ambient Air Quality Criterion for PM10 and the 24-hour Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5 are met near roadways; and

 

4.  Giving first priority to meeting the air quality benchmarks at sensitive use properties, including child care centres, schools, and long-term care homes, within 500 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more per day, and giving second priority to sensitive uses within 100 metres of roads with annual average traffic volumes of 15,000 vehicles or more per day, and identify a strategy for meeting the air quality benchmarks more broadly across the City giving priority to areas with elevated particulate matter concentrations and residential areas.

 

3.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Change to:

 

a.  Undertake mobile air quality monitoring and air modelling along provincial highways including those located in Toronto to assess the relationship between traffic counts and air quality in areas adjacent to these highways, to estimate health risks, and provide trends over time;

 

b.  Estimate the cost of social, environmental, and health impacts associated with TRAP, including health-care costs and years of life lost, and compare these with the costs of preventing emissions of, and exposure to, TRAP; and

 

c.  Establish a special air management area focussed on land adjacent to Provincial highways in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to facilitate development and implementation of provincial and municipal measures to reduce releases of, and exposure to, traffic-related air pollution along these highways.

 

4.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Finance to implement financing and funding mechanisms for building retrofits needed to reduce exposure to traffic-related air pollution, with a priority placed on supporting retrofits of buildings with sensitive uses (such as schools, child care centres and long-term care facilities) located near highways and roads with average daily traffic volumes of 100,000 vehicles or more.

 

5.  City Council request the Ontario Minister of Transportation to review the feasibility of modifying street sweeping standards and practices on Provincial Highways to reduce levels of PM10 (particulate matter with an average diameter of 10 micrometres of less) in air along such highways.

 

6.  City Council request the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change to:

 

a.  Harmonize Canadian environmental emissions standards for fuels, vehicles and engines with those applicable in the State of California;

 

b.  Identify a strategy to reduce emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases from older model heavy-duty diesel trucks; and

 

c.  Include in Canada's Clean Fuel Standard, limits to emissions of air pollutants, in addition to the proposed limits on greenhouse gases.

 

7.  City Council forward the report (October 16, 2017) from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services, to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Ontario (PHO), Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), Central East LHIN, Central West LHIN, Mississauga Halton LHIN, Toronto Central LHIN, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), le Conseil Scolaire Viamonde, le Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir, the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA), AdvantAge Ontario, the Home Child Care Association of Ontario, the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario (ADCO), the Ontario Landlords Association, Toronto Landlords, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), the Ontario Home Builders’ Association, the Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council (GTA-CAC), and the Pembina Institute.

Origin

(October 16, 2017) Report from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services

Summary

Toronto's air quality is improving. Policies and programs implemented by federal, provincial and municipal governments have led to decreases in pollutant emissions, ambient air pollution levels, and related health impacts. However, Toronto Public Health estimates that air pollution still contributes to 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations in Toronto each year.

 

Motor vehicle traffic is the largest source of air pollution emitted in Toronto. Exposures to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) are highest near highways and busy roads. The health literature indicates that health risk from TRAP is higher within 500 metres of highways with an average daily traffic volume of 100,000 vehicles or more, and within 100 metres of arterial roads with an average daily traffic volume of 15,000 vehicles or more. Studies show that people living close to roads are more likely to experience adverse health outcomes including breathing problems, heart disease, cancer, and premature death. People who are more vulnerable to these impacts include children, the elderly, and people with certain pre-existing medical conditions.

 

Emissions of TRAP in Toronto can be reduced with sustained focus on initiatives that promote active transportation and transit, reduce congestion, and encourage use of electric vehicles. Recent updates to the Official Plan, the Walking Strategy, the Toronto Complete Streets Guidelines, the 10-year Cycling Network Plan, and TransformTO, Toronto's renewed climate action plan, are among the City initiatives that will reduce exposure to TRAP.

 

There are additional opportunities to reduce health risks from TRAP. Operational changes in buildings and a combination of strategies including site planning, building design, and physical barriers can be used during construction or when retrofitting older buildings. Bringing these best practices to the attention of those who design and manage buildings, particularly buildings occupied by vulnerable populations such as schools, child care centres and long-term care facilities, can encourage their adoption. Funding and other financing mechanisms can encourage building retrofits to mitigate exposure to TRAP, especially for vulnerable populations.

 

A special provincial air quality management approach for large urban areas can help provide a framework for focused interventions. Regular air quality monitoring along busy highways, and an assessment of the costs associated with TRAP, can help better define the challenge and assess the effectiveness of interventions. Strengthening partnerships with organizations around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and across Canada who are addressing TRAP will help identify and implement best practices and contribute to reducing exposure to TRAP in Toronto.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 16, 2017) Report from the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108665.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map of Expected Zones of TRAP Exposure in the City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108666.pdf
Attachment 2 - Avoiding the TRAP: Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Toronto and Options for Reducing Exposure
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-108667.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 17, 2017) Letter from Bryan Purcell, Director of Policy and Programs, The Atmospheric Fund (PE.New.PE23.7.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pe/comm/communicationfile-73961.pdf
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Yetman, Chief Executive Officer, Platform Technology Consultancy (PE.New.PE23.7.2)

Communications (City Council)

(November 30, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Secretary, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital (CC.Supp.PE23.7.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74303.pdf

Planning and Growth Management Committee - Meeting 24

PG24.1 - Unilever Precinct Planning Study and East Harbour Application Review - Update

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council receive the report (October 24, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for information.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report provides a series of updates on the Unilever Precinct Planning Study, including the review of First Gulf's East Harbour development applications and the East Harbour SmartTrack Station planning context.  It provides information on consultation events for these projects and sets out the anticipated consultation plan moving forward. 

 

This report also includes a description of First Gulf's Master Plan Update submission.  This submission revises the prior master plan proposal from December 2016.  It includes additional properties acquired at 375 and 385 Eastern Avenue (adjacent to the Metrolinx rail embankment), and also contemplates additional density on First Gulf's lands.  First Gulf is now proposing 925,314 m2 (approximately 10 million ft2) of employment development on the 15.15 hectare (37 acre) portion of the Unilever Precinct they own, compared to 829,833m2

(approximately 9 million ft2) on the 13.8 hectares (34 acres) they owned at the time of the December 2016 rezoning and subdivision submissions.

 

In addition, this report addresses the request of Planning and Growth Management Committee from February 23, 2017, that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, report back on consultation with Enbridge Gas Distribution respecting First Gulf's applications and the Unilever Precinct Plan.  It also provides updates on Real Estate Services' work regarding yard consolidation and on coordination of major enabling infrastructure projects in the Lower Don River, including the newly commenced Broadview and Eastern Flood Protection Municipal Class Environmental Assessment.

 

This report is submitted for information at this time to provide updated details to the Committee on First Gulf's current proposal; to advise as to ongoing consultation activities on the Precinct Planning Study, the SmartTrack station and First Gulf's resubmitted proposal; and to address matters the Committee requested information on in February 2017.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 24, 2017) Report and Attachments 1, 2 and 3 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Unilever Precinct Planning Study and East Harbour Application Review - Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108542.pdf

Speakers

Jonathan Ahee, Co-Chair, Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board
David Gerofsky, Chief Executive Officer, First Gulf
Councillor Paula Fletcher

Communications (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from David Gerofsky, Chief Executive Officer, First Gulf Corporation (PG.New.PG24.1.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73875.pdf

PG24.2 - Second Update on City of Toronto Archaeological Collections Repository

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council adopt the principle that Toronto archaeological collections, except those noted in recommendation 2 of the report (October 17, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, be deposited in the repository managed by Sustainable Archaeology at McMaster University in Hamilton.

 

2. City Council direct that Archaeological collections related to the museums and other heritage properties managed by the Economic Development and Culture Division be deposited in the City's museum collections centre.

 

3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to provide direction and funding to support the transfer of Toronto-based archaeological collections to Sustainable Archaeology.

Origin

(October 17, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

This report presents a second update on work completed by staff respecting a City of Toronto archaeological collections repository. Two options were explored for managing collections held by consulting archaeologists. The first entails creating a stand-alone City-operated repository that would take all Toronto-based collections, at substantial cost to the City. The second option, which is recommended by staff, entails having most Toronto-based collections go to an existing repository in Hamilton managed by Sustainable Archaeology, at no cost to the City. Only those collections from the museums and other heritage properties managed by the Economic Development and Culture Division would be deposited in the City's existing museum collections centre, at minimal cost to the City.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 17, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Second Update on City of Toronto Archaeological Collections Repository
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108270.pdf

PG24.3 - Airport Zoning Regulation to Protect Hospital Helicopter Flight Paths- Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
20 - Trinity-Spadina, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Communication PG24.3.2 has been submitted on this Item.

Bill 1430 has been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Aeronautics Act, RSC 1985, c. A-2

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.   City Council adopt an airport zoning regulation for the hospital helicopter flight paths for the Hospital for Sick Children and the St. Michael’s Hospital substantially in accordance with the draft Airport Zoning Regulation attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 18, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

2.   City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Airport Zoning Regulation as may be required.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a public meeting on November 15, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Aeronautics Act.

Origin

(October 18, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

The St. Michael’s Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children, (Sick Kids) each have helipads that provide vital critical and trauma care service to the entire City of Toronto and surrounding areas.  The protection of the flight paths for these helipads from intrusions caused by development is necessary to ensure their continued and effective operation. Aeronautics falls within the federal government's jurisdiction.  Transport Canada delegated the power to the City of Toronto to regulate the use of lands in the vicinity of hospital helipads on August 21, 2017, pursuant to City Council approval on July 12-15, 2016 (EX16.25).

 

This report reviews and recommends the adoption of an airport zoning regulation to protect the hospitals’ helicopter flight paths.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 18, 2017) Revised Report and Attachments 1 to 4 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Airport Zoning Regulation to Protect Hospital Helicopter Flight Paths- Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-109083.pdf
(October 18, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 to 4 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Airport Zoning Regulation to Protect Hospital Helicopter Flight Paths- Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108477.pdf
(October 25, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (Under the Aeronautics Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108630.pdf

Speakers

Dr. Robert Howard, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Michael’s Hospital
Dr. Michael Apkon, President and CEO, Sick Kids Hospital
Kate Lyons, Goodmans LLP
Michael Binetti, Affleck Green McMurtry LLP

Communications (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Michael Binetti, Affleck Green McMurtry LLP, representing Lalu Canada Inc. (PG.New.PG24.3.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73873.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Letter from Michael I. Binetti, Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP (CC.New.PG24.3.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74386.pdf

PG24.4 - 39 Newcastle Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
Communication PG24.4.8 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the appeal of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application at 39 Newcastle Street (under File No. 16 198950 WET 06 OZ), in its current form, for the following reasons:

 

a.  The proposal is inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement;

 

b.   The proposal conflicts with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe;

 

c.    The proposal does not conform with the City of Toronto Official Plan, including policies related to but not limited to Built Form, Public Realm, Economic Revitalization and Land Use and Regeneration Areas which state that a development framework for the area will be developed and that development should not proceed prior to approval of a Secondary Plan; and

 

d.  The proposal does not conform with the Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan  (OPA No. 331), adopted by City Council on June 7, 2016 and currently under appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, and is not consistent with the Mimico-Judson Urban Design Guidelines.  In particular, the  application, in its current form, does not conform with the following matters:

 

i.  The Secondary Plan envisions two tall buildings on the subject lands with heights of up to 30-storeys (with a street wall height of 4-storeys), whereas the application proposes three tall towers (with  a street wall height of 4-storeys) having heights of 22, 30 and 36-storeys.

 

ii.  The Secondary Plan envisions the Mimico-Judson Greenway (multi-use pedestrian and cycling trail) to be located along the south limits of the subject site, whereas the Greenway is proposed along the south side of Newcastle Street and east side of Windsor Street.

 

iii.   The Secondary Plan requires a centralized public park to be located within Block D that would not be in shadow for seven continuous hours during the spring and summer equinoxes, whereas the current proposal shadows Block D and only allows for five continuous hours of sunlight on the future parkland during the  spring and summer equinoxes.

 

iv.  The Secondary Plan requires a minimum of 0.5 Floor Space Index of non-residential gross floor area for tall buildings, whereas 0.3 Floor Space Index of non-residential gross floor area is proposed.

 

v.  The Secondary Plan requires that any portion of a development containing residential and other nsitive land uses shall be setback a minimum of 30 m from the property line bordering the rail corridor to the south, whereas a setback of 22 m is being proposed.

 

2.   City Council authorize City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to negotiate an appropriate development proposal that is in keeping with the Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws (under File No. 16 198950 WET 06 OZ) to permit a mixed use development proposal with three residential apartment buildings (22, 30 and 36-storeys) connected by a 4-storey podium having a total of 74,374 m2 of gross floor area, of which 2,578 m2 would be for non-residential (retail) uses.  The development would contain approximately 833 residential units and a total of 589 vehicular parking spaces within a parking garage having two-levels underground and three-levels above ground.  The original proposal included two residential apartment buildings (28 and 30-storeys) and a total of 606 residential units.

 

This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws for 39 Newcastle Street (see Attachment 1: Key Map).

 

The proposed development, in its current form, does not conform with the Official Plan policies and the recently approved and appealed Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan and is not consistent with the Mimico-Judson Urban Design Guidelines.  The subject lands are designated Regeneration Areas.  The Official Plan states that each Regeneration Areas requires a tailor-made planning framework and that development should not proceed prior to the approval of a Secondary Plan.  As the Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan is currently under appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, the application is premature.  In addition, the proposal represents over development of the site with density, massing and building heights that do not fit within their existing or planned context or limit their impacts on neighbouring properties.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 to 11 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 39 Newcastle Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Refusal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108342.pdf
(October 26, 2017) Notice that Refusal Report will be considered by the Planning and Growth Management Committee
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108555.pdf

Speakers

Martin Gerwin, Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Mimico Lakeshore Community Network
Harry Oussoren , Mimico Lakeshore Community Network
Judith Rutledge, Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Mimico Lakeshore Community Network

Communications (Committee)

(November 6, 2017) E-mail from Jan Vanderwal (PG.Main.PG24.4.1)
(November 8, 2017) E-mail from Carolyn Murphy (PG.New.PG24.4.2)
(November 11, 2017) Letter from Chris Moore, President, Mimico Residents Association (PG.New.PG24.4.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73683.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Martin Gerwin and Judith Rutledge, Co-chairs, Mimico Lakeshore Community Network Steering Committee (PG.New.PG24.4.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73766.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Timothy Dobson, Chairman, Landscape Architect and Arborist, Lakeshore Planning Council Corporation (PG.New.PG24.4.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73852.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Werner Schwarz, Co-Chair and Bryan Pett, Co-Chairs Mystic Pointe and Area Residents Association (PG.New.PG24.4.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73855.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Councillor Mark Grimes (PG.New.PG24.4.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73834.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) Letter from Martin E. Gerwin and Judith A. Rutledge, Co-Chairs, Mimico Lakeshore Community Network Steering Committee (CC.Supp.PG24.4.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74307.pdf

4a - 39 Newcastle Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Supplementary Report

Origin
(November 6, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning
Summary

A Refusal Report, dated October 23, 2017, on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 39 Newcastle Street has been prepared for consideration by Planning and Growth Management Committee at its meeting on November 15, 2017.  On October 30, 2017, McMillan LLP (on behalf of CIC Management Services Inc.) filed an appeal (for the current proposal) to the Ontario Municipal Board citing Council's failure to make a decision within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act.

 

This report recommends that Recommendation No.1 contained in the October 23, 2017 Refusal Report be modified to reflect the appropriate action required for this appeal and seeks City Council's direction for the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the application.  No modifications are required to Recommendation No. 2 in the Refusal Report.

 

The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws (under File No. 16 198950 WET 06 OZ) to permit a mixed use development comprised of three residential apartment towers (22, 30 and 36-storeys) connected by a 4-storey podium having a total of 74,374 m2 of gross floor area, of which 2,578 m2 would be for non-residential (retail) uses.  The development would contain approximately 833 residential units and a total of 589 vehicular parking spaces within a parking garage having two-levels underground and three-levels above ground. 

 

The applicant's original proposal (submitted on July 29, 2016) included two residential apartment towers (28 and 30-storeys) and a total of 606 residential units and 983 vehicular parking spaces.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 6, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division on 39 Newcastle Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Supplementary
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108845.pdf

PG24.5 - Technical Amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Communication PG24.5.1 has been submitted on this Item.

Bills 1427 and 1428 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.   City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

2.   City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 15, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report proposes technical by-law amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 to correct minor typographical errors, zoning labels and mapped zoning boundaries adjustments. The amendments also corrects errors in previously Council enacted Zoning By-law amendment 820-2015, which inadvertently altered the development rights of 35 other properties.

              

This proposed by-law amendment also addresses changes to the Day Nurseries Act which is now called the Child Care and Early Years Act, and brings Zoning By-law 569-2013 into compliance with that Provincial Act.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Technical Amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108468.pdf
Attachment 1: Draft Technical By-law Amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Attachment 2: Draft Technical By-law Amendments to Zoning By-law 820-2015
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108469.pdf
(October 24, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108534.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. (CC.New.PG24.5.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74375.pdf

PG24.6 - Port Lands Planning Initiatives - Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
Communications PG24.6.15 to PG24.6.21 have been submitted on this Item.

First Item on Friday, December 8th

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council adopt the Port Lands Planning Framework (September 2017), prepared by the City Planning Division with Waterfront Toronto, attached as Attachment 1 to the report (September 27, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to guide the revitalization of the Port Lands.

 
2. City Council endorse the Villiers Island Precinct Plan (September 2017), prepared by Urban Strategies Inc. on behalf of Waterfront Toronto, attached as Attachment 2 to the report the report (September 27, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to guide rezonings within the Precinct.

 
3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board:

 
a. Repeal Official Plan Amendment 388 enacted by City Council on August 27, 2010 as an amendment to the former City of Toronto Official Plan and Central Waterfront Secondary Plan for the Lower Don Lands;


b. Modify the former City of Toronto Official Plan and Central Waterfront Secondary Plan, substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan modification attached as Attachment 3; and


c. Take the necessary actions to implement the draft Official Plan modification at the on-going Ontario Municipal Board hearing on the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan as appropriate.

 
4. City Council amend the City’s Official Plan in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 4 to the report (September 27, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, for major public streets, transit priority segments and right-of-way widenings in the South of Eastern Area.

 
5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Port Lands Official Plan modification and South of Eastern Transportation Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

 
6. City Council classify the Villiers Island, Polson Quay, South River and McCleary Districts as Class 4 areas under the Ministry of Environment (now Ministry of Environment and Climate Change) Environmental Noise Guideline, Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning, Publication NPC-300, August 2013.

 
7. City Council request that the Deputy City Manager for Cluster B with Waterfront Toronto and relevant Divisions, Agencies and Corporations to:

 
a. Initiate a zoning review for the Port and Industrial Districts;


b. Prepare a Precinct Plan for the McCleary District and develop urban design guidelines for Productions, Interactive and Creative districts;


c. Develop a Port Lands-wide truck management strategy;


d. Undertake a feasibility study to determine the optimal approach for low-carbon energy solutions in the Port Lands; and


e. Prepare a Class B cost estimate (­plus or minus 20 per cent) for relocating and undergrounding hydro infrastructure in the Port Lands.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee commenced a statutory public meeting on October 12, 2017 and continued the public meeting on November 15, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(September 27, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B

Summary

The Port Lands is one of the most significant urban renewal opportunities in Toronto, but also a remarkable place today. Its concentration of heritage resources, natural areas, active port and industrial uses assist in building and maintaining the broader city. It also has numerous film studios and related uses that support Toronto’s film sector. An updated framework to guide and shape urban renewal is vital to ensuring all development advanced in the near, medium and longer-terms will have lasting value and support long-term city building objectives. The completion of the Port Lands Planning Framework and Villiers Island Precinct Plan represents the culmination of over four years of collaborative work by the City and Waterfront Toronto, with support from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and numerous City divisions and agencies, all shaped by a robust consultation program.

 

The May 16, 2017 Port Lands Planning Initiatives – Interim Report summarized the findings of the Port Lands Planning Framework and the Port Lands and South of Eastern Transportation and Servicing Master Plan (TSMP). This report builds on the May 2017 report and addresses the direction provided by City Council. This report seeks Council’s:

 

Adoption of the Port Lands Planning Framework (Attachment 1) to guide the revitalization of the Port Lands over the coming decades;


Endorsement of the Villiers Island Precinct Plan (Attachment 2) to provide additional guidance for Zoning By-law amendments and Plans of Subdivision;


Instruction for the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board to modify the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan (CWSP) for the Port Lands at the on-going hearing in accordance with the recommended Official Plan modification (Attachment 3);


Classification of Villiers Island, the McCleary District, Polson Quay and South River districts as Class 4 areas under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change’s Environmental Noise Guideline;


Adoption of the South of Eastern Transportation Official Plan Amendment (Attachment 4) for public streets, transit priority and right-of-way widenings in the South of Eastern area to reflect the outcomes of the Council-endorsed preferred solutions from the Port Lands and South of Eastern Transportation and Servicing Master Plan (TSMP); and
Endorsement of a work program to initiate more detailed planning in key areas.

 

Finally, this report addresses Marine Terminal 35 given the recent fire at the site.

 
Port Lands Planning Framework

 

The Port Lands Planning Framework (the Framework) is a comprehensive, 50-plus year vision for the area. It provides a context for positive change and establishes new and enhanced policy direction for the area. The enhanced policy direction forms the basis for the recommended Official Plan modifications to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan for the Port Lands. The May 16, 2017 report summarized the key findings of the Framework. The Framework is now complete and appended as Attachment 1.

 

Villiers Island Precinct Plan

 

Villiers Island will be the first mixed-use community to be developed in the Port Lands. The Precinct Plan (Attachment 2) expands on the policy directions established in the Planning Framework and further defines the vision for the Island. The vision for the Island is to create a new, sustainable mixed-use community that is primed to achieve a climate positive outcome and is surrounded by four unique waterside edges. The Precinct Plan provides supplementary direction to inform future Zoning By-law amendments and Plans of Subdivision.

 

Port Lands Official Plan Modification

 

A draft of the Official Plan modification to the CWSP for the Port Lands was endorsed in principle by Council at its July 2017 meeting. This draft modification incorporated feedback from the public and stakeholders. Since Council’s endorsement, staff generally made minor revisions to policies in the modification, to clarify its intent and purpose. The most notable revisions relate to parkland dedication and Section 37 policies, clarifying permissions for power generation uses, as well as to policies related to the timing of development based on feedback from the Province and the need for flood protection prior to permitting new and/or intensified uses. The final recommended Official Plan modification is included in Attachment 3.

 

Marine Terminal 35

 

Marine Terminal 35 was Listed on the City’s Heritage Register in 2004. The building recently caught fire and only a portion of it remains. The Toronto Port Lands Company is in the process of satisfying an order to remedy and unsafe building, issued by the Toronto Building Division, which includes a requirement to address the buildings heritage components and attributes to the satisfaction of Heritage Preservation Services. Pending the response to the order, a commemoration strategy may be required to determine how surviving elements considered to be significant within the remaining building will be incorporated within the future Promontory Park. Discussions are also ongoing related to existing leases and operations that will be impacted by the Port Lands Flood Protection project. A construction plan will be developed and reviewed by staff of the City, TPLC and Waterfront Toronto, including a thorough analysis of existing land leases impacted by the project. The precise timing for construction in the area of Marine Terminal 35 should be known by the end of 2017.

 

South of Eastern Transportation Official Plan Amendment

 

The City of Toronto Official Plan, as amended, is in force for the South of Eastern area. An amendment of the Official Plan is required to reflect the transportation network recommendations of the TSMP. The Official Plan Amendment is included in Attachment 4.

 

Work Program and Future Reporting

 

Revitalizing the Port Lands is one of the largest and most complex city-building projects in the City. While the completion of the Port Lands Planning Framework and Villiers Island Precinct Plan is a major accomplishment for advancing more detailed planning in the area, additional studies and work continues to be required in key areas. The Port Lands Planning Initiatives – Interim Report initiated two key priority projects – a Business and Implementation Plan (BIP) for the Port Lands and Phases 3 and 4 Class EAs for the Broadview Extensionand for Commissioners Street east of the Don Roadway. The City, with Waterfront Toronto, Divisions and other agencies, have now also identified additional priorities for more detailed study.

 

Staff are targeting the November 29, 2017 Executive Committee meeting for a comprehensive report on the implementation of Port Lands Flood Protection and the subsequent build out of the Port Lands. The report will provide detailed information on the Port Lands Flood Protection project, including proposed tri-government funding and cash flow requirements, as well as contribution agreement terms. In addition, the report will provide a status update on the development of the BIP for the build out of the Port Lands. This plan will address anticipated costs, revenues and phasing, as well as implementation roles and responsibilities. Finally, the report will comment on the broader "Waterfront 2.0" context, including the potential for funding for additional waterfront revitalization projects.

Background Information (Committee)

(September 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 4 from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B on Port Lands Planning Initiatives - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107844.pdf
Attachment 1 - Section 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107821.pdf
Attachment 1 - Section 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107822.pdf
Attachment 1 - Section 3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107823.pdf
Attachment 1 - Section 4-1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107836.pdf
Attachment 1 - Section 4-2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107837.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107825.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107826.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-5
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107827.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-6
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107828.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107829.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-8
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107830.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-9
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107831.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-10
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107832.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-11
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107833.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 4-12
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107834.pdf
Attachment 1: Section 5
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107835.pdf
Attachment 1 - Appendices
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107838.pdf
Attachment 2: Part 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107839.pdf
Attachment 2: Part 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107842.pdf
Attachment 2: Part 3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107843.pdf
Attachment 3: Port Lands Official Plan Modification
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107840.pdf
(September 19, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107841.pdf
Port Lands Planning Initiatives Presentation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-107824.pdf

Speakers

(November 15, 2017) Councillor Paula Fletcher
(October 12, 2017) Julie Beddoes
(October 12, 2017) Rosemary Frei
(October 12, 2017) Mary Flynn-Guglietti, McMillan LLP, Solicitors for Ontario Power Generation
(October 12, 2017) Ray Davies, Real Estate Strategy Manager, Ontario Power Generation
(October 12, 2017) Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chair
(October 12, 2017) John Wilson, Co-Chair, West Don Lands Committee
(October 12, 2017) Councillor Paula Fletcher

Communications (Committee)

(September 29, 2017) Letter from Jane Pepino, Aird & Berlis LLP (PG.Main.PW24.6.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72700.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Sandrine Exibard-Edgar, Property Administrator, Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc. (PG.Main.PG24.6.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72702.pdf
(October 10, 2017) Letter from David Gerofsky, First Guld (PG.Main.PG24.6.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72704.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Sedonia Loiacono, Aird & Berlis, representing 2034055 Ontario Ltd. (PG.Main.PG24.6.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72705.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Sedonia Loiaconno, Aird & Berlis, representing Toronto Waterfront Studios Development Inc. (PG.Main.PG24.6.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72703.pdf
(October 11, 2017) Letter from Kevin Dick, General Manager, Portlands Energy Centre (PG.Main.PG24.6.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72696.pdf
(October 12, 2017) Letter from Connie Hergert, Vice-President, Real Estate and Services, Ontario Power Generation (PG.Main.PG24.6.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72697.pdf
(October 12, 2017) Letter from John Lohmus, Associate and Senior Planner, IBI Group (PG.Main.PG24.6.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72698.pdf
(October 12, 2017) Letter from Andrew Judge, President, Toronto Industry Network (PG.Main.PG24.6.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72699.pdf
(October 12, 2017) Letter from Paul E. Johnston, Johnston Litavski Planning Consultants (PG.Main.PG24.6.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-72701.pdf
(October 19, 2017) Letter from Jessie Spasov M.E.S., Sustainable Development Coordinator, CRH Canada Group Inc. (PG.Main.PG24.6.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73399.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from John Wilson and Cynthia Wilkey, Co-Chairs, West Don Lands Committee (PG.New.PG24.6.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73786.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Christopher Sawicki, Vice-President, Infrastructure, PortsToronto (PG.New.PG24.6.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73854.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Denise Baker, WeirFoulds LLP representing Tribal, Castlepoint, Kerbal (PG.New.PG24.6.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73884.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(November 15, 2017) Letter from Dawne Jubb, Senior Legal Counsel, Toronto District School Board (CC.Main.PG24.6.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74150.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Jim Douglas, General Manager, Real Estate, Canada Post Corporation (CC.New.PG24.6.16)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74291.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Christopher J. Williams, Aird and Berlis LLP (CC.New.PG24.6.17)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74296.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Daniel Castaldo, Senior Manager, Planning, Toronto District School Board (CC.New.PG24.6.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74372.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Tom Halinski, Aird and Berlis LLP (CC.New.PG24.6.19)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74374.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Paul Bronfman, Chair, Pinewood Toronto Studios, and Chair/Chief Executive Officer, Comweb Group Inc. and William F. White International Inc. (CC.New.PG24.6.20)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74377.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Norman Di Pasquale, Waterfront for All (CC.New.PG24.6.21)

PG24.7 - Murray Road Regeneration and Land Use Study - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment and City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendments - Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
9 - York Centre
Attention
Bills 1466, 1467 and 1468 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 10, 20, 48, 54 and 62 Murray Road substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (October 26, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
2.  City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law Number 625, for the lands at 10, 20, 48, 54 and 62 Murray Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (October 26, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
 

3.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law Number 569-2013 for the lands at 10, 20, 48, 54 and 62 Murray Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 (October 26, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and  
 

4.  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.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 15, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 26, 2017) Report from Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report presents the conclusions of the Murray Road Regeneration and Land Use Study, and recommends amendments to the City of Toronto Official Plan. This report also recommends amendments to the former City of North York and the City of Toronto Zoning By-laws. An interim control by-law was enacted to prohibit certain land uses pending completion of this study. The Interim Control By-law expires on February 3, 2018.

 

The Murray Road Regeneration and Land Use Study makes recommendations on a planning framework for the Study area to support future growth as set out in Section 4.7 of the Official Plan for Regeneration Areas, and in Council's adopted Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) 389 of OPA 231. The Study included an air and noise monitoring process as well as community consultation and engagement on issues related to land use, urban design, and pedestrian and cycling improvements throughout the local community. 

 

This report recommends that council adopt the City-initiated Official Plan Amendment (OPA), outlines key study findings from the local community and affected landowners and summarizes the revisions to the Site and Area Specific policies that are considered compatible with the existing surrounding employment and residential community.

 

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendments for the portion of the area in the former City of North York removes zoning permissions for concrete batching plants, a contractor’s establishment, motor vehicle body repair shop, transportation terminal and plastic product manufacturing use from the Study area. These permissions were temporarily suspended through the enactment of Interim Control By-law #71-2016 on February 3, 2016, and Extension of Interim Control By-law #115-2017 on January 31, 2017.

 

These permissions are considered incompatible with the surrounding community and the emerging vision for the Study area as outlined in the Regeneration Area designation and the subsequent City initiated land use study. The Study results envision a range of future employment and residential uses, compatible with the adjacent residential community, and which will provide new economic and housing opportunities. An improved pedestrian realm and enhanced cycling and pedestrian connections will provide access to local businesses, recreation and transit options, and connect together distinct communities.

 

Official Plan Amendment #208, which is the subject of this report, redesignates the Study area for Mixed Use Areas and General Employment Areas. The amendments to the Zoning By-laws also discussed in this report are consistent with the results of the regeneration study and resulting Official Plan Amendment No. 208. This report reviews and recommends approval of the City-initiated Zoning By-law amendments..

Background Information (Committee)

(October 26, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 - 8 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Murray Road Regeneration and Land Use Study - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment and City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendments - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108531.pdf
(October 25, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108532.pdf

Speakers

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Communications (Committee)

(October 26, 2017) E-mail from Eli Lubinsky (PG.Main.PG24.7.1)
(November 7, 2017) E-mail from Vincenzo and Sara Bilardo (PG.New.PG24.7.2)
(November 8, 2017) E-mail from Fabio Biancolin (PG.New.PG24.7.3)
(November 9, 2017) Letter from Anthony Kyriakopoulos, Chair, Wilson Village Business Improvement Area (PG.New.PG24.7.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73565.pdf
(November 10, 2017) E-mail from Tony Abate (PG.New.PG24.7.5)
(November 10, 2017) E-mail from John Teti (PG.New.PG24.7.6)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Michelle Lombardi-Mellace (PG.New.PG24.7.7)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Jean O'Grady (PG.New.PG24.7.8)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Sam Bootsma (PG.New.PG24.7.9)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Rita Abate (PG.New.PG24.7.10)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Lena Abboud-Kakish and my family (PG.New.PG24.7.11)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Edmund Li (PG.New.PG24.7.12)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Roy Teskey (PG.New.PG24.7.13)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Wayne London, President, Innocon (PG.New.PG24.7.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73885.pdf

PG24.8 - Zoning By-law and Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit Short-term Rentals

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (PG24.8a for information)

Communications PG24.8.37 to PG24.8.142 have been submitted on this Item.

To be considered with Item LS23.1 as first Items on Thursday, December 7th

Bills 1450 and 1451 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to not allow Secondary Suites to be used as Short-term Rentals.

 

2.  City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Planning and Growth Management Committee:

 

1.  Requested the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on December 6, 2017 if he wishes to clarify or modify any recommendations.

 

The Director, Zoning and Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment, City Planning and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards gave a presentation on Short-term Rentals.

 

The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 15, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report recommends the adoption of a city-wide stand-alone zoning by-law and zoning by-law amendments to all applicable general zoning by-laws to permit short-term rentals.  For details on the proposed short-term rental licence and registry, refer to the Short-term Rental Licensing and Registration Report to Licensing and Standards Committee on November 16, 2017.  For details on the potential hotel and short-term rental tax refer to the Short-term Rental and Hotel Tax report to Executive Committee on November 29, 2017.

 

Staff have considered the research and input received to date and weighed this information to develop balanced regulations that intend to promote consumer protection, public safety, and the economic, social and environmental health of the city. Consistent with these overarching objectives, the proposed regulations are intended to maximize the benefits of short-term rentals and minimize their negative impacts consistent with the principles in the City's Official Plan. The proposed short-term rental zoning by-law amendments are based on the following principles:

 

-   Allow people to rent their homes for short periods;
-   Minimize negative impacts on housing affordability and availability;
-   Maintain community stability, including in vertical communities;
-   Minimize nuisances, such as noise and garbage; and,
-   Enable greater diversity in tourism accommodations.

 
The proposed zoning by-law and zoning by-law amendments will permit short-term rentals across the city in the principal residence of any owner or tenant in residential and mixed use zones. Within their principal residences, people could rent: up to three rooms within a dwelling unit; the entire dwelling unit; and one lawful secondary suite. A short-term rental is not permitted in a dwelling unit that is not a principal residence. This restriction limits the ability to convert long-term housing units to accommodation for tourists.

 

In addition to policy and research, the recommendations in this report were developed based on extensive consultation. Staff sought input from the public and stakeholders through online surveys, public meetings, focus groups with short-term rental operators and users, and meetings with representatives from the short-term rental and tourism industries and community and neighborhood organizations.  Generally, there was no complete consensus from the public on how to permit short-term rentals.

 

The following City divisions were consulted in the preparation of this report: Municipal Licensing and Standards; Affordable Housing Office; Corporate Finance; Economic Development and Culture; Legal Services; Shelter, Support and Housing Administration; Social Development, Finance and Administration; Toronto Fire Services; and Toronto Building.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Zoning By-law and Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit Short-term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108276.pdf
Attachment 1: Draft City-wide Stand-alone Zoning By-law to Permit Short-term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108277.pdf
Attachment 2: Draft Zoning By-law Amendments to all Applicable General Zoning By-laws to Permit Short-term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108278.pdf
(October 23, 2017) Corrected Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108411.pdf
(October 23, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting to be held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108410.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Presentation on Short-term Rentals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-109120.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(November 28, 2017) Supplementary report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Clarification on the proposed Zoning Permissions for Short-term Rentals in Secondary Suites (PG24.8a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109724.pdf

Speakers

Zach Mandlowitz, President, Home-Sharing Service Providers
Caitlin O’Neill
Ryan Killeen, Sonder
Alex Dagg, Policy Manager, Airbnb
Maria Nunes, Registered Lobbyist 32564S-1
Peter Thoma, urbanMetrics
Sophia Virani
Mason Matahet
Richard de Sam Lazaro, HomeAway Inc.
Veronica Wynne, Vice President, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association
Paul Nedoszytko
Melissa Goldstein, Chair, Housing Action Now
Thorben Wieditz
Agata Wisniowska
Carla Parkinson
Emily Rayson
John Phillips
Councillor Josh Matlow

Communications (Committee)

(September 1, 2017) Submission from David Adamson, President, Highland Creek Community Association (PG.Main.PG24.8.1)
(November 10, 2017) Letter from Anne Hayes, Chair, On behalf of The Torontonian Tenants’ Association (PG.New.PG24.8.2)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Patricia Marson Vaughan (PG.New.PG24.8.3)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Peter Bruer, Manager, Conflict Resolution & Training St. Stephen's Community House (PG.New.PG24.8.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73678.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Terry Mundell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Hotel Association and Tony Elenis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (PG.New.PG24.8.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73739.pdf
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Christopher Brown (PG.New.PG24.8.6)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Christopher Binney (PG.New.PG24.8.7)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Michelle Mawhinney (PG.New.PG24.8.8)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Emanuele Silli (PG.New.PG14.8.9)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Shelley Stillman (PG.New.PG24.8.10)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Teddy Ghalustians (PG.New.PG24.8.11)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Lesley McAllister (PG.New.PG24.8.12)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Claire Louise Gallagher (PG.New.PG24.8.13)
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Melissa Goldstein, Chair, Housing Action Now (PG.New.PG24.8.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73846.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Peter Bangarth and Melanie Tait (PG.New.PG24.8.15)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Gillian Wotton (PG.New.PG24.8.16)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Jeremy Dias, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (PG.New.PG24.8.17)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73858.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Vincent Morra, President, Toronto Short Term Rental (TSTR) Property Management and Mark Dellamano, President and Owner, NOTL Vacation Rentals (PG.New.PG24.8.18)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73867.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Doris Power (PG.New.PG24.8.19)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Margarita Mendez, Executive Director, Nellie's (PG.New.PG24.8.20)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73831.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Vicki Trottier (PG.New.PG24.8.21)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Kenneth Hale, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services (PG.New.PG24.8.22)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73870.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Daryl Chong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (PG.New.PG24.8.23)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73871.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Holly Aucoin (PG.New.PG24.8.24)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Geordie Dent, Executive Director - Federation of Metro Tenants Association (PG.New.PG24.8.25)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73836.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Janet Coles (PG.New.PG24.8.26)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Jerry Raso (PG.New.PG24.8.27)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Brian Tyndale (PG.New.PG24.8.28)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Alvin Cheung (PG.New.PG24.8.29)
(November 14, 2017) Submission from Zachary Mandlowitz, President, Home-Sharing Service Providers (HSSP) (PG.New.PG24.8.30)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73886.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Jacqueline Porter (PG.New.PG24.8.31)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Tim Syrianos, President, Toronto Real Estate Board (PG.New.PG24.8.32)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73888.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Dominique Russell, Chair, Friends of Kensington Market (PG.New.PG24.8.33)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73889.pdf
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from John Provat (PG.New.PG24.8.34)
(November 15, 2017) Submission from Peter Thoma, Partner, Urban Metrics Inc. (PG.New.PG24.8.35)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73922.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Monika Wagner and Norman Verrall (PG.New.PG24.8.36)

Communications (City Council)

(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Mark Orr (CC.Main.PG24.8.37)
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Chris Brown (CC.Main.PG24.8.38)
(November 15, 2017) E-mail from Katharine Matte (CC.Main.PG24.8.39)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Michael Lewis (CC.Main.PG24.8.40)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Judy Berger (CC.Main.PG24.8.41)
(November 21, 2017) E-mail from Sidra Rizvi (CC.Main.PG24.8.42)
(November 24, 2017) E-mail from Miranda Borisenko (CC.Main.PG24.8.43)
(November 27, 2017) E-mail from Michael Daley (CC.Main.PG24.8.44)
(November 16, 2017) E-mail from Mark Orr (CC.Main.PG24.8.45)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Mitchell Posluns (CC.New.PG24.8.46)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Sara Weales (CC.New.PG24.8.47)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Andree-Anne Forest-Voyer (CC.New.PG24.8.48)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Teresa Gough (CC.New.PG24.8.49)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Tai Moor (CC.New.PG24.8.50)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Krzysztof Maryan (CC.New.PG24.8.51)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Lorie McLaughlin (CC.New.PG24.8.52)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Jamal Virani (CC.New.PG24.8.53)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Christopher Thompson (CC.New.PG24.8.54)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from David Hogarth (CC.New.PG24.8.55)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Paulo Figueiras (CC.New.PG24.8.56)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Dawn Bazely (CC.New.PG24.8.57)
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Ralph MacLeod (CC.New.PG24.8.58)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Lisa Cain (CC.New.PG24.8.59)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Shane Zuchowski (CC.New.PG24.8.60)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Emily Mantin (CC.New.PG24.8.61)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Claude Babin (CC.New.PG24.8.62)
(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Alyas Ali (CC.New.PG24.8.63)
(December 1, 2017) E-mail from Valerie Lannon (CC.New.PG24.8.64)
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (CC.New.PG24.8.65)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74354.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Susan Wankiewicz, Clinic Director, Landlord's Self-Help Centre (CC.New.PG24.8.66)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74355.pdf
(December 3, 2017) E-mail from Diane Devenyi (CC.New.PG24.8.67)
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Daryl Chong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (CC.New.PG24.8.68)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74295.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Matt Caissie (CC.New.PG24.8.69)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Darnell Moses (CC.New.PG24.8.70)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Doug Ewart (CC.New.PG24.8.71)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Liviu Cojocaru (CC.New.PG24.8.72)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Pulickel and Poornima Ajayan (CC.New.PG24.8.73)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Carrie Gervais (CC.New.PG24.8.74)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. (CC.New.PG24.8.75)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74425.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from David Lidov (CC.New.PG24.8.76)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Joanne Hansen (CC.New.PG24.8.77)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Indra Morrison (CC.New.PG24.8.78)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Linda McCarthy, Vice-President, Lytton Park Residents' Organization Inc. (CC.New.PG24.8.79)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74429.pdf
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Jeff Timmons (CC.New.PG24.8.80)
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Kathleen Henderson (CC.New.PG24.8.81)
(November 16, 2017) Letter from Jennifer Graham (CC.New.PG24.8.82)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Sean Beckett (CC.New.PG24.8.83)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Brenda Lowes (CC.New.PG24.8.84)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Rahim Lalani (CC.New.PG24.8.85)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Carlos Lopes (CC.New.PG24.8.86)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Shannon Villeneuve-Shulman (CC.New.PG24.8.87)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Papia Barua (CC.New.PG24.8.88)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from AJ Huang (CC.New.PG24.8.89)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Mumtaz and Amin Virani (CC.New.PG24.8.90)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Janis Targum (CC.New.PG24.8.91)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Fotini Iconomopoulos (CC.New.PG24.8.92)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Suzanne Anderson (CC.New.PG24.8.93)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Devesh Modi (CC.New.PG24.8.94)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Ines Pacheco (CC.New.PG24.8.95)
(December 6, 2017) Letter from Feliks and Ines Jarki (CC.New.PG24.8.96)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Des Narciso (CC.New.PG24.8.97)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Marian Mattison (CC.New.PG24.8.98)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Karen Teune (CC.New.PG24.8.99)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Catherine Van Dyke (CC.New.PG24.8.100)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Hanna Gry (CC.New.PG24.8.101)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Peter Neumann and Louise Gwyn (CC.New.PG24.8.102)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sharon Tiessen (CC.New.PG24.8.103)
(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Donna and Tom Hunt (CC.New.PG24.8.104)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Alex Cruz (CC.New.PG24.8.105)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Dylan Juckes (CC.New.PG24.8.106)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sharry Aiken and Miriam Kramer (CC.New.PG24.8.107)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ariel Benibgui (CC.New.PG24.8.108)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Nikesha Trumpet (CC.New.PG24.8.109)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Shannon Hancocks (CC.New.PG24.8.110)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Christina Moro (CC.New.PG24.8.111)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sean Mckay (CC.New.PG24.8.112)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Brenda Dalglish (CC.New.PG24.8.113)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Simon and Catherine (CC.New.PG24.8.114)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Michael Krimus (CC.New.PG24.8.115)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Dwyke Young (CC.New.PG24.8.116)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Kathleen Le Roux (CC.New.PG24.8.117)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Tonia Vuolo (CC.New.PG24.8.118)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Michelle Webb (CC.New.PG24.8.119)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Abigail Pugh (CC.New.PG24.8.120)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ainsley (CC.New.PG24.8.121)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Jason Schwartz (CC.New.PG24.8.122)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Ananda More (CC.New.PG24.8.123)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Rouzbeh (CC.New.PG24.8.124)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Adrian Golombek (CC.New.PG24.8.125)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Papia Barua (CC.New.PG24.8.126)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Frank Yin (CC.New.PG24.8.127)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Julian Solis (CC.New.PG24.8.128)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sue Robertson (CC.New.PG24.8.129)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Liane Ninja (CC.New.PG24.8.130)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Mandie Freire (CC.New.PG24.8.131)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from George Filtsos (CC.New.PG24.8.132)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Alexis Leino (CC.New.PG24.8.133)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Vic S (CC.New.PG24.8.134)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Philippe Gauthier (CC.New.PG24.8.135)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Valeri Oparychev (CC.New.PG24.8.136)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Sylvester Nicholas (CC.New.PG24.8.137)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Cathy Liu (CC.New.PG24.8.138)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Esther Epp (CC.New.PG24.8.139)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Priscilla Lee (CC.New.PG24.8.140)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Nikola Curcin (CC.New.PG24.8.141)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Samaria Mazan (CC.New.PG24.8.142)
(December 7, 2017) Multiple Communications from 780 individuals. List of communications PG24.8.143 to PG24.8.923 (CC.New.PG24.8.)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74384.pdf

PG24.9 - Don Mills Crossing: Community Building at Don Mills and Eglinton - Phase 2 Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
26 - Don Valley West
Attention
Communication PG24.9.3 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Public Realm Plan Report contained in Attachment 2 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as a basis for undertaking stakeholder and public consultations to inform the preparation of a proposed Secondary Plan for the Don Mills Crossing Core Study Area.

 

2.  City Council request the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward a proposed Secondary Plan and supporting implementation strategies for the Don Mills Crossing Core Study Area based on the Public Realm Plan report contained in Attachment 2 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and informed by the consultations in Recommendation 1 by the second quarter of 2018.

 

3.  City Council direct staff to review applications for official plan amendments and/or rezoning applications in the area subject to the Don Mills Crossing study in the context of advancing the Public Realm Plan report contained in Attachment 2 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report recommends approval in principle of the Public Realm Plan for the Don Mills Crossing study area.  The Public Realm Plan is one of the Study outcomes that will be used to guide future development.  The Plan will serve as the organizing structure for the preparation of a Secondary Plan.  The Public Realm Plan is accompanied by four guiding principles which will ensure the creation of a complete and connected community: Create a Vibrant Mixed Use Community; Connect with Nature and Build Resiliency; Enhance Mobility Choice, Comfort and Connectivity; and Support Inclusive City Building. These principles align with Provincial and municipal policies related to appropriate intensification around transit facilities. 

 

Launched in June 2016, the Don Mills Crossing study is the outcome of City Council's May 2014 adoption of Eglinton Connects and its June 2016 settlement of an Ontario Municipal Board appeal for the Celestica lands, a 60 acre parcel located at the northwest corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East.  Both Council decisions require the development of a comprehensive planning framework prior to new development occurring in the area. 

 

Don Mills Crossing is a three-phase study.  In January 2017, Planning and Growth Management Committee adopted the Profile Report completed at the conclusion of Phase 1.  During Phase 2, a Public Realm Plan and guiding principles were developed and refined through a series of community and stakeholder consultation events.  This report marks the conclusion of this phase and sets the stage for preparation of a Secondary Plan for the Don Mills Crossing Core Study Area through additional analysis and policy development.   

 

The Public Realm Plan proposes to enhance the relationship between the natural setting of the area and future development which will serve as both a placemaking and a resiliency strategy.  A key component of the Plan is improved connectivity to help ensure that future intensification does not occur in isolation, but connects to the surrounding communities.  These new connections should be at a pedestrian scale, concentrating community services and employment opportunities within walking distance of transit, important neighbourhood destinations and cultural resources.  This will assist in ensuring the cumulative benefit of public investment in transit, pedestrian and community infrastructure and new development extends beyond the Don Mills and Eglinton study area and into the surrounding communities. The Public Realm Plan will serve to structure the pattern of future development parcels and support the day-to-day activities of residents and workers in a pedestrian friendly, transit oriented environment. 

 

Phase 2 of the Don Mills Crossing study also explored how key components of the Public Realm Plan and supporting principles could be advanced through City-wide initiatives including the Ravine Strategy, the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan and TransformTO.  The objective was to ensure that growth and investment in the Don Mills Crossing area works to advance city-wide initiatives at the local level. 

 

This report recommends that City Council adopt the attached Public Realm Plan Report as the basis to undertake stakeholder and public consultation that will inform the preparation of a new Secondary Plan.  The proposed Secondary Plan is targeted to be brought forward for Planning and Growth Management Committee's consideration in the second quarter of 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Don Mills Crossing: Community Building at Don Mills and Eglinton - Phase 2 Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108526.pdf
Attachment 1 - Public Realm Plan and Guiding Principles
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108527.pdf
Attachment 2 - Don Mills Crossing Public Realm Plan Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108529.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Christopher J. Tanzola, Overland LLP (PG.New.PG24.9.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73780.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel, Chair, North York Community Preservation Panel (PG.New.PG24.9.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73953.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Letter from Catherine Nasmith, President, Architectural Conservancy Ontario (CC.New.PG24.9.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74378.pdf

PG24.10 - Midtown in Focus: Proposals Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
16 - Eglinton-Lawrence, 22 - St. Paul's, 25 - Don Valley West, 26 - Don Valley West
Attention
Communications PG24.10.14 and PG24.10.16 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use Attachment 2: “Proposed Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan” to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as a basis for stakeholder and public consultation.

 

2.  City Council direct City Planning staff, in association with staff from the appropriate City Divisions, to undertake stakeholder and public consultation, including public open houses, Midtown Planning Group meetings and other public meetings as necessary on the "Proposed Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan".

 

3.  City Council determine that the comprehensive update to the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan is necessary prior to rendering a decision on new development applications submitted in the Secondary Plan area after the November 15th, 2017 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee until the adoption of the revised Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan.

 

4.  City Council direct City staff to continue to consider and review the balance of applications within the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area as follows:

 

a.  in the context of the City Council directed Midtown in Focus: Growth, Built Form and Infrastructure Review, including the proposed Secondary Plan included as Attachment 2 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 

b.  assess the potential cumulative impact of all applications in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area on the City’s ability to provide the necessary infrastructure to support development; and

 

c.  use planning mechanisms, including holding provisions, as necessary to ensure that growth and infrastructure needs are aligned.

 

5.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back with a final report and a recommended Official Plan Amendment in the second quarter of 2018.

 

6.  City Council request the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning  to continue to coordinate with staff from applicable divisions and agencies to undertake stakeholder and public consultation on the infrastructure assessments and report back to City Council on the final infrastructure assessments in the second quarter of 2018 including any recommendations for future work to address the findings of the assessments, such as the development of financial strategies, capital approvals, Environmental Assessments and/or Master Plans.

 

7.  City Council request the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on potential measures to help ensure that social services and physical infrastructure can accommodate existing and projected growth in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

Summary

This report presents the proposed Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan for Council's consideration and requests direction for City staff to undertake additional public and stakeholder consultation to inform an amendment to the Official Plan in the second quarter of 2018. This report also provides updates on the infrastructure assessments (transportation, municipal servicing, parks and public realm and community infrastructure) underway as part of the Midtown in Focus study.

 

The City initiated the Midtown in Focus: Growth, Built Form and Infrastructure Review in 2015 to address the need for a new Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan and a strategic infrastructure review given the significant growth and intensification that this area continues to experience. Past and ongoing public investments in physical and social infrastructure have supported a vibrant Midtown community. To enable continued growth in Midtown, investment in new infrastructure is needed. Additionally, an updated planning framework is vital to ensuring all development advanced in the near, medium and longer terms will have lasting value, support city building objectives and enhance Midtown's health and liveability.

 

Building on the direction of the 2014 Midtown in Focus: Parks, Open Space and Streetscape Plan and the 2016 Council-adopted Midtown in Focus Status Report, the proposed Plan comprehensively updates the existing Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan with clear and detailed policy direction informed by two years of analysis and consultation. It also addresses key elements needed to sustain a liveable community, including built form, community infrastructure, housing, transportation and municipal servicing as well as additional direction on parks and public realm. 

 

Continued development in a complex and mature urban environment like Midtown requires careful attention. The cumulative development currently proposed in the area has the potential to adversely affect quality of life and sense of place in Midtown’s collection of neighbourhoods. Growth can be a positive force but it must be guided in a way that complements the area’s existing attributes and does not outpace the provision of infrastructure.

 

The proposed Plan sets out a 25-year vision for Midtown that emphasizes the importance of complete communities and the diversity of Midtown's character areas. It envisions Midtown as a green, resilient, connected, inclusive and prosperous place. The proposed Plan also provides detailed direction on the appropriate scale and location of future growth and links growth with the provision of infrastructure to ensure complete communities, addressing the requirements under the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017).

 

Staff request Council direction to complete additional consultation in preparation for a final recommended Official Plan Amendment to be brought forward in the second quarter of 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 25, 2017) Report and attachments 1, 3 and 4 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Midtown in Focus: Proposals Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108408.pdf
Attachment 2: Proposed Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-108435.pdf

Speakers

Blaine Little, Eglinton Park Dog Owners Association
Chris Spoke, Housing Matters
Andy Gort, President, South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
Kelly Oksenberg
Geoff Kettel, Leaside Property Owners Association
Councillor Jaye Robinson
Councillor Josh Matlow

Communications (Committee)

(November 13, 2017) Letter from Christopher J. Tanzola, Overland LLP, representing Jencel Properties Inc. (PG.New.PG24.10.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73759.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel (with Carol Burtin Fripp), Co-President, Leaside Property Owners Association Incorporated (PG.New.PG24.10.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73762.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Christopher J. Tanzola, Overland LLP, representing 1618950 Ontario Inc. (PG.New.PG24.10.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73768.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Andy Gort, President, South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (PG.New.PG24.10.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73772.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Presentation from Blaine Little (PG.New.PG24.10.5)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Tom Cohen (PG.New.PG24.10.6)
(November 15, 2017) Letter from David Ticoll, President, Quantum Owners & Residents Association (PG.New.PG24.10.7)
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Johanna Shapira, Wood Bull LLP, representing CAPREIT Limited Partneship (PG.New.PG24.10.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73893.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Michael Tucci, VP, Acquisitions & Development, Rockport (PG.New.PG24.10.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73894.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Councillors Josh Matlow and Councillor Jaye Robinson (PG.New.PG24.10.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73921.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Dawne Jubb, Senior Legal Counsel, Municipal/Land Use Planning, Toronto District School Board (PG.New.PG24.10.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73895.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations (PG.New.PG24.10.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73896.pdf
(November 15, 2017) Letter from Cynthia Macdougall, McCarthy Tretrault LLP, representing Artmico Holdings G.P. Inc. (PG.New.PG24.10.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/comm/communicationfile-73897.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Letter from Calvin Lantz, Stikeman Elliott LLP (CC.New.PG24.10.14)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74385.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Calvin Lantz, Stikeman Elliott LLP (CC.New.PG24.10.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74391.pdf
(December 7, 2017) Submission from Eileen Denny (CC.New.PG24.10.16)

PG24.12 - Request for Direction - Official Plan Amendment 258 (Official Plan Policies to Implement a Development Permit System)

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Attention
Communications PG24.12.1 to PG24.12.5 have been submitted on this Item.

Confidential Attachment - The receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege

Committee Recommendations

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 2017) from the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Recommendation 1 in Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 2017) from the City Solicitor if adopted by Council and the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 2017) from the City Solicitor to remain confidential.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Summary

On November 2, 2017 the Ontario Municipal Board (the "OMB") issued a decision on a joint motion brought by the Building Industry and Land Development Association ("BILD") and a number of landowners and supported by several ratepayer groups to indefinitely adjourn the previously scheduled ten-day hearing on the appeal of City's Official Plan Amendment ("OPA") 258.  The OMB in its decision ordered that the hearing would be indefinitely adjourned until the City has enacted a Community Planning Permit By-law (Development Permit By-law) and the appeal period relating to the By-law has passed under the Planning Act.  The City Solicitor requires direction on this matter at the City Council meeting commencing on December 6, 2017.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on Request for Direction - Official Plan Amendment 258 (Official Plan Policies to Implement a Development Permit System)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-109088.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information Request for Direction - Official Plan Amendment 258 (Official Plan Policies to Implement a Development Permit System)

Communications (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) Letter from Timothy Dobson, Chair, Lakeshore Planning Council Corp. (CC.Supp.PG24.12.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74310.pdf
(November 30, 2017) Letter from Veronica Wynne, Swansea Area Ratepayers' Group (CC.Supp.PG24.12.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74325.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Jessica Wilson, President, Ossington Community Association (CC.New.PG24.12.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74292.pdf
(November 17, 2017) E-mail from Peggy Moulder, Secretary, Lakeshore Planning Council Corp. (CC.New.PG24.12.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74364.pdf
(December 5, 2017) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. and Patrick Smyth on behalf of Avenue Road Eglinton Community Association (CC.New.PG24.12.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74405.pdf

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee - Meeting 25

PW25.4 - Contract Award for Tender Call 265-2017, Contract No. 17ECS-MI-03WA for the Rehabilitation of the Rosehill Reservoir and Amendment to Purchase Order No. 6045909 for Professional Engineering Services During Construction

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
22 - St. Paul's, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Bill 1410 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5D of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), grant authority to award Contract 17ECS-MI-03WA, Tender Call 265-2017, for the Rosehill Reservoir Rehabilitation to Bennett Mechanical Installations (2001) Ltd., in the amount of $34,607,700 net of all taxes ($35,216,796 net of HST recoveries) having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements, and authorize the appropriate City staff to issue a:

 

a.  Purchase Order in the amount of $30,679,200 net of all taxes ($31,219,154 net of HST recoveries) for Part A "Rosehill Reservoir Rehabilitation" (Toronto Water) with funding from the Toronto Water 2017-2026 Approved Capital Budget and Plan; and

 

b.  Subject to approval of Recommendation 1 a) and subject to City Council approval of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation 2018 Capital Budget and 2019-2027 Capital Plan, related to Part B - "Park Enhancements" – forming part of the David A. Balfour Park, located on the Reservoir's green roof (Parks, Forestry and Recreation), issue a Purchase Order Amendment in the amount of $3,928,500 net of all taxes ($3,997,642 net of HST recoveries).

 

2.  City Council, grant authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6045909 with Associated Engineering (Ont.) Ltd. for the provision of professional services for contract administration and site inspection services during construction of the Rosehill Reservoir Rehabilitation by an additional amount of $252,968 net of all taxes ($257,420 net of HST recoveries), revising the current contract value from $1,001,218 to $1,254,186 net of all taxes ($1,276,260 of HST recoveries).

Origin

(November 16, 2017) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management

Summary

The purpose of this report is to: (1) advise of the results of Tender Call 265-2017, Contract No. 17ECS-MI-03WA, for the Rehabilitation of the Rosehill Reservoir including restoration and enhancement of the park atop the reservoir, and request the authority to award a contract to Bennett Mechanical Installations (2001) Ltd. in the amount of $34,607,700 net of all taxes ($35,216,796 net of HST recoveries); and (2) request authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6045909 with Associated Engineering (Ont.) Ltd., for the provision of professional engineering services for contract administration by $252,968 net of all taxes ($257,420 net of HST recoveries), revising the current contract value from $1,001,218 to $1,254,186.00 net of all taxes ($1,276,260 net of HST recoveries), due to the longer than originally anticipated construction schedule.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 16, 2017) Report from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management on Contract Award for Tender Call 265-2017, Contract No. 17ECS-MI-03WA for the Rehabilitation of the Rosehill Reservoir and Amendment to Purchase Order No. 6045909 for Professional Engineering Services During Construction
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109148.pdf

PW25.5 - Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT: Extension of Delegated Authority for Temporary Allen Road Closures

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
15 - Eglinton-Lawrence, 21 - St. Paul's
Attention
Bill 1436 has been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, from January 1, 2018 to and including January 1, 2022, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic the W.R. Allen Road, including its entry and exit roadway ramps, for a period of up to and including 4 consecutive days, up to and including 12 occasions as required for the purposes of construction of the Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT project.

 

2. City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out her authority under Part 1 above, from Section 937-5 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, including 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.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to extend until 2021 the previously granted delegation of authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services for approval the short-term, weekend closures of Allen Road for the purposes of construction of the Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT project.

 

The General Manager, Transportation Services was granted authority by City Council in July 2016 to temporarily close Allen Road entry and exit ramps up to 12 times for a maximum period of 4 consecutive days on each occasion, up to January 1, 2018, as requested by Metrolinx and its contactor Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS).

 

CTS has experienced significant delays in receiving utility and Ministry of Environment (MOE) permits to conduct the related works. Consequently, they have had to revise their construction staging schedule, and have not undertaken a single closure of either the on-ramp or off-ramp to date. Currently CTS does not plan to request a ramp closure until 2018.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT: Extension of Delegated Authority for Temporary Allen Road Closures
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-108886.pdf

PW25.6 - Parking Time Limit - Winona Drive

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
17 - Davenport, 21 - St. Paul's
Attention
Bills 1411 and 1412 have been submitted on this Item.

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council enact a one-hour maximum parking limit between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., from the 16th day of each month to the last day of each month, April 1st to November 30th, inclusive, on the west side of Winona Drive, between a point 55.5 metres north of St. Clair Avenue West and Watford Avenue.

 

2.  City Council enact a one-hour maximum parking limit between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., from the 1st day of each month to the 15th day of each month, April 1st to November 30th, inclusive, and anytime December 1st to March 31st, inclusive, on the east side of Winona Drive, between Barrie Avenue and Watford Avenue.

 

3.  City Council rescind the existing parking by permit only 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m., regulation in effect at all times on the even side of Winona Drive, between municipal address Nos. 215 and 212 Winona Drive and Glenhurst Avenue.

 

4.  City Council allow parking by permit only 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the even side of Winona Drive, between a point 55.5 metres north of St. Clair Avenue West and Glenhurst Avenue, from the 16th day of each month to the last day of each month, April 1st to November 30th, inclusive.

 

5.  City Council allow parking by permit only 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the odd side of Winona Drive, between Barrie Avenue and Dundurn Crescent (south intersection), from the 1st day of each month to the 15th day of each month, April 1st to November 30th, inclusive, and anytime December 1st to March 31st, inclusive.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend a one-hour maximum parking limit on Winona Drive, between Barrie Avenue and Watford Avenue, to discourage long-term parking and promote the turnover of parking spaces.

 

This report also corrects a discrepancy between the permit parking regulations in Chapter 925 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the permit parking regulations posted on the above-noted section of Winona Drive.

 

This report is submitted to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee as Winona Drive, between Barrie Avenue and Watford Avenue, forms a shared boundary between the Toronto and East York Community Council and the Etobicoke York Community Council.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Parking Time Limit - Winona Drive
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-108883.pdf

PW25.7 - Cost-Sharing Agreement for Steeles Avenue East (Kennedy Road to Ninth Line) with Regional Municipality of York

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
39 - Scarborough-Agincourt, 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River, 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:  

 

1.   City Council grant authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to extend the limits of the current  proposed cost-sharing agreement for Steeles Avenue East to include the section of Steeles Avenue East between Kennedy Road and a point approximately 400m east of Tapscott Road.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

This report seeks Council’s endorsement to extend the previously approved cost -sharing and implementation agreement principles for Steeles Avenue between 400 metres east of Tapscott Road to Ninth Line to include an additional segment of Steeles Avenue from Kennedy Road to 400 metres east of Tapscott Road, on the same terms and conditions of the current proposed agreement outlined in the report. Through the extension of the limits, the City's share for both capital and maintenance expenses would be reduced to half, along this additional section of Steeles Avenue.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Cost-Sharing Agreement for Steeles Avenue East (Kennedy Road to Ninth Line) with Regional Municipality of York
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-108950.pdf

PW25.8 - Consent to Assignment of Municipal Access Agreement (MAA) with a2b Fiber Inc.

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council consent to the assignment of the Municipal Access Agreement (December 29, 2013) with a2b Fiber Inc. to Distributel Communications Limited (DCL) and authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate and execute an assignment conditional on:

 

a. DCL being required to pay arrears of fees and any other amounts outstanding at the date of the assignment as well as any additional fees and other amounts which may be outstanding on, after or as of the date of the assignment agreement;

 

b. DCL providing the City with a certificate of insurance evidencing the insurance policies required under the Municipal Access Agreement (MAA); and

 

c. DCL shall provide the City with letters of credit to replace letters of credit submitted to the General Manager by a2b Fiber Inc.,

 

and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to consent to any transfer of assignment under any Municipal Access Agreement (MAA) where, after consulting with the Chief Financial Officer, it is determined that there is no financial impact of the proposed change to the City, and all provisions of the MAA continue to be in force and effect, and such delegation includes authority to negotiate and execute an assignment agreement where deemed necessary by the City Solicitor on terms and conditions substantially similar to those described in this report and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

This report seeks authority for the General Manager, Transportation services to transfer the assignment of a2b Fiber Inc's Municipal Access Agreement ("MAA") for the construction, installation, maintenance and operation of a telecommunications network in the City of Toronto public highways to Distributel Communications Limited ("DCL"). This transferrance is necessary to allow DCL to assume the work of constructing fibre that previously it had relied on a2b Fibre Inc. to undertake as part of a business arrangement between these and other related companies.

 

The MAA provisions related to assignment of the Agreement during the term, permits assignments only with the City's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Subject to Committee approval, the assignment agreement would require DCL to observe, perform and be liable under and bound by every covenant, license, proviso, condition and agreement and stipulation under the MAA for the remainder of the term.

 

This report also seeks delegated authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to consent to any future transfer of assignment under any MAA, where there is no financial impact of the proposed change to the City and all provisions of the MAA continue to be in force and effect.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Consent to Assignment of Municipal Access Agreement (MAA) with a2b Fiber Inc.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-108968.pdf

PW25.9 - Next Steps for Developing a Third Green Bin Organics Processing Facility

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends:

 

1.  City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to write to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on the Proposed Food and Organic Waste Framework emphasizing the need for review and streamlining of existing provincial approval processes and requirements to ensure the timely review and approval of organics processing facility development applications.

Origin

(November 9, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services

Summary

This report responds to City Council's direction to investigate next steps for building a third Green Bin Organics Processing Facility and to review the viability of the proposed Zoo Share biogas facility at the Toronto Zoo. Impacts from the Long Term Waste Management Strategy, provincial initiatives regarding food and organic waste and the Zoo Share biogas facility, among other factors, are detailed in this report for consideration when developing the business case for a third facility.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 9, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services on Next Steps for Developing a Third Green Bin Organics Processing Facility
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109027.pdf

Speakers

Emily Alfred, Waste Campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance
Councillor Frances Nunziata

9a - Next Steps for Developing a Third Green Bin Organics Processing Facility

Origin
(November 27, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services
Summary

On November 16, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, released the Proposed Food and Organic Waste Framework ("the Proposed Framework") for public comment. The Proposed Framework focuses on Ontario's shift to a circular economy and places high value in reducing food and organic waste and recovering resources, where possible, at the end-of-life stage. Included in the Proposed Framework is a Policy Statement that provides direction to parties to further the provincial interest in waste reduction and resource recovery as it relates to food and organic waste.

 

This supplementary report provides details regarding the Proposed Framework and the potential impacts to organic waste tonnage and organic processing capacity.

Background Information (Committee)
(November 27, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services on Next Steps for Developing a Third Green Bin Organics Processing Facility
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109500.pdf
Attachment 1 - Timelines for Proposed Action Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109501.pdf

PW25.10 - Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (2017-2021) Update

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
The General Manager, Transportation Services has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (PW25.10b for information).

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to proceed with Automated Speed Enforcement in conjunction with the Province of Ontario and other partnering municipalities, including the issuance of a Request for Proposals investigating the feasibility for the City of Toronto to manage the Joint Processing Centre on behalf of the partnering municipalities for the future Automated Speed Enforcement program.

 

2. City Council request:

 

a.  the Director, Court Services and the City Solicitor to undertake an investigation into the feasibility of adopting an Administrative Penalty System (APS) for both the Red Light Camera program and future Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program; and,

 

b. the City Manager to expedite the development of the business case for IT solutions to advance the development of the Administrative Penalty System for consideration in the 2018 budget process.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:

  

1.  Requested the Budget Committee to consider and make recommendations on the funding required to implement the further acceleration and expansion of the Road Safety Plan in 2018, rather than 2019.

 

2.  Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Directors of the four Toronto school boards, to provide an update annually to the City-School Boards Advisory Committee on progress toward implementing and measuring the impact of the Vision Zero Program of road safety initiatives for school zones.

 

3.  Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to identify options, resource implications and opportunity for partnership with the Province and the School Boards for expediting implementation of traffic safety measures in school zones as described under the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan to public schools, and report back to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee as part of Transportation Services’ bi-annual update report on the Road Safety Plan in the third quarter of 2018.

Origin

(November 24, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

In July 2016, City Council approved the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (RSP), a comprehensive, five year (2017-2021) $80.3 million action plan focused on reducing traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on Toronto's streets. The City is committed to Vision Zero and its fundamental message: “Fatalities and serious injuries on our roads are preventable, and we must strive to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries to zero”.

 

The RSP follows a widely accepted, holistic approach to improving road safety which includes engineering, education, enforcement, engagement and technology-based solutions, focusing on six emphasis areas: pedestrians, school children, older adults, cyclists, motorcyclists, and aggressive driving and distraction.

 

Since its adoption, the RSP has been subject to three accelerations and expansions, totalling $7.669 million:

 

-   In 2016, a reallocation of $2.293 million to RSP capital funds enabled delivery of the RSP to commence in advance of the 2017 budget through leveraging Public Transit Infrastructure Funding (PTIF) to accelerate pavement marking enhancements and the roll-out of Pedestrian Safety Corridors.


-   In 2017, a reallocation of $4.156 million to RSP capital funds enabled initiation of the "Senior Safety Zones" program, added Motorcycles as an emphasis area, created the "Road Safety Committee", and leveraged PTIF to expand a number of countermeasures, and accelerate the roll-out of Pedestrian Safety Corridors and the "Watch Your Speed" program.


-   For 2018, a proposed reallocation of $1.220 million within the Transportation Services' Capital Budget submission, using funds released from leveraging PTIF that were originally earmarked to partially fund the Geometric Improvements program. This will enable acceleration and expansion of the Enhanced Pavement Markings program, Automated Speed Enforcement program, Mobile "Watch Your Speed" program, and awareness initiatives for school children, older adults, and cyclists.
 

To further accelerate the RSP, in response to requests by Council, this report recommends that an additional $6.303 million in capital funding over the next three years from 2019 to 2021 be considered as part of Transportation Services' future Capital Budget submissions. 

 

In addition, this report considers the feasibility of accepting donations from the public to provide funding support for local projects and recommends commencing the detailed planning and implementation process for an automated speed enforcement program to operate in school zones and community safety zones.

 

Staff are planning to report back to Council with a fully revised RSP in the first quarter of 2019 that would revisit the existing countermeasures and proposed new countermeasures for the next 5 year period (2019-2024).

Background Information (Committee)

(November 24, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (2017 - 2021) Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109445.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (2017-2021) Update - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109162.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Supplementary report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan (2017-2021) Update (PW25.10b)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109761.pdf

Speakers

Hamish Wilson
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Councillor Frances Nunziata

Communications (Committee)

(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Marco Lo, Co-Founder, Magenta Health (PW.New.PW25.10.1)
(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Donna Patterson (PW.New.PW25.10.2)
(November 28, 2017) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW25.10.3)

10a - Vision Zero Road Safety Plan: Safe School Zones Program

Attention
The General Manager, Transportation Services has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (PW25.10b for information)
Origin
(September 27, 2017) Letter from the City School Board Advisory Committee
Summary

On September 27, 2017 the City School Boards Advisory Committee considered Item TS7.1, a presentation from Transportation Services on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan: Safe School Zones Program.

Background Information (Committee)
(September 27, 2017) Decision Letter from the City School Boards Advisory Committee on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan: Safe School Zones Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109135.pdf
Presentation from the Manager, Traffic Safety Unit and the Green Projects Team Leader, Sustainability Office, Toronto District School Board on Vision Zero Road Safety Plan: Safe School Zones Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109136.pdf

PW25.12 - Curbside Management Strategy: Improving How Curbside Space Is Used

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bills 1437, 1438 and 1439 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:  

 

1. City Council approve the Curbside Management Strategy as described in the report (November 14, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, including the next steps associated with the Quick Wins outlined in Recommendations 2, 3, and 4 below.

 

2. City Council authorize the implementation of stands for taxicabs at hydrants, designated delivery vehicle parking zones and designated motorcycle parking zones by amending Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), Chapter 910 (Parking Machines and Meters), Chapter 610 (Penalties, Administration of), Chapter 903 (Parking for Persons with Disabilities), and Chapter 925 (Permit Parking) as described in Attachment 2 to the report (November 14, 2017) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

3. City Council authorize Transportation Services to work in partnership with the Financial District Business Improvement Area to undertake a pilot project of permit-only delivery vehicle staging zones

 

4. City Council authorize Transportation Services to initiate discussions with the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of the Attorney General regarding automated parking enforcement methods.

Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The General Manager, Transportation Services gave a presentation on Curbside Management Strategy.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

Curbside space, the access point between the road and the sidewalk, is increasingly  in high-demand for a number of competing users including motor vehicle drivers, cyclists, transit, taxis, motor-coaches, couriers, other goods movement operators, parking (including accessible parking), Wheel-Trans, filming, food trucks, local businesses, and emergency services.  These demands have increased with the recent rise in e-commerce and associated delivery systems.

 

First identified as a part of the Congestion Management Plan, the objective of the Curbside Management Strategy (CMS) is to provide the strategies and tools necessary to effectively manage curbside space in a way that supports mobility and access for people and goods.  Particularly in the Downtown core, it is critical to prioritize curbside uses that supports the robust economic activity of the area while effectively managing related impacts on traffic movement.

 

The CMS is intended to be both a high-level policy approach to guide future decision making around issues that impact curbside allocation, as well as an implementation plan.

 

At a policy level, the CMS is made up of three guiding principles: mobility matters, safe and reliable access, and communication of value to all; as well as eight policies covering the following themes: appropriate street use, equitable user priority, accessibility needs, effectiveness, value, efficiency, safety, and reduction of use.

 

The CMS implementation plan has identified 18 tactics (quick wins, as well as short and medium term initiatives) that Transportation Services proposes to undertake to improve how curbside space is managed immediately and over the next several years.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 14, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Curbside Management Strategy: Improving How Curbside Space Is Used
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109153.pdf
(November 21, 2017) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109261.pdf
(November 29, 2017) Presentation from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Curbside Management Strategy
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-109540.pdf

Speakers

Councillor Janet Davis

Etobicoke York Community Council - Meeting 26

EY26.1 - Final Report - Baby Point Gates Planning Study - 225 - 430 Jane Street, 665 - 787 Annette Street, 494 Armadale Avenue, 143 Evans Avenue, 1 and 2 Harshaw Avenue and 502 - 504 Willard Avenue - Official Plan Amendment

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
13 - Parkdale-High Park

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 225 – 430 Jane Street, 665 – 787 Annette Street, 494 Armadale Avenue, 143 Evans Avenue and 502-504 Willard Avenue, substantially in accordance with the Draft Site and Area Specific Policy attached as Attachment No. 1 to the report (October 3, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

           

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Site and Area Specific Policy as may be required.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 3, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

At its meeting held on September 6, 2017, Etobicoke York Community Council considered a Status Report regarding the Baby Point Gates Planning Study, which outlined the study process and provided recommendations regarding the implementation of the study findings.  The report can be viewed at:http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-106049.pdf

 

Etobicoke York Community Council directed City Planning staff to prepare an amendment to the Official Plan to create a "Site and Area Specific Policy" for the lands at 225 – 430 Jane Street, 665 – 787 Annette Street, 494 Armadale Avenue, 143 Evans Avenue, 1 and 2 Harshaw Avenue and 502-504 Willard Avenue, and that the amendment be scheduled for a statutory Public Meeting at the Etobicoke York Community Council meeting on October 17, 2017 (Item EY24.1). 

 

The Community Council decision can be viewed at:

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.EY24.1

Staff were also directed to provide Notice for the Public Meeting under the Planning Act, and that Notice be given according to the regulations under the Planning Act.

 

This report contains the Site and Area Specific Policy outlined in the Status Report considered on September 6, 2017, as Attachment 1 of this report, and recommends its approval by City Council.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 3, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding Baby Point Gates Planning Study - Official Plan Amendment - Final Report - 225 - 430 Jane Street, 665 - 787 Annette Street, 494 Armadale Avenue, 143 Evans Avenue, 1 and 2 Harshaw Avenue and 502 - 504 Willard Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108238.pdf

EY26.2 - Final Report - 35 Taber Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
2 - Etobicoke North
Attention
Bills 1454 and 1455 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 35 Taber Road, substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 23, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

 
2.  City Council amend and the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 35 Taber Road, substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 23, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

 
4.  Prior to the introduction of the bills at City Council, City Council require the owner to submit a revised site plan illustrating that there are no parking spaces located east of the building, and that wall-mounted 'no parking' signs have been installed, to the satisfaction of Manager, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

This application proposes to amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 and the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code to permit the existing vehicle-related uses to remain on the lands municipally known as 35 Taber Road, as well as a reduction in parking requirements for these uses. The site contains one multi-occupancy building, having four units with vehicle-related uses. No new construction is proposed. A total of 20 parking spaces are provided on site. 

 

Since 2001, multiple minor variance applications were granted to permit vehicle related uses and a parking deficiency.  Each approval allowed the use on a temporary basis for a period of five years. The most recent application, File A505/16EYK, was refused by the Committee of Adjustment on August 4, 2016. 

 

The application proposes to add vehicle-related uses, which exist currently on the site, to the list of permitted uses. This would allow for the existing uses to remain permanently.  The proposed vehicle related uses have existed on the property for approximately 15 years and no adverse impacts have been identified during this period. The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan, and conforms to the policies of the Official Plan.

 

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

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding a Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report - 35 Taber Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108232.pdf

EY26.3 - Final Report - 418 The Westway - Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
4 - Etobicoke Centre
Attention
Bills 1421 and 1422 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council repeal site-specific Zoning By-law 1961-12,660 and amend Zoning By-law 1994-98, of the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, for the lands at 418 The Westway substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 

 

2.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 418 The Westway substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 

 

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

 

4.  Prior to introduction of bills, City Council require the owner to convey land, 0.40-metre wide along The Westway frontage of the subject property to satisfy the requirement of a 27-metre wide right-of-way, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

This application proposes amendments to the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013, to expand the list of permitted uses at 418 The Westway. The subject property is currently regulated by two site-specific Zoning By-laws that restrict permitted uses to a gasoline service station or a financial institution with a freestanding automatic banking machine. The site is presently occupied by a 271m2 vacant building and a freestanding banking machine. No new development or site alterations are proposed as part of this application.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws. The range of uses being sought conforms with the Official Plan's intent of providing small scale retail, service and office uses that serve the needs of area residents in Apartment Neighbourhoods.

 

The application would result in the repeal of site-specific Zoning By-law 1961-12,660 and amendments to Zoning By-law 1994-98, under the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, and Zoning By-law No. 569-2013. This would bring the zoning for the subject property in line with the range of local commercial uses permitted under City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding a Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report - 418 The Westway
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108236.pdf

Speakers

Bhavananthan Mahendran
Jo Kennedy
Adrian Litavski, Principal, Johnston Litavski Ltd.

Communications (Community Council)

(October 24, 2017) E-mail from Vaibhav Mali (EY.Main.EY26.3.1)
(November 8, 2017) E-mail from Shenglong Ma and Chen Ma (EY.New.EY26.3.2)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Xiang Zhang (EY.New.EY26.3.3)

EY26.4 - Final Report - Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
Communications EY26.4.13 to EY26.4.17 have been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines, included as Attachment 1 to the report (October 26, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

 

2.  City Council direct staff to apply the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines in the review of all new development applications and public initiatives for all residential lands bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, the rail corridor to the north, Twenty Third Street to the east, and Forty Second Street (including Marie Curtis Park) to the west.

 

3.  City Council request that the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines, adopted by Council, be used by home builders, the community, City staff, committees and appeal bodies to provide direction in their decision making as they develop plans, review applications for redevelopment and/or enhance the public realm.

 

4.  City Council authorize the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines as may be required.

Origin

(October 26, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

This report presents and seeks City Council adoption of the recommended Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines.  This neighbourhood is experiencing significant development and there is a concern by many that the character of the neighbourhood is being eroded.  As a result, it would be important for this neighbourhood to be able to define its character and identify what elements are important to maintain and preserve that character. 

 

The recommended Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines result from a City-initiated study, which commenced in early 2016, for all residential lands bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, the rail corridor to the north, Twenty Third Street to the east, and Forty Second Street (including Marie Curtis Park) to the west.  This neighbourhood is currently undergoing physical change, resulting from ongoing infill and redevelopment, at a rate which is higher than that of many other neighbourhoods within the City of Toronto. 

 

The Long Branch Character Guidelines is the first of a pilot project of a larger City-wide Neighbourhood Character Guidelines Template being developed by City Planning.  Another pilot area currently being studied is the Willowdale neighbourhood.

 

The City retained SvN Architects + Planners to assist with the preparation of the "Neighbourhood Character Guidelines Template" and "How to Manual" which would establish a City-wide framework by which neighbourhood-specific guideline documents can be prepared.  City staff and the consultants studied two pilot area neighbourhoods (Long Branch and Willowdale) to create and test Guidelines that could be used as an example for other neighbourhoods in the City.

 

The Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines aim to ensure that future development within this community is undertaken in a manner which is sensitive and generally consistent with the existing physical character of this neighbourhood.  The framework of the Guidelines is based on six themes:  (1) height and massing; (2) building elements; (3) driveways and garages; (4) setbacks and landscape; (5) special features; and (6) heritage.

 

The Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines will serve as a toolkit for use by home builders, the community, City staff, committees and appeal bodies to reference as they develop plans, enhance the public realm and/or review applications for redevelopment.  The "How to Manual" has been incorporated in the Guidelines (under Chapter 3, Section 3.1) in order to provide a framework for how to use these Guidelines (see Attachment 1: Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines).

 

This report recommends that Council adopt the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines.  Should Council adopt these Guidelines, it is also encouraged that the Guidelines be subject to review and evaluation from time to time as the Official Plan is reviewed, to ensure they remain applicable as the Long Branch neighbourhood continues to evolve, and as the Official Plan and Zoning By-law are amended.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 26, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding the Final Report - Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108406.pdf
Long Branch - Neighbourhood Character Guidelines (Part 1 - pages 1-23)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108492.pdf
Long Branch - Neighbourhood Character Guidelines (Part 2 - pages 24-33)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108493.pdf
Long Branch - Neighbourhood Character Guidelines (Part 3 - pages 34-46)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108494.pdf
Long Branch - Neighbourhood Character Guidelines (Part 4 - pages 47-93)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108495.pdf

Speakers

David Matoc
Vince Staltari
Rob Thompson
Brian Liberty, Co-Chair, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association
Paul Terry
David Banham
Randy McWatters
Emanuel Leca
Nicola Walenta
Stephen Gyde

Communications (Community Council)

(October 24, 2017) Letter from Ernest and Elizabeth Barnes (EY.Main.EY26.4.1)
(November 7, 2017) Submission from David Godley (EY.New.EY26.4.2)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Lori Penney (EY.New.EY26.4.3)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Edmond Visan (EY.New.EY26.4.4)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Ronald E. Martel (EY.New.EY26.4.5)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Bernard Cassar (EY.New.EY26.4.6)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Daniel Fabrizi (EY.New.EY26.4.7)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Daniel Molinari (EY.New.EY26.4.8)
(November 14, 2017) Letter from David Matoc (EY.New.EY26.4.9)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Julien Nema (EY.New.EY26.4.10)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Ian MacEachern (EY.New.EY26.4.11)
(November 14, 2017) Submission from Vince Staltari (EY.New.EY26.4.12)

Communications (City Council)

(November 29, 2017) Letter from David Matoc (CC.Supp.EY26.4.13)
(December 4, 2017) Letter from Jennifer and Emanuel Leca (CC.Supp.EY26.4.14)
(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Irena Gretchkova (CC.New.EY26.4.15)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Rob Thompson (CC.New.EY26.4.16)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Vince Staltari (CC.New.EY26.4.17)

EY26.5 - Refusal Report - 3002 - 3014 Islington Avenue - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
7 - York West

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommend that:

 

1.  City Council receive for information the report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, titled "3002 – 3014 Islington Avenue – Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications – Refusal Report".

 

2.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit to the January 16, 2018 meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council a Final Report for the property municipally known 3002 – 3014 Islington Avenue, which includes an implementing Official Plan Amendment and amendment to Zoning By-law No.'s 7625 and 569-2013, to permit and implement the development at 3002-3014 Islington Avenue as currently outlined in the report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, titled "3002 – 3014 Islington Avenue – Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications – Refusal Report".

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Clerk to provide notice of a statutory public meeting for the property municipally known as 3002 – 3014 Islington Avenue to be scheduled for the January 16, 2018 meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council, as per the requirements of the Planning Act. 

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to permit the development of 60 residential dwelling units (street townhouses) within 9 townhouse blocks, each unit of which would be accessed via a private internal driveway system at 3002-3014 Islington Avenue.  A total of 72 parking spaces are proposed to serve the future residents and visitors, one in an integral garage for each townhouse (60), with a further 12 outdoor parking spaces.    

 

The Plan of Subdivision application proposes to create a one Block Subdivision, to be further partitioned through a future Part Lot Control Exemption process.

 

The four existing single-family dwellings, detached garages and various sheds currently situated on the lands would be demolished to accommodate the proposed development.

 

Although the proposed development has been significantly amended since it was first submitted, it does not fully conform to Official Plan policies related to transition in Neighbourhoods, does not comply with the City’s DIPS design standards for private streets, and does not satisfy the City’s Infill Townhouses Guidelines.

 

This report recommends that City Council refuse the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.  The report also advises that the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, will not be approving the concurrent Plan of Subdivision application.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Applications - Refusal Report - 3002 - 3014 Islington Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108378.pdf

Speakers

Grant Evers, Vice-President, Humber Summit Residents' Association
Ryan Virtanen, KLM Planning Partners Inc.
Umberto De Francesco
Julien Tatone
Anastasia Kousathanas
Gino Novia

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Anastasia Kousathanas (EY.New.EY26.5.1)
(November 13, 2017) Submission from Grant Evers, Vice-President, Humber Summit Residents' Association (EY.New.EY26.5.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73736.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Petition from Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, Ward 7 - York West, containing approximately 7 signatures regarding 3002-3014 Islington Avenue (EY.New.EY26.5.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73901.pdf

EY26.6 - Request for Direction Report - 2442-2454 Bloor Street West and 1-9 Riverview Gardens- Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
13 - Parkdale-High Park

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, City Planning staff and other appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board to oppose the appeal of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 2442 - 2454 Bloor Street West and 1 - 9 Riverview Gardens in the proposal’s current form.

 

2.  City Council authorize City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to negotiate an appropriate development proposal for the subject lands.

 

3.  In the event the Ontario Municipal Board allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Board withhold its order on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the subject lands until such time as the City notifies the Board that it is satisfied with the final form of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments.  The Zoning By-law Amendment shall provide for the provision and securing of any required transportation and servicing infrastructure upgrades and appropriate Section 37 community benefits.

Origin

(November 3, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to redevelop the lands at 2442 – 2454 Bloor Street West and 1 – 9 Riverview Gardens with a fourteen storey mixed-use building.  The proposal includes 28,617 m2 of gross floor area, including 244 dwelling units and 4,991m2 of retail floor area located on the ground floor and lower floor (B1).  This would result in a floor space index of 8.25 times the area of the land.  A total of 331 vehicle parking spaces are proposed in 4 levels of below grade parking. 

 

To accommodate the proposal, the applicant proposes the demolition of the existing buildings, including the Humber Odeon Cinema, as well as the two-storey retail and office use buildings west of the Humber Cinema to Riverview Gardens.

 

On May 15, 2017, the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed by the applicant to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) pursuant to Subsections 22(7) and 34(11) of the Planning Act, citing City Council’s failure to render a decision within the prescribed period of time.

 

A Pre-Hearing Conference (PHC) was held on September 28, 2017 before the OMB, with a second PHC scheduled for February 7, 2018. 

 

Although a hearing date for the appeal has yet to be scheduled, the proponent has asked for Board Assisted Mediation with the Parties identified at the September 28, 2017 PHC. 

 

The purpose of this report is to outline issues with the proposed development from an Official Plan policy and built form perspective and seek City Council's direction for attendance at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the appeal of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 3, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report - 2442-2454 Bloor Street West and 1-9 Riverview Gardens
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108745.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Placeholder Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report - 2442-2454 Bloor Street West and 1-9 Riverview Gardens
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108403.pdf

Speakers

Jay Zimmerman, Bloor West Village Ratepayers Association
Veronica Wynne, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association

Communications (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Letter from Helena Wojs (EY.New.EY26.6.1)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Ruby Patrickson (EY.New.EY26.6.2)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Angela McMonagle and Doug Checkeris (EY.New.EY26.6.3)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Lorraine Cramp, Secretary, High Park Residents' Association (EY.New.EY26.6.4)

EY26.7 - Request for Direction Report - 3526 Lake Shore Boulevard West - Zoning By-Law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control Applications

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings in support of a settlement to the appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control applications for 3526 Lake Shore Boulevard West, as outlined in the report (November 9, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, provided the outstanding issues outlined in this report are adequately resolved.

 
2.  In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law No. 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to authorize the City Solicitor to support a settlement of the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision (Application Number 15 173350 WET 06 SB), including appropriate conditions of subdivision approval, provided the outstanding issues outlined in the report (November 9, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, are adequately resolved.

 
3.  City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve the  outstanding issues with the proposal and if the issues cannot be resolved, to return to seek further direction from City Council.

 
4.  In the event the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the OMB withhold its Order approving the Zoning By-law Amendment until:

 

a.  The owner submits, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, updated Functional Servicing, Hydro Geological and Stormwater Management Reports.

 

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

 

c.  The owner submits, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, an updated Transportation and Traffic Impact Study and make satisfactory arrangements for improvements as required.

 

d.  The City and the owner present to the OMB a draft Zoning By-law Amendment to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

e.  The owner submits, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, an updated public road network.

 
5.  In the event the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the OMB withhold its Order on the Site Plan Control application pending the following matters being addressed:
 

a.  The conditions of Site Plan approval being finalized to the satisfaction of the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

b.  The applicant satisfying all pre-approval conditions, including entering into and registering a Site Plan Agreement pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 with such Agreement to include the Conditions of Site Plan Approval.

 

6.  In the event the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the OMB to withhold its Order approving the Draft Plan of Subdivision until the City and the owner present the OMB with Draft Plan of Subdivision Conditions to address the technical requirements of the development including among other matters, the construction of streets and services, tree protection and planting and grading as determined by the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
7.  City Council determine that in the event the proposal in some form is approved by the Ontario Municipal Board, that on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act be required as described in this report on the north side of the proposed east-west street free and clear of encumbrances above and below grade with frontage on Street “B” and all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
 

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

 
9.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to the recommendations of the report (November 9, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

Origin

(November 9, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code to permit the construction of 415 residential units in a series of standard and stacked townhouse blocks and to permit retail uses along the Lake Shore Boulevard West frontage.  The Draft Plan of Subdivision would create 7 blocks that would eventually accommodate a residential townhouse development, including two public roads and a public park.

 

The applicant has appealed the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control applications to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), citing City Council's lack of decision on the applications within the time frames specified in the Planning Act.

 

This report recommends the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, attend the OMB hearings in support of a settlement to the appeal of the above applications as outlined in the report, provided the outstanding issues are resolved to the City's satisfaction.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding a Zoning By-Law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control Applications - Request for Direction Report - 3526 Lake Shore Boulevard West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108874.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Placeholder Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding a Zoning By-Law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Site Plan Control Applications - Request for Direction Report - 3526 Lake Shore Boulevard West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108401.pdf

Speakers

Andrew Jeanrie, Partner, Bennett Jones LLP

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Letter from Adam Shipowick, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (EY.New.EY26.7.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73700.pdf

EY26.9 - Request for Direction Report - 386-394 Symington Avenue, 405 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
17 - Davenport

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with Planning staff and any other appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the appeal of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 386-394 Symington Avenue, 405 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsely Avenue in its current form, and retain such experts as the City Solicitor may determine are needed in support of the position outlined in the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

 
2.  City Council authorize City staff  to continue negotiations with the applicant in order to come to an agreement on an appropriate built form and to secure appropriate Section 37 community benefits to the satisfaction of the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
3.  In the event that the OMB allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the OMB withhold its Order on the Official Plan and  Zoning By-law Amendments until:

 

a.  Draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are submitted to the satisfaction of the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

 

b.  The owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the City for the purpose of securing community benefits to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor in consultation with City Planning staff and the Ward Councillor.

 

c.  The owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a Site Servicing Review to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and demonstrate how this site can be serviced and whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate.

 

d.  The applicant has made arrangements to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for the following transportation improvements/requirements: the road surface and municipal boulevards of Perth Avenue south of Kingsley Avenue shall be rehabilitated with new asphalt, curbs and sidewalks constructed to the appropriate municipal standards; Perth Avenue shall terminate at a turning circle designed according to the City’s Development Infrastructure Policy and Standards (DIPS) Design Standard No. DIPS-5 in the vicinity of the south driveway access from the proposed development; and the above improvements shall be undertaken to the satisfaction of Transportation Services staff and at no cost to the municipality.

 

e.  The owner has entered into a financially secured Development Agreement for the construction of all the transportation improvements listed in Recommendation 4d) above and any improvements to the municipal infrastructure should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Site Servicing Review and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services.

 

f.  The owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 68-100.

 

g.  City Council approves a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR). 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, PFR, 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.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

This application proposes the development of a largely residential development at 386-394 Symington Avenue, 405 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue. The proposed building would be comprised of a 6 storey mid-rise component along Symington Avenue that steps up to 9 storeys and connects to a 24 storey tower element. Three storey grade-related townhouse units would be incorporated into the base of the tower element and would front onto the proposed new public park and outdoor amenity area. The portion of the building fronting Symington Avenue would comprise a 3-storey base element at the northern portion of the building, stepping up to 5 and 6 storeys at the southern portion of the site.

 

The total gross floor area of the proposed development would be approximately 26,675 m2, representing a density of approximately 3.5 times the lot area. There would be approximately 233 m2 of non-residential gross floor area and 26,442 m2 of residential gross floor area. The proposed non-residential uses would be located on the ground floor of the building fronting Symington Avenue and would be for retail uses.

 

A total of 355 residential units are proposed, consisting of 210 one-bedroom units (59%) and 145 two-bedroom units (41%). 

 

Access to the loading and parking garage would be from Perth Avenue at the southern end of the site within the rail line setback area. A total of 379 parking spaces are proposed to service the development with 309 parking spaces for owner/occupants and 70 parking spaces for visitors. Parking for the proposed development would be located in a 3 level below grade garage. One Type G loading space is proposed and would be located at the south end of the site within the 30 metre rail line setback.

 

A total of 360 bicycle parking spaces would be provided, consisting of 340 resident spaces and 20 visitor spaces, at grade and on parking levels P1 and P3. 

 

A total of approximately 303 m2 of indoor amenity space (0.8 m2 per unit) would be provided for the development. The indoor amenity space would be provided on the ground floor of the 9 storey element of the building at the south end of site.

 

A new public park is proposed at the north end of the subject site fronting both Kingsley Avenue and Perth Avenue. The park would be generally square in shape and would be approximately 1,667 m2 in size.

 

The applicant has appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) citing Council's failure to make a decision within the time required by the Planning Act.  The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's direction for the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the OMB in opposition to the applicant's current development proposal.  The report advises that discussions with the applicant are ongoing with a view to achieving revisions which address the issues outlined in this report and that OMB mediation sessions are scheduled for January 2018.

 

Planning staff oppose this application in its current form as it does not conform to the policies of the Official Plan and does not satisfactorily respond to applicable design guidelines. The proposed development does not fit within its existing and planned context or respect and reinforce the existing physical character of the area.  Staff are of the opinion the current proposal constitutes an over-development of the site. Planning staff have been in discussions with the applicant about revising the proposal in an effort to develop a proposal that is more appropriate to its context.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report - 386-394 Symington Avenue, 405 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108260.pdf

Speakers

Andre Visser
Derrick Rasbach
Daniel Artenosi, Overland LLP

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Emily Shepard (EY.New.EY26.9.1)

EY26.10 - Request for Direction Report - 3415-3499 Weston Road - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, Lifting of the (H) Holding Symbol and Site Plan Control Applications

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
7 - York West
Attention
Bill 1404 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff to attend the OMB hearing on 3415-3499 Weston Road in support of the revised proposal outlined in the report (November 8, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

 

2.  In the event that the OMB allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council directs the City Solicitor to request that the OMB withhold its Order(s) approving the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until such time as the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner has provided draft by-laws to the OMB in a form and content to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, and pending:

 

a.  Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted to the General Manager of Transportation Services for review and acceptance, a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) addendum to confirm that any signal timing changes for the "future background" scenario must be modified accordingly and must be determined whether these timing changes also apply to the "future total" scenario.  Also, this addendum must address whether the existing road network can support the proposed development and whether improvements to the existing road network are required.

 

b.  Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a revised Functional Servicing Report to include the groundwater findings of the geohydrology assessment and confirm whether or not the receiving sewer system has the capacity to accommodate groundwater and the flows anticipated to be generated by the development.

 

c.  Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted an Environmental Noise and Vibration Impact Study addendum to be peer reviewed.  This addendum would provide better quality images (used as figures) and details to interpret the findings of the study and determine the appropriate mitigation measures.

           

d.  Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the following facilities, services and matters at the owners expense:

 

i.  Prior to the issuance of the first-above grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,000,000.00 to be used in the Emery Village Secondary Plan Area and allocated towards:

 

a.  the construction of the First Nations Park;

b.  parks and open space improvements;

c.  significant corner and gateway features along Finch Avenue West;

d.  path(s) through the abutting hydro corridor to Emery Village Collegiate Institute; and

e.  potential pedestrian connections (bridges).

 

ii.  The above noted cash contribution is to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made.

 

iii.  In the event the cash contribution noted in Part 2.d.i. above, has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the 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, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is/are identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the property.

 

iv.  The owner shall undertake any ultimately-approved traffic control signal timing adjustments and additional phases, including any hardware modifications, required at the Finch Avenue West/Weston Road signalised intersection to facilitate forecast traffic to Phase 2 of the subject development, which shall be completed to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Transportation Services.

 

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

 

-  The owner shall provide, at its own expense, a minimum of approximately 2,500 m2 of privately-owned publicly-accessible space (POPS) and public access easements to and over the POPS for members of the public as part of Phase 3 and/or Phase 4 of the development.  The public access easements are to be conveyed to the City for nominal consideration and are to be free and clear of all physical and title encumbrances.  The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS.  The owner shall install and maintain a centralized sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS from 6:00 a.m. to 12:01 a.m. 365 days of the year.

 

-  The owner shall provide 4,000 square feet (2,000 square feet at nominal rent and 2,000 square feet at market rent) of indoor Community Space for an Alternative Community Use as outlined in the Consent Agreement registered on title on June 15, 2009, as instrument number AT2094299.  An additional 1,000 square feet of Community Space shall also be provided at nominal rent.  All 5,000 square feet of the Community Space is to be contiguous and provided on the ground level of Building K.

 

-  The owner make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services staff and enter into the appropriate financially secured development agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

-  The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Environmental Noise and Vibration Impact Study addendum to secure appropriate mitigation measures.

 

-  The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Electromagnetic Interference Survey prepared by Brosz Technical Services dated March 20, 2017 and the assessment/EMF management plan to secure mitigation measures.

 

-  The owner shall design and construct a 1.7 m wide municipal sidewalk along the south side of Zappacosta Drive (Street A) and the east side of Vena Way (Street B), all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager of Transportation Services and at no cost to the City.  In addition, a pedestrian access to the hydro corridor (to later connect with path(s) to Emery Village Collegiate Institute) shall be provided.

 

-  The owner shall provide, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, a public art contribution in accordance with the City's Percent for Public Art Program for a value not less than one percent of the gross construction cost of all buildings and structures on the lands to be paid at time of first building permit.  Public Art shall be implemented as per the 2005 Public Art Plan and be in keeping with the Emery Village Heritage and Cultural Plan (BIA's Heritage Interpretation Plan).

 

-  The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting of October 26 and 27, 2009.

 

-  The owner shall satisfy the requirements of the Toronto District School Board regarding warning clauses and signage with respect to school accommodation issues.

 

3.  In the event the OMB allows the appeals, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the OMB withhold its Order on the Site Plan Control application pending the following matters being addressed:

 

a.  The Conditions of Site Plan Approval being finalized to the satisfaction of the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

b.  The owner entering into and registering a Site Plan Agreement pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 with such Agreement to include the Conditions of Site Plan Approval.

 

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council to authorize a site specific exemption from subsection 25A of Municipal Code Chapter 415, Development of Land, to direct that the cash-in-lieu of parkland funds be allocated to the immediate community, to go towards the projects referenced in Recommendation 2.d.i, Parts a and d, being the construction of the First Nations Park and path(s) through the abutting hydro corridor to Emery Village Collegiate Institute.

 

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take such actions as are required to implement the above recommendations.

Origin

(November 8, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The owner of the site at 3415 - 3499 Weston Road and 2345 Finch Avenue West has appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, Lifting of the (H) Holding Symbol and Site Plan Control applications (File Numbers 15 266555 WET 07 OZ, 15 266570 WET 07 OZ and 17 157361 WET 07 SA) for these lands to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time period prescribed under the Planning Act.

 

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's direction for the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board in support of a revised proposal (received on March 17, 2017) as outlined in this report.  A hearing date at the OMB has not yet been scheduled.

 

These applications are for Phase 2 of a four phased development comprised of 10 buildings, currently planned to contain approximately 1,717 residential units and 4,459 m2 of commercial floor area (see Attachment 1:  Master Site Plan).

 

Based on the revised application received on March 17, 2017 the proposed Phase 2 development is for a total of 514 rental apartment units in two towers.  The development would be comprised of a 30-storey (Building J) and a 26-storey (Building K) tower connected by a 3 to 4-storey podium.  A total of 186 m2 of non-residential space is proposed on the ground floor.  This development would have a Floor Space Index of 7.0 times the area of the Phase 2 lands.

 

The proposed development would implement the Official Plan by providing for growth and a mix of uses in a Mixed Use Areas designation consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity to the Growth Plan.  The proposed mixed use rental apartment buildings would enhance the streetscape along the new public streets, Zappacosta Drive (Street A) and Vena Way (Street B).  These residential buildings would allow for intensification of the site without undue negative impacts on the surrounding neighbourhoods.  The proposed development would integrate well with the planned and existing built form context of the neighbourhood and would contribute towards implementing the vision of the Emery Village Secondary Plan.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, Lifting of the (H) Holding Symbol and Site Plan Control Applications - Request for Direction Report - 3415-3499 Weston Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108853.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Placeholder Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, Lifting of the (H) Holding Symbol and Site Plan Control Applications - Request for Direction Report - 3415-3499 Weston Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108402.pdf

Speakers

Caitlin Allan, Senior Planner, Bousfields Inc.

EY26.24 - U-Turn Prohibition - Marine Parade Drive

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
Bill 1365 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council designate the installing of a U-turn prohibition for eastbound traffic on Marine Parade Drive from a point 200 metres west of Waterfront Drive and a point 150 metres further west.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The purpose of this report is to propose the installing of a U-turn prohibition for eastbound traffic on Marine Parade Drive west of Waterfront Drive.

 

This proposed U-turn prohibition will help to reduce vehicle conflicts on Marine Parade Drive.  Motorists leaving the "Pay and Display" on-street parking on the south side of Marine Parade Drive have been observed performing U-turns in the subject area.

 

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Marine Parade Drive, City Council approval of this report is required.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District regarding a U-Turn Prohibition - Marine Parade Drive
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108288.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Richard Jackson (EY.New.EY26.24.1)

EY26.25 - Traffic Control Signals - Dovercourt Road and Geary Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
17 - Davenport
Attention
Items EY26.25, NY26.28, NY26.32 and NY26.33 will be considered together

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Dovercourt Road and Geary Avenue.

Origin

(October 17, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The purpose of this report is to obtain approval for the installation of traffic control signals at the intersections of Dovercourt Road and Geary Avenue.

 

The installation of traffic control signals is technically justified and will enhance safety for pedestrians and motorists at the intersection. However, the installation may increase delays for northbound and southbound motorists, as these movements will no longer operate with free flow.

 

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Dovercourt Road, City Council approval of this report is required. TTC has been advised on the matter

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 17, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District regarding Traffic Control Signals - Dovercourt Road and Geary Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108195.pdf

EY26.26 - Traffic Control Signals - Islington Avenue and Nordin Avenue / Athol Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
5 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Nordin Avenue / Athol Avenue.

Origin

(October 5, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide the results of a Traffic Control Signal Warrant study at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Nordin Avenue / Athol Avenue. Since the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) provides service on Islington Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required. TTC staff has not been advised of the signal installation studies. 

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 5, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District regarding Traffic Control Signals - Islington Avenue and Nordin Avenue / Athol Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108193.pdf

Speakers

Milos Milicic

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Petition from Councillor Justin Di Ciano, Ward 5, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, containing 52 signatures and a list of 61 names, regarding traffic control signals at Nordin Avenue and Islington Avenue (EY.New.EY26.26.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73715.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Milos Milicic (EY.New.EY26.26.2)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Maria Sbrocchi & Family (EY.New.EY26.26.3)

EY26.35 - Endorsement of Events for Liquor Licensing Purposes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
7 - York West, 12 - York South-Weston, 17 - Davenport

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection, for liquor licensing purposes, to the following request noting that the applicant is required to comply with other applicable by-laws and to obtain the necessary permits for any patio areas extending into the City's right of way:

 

a.  A temporary liquor licence for a community event at the Jamaican Canadian Association, 995 Arrow Road, on December 30, 2017. 

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Etobicoke York Community Council:

 

1.  Declared, for liquor licensing purposes, the following events to be of municipal significance, and directed that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario be advised that the Community Council has no objection to their taking place:

 

a. The Bellwoods Brewery Holiday Open House event, 20 Hafis Road, on December 16 and 17, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

b.  The second Black Bloggers Brunch Toronto at Album Studios, 92 Geary Avenue, on November 25, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

c.  The community event at the Jamaican Canadian Association, 995 Arrow Road, on December 30, 2017.

Summary

Seeking endorsement of various events for liquor licensing purposes.

Communications (Community Council)

(November 6, 2017) Letter from the Owner/Brewer, Bellwoods Brewery regarding a Holiday Open House event on December 16 and 17, 2017 (EY.New.EY26.35.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73569.pdf
(November 9, 2017) E-mail from the President, NLK Marketing regarding the second Black Bloggers Brunch Toronto at Album Studios, 92 Geary Avenue on November 25, 2017 (EY.New.EY26.35.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73570.pdf
(November 10, 2017) E-mail from Roy "Django Pan Fyah" McRae regarding an event at the Jamaican Canadian Association on December 30, 2017 (EY.New.EY26.35.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/comm/communicationfile-73662.pdf

EY26.37 - Pedestrian Crossover Request - Royal York Road between Hillside Avenue and Symons Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request that Transportation Services staff consider a location on Royal York Road, between Hillside Avenue and Symons Street, as part of the Transportation Services pilot program to review Level 2 pedestrian crossover.

Origin

(November 9, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District

Summary

This report outlines our investigation into the installation of a Pedestrian Crossover on Royal York Road between Hillside Avenue and Symons Street.  The results of our studies indicate that the pedestrian crossing volumes do not meet the current City Council adopted warrants for a pedestrian crossover.  However, Transportation Services, is currently reviewing locations for a pilot program to implement a new style of pedestrian crossovers that were recently approved for use in the Province of Ontario.

 

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

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District regarding Pedestrian Crossover Request - Royal York Road between Hillside Avenue and Symons Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108963.pdf

EY26.40 - Authority to Attend a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - 12 Shaver Court

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
3 - Etobicoke Centre

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding application A0237/17EYK respecting 12 Shaver Court to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to oppose the proposed variances requested in application A0237/17EYK respecting 12 Shaver Court.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal with the applicant in consultation with the Ward Councillor and appropriate City Staff.  

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 3, Etobicoke Centre

Summary

The applicant has applied to the Committee of Adjustment, Etobicoke York Panel, (the "Committee") for minor variances to permit the construction of a new detached dwelling with an integral garage (the "Application"). The Application is known as municipal file number A0237/17EYK.

 

On October 26, 2017, the Committee approved the application on condition.

 

Community Planning staff recommended refusal of the application. The application is of concern to the City because the variances relating to dwelling length and depth do not satisfy the intent and purpose of the Official Plan and zoning bylaw. The extent of these variances may adversely impact neighbourhood dwellings in terms of privacy and natural light. Further, the proposed building location and massing are not in keeping with the existing character of the area.

 

This motion will authorize the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee's decision regarding the Application to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the hearing in order to oppose the requested variances. This motion will also give the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and appropriate City Staff, authority to attempt to negotiate with the applicant a resolution of the City's concerns.

 

This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline to appeal the Committee's decision is on November 15, 2017.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 3, Etobicoke Centre regarding Attendance at a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109054.pdf
(May 2, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District regarding Committee of Adjustment Application - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109055.pdf
(May 22, 2017) Committee of Adjustment Public Hearing Notice - A0237/17EYK - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109056.pdf
(October 16, 2017) Revised Committee of Adjustment Public Hearing Notice - A0237/17EYK - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109057.pdf
(October 26, 2017) Committee of Adjustment Notice of Decision - A0237/17EYK - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109058.pdf
Location Map - 12 Shaver Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-109059.pdf

EY26.41 - Notice of Appeal - Draft Plan of Condominium, 2522-2542 Keele Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
12 - York South-Weston

Community Council Recommendations

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor, in the event that an Ontario Municipal Board hearing is scheduled to hear the appeal filed under subsection 51(34) of the Planning Act (application for draft plan of condominium), to request an adjournment of any OMB hearing until such time as Etobicoke York Community Council has had an opportunity to consider a report from the City Planning Division and to make recommendations to City Council.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Etobicoke York Community Council adopted the following:

 

1.  Etobicoke York Community Council oppose any request to the Ontario Municipal Board by the applicant to withdraw his appeal under subsection 51(34) prior to November 26, 2017.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Frank Di Giorgio, Ward 12 - York South-Weston

Summary

I understand that the applicant at 2522 Keele Street has appealed his draft plan of condominium registration to the OMB under Sec 51(34) of the Planning Act, claiming that the City failed to make a decision within the required 180 days.  This appeal is reminiscent of the original zoning amendment appeal in form, purpose and substance where presumably the City failed to make a decision within 120 days.  In a similar way, I believe this appeal raises serious issues related to transparency and conformity with Official Plan policies.

 

In my opinion, the appeal application is unwarranted, premature, pre-emptive and unjust.  The appeal is unwarranted because Etobicoke York Community Council deferred further consideration of the application, until the applicant has submitted additional relevant information to the City including agreements that permit shared facilities or services by the residential condominium and the remnant portion of the building. Moreover, the appeal is premature because it obscures the fact that the applicant cannot satisfy necessary conditions for draft plan approval and the appeal may constrain the authority of Community Council.

 

Therefore, it is imperative that Community Council utilize safeguards available under the Planning Act to ensure that the interest of all parties are protected including both local community residents and new building residents who are entitled to party status.  I am alarmed that crafty and ill-advised planning may be used to hinder procedural fairness, due process and strict adherence to Official Plan policies.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Frank Di Giorgio, Ward 12 - York South-Weston - Notice of Appeal - Draft Plan of Condominium, 2522-2542 Keele Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-108967.pdf

North York Community Council - Meeting 26

NY26.2 - Final Report - Zoning Amendment Application - 1 Heathcote Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
25 - Don Valley West
Attention
The Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has submitted a supplementary report on this item (NY26.2a with recommendations)

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council submits this item to City Council without recommendation.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act. No one addressed the North York Community Council on November 14, 2017.

Origin

(October 31, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law applicable to the lands at 1 Heathcote Avenue to allow for the construction of a six-unit townhouse block fronting onto Bayview Avenue. The block would be three-storeys in height, have a gross floor area of 1,396 square metres, and floor space index of 1.06 times the lot area.  Vehicular access to the townhouses is proposed from Heathcote Avenue and each townhouse unit would have a rear integral garage. The existing single-detached dwelling would be demolished.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law, as it generally consistent with the Bayview Townhouse Design Guidelines.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 31, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-7 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on a Zoning Amendment Application for 1 Heathcote Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108559.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(November 27, 2017) Supplementary report from Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 1 Heathcote Avenue - Zoning Amendment Application (NY26.2a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109734.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(October 26, 2017) E-mail from Abigail Chow (NY.Supp.NY26.2.1)

NY26.3 - Final Report - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 1648-1682 Victoria Park Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
34 - Don Valley East
Attention
Communication NY26.3.3 has been submitted on this Item.

Public Notice Given

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 1648-1682 Victoria Park Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 8 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1648-1682 Victoria Park Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

 

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

 

4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require that, the Owner shall:

 

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

 

b. make arrangements to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development, based on the Reports in Part 4.a. above, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 

c. enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any required improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development based on the Reports in Part 4.a. above, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered on title, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, to secure the following matters, services and facilities:

           

a. prior to the issuance of an above-grade building permit the Owner shall make a financial contribution to the City in the amount of $850,000.00 to be allocated as follows at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor:

           

1. $850,000.00 towards the construction of a splash pad and new playground equipment at Wigmore Park, located at 106 Wigmore Drive, and/or park improvements in Ward 34;

 

b. the financial contributions referred to in a. shall be indexed in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of submission of the funds by the Owner to the City; and

 

c. in the event the financial contributions referred to in a. above have 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 sole discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands.

 

6. City Council direct that the applicant make best reasonable commercial efforts to address impacts to adjacent properties on Wigmore Avenue to the west with regards to tree removal and replacement, and removal and replacement of fencing, and related matters, that may arise as a result of construction activities on the subject property.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

An application has been submitted to amend the Zoning By-law for the lands at 1648-1682 Victoria Park Avenue to permit 147 residential units in a four-and-one-half-storey stacked townhouse form.   The buildings are proposed to be arranged in four blocks with underground parking below.  Two blocks would be positioned parallel to and fronting on Victoria Park Avenue, and two blocks are proposed to be positioned directly behind the buildings fronting on Victoria Park Avenue, and also parallel to Victoria Park Avenue.  A total residential gross floor area of 16,096 square metres and an overall floor space index of 2.08 times the area of the lot are proposed.

 

This proposal represents an appropriate level of intensification along an arterial road in a built form that is compatible with the surrounding context.  This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. 

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-9 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, on a Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1648-1682 Victoria Park Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108460.pdf

Speakers

Kelly Nakamura
John McNeil
Karin Jeffrey
Benjamin Larson, Hunter & Associates
Christina Rother

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Kelly Nakamura (NY.New.NY26.3.1)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Luna Hanna (NY.New.NY26.3.2)

Communications (City Council)

(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Kelly Nakamura (CC.Main.NY26.3.3)

NY26.4 - Request for Direction Report - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Site Plan Applications - 625-627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6, 8, and 10 Greenbriar Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
24 - Willowdale
Attention
The Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (NY26.4a with recommendations)

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment (16 118618 NNY 24 OZ)  and site plan control applications (File No. 16  245137 NNY 24 SA) in their current form.

 

2. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board approves the applications in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the OMB withhold its Order approving the application until such time as:

 

a. the Board has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and City Solicitor; 
 

b. the City Solicitor confirms the satisfactory execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner to secure the Section 37 matters;

 
c. City Planning has issued the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval, and the City Solicitor confirms that all pre-approval conditions for such site plan approval have been met; and
 

d. City staff have confirmed that the applicant has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary improvements to the municipal infrastructure.
 

3. Should the Ontario Municipal Board approve the applications, City Council direct the City Solicitor to advise the Board that the official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendments should not be approved without the provision of such services, facilities or matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, as may be considered appropriate by the Chief Planner in consultation with the applicant and the Ward Councillor.

 

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff  to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, and to report back to City Council on the outcome, including proposed Section 37 contributions relating to any revised proposal, as appropriate.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

These official plan/zoning by-law amendment and site plan applications propose an 11-storey mixed-use building and a three-storey, six-unit townhouse block at 625-627 Sheppard Ave East and 6, 8 and 10 Greenbriar Road.  The development is proposed to have a gross floor area of 13,895 square metres resulting in a density of 3.95 times the area of the lot.  The proposal comprises 880 square metres of retail uses fronting on Sheppard Avenue East, 13,016 square metres of residential gross floor area, 178 dwelling units, two levels of underground parking and 150 parking spaces.  The application proposes parkland dedication along the Sheppard Avenue East frontage.

 

The official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendments and site plan control applications have been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board on the basis that the City failed to make a decision within the prescribed time periods set out in the Planning Act.  This application represents a significant overdevelopment of the site and is not consistent with the Official Plan policies.  The proposal's height, density and scale are not appropriate.  The proposed built form does not adequately address the existing and planned context and does not provide an appropriate relationship with or transition to the abutting lands. 

 

This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning and other appropriate city staff, attend the OMB hearing in opposition to the current proposal. It also recommends that staff continue to work with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the outstanding issues.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-8 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Site Plan Applications for 625 - 627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6, 8, 10 Greenbriar Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108626.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 6, 2017) Supplementary report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 625 - 627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6, 8, 10 and 12 Greenbriar Road - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications (NY26.4a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109813.pdf

Speakers

Peter Zicherman

Communications (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) E-mail from Julie Griesdorf (NY.New.NY26.4.1)

NY26.5 - Request for Direction - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 2795-2799 and 2801 Bathurst Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
16 - Eglinton-Lawrence

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application in its current form.

 

2. Should the Ontario Municipal Board approve the applications, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Municipal Board withholds its Order(s) approving the application until such time as:

 
a. a Rental Housing Declaration of Use and Screening form has been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to identify whether there are six (6) or more rental units on site;

 
b. the Board has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City; and

 
c. a Section 37 Agreement has been executed to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

 
3. Should the Ontario Municipal Board approve the application, City Council direct the City Solicitor to advise the Board that the zoning by-laws should not be approved without the provision of such services, facilities or matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, as may be considered appropriate by the Chief Planner in consultation with the applicant and the Ward Councillor.

 
4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (November 8, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, and to report back to City Council if any substantial positive changes are achieved, including proposed Section 37 contributions relating to any revised proposal, as appropriate.

Origin

(November 8, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

The applicant has appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) due to Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. A prehearing at the Ontario Municipal Board will be held on December 13, 2017.

 

This application proposes to amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2795-2799 and 2801 Bathurst Street to permit a 9-storey mixed use residential building fronting onto Bathurst Street and two wings of 4 and 5-storeys with grade related units on the eastern portion of the site with a total gross floor area of 14,490 square metres. The proposed density is 4.11 times the area of the lot. A total of 150 dwelling units are proposed.

 

This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, attend the OMB hearing in opposition to the current proposal. The proposal is inappropriate  with regards to the proposed east building (rear yard) setback, building height, building massing and transition to the Neighbourhoods designation to the east, amongst other issues outlined in this report.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-9 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 2795-2799 and 2801 Bathurst Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108865.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Notice of Pending Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, on a Request for Direction for a Zoning By-law Amendment Application at 2795-2799 and 2801 Bathurst Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108390.pdf

Speakers

Neil Smiley, Fasken Martineau
David Neligan, Aird & Berlis LLP

NY26.6 - Refusal Report - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - 2400, 2430, 2440 and 2444 Yonge Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
16 - Eglinton-Lawrence

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council refuse the applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments at 2400, 2430, 2440 and 2444 Yonge Street for the following reasons:

 

a. the proposal conflicts with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe;

 

b. the proposal is inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement;

 

c. the proposal does not conform to the Official Plan and Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan; and

 

d. the proposal is inconsistent with Council-approved guidelines/policies for tall, mid-rise and townhouse buildings.  

 

2. Should the application be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board in support of Council's refusal of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments.

 

3. Should the application be approved by the Ontario Municipal Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to have Section 37 Community Benefits, a heritage designation of the properties at 2430 and 2434 Yonge Street, and a heritage easement secured.

Origin

(November 8, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

This application proposes amend the City’s Official Plan, Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 438-86 for the former City of Toronto to permit development of the lands at 2400, 2430, 2440 and 2444 Yonge Street for a mixed-use building with a 27-storey (90.85 metre high plus 7 metre high mechanical penthouse) south tower and 23-storey (80.95 metre high plus 7 metre high mechanical penthouse) north tower fronting on Yonge Street, connected by a 2 to 9-storey (13 to 36.1 metre high) base building, and six 3-storey (9.4 metre high) townhouses at the west end of the property fronting onto Roselawn Avenue. The proposal includes 637 residential units (44,594 square metres of residential gross floor area) and 7,902 square metres of commercial space gross floor area. The proposed total floor area of 52,496 square metres would result in a density of 6.34 times the lot area. The proposal would incorporate a 3 level below grade garage and have a total of 438 parking spaces. A total of 720 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.

 

This report recommends that the applications be refused as they are not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, do not conform with the Growth Plan, do not implement Official Plan and Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan policies, do not reflect acceptable conservation of the two heritage designated building on the site and do not represent good planning.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-8 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications for 2400, 2430, 2440 and 2444 Yonge Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108885.pdf
(October 25, 2017) Notice of Pending Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications for 2400, 2430, 2440 and 2444 Yonge Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108251.pdf

Speakers

Thomas Cohen, Chair, Eglinton Park Residents' Association

Communications (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) E-mail from Linda McCarthy, Vice-President, Lytton Park Residents' Organization Inc. (NY.New.NY26.6.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/comm/communicationfile-73807.pdf

NY26.15 - Preliminary Report - Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - 110, 114 and 120 Broadway Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
25 - Don Valley West

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council withhold any approvals on the application for 110, 114 and 120 Broadway Avenue until the adoption of the revised Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan as part of the City-initiated Midtown in Focus: Growth, Built Form and Infrastructure Review.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

North York Community Council directed that:

 

1.  City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 110-120 Broadway Avenue together with the Ward Councillor.

 

2.  City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and that the notice area of the community consultation meeting be extended to include, in addition to the 120 metre radius notice area, all landowners and residents residing in the area bounded by Sherwood Avenue and Briar Hill Avenue in the north, Yonge Street in the west, Eglinton Avenue in the south, and Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery and Corinth Gardens in the east; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area.

 

3.  City Clerk's staff give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes the development of a 28-storey (92 metres) tower and 35-storey (112 metres) tower connected by a six storey base building on the lands at 110-120 Broadway Avenue. The proposed development would consist of 822 residential units, including 121 rental replacement units and 261 parking spaces in two levels of underground parking.  The resulting density would be 9.45 times the lot area. 

 

An associated application for Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act (Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code) seeks approval to demolish the three existing buildings on the subject lands containing 121 rental units.

 

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.

 

A community consultation meeting scheduled by staff in consultation with the Ward Councillor is intended to be held in the fourth quarter of 2017.  A Final Report and statutory public meeting under the Planning Act to consider the applications will be scheduled provided issues identified are satisfactorily addressed, and the applicant submits all required information in a timely manner.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications for 110, 114 and 120 Broadway Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108423.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Barnet H. Kussner, WeirFoulds LLP (NY.New.NY26.15.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/comm/communicationfile-73809.pdf

NY26.17 - Traffic and Parking Regulations - Pioneer Village Station (Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension)

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
8 - York West
Attention
Bill 1452 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Steeles Avenue West at Northwest Gate and the new unnamed street north of Steeles Avenue West.

 

2. Conditional upon the City obtaining an easement agreement for York University lands for the purpose of installing traffic control signals, City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Northwest Gate at the TTC Bus Terminal Entrance, and in conjunction with the installation of these traffic control signals:

 

a. City Council designate the southbound left-turn lane on Northwest Gate for "Public Transit Vehicles" only, at all times, from the TTC Bus Terminal Entrance to a point 30.5 metres north; 

 

b. City Council prohibit southbound left and northbound right turns at all times from Northwest Gate to the TTC Bus Terminal Entrance, "Public Transit Vehicles" excepted; and

 

c. City Council prohibit entry, "Public Transit Vehicles" excepted at all times, from Northwest Gate to the TTC Bus Terminal Entrance.

 

3. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Steeles Avenue West and Howard Moscoe Way/Private Access and in conjunction with the installation of these traffic control signals;

 

a. City Council designate the westernmost northbound lane on Howard Moscoe Way for "Public Transit Vehicles" only, at all times:

 

b. City Council designate the westbound left-turn lane on Steeles Avenue West for "Public Transit Vehicles" only, at all times, from Howard Moscoe Way to a point 106 metres east; and

 

c. City Council prohibit northbound left turns from Howard Moscoe Way to Steeles Avenue West and westbound left turns from Steeles Avenue West to Howard Moscoe Way, at all times, "Public Transit Vehicles" excepted.

 

4. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Howard Moscoe Way and 190 metres south of Steeles Avenue West and in conjunction with the installation of these traffic control signals;

 

a. City Council prohibit southbound right-turns on red, at all times.

 

5. City Council prohibit entry at all times from the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way to the Pioneer Village Station Bus Terminal Driveway 141 metres south of Steeles Avenue West.

 

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way.

 

7. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way.

 

8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way, between Steeles Avenue West to a point 52 metres south.

 

9. City Council designate a passenger loading zone to operate at all times on the west side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way, from a point 52 metres south of Steeles Avenue West to a point 24 metres further south. 

 

10. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way, and a point 76 metres south of Steeles Avenue West to a point 27 metres further south.

 

11. City Council designate a passenger loading zone to operate at all times on the west side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way, from a point 103 metres south of Steeles Avenue West to a point 22 metres further south.

 

12. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of the north/south section of Howard Moscoe Way, and a point 125 metres south of Steeles Avenue West to a point 64 metres further south.

 

13. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way, from Northwest Gate to a point 28 metres east.

 

14. City Council designate a passenger loading zone to operate at all times on the north side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way, from a point 28 metres east of Northwest Gate to a point 26.5 metres further east.

 

15. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way, and a point 54.5 metres east of Northwest Gate to a point 30.5 metres further east.

 

16. City Council designate a passenger loading zone to operate at all times on the north side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way, from a point 85 metres east of Northwest Gate to a point 27 metres further east.

 

17. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of the east/west section of Howard Moscoe Way, and a point 112 metres east of Northwest Gate to a point 43 metres further east.

 

18. City Council prohibit northbound entry, "Public Transit Vehicles" excepted at all times, from Howard Moscoe Way to the Pioneer Village Station Bus Terminal Driveway 134 metres east of Northwest Gate.

 

19. City Council authorize compulsory stop control for westbound traffic on Howard Moscoe Way at Northwest Gate.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Steeles Avenue West and is scheduled to operate a transit service on the newly constructed Howard Moscoe Way, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of traffic control signals and accompanying traffic regulations in connection with the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) site at the Pioneer Village Station. Traffic control signals have been planned and designed for the intersections of Steeles Avenue West at Northwest Gate, Steeles Avenue West at Howard Moscoe Way, Northwest Gate at the TTC Bus Terminal access, and Howard Moscoe Way at the TTC Bus Terminal access 190 metres south of Steeles Avenue West.

 

The installation of these traffic control signals will facilitate efficient bus movements and will enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and transit operations at the Pioneer Village Station.  In addition, a recommendation is required to designate the southbound left-turn lane from Northwest Gate to the Bus Terminal Entrance, the northbound left-turn lane from Howard Moscoe Way to Steeles Avenue West, and the westbound left-turn lane from Steeles Avenue West to Howard Moscoe Way as bus only lanes.  A westbound stop control on Howard Moscoe Way at its intersection with Northwest Gate is also proposed to clearly establish right-of-way and enhance pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular safety.

 

Howard Moscoe Way is a new roadway with a north/south and east/west section that provides access to Pioneer Village Station. Apart from the designated parking areas on the southbound and westbound sections of Howard Moscoe Way, the curb lanes are not appropriate for on-street parking.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District, on Traffic and Parking Regulations at Pioneer Village Station (Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108375.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Proposed Traffic Control Signals and Turn Prohibition - Pioneer Village Station
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108376.pdf
Attachment 2 - Map - Proposed Parking Regulations - Pioneer Village Station
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108377.pdf

NY26.24 - Safety Review - Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
10 - York Centre
Attention
Bill 1366 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize all-way compulsory stop control at the intersection of Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Avenue Road,

City Council approval of this report is required.

 

North York Community Council, at its meeting on September 6, 2017, directed Transportation Services to undertake a safety review at the intersection of Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road and to report back to North York Community Council on the findings, including enhanced intersection controls, signs, pavement markings and a lowered speed limit.

 

As a result of the intersection safety review, Transportation Services is recommending the installation of all-way stop control at the intersection of Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road. This installation will enhance safety, provide consistent guidance to motorists and pedestrians, and will have minimal impacts on traffic.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District on a Safety Review for Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108333.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Safety Review - Bombay Avenue and Bideford Avenue/Avenue Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108334.pdf

NY26.28 - Traffic Control Signals - Dufferin Street at Glengrove Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
15 - Eglinton-Lawrence
Attention
Items EY26.25, NY26.28, NY26.32 and NY26.33 will be considered together

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Glengrove Avenue.

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Dufferin Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to install traffic control signals at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Glengrove Avenue. The installation is recommended based on the pedestrian crossing activity in the vicinity and the long spacing to adjacent pedestrian crossing protection. Traffic control signals will enhance safety for pedestrians and motorists but may increase delays for north-south motorists.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District, on Traffic Control Signals on Dufferin Street at Glengrove Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108370.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Traffic Control Signals - Dufferin Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108371.pdf

Speakers

Domenico Maiolo

Communications (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) E-mail from Lucy Forcina (NY.New.NY26.28.1)

NY26.30 - Turn Prohibitions - Avenue Road at Briar Hill Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
16 - Eglinton-Lawrence
Attention
Bill 1367 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council prohibit eastbound through movements at all times at Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue.

 

2. City Council prohibit eastbound left turns at all times at Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue.

 

3. City Council prohibit westbound through movements at all times at Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue.

 

4. City Council prohibit westbound left turns at all times at Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

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

 

In response to concerns raised by area residents, Transportation Services reviewed the safety of the intersection of Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue. Although traffic control signals would not be appropriate due to the close proximity of adjacent signals located to the north and south on Avenue Road, a pattern of collisions has been identified involving eastbound and westbound vehicles exiting or crossing Avenue Road. Therefore, approval is requested to prohibit eastbound and westbound through and left-turn movements at the intersection of Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue at all times.

 

The proposed prohibitions will address the safety concerns for eastbound and westbound through and left-turning movements at the intersection of Avenue Road and Briar Hill Avenue but may result in increased traffic volumes on the adjacent residential streets.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District, on Turn Prohibitions on Avenue Road at Briar Hill Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108365.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Turn Prohibitions - Avenue Road at Briar Hill Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108366.pdf

NY26.32 - Traffic Control Signals and Road Alteration - Willowdale Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
23 - Willowdale
Attention
Items EY26.25, NY26.28, NY26.32 and NY26.33 will be considered together

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue.

 

2. City Council approve the alteration of the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, including the installation of modular islands, generally as shown on Drawing No. NYRD17-0040 dated October 2017, attached to the report (October 18, 2017) entitled "Traffic Control Signals and Road Alteration - Willowdale Avenue", from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District.

 

3. City Council deny the removal of the pedestrian crossover coincident with the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Elmwood Avenue.

Origin

(October 18, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Willowdale Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to install traffic control signals at the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue. The installation is recommended, based on the pedestrian and motorist crossing activity in the vicinity, the significant planned development in the area and the long spacing to adjacent pedestrian crossing protection. Traffic control signals will enhance safety for pedestrians and motorists but may increase delays for north-south motorists and impact traffic patterns on side-streets.

 

Additionally, approval is requested to implement roadway alterations at the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Elmwood Avenue. The roadway alterations will narrow the road width at the existing pedestrian crossover (PXO), reducing the crossing distance for pedestrians and potentially reducing vehicle speeds through the intersection.

 

Transportation Services does not support the removal of the PXO at the intersection of Willowdale Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, coincident with the installation of traffic control signals at Spring Garden Avenue. The combined vehicle and pedestrian volumes crossing Willowdale Avenue at Elmwood Avenue do not satisfy the technical justifications for traffic control signals and studies indicate the existing PXO is operating satisfactorily.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 18, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District on Traffic Control Signals and Road Alteration on Willowdale Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108337.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Traffic Control Signals and Road Alterations on Willowdale Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108340.pdf
Attachment 2 - Map - Intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Willowdale Avenue Proposed Roadway Alterations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108362.pdf

NY26.33 - Traffic Control Signals - Wynford Drive and Garamond Court/Private Access

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
26 - Don Valley West
Attention
Items EY26.25, NY26.28, NY26.32 and NY26.33 will be considered together

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Wynford Drive and Garamond Court/Private Access.

Origin

(October 16, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Wynford Drive, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to install traffic control signals at the intersection of Wynford Drive and Garamond Court/private access.

 

The installation of traffic control signals is technically justified and will enhance safety for all road users. However, this installation may increase delays for east-west motorists on Wynford Drive, as these movements will no longer operate with free flow. There are no changes recommended at the existing pedestrian crossover (PXO) on Wynford Drive, 150 metres east of Garamond Court/private access, as it is operating satisfactorily.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 16, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, North York District, on Traffic Control Signals at Wynford Drive and Garamond Court/Private Access
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108368.pdf
Attachment 1 - Map - Proposed Traffic Control Signals - Wynford Drive and Garamond Court
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108369.pdf

NY26.39 - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 36 McNicoll Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
24 - Willowdale

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 36 McNicoll Avenue.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report recommends that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 36 McNicoll Avenue. The application indicates the reason for removal is that the tree's roots have grown into the sewer line causing the basement to flood.

 

The subject tree is a silver maple (Acer saccharinum), measuring 96 cm in diameter. The Private Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, on an Application to Remove a Private Tree at 36 McNicoll Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108192.pdf

Speakers

Haiyan Cheng (Submission Filed)

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Paul Kang (NY.New.NY26.39.1)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Haiyan Cheng (NY.New.NY26.39.2)
(November 14, 2017) Submission from Haiyan Cheng (NY.New.NY26.39.3)

NY26.40 - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 134 Yorkminster Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
25 - Don Valley West

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 134 Yorkminster Road.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report recommends that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 134 Yorkminster Road. The application indicates the reasons for removal are to address concerns that the tree is damaging an existing fence and interfering with another tree.

 

The subject tree is a Norway maple (Acer platanoides), measuring 42 cm in diameter. The Private Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable. 

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, on an Application to Remove a Private Tree at 134 Yorkminster Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108152.pdf

Speakers

Steve Humphrey, on behalf of the property owner
Andrew Wood-Gaines, Phoenix Tree Care

NY26.41 - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 56 Cassandra Boulevard

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
34 - Don Valley East

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 56 Cassandra Boulevard.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report recommends that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 56 Cassandra Boulevard. The application indicates the reason for removal is that the tree is too large and that a resident at 56 Cassandra Boulevard has an allergy to pollen from pine trees (Pinus spp.).

 

The subject tree is a white spruce (Picea glauca), measuring 41.5 cm in diameter. The Private Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, on an Application to Remove a Private Tree at 56 Cassandra Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-108151.pdf

Speakers

Ayesha Rahman (Submission Filed)

Communications (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Submission from Ayesha Rahman (NY.New.NY26.41.1)

NY26.57 - City of Vaughan Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board (Case No. PL111184) and seek party status for the purpose of participating in any mediation held as part of the hearing in order to support the City's interests and in support of the densities in the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan.

 

2. Should the Secondary Plan be amended as a result of mediation or further discussions between the parties, City Council direct the City Solicitor report back to Council on the modifications and for further instructions.

 

3. City Council pass a resolution indicating that the City of Toronto supports the densities contained in the City of Vaughan's Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, in its current form.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor John Filion

Summary

The City of Vaughan recently approved the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan which has been appealed by a number of parties to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Secondary Plan provides a vision for both the west side of Yonge Street and the north side of Steeles Avenue West within the City of Vaughan, including a policy framework with regards to land use, building heights and densities. Recently there have been a number of development inquires for potential development in the area.

 

The recommended population caps and densities in the Vaughan Secondary Plan were put forward based on a transportation plan that supported these numbers from an infrastructure perspective. The City of Toronto participated in that study and supplied our population and density predictions based on the City of Toronto Official Plan and the on-going work for the North Yonge Secondary Plan study.

 

One of the primary issues identified in the appeals of the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan is the maximum permitted densities and population caps prior to and after the future TTC subway expansion of Line 1 into the Town of Richmond Hill. Permitted densities in the Vaughan Secondary Plan, in the proximity of the Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue intersection, range between an FSI of 2.5 and 6.0. An increase in densities above those contemplated in the Vaughan Secondary Plan would create a context which is different than the existing and planned context for this portion of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue within the City of Toronto. In order to ensure that any mediation regarding specific appeals along Steeles Avenue and at the Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue intersection are consistent with the City of Toronto's Official Plan, the City Solicitor and appropriate staff should attend to support the City of Vaughan's vision and the densities contained in the Vaughan Secondary Plan. More information on the City of Vaughan's study and the Secondary Plan can be found at https://www.vaughan.ca/projects/policy_planning_projects/Pages/Yonge-Street-Area-Study.aspx.

 

This Motion directs the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board and seek party status for the purpose of participating in any mediation in support of the densities in the Vaughan Secondary Plan.

 

City Planning and Legal Services have participated in the preparation of this motion.

This is a time sensitive matter due to the timing of the Pre-hearing Conference scheduled for November 23, 2017.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor John Filion on City of Vaughan Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-109010.pdf

NY26.58 - Naming of Community Room at Goulding Community Centre

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
23 - Willowdale

Community Council Recommendations

North York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to investigate the feasibility of naming the viewing gallery at Goulding Community Centre to "Brant Snow Viewing Gallery and report back to North York Community Council with a recommendation based on the criteria and process outlined in the Property Naming Policy.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor John Filion

Summary

The Property Naming Policy was approved by Toronto City Council in July 2015 and came into effect in October 2015. It outlines the process by which the public can initiate an application for naming or renaming city assets including requirements for community consultation and cost recovery, however members of City Council are excluded as potential applicants.

 

This motion would give staff the authority to commence the process under the policy, in lieu of an application, and report back to the relevant community council with recommendations on the re-naming.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor John Filion on Community Room at Goulding Community Centre
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-109008.pdf

Scarborough Community Council - Meeting 26

SC26.4 - On-Street Permit Parking - Pringdale Gardens Circle

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
38 - Scarborough Centre

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend Section 925-1B of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, by adding the following language to subsection (2) of the definition for "Excluded Area".

 

       (g)  Pringdale Gardens Circle, east of Danforth Road.

Origin

(October 26, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

Transportation Services is responding to a request from Scarborough Community Council, Item SC25.23 regarding the process to allow street parking on Pringdale Gardens Circle only, in Ward 38, Scarborough Centre.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 26, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - On-Street Permit Parking - Pringdale Gardens Circle
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108224.pdf

Speakers

Allama Bhuiyan
Gunaratnam Nadarajah
Rezaul Karim
Anisur Rahman

SC26.6 - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 42 Greypoint Drive

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
42 - Scarborough-Rouge River

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 42 Greypoint Drive.

Origin

(August 11, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 42 Greypoint Drive. The application did not indicate a reason for this tree's removal however the applicant later described their concerns over the tree's health, damage to the foundation caused by roots, racoons causing damage to roof structures and roof maintenance caused by falling needles.

 

The subject tree is a Colorado spruce (Picea pungens), measuring 42 cm in diameter. The Private Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.

Background Information (Community Council)

(August 11, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-2 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 42 Greypoint Drive
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-106745.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(September 1, 2017) E-mail from Kana Thiruvilangam (SC.New.SC26.6.1)

SC26.7 - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 16 Alrita Crescent

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
40 - Scarborough Agincourt

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 16 Alrita Crescent.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

This report recommends that City Council deny the application for a permit to remove one (1) privately owned tree located at 16 Alrita Crescent. The application indicates that the tree is too large for its location and is in contact with the hydro service wires.

 

The subject tree is a Colorado spruce tree (Picea pungens), measuring 38 cm in diameter. The Private Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-3 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Application to Remove a Private Tree - 16 Alrita Crescent
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108143.pdf

SC26.9 - Left Turn Prohibition - Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
40 - Scarborough Agincourt

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council not rescind the existing southbound left-turn 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 at Victoria Park Avenue and Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway.

 

2.  City Council not prohibit southbound left turns at all times at Victoria Park Avenue and Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway.

Origin

(May 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends the prohibition of southbound left turns at all times at the above intersection. There are existing left turn prohibitions from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Background Information (Community Council)

(May 24, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - Left Turn Prohibition - Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108085.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 9, 2017) Letter from William Guest (SC.New.SC26.9.1)

SC26.11 - Accessible Loading Zone - 2384 Kingston Road

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
36 - Scarborough Southwest
Attention
Bills 1368 and 1369 have been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1.   City Council amend the existing maximum 1 hour parking regulation in effect at all times on the west side of Kingston Road, between Highview Avenue and a point 80 metres south of Sandown Avenue, to operate on the west side of Kingston Road, between Highview Avenue and a point 105 metres south of Sandown Avenue.

 

2.   City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of 1 hour at all times on the west side of Kingston Road, from a point 80 metres south of Sandown Avenue to a point 18 metres further south.

 

3.   City Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate at all times on the west side of Kingston Road, between a point 98 metres south of Sandown Avenue and a point 7 metres further south.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends the approval an accessible loading zone on the north side of Kingston Road where parking is currently permitted for a maximum period of one hour. The loading zone is to provide vehicles with a valid designated placard to stop for the purpose of picking up or discharging a rider in front of 2384 Kingston Road.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 19, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - Accessible Loading Zone - 2384 Kingston Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108157.pdf

SC26.16 - Traffic Control Signals Review - Steeles Avenue East and Mountcastle Gate

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
39 - Scarborough-Agincourt

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Steeles Avenue East and Mountcastle Gate.

 

2.  City Council rescind the existing northbound left turn 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.

Origin

(October 17, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends that traffic control signals not be approved at the intersection of Steeles Avenue East and Mountcastle Gate.  The assessment concludes that based on current peak vehicular and pedestrian volumes and delays at this intersection, traffic control signals or a pedestrian crossover, are neither justified nor warranted at this time. Currently, this location is unsignalized with a stop control facing Mountcastle Gate.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 17, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - Traffic Control Signals Review - Steeles Avenue East and Mountcastle Gate
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108201.pdf

SC26.17 - Lane Designation - Steeles Avenue East at Eastvale Drive

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
42 - Scarborough-Rouge River
Attention
Bill 1370 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council designate the northerly westbound lane on Steeles Avenue East, between Eastvale Drive and a point 58 metres east, for westbound right turns only, buses excepted.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends the adoption of a by-law to designate the westbound right-turn lane on Steeles Avenue East at Eastvale Drive as right turn only. Currently, this lane is neither designated nor signed.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 19, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services - Lane Designation - Steeles Avenue East at Eastvale Drive
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108155.pdf

SC26.18 - Lane Designation - Kingston Road at Guildwood Parkway

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
43 - Scarborough East
Attention
Bill 1371 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council designate the southerly eastbound lane on Kingston Road, between Guildwood Parkway and a point 58 metres west, for eastbound right turns only, buses excepted.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends the adoption of a by-law to sign and designate the eastbound right-turn lane on Kingston Road at Guildwood Parkway. Currently, this lane is not designated.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 19, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - Lane Designation - Kingston Road at Guildwood Parkway
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108159.pdf

SC26.19 - Left Turn Prohibition - 61 Canmore Boulevard

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
44 - Scarborough East
Attention
Bill 1372 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:  

 

1.  City Council prohibit northbound left turns from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, at Canmore Boulevard and the private access located at a point 24 metres east of Halfmoon Square.

Origin

(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District

Summary

This report recommends the prohibition of northbound left turns from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday at the east driveway of 61 Canmore Boulevard (Morrish Public School).  The left turn prohibition at this driveway is anticipated to prevent pedestrian and vehicle conflicts, reduce congestion, and maintain the traffic flow in the vicinity of the school.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 19, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District - Left Turn Prohibition - 61 Canmore Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-108200.pdf

Speakers

Arif Nathoo, Principal, Morrish Public School
Arun Parthipan, Morrish Public School
Kelis Lawrence, Morrish Public School

Toronto and East York Community Council - Meeting 28

TE28.3 - Permanent Closure of a Portion of the East side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East to Permit the Proposed Realignment of the West Side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Statutory - City of Toronto Act, 2006

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the easterly portion of Cooper Street, designated as Part 8 on Reference Plan 66R-29537, and shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2017-026 (the "Highway"), attached to the report (November 6, 2017) from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix A to the report (November 6, 2017) from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District.

Origin

(November 6, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

Transportation Services recommends that the easterly portion of Cooper Street be permanently closed for the proposed realignment of Cooper Street, north of Queens Quay East.  The lands needed to complete the realignment will be conveyed to the City by the adjacent property owner, at no cost to the City.  The realignment of Cooper Street is consistent with the recommendations of the Lower Yonge Precinct Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, which was endorsed by City Council at its meeting of July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 6, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Permanent Closure of a Portion of the East side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East to Permit the Proposed Realignment of the West Side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108852.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Permanent Closure of a Portion of the East side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East to Permit the Proposed Realignment of the West Side of Cooper Street at Queens Quay East - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108662.pdf

TE28.5 - 1182 King Street West and 1221 King Street West -Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
14 - Parkdale-High Park
Attention
The Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (TE28.5a with recommendations)

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law attached as Attachment 6 to the report  (October 30, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District dated October 30, 2017.

 

2. City Council amend City-Wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 1182 and 1221 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

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

 

4. Prior to introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act in support of the development securing the following:

 

a. An indexed cash contribution in the amount of $2,100,000.00 to be allocated as follows:

 
i. $200,000.00 towards capital improvements to parkland in Ward 14, and;


ii. 1,900,000.00 towards affordable rental housing in Ward 14.

 

b. In the event the cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 4.a. and b. above has not been used for the intended purpose within five (5) 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 is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands.

 

c. The owner shall provide a minimum fifteen percent (15%) of the residential units located at 1181 King Street West having at least three bedrooms, and a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the residential units located at 1221 King Street West also having at least three bedrooms.

 

d. The submission of a wind study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and securing of any wind mitigation measures as set out in the submitted wind study to be secured as part of any site plan approval.

 

5. Prior to introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to address the Engineering comments identified in the Engineering and Construction Services memo to City Planning dated October 18, 2017 to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

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

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

This application seeks an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit a 17-storey (58.0 metres plus mechanical penthouse to 63.5 metres) mixed-use building at 1182 King Street West, and a 14-storey (48 metres plus mechanical penthouse to 53.5 metres)   mixed-use building at 1221 King Street West.  The proposed development at 1182 King Street West, located at the northeast corner of King Street West and Dufferin Street, would include 1927 square metres of commercial at grade and 410 residential units above.  The building would include 3 levels of underground parking with 337 vehicular parking spaces.  The proposed development at 1221 King Street West, located at the southwest corner of King Street West and Dufferin Street, would include 1431 square metres of commercial at grade and 293 residential units above.  The building would include 3 levels of underground parking with 219 vehicular parking spaces.

 

Staff have reviewed the proposed Zoning By-law amendment, and have determined the proposal to be appropriate for the site.  The applicant has made significant modifications since the initial submission of the application to reduce the height of the buildings, increase the setbacks, and improve the relationship of the building at-grade.

 

This report reviews, and recommends approval of, the Zoning By-law amendment, subject to certain conditions and engineering requirements being satisfied before the bills are adopted by City Council.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 30, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-7 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 1182 King Street West and 1221 King Street West -Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108591.pdf
Attachment 6 - Draft Zoning By-law Amendment (By-law 438-86)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109025.pdf
Attachment 7 - Draft Zoning By-law Amendment (By-law 569-2013)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109026.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Supplementary report from Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 1182 and 1221 King Street West - Zoning Amendment (TE28.5a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109830.pdf

Speakers

Joshua Barndt, Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust
Aaron Poole
David Ross
Jim Gilbert
Liam Barrington-Bush
Mercedes Sharpe Zayas, Parkdale Community Economic Development
Cara Hirsch
Janice King
Mohammed Luhar
Ric Amis
Michael Rosenberg
Marek Szczesiak
Amir Khatami
Lynn Ti Sky
Sherman Brown, Sherman Brown Barristers & Solicitors

Communications (Community Council)

(November 7, 2017) Letter from Victor Willis, Executive Director, Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre - PARC (TE.Supp.TE28.5.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73553.pdf
(November 7, 2017) Letter from Patricia O'Connell, Executive Director, Sistering (TE.Supp.TE28.5.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73622.pdf
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Christina Garland (TE.Supp.TE28.5.3)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Nola Moore (TE.Supp.TE28.5.4)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Susan Armstrong (TE.Supp.TE28.5.5)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Jillian Tamaki (TE.Supp.TE28.5.6)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Joyce Brown, Executive Director, Working for Change (TE.Supp.TE28.5.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73710.pdf
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Maya Bastian (TE.Supp.TE28.5.8)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Julian Grey (TE.Supp.TE28.5.9)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Anita Wong, Parkdale Project Read Collective (TE.Supp.TE28.5.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73713.pdf
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Laura Pin (TE.Supp.TE28.5.11)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Johnny Dib (TE.New.TE28.5.12)

TE28.6 - 722, 750 and 783 College Street - Zoning Amendment - Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
19 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
Bills 1443 and 1444 have been submitted on this Item.

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 722, 750 and 783 College Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District for a period of 3 years from the date of passing of the by-law.

 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 722, 750 and 783 College Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2, for a period of 3 years from the date of passing of the by-law.

 

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

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 26, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

On June 14, 2016, Toronto and East York Community Council directed City Planning Staff to review the Zoning By-law provisions for three existing music and entertainment venues on College Street between Shaw Street and Crawford Street, and consider measures to mitigate their impacts on adjacent uses and neighbourhoods.

 

Through consultation and internal staff review further to Community Council direction, staff have determined that the in-progress, City-wide review of live music venues is the appropriate mechanism to address permanent By-law standards associated with main street music venues.

 

As the City is continuing to undertake the review of Zoning By-law permissions to support live music venues, the City does not object to the continuing operation of the three existing music and entertainment venues referenced in this report.  This City-initiated application proposes to add the permitted uses of “Entertainment Place of Assembly” and "Nightclub", as defined in By-law 569-2013 as well as “Concert Hall” and "Entertainment Facility" as defined in By-law 438-86, subject to site-specific performance standards, to the properties at 722, 750 and 783 College Street, on a temporary basis for 3 years.

 
The intent of the By-law amendment is to allow the existing music and entertainment uses to continue to function until such time as City-wide standards are employed to better support and regulate these uses.

 

This report also summarizes ongoing work being undertaken by various City Divisions to support and grow Toronto’s live music venues.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 26, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-5 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 722, 750 and 783 College Street - Zoning Amendment - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108424.pdf

6a - 722, 750 and 783 College Street - Zoning Amendment - Supplementary Report

Origin
(November 7, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District
Summary

On June 14, 2016, Toronto and East York Community Council directed City Planning Staff to review the Zoning By-law provisions for three existing music and entertainment venues on College Street between Shaw Street and Crawford Street, and consider measures to mitigate their impacts on adjacent uses and neighbourhoods.

 

A Final Report dated October 26, 2017 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, seeks Toronto and East York Community Council direction, discusses the relevant policies and zoning provisions applicable to the site and music and entertainment venues generally, and recommends approval of a temporary use by-law respecting the subject lands for a period of three years from the date of passing of the by-law.

 

This report provides a status update on the City’s review of the Noise By-law and a minor clarification to the policy section of the October 26, 2017 report.

 

Draft By-law amendments, as discussed in the October 26, 2017 staff report are appended to this report as Attachments 1 and 2.

Background Information (Community Council)
(November 7, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 722, 750 and 783 College Street - Zoning Amendment - Supplementary Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108857.pdf

TE28.7 - Rail Deck Park - City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment- Final Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
See also Item EX29.2

Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands located within the Rail Corridor between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way including Northern Linear Park and Mouth of the Creek Park, substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment 395 attached as Appendix 1 to the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

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

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 14, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Origin

(October 30, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

This report introduces the draft Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and proposed Rail Deck Park Secondary Plan.  The proposed Secondary Plan has been informed by a planning study conducted for the rail corridor area between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way (the "Site").  This study was directed through EX17.1 (Rail Deck Park - Work Plan for Official Plan Amendments and an Implementation Strategy), approved by Council in October 2016.

 

The planning study addresses a number of considerations both within and adjacent to the Site including development patterns, residential and employment growth, parks and open space, land use, existing and future rail operations, and other planning considerations.

 

The Site lies within the Railway Lands.  This report recommends amendments to the Railway Lands West, Central and East Secondary Plans as well as adoption of the proposed Rail Deck Park Secondary Plan.  An Implementation Strategy for Rail Deck Park will be considered by Executive Committee at its meeting of November 29, 2017.  There are no financial implications associated with this report.

 


The long-term liveability of Toronto's downtown neighbourhoods depends on the adequate provision of public infrastructure to respond to existing and projected demand.  The recently approved proposed Downtown Plan identifies parks and public realm as an infrastructure priority to support growth.

 

The proposed Secondary Plan designates the Site as Park and Open Space Areas, which is consistent with the direction of the proposed Downtown Plan, the City's Official Plan and Provincial policies.

 

The proposed Rail Deck Park Secondary Plan responds to the substantial population growth and ongoing high demand for parks and community services in the adjacent neighbourhoods and Downtown Toronto.  These areas are defined as the Local Study Area and Downtown Study area for the purposes of this study, and are illustrated in Figure 2 on page 7.  It is expected that by 2041, the residential population of the Downtown Study Area will grow by 82% to exceed 500,000 residents, far outpacing growth in the rest of the city.  Over the same period, employment is projected to reach 758,000, adding 234,000 jobs to Canada's largest employment cluster.  The Downtown Study Area is on track to achieve the Urban Growth Centre density target by 2031 as identified by the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017.

 

Unless actively addressed through the creation of a significant new park and open space in the Downtown, this growth will place even greater strain on existing park areas and exacerbate the relatively low levels of parkland provision currently experienced in Downtown Toronto: 3.73 m2 per resident/employee in the Downtown Study Area and 2.83 m2 for the Local Study Area, compared to 18.3 m2 city-wide.

 

This site represents one of the only remaining opportunities that can realistically accommodate a major park and open space required to serve the Downtown, comparatively unencumbered by existing development.

 

The planning study concludes that residential and/or non-residential development over all or part of the Site would eliminate the opportunity to create a large-scale, multi-functional park in Downtown.  Substantial residential and non-residential growth can and is being accommodated in other areas across the Downtown.

 

The proposed Rail Deck Park Secondary Plan provides a new planning framework for the Site and direction on public realm and park design, heritage, transportation and connectivity, environment, servicing and infrastructure, land use, and implementation.

 

The proposed Secondary Plan:

 

-    Designates the Site as Parks and Open Space Areas to preserve the future opportunity for a large contiguous open space which will serve as a new signature park for the city, stitching together regional and neighbourhood functions that benefit from its scale, location and accessibility.

 

-    Is guided by a Vision to transform the space above the rail corridor into a major public park and recognizes the park as a long-term commitment to social equity and a high standard of liveability for all the city's residents.

 

-    Establishes the desired city-building outcomes through a number of Objectives, including: providing a park for all Toronto; enhancing connectivity and accessibility; creating a place to gather and celebrate; investing in resiliency and green infrastructure; supporting and integrating rail; and  acknowledging and conserving the history of the Railway Lands.

 

-  Provides a comprehensive framework to guide detailed design and development of the park including: direction for programming and cultural heritage; landscape design; universal accessibility; pedestrian and cycling connectivity; transit integration and servicing.

 

-  Includes coordination with the planned Spadina-Front GO Regional Express Rail (RER) Station in order to enhance city-building opportunities associated with the station and ensure pedestrian and cycling access to and from the park is seamless from both sides of the rail corridor.

 

-  Sets out implementation requirements to ensure a comprehensive approach to developing the decking structure and park, including: a park master plan; comprehensive environmental and technical studies; rail corridor study; servicing and transportation; and stewardship and partnerships, among other matters.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 30, 2017) Report and Appendices 1-5 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - Rail Deck Park - City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment- Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108621.pdf
Rail Corridor Planning Study - Part 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108623.pdf
Rail Corridor Planning Study - Part 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108624.pdf
Rail Corridor Planning Study - Part 3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108625.pdf
Rail Deck Presentation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109342.pdf

Speakers

Margarita Isakor

Communications (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Letter from Brian Doty (TE.Supp.TE28.7.1)
(November 9, 2017) Letter from Ian Graham, Director, R.E. Millward and Associates (TE.Supp.TE28.7.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73612.pdf
(November 10, 2017) Letter from Carmine Nigro, Principal, P.I.T.S Development Inc. (TE.Supp.TE28.7.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73613.pdf
(November 10, 2017) Letter from George Huggins, Toronto Terminal Railway (TE.Supp.TE28.7.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73704.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Dave Harvey, Executive Director, Park People (TE.Supp.TE28.7.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73705.pdf
(November 14, 2017) Letter from Andrew Miller (TE.New.TE28.7.6)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Dean Maher (TE.New.TE28.7.6)

TE28.10 - 413-435 Roehampton Ave - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Request for Direction Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
22 - St. Paul's

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the applicant’s appeal respecting the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 413-435 Roehampton Avenue.

 

2. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board approves the Zoning By-law Amendment application in whole or in part, City Council require on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and that City Council agrees to a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction, by the owner, of Above Base Park Improvements for an on-site parkland dedication, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR).  The development charge credit to be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for such development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

 

3. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands pending confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and pending receipt of a satisfactory Functional Servicing Report. 


4. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until a draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment are submitted to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and the City Solicitor.

 

5. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal of the subject lands pending approval by the Chief Planner of the application No. 16 249601 STE 22 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish one existing rental dwelling unit at 413-435 Roehampton Avenue.

Origin

(October 23, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

This application proposes a 4-storey (including rooftop walkouts) apartment building containing 26 stacked back-to-back townhouse style units along Roehampton Avenue and a block of nine 2-storey townhouse units to the rear of the apartment building.  Two semi-detached dwelling units will be retained to the east and west of the new apartment building. 45 parking spaces are proposed in a below grade garage.

 

Demolition of six semi-detached dwelling units, of which one is a rental dwelling unit, is proposed to facilitate the development. An application for Rental Housing Demolition under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code has been filed to permit the demolition of the rental dwelling unit. The decision for the Rental Housing Demolition would be made under delegated approval by the Chief Planner.

 

The proposed development represents overdevelopment of the site and would negatively impact the stability of the surrounding Neighbourhood.

 

The proposal does not meet the Healthy Neighbourhoods, Built Form, or Neighbourhoods policies of the Official Plan.  The proposal also fails to comply with the Council-approved amendments to the Healthy Neighbourhoods and Neighbourhoods policies of the Official Plan (OPA 320).  The proposed development does not adequately address the City's Townhouse and Low-rise Apartment Guidelines, or the intent of those guidelines.

 

The applicant appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Municipal Board due to Council's failure to make a decision within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. No hearing has been scheduled.  This report recommends that staff be authorized to attend at the Ontario Municipal Board to oppose the appeal.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 23, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 413-435 Roehampton Ave - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Request for Direction Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108412.pdf

Speakers

Carlyn Webb
Lillian Wong
E Ann Coates

Communications (Community Council)

(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Denis and Carol Tomany (TE.Supp.TE28.10.1)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Catherine Fitzsimmons (TE.Supp.TE28.10.2)
(November 13, 2017) Letter from Tony Volpentesta, Bousfields Inc. (TE.Supp.TE28.10.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73698.pdf
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Suzzane Barreca (TE.New.TE28.10.4)

TE28.11 - 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street and City-owned Public Lane - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Refusal Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
The Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (TE28.11a for information).

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council refuse the application for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments at 66 Wellesley Street East, 552-570 Church Street and a City-owned Public lane for the reasons contained in the report (November 8, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor together with City Planning and other appropriate staff to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board in support of City Council's decision to refuse the application, in the event that the application is appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board.

 

3. City Council defer making a decision on Rental Housing Demolition application No. 17 210154 STE 27 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to demolish six existing residential rental dwelling units at 552-570 Church Street and 66 Wellesley Street East and instruct staff to report on the Section 111 application to Toronto and East York Community Council at such time as an Ontario Municipal Board decision has been issued regarding any appeals on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for  66 Wellesley Street East, 552-570 Church Street and  public lane, if necessary.

 

4. In the event that the Ontario Municipal Board allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Municipal Board to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as:

 

a. The owner has provided a satisfactory Functional Servicing Report to the satisfaction of Development Engineering;

 

b. The owner has satisfied the Toronto Green Standard – Tier 1 requirements;

 

c. The owner has provided draft by-laws to the Board in a form and with content satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, Toronto East York District and the City Solicitor, including securing replacement rental dwelling units and rents, tenant relocation and assistance and any other rental housing related matters at least in conformity with Housing Policy 3.2.1.6 of the Official Plan, and the owner has entered into and registered a Section 37 Agreement with the City incorporating such replacement rental dwelling units, securing rents, tenant relocation and assistance, any other rental housing related matters and other Section 37 matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

 

d. City Council has dealt with the Rental Housing Demolition application No. 17 210154 STE 27 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to demolish six existing rental dwelling units at 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street; and

 

e.  The owner and the City has secured appropriate community benefits in consultation with the Ward Councillor together with any matters to be secured as a matter of convenience with the final allocation and distribution determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and enter into and register an Agreement to secure those benefits, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act.

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to the December 6, 7 and 8, 2017 meeting of City Council regarding the community consultation meeting scheduled for November 28, 2017 for the lands at 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street on any further recommendations arising from the meeting.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 43-storey (162 metres, including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building at 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street.  An existing City-owned public lane is also included in the proposed development site.  No authorization has been provided by the City to include the public lane in the development application.

 

An application for Rental Housing Demolition under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code has been submitted and is being reviewed concurrently with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application.  The proposed development would involve the demolition of 6 existing rental units according to the application documents.  The applicant has proposed to replace the units within the proposed building.  The applicant has also proposed to create a tenant relocation and assistance plan to provide an opportunity for the tenants to return to the replacement units.


A total of 127 vehicular parking spaces (92 resident and 35 visitor/commercial spaces) are to be provided in a 4-level underground parking garage.

 

Planning staff recommend that the application be refused.  The site is located in the Church Street Village Character Area of Official Plan Amendment 183 also known as Site and Area Specific Policy 382 ("SASP 382").  SASP 382 replaced Site and Area Specific Policy 155 (SASP 155), which defined the special character of the area by the low-scale and form of existing buildings, including many house-form structures. It also stated that new development along this portion of Church Street will reinforce the existing retail uses, be compatible with existing residential uses nearby and conform to the low-rise scale of existing development.

 

SASP 382 builds upon SASP 155 and identifies that in the Church Street Village Character Area, development should reinforce the core village area as a low to mid-rise pedestrian oriented main street with street related retail uses and narrow retail frontages subject to angular plane provisions for portions of this Character Area.  Further, that this Character Area is regarded as a stable area that should experience limited growth, both along Church Street and in the residential areas abutting and surrounding it.  As a policy in SASP 382 states, the only development permitted in Mixed Use Areas is sensitive low-scale infill that respects and reinforces the general physical character, pattern, scale, massing, setbacks and heritage value of this Character Area.

 

The proposal fails to achieve the required angular plane drawn from the Church Street lot line, commencing at a height of 16 metres above the street level, and then angling upwards at an angle of 44 degrees away from Church Street over the site.  It also casts new net shadow on the 519 Church Street community hub and Barbara Hall Park during the protected hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on March 21st and September 21st.

 

The site is not a tall building site and the proposal does not fit within the existing and planned context of the Church Street Village Character Area.  There is no justification to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws to permit the proposed tower development.

 

Staff recommend that Council defer its decision on the application for Rental Housing Demolition under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, as the proposed development is not supported by Planning staff. Council's decision under this statute is not appealable to the Ontario Municipal Board. Following the Ontario Municipal Board decision on any appeals of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, the Section 111 permit application will return to Council for consideration, if necessary.

 

A community consultation meeting is scheduled for November 28, 2017, where the community can review the application, provide comments, and ask questions of City staff and the applicant. A supplementary report will be sent to Council reporting on the outcome of the community consultation meeting.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Report and Attachments 1-13 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street and City-owned Public Lane - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Refusal Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108858.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street and City-owned Public Lane - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Applications - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108436.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 1, 2017) Supplementary report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on 66 Wellesley Street East and 552-570 Church Street and City-owned Public Lane - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Application (TE28.11a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109705.pdf

TE28.12 - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - King-Spadina Properties

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
The Toronto Preservation Board has submitted a transmittal on this Item (TE28.12a).

Communication TE28.12.2 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council include the following 17 properties on Adelaide Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

 

208 Adelaide Street West

212 Adelaide Street West

224 Adelaide Street West

244 Adelaide Street West

257 Adelaide Street West

302-308 Adelaide Street West

312 Adelaide Street West

355 Adelaide Street West

380 Adelaide Street West

383 Adelaide Street West

445 Adelaide Street West

447-453 Adelaide Street West

487 Adelaide Street West

490 Adelaide Street West

504 Adelaide Street West

506 Adelaide Street West

512-514 Adelaide Street West

 

2. City Council include the following 16 properties on King Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

 

305 King Street West

387-391 King Street West

388 King Street West

495 King Street West

519-529 King Street West

544 King Street West

545 King Street West

557-573 King Street West

579-583 King Street West

603 King Street West

613 King Street West

615-617 King Street West

619 King Street West

624 King Street West

626 King Street West

642 King Street West (including entrance addresses at 2 and 4 Adelaide Place)

 

3. City Council include the following 19 properties on Richmond Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

 

205 Richmond Street West

221 Richmond Street West

240 Richmond Street West

241 Richmond Street West

250 Richmond Street West

269-277 Richmond Street West

296 Richmond Street West

304 Richmond Street West

340 Richmond Street West

364 Richmond Street West

372 Richmond Street West

457 Richmond Street West

460 Richmond Street West

474-478 Richmond Street West

530-538 Richmond Street West

544 Richmond Street West

579 Richmond Street West

600-602 Richmond Street West

620 Richmond Street West

 

4. City Council include the following 42 properties on Bathurst Street, Brant Street, Camden Street, Charlotte Street, Duncan Street, John Street, Maud Street, Peter Street, Portland Street, Spadina Avenue, Stewart Street and Wellington Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:

 

129-131 Bathurst Street

133-135 Bathurst Street

137-139 Bathurst Street

141 Bathurst Street

159-161 Bathurst Street

25 Brant Street

8 Camden Street

12 Camden Street

18 Camden Street

20 Camden Street

35 Camden Street

38 Camden Street

45 Camden Street

47 Camden Street

19 Charlotte Street

11 Duncan Street

30 Duncan Street

122 John Street

133 John Street

20 Maud Street

77 Peter Street

82 Peter Street

120 Peter Street

134 Peter Street

67 Portland Street

98 and 102 Portland Street

105-107 Portland Street

124-126 Portland Street

127 Portland Street

128-130 Portland Street

135 Portland Street

139-145 Portland Street

57 Spadina Avenue

99 Spadina Avenue

116 Spadina Avenue

129 Spadina Avenue

147 Spadina Avenue

46-56 Stewart Street

60 Stewart Street

374-376 Wellington Street West

420 Wellington Street West

467 Wellington Street West

Origin

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division

Summary

This report recommends that City Council include 94 properties listed in Recommendations 1-4 of this report on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.  The properties are identified as contributing properties in the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Plan (2017).

 

On December 15, 2017, the King-Spadina HCD Study Area By-law (1186-2016) enacted by City Council, which prohibits the demolition or removal of buildings or structures on the properties for a period of one year, will expire.

 

All of the properties identified in Recommendations 1- 4 meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage Register. 

 

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 25, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - King-Spadina Properties
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108563.pdf
Attachments 1 and 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108564.pdf
Attachment 3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108565.pdf
Attachment 4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108566.pdf
Attachment 5
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108567.pdf
Attachments 6 and 7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108568.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(November 30, 2017) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board (TE28.12a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109731.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 10, 2017) Letter from Neil C.W. Wood, Camwood Properties Ltd. (TE.Supp.TE28.12.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73697.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Letter from Eileen P. K. Costello, Aird and Berlis LLP (CC.New.TE28.12.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/comm/communicationfile-74359.pdf

TE28.30 - 16 York Street - Phase 3 - Public Art Plan

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the 16 York Street (Phase 3) – Public Art Plan attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 24, 2017) from the Director, Urban Design.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning

Summary

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of the 16 York Street – Public Art Plan. The Plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the owner will commission public art on a publicly-accessible privately-owned area of the development site.

 

This Public Art Plan provides a framework and description of the commissioning of public art including the introduction and background; project team; Section 16 Agreement reference and approved plan background; site in context; public art zone description; budget; selection process; jury composition and schedule.

 

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

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning - 16 York Street - Phase 3 - Public Art Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108212.pdf
Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108213.pdf

TE28.32 - 480-494 Yonge Street - Public Art Plan

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the 480-494 Yonge Street – Public Art Plan attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 24, 2017) from the Director, Urban Design.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning

Summary

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of the 480-494 Yonge Street – Public Art Plan. The Plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the owner will commission public art on a publicly-accessible privately-owned area of the development site.

 

This Public Art Plan provides a framework and description of the commissioning of public art including the introduction and the development site description; project team; heritage; public art site description; curatorial vision; art selection process; the jury; projected budget and preliminary schedule.

 

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

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108210.pdf
Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108211.pdf

TE28.44 - Bloor Street West Planning Study - Guiding Principles

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
18 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council endorse the Bloor Street West Guiding Principles, as contained in the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council direct City Planning staff to review all current and future development applications within the Bloor Street West Planning Study Area for consistency with the Bloor Street West Guiding Principles as detailed in the report (October 27, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District until the Bloor Street West Planning Study is completed.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

On October 6, 2015, Toronto and East York Community Council requested City Planning staff to review the land use policy framework for Bloor Street West from Christie Street to Lansdowne Avenue and consider developing urban design and built form guidelines for the area.

 

On May 2, 2017, Community Council requested City Planning staff to develop guiding principles for new development in the area, and to assess heritage resources along Bloor Street West from Ossington Avenue to Dovercourt Road.

 

City Planning staff commenced the Bloor Street West Planning Study in 2017 to address these requests from Community Council. 

 

This report includes a status update on the Study, including consultations with residents of Wards 18, 19 and 20, and provides a summary of community comments, and a set of guiding principles prepared by City Planning staff, informed by the consultations. 

 

City Planning staff are recommending that City Council endorse the Bloor Street West Guiding Principles in this report. These principles will inform the review of current and future development applications within the study area. City Planning staff will report to Planning and Growth Management Committee in early 2018 on the timing of the next phase of the Bloor Street West Planning Study as part of the Division's study work program.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - Bloor Street West Planning Study - Guiding Principles
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108597.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Letter from Mary Flynn-Guglietti (TE.Supp.TE28.44.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73735.pdf

TE28.53 - Parking Amendments - Fort Rouille Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
14 - Parkdale-High Park
Attention
Bills 1414 and 1415 have been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the west side of Fort Rouille Street, between Springhurst Avenue and a point 36.5 metres south.

 

2. City Council prohibit standing at all times on the west side of Fort Rouille Street, between Springhurst Avenue and a point 38.5 metres south.

 

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the east side of Fort Rouille Street, between Springhurst Avenue and a point 30.5 metres south.

 

4. City Council amend the existing standing prohibition at all times on the east side of Fort Rouille Street, between Springhurst Avenue and a point 30.5 metres south, to be in effect between Springhurst Avenue and a point 43.5 metres south, at all times.

 

5. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation, in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the west side of Fort Rouille Street, between a point 36.5 m south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street, to be in effect between a point 38.5 metres south of Springhurst Avenue and a point 9 metres further south.

 

6. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation, in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the east side of Fort Rouille Street, between a point 30.5 m south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street, to be in effect between a point 43.5 metres south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street.

 

7. City Council amend the existing permit parking, in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily, on the west side of Fort Rouille Street, between a point 36.5 m south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street, to be in effect between a point 38.5 metres south of Springhurst Avenue and a point 9 metres further south.

 

8. City Council amend the existing permit parking, in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily, on the east side of Fort Rouille Street, between a point 30.5 m south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street, to be in effect between a point 43.5 metres south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street.

 

9. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Fort Rouille Street, between a point 47.5 metres south of Springhurst Avenue and the south end of Fort Rouille Street.

Origin

(October 24, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Fort Rouille Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to amend the existing parking prohibition to a standing prohibition on the west side of Fort Rouille Street. The proposed amendment will deter parking at this location and will improve transit operations by maintaining a clear passage for the streetcars.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 24, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Parking Amendments - Fort Rouille Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108451.pdf

TE28.56 - Parking Amendments - Bay Street, between Harbour Street and Queens Quay West - York Street, Bay Street, and Yonge Street Ramp Removal

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
Bill 1416 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council rescind the existing designated commercial loading zone in effect from 4:30 p.m. of one day to 8:00 a.m. of the next following day Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from July 1 to August 31, inclusive; Anytime from September 1 of one year to June 30 of the next following year, inclusive on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 53.6 metres north of Queens Quay West and a point 28 metres further north.

 

2. City Council rescind the existing designated bus parking zone in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday from July 1 to August 31, inclusive, for a maximum period of 1 hour on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 53.6 metres north of

Queens Quay West and a point 28 metres further north.

 

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday from July 1 to August 31, inclusive (buses excepted) on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 53.6 metres north of Queens Quay West and a point 45 metres further north.

 

4. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 4:30 p.m. of one day to 8:00 a.m. of the next following day Monday to Friday and anytime Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from July 1 to August 31, inclusive; Anytime from September 1 of one year to June 30 of the next following year, inclusive on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 53.6 metres north of Queens Quay West and

a point 28 metres further north.

 

5. City Council rescind the existing maximum one-hour (buses only) parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday from July 1 to August 31, inclusive on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 53.6 metres north of Queens Quay

West and a point 28 metres further north.

 

6. City Council amend the existing stopping prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 81.6 metres north of Queens Quay West and

Lake Shore Boulevard West, to be in effect from a point 62.5 metres north of Queens Quay West to Lake Shore Boulevard West.

 

7. City Council amend the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Bay Street, between a point 29 metres north of Queens Quay West and a

point 24.6 metres further north, to be in effect from a point 29 metres north of Queens Quay West and a point 33.5 metres further north.

 

8. City Council designate the easterly curb lane on Bay Street, from Harbour Street to a point 30.5 metres south, for northbound right turns only.

 

9. City Council designate the centre southbound lane on Bay Street, from Harbour Street to a point 30.5 metres north, for southbound left turns only.

Origin

(October 26, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to amend the existing parking regulations on the east side of Bay Street, between Harbour Street and Queens Quay West. The proposed changes will allow for safe and efficient northbound right-turns from Bay Street to Harbour Street, and also improve sight lines at this intersection.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 26, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Parking Amendments - Bay Street, between Harbour Street and Queens Quay West - York Street, Bay Street, and Yonge Street Ramp Removal
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108557.pdf

TE28.59 - Parking Amendments - Strathmore Boulevard

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
31 - Beaches-East York
Attention
The General Manager, Transportation Services has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (TE28.59a with recommendations)

Bill 1465 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council submits the Item to City Council without recommendation. 

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to designate a passenger loading zone on the north side of Strathmore Boulevard, west of Woodbine Avenue, as well as a passenger loading zone and taxi stand on the south side of Strathmore Boulevard, east of Woodbine Avenue.

 

The proposed changes will facilitate safe and efficient pick-up/drop-off activity of passengers travelling to and from the Woodbine Transit Station.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Parking Amendments - Strathmore Boulevard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108474.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 5, 2017) Supplementary report from the General Manager, Transportation Services on Parking Amendments - Strathmore Boulevard (TE28.59a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109788.pdf

TE28.60 - Lane Designation - Avenue Road at St. Clair Avenue West

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
22 - St. Paul's
Attention
Bill 1360 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council designate the easterly northbound lane on Avenue Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 97 metres south, for northbound right turns only, buses excepted.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Avenue Road,

City Council approval of this report is required.       

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to designate the northbound curb lane on Avenue Road at St. Clair Avenue West as "right turn only, buses excepted" in order to clearly define lane usage, mitigate any potential vehicular conflicts, and to allow for proper enforcement of the respective traffic signs under the Highway Traffic

Act.

 

The proposed recommendation will address the Toronto Transit Commissions' (TTC) request to utilize the northbound right turn only lane as a queue jump lane to service the far side transit stop located approximately 19 metres north of St. Clair Avenue West.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Lane Designation - Avenue Road at St. Clair Avenue West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108480.pdf

TE28.61 - Road Alteration - O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
31 - Beaches-East York

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council approve the alteration of the intersection of O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue, including the removal of the eastbound right-turn channel, the designation of an eastbound right-turn lane, curb radius reduction at the southeast corner and installation of a raised cycle track and left turn bike box on the north side of O'Connor Drive, generally as shown on Drawing No. 001, attached as Appendix 'A' to the revised report (October 27, 2017) from the Director, Transportation Services, Traffic Management Centre.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Transportation Services, Traffic Management Centre

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to alter the roadway at the intersection of O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue.  The alterations will include the removal of the eastbound right-turn channel to allow for the installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at the intersection and the introduction of a dedicated eastbound right-turn lane.  The alterations also include other improvements that will enhance safety for both pedestrians and cyclists including the installation of a westbound raised cycle track and left turn bike box on the north side of O'Connor Drive and curb radius reduction at the southeast corner.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) REVISED Report and Appendix 'A' from the Director, Transportation Services, Traffic Management Centre - Road Alteration - O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108679.pdf
(November 13, 2017) Drawing - O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108990.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report and Appendix 'A' from the Director, Transportation Services, Traffic Management Centre - Road Alteration - O'Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108455.pdf

TE28.64 - Road Alterations Report and Amendments to Parking Regulations - Main Street from Kingston Road to Gerrard Street East

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
32 - Beaches-East York

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 

 

1. City Council authorize the alterations of Main Street, between Gerrard Street East and Kingston Road, generally as shown on Drawing Nos. 421G-2745, 421G-2746, 421G-2748, dated October 2017, attached to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services.

  

2. City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations and traffic regulations on Main Street, between Gerrard Street and Kingston Road, generally as shown on Drawing Nos. 421G-2752, 421G-2754, dated October 2017, attached to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services.

 

3. City Council authorize the amendments to parking pavement markings on Main Street, between Gerrard Street East and Kingston Road, generally as shown on Drawing Nos. 421G-2762, 421G-2763, dated October 2017, attached to the report (November 7, 2017) from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services.

Origin

(November 7, 2017) Report from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services is seeking approval to modify a number of intersections along Main Street between Gerrard Street East and Kingston Road as part of the proposed resurfacing to be completed in the summer of 2018. The road alterations will improve the safety of all road users, and will also improve traffic and TTC operations along this roadway. The proposed work will modify the intersections along Main Street at Kingston Road, at Benlamond Avenue and at Swanwick Avenue. Various parking and traffic amendments will also be made along this section of Main Street in order to increase parking supply and improve traffic operations.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 7, 2017) Report from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services - Road Alterations Report and Amendments to Parking Regulations - Main Street from Kingston Road to Gerrard Street East
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108846.pdf
(October 27, 2017) Report from the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services - Road Alterations Report and Amendments to Parking Regulations - Main Street from Kingston Road to Gerrard Street - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108524.pdf

TE28.66 - Pedestrian Crossover Relocation - Carlaw Avenue and Langley Avenue

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council deny the relocation of the existing Pedestrian Crossover located on Carlaw Avenue, immediately north of Langley Avenue (south intersection) to Carlaw Avenue, immediately north of Langley Avenue (north intersection).

Origin

(August 10, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services have reviewed the feasibility of relocating the Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) from the south intersection of Carlaw Avenue and Langley Avenue to the north intersection.  Our assessment indicates that the PXO is appropriately located providing both northbound and southbound pedestrians on Carlaw Avenue with the most direct route to/from Pape Avenue Jr Public School.

Background Information (Community Council)

(August 10, 2017) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - Pedestrian Crossover Relocation - Carlaw Avenue and Langley Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-106990.pdf

TE28.70 - School Zone Safety Review - Davisville Avenue, Mount Pleasant Road (East Branch) and Balliol Street - Greenwood College School

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
22 - St. Paul's
Attention
Bill 1417 has been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council rescind the existing no standing prohibition, in effect at all times, on the south side of Davisville Avenue, between a point 20 metres east of Mount Pleasant Road and a point 44 metres further east.

 

2. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Davisville Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and a point 20 metres east, to be in effect from Mount Pleasant Road (west intersection) to a point 64 metres east.

 

3. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Davisville Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and a point 64 metres east, to be in effect from a point 32 metres east of Mount Pleasant Road (west intersection) to a point 30 metres further east.

 

4. City Council rescind the existing no parking prohibition, in effect at all times, on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road, between Davisville Avenue (east intersection) and a point 48 metres south.

 

5. City Council rescind the existing no parking prohibition, in effect at all times, on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road, between a point 11 metres south of Davisville Avenue (east intersection) and a point 12.8 metres further south.

 

6. City Council rescind the existing no standing prohibition, in effect at all times, on both sides of Lane, first public, north of Balliol Street and east of the east branch of Mount Pleasant Road, between the east branch of Mount Pleasant Road and a point 39 metres east.

 

7. City Council rescind the existing no standing prohibition, in effect at all times, on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road East Roadway, between Balliol Street and a point 15 metres north.

 

8. City Council amend the existing no parking prohibition, in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road (east branch), between a point 15 metres north of Balliol Street and a point 36 metres further north, to be in effect between Balliol Street and Davisville Avenue.

 

9. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition, in effect at all times, on the west side of Mount Pleasant Road, between Balliol Street and Davisville Avenue, to be in effect on the west side of Mount Pleasant Road (east branch), between Balliol Street and Davisville Avenue.

 

10. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition, in effect at all times, on the north side of Balliol Street, between Mount Pleasant Road (east branch) and a point 21 metres east, to be in effect between Mount Pleasant Road (west intersection) and a point 36 metres east.

 

11. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking, in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Balliol Street, between Mount Pleasant Road (west intersection) and Forsyth Road, to be in effect between a point 36 metres east of Mount Pleasant Road (west intersection) and Forsyth Road.

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services is requesting approval to designate a student pick-up/drop-off area, with a 'No Parking 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday' prohibition, on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road (east branch) between Balliol Street and Davisville Avenue. This parking prohibition, coupled with 'student pick-up/drop-off area' advisory signs will provide an area where parents and/or guardians can stop momentarily while in the process of picking-up and dropping-off students.

 

The proposed parking prohibitions will address concerns regarding the safe and efficient movement of traffic within the school zone area for the newly expanded Greenwood College School.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 and 2 from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District - School Zone Safety Review - Davisville Avenue, Mount Pleasant Road - East Branch - and Balliol Street - Greenwood College School
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108570.pdf

TE28.80 - Endorsement of Events for Liquor Licensing Purposes

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
14 - Parkdale-High Park, 18 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 21 - St. Paul's, 22 - St. Paul's, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 29 - Toronto-Danforth, 30 - Toronto-Danforth, 31 - Beaches-East York, 32 - Beaches-East York

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.  City Council endorse the requests for extended licensed hours or areas listed below:

 

 

Event Name

 

Contact

 

Location(s)

 

Event Dates(s)

 

Event Hours

Extension to Hours or Area

Canadian Music Week

Jamie Kendall

25 licensed establishments listed in Communication TE28.80.4

May 7 to 13, 2018

To 4:00 a.m.

4 a.m. extensions

Ideacity Closing Night Party

Richard Robertson

64 Jefferson Avenue

June 22, 2018

6:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Patio Extension and Portion of Private Parking Lot

Next Stage Theatre Festival Late Night After Parties

Nicholas Szidiropulosz

178 Bathurst Street

January 3 to 15, 2018

11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

Liquor License Extension

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council under its delegated authority under Chapter 27-152, Delegation to Community Councils, declared the following to be events of municipal significance for liquor licensing purposes:

 

Event Name

Contact

Location(s)

Event Date(s)

Event Hours

Home for the Holidays with Canadian Living

 

Silvana Sciortino

Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen Street West

December 7, 2017

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Dinner with Mackenzie

Nancy Reynolds

Mackenzie House,

82 Bond Street

January 31, February 1, February 2 and 3, 2018

 

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Toronto Taste

Jessica Westwood-Smith

Corus Quay,

25 Dockside Road

 

June 3, 2018

5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Canadian Music Week

Jamie Kendall

Licensed establishments listed in Communication TE28.80.3

 

May 7 to 13, 2018

To 4:00 a.m.

CF Bubbly Bar by Mercatto

Caleigh Silmser

CF Toronto

Eaton Centre, Level 3

220 Yonge

Street

 

December 6, 2017 and

December 17, 2017

 

11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Toronto Fashion Week

Carolynn Quinn

Bloor Yorkville area

(tents and indoor venues)

 

February 5 to February 7, 2018

11:00 am. to 11:00 p.m.

The Winter Ain't Fair Parent's After-Party

Alec Melkonian

1560A Bayview Avenue, Lower Level

December 9, 2017

8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Job Fair DAC Group

Catherine Johnson

80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 208, Coldstream Fine Art Gallery

January 25, 2018

5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ideacity Closing Night Party

Richard Robertson

64 Jefferson Avenue

June 22, 2018

6:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

The Artist Project

Deborah Fursey

The Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place

February 22 to 25, 2018

5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The One of a Kind Spring Show

Deborah Fursey

The Enecare Centre, Exhibition Place

March 28, 2018 to April 2, 2018

11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., except March 30, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and April 2, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The War Stories on Christmas

Barry A. Sanders

Gamma Space, 862 Richmond Street West, Suite 100

December 13, 2017

7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Next Stage Theatre Festival Late Night After Parties

Nicholas Szidiropulosz

178 Bathurst Street

January 3 to 15, 2018

11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

 

Origin

(October 27, 2017) Report from City Clerk

Summary

This report requests that Community Council consider requests from various event holders for Community Council to declare events municipally significant, and for Council to endorse temporary extensions to licensed hours or areas, for liquor licensing purposes.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 27, 2017) Report from the City Clerk Endorsement of Events for Liquor Licensing Purposes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108580.pdf
Revised November 14 - Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109004.pdf
Revised November 14, 2017 - Attachment 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109005.pdf
Revised November 13 - Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108978.pdf
Revised November 13 - Attachment 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108979.pdf
Revised Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108854.pdf
Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108592.pdf
Attachment 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108593.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(October 20, 2017) E-mail from Silvana Sciortino - Home for the Holidays with Canadian Living (TE.Main.TE28.80.1)
(October 12, 2017) Letter from Nancy Reynolds - Dinner with Mackenzie (TE.Main.TE28.80.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73297.pdf
(October 18, 2017) Letter from Jessica Westwood-Smith - Toronto Taste (TE.Main.TE28.80.3)
(October 10, 2017) Letter from Jamie Kendall - Canadian Music Week (TE.Main.TE28.80.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73304.pdf
(November 1, 2017) Letter from Caleigh Silmser - CF Bubbly Bar (TE.Main.TE28.80.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73335.pdf
(October 24, 2017) Letter from Carolyn Quinn - Toronto Fashion Week (TE.Main.TE28.80.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73336.pdf
(November 7, 2017) Letter from Alec Melkonian - The Winter Ain't Fair Parent's After-Party (TE.Supp.TE28.80.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73546.pdf
(November 8, 2017) E-mail from Catherine Johnson - Job Fair DAC Group (TE.Supp.TE28.80.8)
(November 7, 2017) Letter from Richard Robertson - ideacity Closing Night Party (TE.Supp.TE28.80.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73660.pdf
(November 10, 2017) Letter from Deborah Fursey - The Artist Project (TE.Supp.TE28.80.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73681.pdf
(November 10, 2017) Letter from Deborah Fursey - The One of a Kind Spring Show (TE.Supp.TE28.80.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73682.pdf
(November 10, 2017) E-mail from Barry A. Sanders - The War Stories on Christmas (TE.Supp.TE28.80.12)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Nicholas Szidiropulosz - Next Stage Theatre Festival Late Night After Parties (TE.Supp.TE28.80.13)

TE28.85 - Direction to Attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body "TLAB" - 1220 Dufferin Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
18 - Davenport

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and any appropriate staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse the minor variances for 1220 Dufferin Street related to file A0170/17TEY, and to retain outside consultants, if necessary.
 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to engage in settlement discussions and to settle this matter on behalf of the City at the discretion of the City Solicitor after consulting with the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor.

Origin

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Ana Bailão, Ward 18, Davenport

Summary

A variance application to allow for the conversion of an existing 2 ½ storey semi-detached dwelling at 1220 Dufferin Street into a six unit residential rental building by constructing a rear three-storey addition that would incorporate the existing rear detached garage as an integral garage; a front third storey addition; and front second and third storey decks was before the Committee of Adjustment on October 18, 2017. The variances in this application included, among others, height, building depth, floor space index and gross floor area, setbacks, landscaped open space, and the width and number of parking spaces. The Committee refused the minor variance application.

 

City Planning and neighbouring residents have serious concerns with the application as currently proposed. The scale of the proposed structure is grossly out of keeping with the neighbourhood character and would have significant impacts on the surrounding properties. For example, the proposed floor space index is 2.1 times the lot area in a zone that is restricted to 0.6 times, and the proposed building depth is 31.77 metres when Zoning By-law 569-2013 limits the building depth to 17 metres.

 

The applicant appealed the Committee’s refusal decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the "TLAB"). This motion would direct the City Solicitor and any necessary City staff to attend the TLAB hearing in opposition to the minor variance appeal and would also grant the authority, if necessary, to retain outside planning consultants to support this position.

 

The TLAB hearing has been scheduled for March 15, 2018.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 14, 2017) Letter from Councillor Ana Bailão - Ward 18 Davenport - Direction to Attend the TLAB - 1220 Dufferin Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108976.pdf
Decision Letter from Committee of Adjustments
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108977.pdf

TE28.90 - 16 and 18 Acacia Road; 219 and 221 Millwood Road and 20 and 22 Acacia Road - Authority to Attend Toronto Local Appeals Body Hearing

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
22 - St. Paul's

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any appropriate staff to attend all proceedings related to this application at 16 and 18 Acacia Road; 219 and 221 Millwood Road and 20 and 22 Acacia Road before the Toronto Local Appeals Body to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse this application for consent.

Summary

An application for consent with respect to the property known as 16 and 18 Acacia Road; 219 and 221 Millwood Road and 20 and 22 Acacia Road was heard by the Toronto and East York Committee of Adjustment on September 27, 2017 proposing to sever the residential property containing a total of 12 residential untis to three residential lots, each containing 4 residential units.

  

On September 27, 2017 the Toronto and East York Committee of Adjustment refused the application for consent.

 

The Toronto Local Appeals Body will be considering an appeal to this decision by the Committee of Adjustment, at a date yet to be determined.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Letter from Councillor Josh Matlow, Ward 22, St. Paul's - 16 and 18 Acadia Road; 219 and 221 Millwood Road and 20 and 22 Acacia Road - Authority to Attend Toronto Local Appeals Body Hearing
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108985.pdf
Attachment 1: Notice of Decision of the Committee of Adjustment - 16 - 18 and 20 - 22 Acacia Road and 219 to 221 Millwood Road
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108986.pdf
Attachment 2: Planning Staff Report (September 25, 2017) to the Committee of Adjustment, Toronto and East York District
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108987.pdf
Attachment 3: Planning Staff Report (March 22, 2017) to the Committee of Adjustment, Toronto and East York District
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108988.pdf

TE28.93 - 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Direction Report

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
The City Solicitor has submitted a supplementary report on this Item (TE28.93a with recommendations)

Confidential Attachment - The receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council submits the Item to City Council without recommendation. 

Community Council Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

 

a.  requested the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to continue discussions with the applicant with respect of the planning concerns set out in the report (November 9, 2017) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York Community Council, and the communications received on this Item for the November 14, 2017 meeting, and;

 

b.  requested the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, to report directly to the December 6, 7 and 8, 2017 City Council meeting with respect to the outcome of the discussions, the review of the communications and with any updates.

Origin

(November 9, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York

Summary

A revised proposal for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications has been submitted for 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street to permit seven detached dwellings and four semi-detached dwellings on a private road.  The site is located in the interior of a low-rise residential block at the northeast corner of Gerrard Street East and Leslie Street.  The existing detached dwellings at 395 and 387R Leslie Street will be demolished.  A total of 11 resident parking spaces and one visitor parking space is proposed in the development.

 

On June 14, 2016, Toronto and East York Community Council (TEYCC) considered staff reports that recommended the original proposals for either an 18 unit or 16 unit townhouse development be refused.

 

In the interim period between TEYCC and City Council, the applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) due to Council's failure to make a decision on their request for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments applications.

 

On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council considered the applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and authorized the City Solicitor with other appropriate staff to appear before the OMB to oppose the proposal.

 

On April 26, 2017 Toronto City Council considered a revised application for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments showing fifteen 4-storey townhouse units (the "April Proposal") and authorized the City Solicitor with other appropriate staff to appear before the OMB to refuse the April proposal.

 

City Planning received a further revised application on September 8, 2017 (the "September Proposal").  The September Proposal eliminates the townhouse form and proposes seven detached dwellings and four semi-detached dwellings in a response to address some of City Planning's issues with the April Proposal.

 

At its November 7, 2017 meeting, City Council directed the City Solicitor and the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to report to the next meeting of TEYCC regarding the September Proposal, respecting the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for the properties at 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street.

 

This report identifies outstanding issues with respect to the September Proposal and recommends that City Council direct the City Solicitor and City staff, as appropriate, negotiate with the applicant and, should a settlement not be reached, to attend the OMB to oppose the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications at 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street.

Background Information (Community Council)

Report and Attachments 1 - 9 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York - 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Request for Direction Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108999.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) Supplementary report from the City Solicitor on 395, 387R and 413 Leslie Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications- Ontario Municipal Board Appeal (TE28.93a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109738.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Appendix A
Confidential Appendix B

Communications (Community Council)

(November 10, 2017) E-mail from Heather Finley (TE.New.TE28.93.1)
(November 10, 2017) E-mail from Kathryn Adams (TE.New.TE28.93.2)
(November 11, 2017) E-mail from Kim Stanton (TE.New.TE28.93.3)
(November 11, 2017) E-mail from Michelle Poulin (TE.New.TE28.93.4)
(November 11, 2017) E-mail from Naomi Costain (TE.New.TE28.93.5)
(November 11, 2017) E-mail from Margaret Deiseach (TE.New.TE28.93.6)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Ann Nicholson (TE.New.TE28.93.7)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Janet Koprivnikar (TE.New.TE28.93.8)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Magdalena Iglewski (TE.New.TE28.93.9)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Nancea Whitham (TE.New.TE28.93.10)
(November 12, 2017) E-mail from Andrew Smith (TE.New.TE28.93.11)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Alan Malcomson (TE.New.TE28.93.12)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Michelle and Todd Bamford (TE.New.TE28.93.13)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Sandra Toma (TE.New.TE28.93.14)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Stephen Washburn Cohen (TE.New.TE28.93.15)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Adam Brian (TE.New.TE28.93.16)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Marianne Kazmer (TE.New.TE28.93.17)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Dan Wilson (TE.New.TE28.93.18)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Ha Vu (TE.New.TE28.93.19)
(November 13, 2017) E-mail from Bill Dunk-Green (TE.New.TE28.93.20)
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Dean Da Silva (TE.New.TE28.93.21)

TE28.94 - Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 281-289 College Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
The Toronto Preservation Board has submitted a transmittal on this Item (TE28.94a)

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council include the properties at 281-289 College Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

 

2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 281-289 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 281-289 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 5, 2017) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

 

4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board.

 

5. If the designations are referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision.

Origin

(November 13, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division

Summary

 

This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 281-289 College Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

The subject properties are located on the south side of College Street, west of Spadina Avenue, and contain a group of five three-storey commercial buildings dating to 1887 that are known historically as the Alexandrina Block.

 

The properties at 281-289 College Street were identified as having heritage potential in the College Street Study Official Plan Amendment, which was adopted by City Council at its meeting of May 24, 2017.

 

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the properties at 281-289 College Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their design, associative and contextual values.

 

At the west end of the Alexandrina Block, the individual property at 289 College is currently the subject of a demolition application.

 

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Report and Attachments 1 - 4 from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division - Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 281-289 College Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109020.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(November 30, 2017) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board (TE28.94a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109732.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(November 13, 2017) Letter from Sue Dexter, Harbord Village Residents' Association (TE.New.TE28.94.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/comm/communicationfile-73828.pdf
(November 14, 2017) E-mail from Richard Longley (TE.New.TE28.94.2)

TE28.95 - Traffic Regulations in Forest Hill Area, Eglinton Crosstown

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
21 - St. Paul's
Attention
Communications TE28.95.1 and TE28.95.2 have been submitted on this item.

Bills 1388 and 1389 have been submitted on this Item.

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council reinstate the northbound left-turn prohibition in effect at all times, at Eglinton Avenue West and Flanders Road.

 

2. City Council rescind the existing one-way designation on Dewbourne Avenue between Peveril Hill North and Chiltern Hill Road for approximately two years from November 13, 2017, to and including, December 31, 2019.

Origin

(November 8, 2017) Letter from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's West

Summary

The General Manager of Transportation Services was granted the authority in December, 2016 to temporarily rescind turn prohibitions within the Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT corridor, and specifically in the Forest Hill neighbourhoods.  These relaxations were intended to facilitate access for residents and to balance the impact of Forest Hill Station construction.

 

My office along with city staff, Metrolinx and Crosslinx Transit Solutions have been monitoring area traffic and the responses of residents. It is now prudent to reintroduce the Flanders Road left turn restriction at Eglinton Avenue which was relaxed earlier in 2017.  Benefit would also accrue to the residents by conversion of a short block of Dewbourne Avenue from one-way westbound to two way operation, between Peveril Hill North and Chiltern Hill Road.

Background Information (Community Council)

(November 8, 2017) Letter from Councillor Joe Mihevc - Traffic Regulations in Forest Hill Area, Eglinton Crosstown
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-109029.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(December 4, 2017) E-mail from Bonnie Belfer Lubchansky (CC.Supp.TE28.95.1)
(December 5, 2017) E-mail from Bonnie Belfer Lubchansky (CC.New.TE28.95.2)

New Business and Business Previously Requested - Meeting 35

CC35.1 - Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers - Appointment of a Public Member

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1377 has been submitted on this Item.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel, transmitted by the City Clerk

Recommendations

The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel.

 

The Tribunals Nominating Panel recommend that:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto and East York Panel of the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewer for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018 and until a successor is appointed:

 

- Marie Abraham

 

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers.

Summary

The Tribunals Nominating Panel will conduct interviews during its meeting on November 15, 2017 and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto and East York Panel of the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers.

Background Information

(November 15, 2017) Decision letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel (CC35.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109420.htm
(November 7, 2017) Report from the City Clerk on Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers - Appointment of a Public Member
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109421.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, and Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary and Applications for Appointment to the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers (previously distributed with Item NQ17.1)
Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers (previously distributed with Item NQ17.1)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers on November 15, 2017
Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview Questions for the Property Standards Committee/Fence Viewers on November 15, 2017

CC35.2 - Sign Variance Committee - Appointment of Public Members

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel, transmitted by the City Clerk

Recommendations

The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel.

 

The Tribunals Nominating Panel recommends that:

 

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on December 8, 2021 and until successors are appointed:

 

- Irene Buncel

- Nigel Waterman

 

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.

Summary

The Tribunals Nominating Panel will conduct interviews during its meeting on November 15, 2017 and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.

Background Information

(November 15, 2017) Decision letter from the Tribunals Nominating Panel (CC35.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109426.htm
(November 7, 2017) Report from the City Clerk on Sign Variance Committee - Appointment of Public Members
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109427.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, and Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary and Applications for Appointment to the Sign Variance Committee (previously distributed with Item NQ17.2)
Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Sign Variance Committee (previously distributed with Item NQ17.2)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for the Sign Variance Committee on November 15, 2017
Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview Questions for the Sign Variance Committee on November 15, 2017

CC35.3 - 2650-2672 St. Clair Avenue West - Appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 - Ontario Municipal Board Hearing

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
11 - York South-Weston

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and advice subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of:

 

a.  the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege; and

b.  Confidential Attachment 2.

Summary

Dunpar Development Holdings Inc. (Dunpar) has appealed Official Plan Amendment 231 (OPA 231) to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).  City Council adopted OPA 231 policies for the entire city following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands.  The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming OMB pre-hearing conference.

Background Information

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 2650-2672 St. Clair Avenue West - Appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 - Ontario Municipal Board Hearing (CC35.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109520.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Attachment 2 - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109522.pdf

CC35.4 - 2 Wickman Road - Appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 - Ontario Municipal Board Hearing

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and advice subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of:

 

a.  the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege; and

b.  Confidential Attachment 2.

Summary

Dunpar Development Holdings Inc. (Dunpar) has appealed Official Plan Amendment 231 (OPA 231) to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) including their lands at 2 Wickman Road.  City Council adopted OPA 231 policies for the entire city following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands.  The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming OMB pre-hearing conference.

Background Information

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 2 Wickman Road - Appeal on Official Plan Amendment 231 - Ontario Municipal Board Hearing (CC35.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109523.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Attachment 2 - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109525.pdf

CC35.5 - 844 Don Mills Road and 1150 Eglinton Avenue East - Ontario Municipal Board Appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
26 - Don Valley West

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and advice subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(November 15, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of:

 

a.  the recommendation contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the remainder of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege; and

 

b.  Confidential Attachment 2.

Summary

In December 2013, City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 (OPA 231) following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands.  Council at its meeting on June 7-9, 2016 accepted a without prejudice offer from Lifetime Pearl Street Inc. (LPS) to settle their site specific appeal of OPA 231 regarding their lands at 844 Don Mills Road and 1150 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Lands").  The Ontario Municipal Board ("OMB") heard the City's motion presenting the settlement on June 20, 2016 and issued an Order on December 20, 2016 to approve the proposed OPA 231 modification respecting the Lands.

 

The City Solicitor requires direction for a pre-hearing at the OMB scheduled for January 5, 2018.

Background Information

(November 15, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 844 Don Mills Road and 1150 Eglinton Avenue East - Ontario Municipal Board Appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 (CC35.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109526.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Attachment 2 - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109528.pdf

CC35.6 - 49, 53 and 55 Judson Street - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications - Request for Direction

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

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

Origin

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  If the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is adopted, that City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1, but that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential.

Summary

This application proposes a mixed use development at 49, 53 and 55 Judson Street, consisting of 72 4-storey townhouses and a 3-storey commercial building with 28 units at the rear of the site, accessed by private laneways. The application was appealed on May 1, 2017.

 

This site is located within the Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan area.  It was designated Regeneration Areas by OPA 231 and then redesignated Mixed Use Areas by OPA 331 which remains under appeal.

 

The applicant appealed OPA 331 on July 12, 2016.  The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has scheduled 12 weeks of hearing for this matter with the first half scheduled for April 9 - May 18, 2018, and the second half from June 11 - July 20, 2018.  The next prehearing conference relating to this proceeding is scheduled for January 3, 2018.

 

On November 9, 2017, the Ontario Municipal Board issued a decision allowing the consolidation of the applicant's site specific appeals with its appeal of OPA 331.

 

The City Solicitor requires further direction in advance of the January 3, 2018 prehearing conference.

Background Information

(November 24, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 49, 53 and 55 Judson Street - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications - Request for Direction (CC35.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109543.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1

CC35.7 - 8-20 Widmer Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina

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

Origin

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendix A, if adopted by City Council.

 

3.  City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Summary

This application proposes to construct a 56-storey (174.3 metres plus an 8.8 metre mechanical penthouse) residential building at 8-20 Widmer Street.  A total of 583 residential units, 227 vehicular parking spaces and 583 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.  The proposal calls for the reconstruction of a row of heritage townhouses on the lot.

 

The purpose of this report is to seek further instructions for the Ontario Municipal Board ("OMB") hearing which is scheduled to commence January 8, 2018.

 

City Planning and Heritage Preservation Services have been involved in the preparation of this report.

Background Information

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 8-20 Widmer Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction (CC35.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109545.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Appendix A - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-110046.pdf

CC35.8 - 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street - Appeal of Zoning By-law Amendment Application

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the instructions in Confidential Attachment 1, and Appendices "A" and "C" if adopted by City Council, with the balance of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Summary

A Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for these lands on January 23, 2012, seeking permission for a 50 storey tower. The application was revised on August 23, 2012 for a 43 storey (136.5 metres including the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building consisting of a 9-storey base building and a 34-storey tower at 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street.  The proposed tower has an approximate average floor plate size of 780 square metres. The application proposes 470 dwelling units, 4 of which are townhouse units fronting onto Mutual Street, with retail at grade fronting Jarvis Street.  Five levels of underground parking are proposed. The heritage property (314 Jarvis Street) is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and is protected by a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City.  It is proposed that the existing heritage house be retained in situ and conserved, with the rear addition removed.  The applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board on January 9, 2015 due to Council's failure to make a decision with respect to the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.

 

At its meeting of July 7, 8 and 9, 2015 Council authorized the City Solicitor together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing, to among other matters, oppose the appeal and in the event the appeal was allowed in whole or in part, to secure appropriate section 37 Planning Act facilities, services and matters.

 

A 10 day hearing was scheduled to commence on November 20, 2017, however it was rescheduled for 8 days commencing February 7, 2018.  This report seeks further direction on this matter.

Background Information

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street - Appeal of Zoning By-law Amendment Application
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109603.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B (made public on the advice of the City Solicitor) and Confidential Appendix C - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-110047.pdf

CC35.9 - 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street - Alterations to Designated Heritage Property and Authority to Enter into Amending Heritage Easement Agreement for 314 Jarvis Street

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
The Toronto Preservation Board has submitted a transmittal on this Item (CC35.9a)

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege

Origin

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendices "A" and "C", if adopted by City Council, with the balance of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege, save and except that the Decision History and Appendices "B" and "D" both set forth in Confidential Attachment 1 are authorized for public release in any event.

Summary

The heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street was listed on the City's Inventory of Heritage Properties on May 30, 1988.  In the late 1980s and early 1990s the heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street was the subject of a rezoning application for a six-storey apartment building to be attached to the back of the heritage house.  The proposal was eventually approved by Council and the OMB, the house designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law No. 81-90) and a Heritage Easement (the "HEA") registered on title (January 12, 1990 (CA 70417), amended March 31, 1992 (CA18352)).  The HEA allows for the demolition of the rear "tail" or extension and conservation of the main front portion of the house in the context of the approved development.  Aside from the approved alterations to construct the six- storey apartment building, under the provisions of the Heritage Easement Agreement, the owner cannot undertake or permit any demolition, construction, alteration, remodelling or any other act which would materially affect the features or construction of the building as set out in the Reasons for Identification and as may be depicted in the photographs, drawings and other documents attached to the HEA or that would affect the reasons for designation, without the permission of Council.

 

A Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for these lands on January 23, 2012 for a 50 storey tower.  The application was revised on August 23, 2011, seeking permission for a 43 storey (136.5 metres including the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building consisting of a 9-storey base building and a 34-storey tower at 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street.

 

In a March 26, 2012 report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division, “Removal of a Designated Heritage Property under the Ontario Heritage Act – 314 Jarvis Street”, staff recommended that City Council refuse the removal of the designated property under section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act as proposed by the applicant in a revision to the approved plans.

 

Consideration of the March 26, 2012 report and a March 28, 2012 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District entitled "308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street – Zoning Amendment Application – Refusal Report", were deferred by TEYCC at their May 15, 2012 meeting.

 

The Zoning By-law amendment application was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board ("OMB") January 9, 2015 due to a lack of decision by the City within the statutory timeframe.

 

The Toronto Preservation Board on May 28, 2015, considered the (May 25, 2015) Report from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning, regarding Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property and Authority to Amend Existing Heritage Easement Agreement – 314 Jarvis Street (Dr. Charles Sheard House).  On May 29, 2015, the Toronto Preservation Board provided its recommendation to the City Council, noting with concern the impact of the development on the adjacent heritage designated Allan Gardens, and recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that

City Council refuse the alterations to the heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street as proposed in staff report (May 25, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

 

At its meeting of July 7, 8 and 9, 2015 Council authorized the City Solicitor together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing, to among other matters, oppose the zoning amendment appeal and in the event the appeal was allowed in whole or in part, to secure appropriate section 37 Planning Act facilities, services and matters.  Council also refused the alterations to the heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street as proposed in the report (May 25, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

 

A 10 day hearing for the zoning by-law amendment was scheduled to commence on November 20, 2017, however it was rescheduled for 8 days commencing February 7, 2018.  This report seeks further input from the Toronto Preservation Board on this matter.

Background Information

(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street - Alterations to Designated Heritage Property and Authority to Enter into Amending Heritage Easement Agreement for 314 Jarvis Street (CC35.9)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109605.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
(November 30, 2017) Transmittal from the Toronto Preservation Board (CC35.9a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109733.pdf
Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-110048.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Decision History - made public on December 18, 2017
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-110049.pdf

CC35.10 - 350, 370 and 390 Queens Quay West - Ontario Municipal Board Appeal - Request for Direction

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina

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

Origin

(December 1, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

2.  If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and the information contained in Appendix "A" (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege).

Summary

An application was submitted to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the lands at 350, 370 and 390 Queens Quay West in order to construct a new 29-storey tower including a 5-storey base building (105 metres, including mechanical penthouse) in place of an existing 3-storey mixed-use building at 370 Queens Quay West, and to construct an addition to the north side of each of the two existing 21-storey towers at 350 and 390 Queens Quay West.  The application was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) for Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines in the Planning Act, and a 13-day hearing is scheduled to commence on February 12, 2018.

 

The parties to the hearing requested to mediate this appeal at the OMB and mediation sessions were held on November 10 and 21, 2017.  As a result of the mediation the City Solicitor seeks further direction on this matter no later than the completion of the City Council meeting commencing on December 5, 2017.

Background Information

(December 1, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 350, 370 and 390 Queens Quay West - Ontario Municipal Board Appeal - Request for Direction (CC35.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109735.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
(November 29, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on 350, 370 and 390 Queens Quay West - Ontario Municipal Board Appeal - Potential Request for Direction - Notice of Pending report (CC35.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109533.pdf

CC35.11 - Defining prepared meals in Chapter 510, Holiday Shopping

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
Bill 1429 has been submitted on this Item.

Origin

(November 28, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor

Recommendations

The City Solicitor recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 510, Holiday Shopping, as follows:

 

a.  to define the term "prepared meal" as "any food product that has undergone preparation with the intent to offer it for immediate consumption as a meal";

 

b.  to define the term "preparation" as "cooking, chopping, baking, combining of ingredients, or other processes to make food ready for immediate consumption"; and

 

c.  to define the words "goods or services in the form of, or in connection with, prepared meals" as "a prepared meal, services required to sell or prepare a prepared meal, or any good or service provided for the purpose of the immediate consumption of the prepared meal".

Summary

This report responds to Council's direction to the City Solicitor to report on a definition for the term "prepared meals" in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 510, Holiday Shopping ("Chapter 510"). The City Solicitor has recommended amendments to Chapter 510 that would establish a definition of prepared meals in Chapter 510 that reflects  the limits contained in subsection 97(3)(a) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("COTA").

 

The recommendations also address the impacts of the court decisions in the Longo's case and the City's desire to create a fair and reasonable definition that addresses the concerns raised in the court decision. The definition will ensure that members of the public are clear on the requirements of the "prepared meals" exemption in Chapter 510.

Background Information

(November 28, 2017) Report from the City Solicitor on Defining prepared meals in Chapter 510, Holiday Shopping (CC35.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109535.pdf

CC35.12 - Report on an Inquiry for Prohibited Communications on a Request for Quotation

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Origin

(November 28, 2017) Report from the Lobbyist Registrar

Recommendations

The Lobbyist Registrar recommends that:

 

1.  City Council receive this report for information.

Summary

Chapter 140 of the Toronto Municipal Code, Lobbying (the “Lobbying By-law”) requires lobbyists to register and report communications with public office holders about the procurement of goods, services or construction and awarding of a contract.  However, the Lobbying By-law restricts communications during an active procurement to only those permitted by the City’s procurement process.  The Lobbying By-law, all relevant documents to the procurement, and the City’s Procurement Policies clearly state this restriction.  From the time the procurement is issued, through to the time of the award (the “Blackout Period”), communications regarding the procurement are restricted to the procurement’s official point of contact (the “City Contact”).  During the Blackout Period, communications with any public office holder, other than the City Contact, are contraventions of the Lobbying By-law.  Compliance with the Lobbying By‑law, and all relevant procurement rules is required to preserve both, lobbying transparency and the integrity of the City’s procurement processes.

Background Information

(November 28, 2017) Cover report from the Lobbyist Registrar on an Inquiry for Prohibited Communications on a Request for Quotation (CC35.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109529.pdf
Report to Council on an Inquiry for Prohibited Communications on a Request for Quotation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109530.pdf

CC35.13 - Don Mills Community Centre - Status Update

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
25 - Don Valley West

Origin

(November 29, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

In 2010, the City of Toronto, through a negotiated OMB settlement, agreed to exchange the Don Mills Arena lands for lands on Cadillac Fairview Holdings Inc. (Cadillac Fairview) site where a new community centre would be constructed and the arena relocated.   As a result, at its meeting of July 12, 2016, City Council adopted the recommendations outlined in the report "Don Mills Civitan Arena Proposed Replacement at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East," (item GM13.15) which recommended that City Council approve in principle the relocation of the Don Mills Arena to the Celestica site.

 

Through the Section 37 Agreement dated February 22, 2011, Cadillac Fairview will acquire the Don Mills Civitan Arena lands from the City by October 31, 2020.  In exchange for the City Lands, Cadillac Fairview will convey the lands for the future Community Centre Building and has already conveyed the Park Top up Lands.

 

As stipulated in the Section 37 Agreement, Cadillac Fairview shall construct a community centre building with at least 48,570 ft2 on the community centre lands by October 12, 2020 in the Don Mills Centre (Phase II) development. The community centre once constructed will be leased by the City to Cadillac Fairview for 49 years.

 

The Community Centre shall be operated by an arm's length not-for-profit community centre operator selected by Cadillac Fairview, acceptable to the General Manager and in consultation with the Don Mills Resident's Inc. 

 

City Council directed staff to form a community steering committee whose mandate includes input into the third party operator and broader community engagement for the centre's service provision and overall design.  Representation on this committee includes members of the Don Mills Residents Inc., the local Ward Councillor, the Developer and City staff.

 

This report responds to City Council's direction through CC31.14 to report back with an update on discussions with the YMCA who have expressed an interest in becoming the third-party operator.  

Background Information

(November 29, 2017) Report from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on Don Mills Community Centre - Status Update (CC35.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-109594.pdf

Member Motions - Meeting 35

MM35.1 - Request to Reinstate Rogers Community Television Channel - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Neethan Shan

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* City Council on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017 waived referral of this Motion. City Council subsequently deferred this Motion to the December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 meeting.
* This Motion is before Council for debate.
Communications MM35.1.1 to MM35.1.3 have been submitted on this Item

Recommendations

Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Neethan Shan, recommends that:

 

1. City Council request Rogers Communications to reverse its decision to discontinue its community channel.

 

2. City Council request the City Manager to report back to City Council at its December 6, 7 and 8, 2017 meeting on:

 

a. what changes in CRTC policy allowed for this to happen and why;

 

b. options (financial, legal and otherwise) to have the live televised broadcast of City of Toronto Council meetings restored; and

           

c. the possibility of working with TVO, CPAC and other broadcasters as an alternative way of restoring this important community function.

 

3. City Council request the CRTC to require cable service providers to provide a televised community broadcast channel.

  

4. City Council forward its decision to the CRTC, all federal party leaders and all Toronto MPs.

Summary

Roger’s TV, owned by Rogers Communications, whose slogan is “local matters” has discontinued its community channel. In doing so it has ended a long standing commitment to community service programming and its broadcast of Toronto City Council meetings. The loss of this television medium results in diminished public transparency and civic engagement.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109481.pdf

Communications

(December 6, 2017) E-mail from Catherine Edwards, Executive Director, Canadian Association for Community Television Users and Stations (MM.New.MM35.1.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/comm/communicationfile-74406.pdf
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Rosemary Frei (MM.New.MM35.1.2)
(December 7, 2017) E-mail from Dahne Jobson, Chair, Toronto Community Media Network (MM.New.MM35.1.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/comm/communicationfile-74520.pdf

MM35.2 - Strengthening Public Safety Standards for Liquor Licence Applications - by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, seconded by Councillor Cesar Palacio

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* City Council on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017 waived referral of this Motion. City Council subsequently deferred this Motion to the December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 meeting.
* This Motion is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, seconded by Councillor Cesar Palacio, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct that a copy of Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti's letter, addressed to the Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario regarding Liquor Licence Application 27744, be distributed to the attention of all Councillors and the Mayor.


2.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report to the meeting of the Licensing and Standards Committee on January 22, 2018, in which the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and other appropriate City staff will incorporate the structure of said letter as a formal step in an updated and streamlined licensing system for the City of Toronto, with respect to adding and deleting conditions to any liquor licence issued for an establishment, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.


3.  City Council request the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to work collaboratively with the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and the Registrar to reform the liquor licence application review process, and establish the mandatory input of the Ward Councillor in adding and deleting conditions, should City Council decide that a liquor licence application is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents and the Ward Councillor.

Summary

It has been widely reported that there are nightclubs masquerading as restaurants, cafes, lounges and similar establishments. It was reported as of March 2017, that the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division had laid 158 charges against establishments using a restaurant licence to operate as a nightclub since 2015.

 

In the March 28 and 29, 2017 sitting of City Council, MM27.53 was adopted whereby City Council directed the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that a liquor licence application for a proposed establishment in Ward 7 was not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar would issue a Proposal to Review or Refuse the liquor licence. City Council also authorized the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Licence Appeal Tribunal in the matter and directed the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to the Motion, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

 

The Premises identified in MM27.53 was licenced for an indoor capacity of 59 patrons, and sought a liquor licence for a capacity of 184 patrons indoors. Having spoken with the proprietors, Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti was concerned that the venue would in essence operate as a nightclub. As local residents and businesses expressed serious and legitimate concerns about illicit behaviour and public intoxication in the area, it was the opinion of Councillor Mammoliti – and reaffirmed by the City Council resolution – that the application would be opposed. The application for the liquor licence was identified as not being in the public interest unless certain conditions addressing the concerns of the community were attached to the licence.

 

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued a Notice of Proposal to review the application and a public interest hearing was scheduled at the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Prior to the hearing, a mediated meeting was held by Councillor Mammoliti with the proprietors of the Premises and the City Solicitor.

 

Following the meeting, on September 28, 2017, Councillor Mammoliti issued a letter to the Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The letter outlined that the City Solicitor was negotiating a consent agreement at the time, outlining conditions that the City wanted attached. While the conditions would attempt to help assuage the concerns of the surrounding community, it was conceded that the conditions would likely face resistance from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, even if consented to by the applicants. The letter outlined the reasons for the objection, and concluded with the following:

 

"If something adverse should occur at the Premises that is to the detriment of the patrons and the surrounding community, I will ask the Commission for an explanation in light of the City's formal objection and my submitted communication.

 

If the liquor licence is ultimately granted for the establishment (understanding that a liquor licence is an entitlement rather than a privilege under the Liquor Licence Act), I am formally advising all relevant parties that the venue will be problematic from a public safety perspective."

 

On October 12, 2017, the City Solicitor advised Councillor Mammoliti that as part of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Risk-Based Licencing regime, a Safety and Security Plan would need to be filed by the applicant, and the conditions outlined by Councillor Mammoliti would be required in the plan. The plan would need to be followed as a condition of the licence. The City Solicitor indicated that such a response from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario was a good result as the City has rarely been able to successfully have the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario trigger such a plan based on the City's request. Furthermore, the City Solicitor stated that Councillor Mammoliti's letter to the Registrar initiated the requirement.

 

Therefore, the City Solicitor removed the objection to the liquor licence based on the consent agreement. The Notice of Proposal to Review and the hearing were subsequently cancelled. The agreement also contained an admission that the facility was not currently operating as a nightclub, which eliminated any future legal non-conforming use claim.

 

As the Safety and Security Plan and consent agreement achieved important objectives for the City, the correspondence to the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario must be reviewed by the appropriate staff and codified into the development of future policies. As the City's licencing system is currently being reviewed, it is important that such initiatives from a Councillor should be shared as good news and used to strengthen the City's position in reviewing liquor licence applications.

 

This matter is deemed urgent as the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division is seeking to complete the review of the City's licensing system, and efforts to strengthen public safety of the City's residents must not be delayed.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109482.pdf

MM35.3 - Request for Report on Feasibility of Re-naming of Rajah Park - by Councillor Josh Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
15 - Eglinton-Lawrence
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the North York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

 Councillor Josh Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to investigate the feasibility of renaming "Rajah Park" to "Elijah Park" and to report back to the North York Community Council with a recommendation based on the criteria and process outlined in the Property Naming Policy.

Summary

Nearly two years ago, tragedy struck the Neptune community with the passing of 3-year-old Elijah Marsh, who had wandered out of his apartment on a bitterly cold February morning. He was reported missing and soon neighbours and the entire City came together to find him. Elijah was found, but sadly he did not make it.

 

This story had a profound effect on our community and every Torontonian. Many residents would like to honour Elijah's life. In 2015, a new playground was built in Rajah Park, located next to the Neptune community where Elijah spent many days playing. His family and the local community believe that renaming the park in his honour is the perfect way to celebrate his life and the Neptune community's resiliency. My office has canvassed local residents and received overwhelming support for this proposal.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.3
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109440.pdf

MM35.4 - 267 College Street, Unit 1 - Liquor Licence Application - Mr. Sub - File 819232 - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the liquor licence application for 267 College Street, Unit 1, operating under the name Mr. Sub (“Premises”), is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application.

 

2.  City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City with an opportunity to be made party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Summary

The Applicants have submitted an application for a liquor licence to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for the premises at 267 College Street, Unit 1, operating under the name Mr. Sub (“Premises”). The application is for an indoor capacity of 16 persons.

 

The Premises are located in close proximity to residential properties.  There are concerns related to noise, litter, safety, lighting and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application.

 

This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.4
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109505.pdf

MM35.5 - Uber Data Breach - by Councillor Janet Davis, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Janet Davis, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Manager to demand that Uber Technologies Incorporated disclose the information related to the data breach, as stated in the conditions of their license agreement with the City of Toronto, in order to know how many people in Toronto have had their personal data accessed and what type of private information was released.

 

2.  City Council direct the City Manager to ask that Uber evaluate and implement areas where it could strengthen its security measures to protect the private information of the citizens of Toronto.

 

3.  City Council direct the City Manager to ask Uber Technologies Incorporated to inform the City of Toronto of how and when they are informing all affected clients and drivers of the breach of their personal information.

Summary

In October of last year, Uber Technologies Incorporated was hit by a data breach. The general public was unaware of this massive privacy leak as Uber covered up and paid $100,000 to erase all evidence of the breach.

 

We know now that the private information of 57 million Uber accounts, held by both drivers and users of the rideshare application, was accessed. The leaked information included the account holder's names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Uber has revealed to American government authorities that the driver's license numbers of 600,000 American Uber Drivers were taken.

 

Uber has refused to respond to requests from Canadian authorities to disclose how many Canadians were affected by the breach, and where they are located.

 

In May of 2016, only five months before this data breach occurred, Toronto licensed Uber as a Private Transportation Company (PTC). As part of that License Agreement, the City of Toronto asked that all Private Transportation Companies implement data security measures "to protect the personal data collected by the PTC relating to passengers and drivers" as set out in Chapter 546 of the Municipal Code.

 

That license agreement also required Uber Technologies Incorporated to maintain and be able to produce "in the form and with the frequency required, to ML&S or police, all data or records maintained in accordance with the requirements of this chapter" as set out in  Chapter 546 of the Municipal Code.  Further, that "with respect to any PTC information or records requested by ML&S for investigative or audit purposes, a PTC shall provide the requested records, or any reports based on the information requested in a format approved by the Executive Director, within 30 days of the receipt of the request, unless the Executive Director requires the records or reports within 24 hours" as set out in Chapter 546 of the Municipal Code.

 

This Motion seeks to enforce those requirements.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.5
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109508.pdf

MM35.6 - 444 Adelaide Street West - Liquor Licence Application - Impact Kitchen License 819184 - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that:

 

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 444 Adelaide Street West operating under the name Impact Kitchen (the “Premises”) is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and that the Registrar should issue either a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse 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 the Premises.

 
3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including determining whether the application ought to be refused outright or whether the application can be supported with conditions to the liquor licence, all in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Summary

2567938 Ontario Ltd. submitted an Application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 444 Adelaide Street West to operate under the name of Impact Kitchen (“the Premises”). The Application is for an indoor area with a proposed capacity of 190 patrons and an outdoor area with a proposed capacity of 34 patrons. The total new proposed capacity of the indoor and the outdoor area is 224 patrons.

 

The Premises abuts St. Andrews Playground, a public park, and further west and north of the Premises are adjacent low-density residential neighbourhoods.  There are concerns related to noise, litter, safety, lighting and other potential disturbances to residents in the area. This application for a new liquor licence is not in the public interest, unless the concerns of the residents are addressed. The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario should be requested to issue a Proposal to Review or a Proposal to Refuse the liquor licence application.

 

This application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.6
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109485.pdf

MM35.7 - Dundas Street West, Gore Vale Avenue to Sterling Road Area Planning Study - Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
18 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Director, Community Planning to conduct a review of development on Dundas Street West between Gore Vale Avenue and Sterling Road, including an inventory of current applications and current development pressure in the area and to work with the Director, Transportation Services to review potential streetscape improvements on Dundas Street West in the context of current and future development proposals.

 

2.  City Council request the Director, Community Planning and the Director, Urban Design to assess the applicable policy framework in the area and consider developing additional urban design and built form guidelines, including an assessment of heritage resources, to be used to inform the review of current and future development proposals, and to develop an understanding of what defines the character of the street.

Summary

This stretch of Dundas Street West, between Gore Vale Avenue and Sterling Road, is unique in the City of Toronto as much of the original built form still remains. Many of these two and three storey buildings were designed and built at the turn of the 20th century, with further development taking place between the 1920s and 1930s.

 

The purpose of this City Planning review is to focus on the unique character of the Little Portugal neighbourhood in order to effectively plan for new development that will complement the existing built form and heritage attributes.

 

The request for this review comes at a time when development pressure is making its way to Dundas Street West.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109509.pdf

MM35.8 - Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds from the Development at 201 Carlaw Avenue and 66 Boston Avenue to Fund the Creation and Installation of Heritage Plaques for the Carlaw, Dundas and Leslieville Areas - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Norman Kelly

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Norman Kelly, recommend that:

 

1.  City Council increase the Approved 2017 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto by $50,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development 201 Carlaw Avenue and 66 Boston Avenue (composed of: $732.00 from Source Account: XR3026-3700039; $687.60 from Source Account: XR3026- 3700270; $17,751.54 from Source Account: XR3026-3700269; and $30,828.86 from Source Account: XR3026-3700268), for the production and installation of Heritage Plaques for the Carlaw, Dundas and Leslieville Areas.

Summary

Many heritage buildings are being identified in Leslieville with current developments on Queen Street East and also with the Carlaw Dundas Corridor project which is a City-led public realm project through City Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services.

 

Funds have been secured from 201 Carlaw Avenue and 66 Boston Avenue for a range of community benefits which include heritage related improvements in Ward 30.

 

The funds identified have been received by the City.

 

As Heritage Toronto is a directly funded City agency and not considered an "outside party", no undertaking is required to be signed by Heritage Toronto governing the use of the funds and financial reporting.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.8
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109510.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109821.pdf

MM35.9 - Request for Report on Halloween Road Closures - by Councillor Sarah Doucette, seconded by Councillor John Campbell

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Sarah Doucette, seconded by Councillor John Campbell, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the April 11, 2018 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting on the feasibility of Councillor sponsored road closures on Halloween night when safety is a concern.

Summary

While Halloween is a fun, family-friendly event throughout many of Toronto's residential streets, safety is constantly an issue as an increased number of children are using our streets past sundown. Over the past decade, we have seen an increase in the number of "destination streets" that draw children from around a neighbourhood. While these events are largely unorganized, they pose a safety threat due to the increased number of people on a street open to traffic. The cost and organization of a road closure creates a situation where residents can take little action to ensure pedestrian safety or to reduce the number of visitors to their street.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.9
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109531.pdf

MM35.10 - Distribution and Display of Graphic Images - by Councillor Sarah Doucette, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Communication MM35.10.1 has been submitted on this Item.

Recommendations

Councillor Sarah Doucette, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to assess options, both legislative and private, to:

 

a. regulate the distribution of print materials to private residences that contain extremely graphic images intended to shock, alarm, or cause dismay, including the potential for the prohibiting of the distribution of such print materials to private residences, for the purposes of addressing the potential of such displays to cause harm to members of the public, especially children; and

 

b. regulate temporary signs that contain extremely graphic images intended to shock, alarm, or cause dismay, including the potential for the prohibiting of such signs from being carried, held or displayed on the public right-of-way, for the purposes of addressing the potential of such displays to cause harm to members of the public, especially children;

 

and to report back to the Executive Committee in 2018.

 

2. City Council urge the Province of Ontario to limit and regulate the distribution of leaflets that contain disturbing images, using the means provided to them through Provincial Acts.

Summary

The City of Toronto is a diverse City that is accepting and tolerant of an open debate of ideas, even when controversial. Toronto is proud of the openness of its democracy, and that political battles are fought with words and not violence.

 

Recently some groups, namely the Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, have entered into the public debate on contentious issues by using provocative imagery depicting grotesque and disturbing graphics in order to relay their message.

 

These images have been printed on poster boards and banners displayed in the public realm and on leaflets delivered directly to people's doors. As a result, many children have unwittingly viewed these images and been left confused and disturbed by what they have seen. In effect, these groups have chosen to take away a parent's right to decide what and when it is appropriate for their child to learn about certain topics, and to view often disturbing content about them.

 

Since the distribution of these posters and flyers, Councillors have received many complaints from residents who have viewed the disturbing images themselves or whose children who have been exposed to them. Even residents who share the same point of view object to the methods being used by this organization. Many have asked why these images are being allowed in the public realm, and what residents and the City can do to protect children and the public interest in the future.

 

This Motion seeks to address those concerns.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.10
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109532.pdf

Communications

(November 30, 2017) E-mail from Sue Birge (MM.Supp.MM35.10.1)

MM35.11 - 106 Poyntz Avenue - Request for Representation at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
23 - Willowdale
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the North York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Mary Fragedakis, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body and to retain outside consultants as necessary in order to oppose the applicant’s appeal of the Committee of Adjustment North York Panel decisions refusing the consent and minor variances requested in Applications B0047/17NY, A0672/17NY and A0673/17NY respecting 106 Poyntz Avenue.

Summary

The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment North York Panel (the “Committee”) for a consent to sever one lot, municipally known as 106 Poyntz Avenue, into two separate lots and for minor variances from the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 and former North York By-law 7625 to construct a new two-storey detached dwelling on each newly created lot (the “Applications”).  The Applications are known as municipal files B0047/17NY, A0672/17NY and A0673/17NY.

 

On October 26, 2017 the Committee refused the Applications as the minor variances did not meet the Planning Act’s four tests and the consent did not satisfy the requirements under the Planning Act.  In their report, Planning Staff were of the opinion that the application for the requested consent to sever fails to satisfy the consent criteria under Section 51 (24) of the Planning Act and the requested minor variance applications do not meet each of the four tests for minor variances under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act.  Copies of the Notices of Decision and Staff Report are attached.

 

The applicant has appealed the Committee’s Decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

No hearing date been scheduled for this appeal.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.11
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109534.pdf
Committee of Adjustment North York Panel Notices of Decision on applications for Consent and Minor Variance/Permission for 106 Poyntz Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109536.pdf
(October 17, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning North York District on 106 Poyntz Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109537.pdf

MM35.12 - Maintaining and Modernizing Social Housing at St. Hilda's - by Councillor Josh Colle, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
15 - Eglinton-Lawrence
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Josh Colle, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with Real Estate Services, Corporate Finance, Social Development, Finance and Administration and Legal Services to report to the January 24, 2018 Executive Committee meeting on the issues faced by St. Hilda’s Towers Inc., and the results of due diligence in developing a plan to modernize, repair, complete energy retrofits, maintain and operate the St. Hilda’s Vaughan Tower and the St. Hilda’s Dufferin Tower as seniors social housing with supports over the long-term.

 

2.  City Council request the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to undertake discussions with the Ministry of Housing, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on funding and financing opportunities to undertake the modernization, capital repairs and energy retrofits, including the potential acquisition of the St. Hilda’s Vaughan Tower and the St. Hilda’s Dufferin Tower, and to report to the Executive Committee on January 24, 2018 on the results, including appropriate recommendations. 

Summary

St. Hilda's Towers Inc. ("St. Hilda's") owns and operates three residential social housing buildings serving seniors containing 458 units, and is located at the corner of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. St. Hilda's is in financial difficulty and is urgently seeking the City’s support to avoid having to dispose some of its social housing assets.

 

The St. Hilda’s Vaughan Tower was constructed in the early 1980s and the St. Hilda's Dufferin Tower was constructed in the mid-1970s. These two buildings contain 314 residential units, of which approximately 170 are occupied.  The social housing agreement for the Vaughan Tower containing 203 units has now expired. The social housing agreement for the Dufferin Tower containing 111 units is in place until 2028. There is a rent supplement agreement with the City in place for up to 61 units that provides rent-geared-to-income support for residents within the two towers.

 

The Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network has a funding agreement with St. Hilda’s to provide assisted living and personal support services for residents. Annual Local Health Integration Network funding is approximately $1.1 million to provide services required by seniors' residents for daily living together with staffing costs. The majority of residents in the St Hilda's Towers require assisted living services.

 

Two of the three St. Hilda’s Towers properties are almost 40 years-old and have fallen into a crisis as a result of a general unfunded capital repair backlog, inefficient building systems, an inability to undertake a full modernization of individual apartments, an ongoing deficiency of operating revenues, an inability to attract new residents, and the disruptive impacts of the Eglinton Cross-Town transit construction.

 

St. Hilda’s has approached the City and the Local Health Integration Network to determine whether the City and the Local Health Integration Network could assist in providing a sustainable long-term solution to the repair, modernization and occupancy issues at the Dufferin Tower and Vaughan Tower. Likewise a solution would also seek to retain and maintain the properties over the long-term as social housing, while addressing the current and future needs of existing residents and the obligations of St. Hilda's Board to the existing staff.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.12
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109561.pdf

MM35.13 - 401 Balliol Street - Request for Attendance at a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - Appeal of the Committee of Adjustment Decision - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
22 - St. Paul's
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any appropriate staff to attend all proceedings related to the application at 401 Balliol Street before the Toronto Local Appeal Body to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's decision to refuse this application and to hire outside consultants, if required, to support City Council's position.

Summary

An application for variances with respect to the property known as 401 Balliol Street was heard by the Toronto and East York Committee of Adjustment on October 25, 2017 proposing to construct a new two storey detached dwelling with an integral garage, a rear basement walkout, and a rear stair and platform structure.

 

On October 25, 2017 the Toronto and East York Committee of Adjustment refused the application for variances.

 

The Toronto Local Appeal Body will be considering an appeal to the decision by the Committee of Adjustment at a date yet to be determined.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.13
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109538.pdf
Committee of Adjustment Toronto and East York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 401 Balliol Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109560.pdf
(October 19, 2017) Report from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District on 401 Balliol Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109539.pdf

MM35.14 - Creating a Dog Off-Leash Area in the Junction Triangle - by Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
18 - Davenport
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Parks and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to hold a community meeting in the first quarter of 2018 with the Ward Councillor in the Junction Triangle neighbourhood to present:

 
a.  a possible design for a dog off-leash area at Erwin Krickhahn Park; and


b.  a summary of current parks with dog off-leash areas that are in similar in size to Erwin Krickhahn Park, even if created prior to the establishment of the current People, Dog and Parks Off-leash policy.

Summary

In 2016, Councillor Bailão requested City staff to undertake a full review and assessment of all parks in Ward 18 to determine the suitability of a possible new dog off-leash area location as a result of continuous requests from residents inquiring about the need for such a facility.

 

As a result of the review, only Dufferin Grove Park came back as a location that might be suitable, so long as the dog off-leash area is done in conjunction with capital works in the park, meets certain policy criteria as well as have public support. The process to establish a dog off-leash area in Dufferin Grove Park is ongoing. For other parks in Ward 18, it was determined that insufficient space, permitted and well used sports fields, play areas and wading pools has contributed to the unsuitability to host a dog off-leash area.

 

However, another area of Ward 18 where a dog off-leash area is strongly needed and which has substantial community interest is in the growing Junction Triangle neighbourhood. There is already an established dog owners association at Erwin Krickhahn Park who have expressed their willingness to work with City staff and Councillor Bailão to ensure a successful and responsible off-leash facility. This specific park has a significant green space area and a buffer zone to mitigate noise as it runs parallel to an active rail corridor and could potentially become a suitable area for a dog off-leash area.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.14
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109562.pdf

MM35.15 - To Approve Off-Site Loading for 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
32 - Beaches-East York
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to a re-opening of Item TE27.11. A two-thirds vote is required to re-open that Item. If re-opened, the previous Council decision remains in force unless Council decides otherwise.

Recommendations

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council delete Part 9 of its decision on Item TE27.11.

 

2.  City Council approve off-site loading for the development at 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street.

 

3.  City Council direct that, prior to the introduction of the Bills, the City Solicitor amend the Draft By-laws contained in the report (September 29, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to require no loading space.

 

4.  City Council direct that, prior to the introduction of the Bills, the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road and the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street register mutual access agreements over their respective lands in order to implement drawings and specifications 001 and 002 by Lea Consulting dated September 11, 2017 and date-stamped received by the City Planning Division on October 18, 2017.

 

5.  City Council direct that the following conditions be included in the Section 37 Agreement as a matter of legal convenience and included in all leasing documents for the lands at 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street:

 

a.  the provision of private waste removal and off-site servicing be in accordance with drawings and specifications 001 and 002 by Lea Consulting dated September 11, 2017 and date-stamped received by the City Planning Division on October 18, 2017;

 

b.  warning clause(s) be drafted to the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants and future owners that the City of Toronto will not provide solid waste removal services;

 

c.  the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street ensure that solid waste removal not be permitted from Monday to Friday between:  6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.;  warning clause(s) are to be drafted to the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants and future owners of this restriction;

 

d.  the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street ensure that the residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street have priority right-of-way;  warning clause(s) are to be drafted to the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants and future owners of this requirement;

 

e.  the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street ensure that the driver of any vehicles stopping in the designated loading area remain present with the vehicle at all times and upon request immediately move the vehicle to permit the passage of residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street; warning clause(s) are to be drafted to the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants and future owners of this requirement;

 

f.  the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street ensure that there is a trained on-site staff member that will manoeuvre bins for the collection driver and act as a flagman when the truck is reversing; and

 

g.  the owner(s) of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street erected warning signs be the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants and future owners that the driver of a vehicle stopping in the designated loading area must immediately move the vehicle to permit access for the of residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street.

 

6.  City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider the following prior to the registration of the condominium at 622-646 Kingston Road:

 

a.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road revise any reference to private waste removal and off-site servicing to be in accordance with drawings and specifications 001 and 002 by Lea Consulting dated September 11, 2017 and date-stamped received by the City Planning Division on October 18, 2017;

 

b.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road ensure that solid waste removal not be permitted from Monday to Friday between:  6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; warning clause(s) are to be included in the condominium documents to this effect;

 

c.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road ensure that the residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street have priority right-of-way access; warning clause(s) are to be included in the condominium documents to this effect;

 

d.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road ensure that the driver of any vehicles stopping in the designated loading area remain present with the vehicle at all times and upon request immediately move the vehicle to permit access for the residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street; warning clause(s) are to be included in the condominium documents to this effect;

 

e.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road ensure that there is a trained on-site staff member that will manoeuvre bins for the collection driver and act as a flagman when the truck is reversing; and

 

f.  the owner(s) of 622-646 Kingston Road erected warning signs to the satisfaction of the City Planning Division advising tenants, future owners, and potential purchasers that the driver of a vehicle stopping in the designated loading area must immediately move the vehicle to permit access for the residents of 8, 10, 14, 16, and 18 Main Street and the residents of 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street.

 

7. City Council determine that, pursuant to Section 34(17) of Planning Act, no further notice is to be given in respect to the changes to the by-laws amending By-law 438-86 and By-law 569-2013.

Summary

At its October 11, 2017 meeting the Toronto and East York Community Council requested the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, in consultation with the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to report directly to the November 7 and 8, 2017 meeting of City Council on options for loading from the adjacent public laneway for the 7-storey mixed-use development at 650-652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street.

 

City Council at its meeting of November 7, 8 and 9, 2017 in adopting, as amended, Item TE27.11 regarding the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments for 650 to 652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street, directed that before the introduction of Bills, City Council require the owner to revise the plans to provide loading to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

 

This Motion will approve conditions required to implement a loading scheme from the public laneway 650-652 Kingston Road and 2 Main Street.

 

Requires Re-opening

 

Item TE27.11 - November 7, 8 and 9, 2017 City Council meeting only as it pertains to Part 9 of City Council's decision and the conditions for a Section 37 Agreement.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.15
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109580.pdf

MM35.16 - Saving Toronto's Small Businesses and Character Streets with Intelligent Tax Reform - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson, recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the Interim Chief Financial Officer to:

 

a.  undertake a review of various tax policy tools that can be used to provide relief to small business owners facing unsustainable Current Value Assessment-related tax increases;


b.  report back to the February 6, 2018 Executive Committee meeting with recommendations on which tool or tools would most effectively achieve this; and


c.  include evaluations and costing of the following specific mechanisms in the review:
 

1. the creation of a small business tax classification for independently owned, non-franchise businesses operating in a low-rise built-form context;

 

2. changes to commercial graduated tax rate bands to lessen the burden on small businesses by either adjusting the graduated rates or creating a third band;

 

3. a capping mechanism for properties experiencing Current Value Assessment-related tax increases substantially higher than average; and

 

4.  examining the frequency of Municipal Property Assessment Corporation's reassessment of Ontario property values to mitigate significant changes in assessment values.

Summary

In 1998, the Province of Ontario adopted the Current Value Assessment model for determining the assessed value of properties. Administered today by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, all properties in Ontario are re-assessed every four years and municipal property taxes are levied against these updated values.

 

The impact of Current Value Assessment on tax levels in 1998 was so substantial that a capping system was put in place to provide a measure of protection against unmanageable tax increases on all businesses including commercial, industrial and multi-residential classes.

 

Many properties have had their capping protection expire, as they have now reached full Current Value Assessment taxes. Since Municipal Property Assessment Corporation tends to use comparable sales data in urban centres, development assemblies and land speculation in Toronto is resulting in unprecedented property assessment that is a threat to many surrounding small businesses and the character of cherished neighbourhoods. With a commercial tax rate still several times higher than residential properties, commercial property owners are being forced to pass on massive costs to their business tenants.

 

Small business and low-rise commercial property owners, like those on historic Yonge Street, need to see a change in how they are taxed if the retail and built-form character of these neighbourhoods is to survive. The Minister of Finance has written to the Mayor and stated explicitly that the Province is willing to consider the creation of a new tax classification if City Council endorses a strategy. It now falls on City Council to receive the best advice from staff on policy solutions and, if necessary, to seek the Province's support.

 

Tax policy changes are complex and Toronto should evaluate a broad range of municipal and provincial options in deciding how best to serve its struggling small business and low-rise commercial property owners.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.16
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109587.pdf

MM35.17 - Closing the Service Gap in the Downtown East Revitalization Area - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and request the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with stakeholders and the Ward Councillors, to identify the resources required to respond and if not available, to report directly to the Budget Committee with a funding request.

 

2.  City Council request the Medical Officer of Health and direct the General Manager Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to work with the appropriate City divisions, in consultation with stakeholders and the Ward Councillors, to establish an expert staff team to respond to the immediate crises being faced in the Downtown East over the next 12 months.

 

3.  City Council request the Medical Officer of Health and direct the General Manager Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to develop a 5-year plan, in consultation with the appropriate City divisions and agencies including stakeholders and the Ward Councillors, to coordinate City services and programs and develop a comprehensive plan to holistically address the long-term community needs in establishing a healthy sustainable neighbourhood.

Summary

The drug overdose crisis in the City is a serious public health issue. Of particular concern is the role of opioid use such as heroin and fentanyl leading to increased death rates.  Between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017, 494 people in the City had to be hospitalized due to opioid poisoning.  This crisis, in addition to increased rates of poverty, violence, homelessness, mental health issues and a lack of affordable housing, has resulted in compounded concerns that require immediate intervention from all levels of government.

 

Specifically, the area surrounded by Charles Street to the north, Queen Street to the south, Yonge Street to the west and Parliament Street to the east has experienced alarming increases in opioid related incidents, violence and other critical issues over the past few years.

 

In 2015 a total of 366 critical incidents were recorded in the Downtown East.  This number rose to 552 in 2016, an increase of approximately 51 percent.  The anticipated projection for 2017 is 588, which represents a further increase of approximately 7 percent.  These increases, combined with the current rates of poverty, homelessness and mental health concerns, have created a compounded problem for area residents and has put this community in crisis.    

 

Although a number of initiatives have been undertaken in the area, such as the Downtown East Revitalization, Moss Park Redevelopment and George Street Revitalization, in addition to the establishment of safe injection sites to mitigate opioid and other drug challenges, greater support is required to comprehensively address the community needs.  Further, City and agency staff are facing their own challenges as they struggle to manage daily operations resulting in a lack of City service coordination and supports.  Unless immediate and targeted action is taken, this community crisis could easily spread to other neighbourhoods and the impact of this crisis on businesses, tourism and the local community could be exacerbated.

 

In addition to requesting the federal and provincial governments to increase their efforts in the area to address the multitude of issues facing this community, I recommend City Council direct staff to establish an expert team composed of key City divisional staff to respond to the immediate situation.  Further, City staff should be directed to develop a service coordination implementation plan to proactively address community concerns over the long-term.

 

To undertake this community initiative, additional resources will be required over a 12 month period to address immediate community concerns. 

 

A broader long-term plan would also be developed in consultation with the appropriate City divisions and agencies to coordinate City services and programs in the area, to address community concerns over a 5-year horizon. 

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.17
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109590.pdf

MM35.18 - 14 Trent Avenue - Request for Zoning By-law Amendment to Reallocate Section 37 Funds Received from the Development - by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi

Notice of Motion
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
32 - Beaches-East York
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has been given.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.

Recommendations

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, seconded by Councillor Lucy Troisi, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to bring forward a Zoning By-law Amendment to the Toronto and East York Community Council pertaining to 14 Trent Avenue, to amend the Section 37 provisions of By-law 123-2016 to authorize that:
 

a. cash payment of $400,000 (plus indexing and any accrued interest) be allocated to Transportation Services, Public Realm Unit and to the Laneway Project for improvements to the public realm and laneways in the area near Trent Avenue, Kelvin Avenue and Luttrell Avenue.

 
2.  City Council direct that notice for the statutory public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations under the Planning Act. 

 

3.  City Council request the City Solicitor to prepare agreements amending the respective Section 37 agreement to secure the amended Section 37 community benefits resulting from Parts 1 and 2 above.

Summary

For the lands known municipally as 14 Trent Avenue, approved in 2016 for redevelopment, the City secured $400,000 in Section 37 funds for various public benefits including: park improvements in the area near Trent Avenue, Kelvin Avenue and Luttrell Avenue; and towards public realm improvements at Main Square Community Recreation Centre and in the vicinity of the intersection of Main Street and Danforth Avenue. The funds were secured by a Section 37 Agreement registered on title, between the City and Birchmount Co-Operative Development Corporation.

 

A payment of $408,816.12 has been received and remains unspent.  It has been determined that funds cannot be utilized for the specified purposes. Councillor McMahon worked with Parks staff to try to find suitable lands for park space in the neighbourhood consisting of Trent Avenue, Kelvin Avenue and Luttrell Avenue.  There were no available lands sufficient for park use.  Because of this, Councillor McMahon has worked with the community to find alternatives, which include improving both the public realm and laneways.  There is an urgent need to utilize the funds for such improvements, which are currently unfunded, but could be financed in part by utilizing the balance from the funds not needed for the original intent set out in the site specific zoning by-law and Section 37 Agreement.

 

This Motion recommends that the Section 37 provisions of the site-specific zoning by-laws be amended to specify that any of the secured and uncommitted funds may be used for public realm and laneway improvements in the area near Trent Avenue, Kelvin Avenue and Luttrell Avenue.

Background Information

Revised Member Motion MM35.18
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109586.pdf

MM35.19 - 821 Carlaw Avenue (A0785/17TEY) - Request for Attendance at a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decision - by Councillor Mary Fragedakis, seconded by Councillor Sarah Doucette

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
29 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Mary Fragedakis, seconded by Councillor Sarah Doucette, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing to uphold the decision of the Committee of Adjustment with respect to application A0785/17TEY regarding 821 Carlaw Avenue.

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the appeal with the applicant, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary.

Summary

On November 8, 2017, the Toronto and East York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused an application for minor variances for the property municipally known as 821 Carlaw Avenue (the "Application").  The Application proposed to legalize an unpermitted rear one-storey addition, an unpermitted conversion of the front porch and attic into living space, and to add a third dwelling unit within the existing 2-storey detached dwelling.

 

In the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto East York District, Community Planning staff recommended that if the Committee of Adjustment approved the Application, it should impose the following conditions:

 

1.   the enclosed front porch, requiring the front yard setback variances under By-laws 569-2013 and 438-86, shall be no greater than one storey in height; and

 

2.   the setback from the front property line for the existing second floor of the dwelling as shown on the site plan submitted to Committee of Adjustment on August 24, 2017, shall remain unchanged at a minimum of 4.94 metres.

 

The Application requires variances from the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 and former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 respecting the building depth, setbacks, floor space index and gross floor area, and soft landscaping.  Staff concluded that conditions should be imposed on the application to ensure that the front yard setback variance applies only to the proposed enclosed porch, and that it remain one storey only, as potential additions above the enclosed front porch, in front of the existing second floor, would create additional massing with potential impacts on the streetscape of Carlaw Avenue.  Accordingly, the application raises concerns as to whether it respects and reinforces the existing physical character of the surrounding neighbourhood and whether the impacts it creates on adjacent properties are minor.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.19
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109701.pdf
Committee of Adjustment Toronto and East York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 821 Carlaw Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109722.pdf
(October 25, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District on 821 Carlaw Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109723.pdf

MM35.20 - 75 Twenty Fifth Street (A0497/7EYK) - Request for Attendance at a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decision - by Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Etobicoke York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to appeal the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment for application A0497/7EYK respecting 75 Twenty Fifth Street to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for 75 Twenty Fifth Street in opposition of the minor variances requested in Committee of Adjustment application A0497/7EYK, and to retain an independent land use planner, if necessary.

Summary

On Thursday November 23, 2017, the Etobicoke District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment (the "Committee") approved the minor variance application A0497/7EYK related to the property municipally known as 75 Twenty Fifth Street to construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.20
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109725.pdf
Committee of Adjustment Etobicoke York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 75 Twenty Fifth Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109726.pdf

MM35.21 - 2800 Dundas Street West - Liquor Licence for Luna Junction - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
14 - Parkdale-High Park
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy, recommends that:

 

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 Luna Junction located at 2800 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 the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.

Summary

An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2800 Dundas Street West to operate under the name of Luna Junction. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

 

This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns in the community that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached.

 

The City needs to file its objection to the liquor licence application as soon as possible because there is a deadline and also to be able to participate in any hearing in this matter. It is urgent that Council consider this matter at this Council meeting.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.21
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109702.pdf

MM35.22 - 1406 Queen Street West - Liquor License for Sho Izakaya - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
14 - Parkdale-High Park
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that:

 

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 Sho Izakaya located at 1406 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 the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.

Summary

An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 1406 Queen Street West to operate under the name of Sho Izakaya. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

 

This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns in the community that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached.

 

The City needs to file its objection to the liquor licence application as soon as possible because there is a deadline and also to be able to participate in any hearing in this matter. It is urgent that Council consider this matter at this Council meeting.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.22
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109703.pdf

MM35.23 - 1316 Queen Street West - Liquor Licence for Cap St. Jacques - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
14 - Parkdale-High Park
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion relates to an Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Hearing and has been deemed urgent.

Recommendations

Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that:

 

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 Cap St. Jacques located at 1316 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 the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.

Summary

An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 1316 Queen Street West to operate under the name of Cap St. Jacques. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

 

This establishment is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns in the community that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales license without conditions attached.

 

The City needs to file its objection to the liquor licence application as soon as possible because there is a deadline and also to be able to participate in any hearing in this matter. It is urgent that Council consider this matter at this Council meeting.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.23
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109704.pdf

MM35.24 - 4841 to 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East and 4 and 6 Forest Laneway - Allocation of Section 37 Funds and Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds - by Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
23 - Willowdale
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the North York Community Council. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.

Recommendations

Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend the Section 37 Agreement for 4841 to 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East and 4 and 6 Forest Laneway (the "Lands") to provide:

 

a.  that the Owner shall register the executed lease agreement for the Child Care Facility prior to the completion of the Child Care Facility and, in any event, no later than the execution of a Site Plan Agreement in relation to the development of the Lands;

 

b.  that the Owner shall register the executed lease agreement for the Social Facility, prior to completion of the Social Facility and, in any event, no later than the execution of a Site Plan Agreement in relation to the development of the Lands; and

 

c.  for such further assurances that the Owner will fulfill these obligations in a timely fashion, as may be necessary, in the opinion of the City Solicitor.

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other necessary staff to take the necessary steps to carry out City Council's decision.

Summary

RC (Sheppard Centre) Inc. (the "Owner") is the owner of lands municipally known as 4841 to 4881 Yonge Street, 2 and 50 Sheppard Avenue East, and 4 and 6 Forest Laneway. On March 31, 2015, City Council approved the Owner's applications for amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, Site Plan, and Rental Housing Demolition in order to permit the development of the Lands site with a 39 storey residential apartment with grade related retail commercial uses (the "Development").  The Development also includes the replacement of 25 existing residential rental units.

 

As a precondition to enacting the Zoning By-law Amendment, City Council required the Owner to enter into a financially secured Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure community benefits.  The Section 37 Agreement was executed and registered on title on June 15, 2015.  It provides, among other matters: 

  • the Owner to construct, complete, finish, furnish and fully equip a child care facility (the "Child Care Facility") on the Lands, at its own expense, to be leased to the City free of charge, other than a nominal rent of Two ($2.00) dollars; and
  • the Owner to construct and complete a social facility (the "Social Facility"), at its own expense, in accordance with a number of base-building improvements related to floors, walls, ceilings, life safety systems, accessible washroom facilities, and doors, with any finishing, furnishing or equipping of the Social Facility beyond the base-building improvements to be the responsibility of the City.  The Owner is required to lease the Social Facility to the City free of charge, other than a nominal rent of Two ($2.00) dollars.

The Child Care Facility and the Social Facility are intended to be complementary uses to each other.

 

The Section 37 Agreement provides that the Owner is required to register the executed lease agreements for the Child Care Facility and the Social Facility no later than the issuance of a Building Permit for the 39-storey residential apartment building.

 

The City and the Owner have been engaged in discussions with respect to finishing, furnishing and equipping the Social Facility beyond the base-building improvements, to allow for the Social Facility to be finished, furnished and equipped in such a way as to better serve the community's needs.  Those discussions are ongoing and will not be completed in time for the Building Permit for the 39-storey residential apartment building to be issued in a timely way, as the Section 37 Agreement is currently drafted.  Amendments to the Section 37 Agreement to allow the Owner to register the executed lease agreements for the Child Care Facility and the Social Facility no later than the execution of a Site Plan Agreement for the development of the Lands, would allow the City and the Owner to complete their discussions with respect to finishing, furnishing and equipping the Social Facility beyond the base-building improvements, while simultaneously allowing the Owner to proceed with the development of the Lands in a timely fashion.

 

This matter is time sensitive and urgent due to the need to facilitate the timely construction of the Social Facility.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.24
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109700.pdf

MM35.25 - Establishing ownership of the Eastern Gap sea wall and adjacent lands on Toronto Islands - by Councillor Lucy Troisi, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Parks and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.

Recommendations

Councillor Lucy Troisi, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Director, Engineering Support Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to identify the legal owner of the sea wall on the west side of the Eastern Gap and identify the legal owner of the lands on Ward's Island immediately adjacent to the sea wall and to report the findings to the Parks and Environment Committee as soon as is practicable.

Summary

The 2017 floods on the Toronto islands have revealed a number of areas which will require mitigation to reduce the damage to lands and structures caused by potential future floods. Amongst such areas are the sea wall on the west side of the Eastern Gap and the lowlands immediately adjacent to the sea wall on Ward's island.

 

The sea wall itself has deteriorated over the past many years since no work has been performed to stabilize the structure since likely sometime in the 1980s. The 2017 flood caused further deterioration of the wall as it currently is in deplorable shape. It is currently considered a navigational hazard.

 

City staff has made several attempts to establish ownership of the wall and the approximate 100 feet of lands adjacent to it. Former City staff have opined that the ownership of the lands rests with the Federal Government. Ports Toronto denies ownership suggesting that the lands were released to the City some time ago. As we understand it, nothing to date has been found to support that assertion.

 

In order to make progress in a timely way and have the necessary work undertaken by the party that holds ownership, further investigation is required and accordingly we believe that the following actions need be taken in order to have any possibility that restoration and flood mitigation efforts can be undertaken as soon as is possible

 

This Motion is urgent as it relates to time-sensitive remediation efforts on Toronto Islands.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.25
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109721.pdf

MM35.26 - Release of Section 37 Funds from the Development at 64-70 Cordova Avenue for Capital Improvements to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Property at 4995 (now known as 5005) Dundas Street West and 57 Mabelle Avenue - by Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
5 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to referral to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote is required to waive referral.
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.

Recommendations

Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council increase the 2017 Approved Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration on a one-time basis by $357,714.11 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 (Planning Act Reserve Funds) community benefits from 64-70 Cordova Avenue (Source Account: XR3026-3700790) for transfer to Toronto Community Housing Corporation in order to undertake the capital rehabilitation and upgrading of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation buildings at 4995 Dundas Street West and 57 Mabelle Avenue (Cost Centre: FD5101).  

 
2.  City Council approve forwarding the $357,714.11 to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, subject to Toronto Community Housing Corporation signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

Summary

This Motion recommends the release of Sections 37 Planning Act funds to Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purpose of funding capital improvements to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation property at 5005 Dundas Street West and 57 Mabelle Avenue.

 

Councillor Di Ciano hosted a community meeting where the options were reviewed. The funds will be used to compliment the shared spaces inside and outside for the use of all residents.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation has advised they will carry out intercepts to confirm the details of what residents wish.

 

From the community meeting it was agreed that the capital improvement items decided on (in order of priority) by residents are:

 

1.  an improvement to the indoor and outdoor recreation room area;
2.  providing gym equipment for use in the recreation room for residents of all ages, if Toronto Community Housing Corporation policy permits;
3.  create a computer lab in the recreation room with computers and printers; and
4.  installation of noise dampening on common area and stairwell doors on all floors  (to limit slamming noise).
 

Funds have been secured from the development on the lands municipally known as 64-70 Cordova Avenue as community benefits through Sections 37 Planning Act to be used by the City specifically for the capital rehabilitation and upgrading of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation buildings at 4995 Dundas Street West and 57 Mabelle Avenue. 

 

Toronto Community Housing Corporation will be required to sign an Undertaking that will govern the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements, prior to the funds being released to Toronto Community Housing Corporation by the City.

 

This Motion is urgent as it needs to be approved in this budget cycle as the 2018 budgets will need time to be approved. During this transition period between budgets, the work needs to be commenced at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation facility as they are in dire need for upgrades which could commence as soon as the funds are transferred.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.26
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109727.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109822.pdf

MM35.27 - Expropriation of property located at the rear of 8 Cumberland Street - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Janet Davis

Motion Without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
* Notice of this Motion has not been given. A two-thirds vote is required to waive notice.
* This Motion is subject to a re-opening of Item TE23.8. A two-thirds vote is required to re-open that Item. If re-opened, the previous Council decision remains in force unless Council decides otherwise.
This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.

Confidential Attachment - Proposed or pending land acquisition by the City or one of its agencies or corporations

Recommendations

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Janet Davis, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (December 4, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services:

 

1.  City Council delete part 6 of its decision on Item TE23.8, "826-834 Yonge Street and 2-8 Cumberland Street Zoning amendment Application - Final Report", and instead adopt the following: "6. City Council authorize the initiation of the expropriation process for the City to acquire a property located at the rear of 8 Cumberland Street depicted as the "Orphaned Lane" on Attachment 2 (the "Lands") to the report (March 14, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, for the completion of a public laneway, conditional upon the Owner of the property located at 8 Cumberland Street entering into a binding agreement, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in which, among other things, the Owner agrees to pay costs associated with the City's acquisition or expropriation of the Lands and the remediation of the subject lands to City standards for laneway purposes as set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the December 4, 2017 report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and provides such funding to secure the aforementioned obligations satisfactory to the Director, Real Estate Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, prior to publishing notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land."

 

2.  City Council amend the 2018-2027 Capital Budget and Plan for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment & Energy (FREEE) to add a new capital project called "8 Cumberland Street" with project costs, cash flows and funding sources as identified in Confidential Attachment 1.

 

3.  City Council direct that the confidential information in Confidential Attachment 1 shall remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Summary

At its meeting held on April 26, 27 and 28, 2017, City Council adopted Item TE23.8, that included Part 6 which authorized the initiation of the expropriation process for the City to acquire a property located at the rear of 8 Cumberland Street for the completion of a public laneway, conditional upon the Owner of the property located at 8 Cumberland Street entering into a binding agreement in which, among other things, the Owner agrees to pay all the costs associated with the City's acquisition or expropriation and the remediation of the subject lands to City standards for laneway purposes and provide such funding to secure the aforementioned obligations.

 

The attached report (December 4, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services contains a Confidential Attachment which addresses the estimated funding required to undertake this acquisition, seeks approval from City Council to delete Part 6 of its decision in Item TE23.8 and adopt alternative wording, to amend the 2018-2027 Capital Budget and Plan for Facilities, Real Estate, and Environment and Energy, and to keep the confidential information in Confidential Attachment 1 confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

 

Requires Re-opening

 

Item TE23.8 - April 26, 27 and 28, 2017 only as it pertains to Part 6 of City Council's decision.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.27
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109728.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services on Expropriation of property located at the rear of 8 Cumberland Street and Appendices A and B
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109729.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109823.pdf

MM35.28 - Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds to the Toronto District School Board for Capital Improvements to the School Grounds at Kensington Community School - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Sarah Doucette

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Sarah Doucette, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council increase the Approved 2017 Operating Budget for Non-Program (NP2161) by $80,000 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits related to the development at 297 College Street (source account: XR3026-3700773) to fund the Toronto District School Board for the Kensington Community School’s grounds improvements.

 

2.  City Council request City staff from Management Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to participate in the preparation of the Community Access Agreement and City Council request the City Solicitor to draw up the Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and Community Planning staff.

 

3.  City Council authorize the execution of a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the school ground improvements at Kensington Community School, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

 

4.  City Council direct that the funds be forwarded to the Toronto District School Board once the Toronto District School Board has signed a Community Access Agreement with the City, governing the purpose of the funds, the financial reporting requirements, and addressing community access to the school ground facilities satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and prepared in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and the Ward Councillor.

Summary

Section 37 funds have been secured and received in the development at 297 College Street to be used towards local parkland improvements and/or neighbourhood greening initiatives.

 

This Motion seeks to contribute $80,000 of these Section 37 funds, to help Kensington Community School enhance their green space and expand public access.

 

Kensington Community School is located at 401 College Street, just east of Bathurst Street. The school offers Kindergarten through Grade 6, while providing a learning environment that stresses a balance among disciplines and program areas.

 

Situated in the northern portion of Kensington Market, the revitalized school grounds will be enjoyed by both the students and the local community outside of school hours. Kensington Community School held a public consultation in September 2017, where plans were presented to plant more trees, install additional planters, seating, landscape features, and more, using the Section 37 funds secured for local neighbourhood greening. As part of these improvements to the school grounds, public access outside of school hours will be secured for the local neighbourhood.

 

In the absence of a City park and greenspace nearby, the Kensington Community School’s grounds serve that purpose for the wider community. The Section 37 Implementation Guidelines (section 5.7) approved by Council in 2007 states:

 

"Cash contributions toward the capital improvement of school board playgrounds are eligible Section 37 community benefits where the playground serves as a local park, where the public will continue to have reasonable access for the foreseeable future, and where there is no local City-owned parkland performing a similar function in the same community that could otherwise benefit from the cash contribution."

 

A Community Use Agreement will be executed between the City and the Toronto District

School Board, drawn up in consultation with the local Ward Councillor.

 

This Motion is urgent so that work can commence on schedule.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.28
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109712.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109824.pdf

MM35.29 - Correcting the Legal Description for Designating By-law 56-2015 for 300 King Street West (The Princess of Wales Theatre) - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council state its intention to amend Designating By-law 56-2015 to correct the legal description in accordance with Section 30.1(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

2.  City Council provide notice of the proposed amendment to Designating By-law 56-2015 to the Owner of 300 King Street West in accordance with Sections 30.1(3) and 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

3.  If there are no objections to the amendment in accordance with Section 30.1(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council to amend Designating By-law 56-2015.

Summary

At its meeting of July 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2014, City Council approved plans to permit two tall buildings at 260-270 King Street West and 274-322 King Street West, known as the Mirvish + Gehry Project. The design of the approved West Tower of the Mirvish + Gehry Project includes portions which extend over 300 King Street West (Princess of Wales Theatre), above a height of approximately 33.5 metres.

 

In order to ensure there is no uncertainty in respect of matters of legal title, a correction to the legal description is required in order to exclude the area of the portion of the West Tower extending over 300 King Street West from the application of the Designating By-law.

 

The intention of this Motion is to authorize an amendment to Designating By-law 56-2015 in order to correct the legal description in the By-law, in accordance with Section 30.1(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Designating By-law designates the property at 300 King Street West (Princess of Wales Theatre) as being of cultural heritage value or interest.

 

This Motion is urgent as further delay may cause hardship to the applicant.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.29
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109774.pdf

MM35.30 - Release of Section 37 funds for Tkaronto - Restoring Indigenous Presence Ontario 150 Partnership Grant - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Mike Layton

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Mike Layton, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council increase the 2017 Approved Operating Budget for Non-Program by $29,857.00 gross, $0 net, (cost centre NP2161) fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 64-70 Shuter Street (Source account XR3026-3700667), for the purpose of forwarding funds to the Native Women's Resource Centre for capital streetscape improvements.

 

2.  City Council direct that $29,857.00 be forwarded to the Native Women's Resource Centre, subject to the Native Women's Resource Centre signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

Summary

The Native Women's Resource Centre in partnership with the Indigenous Place Making Council (IPMCouncil) and Anishnawbe Health Toronto’s (AHT) Oshkii Okitchiidak Youth Groups has received an Ontario 150 Partnership grant entitled "re>Tkaronto - Restoring Indigenous Presence To Our City". This project has engaged the local and indigenous communities of Toronto to create a visual presence of Indigenous history, culture and communities in the Downtown East neighbourhood.   The conclusion of this work will result in conceptual streetscape designs along Dundas Street East and George Street; proposed designs for Indigenous Place Making in Allan Gardens; and façade design work for a city-owned community space at 200 Dundas Street East.   This project will not only raise awareness about the history and presence of Indigenous Communities in this area, but will also support the fulfilment of the City's commitments to fulfilling calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Report.

 

$29,857 is required to complete the design work for this project.  The development at 64-70 Shuter Street has secured $1,000,000 in Section 37 community benefits towards streetscaping on local streets. 

 

This Motion is urgent as the Province of Ontario requires confirmation of the City's support for the project by the end of 2017.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.30
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109783.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109825.pdf

MM35.31 - Requesting Permission for Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Foundation to set off Pyrotechnics at Nathan Phillips Square - by Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council grant permission to the Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Foundation to set off pyrotechnics at Nathan Phillips Square on December 11, 2017, contingent on receipt of all the necessary permits associated with the production of the installation being received in due course.

 
2.  City Council require that the Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Foundation compensate the City of Toronto, through the Facilities Management Division, for all City of Toronto expenses associated with the installation above the standard staffing compliment.

Summary

On Saturday December 9, 2017, the Toronto Football Club will be playing in the Major League Soccer Cup title match against the Seattle Sounders.

 

Toronto Football Club started in the Major League Soccer league in 2007 and was the first Canadian expansion team.  With a win, Toronto Football Club would become the first Maple Leaf Sports team to ever win the domestic treble of the Supporters’ Shield, Canadian Championship/US Open Cup and Maple Leaf Sport Cup. Toronto has already set several records in the regular season, breaking the single-season points record with 69, tying the mark for most single-season wins with 20 and finishing in the top-three all-time in points per game, goals scored and goal differential.

 

If the Toronto Football Club is victorious and win their first Maple Leaf Sport Cup in franchise history, a victory parade will be held in the downtown streets of Toronto and a Toronto Football Club Pep Rally will be hosted on Nathan Phillips Square.

 

An interactive event experience where the stage will feature:

 

i.  Team officials, players and support personnel from Toronto Football Club.
ii.  High profile political leaders.
iii.  Entertainment and media personalities.
iv.  A small pyrotechnics display highlighting key parts of the speeches located behind the Nathan Phillips Square stage.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.31
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109707.pdf

MM35.32 - Accepting Grants from the Ontario Tire Stewardship's Community Renewal Fund Grant Program and Amending the 2017 Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy Capital Budget - by Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
26 - Don Valley West, 37 - Scarborough Centre
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, recommends that:

 

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to accept three grants with a total value of $85,562.00 from the Ontario Tire Stewardship's Community Renewal Fund Grant Program for the following projects in compliance with the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits:

 

a. $21,681.65 for Ionview Park (Ward 37);

 

b. $37,209.56 for Birkdale Park (Ward 37); and

 

c. $26,670.80 for Leonard Linton Park (Ward 26).

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to sign a funding agreement with the Ontario Tire Stewardship for up to $63,881 in grant funding for the Birkdale and Leonard Linton Parks, and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to sign a funding agreement with Ontario Tire Stewardship for up to $21,682 in grant funding for Ionview Park, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council amend the 2017 Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy Capital Budget for the Community Revitalization of Ionview Park sub-project in the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy project, by increasing the project cost by $21,681.65 from $200,000 to $221,681.65 and cash flow in 2017 from $186,439 to $208,120.70, with funding from the Ontario Tire Stewardship's grant.

Summary

The Ontario Tire Stewardship has a Community Renewal Fund Grant Program that awards eligible Ontario-based communities and organizations up to $50,000 towards the purchase and installation of Ontario-manufactured recycled rubber projects.  Parks, Forestry and Recreation are successful in securing grants for three projects through the Ontario Tire Stewardship grant program: $21,681.65 for Ionview Park in Ward 37; $37,209.56 for Birkdale Park in Ward 37; and $26,670.80 for Leonard Linton Park in Ward 26.  Authority from City Council is required to accept the grants, which will be used to purchase and install eco-friendly recycled tire products as playground surfacing.    

 

The three projects are being delivered by Parks, Forestry and Recreation but the Community Revitalization of Ionview Park sub-project is included in the 2017 Council Approved Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy Capital Budget in the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy project, with a project cost of $200,000 and 2017 cash flow of $186,439.  This Motion requests authority from City Council to amend the project cost and 2017 cash flow by $21,681.65 with funding from the grant from Ontario Tire Stewardship.

 

Funds for the supply and installation of a new or enhanced park playground for Birkdale Park and Leonard Linton Park projects are respectively included in the 2017 Approved Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget in the West Birkdale Park and Birkdale Ravine Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project with a project cost of $408,000 and 2017 cash flow of $297,229; and the Ward 26 Park Improvements sub-project in the Park Development project with a project cost of $500,000 and 2017 cash flow of $59,592.  The Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget does not require an amendment to existing capital projects as there is already approval by Council in the Play Equipment Program FY2017 sub-project to accept up to $150,000 in other funding such as donations or grants. 

 

This Motion is deemed urgent as authority is required to accept the grants from the Ontario Tire Stewardship before the end of 2017 and amend the 2017 Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy Capital Budget as the improvements to the playgrounds at each site are completed.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.32
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109706.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109826.pdf

MM35.33 - 2135 Sheppard Avenue East - Request for Representation at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
33 - Don Valley East
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend any hearing at the Toronto Local Appeal Body regarding Application A0800/17NY for 2135 Sheppard Avenue East to ensure that any approval of any the minor variances requested are made subject to the conditions outlined in the report (November 7, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

Summary

The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment (Application A0800/17NY) for the property at 2135 Sheppard Avenue East to seek minor variances from Zoning By-law 7625 to permit an increase in the number of dwelling units, a reduction in parking and to define "car-share parking space" and "car share motor vehicle" (the "Application"). 

 

In their report, Planning Staff did not oppose the proposed variances subject to a number of requested conditions of any approval by the Committee of Adjustment. At its hearing on November 8, 2017, the Committee of Adjustment refused the minor variance for an increase the number of residential units and approved the remaining two variances without conditions.  Copies of the Notices of Decision and Staff Report are attached.

 

The applicant has appealed the Committee of Adjustment's decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

No hearing date has been scheduled for this appeal.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.33
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109768.pdf
Committee of Adjustment North York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 2135 Sheppard Avenue East
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109770.pdf
(November 7, 2017) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District on 2135 Sheppard Avenue East
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109769.pdf

MM35.34 - 2620 Danforth Avenue - Liquor Licence Application - by Councillor Janet Davis, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
31 - Beaches-East York
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Janet Davis, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that:

 

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 J's Sports Bar & Grill, 2620 Danforth 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 the Premises.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and  to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises.

Summary

An application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence at the premises at 2620 Danforth Avenue to operate under the name of J's Sports Bar & Grill, formally Pentagram. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions, addressing the concerns of the community, are attached to the licence.

 

There is a long history of concern at this establishment, over-serving, after-hours serving, disorderly behavior, etc. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated and enhance public safety for residents as well as the patrons and employees of the premises.

 

At its meeting of April 25, 26 and 27, 2006, City Council authorized the City Solicitor to oppose the application of Minlyton Group Inc. (“Licensee”) to expand its liquor licence to include an outdoor area at 2620 Danforth Aevnue. After facilitating meetings with the community, the applicant and Legal Services, the applicant agreed to have certain conditions attached to its liquor licence, it was then approved based on those conditions.

 

As a result of discussions with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the conditions previously approved cannot be transferred to the new establishment as they are not all in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's enforcement capacity. Therefore, by way of this Motion, I would like to direct City Staff to work with the community and applicant to ensure this establishment is not licensed without additional conditions, and that they are binding.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.34
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109803.pdf

MM35.35 - Authorization to Transfer Section 42 Funds to The Bentway - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton, recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend the 2017 Approved Capital Budget for the Waterfront Revitalization Initiative by increasing funding by $500 thousand from $23.5 million to $24 million for the capital project named CWR003-26 The Bentway; the additional funding of $500 thousand to be funded by Section 42 Alternate Rate Cash in lieu of Parkland and resulting in an increased cash flow from $3 million to $3.5 million in 2018 for the purpose of funding an extension of the project into Ward 20 from the following development:

 

a. 120 and 130 Harbour Street, secured for Section 42 Alternate Rate Cash in lieu of Parkland, in the amount of $500,000 (source account XR2213-4200474).

Summary

The Bentway – originally Project: Under Gardiner - was announced in 2015 as an innovative public realm project to animate the area beneath the Gardiner Expressway, and transform this unused space, connecting neighbouhoods and creating a signature destination in our City. Made possible by a private donation of $25 million, the project will transform 10 acres of vacant space beneath 55 bents of a western segment of the elevated Gardiner into unique open spaces, or "rooms," featuring public art, landscape improvements, destination space for festivals and markets, a signature elevated bridge, winter skating trail, as well as a pedestrian and cycling trail.

 

A robust public consultation program began in 2015, and continued in 2016 – this included a City-wide stakeholder process, an Environmental Assessment on the proposed elevated bridge, a public naming competition (in which The Bentway was selected as the permanent name) and more. After more than a year of work, construction began earlier this fall on the first stages of the project. As discussed during the public consultation process, further stages of the project will extend east of Bathurst into Ward 20, while the first stage (from Strachan to Bathurst) is located in Ward 19.

 

However, there are opportunities to extend portions of the first phase of work east of Bathurst, to further enhance the animation under the Gardiner. These include extension of the signature skating trail, which would stretch the length of the entire planned project, and other innovative spaces and activations under the Gardiner.  Authority is being sought to transfer Section 42 funds for this use.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.35
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109716.pdf
(December 6, 2017) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Interim Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109827.pdf

MM35.36 - 497, 505 and 511 Richmond Street West - Technical Amendments to Site Specific By-law 848-2017, as amended - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
20 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Bills 1457 and 1458 have been submitted on this Item.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council amend By-law 848-2017, as amended, by inserting into the list of provisions identified in the first paragraph of Section 1 the reference to sections ", 12(2)246(A), 12(2)246(C), 12(2)246(E)" after the reference to sections "7(2)(9), 7(3)" and before the words "of By-law 438-86".

 

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 By-law 848-2017, as amended, set out in Part 1 above and City Council direct the City Solicitor to bring forward the necessary bill to make the change for enactment by City Council at its meeting commencing December 5, 2017.

Summary

At its meeting on March 9, 2017, City Council adopted Item TE22.5 approving the proposed development at 497, 505 and 511 Richmond Street West.  At its meeting on July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017, City Council adopted MM31.60 and enacted the associated site specific zoning amendments By-law 848-2017, (amendment to former City of Toronto By-law 438-86, as amended) and By-law 849-2017 (amendment to City of Toronto By-law 569-2013, as amended).   At its meeting on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017, City Council adopted MM34.29, thereby permitting technical amendments to each of the site specific zoning amendments to address a technical error related to the calculation of the gross floor area pertaining to the area used for a community space, which was inadvertently reversed between the two By-laws. The technical amending By-laws were adopted as by-law 1260-2017 and 1261-2017, respectively.

 

Site specific zoning amendment By-law 848-2017, as amended,  contains performance standards related to building depth, building stepbacks from the street above a height of 20 metres and minimum parking requirements which are different from those contained in sections 12(2)246(A),  12(2)246(C) and 12(2)246(E) of former City of Toronto By-law 438-86, as amended. The first paragraph of Section 1 of By-law 848-2017, as amended, lists all the provisions contained in former City of Toronto By-law 438-86, as amended, which no longer apply to the lands at 497, 505 and 511 Richmond Street West and should have included Sections 12(2)246(A), 12(2)246(C) and 12(2)246(E). This was an inadvertent omission and a technical amendment is required.   

 

Accordingly, City Council is requested to authorize a technical amendment to By-law 848-2017, as amended, as follows: 

 

"Insert into the list of provisions identified in the first paragraph of Section 1 the reference to sections ", 12(2)246(A), 12(2)246(C), 12(2)246(E)" after the reference to sections "7(2)(9), 7(3)" and before the words "of By-law 438-86".

 

This amendment will not result in a change to the proposed plans and drawings but is required to accurately reflect the requirements of the parent by-law.  All required notices were given pursuant to the Planning Act prior to enactment of By-law 848-2017. The amendment is technical in nature and Council is being requested to determine that no further notice is required.

 

The link to the By-law proposed to be amended is as follows:  

 

 http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2017/law0848.pdf

 

This Motion is urgent as further delay may cause hardship to the applicant and could delay the delivery of the YMCA facility secured by City Council as part of this development.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.36
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109711.pdf
Summary of Changes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109864.pdf

MM35.37 - 1755 Bayview Avenue - Request for Representation at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - Appeal of Committee of Adjustment decision (B0011/17NY, A0161/17NY and A0162/17NY) - by Councillor Jon Burnside, seconded by Councillor Josh Colle

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
26 - Don Valley West
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Jon Burnside, seconded by Councillor Josh Colle, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and any appropriate staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment files  B0011/17NY, A0161/17NY and A0162/17NY in order to oppose the minor variance and consent applications for 1755 Bayview Avenue, and to retain external expert witnesses/consultants, if necessary.

 

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to engage in settlement discussions and to settle this matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, and any necessary staff, to take all steps necessary to bring resolution to the matter.

Summary

Consent and minor variance applications to allow for the severance of the lands known as 1775 Bayview Avenue and the development of two new three-storey semi-detached houses was before the Committee of Adjustment on August 3, 2017. The existing four-plex would be demolished and the proposed development would require the following variances: lot frontage, garage construction, building length, south side yard setback, number of platforms, lot coverage, soft landscaping, parking space dimensions and building type. The Committee deferred the applications.

 

Heritage and Community Planning staff had requested a deferral of the applications. In particular, Heritage staff had requested a six month deferral to allow staff the time to research and evaluate the property for possible inclusion on the Heritage Register further to having received a public nomination for consideration on the Heritage Register.  Although this deferral was granted, the matter was still appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and a hearing was scheduled for February 7, 2018.

 

Over the summer recess under delegated authority, the City Solicitor received instructions to oppose these consent and minor variance appeals at the Toronto Local Appeal Body. However, the City Solicitor withdrew from the Toronto Local Appeal Body process at the end of October because at the time, Heritage staff determined they did not have the information or resources to assess whether the subject property had heritage value in advance of the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing date and could therefore not present evidence at the hearing of this matter. Subsequent to the City's withdrawal from the Toronto Local Appeal Body appeal, Heritage staff received new information about the potential heritage value of the subject property and want to provide evidence at the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing for this matter in opposition to the applications.

 

This motion would direct the City Solicitor and any necessary City staff to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing in opposition to the consent and minor variance appeals and would also grant the authority, if necessary, to retain outside planning consultants to support this position.

 

This Motion is urgent because the hearing has been scheduled for February 7, 2018 and the City must bring one or more motions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body requesting permission to participate in the hearing because the deadlines for being added as a party, document disclosure and witness statement submission have already passed.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.37
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109718.pdf
(July 5, 2017) Report from the Program Manager, Heritage Preservation Services on 1755-1757 Bayview Avenue
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109786.pdf

MM35.38 - 1824 Jane Street - Liquor Licence for Jasmin's Grill - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
11 - York South-Weston
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the liquor licence application for the premises at 1824 Jane Street, operating under the name "Jasmin's Grill" ("Premises") is not in the public interest 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 with an opportunity to be made a party in any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary action so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding and deleting conditions to any liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Summary

An application for a liquor licence has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for the premises at 1824 Jane Street, operating under the name "Jasmin's Grill" ("Premises"). The application is for a new establishment with an indoor seating capacity of 35 persons. This Motion requests that City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that this application for a liquor licence is not in the public interest unless certain conditions are attached to the licence.

 

The Premises is located in close proximity to residential units. There are concerns in the community that an establishment with a liquor licence can cause noise and disturbance to residents in the area. If conditions are put in place, these concerns may be mitigated. Under no circumstance should the establishment be granted a liquor sales licence without conditions attached.

 

This Motion is urgent as the deadline to submit comments to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in response to this application is December 17, 2017.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.38
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109797.pdf

MM35.39 - Above Ground Parking Deck at Kipling Hub - by Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
5 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that:

 

1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission in collaboration with the Toronto Parking Authority, to undertake a study to assess the parking needs for the terminus of the Line 2 subway line at Kipling Station to ensure that suburban commuters have access to adequate parking which would allow and encourage the use of public transit.

 

2. City Council request the Toronto Realty Agency and the Toronto Parking Authority to assess parking requirements as part of the future Etobicoke Civic Centre to encourage the use of public transit from the new city centre.

Summary

There is enormous pressure now on commuter parking from Etobicoke and Mississauga in the Bloor and Kipling area due to parking lots closing at Islington/Cordova.  Commuters are using school and community centre parking lots instead. If we want drivers to use public transit we need to accommodate the parking needs.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.39
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109794.pdf

MM35.40 - 350 Walmer Road - Request for Attendance at a Toronto Local Appeal Body Hearing - Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decision B0063/17TEY and A0740/17TEY - by Councillor Joe Mihevc, seconded by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
21 - St. Paul's
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Joe Mihevc, seconded by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a settlement in the appeal of Committee of Adjustment applications B0062/17TEY and A0740/17TEY for 350 Walmer Road to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor.

 

2.  In the event a settlement cannot be reached, City Council authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City staff, to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing and to retain outside consultants, as necessary, to oppose the consent and minor variances requested in Committee of Adjustment applications B0063/17TEY and A0740/17TEY respecting 350 Walmer Road.

Summary

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the Toronto and East York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment (the "Committee") approved an application requesting consent to sever and two associated applications for minor variances related to the property municipally known as 350 Walmer Road (the "Applications").  The Applications sought consent to sever the subject property into two undersized residential lots to allow the construction of two new three-storey detached dwellings on each of the lots.

 

On October 19, 2017, the Committee's decision to approve the application requesting consent to sever and the associated application for minor variances in Committee File A0740/17TEY was appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

 

The proposed severance does not satisfy the criteria under subsection 51(24) of the Planning Act. The proposed minor variances do not maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and zoning by-laws, are not desirable for the appropriate development of the land and are not minor.

 

This matter is urgent because the City Solicitor requires further instructions and direction to participate in this appeal.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.40
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109798.pdf
Committee of Adjustment Toronto and East York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 350 Walmer Road - Part 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109833.pdf
Committee of Adjustment Toronto and East York Panel Notice of Decision on application for Minor Variance/Permission for 350 Walmer Road - Part 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109834.pdf

MM35.41 - Transfer of the "William Baker" District Lands to the City of Toronto - by Councillor Maria Augimeri, seconded by Mayor John Tory

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
9 - York Centre
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Maria Augimeri, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that:

 

1. City Council direct the City Manager and Planning staff to pursue the transfer of Federal lands currently designated in the "Downsview Area Secondary Plan" as the "William Baker District" located at the north-east quadrant of Sheppard Avenue West and Keele Street to the City of Toronto for the purpose of establishing this area as municipal park land.

Summary

William Baker was a portion of land expropriated from local farmers in order to expand the Downsview military operation and airport runway to aid in the war effort.

Upon closing of the military base at Downsview in 1994, the Government of Canada designated that the 572 acres of Federal land at Downsview Park was to "be held in perpetuity and in trust primarily as a unique urban recreational green space for the enjoyment of future generations.”

Since this proclamation, various federal policy pronouncements and designs were established for Downsview Park but none came to fruition until 2008 when the government began to sell parcels of Downsview Park for housing developments, in contrast to the 1994 policy promise to hold the lands "in trust" as a "unique urban recreational green space". 
 
One of these parcels of land that sold is the "Stanley Greene District" amidst sharp local protest. The plan and sale was approved at the Ontario Municipal Board.

The building out of the "Stanley Greene" neighbourhood not only created 1,356 units of housing on prime and rare green space in Toronto, it has also created a multitude of problems including flooding (local and adjacent), traffic, low water pressure, poor build quality, and other predictable and avoidable infrastructure issues.

The area designated as the "William Baker District", like Stanley Greene, is pristine green space that is rare in Toronto's urban environment. This area will soon be adjacent to two subway stations and a GO station making the space a prime local for parkland and recreation opportunities given it's convenient accessibility to the entire greater Toronto area, not unlike a central park for the Greater Toronto Area.

William Baker is currently a mixture of mature trees, a bicycle path, and open green space. It is under federal ownership and the local community fears the plans to sell and build 3,534 apartment units.


These lands are the last remaining large contiguous portions of green space left in Toronto. It is for the future growth and residents of Toronto that these lands should be protected as "unique urban recreational green space" in perpetuity. Given the actions of the Federal Government are in contrast to this goal, it is up to the City of Toronto to protect these lands.
 
 It is prudent to acquire the William Baker lands now while they still exist.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.41
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109808.pdf

MM35.42 - Purchase of 915 and 945 Lake Shore Boulevard East (Showline Studios) by the Toronto Port Lands Company and Sale of 675 Commissioners Street by the Toronto Port Lands Company - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Norman Kelly

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
30 - Toronto-Danforth
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

To be considered following EX29.20 on Thursday, December 7th

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Interim Chief Financial Officer was made public on September 11, 2018.

Confidential Attachment - A proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes

Recommendations

Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Norman Kelly, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (December 7, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Interim Chief Financial Officer:

 

1. City Council approve the transaction terms proposed by TPLC for the purchase of the Showline Property from CP, and the sale by TPLC to CP of the TPLC Property, substantially in the form set out in Appendix "A" and Confidential Attachment 1, and such other and amended terms as may be acceptable to the CEO, TPLC and the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services (the "DCM"), or his or her designate.

  

2. City Council authorize a loan to TPLC for the acquisition of the Showline Property to supplement TPLC’s equity contribution, in an amount set out in Confidential Attachment 1. The said loan is to be repaid with all net income from the Showline Property and other TPLC revenues if required, and shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the DCM and Acting Chief Financial Officer, and in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Council considers the loan to be in the interest of the City.

 

3. City Council authorize TPLC’s CEO to execute any agreements, transfers, consents and any other documents  required to complete the transactions on the terms set out in this report.

 

4. City Council authorize Acting Chief Financial Officer or his designate to execute all agreements, documents and instruments necessary to implement the loan to TPLC referred to in Recommendation 2.

 

5. City Council severally authorize the DCM and the Director of Real Estate Services, or their respective designates, to execute the Non-Disclosure Agreement referred to in Appendix "A", and any other agreements, documents and instruments that may be necessary to complete the transactions referred to in Recommendation 1.

 

6. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 following the closing of the foregoing transactions.

Summary

Further to City Council's direction and in order to maintain important studio spaces as studios and related functions, the attached report is seeking City Council authority to complete two connected property transactions: the acquisition by the Toronto Port Lands Company of the former Showline Studios property at 915 and 954 Lake Shore Boulevard East (“the Showline Property”) from Canada Post Corporation, in exchange for the sale by the Toronto Port Lands Company to Canada Post Corporation of the Toronto Port Lands Company's property at 675 Commissioners Street (the "TPLC Property").

 

The Toronto Port Lands Company and the City consider the Showline property a valuable asset for the City's film and television industry and are negotiating a land exchange with Canada Post Corporation, as set out in Appendix A and  Confidential Attachment 1 to the report.

 

On November 17, 2017, the Toronto Port Lands Company and Canada Post Corporation signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to set out the next steps to secure the ongoing use of the Studio Property as a television and film studio and provide an alternate site for Canada Post Corporation's mail sorting facility. The parties are now close to a binding deal and the Toronto Port Lands Company is requesting approval to proceed.

 

Toronto Port Lands Company staff has largely negotiated the terms of a land exchange with Canada Post Corporation under which, subject to City Council and Toronto Port Lands Company Board approval (approved on December 5, 2017), the Toronto Port Lands Company will purchase the Showline Property and sell the Toronto Port Lands Company property, with additional compensation and on the terms set out in the Appendix A and Confidential Attachment 1 to the report.

 

This Motion is urgent because Canada Post Corporation must receive Board approval by December 18, 2017 and the Toronto Port Lands Company has indicated that the transaction is conditional upon obtaining City Council approvals by December 18, 2017.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.42
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109810.pdf
(December 7, 2017) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Internal Corporate Services and the Interim Chief Financial Officer on the Purchase of 915 and 945 Lake Shore Boulevard East (Showline Studios) by the Toronto Port Lands Company and Sale of 675 Commissioners Street by the Toronto Port Lands Company
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109811.pdf
Appendix A
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109835.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - made public on September 11, 2018
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109812.pdf

MM35.43 - Amendment to Interim Control By-law 63-2017 for the Dufferin Wilson Regeneration Area - by Councillor Maria Augimeri, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
9 - York Centre
Attention
* This Motion relates to an Interim Control By-law and requires a majority vote to introduce.

Bill 1462 has been submitted on this Item.

Recommendations

Councillor Maria Augimeri, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that:

 

1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (December 4, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:
 

1.   City Council amend the Interim Control By-law 63-2017 to extend the period of interim control to January 31, 2019, for the lands in the Dufferin-Wilson Regeneration Area Study, substantially in accordance with the proposed By-law attached as Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

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

Summary

City Council at its meeting on January 31, 2017, enacted By-law 63-2017 to effect interim control for lands generally bounded on the east side of Dufferin Street, south of Wilson Avenue, north of Billy Bishop Way, and a parcel of land abutting Highway 401 to the south and west of the retail power centre known as the Downsview Power Centre:

 

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.MM24.40

 

The purpose of this Motion is to extend the expiry of the Interim Control By-law until January 31, 2019.

 

This Motion is urgent as Interim Control By-law 63-2017 expires on January 31, 2018, and the extension of the By-law's time period must occur prior to the by-law expiring.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.43
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109781.pdf
(December 4, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Amendment to Interim Control By-law 63-2017 for the Dufferin Wilson Regeneration Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109782.pdf

MM35.44 - 1032 Queen Street West, Wallen - Licence 808865 - Application to Remove Conditions from Liquor Licence - by Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Jim Hart

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
19 - Trinity-Spadina
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Jim Hart, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Licence Appeal Tribunal that the City of Toronto objects to the application to remove a condition attached to the liquor licence for Wallen, 1032 Queen Street West (the “Premises”), as a change of circumstances has not occurred at the Premises to warrant the removal, and that the Licence Appeal Tribunal should issue a Proposal to Refuse or Review the application.

 

2.  City Council request the Licence Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to participate or become a party to any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Licence Appeal Tribunal in this matter and direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including adding and deleting conditions to the current liquor licence issued for the Premises, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

Summary

2440982 Ontario Limited has submitted an application to the Licence Appeal Tribunal to remove a condition that is currently attached to the liquor licence for the establishment located 1032 Queen Street West (the "Premises") operating under the name Wallen. The condition proposed to be removed is listed in Attachment 1 to this Motion.

 

The City objects to the current application to remove the condition from the liquor licence, as a change in circumstances that would warrant its removal has not occurred at the Premises.

 

There is a concern about the removal of the condition because noise and patrons from the Premises disturb area residents, many of whom have complained to the Ward Councillor's office and Municipal Licensing and Services. The Queen West strip on which the Premises is located hosts a very high concentration of licenced establishments and, in turn, a large number of visitors under varying degrees of alcohol intoxication.

 

A recent stabbing incident located in close proximity to the Premises is of great concern to area residents and the Ward Councillor. The City of Toronto and the Toronto Police Service invest additional resources to manage these issues in this area, but an equally important component of managing the area is the application and enforcement of reasonable conditions to liquor licences, such as the one currently attached to the liquor licence of the Premises.

 

A change in circumstance has not occurred to permit the removal of the condition currently attached to the liquor licence for the Premises. Therefore, it is not in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents to have the condition removed. The Licence Appeal Tribunal should issue a Proposal to Refuse the application.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.44
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109854.pdf
Attachment 1 - Proposed Condition to be Removed from the Liquor Licence
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109862.pdf

MM35.45 - Sidewalk Toronto - Request for report on Agreement between Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs - by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Janet Davis

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Janet Davis, recommends that:

 

1.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to report to the January 24, 2018 Executive Committee meeting on the agreement between Waterfront Toronto / Sidewalk Labs, including an analysis of key issues and City Council approval requirements.

Summary

On October 17, 2017, Waterfront Toronto announced that Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., which is also the parent company of Google) had been selected as its "Innovation and Funding Partner" for the Quayside district along Toronto's waterfront. There has been substantial media coverage of, and public interest in, this announcement. The announcement followed a Request for Proposals (RFP) process initiated by Waterfront Toronto in March 2017, seeking an Innovation and Funding Partner for Quayside.

 

Quayside is a 12 acre parcel of land in the East Bayfront, located along Queens Quay East at the foot of Parliament Street. The land is largely owned by Waterfront Toronto. The City and the Toronto Port Lands Company own a number of small irregular-shaped parcels in the district, including the Parliament Street right of way. Quayside is envisioned as a mixed-use medium-density district in the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law.

 

The details of the partnership, known as "Sidewalk Toronto", are starting to emerge.  Numerous City Council approvals will be required. Key issues include, but are not limited to, project scope, data privacy, intellectual property and procurement.

 

This Motion is urgent as the agreement between Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk is progressing very quickly.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.45
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109863.pdf

MM35.46 - 5800 Yonge Street - Planning Issues Related to the Sale of Land by Toronto Hydro - by Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
23 - Willowdale
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations

Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that:

 

1. City Council advise Toronto Hydro, as its sole shareholder, that it opposes the sale of 5800 Yonge Street until such time as a mechanism is in place, satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to ensure that any purchaser comply with the City's Official Plan.

Summary

Toronto Hydro, whose single shareholder is the City of Toronto, has listed for sale its property at 5800 Yonge Street.  This large parcel of land is a key development site within the area currently being examined by planning staff as part of the North Yonge Study.  In the interest of the shareholder (the City),  this publicly owned site should not be sold without enforceable parameters which ensure that a purchaser would propose development in keeping with the City's emerging vision for the area.

 

Council previously dealt with this issue on October 10, 2013, and discussions with Toronto Hydro and City staff were underway, but did not conclude prior to Toronto Hydro listing the property.

 

This Motion is urgent because Toronto Hydro has listed the site for sale.

Background Information

Member Motion MM35.46
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109882.pdf

MM35.47 - 25 Ontario Street and 280 King Street East - Imposition of Holding Provision in Zoning By-law - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type:
ACTION
Ward:
28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is subject to a re-opening of Item TE26.11. A two-thirds vote is required to re-open that Item. If re-opened, the previous Council decision remains in force unless Council decides otherwise.

Bills 1473 and 1474 were submitted on this Item.

Recommendations

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, recommends that:

 

1. City Council delete Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5, of Item TE26.11 and replace them with the following new Parts 1 and 2:
 

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 25 Ontario Street and 280 King Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (August 18, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, with the addition of a holding provision that will remain in place for the lands until such time as the owner submits to the satisfaction of appropriate City staff a revised Functional Servicing Report, Hydrogeology Report, and enters into a sanitary discharge agreement if required.

 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 25 Ontario Street and 280 King Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report (August 18, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, with the addition of a holding provision that will remain in place for the lands until such time as the owner submits to the satisfaction of appropriate City staff a revised Functional Servicing Report, Hydrogeology Report, and enters into a sanitary discharge agreement if required.

 

2. City Council determine that pursuant to section 34(17) of the Planning Act no further notice is necessary.

Summary

On October 2, 3 and 4, 2017, City Council adopted with amendments the report from the Director, Community Planning entitled "25 Ontario Street and 280 King Street East - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report."

 

Certain pre-conditions to enacting the bills were imposed with respect to this application, including the owner being required to submit a revised Functional Servicing Report demonstrating sufficient capacity to accommodate the servicing demand, to submit a revised Hydrogeology Report, and if required enter into a sanitary discharge agreement for discharging to the sanitary sewer in accordance with Toronto Municipal Code 681-6, By-law No. 868-2010.

 

Staff have been working with the applicant to resolve these issues and advise that in the circumstances a holding provision in the zoning by-law an appropriate tool to address these matters. The applicant will be required to make a further application to City Council to remove the holding provision from the by-law.

 

Requires Re-opening

 

Item TE26.11 - October 2, 3 and 4, 2017 City Council meeting, only as it pertains to certain preconditions to the Bills.

Background Information

Member Motion 35.47
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-109881.pdf

Bills and By-laws - Meeting 35

BL35.1 - Introduction and Enactment of General Bills and Confirming Bills

Consideration Type:
ACTION

Summary

City Council will introduce and enact General Bills and Confirming Bills.

Background Information

(December 14, 2017) Consolidated By-law Index for December 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2017 City Council meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/bl/bgrd/backgroundfile-109904.htm
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council