Minutes Confirmed on April 7, 2021

CALL TO ORDER: 9:38 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

March 10, 2021

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Natale Bozzo

Fredrik Eaton

Gerry Graves

Walter Gretzky

Bernie Himel

Timen Ho

William Kassel

John Maletich

Mario Peluso

Anne Schenck

Tiina Stewart

Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.  Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following:

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

Members, although Civic Buildings, including City Hall are currently closed to the public, I want to emphasize that today's Council meeting is being conducted publicly and is being streamed live on YouTube.  I want to welcome the public who are watching our meeting this morning.

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021 and the special meeting held on February 18, 2021.

The Planning and Housing Committee Report, Community Council Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.

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

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

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on March 10, 2021.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Mayor Tory to address City Council to recognize the one year mark of the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Mayor Tory addressed the Council and spoke of the challenges, and loss, faced by the City, families and the business community during the past year and also spoke of the resilience of Torontonians, and of the City's front-line workers, who quickly and compassionately responded to the crisis. Mayor Tory introduced Toronto’s Poet Laureate, A.F. Moritz and invited him to share his reflections in advance of National Poetry Month. Mr. Moritz addressed City Council and read his poem "Exactly Here the Marvel Spoke: Memorial of a Plague Year: March 2020 – March 2021".

Councillor Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, recognized Paul Raftis, outgoing General Manager, Senior Services and Long-Term Care Homes who will be returning to his position as Chief and General Manager, Toronto Paramedic Services, and thanked him for his work supporting the City's Long Term Care Homes during the pandemic year.

March 10, 2021:

City Council adopted the March 10, 2021, Order Paper and all other Items not held on consent.

City Council on March 10, 2021, deferred consideration of Item TE21.9 to the April 7 and 8, 2021 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the City Manager to report directly to City Council on how City staff respond to unsolicited proposals.

2.  City Council request the Auditor General to consider a review of the Toronto Office of Partnerships as part of the next Auditor General's Annual Work Plan, with a focus on its relationship to public procurement.

3.  City Council direct the Chief Technology Officer to complete public and stakeholder consultation on building and procuring digital infrastructure, and related policies for the Digital Infrastructure Plan and to report to the General Government and Licensing Committee by end of the second quarter of 2021.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council reaffirm its policies against hateful speech and its support for the City of Toronto's  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two-Spirit+ communities against discrimination and harassment.

2.  City Council express its displeasure to the Corriere Canadese following reports of the printing and distribution of homophobic and transphobic articles about the Toronto Catholic District School Board, its Trustees and  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two-Spirit+ families.

3.  City Council direct the City Manager to inform all media vendors, including the Corriere Canadese, that they must sign and comply with the City of Toronto's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policies if the City is to purchase advertising space in the future, as outlined in the supplementary report (March 5, 2021) from the Chief Communications Officer.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Government of Ontario to develop and implement a plan to phase-out all gas-fired electricity generation as soon as possible to ensure that Toronto has a clear path to achieve our climate action goals, taking into consideration the need to balance the cost to taxpayers, the need to have flexibility of supply and the need to have system reliability during the refurbishment of the Darlington and Bruce nuclear power stations.

2. City Council request the City Manager to forward this resolution to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Item DM30.4 was withdrawn at City Council on March 10, 2021.

Item DM30.5 was withdrawn at City Council on March 10, 2021.

Item DM30.6 was withdrawn at City Council on March 10, 2021.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to report in the third quarter of 2021 to the Executive Committee on an update for options for Scarborough transit while the Scarborough Subway Extension is under construction, including but not limited to:

a. a feasibility study and cost estimate of converting the elevated Scarborough Rapid Transit structure to an above-grade Bus Rapid Transit; and

b. a feasibility study and cost estimate of removing the elevated Scarborough Rapid Transit structure and operating a Bus Rapid Transit at-grade.

 
2.  City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to release the “Integrity Assessment for Life Extension/Continued Operation” report by Bombardier, in partnership with WSP Canada Inc. and CH2MH, referenced in the Fleet Life Extension – Line 3 Scarborough report to the Toronto Transit Commission Board on May 8, 2018, to City of Toronto residents as a public attachment to the aforementioned item on the Toronto Transit Commission's website.

3. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to conduct public consultations with impacted communities to seek input from customers, community and stakeholders on bus network changes for bus replacement service.

Item DM30.8 was withdrawn at City Council on March 10, 2021.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse in principle amending the zoning regulations for both 175 Cummer Avenue and the lot at the corner of Trenton and Cedarvale Avenue to permit the construction of the modular housing proposals and City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to advance preliminary discussions with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the zoning changes necessary for both 175 Cummer Avenue and the lot at the corner of Trenton and Cedarvale Avenue to permit the construction of modular housing, including the use of a Minister’s Zoning Order, pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act, and to bring forward any final zoning recommendations after the community consultation meetings scheduled have taken place.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the local Councillor, to establish a Community Liaison Committee for the proposed site at Trenton and Cedarvale composed of residents immediately surrounding the proposed site and local stakeholders such as representatives of Parkside Elementary School, local sports organizations, area faith groups, local service providers, emergency services representatives and others, to ensure timely and regular engagement with local residents. 

3.  City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to include in the Community Liaison Committee terms of reference a role for members of the committee to provide advice on non-profit housing providers, with connections to the local community and community support services to help make this project a success.

4.  City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services and any other relevant divisions, to include in the next report back:

a. a detailed analysis of on-street parking options within the immediate Trenton and Cedarvale site area and on adjacent streets; and

b. a public posting of the parking study conducted for the site including any relevant background information and data on how the parking analysis was completed.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to undertake the necessary due diligence work to identify the financial and operational implications related to the full redevelopment of the Dan Harrison Community Complex by the fourth quarter of 2021, and to submit the reports to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat for review, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2022 with a proposed plan to improve the built-form and the operations of the Dan Harrison Community Complex and to create new supportive housing opportunities to better serve the needs of existing and future residents.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to identify funding sources, including that from the Provincial and Federal governments, for the acquisition or expropriation of the properties at 214, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226 and 230 Sherbourne Street and/or other suitable locations for the purpose of building deeply affordable and supportive housing.
 

4. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to examine opportunities to fund the acquisition or expropriation of the properties at 214, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226 and 230 Sherbourne Street and/or other suitable locations for the purpose of building deeply affordable and supportive housing and to report to the CreateTO Board on the business case, the feasibility of a strategic acquisition or expropriation no later than the third quarter of 2021, on the basis that any resulting transaction will be subject to approval by City Council with a report that identifies budgeted funds being available for such purposes.
 
5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to continue negotiations and, if necessary, to initiate expropriation proceedings for the properties at 214, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226 and 230 Sherbourne Street for the purpose of building deeply affordable and supportive housing, once budgeted funds for such purposes have been identified and approved by City Council.
 
6. Should the property owner of 214, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226 and 230 Sherbourne Street indicate a sincere willingness to sell the subject properties to the City for the purpose of building affordable and supportive housing, and funding has been secured by the City to support the acquisition, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to immediately enter into a conditional Agreement of Purchase and Sale, subject to agreeable terms and the approval of City Council, and to report back as soon as possible.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City of Toronto to accept an Offer to Lease from, and enter into a Lease with Native Men's Residence, or a related non-profit corporation for the property at 218 Carlton Street at nominal value and substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Attachment 2 to the report (February 16, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or designate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to execute both the Offer to Lease from and the Lease with respect to 218 Carlton Street with Native Men's Residence, or a related non-profit corporation on behalf of the City and any ancillary agreements or documents, as required to give effect to the lease, on behalf of the City.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or designate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to administer and manage the Lease for 218 Carlton Street, including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or designate, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

4. City Council consider the Lease with Native Men's Residence, or a related non-profit corporation for the property at 218 Carlton Street to be in the interests of the City.

5. City Council authorize that the $200,000 pre-development funds approved by City Council at its July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 meeting for costs incurred in the development of 218 Carlton prior to occupancy can be used for costs incurred by both the City and the approved Indigenous non-profit, at the discretion of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

6. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to hold a public information session together with Native Men's Residence, or a related non-profit corporation, for the property at 218 Carlton Street with the local community and stakeholders as programming and other pertinent information related to the operation of the site becomes available.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide capital funding from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116) in the amounts and for the developments described in the following Chart A and in an amount not to exceed $10,899,200 to facilitate the creation of up to 971 new affordable rental homes through the Open Door Program:

2.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to provide capital funding from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing (XR2116), in the amounts and for the developments described in the following Chart C and in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the purpose of conducting pre-development activities, including addressing issues identified by City staff to facilitate the creation of an additional 124 affordable rental homes through a future Open Door Program application:

3.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to exempt the developments described in Part 1 above from the payment of development charges, building, planning and parkland dedication fees.

4.  City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the developments and for the periods of time described in the following Chart B:

5.  City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).

6.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the developers of the developments described Part 1 above, or related corporations, to secure the financial assistance and to set out the terms of the development and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a pre-development agreement with the developers of the proposals described in Part 2 above, or related corporations, to secure the financial assistance, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

8.  City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by the developers of the developments described in Part 1 above, or their related corporations to complete pre-development activities, construction and secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

9.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to make any necessary future budget adjustments to accommodate the funds approved in the report (February 16, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat from the Development Charges Reserve Fund for Subsidized Housing.

10. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Technology Officer to work with the City of Toronto Open Data Team and Open Door Proponents, to ensure all Open Door Program housing information is posted in an appropriate open data format on the City's Open Data Portal including information on each project, including:

a. housing site locations;

b. original application unit-numbers;

c. any changes to original estimated project timelines, if applicable;

d. final unit-numbers; and

e. current estimated project timelines.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Property Resource Corporation on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, to reflect the transactions terms outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (February 16, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

2. City Council exempt up to 500 affordable rental housing units, to be constructed on seven (7) sites to be identified through the planning approval process, from the payment of development charges, planning and building permit fees and parkland dedication fees, through the Open Door program.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, any agreements or documents necessary including municipal housing facility agreements, with United Property Resource Corporation, or related corporations, to secure the financial assistance being provided through the Open Door Program, for the affordable housing to be developed at the sites to be identified, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, consents, approvals, agreements or other documents that are ancillary to the any security or financing documents required by the developers of the site to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Municipal Housing Facility Agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to provide any consent necessary to transfer or encumber any of the identified sites and to negotiate and enter into any agreements or other documents required to effect any future transfer or assignment of any of the identified sites and the associated legal agreements with the City to another legal entity, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

6. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to facilitate a meeting with United Property Resource Corporation and any interested Councillors.

7.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to notify the local Ward Councillor when new sites become available and before any applications on those sites are filed.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. Should Ontario Regulation 13/21 cease to apply to the Toronto Public Health Unit prior to June 17, 2021, City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to continue a moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent until June 17, 2021.

2. City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to consider whether to extend the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent beyond June 17, 2021 based on advice from the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Medical Officer of Health.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact Zoning By-law Amendments with respect to City-wide zoning permissions for outdoor patios substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 to 7 to the report (February 16, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend and support the temporary use by-laws in their current form, should either be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal within the statutory time-frame of the Planning Act.

4. City Council, to complement the CafeTO and CurbTO Pandemic Response Programs, request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward City-initiated site-specific Temporary Use By-laws for consideration by City Council, upon request, to provide site-specific zoning relief for outdoor patio proposals located on private property, in cases where the following circumstances are met:

a.  Ontario Regulation 345/20, or its successor, remains in effect;

b.  City-wide Temporary Use By-laws 906-2020 and 910-2020, to temporarily reduce zoning restrictions on outdoor patios, or their successor by-laws, remain in force;

c.  the operator of the proposed outdoor patio has provided adequate information to the appropriate Community Planning district staff to prepare a draft temporary use Zoning By-law for the proposed patio;

d.  an outdoor patio that complies with City-wide zoning regulations is not feasible on the subject site;

e.  a patio under the CafeTO program is not possible;

f.  City Planning staff have consulted the local Ward Councillor on the proposed outdoor patio;

g.  the draft site-specific temporary use Zoning By-law for consideration by City Council is accompanied by a staff report from City Planning on the merits of the proposed patio; and

h. City Council has adopted a motion endorsing the proposed patio in principle, which motion may also introduce the draft By-law and accompanying staff report as new business.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the January 18, 2021 letter from the Director, Community Planning, North York District in Attachment 3 to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the City of Vaughan's Committee of the Whole which identify the concerns with the application at 7080 Yonge Street, including height and density.

2. In the event that the City of Vaughan approves the applications at 7080 Yonge Street that is not substantially in conformity with the Council of Vaughan adopted Yonge Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on next steps.

3. Should the applications at 7080 Yonge Street be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend and seek party status to support the City's interests.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend subsections 363-6.2 and 363-6.3 of the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition, in accordance with the amendments set out in Attachment 1 to the report (February 12, 2021) from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, subject to such stylistic and technical changes as may be required.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to prepare the necessary Bills for introduction to City Council to implement the amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition in Part 1 above, subject to such stylistic and technical changes as may be required.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend Bill 251, Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021, to explicitly include:

a.  short-term rental operations in the Accommodation Sector Registration of Guests Act, 2021; and

b.  detailed registration requirements applying to short-term rental owners, operators and hosts in Schedule 1, Accommodation Sector Registration of Guests Act, 2021.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the Toronto Police Services Board and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report back to the June 28, 2021 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on current standard and practices used by City staff to identify and report potential human trafficking associated with short-term rental units.
 

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the June 28, 2021 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on the feasibility of including the following information, updated regularly, through the City's Open Data portal, City website and/or through the Municipal Licensing and Standards Investigation Activity map related to short-term rental applications and enforcement:

a. number of applications;

b. number of applications approved;

c. number of applications cancelled;

d. number of applications denied;

e. number of applications revoked;

f. number of applications intended to deny;

g. number of applications under review;

h. number of addresses under active investigation into violations of the Short-term Rental By-law;

i. number of addresses with closed investigations into violations of the Short-term Rental By-law;

j. number of addresses with charges brought forward from violations of the Short-term Rental By-law before the courts;

k. number of addresses with charges brought forward from violations of the Short-term Rental By-law that have been resolved before the courts; and

l. number of addresses implicated for use of human and drug trafficking plus other criminal activity.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Minister of Education and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to identify the status and timing of Provincial funding commitments to construct public elementary school facilities on sites and space identified for this purpose across Toronto's Central Waterfront.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 2839 Jane Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2839 Jane Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Acting 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. 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 satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, and register the Section 37 Agreement on title to the subject site in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense:

a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

i. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the site, the owner shall make a cash contribution to the City in the amount of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to be directed towards the provision of community services and facilities, parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity of the site to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

ii. the cash contribution referred to in Part 4.a. i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, or its successor, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the owner makes payment to the City; and

iii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 4.a.i. above has not been used for its intended purposes within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendments 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 is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Humber River-Black Creek (Ward 7); and

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

i. the owner shall construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council from time to time, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Toronto Green Standard, Tier 2 or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for the building on the site.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other City staff, and/or retain external consultants, as may be appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 25 Mabelle Avenue (File 18 270817 WET 03 OZ) as proposed.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues identified in the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District and to report back to City Council on the outcome of those discussions, if necessary.

3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Final Order(s) on the appeal until such time as:

a. the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment has been submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, which is to include the following:

i. securing the existing rental dwelling units, Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, and other rental matters as required to conform with Policy 3.2.1.5 of the Official Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

ii. provides a minimum distance of 3 metres between the building, including all below and above grade structures, to all Toronto Transit Commission infrastructure, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Toronto Transit Commission;

b. the owner has submitted revised Stormwater Management and Hydrogeological Reports, satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, including securing (and the provision of any financial securities) for any identified and/or required improvements and/or upgrades to municipal infrastructure;  

c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report to determine the stormwater run-off, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the owner has made satisfactory agreements with Engineering and Construction Services staff and has entered into the appropriate agreements with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Traffic Impact Study/Urban Transportation Consideration Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e. the owner provides 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 68-10, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

f. the owner has provided a revised Traffic Impact/Urban Transportation Consideration Report, satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Level Windy Study, including wind tunnel test, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

h. the submitted Rail Safety and Development Viability Report, prepared by Hatch Consultants and dated November 2018, has been peer reviewed by a third-party Rail Safety Consultant retained by the City of Toronto at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

i. the submitted Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study, prepared by RWDI Consultants, dated December 5, 2018, has been peer reviewed by a third-party Noise and Vibration Consultants retained by the City of Toronto at the owner's expense, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

j. the owner shall satisfy the requirements of the Toronto District School Board and Toronto Catholic District School Board regarding warning clauses and signage with respect to school accommodation issues;

k. the owner has satisfied the requirements of the Toronto Transit Commission in regards to additional information related to the Toronto Transit Commission infrastructure and their Limited Scope Technical Review, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Technical Review, Toronto Transit Commission; and

l. the owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the City for the purpose of securing community benefits valued at $3,700,000.00, to be used for local park and streetscape improvements, local traffic calming measures, the Islington Business Improvement Area, Public Art, community facilities within the Etobicoke Centre and Mabelle Arts parkette project, if the proposed development is approved in its current form, or a prorated quantum if the development is approved with a reduced building height or density, and to secure the following as legal conveniences:

i. the owner shall be required to implement and maintain all recommended mitigation measures resulting from the third party Peer Review of the Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study and the Rail Safety and Development Viability Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

ii. the owner shall be required to implement and maintain all recommended mitigation measures as per the accepted Pedestrian Level Wind Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

iii. the existing rental dwelling units, Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, needed improvements to the existing residential rental building, and other rental matters as required to conform with Section 3.2.1.5 of the Official Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the 4700 Keele Street Public Art Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Barker Avenue.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road and Burnhamthorpe Park Boulevard/Holloway Road.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to expedite the installation of approved Community Safety Zone signage on Burnhamthorpe Road this year and, as a part of the School Safety Zone program roll-out, reassess the level of priority of School Safety Zone treatments, which includes permanent Watch Your Speed signage, in the vicinity of the newly opened school on Burnhamthorpe Road south Burnhamthorpe Crescent.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize all-way compulsory stop control at the northeast intersection of Hullmar Drive and Hisey Crescent.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the existing heavy vehicles prohibition in effect at all times on Bloor Street West, between Jopling Avenue and a point 210.8 metres west of Markland Drive, to be in effect from Aukland Road to a point 210.8 metres west of Markland Drive.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application (File 20 115845 NNY 08 OZ) in their current form for the lands at 4050 Yonge Street for the reasons set out in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant and resolve the outstanding issues detailed in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of the discussions, if necessary.

3. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the subject lands until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

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

b. a Section 37 Agreement has been executed and registered to secure Section 37 contributions and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

c. the owner has provided a Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and Groundwater Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the owner has designed and provided the City with financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director,  Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development; and

e. the owner has entered into an agreement(s) with the City requiring the owner, prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit, and at no cost to the City, to design, financially secure, construct and make operational, any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 241 Redpath Avenue in its current form for reasons set out in the report (February 3, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve issues outlined in the report (February 3, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, and within the context of the ongoing Midtown Zoning Review, consistent with Official Plan Amendment 405, from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.  City Council defer making a decision at this time on the Rental Housing Demolition Application (File 20 151708 NNY 15 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the forty-six (46) existing rental dwelling units at 241 Redpath Avenue, and City Council instruct staff, if necessary, to report on the Rental Housing Demolition Application to City Council at such time as an Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 241 Redpath Avenue.

4.  In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District and City Solicitor, including securing the replacement rental dwelling units and rents, the tenant relocation and assistance plan and any other rental related matters as required to conform with Section 3.2.1.6 of the Official Plan;

b. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (File: 20 151708 NNY 15 RH) in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of the forty-six (46) existing rental dwelling units at 241 Redpath Avenue;

c. the owner has addressed the comments in the Engineering and Construction Services memo dated August 4, 2020, as applicable, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

d. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in consultation with the local Ward Councillor, for the purpose of securing appropriate community benefits that have been identified as being priorities through the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan, to be based on the value of additional height and/or density beyond what is permitted by the current Zoning By-law, to be registered on title to the lands at 241 Redpath Avenue, including, but not limited to the following:

i. the rental housing-related matters identified in Part 4.a. above;

ii. appropriate community benefits that have been identified as priorities through the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan; and

iii. a contribution to the expansion of the City's bike share system in the area, as well as a dedicated, publicly accessible car share vehicle space and services on site. 

5.  Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allow the appeal in whole or in part, City Council request that the following matters also be secured in a Section 37 Agreement for the development as a legal convenience:

a. the owner shall provide a 2.1 metre sidewalk along the frontage abutting the site, subject to preservation of existing mature trees where feasible, to be secured through the Site Plan Control review process;

b. access to new indoor and outdoor amenities for all on-site residents;

c. a construction mitigation strategy and a communication plan to reduce impacts on remaining tenants;

d. an updated wind study that includes a wind tunnel analysis and any associated wind mitigation measures;

e. an on-site dog relief area with proper disposal facilities for existing and new residents or a dog relief station within the building;

f. a detailed landscaping plan showing soil volumes and species for the proposed trees to be planted on the City owned right of way;

g. the provision by the owner at its expense of a revised Noise Impact Study providing additional analysis of the potential impact from noise emitted by the proposed development on itself and on the surrounding area, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning prior to the issuance of the final Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order;

h. revisions to the Noise Study as may be required through the peer review process, such peer review process to be paid for by the owner, that identify all mitigation measures to be undertaken for this development to be incorporated into the recommendations in the site design;

i. a financially secured Development Agreement for the construction of any improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development; and

j. the construction and maintenance of the development in accordance with the Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of Item 2009.PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5, 6 and 7, 2017 through the adoption of Item 2017.PG23.9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time.

6.  City Council require an off-site parkland dedication in satisfaction of the Applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the location and configuration of the off-site parkland to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; the off-site parkland to be transferred to the City shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments and is to be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

7. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges for the design and construction by the owner of 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.

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to oppose the application for 5995 to 5997 Yonge Street at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing.

2. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approve the zoning by-law amendment application, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order(s) approving the application until such time as:

a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed by-law amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City;

b. should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approve the application, City Council direct the City Solicitor to advise the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal 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 and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the applicant and the Ward Councillor;

c. the City Solicitor confirms that the satisfactory execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planning and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the appropriate Section 37 matters;

d. the City Solicitor confirms that the owner has addressed the outstanding issues identified in the memorandum dated January 8, 2020 from the Manager, Development Engineering, Engineering and Construction Services, including an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report that addresses staff's concerns;

e. the City Solicitor confirms that the owner has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Geohydrology Report to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Geohydrology Report, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

f. the City Solicitor confirms that the implementation of the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and Geohydrology Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services either does not require changes to the proposed amending by-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending by-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, to address the issues outlined in the report (February 4, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District and to report back to City Council on the outcome of those discussions, including proposed Section 37 contributions relating to any revised proposal, as appropriate.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands at 36 to 44 Eglinton Avenue West for the reasons outlined in the report (February 4, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of City Council’s decision to refuse the application, in the event that the application is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, North York District and City Solicitor; and

b. a Section 37 Agreement has been executed and registered to secure Section 37 contributions and related matters satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council designate the easterly lane on Bathurst Street, between Finch Avenue West and a point 45 metres south, Northbound Right Turn, Buses Excepted.

City Council on March 10, 2021, referred Item NY22.22 back to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for further consideration.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 kilometres per hour to 50 kilometres per hour on the following road segments: 

a. Lawrence Avenue East, between Don Mills Road and Woodcliff Place; and

b. York Mills Road, between Bayview Avenue and Don Mills Road.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the property at 19 Plymbridge Crescent on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 16, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council assume the services installed within Kenneth Wood Crescent and Munshaw Lane, together with a stormwater drainage system within a municipal service easement granted to the City, and that the City formally assume the road and public lane within Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2527.

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

3. City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highways and municipal services within Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2527.

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

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision, including signing any release or other documentation as may be necessary.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed within Registered Plan of Subdivision 66M-2527 to Toronto Hydro.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Highland Creek Community Zoning By-law 10827 for the lands at 1050 Military Trail substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application for Zoning By-law Amendment in its current form for the lands at 2872, 2880 and 2882 Kingston Road for the reasons outlined in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of City Council’s decision to refuse the application, in the event that the application is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order until such time as:

a. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and the City Solicitor;

b. the City Solicitor confirms that the owner has provided a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Stage 1 Report, a Hydrogeological Report and Summary Forms for each Report, acceptable to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

c. the City Solicitor request that a holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the zoning by-law, to be lifted at such time that the following conditions have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water:

i. upgrades of Wirral Sanitary Pumping Station and forcemain by the City have been constructed to solve the existing pumping station capacity constraints based on the findings of an Environmental Assessment;

ii. all local municipal infrastructure improvements or upgrades required to service the proposed development identified by the accepted Functional Servicing Report are secured or constructed; and

iii. the owner has entered into appropriate financially secured agreements to implement the required local infrastructure.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff, in consultation with the Local Councillor, to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, and should a resolution be arrived at, to report back to City Council on the outcome, as appropriate.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff and/or external consultants as may be appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Official Plan Amendment application (Application 19 208733 ESC 21 OZ) for the lands at 1900 Eglinton Avenue East, for the reasons contained in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve the outstanding issues detailed in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and to support a revised proposal that is generally consistent with Official Plan Amendment 499 for the lands at 1900 Eglinton Avenue East, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the owner of the subject lands to address the preliminary issues related to infrastructure required to support the anticipated growth in the overall context of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area, including streets, density, servicing, parks and community service facilities which are to be assessed comprehensively, including coordination with other Golden Mile Secondary Plan landowners.

4. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the subject appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order on the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff and/or external consultants as may be appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Official Plan Amendment application (Application 19 115893 ESC 21 OZ) for the lands at 1920 to 1940 Eglinton Avenue East, 880 to 900 Warden Avenue and 20 to 50 Ashtonbee Road, for the reasons contained in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve the outstanding issues detailed in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and to support a revised proposal that is generally consistent with Official Plan Amendment 499 for the lands at 1920 to 1940 Eglinton Avenue East, 880 to 900 Warden Avenue and 20 to 50 Ashtonbee Road, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the owner of the subject lands to address the preliminary issues related to infrastructure required to support the anticipated growth in the overall context of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area, including streets, density, servicing, parks, and community service facilities which are to be assessed comprehensively, including coordination with other Golden Mile Secondary Plan landowners.

4. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the subject appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order on the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff and/or external consultants as may be appropriate, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Official Plan Amendment application (Application18 206702 ESC 37 OZ) for the lands at 2200 to 2206 Eglinton Avenue East, 1020 to 1030 Birchmount Road and 75 Thermos Road, for the reasons contained in the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve the outstanding issues detailed in the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and to support a revised proposal that is generally consistent with Official Plan Amendment 499 for the lands at 2200 to 2206 Eglinton Avenue East, 1020 to 1030 Birchmount Road and 75 Thermos Road, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary.

3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the owner of the subject lands address the preliminary issues related to infrastructure required to support the anticipated growth in the overall context of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area, including streets, density, servicing, parks, and community service facilities which are to be assessed comprehensively, including coordination with other Golden Mile Secondary Plan landowners.

4. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the subject appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order on the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council prohibit eastbound U-turns at all times on Kingston Road at Falaise Road.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of a portion of the western terminus of Randolph Avenue, designated as Part 20 on Plan 66R-31423 and containing a land area of 4.5 square metres (the "Highway"), in Attachment 2 to the report (December 14, 2020) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.

2. City Council enact a By-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached in Attachment 1 as Appendix A to the report (December 14, 2020) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.

3. City Council authorize Transportation Services staff to advise the public of the proposed closure of the Highway prior to implementation, in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Schedule "A+" activities, by posting notice of the proposed closure on the notice page of the City’s website for at least five (5) working days prior to the Toronto and East York Community Council meeting which the proposed by-law to close the Highway will be considered.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the public lane known as Brigden Place (the "Lane"), shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2016-125, attached as Appendix A to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.

2. City Council enact a By-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix B to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 2946 to 2968 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2946 to 2968 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4.  Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, City Council require that the owner shall complete the following in relation to heritage matters:

a.  enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2946 (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) Dundas Street West in accordance with plans and drawings dated November 13, 2020 prepared by Core Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects dated May 28, 2020 and the addendum dated November 13, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan required in Part 4.b. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

b.  provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects dated May 28, 2020 and the addendum dated November 13, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

5  City Council require, prior to final Site Plan Approval for the property located at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), that the owner shall:

a.  provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.b. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b.  have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

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

d.  submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

6.  City Council require, prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

a.  provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 4.b. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;.

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

c.  provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

7.  City Council require, prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 6.b. above, that the owner shall:

a.  provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

8. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File 19 124759 STE 04 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of eight (8) existing rental dwelling units located at 2946, 2948, 2950 and 2952 Dundas Street West, subject to the following conditions:

a.  the owner shall provide and maintain eight (8) replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement during the, at minimum, aforesaid 20 year period; the eight (8) replacement rental dwelling units shall be composed of one (1) two-bedroom unit and seven (7) three-bedroom units as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning dated January 18, 2021; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b.  the owner shall, as part of the eight (8) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 8.a above, provide at least one (1) two-bedroom and seven (7) three-bedroom replacement rental units at affordable rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c.  the owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan for all Eligible Tenants of the eight (8) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 2946, 2948, 2950 and 2952 Dundas Street West, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship; the tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d.  the owner shall provide tenants of all eight (8) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed new mixed-use building at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

e.  the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the mixed-use building at no additional cost to tenants;

f.  the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed mixed-use building;

g.  the owner shall provide tenants of the eight (8) replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed mixed-use building; and

h.  the owner shall enter into, and register on title at 2946, 2948, 2950 and 2952 Dundas Street West, one or more agreement(s), to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 8.a. through 8.g. above, including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

9. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the eight (8) existing rental dwelling units located at 2946, 2948, 2950 and 2952 Dundas Street West after all the following have occurred:

a.  all conditions in Part 8 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b.  the Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect;

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

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

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

f.  the execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act securing Parts 8.a through 8.g above.

10. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 9 above.

11. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 2946, 2948, 2950 and 2952 Dundas Street West after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 10 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

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

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

c.  the owner erects the proposed mixed-use building on site no later than four (4) years from the date that the demolition of such building commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d.  should the owner fail to complete the proposed mixed-use building within the time specified in Part 11.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued.

12. 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, including provisions for indemnity, insurance, financial security, maintenance, Harmonized Sales Tax and indexing, as applicable, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, as follows:

a.  the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

i.  the owner shall design and construct six (6) affordable rental dwelling units comprising at least 464.5 square metres of residential Gross Floor Area within an approved development at 2946-2968 Dundas Street West, substantially in accordance with the Affordable Rental Housing Terms and Conditions, with any amendments to such terms as deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

ii.  the six (6) affordable rental dwelling units referenced in Part 12.a.i. above shall be provided and maintained as two (2) one-bedroom units, two (2) two-bedroom units and two (2) two three-bedroom units in the new mixed-use building, as follows:

A.  the total Gross Floor Area of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be at least 464.5 square metres;

B.  the general configuration, unit size and layout of the six (6) affordable rental dwelling units in the new mixed-use building shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

C.  the owner shall provide and maintain the six (6) affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 99 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied; no affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit shall be made for at least 99 years from the date of first occupancy; upon the expiration of the 99 year period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise; and

D.  during the first 99 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline; and

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

i.  an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed and implemented to mitigate hardship for existing tenants of the existing eight (8) rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished; the tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

ii.  the owner shall construct and maintain, at its own expense, an area of not less than 85.95 square metres in a plaza on the north east corner of Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue, for use by the general public as privately owned publicly accessible open space with the specific location, configuration and design to be determined and secured in the context of site plan approval to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

iii.  prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall prepare all documents and convey, on terms set out in the Section 37 Agreement, an access easement in favour of the City in perpetuity, including support rights as applicable, for public use of the privately owned publicly accessible open space, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

iv.  prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall prepare all documents and convey, on terms set out in the Section 37 Agreement, a road widening of 0.98 metres along the rear of the property for the laneway to the City across the full width of the site, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor;

v.  prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall prepare all documents and convey, on terms set out in the Section 37 Agreement, an access easement in favour of the City in perpetuity, including support rights as applicable, for public pedestrian and vehicular use of the rear access having a width of not less than 3.05 metres from the north property boundary at the north east corner of the site and a length of 6.10 metres from the east property boundary to the west then widening to a width of not less than 4.57 metres for the remaining full width of the site, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; such access easement shall include use associated with properties adjacent to the east to provide a pedestrian and vehicular link to Jackson Lane and public connection from Jackson Lane to Pacific Avenue;

vi.  the owner shall, at its own expense, construct and maintain the rear access lands, referred to in Part 12.b.v. above, to the standard required of a public lane to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services with the design, details and configuration to be determined and secured in the context of site plan approval;

vii.  the owner shall, at its own expense, construct and maintain the rear access lands, referred to in Part 12.b.v. above, to the standard required of a public lane to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services with the design, details and configuration to be determined and secured in the context of site plan approval;

viii.  the owner shall pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development;

ix.  the owner shall satisfy applicable signage requirements of the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board and shall insert warning clauses in purchase and sale/tenancy agreements as required in connection with student accommodation;

x.  the owner shall satisfy the requirements of Metrolinx and Canadian Pacific Railway, particularly regarding noise and vibration attenuation requirements and operational easement requirements, and shall insert any warning clauses in purchase and sale/tenancy agreements as required in connection with noise and vibration;

xi.  the conveyance of any easement or fee simple interest of lands to the City as contemplated in this Part 12, shall be at no cost to the City, for nominal consideration and free and clear of encumbrances to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as well as the General Manager, Transportation Services, as the case may be, and the cost of preparation and deposit of accepted reference plans shall also be at the owner's expense; and

xii.  the owner shall, at its own expense, address the following matters in any application for site plan approval for the development, which shall be determined and secured in a site plan agreement with the City, as applicable, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

A. incorporation in the construction of the building of exterior materials shown on 1:50 scale drawings as approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and submitted as part of the Site Plan Approval process;

B. provision of on-site dog-relief facilities, with the location, nature and size of the facilities to be determined through the site plan approval process to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

C. reconstruction of the City sidewalks to City standards along the frontages of Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue Road, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

D. incorporation of signage to identify the proposed privately owned publicly accessible open space to be located in a plaza on the north and east corner of Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue; and

E. the construction management plan include on-site contact during the construction process for residents and stakeholders to contact.

13.  City Council require the owner to construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site.

City Council on March 10, 2021, deferred consideration of Item TE23.10 to the April 7 and 8, 2021 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File 16 270245 STE 20 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of seven (7) existing rental dwelling units located at 58-60 Stewart Street, subject to the following conditions:
 

a. the owner shall provide and maintain seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement during the, at minimum, 20 year period; the seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units shall be comprised of one (1) bachelor unit, one (1) one-bedroom unit, three (2) two-bedroom units, and two (2) three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to City Planning dated January 21, 2021; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 
b. the owner shall, as part of the seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above, provide at least the seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units as one (1) bachelor and one (1) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, and one (1) two-bedroom, and one (1) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, as defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit; the rents of the remaining three (3) replacement rental dwelling units shall be unrestricted;

 
c. the owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan for all Eligible Tenants of the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 58-60 Stewart Street, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship;  the tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

 
d. the owner shall provide tenants of all seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 17-storey mixed-use building at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

 
e. the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed mixed-use building at no additional cost to tenants;

 
f. the owner shall provide six (6) replacement rental dwelling units with balconies or terraces for private and exclusive access by the tenants of such units;

 
g. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed mixed-use building;

 
h. the owner shall provide and make available for rent at least two (2) vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; such parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a vehicle parking space, secondly to returning tenants who did not previously rent a vehicle parking space, and thirdly to new tenants of the rental replacement dwelling units;

 
i. the owner shall provide tenants of the seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed mixed-use building;

 
j. the owner shall provide one (1) storage locker to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; and

 
k. the owner shall enter into, and register on title at 647, 663-665 King Street West, 69-73 Bathurst Street and 58-60 Stewart Street, one or more agreement(s), to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a. through 1.j. above, including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 
2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the demolition of the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units located at 58-60 Stewart Street after all the following have occurred:
 

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

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

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

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

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

 
f. the execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act securing Parts 1.a. through 1.k. above and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment (if applicable).

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

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 58-60 Stewart Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:
 

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

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

 
c. the owner erects the proposed mixed-use building on the site no later than four (4) years from the date that the demolition of such building commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

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

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 938-950 King Street West and 97-99 Strachan Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 938-950 King Street West and 97-99 Strachan Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. Before introducing the Bills contemplated in Parts 1 and 2 above to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to:

a.  enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

b.  enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and any other necessary agreements, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor securing the matters identified in Parts 5 and 6 below at the owner's expense, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 938-950 King Street West and 97-99 Strachan Avenue in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

c.    the owner has, at the owner's sole expense:

i.  submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

ii.  secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor; and

iii. has made satisfactory arrangements with Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of new infrastructure or any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that new infrastructure and/or upgrades/improvements are required to the existing infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure.

5. City Council direct that the owner be required to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, as follows:

a.  the owner shall design and construct at least twenty-two (22) affordable rental dwelling units comprising approximately 743 square metres (8,000 square feet) of residential Gross Floor Area within approved location within the development on the lands;

b.  the owner shall provide and maintain at least sixteen (16) dwelling units as bachelor affordable rental dwelling units and at least six (6) dwelling units as one-bedroom affordable rental units in the new 14-storey mixed-use building on the lot, as follows, with any amendments to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the City Solicitor:

i.  the minimum size of the bachelor units shall be at least 27 square metres and the minimum average unit size of the bachelor affordable rental dwelling units shall be at least 27.9 square metres;

ii.  the minimum size of the one-bedroom units shall be at least 41 square metres and the minimum average unit size of the one-bedroom affordable rental dwelling units shall be at least 41.8 square metres; and

iii.  the general configuration and layout of the affordable rental dwelling units in the new 14-storey mixed-use building shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 20 years, or if Open Door Incentives are approved then a minimum of 40 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied, with the applicable period of affordability to be referred to as the "Affordability Period"; no affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit shall be made for at least the Affordability Period; and upon the expiration of the Affordability Period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise;

d. the owner shall provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units at ninety percent of Average Market Rent for at least the Affordability Period. During the Affordability Period, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether such guideline is applicable to the units under the Residential Tenancies Act;

e. the owner shall provide tenants of all affordable rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 14-storey mixed-use building at no extra charge; access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

f. the owner shall provide tenants of all affordable rental dwelling units with laundry facilities on the same basis as other units within the development, with no extra charges for appliances;

g. the owner shall provide tenants of the affordable rental dwellings units with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking/bicycle lockers in accordance with the Zoning By-law and on the same basis as other units within the development; and

h. the following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as matters required to support the development of the site, including:

i. the owner shall agree to develop and maintain an additional 650 square metres (7,000 square feet) (or a reduced area but only if approved by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat in the Executive Director's sole discretion), for the purpose of affordable rental dwelling units, subject to the City contributing a further three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000.00) of funding plus Open Door Program Incentives or, if the aforementioned funding is not approved, such lesser number of units proportionate to approved funding, with the units to be provided on the same terms and conditions applicable to the other affordable rental dwelling units as detailed herein;

ii. prior to site plan approval, the owner shall apply for Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental dwelling units within the development;

iii. the owner agrees that the City will have six (6) months following the later of submission of the application for Open Door incentives and the zoning by-law amendment contemplated by the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, coming into full force and effect to approve funding to support the development of the additional 650 square metres of affordable rental housing dwelling units, or such other later timing as may be agreed in writing between the owner and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat or designate;

iv. prior to the issuance of any building permit, including permits for excavation and shoring, the owner shall enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement ("Contribution Agreement") with the City to provide Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental housing dwelling units to be developed on the lands at 950 King Street West that are approved for Open Door incentives and/or are approved to receive other City funding for the purpose of incentivizing affordable housing (if any); the owner shall provide such affordable rental housing dwelling units in accordance with such agreement(s) to be entered into with the City, all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

v. prior to Site Plan Approval for any development on the Site, that the owner submit a revised Landscape Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that such matters arising from the Landscape Plan, including but not limited to, public realm improvements where appropriate, will also be implemented through the Site Plan Approval;

vi. as part of any Site Plan Application for the Site, the owner shall submit a detailed wind tunnel test complete with a statistical wind analysis to determine the impacts and efficacy of the recommended wind mitigation measures, evaluated to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and that the owner shall construct and maintain any required mitigation measures, to be secured through the site plan application review process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; 

vii. prior to Site Plan Approval for any development on the Site, the owner's requirement to enter into an Encroachment Agreement with the City for the existing encroachments of existing building facade, canopies and open door encroachment associated with the existing heritage building within the King Street West and Strachan Avenue public rights-of-way, including any such requirements and/or conditions as may be imposed by and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate and Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor;

viii. the owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site;
  

ix. requirements for a construction management plan with the general matters included in the Section 37 Agreement, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

x. the owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan for all tenant households currently residing in one of the existing rental dwelling rooms proposed to be demolished on the lands, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the new affordable rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship; the tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

xi. once the development is constructed on the lands, the owner shall agree to provide and maintain the remainder of the residential dwelling units (residential dwelling units other than the 22 affordable housing units referred to in Part 5.c. above and any other additional units that may receive Open Door Incentives or other City funding to incentivize affordable housing, which units shall be subject to their own terms and conditions respecting rental tenure), on the site as rental dwelling units, together with the associated facilities and amenities, for a period of at least twenty (20) years beginning from the date of first residential occupancy with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use made during such twenty (20) year period, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

xii. the owner shall provide an acceptable tenant assistance plan for the tenant household currently residing at 99 Strachan Avenue proposed to be demolished on the lands, addressing assistance to mitigate moving costs; the tenant assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

xiii. the owner shall participate in a working group exercise to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, engaging with experienced non-profit affordable housing operators for the purpose of developing a successful and liveable affordable housing program model with potential health and/or social supports, to assist in determining the most desirable layout and number of affordable rental dwelling units within the development, and to inform the affordable housing access plan referred to in Part 13 below;

xiv. prior to site plan approval, the owner shall work with City Planning staff to review the detailed design of grade-related retail and live/work units in the context of the post-pandemic retail recovery; and

xv. prior to site plan approval, the owner shall work with City Planning staff to further mitigate the potential for privacy and overlook concerns due to north-facing windows.

6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report back to City Council on the availability of further funding relating to the additional 650 square metres of affordable rental units referred to in Part 5.h.i. above within the time period contemplated in Part 5.h.iii. above, including reporting on eligible funding programs from other government partners that may permit securing further additional affordable rental units and related further Open Door Incentives, if applicable, deepening the degree of affordability, or extending the term of affordability.

7. Subject to approval of an Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and execute a municipal capital facility agreement (Contribution Agreement) with the owner for the provision of Open Door Incentives and other City funding, if approved, for up to 60 affordable rental housing dwelling units, including the 22 affordable rental units referred to in Part 5.c. above, to be developed on the lands currently known as 950 King Street West to secure rents at or below 90 percent of average market rents for a minimum period of 40 years, together with any security, financing or other documents required, as well as any amendments thereto required from time to time, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

8. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council exempt the up to 60 new affordable rental housing dwelling units to be developed on the lands currently known as 950 King Street West from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the 40-year term of the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement.

9. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize that the up to 60 new affordable rental housing dwelling units to be developed on the lands currently known as 950 King Street West be exempt from the payment of development charges and be exempt from the payment of planning, park dedication and building permits fees under existing City policy and with the exception of fees already paid.

10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, postpone, confirm the status of and discharge any City security documents registered with respect to the delivery of the affordable rental housing dwelling units as required by normal business practices.

11. City Council authorize staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid pursuant to the by-law exempting the property from taxation if authority is given for an exemption from taxation as set out in Part 7 above.

12. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work with the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to secure housing benefits (for up to 100 percent of the affordable rental housing), the final details and number of benefits subject to available funding and the execution of the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement for the provision of Open Door Incentives and other City funding between the Owner and the City referred to in Part 7 above.

13. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration or designate to establish with the owner, the terms and conditions of an affordable housing access plan for the up to 60 affordable rental housing dwelling units, satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration or designate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

14. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to examine and report to Toronto and East York Community Council, after the Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect, regarding the realignment of Permit Parking Area 4I and the exclusion of the lands at 938-950 King Street West and 97-99 Strachan Avenue, from the permit parking area.

15. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to evaluate whether an area planning or zoning study is required for the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan area, with a priority focus on areas where legacy zoning still reflects the industrial history of the neighbourhood.

16. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to make any necessary revisions to the draft Zoning By-law amendments to reflect City Council's decision.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 364 Huron Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 364 Huron Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (February 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

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

a.  provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

b.  secure the design and provision of financial securities for any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

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.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit one set of Bills to City Council for enactment to implement this City Council decision together with the decision made in respect of Item 2020.TE16.4.

6. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council direct that the owner(s) of the development site fulfill all of the pre-approval requirements as set out in Item 2020.TE16.4, including entering into an Agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered on title to the lands including 15 Delisle Avenue, to secure matters as set out in Item 2020.TE16.4 and the following:

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

i. the owner shall provide a public access easement in favour of the City between the Combined Parkland Dedication and the western façade of the building in a width and location to be determined to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District; and

ii. the owner shall provide an impact mitigation strategy for any proposed non-residential uses on the lands known in 2020 as 15 Delisle Avenue with appropriate mitigation measures being secured during the Site Plan Control application.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 545 Commissioners Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 545 Commissioners Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. City Council, pursuant to Subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, permit an application for minor variances with respect to the property municipally known as 545 Commissioners Street for additional relief from the requirements of former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended by By-law 337-2018, and from the requirements of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, should it be necessary to facilitate the relocation of the ML Ready Mix concrete batching facility to the Port Lands.

5. City Council approve, in principle, the conditions set out in Attachment 8 to the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District for the proposed concrete batching and mixing yard, builder's supply yard and open storage of raw materials at 545 Commissioners Street.

6. City Council delegate back to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate the authority to issue final Site Plan Approval.

7. In order to support the introduction of the proposed batching yard to the site, City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to cover the costs of extending the current landscaping treatment along the appropriate available sites between Leslie Street to the Turning Basin and further, City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to complete the sidewalk on that stretch and direct the work be completed by June 30, 2021.

8. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with CreateTO, to ensure that all Ministry of Environment conditions related to batching plants on this section of Commissioners Street are in effect, and to ensure that road safety, which is compromised by dust from the batching plants and their trucks, is ensured by the same regular street sweeping regimen which the Toronto Economic Development Corporation had conducted, and directed the plan and schedule for road safety and street sweeping be provided to the Ward Councillor's office.

9. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Toronto Water and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Director, Waterfront Secretariat, to develop a phasing and implementation strategy for 545 Commissioners Street, including opportunities to advance the design of the Turning Basin Park as a public realm improvement, and to report to the appropriate standing committee on progress by the fourth quarter of 2021.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 968 O'Connor Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to address all matters set out in Section A (Zoning By-law Amendment Application) of the memorandum to Community Planning, prepared by Engineering and Construction Services and dated January 8, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council classify the lands at 968 O'Connor Drive as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant the Ministry of Environment (now Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change) Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning Publication NPC-300, August 2013.

5. Prior to issuance of any below-grade permit, City Council require the owner to submit a construction management plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the construction management plan will include, without limitation, the size and location of construction staging areas, location and function of gates, information on concrete pouring, lighting details to ensure that safety lighting does not negatively impact adjacent residences, construction vehicle parking and queuing locations, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated in Attachment 9 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, subject to:

a. the conditions as generally listed in Attachment 8 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and

b. any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the ongoing technical review of this development.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council enact a Part-Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 536 and 538 Brunswick Avenue as generally illustrated on Attachment 2 and substantially in accordance with Attachment 3 to the report (January 28, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to expire two years following enactment by City Council.

2. Prior to the introduction of the Part-Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner:

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

b. to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the lands without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part-Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered.

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

5. City Council authorize City staff to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part-Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the property at 2946 Dundas Street West (with entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2946 Dundas Street West (with entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

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

4. If there are objections to the designation, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

5. If the designation is 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 on the designation of the property.

6. City Council authorize the entering into of Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 2946 Dundas Street West (with entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the property at 2946 Dundas Street West (with entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952).

8. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 2946 Dundas Street West (with entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of an 8-storey mixed use building on these lands, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated November 13, 2020 prepared by Core Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects dated May 28 2020 and the addendum dated November 13, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions:

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

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

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2946 (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952) Dundas Street West in accordance with plans and drawings dated November 13, 2020 prepared by Core Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects dated May 28 2020 and the addendum dated November 13, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan required in Part 8.b.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects dated May 28 2020 and the addendum dated November 13, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to final Site Plan Approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property located at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), the owner shall:

1. provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 8.b.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

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

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

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

d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 8.b.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 2946 Dundas Street West (entrance addresses at 2948, 2950 and 2952), including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 8.d.2 above, the owner shall:

1.provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) in Attachment 4 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3. If there are objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

4. 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 on the designation of the property.

5. City Council authorize the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue.

7. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects and submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated January 14, 2021, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions:

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

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

1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Sweeney and Co. Architects and submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated January 14, 2021, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 7.b.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 14, 2021, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

c. prior to final Site Plan approval, for the development contemplated for 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue, the owner shall:

1. provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 7.b.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

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

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

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

d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

1. have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject properties, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 7.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

4. provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties at 938, 944, and 950 King Street West and 95, 97, and 99 Strachan Avenue, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 7.d.3. above, the owner shall:

1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

City Council on March 10, 2021, deferred consideration of Item TE23.21 to the the April 7 and 8, 2021 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed-use development incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 308, 310, 312, 314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated August 21, 2020, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Reconstruction Plan prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 2, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions:

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

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

1. amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 314 Jarvis Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated August 21, 2020, prepared by Turner Fleischer Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and in accordance with the Reconstruction Plan prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 2, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such amending agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

c. prior to final Site Plan approval for the Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 308, 310, 312, 314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street the owner shall:

1. provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Reconstruction Plan prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 2, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;.

2. obtain final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

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

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

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

6. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 314 Jarvis Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

1. obtain final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect;

2. rovide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Reconstruction Plan prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 2, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

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

e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.3 above, the owner shall:

1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Reconstruction Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 314 Jarvis Street, Instrument No. CA70417, dated January 12, 1990 and amended Heritage Easement Agreement, Instrument No. CA183852, dated March 31, 1992 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bill in City Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement. 

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the property at 103 Heath Street West on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 8, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (January 14, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, for information.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council include the following properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachments 3, 4 and 5 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

55 Elm Street (entrance address at 650 Bay Street)

57 Elm Street

59 Elm Street

61 Elm Street

63 Elm Street

65 Elm Street

67 Elm Street

69 Elm Street

71 Elm Street

2.  City Council request Heritage Planning staff to work with the owners of the properties on the physical and cultural heritage of the properties, in preparation of any future application.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1521 Queen Street West (19 247355 STE 04 OZ) in its current form.

2. City Council defer making a decision on any forthcoming Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which would allow for the demolition of eight (8) rental dwelling units at 1521 Queen Street West, and instruct staff, if necessary, to report on the Rental Housing Demolition application to City Council at such time as an Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1521 Queen Street West.

3. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendments until:

a. draft Zoning By-law Amendments are provided in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including securing the replacement rental dwelling units and rents, the tenant relocation and assistance plan and any other rental related matters as required to conform with Section 3.2.1.6 of the Official Plan;

b. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study acceptable to and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

c. City Council has approved a Rental Housing Demolition Application in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which allows for the demolition of eight (8) rental dwelling units at 1521 Queen Street West; and

d. the owner has entered into and registered on title a Section 111 Agreement with the City securing the rental housing matters in Part 3.a. above, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

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

5. City Council condemn the illegal eviction of tenants at 1521 Queen Street West by the BSaR group of companies.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing with appropriate City Staff in opposition of the Zoning By-law Amendment application (File 19 124138 STE 19 OZ) proposed for 10-30 Dawes Road.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the outstanding issues set out in the report (February 5, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold issuance of any final Order(s) until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a. the form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment has been finalized to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the owner has submitted required reports and secured necessary conditions to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including confirmation of water flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Storm Water Management Report and Hydro-geological Report (the “Engineering Reports”) to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

d. the implementation of the Engineering Reports that are accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services either does not require changes to the proposed amending By-law or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-law to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

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

f. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services;

g. the owner has secured off-site parkland dedication to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and

h. community benefits and other matters in support of the development are secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the owner and registered on title to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned ravine-protected tree located at 17 Langmuir Crescent.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the 1 Yonge Street Public Art Plan attached as Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the Director, Urban Design.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and a three-metre-wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Yonge Street, between Bloor Street West and a point 66 metres south, from September 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

2. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the south sidewalk and a 1.2-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Bloor Street West, between Yonge Street and a point 49 metres west, from September 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

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

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

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

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

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

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

10. City Council direct that Bloor Street West and Yonge Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations and lane configurations when the project is completed.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and a 1.8 metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on McCaul Street, between a point 71 metres north of Elm Street and a point 45 metres further north, from April 1, 2021 to February 29, 2024.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking regulation in effect at all times on the east side of McCaul Street, between a point 64 metres north of Elm Street and a point 70 metres further north.

3.  City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of McCaul Street, between a point 64 metres north of Elm Street and a point 70 metres further north.

4. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

13. City Council direct that McCaul Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Queen Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 168.7 metres west of Bay Street.

2.  City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Queen Street West, between Bathurst Street and a point 77 metres east of Spadina Avenue.

3.  City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Queen Street West, between a point 181 metres east of Spadina Avenue and a point 168.7 metres west of Bay Street.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the amendments to parking regulations identified in Attachment 1 to motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

2.  City Council replace the maps in Attachment 2 to the report (February 2, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation with the maps in Attachment 2 to motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of permit parking area "8D", as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services.

City Council on March 10, 2021, received the external compliance audit reports for the year ended December 31, 2019 for the office of the Integrity Commissioner, the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar and the Ombudsman, for information.

City Council on March 10, 2021, referred Item CC30.2 to the June 22, 2021 meeting of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two-Spirit Advisory Committee for consideration.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint Allison Mendes to:

a. the CreateTO Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 10, 2025, and until a successor is appointed; and

b. the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and the Toronto Port Lands Company, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 10, 2023, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the CreateTO Board.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 10, 2023 and until successors are appointed: 

John Campbell

Debbie Douglas

Adele Imrie

Nick Macrae

Naram Mansour

Brian Smith

2.  City Council appoint the following two candidates to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board as Tenant Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending March 10, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Marcel Charlebois

Ubah Farah

3.  City Council appoint Tim Murphy to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board as Chair, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting on May 16, 2021 and ending March 10, 2023 and until a successor is appointed.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the reports (January 29, 2021) and (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk and Confidential Attachments 4 and 5 to the report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors. 

5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.

Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the reports (January 29, 2021) and (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk and Confidential Attachments 4 and 5 to the report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 19, 2021) from the Interim City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding pending litigation before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the appeals filed by Stafford Homes Limited, Diamante Development Corporation, and Insoho Developments Inc. against the enactment of By-law 515-2018, by accepting the Offer to Settle set out in Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor and City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to take all necessary action to facilitate the withdrawal of such Local Planning Appeal Tribunal appeals.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (February 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and they contain information regarding pending litigation before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council accept the “without prejudice and confidential” settlement offer as described in Confidential Appendices A, B and C (the “Settlement Offer”) to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor and subject to Parts 2 to 7 below.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer for the lands municipally known as 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street (the “Site”).

3.  Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approve the Zoning By-law Amendment application, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of the final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as:

a.  the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

b.  the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement, pursuant to Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with the City for the property at 38 Camden Street, substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by prepared by Sweeny & Co. Architects dated January 12, 2021, and the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated January 20, 2021, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 3.c. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

c.  the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment for the Lands dated January 20, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

d.  the owner has withdrawn their appeal(s) of:

i.  the request to demolish the designated heritage property at 38 Camden Street pursuant to Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

ii.  the King-Spadina Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 486); and

ii.  the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan;

e.  the owner has, at its sole expense:

i.  submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and confirmation that the amending by-laws do not require any modifications to address the accepted Engineering Reports, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor;

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

iii.  submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured, if required; and

f.  the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, as follows:

i.  a cash contribution of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars, of which: a. four hundred thousand ($400,000.00) dollars towards the provision of new affordable housing and/or the Toronto Community Housing Corporation revolving capital fund for repairs to Toronto Community Housing Corporation housing in the local Ward; and b. one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars towards local streetscape improvements and/or community service facilities, allocated at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor,

ii.  the cash contributions referred to in Part 3.f.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; and

iii.  in the event the cash contributions referred to in Part 3.f.i. above have not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning 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 the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands.

4.  City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 38 Camden Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building on the lands known municipally in the year 2020 as 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated January 12, 2021 prepared by Sweeny & Co. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor; and the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects, dated January 20, 2021, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions in Part 3.b., 3.c., and 3.d.i. above and in Parts  5, 6 and 7 below.

5.  City Council direct that prior to Final Site Plan approval for the Lands, or any part of the Lands, the owner shall:

a.  provide final site plan drawings, including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 3.c. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;

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

c.  provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the building on the subject heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

6.  City Council direct that prior to the issuance of any permit for all, or any part of the Lands, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

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

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

7.  City Council direct prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 6.b. above, the owner shall:

a.  provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation, lighting and interpretation has been completed in accordance with the relevant approved plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and

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

8.  City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 38 Camden Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

9.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 38 Camden Street.

Confidential Appendices A, B and C to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.  The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council refuse the with prejudice Settlement Offer dated February 8, 2021.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff, to continue to oppose the Applicant's appeal respecting the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 35-39 Holmes Avenue, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing in opposition to the Revised Plans, and retain such experts as may be required.

3.  In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until:

a.  the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal 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 Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b.  the City Solicitor confirms that the owner has satisfied all outstanding engineering matters, including providing a Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, a Site Servicing Plan and a Hydrogeological Report, acceptable to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c.  the City Solicitor confirms that the owner has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Site Servicing Plan and Hydrogeological Report to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required;

d.  the City Solicitor confirms that the implementation of the Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Site Servicing Plan and Hydrogeological Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services either does not require changes to the proposed amending by-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending by-laws to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

e.  the City Solicitor confirms that the Applicant and the City have agreed to an appropriate Section 37 contribution satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and that such contribution has been secured through the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue to engage in discussions with the Applicant to explore further revisions to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in order to resolve City Planning staff's outstanding concerns with the proposal and achieve greater conformity with the policies of the North York Centre Secondary Plan, including the relevant density policies of that plan.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.  The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council accept the Settlement Offer set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary steps to give effect to a settlement.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing into this matter in support of the settlement.

Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies or corporations and it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in confidential attachment to motion 1 by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff adopted by City Council.

3.  City Council authorize public release of Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

4.  City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 3 to motion 1 by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.

5.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in the confidential attachment to motion 1 by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated February 26, 2021 and as generally shown on the Revised Plans dated February 1, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 10 set out below.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the revised proposal as set out in the Settlement Offer dated February 26, 2021 and as generally shown on the Revised Plans dated 1 February 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to the Parts 3 to 10 set out below.

3.  City Council accept the Applicant's Section 37 offer contained in the letter from Davies Howe LLP to the City Solicitor dated March 9, 2021 for a community benefit in the form of a cash contribution in the amount of $7,850,000.00 and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to secure that community benefit in a Section 37 Agreement as more particularly described in Part 5 below. 

4.  City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication having a minimum area of 279 square metres and located on the western portion of the Site with a minimum 5.31 metre frontage on Maitland Street and a 3 metre setback from the west podium face of the development, in satisfaction of the Applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act; the on-site parkland dedication will be conveyed to the City in base park condition.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into and register an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the Applicant to secure community benefits as follows, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor:

a.  an indexed cash contribution by the Owner to the City in the amount of $7,850,000.00 as described in Part 3 above, to be allocated as follows:

i.  $2,500,000.00 to be allocated towards new and existing capital improvements for City owned affordable housing in Ward 13;

ii.  $2,500,000.00 to be allocated towards new and existing capital improvements in City owned community, cultural, and recreational centres in Ward 13;

iii.  $2,500,000.00 to be allocated towards establishing a new non-profit City owned childcare centre in Ward 13; and

iv.  $350,000 to be allocated towards local area streetscape and park improvements;

b.  the amount of the cash contribution in Part 5.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto, or its successor, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment of the funds by the Owner to the City; and

c.  in the event that the cash contribution in Part 5.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendment 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 is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the Site.

6.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the following as matters of legal convenience to support the development in an agreement under the Section 37 Agreement as follows:

a.  that the owner shall provide an on-site parkland dedication as described in Part 4 above; and

b.  that the owner construct and maintain the development of the Site in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Toronto Green Standard, Tier 2 or higher, where appropriate.

7.  City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

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

b.  the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, and revised Storm Water Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water;

c.  the owner has entered into an agreement or agreements or otherwise secured the design, construction and the provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report and Storm Water Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water;

d.  the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Supply Justification Report to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e.  the owner and the City have entered into and registered an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act securing such community benefits and the other matters of legal convenience as set out in Parts 5 and 6 above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 

f.  the owner has withdrawn their appeal of Official Plan Amendment 183 – North Downtown Yonge Site and Area Specific Policy 382 as it relates to the Site; and

g.  the owner has withdrawn their appeal of Official Plan Amendment 231 with respect to office replacement policies as it relates to the Site.

8.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to adjourn the Applicant's appeal of the Site Plan Approval application until such time as the City and the Applicant provide to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal the final Site Plan drawings, the related Site Plan approval conditions, and the list of conditions for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal's Final Order regarding the Site Plan Approval appeal, all which are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

9.  City Council direct City Planning and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Staff to work with the Toronto Parking Authority and CreateTO to advance the creation of a new public park on the Toronto Parking Authority lands at 15 Wellesley Street East, integrating the on-site parkland dedication secured in Part 4 above into the overall site and design of that new public park.

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

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachment 3 to motion 1 by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.  Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 2, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council accept the "without prejudice" settlement offer as described in Confidential Appendices A and B (collectively the "Settlement Offer") to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor subject to Parts 2 to 7 below.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer, but subject to any approved Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands known at 1861 O'Connor Drive (the "Property") contain a Holding Symbol (H) pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, the form and content to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, be subject to the substantial completion of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for the Golden Mile area, where a preferred alignment of O'Connor Drive has been selected.

3.  City Council direct that should the owner continue to oppose the use of the Holding Symbol (H) on the Property, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on this matter to oppose the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendments without a Holding Symbol (H) pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, the form and content to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, be subject to the substantial completion of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for the Golden Mile area, where a preferred alignment of O'Connor Drive has been selected.

4.  In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendments until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a.  the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, North York District and the City Solicitor, including the Holding Symbol (H) pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, the form and content to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

b.  the owner has entered into a Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and the Section 37 Agreement has been executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, securing the community benefits outlined in Part 6 below.

5. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order(s) on the Site Plan Control application until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a.  the owner has entered into a standard site plan agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and

b.  the owner has cleared the pre-conditions of the NOAC, such matters to be completed within 6 months of the issuance of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal's decision.

6.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the community benefits offered in the Settlement Offer as follows:

a.  payment of a cash contribution in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the Property to be allocated to local community benefits and improvements in the vicinity of the Property, to be detailed in the Section 37 Agreement;

b.  in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 6.a.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose set out in the Section 37 Agreement, within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendments 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 is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the Property; and

c.  the cash contribution noted in Part 6.a.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, as reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment to the City.

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

Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice and information, that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.  The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with the appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing in opposition to the applicant's resubmission as shown on drawings dated February 8, 2021, attached as Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor, filed in support of the Zoning By-law Amendment application (File 19 194902 NNY 15 OZ) for 40-44 Broadway Avenue.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue to seek further revisions to the applications and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve issues with the Resubmission shown in Public Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions prior to the hearing scheduled to begin on May 31, 2021, if necessary.

3.  In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that:

a.  the final form of the Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and amongst other matters include the requirement for appropriate matters, services and facilities to be provided by the owner at its expense pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and any other matters necessary to support the development as a legal convenience;

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

c.  the owner has designed and provided financial securities for any upgrades and/or required improvements to municipal infrastructure in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development; and

d.  the owner has signed a Section 37 Agreement securing such matters, services and facilities to be provided by the owner at its own expense pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and any other matters necessary to support the development all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and registered on title to the lands satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provision of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.  The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct that the balance of  Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain information that is subject to solicitor-client and settlement privilege.

4.  City Council classify the Warehouse District as Class 4 areas under the Ministry of Environment (now Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks) Environmental Noise Guideline, Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning, Publication NPC-300, August 2013, and City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the Warehouse District in the non-statutory map in the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan showing areas classified as Class 4 areas in the Central Waterfront.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council endorse the Ports Toronto Settlement Proposal as outlined in Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council endorse the Studios of America Settlement Proposal as outlined in the draft Minutes of Settlement in Confidential Appendix B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to revise the Port Lands  Official Plan Modifications to include the Ports Toronto Policy Modifications, as contained in Schedule A of Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to support the Port Lands Official Plan Modifications, as modified by Schedule A of Confidential Appendix A to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor, at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing of the Port Lands  Official Plan Modifications appeals.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute Minutes of Settlement with Ports Toronto and Studios of America as required to implement Parts 1 and 2 above.

6.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such technical and stylistic changes to the Port Lands  Official Plan Modifications and take such further actions, along with other City staff, as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.

The balance of  Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information that is subject to solicitor-client and settlement privilege.  The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 3, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

City Council on March 10, 2021, deferred consideration of Item CC30.13 to the April 7 and 8, 2021 meeting of City Council.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to request the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to refrain from issuing a liquor licence for the 7-Eleven at 1390 Weston Road.

2.  City Council request the Licensing Appeal Tribunal to provide the City of Toronto with an opportunity to participate in any proceedings with respect to the Premises.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend all proceedings before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in this matter and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions so as to give effect to this Motion, including, in the event that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issues the requested liquor licence, ensuring that conditions are placed on it.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-laws 1542-2019 and 1543-2019 for the lands at 2010-2016 Bathurst Street in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

3. City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-laws are minor, technical in nature, and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-laws.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Approved 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Economic Development and Culture by increasing the project cost for the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CSE015-01) by $4,069,421.64 gross and $0 debt, from $3,783,816.13 to $7,853,237.77, with cash flow of $816,183.87 in 2022 and $3,253,237.77 in 2023, for capital improvements to the future space for the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, fully funded by Section 37 and Section 45(9) community benefits from the following developments:

a. 311 Bay Street, secured for improvements to community services and facilities, in the amount of $309,304.35 (Source Account: XR3026-3700053);

b. 55-61 Charles Street East, secured for community, cultural, or recreational facilities capital improvements within Ward 13, in the amount of $492,941.63 (Source Account: XR3026-3701046);

c. 200 Dundas Street East, secured for capital improvements to community and culture spaces located at 200 Dundas Street East, in the amount of $115,941.54 (Source Account: XR3028-4500178);

d. 79-85 Shuter Street, secured for capital improvements in the vicinity of the site, in the amount of $1,340,812.56 (Source Account: 220096);

e. 203 Jarvis Street, secured for capital improvements to cultural, community and recreation facilities in Ward 13, in the amount of $300,000.00 (Source Account: XR3026-3701112);

f. 117 Dundas Street East and 215-229 Church Street, secured for a variety of purposes including community/cultural space improvements, in the amount of $1,243,428.56 (Source Account: XR3026-3700931); and

g. 387-403 Bloor Street East and 28 Selby Street, secured for the capital improvement of existing or the creation of new community and/or cultural space in Ward 13, in the amount of $266,993.00 (Source Account: XR3026-3700896).

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1260 Dundas Street West operating under the name Seven Eleven, 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 City Council 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.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the City Clerk to advise the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the issuance of a liquor licence for 1169 St. Clair Avenue West, operating under the name Seven Eleven, 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 City Council 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.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto, on a one-time basis by $1,625.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 45(9) community benefits obtained from the development at 4726-4728 Yonge Street (Source Account: XR3028-4500139), for the production and installation of a heritage plaque to commemorate the Elihu Pease house at 20 Harrison Garden Boulevard (Cost Centre: HG0001).

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council declare that a healthy and professional news media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in our City and City Council urge nearby municipal councils and councils across Canada to recognize that a robust news media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in their jurisdictions.

2.  City Council advocate to the Provincial and Federal Governments the importance of local journalism and the need to ensure an ecosystem for a healthy news media to serve all Canadians.

3.  City Council direct the City Manager to forward City Council's decision to the area municipalities, local Members of Parliament and Members of the Provincial Parliament, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

4.  City Council encourage all residents to support local journalism.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council delete Parts 7.b and 7.c of Item TE19.4 and replace them with the new Parts 7.b and 7.c below, and authorize the City Solicitor to implement the changes necessary to enact the applicable By-laws;

7. b. The owner shall, as part of the seven (7) replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 7.a. above, provide at least four (4) one-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, two (2) one-bedroom replacement dwelling units at mid-range rents, as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit. The rents of the remaining one (1) two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling unit shall be unrestricted; and

7. c. The owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan for all Eligible Tenants and Post Application Tenants of the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 2100-2110 Yonge Street and 8-12 Manor Road West, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship. The tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the replacement of Map 2 of Attachment 6, appended to the report (September 18, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District with Map 2 attached as Attachment 2 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the replacement of Diagram 3 of Attachment 7, appended to the report (September 18, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District with Diagram 3, attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 1, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to undertake minor amendments to the Bills for such Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment, as necessary, to implement the changes outline in Parts 1, 2 and 3 above.

5. City Council determine that the changes with respect to the replacement rental dwelling units, and changes contained within the revised Height Maps are minor, technical in nature, and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered by City Council, and, pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-laws.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Approved 2021 Capital Budget for Economic Development and Culture by increasing the PAR Ossington Avenue project (CED104-79) by $50,000 gross and $0 debt in project cost and cash flow funding of $50,000 in 2021, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development at 751 King Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700333), for completing public art and streetscape improvements in the Ossington Business Improvement Area.  

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend its decision on Item NY16.15 by:

a.  correcting the municipal address of “911X Castlefield Drive” to “911X Castlefield Avenue”;

b.  deleting the following Part 1.c:

1.c. the owner registering the beautification agreement on title to the property and providing proof of registration to the City Solicitor;

and

c.  adding the following new Part 3:

3.  City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.

so that City Council's decision will now read as follows:

1.  City Council approve the application to demolish the single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, with the following conditions:

a. the owner agreeing to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping;

b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

c. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

d. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition; and

e. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement.

2.  City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to work with Hydro One on the feasibility of removing the railway tracks in front of 901 Roselawn Avenue.

3.  City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to review all licences and approvals required for the operator located at 70 Glen Scarlett Road to ensure that the operator is in compliance with all required licences, conditions and approvals to operate including an Environmental Compliance Approval that imposes appropriate noise and odour restrictions at the site reflective of the community concerns and past history at the site.

 
2.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and other City Divisions to assist, where appropriate, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada, to ensure the operator located at 70 Glen Scarlett Road, and other businesses within the Stockyards Employment Area, operate in strict compliance with all applicable federal, provincial and City by-laws.

 
3.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to convene a meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the local Councillor to discuss the ongoing concerns related to the emissions from businesses within the Stockyards Employment Area and to coordinate enforcement efforts.

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in partnership with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to identify City-owned, other publicly-owned and privately-owned land in the Mount Dennis area that would be suitable for a post-secondary campus and report back in the 4th quarter of 2021 with potential locations.

 
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to continue to engage post-secondary institutions both within Toronto on the creation of a post-secondary campus or presence in the Mount Dennis area, with engagement to include the facilitation of focus groups and/or brainstorming sessions with interested institutions as appropriate.

 
3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to explore with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities what the prospects, process and timelines are for the development of any new post-secondary campuses in Toronto and to advise the Ministry of work being undertaken to identify potential suitable sites for a campus or presence in the Mount Dennis area. 

City Council on March 10, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Approved  2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital sub-project known as Colonel Samuel Smith Park Cenotaph Improvements in the Park Development project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $292,000 in 2021, fully funded with $88,408.31 from the Section 37 community benefit obtained from the development at 2115-2139 Lake Shore Boulevard West (Source Account: XR3026-3700403) and $203,591.69 from the various Section 42 Above 5 percent Cash-in-lieu in the chart below for the purpose of landscape improvements to the cenotaph: